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It's Friday in Japan and it's probably safe to say it's not going to be the most enjoyable day for UFC heavyweight Mark Hunt.
Hunt, who said he began his training camp at an astounding 340 pounds, weighed 284 on Thursday in Japan, a UFC source confirmed to Yahoo Sports. That means that by the 4 p.m. Tokyo time weigh-in, Hunt will have to shed an additional 19 pounds to make the heavyweight limit of 265 for his bout at the Saitama Super Arena against Roy "Big Country" Nelson.�
It's almost certain Hunt is going to spend most of his Friday in the sauna trying to shed 19 pounds.
It's hard to imagine he'll be able to lose all of that weight. If he misses, then it will be up to Nelson if the fight goes forward. Hunt weighed 262 pounds for his December bout against Antonio "Big Foot" Silva that went down as one of the greatest matches in UFC history.
In the event Hunt misses weight, Nelson will have the opportunity to decline to fight, which is highly unlikely. If Nelson declines, he wouldn't be paid, either.�
But if Nelson chooses to fight anway, he would get 20 percent of Hunt's purse in addition to his own.
It would be a severe punishment for Hunt, but it's hard to imagine having to lose 75 pounds as Hunt had to do from the start of his training camp.�
The entire card will be streamed on UFC Fight Pass.
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Rising UFC featherweight Conor McGregor and his team are confident heading into their UFC 178 fight against Dustin Poirier this Saturday. McGregor's coach�John Kavanagh is looking way past this fight, however, and toward all-time greatness for the "Notorious" one.
?It?s hard to put in words why I think he will be remembered as the greatest of all time," Kavanagh recently told SevereMMA.�"I do think that he will definitely be a two-weight world champion, that?s a given, and I think with a certain set of circumstances he will be the first and only three-weight division UFC champion. That would be at featherweight, lightweight and welterweight."
Whoah.�
All right. Three fights in, McGregor certainly appears to be the hottest prospect in the featherweight division, but he's also in one of MMA's most talent-rich classes, which is ruled by longtime king Jose Aldo.
So, to take for granted that the Irishman will become the 145-pound champ is a stretch. Of course, that's why everyone is in the game, and they have to possess that type of confidence to train and get in the cage.
But for Kavanagh, winning the featherweight belt will be just the beginning for McGregor. Dan Henderson, BJ Penn and Randy Couture have all won world titles at two different weight classes.
Can McGregor become the first to win titles in three?�?It?s not hard for me to imagine that scenario," Kavanagh said.
"I think two people have already done it in two weight classes and even then they did in a time that was a little different ? the skill set was a little bit lower."
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�Andrei Arlovski punched his way back into the top-ten last week with a knockout of Antonio "Pezao" Silva, but before he did that, he conducted what the UFC called "The greatest open workout in UFC history," with his Muay Thai Coach. The light-hearted open workout, which featured Arlovski's coach Said Hatim (view Hatim's most recent MMA fight in the video above) punching, kicking, elbowing and headbutting the fighter (video below) a couple days before the fight in Brazil, delighted the crowd of fans and media members in attendance.
According to Hatim, the drill was equal parts useful and fun. "It was Andrei's idea to do it for the workout," Hatim said.
"He wanted to do something fun. It gets crazy in Brazil and he didn't want to be serious. He just wanted to relax and have fun. This is something we do after training, sometimes, to just get the body ready to be hit.
"I hit him in the body, the legs, hard. People freak out when they get hit, sometimes. This helps the body wake up. It's an old Muay Thai thing, and it's now a part of my "Hatim Style" of training, you could say. We do some other drills and secret training that are fun and useful as well."
Other "Hatim Style" secret training for Arlovski have included a custom�neck-strengthening program for the former champion after he suffered a number of brutal knockouts. In order to improve his ability to take a punch, the coach had "The Pitbull" do a set of old school neck exercises each day.
The coach's program appeared to be quite successful in Arlovski's next fight against Anthony Johnson. Johnson broke Arlovski's jaw in the first round but still couldn't knock him out, as the Belarusian fought on for two more periods and made it to the final horn.
