Tickets for the upcoming UFC 197 pay-per-view (PPV) mixed martial arts (MMA) event, which takes place on April 23, 2016 inside MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, will go on sale to the general public on Fri., March 4, at 10 a.m. PT…
Tickets for the upcoming UFC 197 pay-per-view (PPV) mixed martial arts (MMA) event, which takes place on April 23, 2016 inside MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, will go on sale to the general public on Fri., March 4, at 10 a.m. PT.
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Fight Club members and UFC Newsletter subscribers, naturally, will be able to scoop up tickets prior to them being available for public consumption, thanks to two separate pre-sales beginning Weds., March 2 for UFC Fight Club and concluding Thurs., March 3 for subscribers to the UFC newsletter.
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UFC 197 will feature a championship doubleheader that pits UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier against reinstated nemesis and former 205-pound kingpin Jon Jones, not long after flyweight titleholder Demetrious Johnson collides with Olympic gold medalist Henry Cejudo.
Fun!
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With only a few short days remaining until his blockbuster clash with Nate Diaz at Saturday’s UFC 196, UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor continues to make an impact upon the mixed martial arts (MMA) world like no other fighter has before. In true ‘Notorious’ style in a recent video released by TMZ today, McGregor saw
With only a few short days remaining until his blockbuster clash with Nate Diaz at Saturday’s UFC 196, UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor continues to make an impact upon the mixed martial arts (MMA) world like no other fighter has before.
In true ‘Notorious’ style in a recent video released by TMZ today, McGregor saw a fan in Los Angeles displaying a cardboard cutout of him with an Irish flag. McGregor promised to come visit the fan the next day while driving through town in his Rolls Royce, and he delivered on his promise.
What followed was understandably quite the moment for the McGregor superfan, and it also showed how far McGregor is willing to go for those that cheer for him. Check it out right here:
One professional gambler, Dave Oancea, was among the big winners, as he took the underdog Holm to upset “Rowdy” and earned a mind-boggling $240,000 from a $20,000 bet.
Ballsy.
Now, the daredevil known as “Vegas Dave” is back at it again with the white Vans crazy wagers. This time, however, he is betting against Holly, as he is putting his money on Miesha Tate, who comes in as a +250 underdog.
According to MMA Junkie, should “Cupcake” pull off the upset, Oancea will rack up a $192,500 payday since he will bank $77,000 on Tate’s skills.
He just texted me earlier today,” Tate said of her conversation with Dave. “He said, ‘I’m upping my bet to $77,000.'”
No pressure.
Holm and Tate will collide in the co-main event of this weekend’s (Sat., March 5, 2016) UFC 196 pay-per-view (PPV) event in Las Vegas, Nevada, which features a headlining act that will see Conor McGregor move up to welterweight to face Nate Diaz.
By the way, if you think Dave’s mixed martial arts (MMA) bets are crazy, they’re nothing compared to the $2.5 million he won for his $100,000 wager on the Kansas City Royals to win the World Series.
One professional gambler, Dave Oancea, was among the big winners, as he took the underdog Holm to upset “Rowdy” and earned a mind-boggling $240,000 from a $20,000 bet.
Ballsy.
Now, the daredevil known as “Vegas Dave” is back at it again with the white Vans crazy wagers. This time, however, he is betting against Holly, as he is putting his money on Miesha Tate, who comes in as a +250 underdog.
According to MMA Junkie, should “Cupcake” pull off the upset, Oancea will rack up a $192,500 payday since he will bank $77,000 on Tate’s skills.
He just texted me earlier today,” Tate said of her conversation with Dave. “He said, ‘I’m upping my bet to $77,000.'”
No pressure.
Holm and Tate will collide in the co-main event of this weekend’s (Sat., March 5, 2016) UFC 196 pay-per-view (PPV) event in Las Vegas, Nevada, which features a headlining act that will see Conor McGregor move up to welterweight to face Nate Diaz.
By the way, if you think Dave’s mixed martial arts (MMA) bets are crazy, they’re nothing compared to the $2.5 million he won for his $100,000 wager on the Kansas City Royals to win the World Series.
UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor says he was driving to the gym one day when he noticed a big cardboard cutout of himself on a fan’s apartment balcony.
Conor yelled to the fan from his car tha…
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UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor says he was driving to the gym one day when he noticed a big cardboard cutout of himself on a fan’s apartment balcony.
Conor yelled to the fan from his car that he was going to show up at his door the next day, and sure enough, he did. McGregor surprised the fan with a personal meet-and-greet, and signed some autographs before he left. As you can see in the video above, the fan could barely hold himself together.
McGregor is scheduled to fight Nate Diaz this Saturday, March 5th at UFC 196 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Many fighters say that the hardest part of fighting is the intense training, and we’ll continue to provide evidence to support that theory in the second installment of this three part series looking at some of the hardest hitting behind-the-scenes footage ever recorded. And what better place to begin than a gym that’s infamous for
Many fighters say that the hardest part of fighting is the intense training, and we’ll continue to provide evidence to support that theory in the second installment of this three part series looking at some of the hardest hitting behind-the-scenes footage ever recorded.
And what better place to begin than a gym that’s infamous for their ‘iron sharpens iron’ approach to training – Chute Boxe.