If you haven't seen it yet, check out the 135 pound Hatim pound away at a yawning 250 pound Arlovski in the video below!
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UFC 178: Johnson Vs Cariaso takes place tonight in Las Vegas, Nevada at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, and the UFC has just posted the latest episode of embedded. The fighters do their final preparations for cutting weight and then hit the scales ahead of tonights card. In the main event, UFC Flyweight Champion Demetrious […]
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Friday, October 3rd at Bellator 127 - Daniel Straus faces Justin Wilcox from Pechanga Resort & Casino, Live on Spike TV! Full Fight Card: http://bit.ly/1pCv9myMatt Andersen Alex Andrade Jermaine Andrè Yoji Anjo Ao Hailin
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Eddie Alvarez (25-3) has fought nearly thirty times as a professional mixed martial arts fighter and has long been ranked in the top ten among lightweights, but on Saturday he'll step into the UFC Octagon for the first time in his career when he faces Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone�(24-6) at UFC 178. So many fighters have admitted to being particularly nervous before and during their first UFC fights that the term "UFC Jitters" has become infamous.�MixedMartialArts.com.
Alvarez, however, is certain they won't be a factor for him.�"I don't. I mean, I'm almost thirty fights into this," he recently told MixedMartialArts.com.
"I believe I have one of the most fights in the lightweight division so I don't believe it. Unless something crazy happens that I don't know about. But, I've been fighting long enough. I've been fighting in other countries, fighting the best guys in their own country. I'll fight, basically anywhere so the emotions have calmed down over the years and I understand what's important when I step into that cage."
Do you think Alvarez is being naive in assuming he won't have extra adrenaline pumping as he walks to the Octagon for the first time? Or, do you agree with him that his years of international fight experience will serve his nerves just fine Saturday night?
Let us know in the comments section!�
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UFC 178: Johnson Vs Cariaso takes place tomorrow night in Las Vegas, Nevada at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, and the weigh ins take place. In the main event, UFC Flyweight Champion Demetrious Johnson will put his title on the line when he takes on Chris Cariaso. In the co-main event, UFC lightweight Donald Cerrone […]
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UFC 178: Johnson Vs Cariaso takes place tomorrow night in Las Vegas, Nevada at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, and the weigh ins take place. In the main event\, UFC Flyweight Champion Demetrious Johnson will put his title on the line when he takes on Chris Cariaso. In the co-main event, UFC lightweight Donald Cerrone […]
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UFC queen Ronda Rousey may believe that featherweight champ Cris "Cyborg" is afraid to fight her, but no one can say that the Muay Thai specialist is scared to try new foods. During a recent training trip to Thailand, the Invicta FC champ downed a black scorpion, and video taped it for posterity (above.)
Justino will attempt to move down in weight, to 135 pounds, this December in Iowa. It is expected that the move will be the first step in her re-positioning herself to fight the UFC bantamweight champ Rousey.
The two have traded insults over the years but the Brazilian seems serious now about challenging the "Rowdy" one. Time will tell how well Justino will adjust to 135 pounds from her old weight of 145 pounds, but for the time being - watch her eat a scorpion. Because, Mondays.
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Source: http://www.spreaker.com/user/illegalelbowradio/johnson-vs-cariaso-plus Here we run down the main top 3 fight on this card Stacked night of great stuff! Eddie Alvarez vs Donald Cerrone Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier Demetrius Johnson vs Chris Cariaso Join us for this quick show and enjoy the rest of your weekend!! ITS FIGHT NIGHT! UFC 178Source: http://mmalice.com/videos/johnson-vs-cariaso-plus-made-with-spreaker-video_iiaj0qyp.html
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Dominick Cruz will fight for the first time in nearly three years when he faces Takeya Mizugaki this Saturday in Las Vegas. The former WEC and UFC bantamweight champion never lost his title in the ring, but a string of traumatic injuries and reconstructive surgeries have kept him out of the Octagon since his Oct. 2011 title defense against now-flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson.
Cruz hasn't competed in so long that it's anyone's guess as to how well he'll still be able to perform. The fighter, however, is confident that there's still no one better than him at 135 pounds.
"I'm still the best bantamweight in the world in my mind," he recently told Damon Martin.
"That's still something I need to go in there and fight. It's been a long time since I fought. If I had any doubt that I was the best in the world then I shouldn't be competing. If you don't think you're going to be the best, what's the point?"
Cruz still knows he has to walk to the cage and prove what he believes in his own mind. However, he says he long ago made the decision to be the best, and everything else has followed.
"I choose to be the best bantamweight on the planet and I'm going to make it happen," he said.
Are you as excited to watch "The Dominator" back in action, this Saturday as we are? Let us know in the comments section.
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For the first time in Wheaties' 91-year history, the General Mills cereal asked fans to decide a box cover athlete, and they chose UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis. The Wheaties NEXT Challenge asked fans to vote for their favorite athlete by logging workouts through the MapMyFitness platform or by connecting compatible devices.
Over 71,000 people, in all, participated in the Wheaties NEXT Challenge and "Showtime" fans logged a total of 324,025 workouts, giving the fighter the win. Pettis' Wheaties box will be on grocery store shelves in early 2015, and will be the first version of the iconic cereal boxes to feature an MMA fighter.
?We are thrilled to welcome Anthony Pettis to the Wheaties family and congratulate him and his fans on their remarkable effort and accomplishment,? David Oehler, marketing manager for Wheaties said in a statement.
Pettis competed not just for himself, but also on behalf of two charities, the Gadzuric Foundation and Exploit No More. General Mills will donate an unspecified amount to both charities, based on the amount of workouts logged by Pettis fans.
Pettis will likely next be on your TV screens as a coach on The Ultimate Fighter, season 20, which begins airing Sep. 10 on Fox Sports 1. Pettis will coach opposite Gilbert Melendez and then the two will face-off Dec. 6 for Pettis' lightweight world championship.
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Chances are that when the average fight fan hears the name Tim Kennedy (18-4), they think of his career as a Green Beret, Ranger qualified sniper, instead of his current well-earned status as a top middleweight. Kennedy is a proud and outspoken veteran, but as he nears a UFC 178 main card bout wtih Yoel Romero (8-1) Saturday in Las Vegas, he's a bit tired of talking about his past career.
?This is fighting,? Kennedy recently told Thomas Gerbasi.
?They [fighting and his life in the military] have nothing to do with each other ? it?s apples and oranges. People want to hear what I do with Special Forces, as a ranger, as a sniper. And I?m like ?what does that have to do with fighting? Let?s talk about fighting.
"They couldn?t be more different, there?s nothing similar about them. So I guess the effort on my part is that if we?re doing an interview about MMA, let?s talk about MMA. My military service has nothing to do with what I do in the ring.?
When asked about Romero, the former wrestling Olympic silver medalist, Kennedy has plenty to say.�?He hits hard, he?s an athletic guy, he?s a southpaw, and he has a ferocious rear hand, but it?s still a fight,? he said.
The 35 year-old imagines that the wrestler will try to take him down, but understands that a fight is unpredictable. Wherever he may find himself on Saturday night, however, Kennedy is confident that he'll succeed.
"People are so scared of his takedowns, and if he?s smart, he?s gonna try and take me down. He doesn?t want to stand with me for three rounds," he said.
"His best chance is to try to score takedowns and smother me...I don't care what he's gonna try to do, because I think I can beat him in every area of the fight game."
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Though no one has really been able to fairly criticize Pat Curran for his fighting effort and style, the Bellator featherweight has been in the middle of at least a little bit of controversy and resentment the past year. After losing his title to Daniel Straus in a one-sided decision, Curran was granted an immediate rematch.
The move by Bellator brass seemed one of blatant favoritism for Curran. Afterall, his last Bellator fight with Strauss was not controversial or even close.
What's more, most felt that Patricio "Pitbull" Freire had done more than enough to earn the next shot. Fans on message boards and even other Bellator fighters complained about poster boys like Curran apparently receiving preferential treatment from Bellator.