Your weekly update on what big-show veterans are up to on the regional circuit. Saturday’s fight between Michael Bisping and Anderson Silva might have left a bad taste in your mouth, but there’s nothing like more fight results to cleanse th…
Your weekly update on what big-show veterans are up to on the regional circuit.
Saturday’s fight between Michael Bisping and Anderson Silva might have left a bad taste in your mouth, but there’s nothing like more fight results to cleanse the palate. February continues to be a strong month for UFC vets, with former UFC talent, including TUF contestants, going 6-0 in regional shows. This includes, of course, long-time Top 10 middleweight Yushin Okami.
This past weekend marked the first time that Okami (31-10, 13-5 UFC, 1-2 WSOF, 2-0 PRIDE) has fought outside a major organization in nearly a decade. Okami made his return in the co-main event of Tokyo’s DEEP 75 Impact, where he faced 20-year JMMA veteran Ryuta Sakurai (24-22-6, 0-3 PRIDE). Okami, known for his stifling top-control game, scored a rare finish in Round 3, pummeling Sakurai with ground-and-pound to the point that Sakurai’s corner threw in the towel. This marks the first time in nearly six years that Sakurai has been TKO’d. Sakurai has lost five straight. Okami, meanwhile, has his hand raised for the first time since 2014.
The main event saw fan-favorite Ikuhisa Minowa (63-41-8, 10-8 PRIDE, 8-5 Dream) once again come up short, this time by unanimous decision against Yuya Shirai (26-14-2, 0-1 Dream). It has now been four years since Minowa has beaten an opponent with a winning record–Bor Bratovz, then 6-2-0, at Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2012. He is 6-7 since then. Shirai has won two straight.
Also on the card, Takafumi Otsuka (20-13-2, 0-4 Dream) took a unanimous decision over Daisuke Endo (14-9-2). Otsuka is undefeated in his last three.
And at Tachi Palace Fights 26, former Bellator strawweight champion Zoila Frausto (13-5, 6-1 Bellator, 1-1 Strikeforce) picked up a much-needed win, claiming a unanimous decision over Corina Herrera (2-2-0). It’s Frausto’s first victory since 2012, when she out-dueled Casey Noland (at the time 4-5-0).
Fellow Bellator alum Cleber Luciano (12-6, 3-1 Bellator) was not so lucky, falling to strikes from Danny Navarro (15-6, 0-1 Bellator). The end came in Round 2, halting Luciano’s recent win-streak at four. Navarro has won two straight, including a victory over UFC vet Cain Carrizosa, who also fought on the card.
Carrizosa (7-3, 0-2 UFC 1-0 Bellator) took a unanimous decision over Ray Cervera (9-5-0), ending a three-fight slump and improving to 1-1 in his post-UFC career.
And fighting at British Challenge 14 out of Essex, England, TUF 17’s Luke Barnatt (10-3, 3-3 UFC) continued his run of post-UFC success, flooring Charles Andrade (29-27-0) with punches in the opening seconds of Round 3. Barnatt, the newly minted middleweight champion of Italian promotion Venator FC, is 2-0 since the loss to Mark Munoz that saw him out of the UFC. He is scheduled to defend his aforementioned title against the infamous Jason “Mayhem” Miller later this year.
Later that night, John Maguire (21-8, 2-3 UFC) earned a unanimous decision from the judge’s in his co-main event contest with Aymard Guih (9-6-1). Maguire is 3-2 since his last major appearance–a decision loss to Mitch Clarke at UFC 161.
And in Moscow, at Fight Nights Global 44, former Bellator lightweight title challenger Alexander Sarnavskiy (32-4, 5-3 Bellator) suffered a rare loss as he dropped a unanimous decision to Murad Machaev (19-1, 1-1 Bellator). This is the first time Sarnavskiy has been defeated outside of Bellator; he’s 2-1 since last fighting for the promotion. Machaev–who’s last defeat came at the hands of Marcin Held in Bellator (as was the case for Sarnavskiy), is on a ten-fight tear.
Other Results
TUF 21’s Jason Jackson (5-2, 1-1 TUF) took his first bout since his time on the show, knocking out Victor Moreno (37-23, 1-1 Bellator) in Round 1 at Victory FC 48 and becoming the organization’s welterweight champion in the process.
Fellow TUF 21 alum and Blackhouse teammate Felipe Portela (10-2, 1-1 TUF) also had a good weekend, finishing Jesse Grun (3-2-0) with strikes in Round 4 to become the Valor Fights welterweight champion. He’s 2-0 since the TUF competition.
At BAMMA Badbeat 18 in California, Chris Saunders (15-7, 0-1 UFC, 0-1 Bellator) defended his lightweight title and extended his win-streak to four with a unanimous-decision-worthy effort against Darren Smith, Jr. (8-6, 0-1 Bellator). Saunders is 6-2 since an appearance in Bellator
And at BAMMA 24 in Dublin, Ireland, Chris Fields (11-7-1, 0-1 TUF) pulled himself out of a two-fight skid with a submission win against Dan Konecke (3-7-1).
Frank Trevino (13-2, 1-2 UFC) returned to the ring for his first post-UFC fight, picking up a split-decision win over J.J. Ambrose (24-7, 1-2 Bellator, 0-1 Affliction). Trevino, who was last seen on the wrong end of a Sage Northcutt, also had to serve a brief suspension due to marijuana metabolites.