Of course, Curran went on to submit Strauss in their immediate title rematch to reclaim the Bellator 145 pound belt. Curran is now set to face "Pitbull" in a rematch of their early 2013 close split decision bout tonight in Uncasville, Connecticut.
Speakint with Cagewriter, the new Team Takedown member says he hasn't concerned himself with all the critics. "You know, one thing as a fighter and athlete is that you can't let people's criticism get to you," he says.
"I can't let little things bother me. I was given an opportunity in a rematch so of course I took it. I would be stupid to not have taken it. I pretty much proved everyone wrong by finishing the fight, too."
Though it can't be an easy task, Curran is right not to listen to writers like yours truly or any others in the peanut gallery. He's got a job to do, and focus is paramount.
Curran wasn't sure he wanted to continue with that job after losing to Strauss, however. The fighter fell into a deep depression.
Though he has appeared to rebound strong in the cage, depression is not a one and done type of thing. Rather, depression is something to work on and deal with throughout a life.
Curran says he's feeling good, because of help he's sought and work he's done, though he knows it's a process. "There's a few things with the way we approached it," he begins.
"I saw a sports psychologist a couple times and we broke everything down and he let me know his thoughts on the situation. It was good to get his professional advice. He also put me on Lexipro to help me deal with it and overcome it. Over all, it is about making changes in my life when I'm not happy with something. Whatever it is that I'm not happy with, I've had to make make changes. That helps."
So does having a set routine, according to "Paddy Mike." The fighter approaches depression like fighting - by focusing on one day at a time.
"A routine helps keep me busy and keeps me active," he says.
"Ever since I sat down to talk to [the psychologist], I've been making changes. It's great so far but it doesn?t go away over night. It takes time. I'm new to it, and learning one day at a time."�
Curran has changed a lot heading into the rematch with "Pitbull" tonight, and he knows that his opponent is also improved. That said, the grappling specialist clearly visualizes himself as the winner, and still champion.
"Both of us have grown as fighters," he says.
"I'm not the same fighter as when we first fought. At the same time, you cant cange too much in a two year period. I know I've grown a lot as a fighter. I've switched up training camps. I'm coming into this fight more prepared and more ready.
"I have a different outlook. I'm a hundred percent ready. I know I'm going to win. I see my hand getting raised. I just have to go out there and perform."
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UFC superstar and bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey isn't close to being done, but she's already picked out her successor. Twenty two year-old Rose "Thug" Namajunas (2-1) is a contender on this season of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) and, according to the "Rowdy" one, she's also "The Next Ronda Rousey."
The young submission artist is competing on TUF 20 to become the UFC's first ever 115 pound champ and Rousey thinks she's got what it takes to do that, and be a mainstream star. "I called it from the very beginning. As soon as I saw her, I saw this girl is special," Rousey recently told media members.
"She?s got an amazing skill set, she?s an exciting fighter. She takes risks, she?s gorgeous, and she?s charismatic."
Namajunas, who also dates former UFC heavyweight Pat Barry, lost her last fight, via decision to Tecia Torres. However, she burst onto the pro scene with two dramatic submission wins.
"I really think she has all the tools that are needed in order to be the next really influential champion," Rousey concluded.
Only time will tell if Namajunas will become a champion. We know one thing for sure - she's already fun to watch, in and out of the cage.
Watch her sucker punch a sleeping Barry while singing along to the Lion King as well as some of her nasty submission skills below, if you don't believe us.
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There will be a lot worth watching this weekend at UFC 178. For starters, Demetrious Johnson will defend his 125 pound championship against Chris Cariaso, Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier will face off in a lightweight grudge match and Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone will welcome Eddie Alvarez to the UFC.
In the new Countdown to UFC 178 mini-documentary special (above and below), you can check out all of those guys get ready for battle this Saturday from inside their training camps. Watch Johnson goof around with his family and then train hard, see Conor McGregor break boards, and Eddie Alvarez prepare to make his eagerly-anticipated UFC debut.
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The first tiny steps down the path that may lead to a match with UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey will be taken on Dec. 5, when Cristiane "Cyborg" Justino will make her 135-pound debut in the main event of an Invicta card that will be streamed on UFC FightPass.
No opponent or venue has been announced.
Since the night in 2012 that Rousey defeated Miesha Tate on Showtime to win the Strikeforce bantamweight title, there have been calls for a match between the ex-American Olympian and Justino, the Brazilian striker who'd held the Strikeforce 145-pound title.
UFC president Dana White has so far steadfastly refused to pit the two, citing a news conference Justino and then-manager Tito Ortiz held in which Ortiz said a doctor told Justino she could be risking her life trying to cut to 135 pounds. Ortiz, who is a longtime White nemesis, was hoping to make the fight at 145 pounds, the weight in which Rousey began her mixed martial arts career.
White also pointed to Justino's�suspension for using a performance-enhancing drug in her Dec. 16, 2011, fight with Hiroko Yamanaka as a reason for not making the fight.
In an attempt to remove himself as an obstacle, Ortiz resigned as Justino's manager, but it did little to change White's mind.
Justino told Yahoo Sports earlier this year she used steroids before the Yamanaka fight as a way to help her make weight.
She said she was hurt by White's frequent disparaging comments about her looks and said she was always a big, even in her childhood days. She said she walks around at 170 pounds.
I don't need [steroids] for muscles. I always had muscles for as long as I remember. It's how I was born. I did it for the weight. It was a mistake, but it wasn't to cheat and get muscles. It was weight [loss].
White has more recently said that if Justino shows she can successfully, and safely, make 135, he'd at least consider a Rousey-Justino fight.
Rousey has cited Justino's use of performance-enhancing drugs as a reason she was wary of the fight because she feels Justino is undeserving. Rousey has frequently called for Olympic-style drug testing in MMA and told Yahoo Sports that Justino has used steroids for so long she no longer can be considered a woman.
I've said before, I don't care if she's injecting horse semen into her eyeballs, I'll fight her, but that's just my personal decision. But I can't make a decision for the whole division. I can't say it's the right thing. This girl has been on steroids for so long and [has been] injecting herself for so long that she's not even a woman anymore. She's an 'it.' It's not good for the women's division. It's not good at all.
The fight between the two, if made, would be a massive bout and likely the biggest women's match ever. Only a Rousey-Gina Carano fight could be considered bigger among the women. Carano is retired and has become an actress, but the UFC has been negotiating with her for a return.
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Chael Sonnen is returning to the television airwaves, for one night at least. And it will cost you $19.95 for the privilege of hearing the former UFC fighter and Fox television analyst in his return to the microphone.
Sonnen will serve as the color commentator on Oct. 3 for BattleGrounds MMA's pay-per-view at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., that will feature a one-night, eight-man welterweight tournament.
Sonnen, of course, was fired by Fox Sports and lost his job with the UFC after twice testing positive for performance enhancing drugs in a three-week span in May and June. He was then suspended for two years by the Nevada Athletic Commission.
He's been interviewed on a number of podcasts, and he'll compete in the Metamoris grappling event in Southern California next month. But the Oct. 3 fight card will be the first time he's been on television since he was dumped by Fox.
Clearly, it is a ploy by BattleGrounds organizers to try to sell more pay-per-views. The event, which features a number of former UFC fighters, is offering a $50,000 first prize. The fighters announced for the event are Cody McKenzie, Brock Larson, Luigi Fioravanti, David Mitchell, Roan Carneiro and Trey Houston.
Dennis Hallman and Chris Honeycutt pulled out of the tournament, but their replacements haven't been named.
BattleGrounds has received a lot of publicity as a result of hiring Ross and Sonnen, publicity it probably wouldn't have garnered otherwise.
"This is going to be a TV event that any MMA fan won?t want to miss,? Sonnen said.� ?I am thrilled to be working with a legend like Jim Ross and, together, we are going to make the BattleGrounds MMA event one of the most exciting extravaganzas in combat sports history."
It's hard to say how the fights will turn out, but the broadcast should be entertaining with Sonnen and Ross, both of whom have wrestling backgrounds. Sonnen played a pro wrestling heel character for much of the last few years, while Ross is a longtime play-by-play announcer in wrestling.
Ross said he has long wanted to do an MMA fight.
"As a longtime fan of MMA, to be asked to call the fights for the BattleGrounds MMA event is amazingly exciting for me," Ross said. "I've broadcast NFL and XFL games, Fox Sports boxing and WWE action, but MMA is a new adventure and one that I'm enormously excited about contributing to. To launch this phase of my broadcasting career in my home state, and with Chael Sonnen at cageside, makes it an ideal opportunity and a bucket list experience."
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If you have a discussion with any�MMA fan about the Nova Uniao team, chances are the words “unbelievable”, “amazing”, and perhaps “killers” will be used. After all, we’re talking about a camp that includes UFC Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo, former bantamweight champ Renan Barao, and Bellator bantamweight champ Eduardo Dantas among many others… While it’s […]
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Eddie Alvarez (25-3) has fought nearly thirty times as a professional mixed martial arts fighter and has long been ranked in the top ten among lightweights, but on Saturday he'll step into the UFC Octagon for the first time in his career when he faces Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone�(24-6) at UFC 178. So many fighters have admitted to being particularly nervous before and during their first UFC fights that the term "UFC Jitters" has become infamous.�MixedMartialArts.com.
Alvarez, however, is certain they won't be a factor for him.�"I don't. I mean, I'm almost thirty fights into this," he recently told MixedMartialArts.com.
"I believe I have one of the most fights in the lightweight division so I don't believe it. Unless something crazy happens that I don't know about. But, I've been fighting long enough. I've been fighting in other countries, fighting the best guys in their own country. I'll fight, basically anywhere so the emotions have calmed down over the years and I understand what's important when I step into that cage."
Do you think Alvarez is being naive in assuming he won't have extra adrenaline pumping as he walks to the Octagon for the first time? Or, do you agree with him that his years of international fight experience will serve his nerves just fine Saturday night?
Let us know in the comments section!�
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http://fightnetwork.com/ - Gabriel Morency presents this week's "MMA Meltdown" show with Fight Network's John Ramdeen to recap UFC Fight Night 52: fan criticism & Mark Hunt's KO on Roy Nelson and previewing UFC 178: Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier; UFC 178's marquee bouts. MMA oddsmaker Joey Oddessa joins the show to crunch numbers on UFC 178: Demetrious Johnson vs. Chris Cariaso; Donald Cerrone vs. Eddie Alvarez; Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier and Cat Zingano & Dominick Cruz returning after long layoffs. Also, Morency presents the videos of the week. For additional coverage of MMA, boxing and pro-wrestling check out http://fightnetwork.com/ or follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/fightnet or find us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/FightNetwork
Featherweights Mike De La Torre and Mark Eddiva will head over to Australia this November as part of the lineup for UFC Fight Night 55. Set for November 8 from the Allphones Arena in Sydney, the card airs exclusively on UFC Fight Pass. In the main event, Michael Bisping and Luke Rockhold square off. De […]
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A pair of former Bellator fighters will meet inside the Octagon, as officials have signed Joe Riggs vs. Ben Saunders for UFC on FOX 13. Set for December 13 from Phoenix’s U.S. Airways Center, the card will feature a main event between Junior dos Santos and Stipe Miocic. Other announced bouts include Alistair Overeem-Stefan Struve […]
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There will be a lot worth watching this weekend at UFC 178. For starters, Demetrious Johnson will defend his 125 pound championship against Chris Cariaso, Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier will face off in a lightweight grudge match and Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone will welcome Eddie Alvarez to the UFC.
In the new Countdown to UFC 178 mini-documentary special (above and below), you can check out all of those guys get ready for battle this Saturday from inside their training camps. Watch Johnson goof around with his family and then train hard, see Conor McGregor break boards, and Eddie Alvarez prepare to make his eagerly-anticipated UFC debut.
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