Fight week is now underway as UFC Fight Night 84 is slated for this upcoming Saturday (February 27, 2016) from the O2 Arena in London, England presented live on UFC Fight Pass. Although the event isn’t a pay-per-view (PPV), the UFC has once again brought to us its revered Embedded series leading up to the
Fight week is now underway as UFC Fight Night 84 is slated for this upcoming Saturday (February 27, 2016) from the O2 Arena in London, England presented live on UFC Fight Pass.
Although the event isn’t a pay-per-view (PPV), the UFC has once again brought to us its revered Embedded series leading up to the card with episode one being released earlier today (February 22, 2016).
Headliner Michael “The Count” Bisping can be seen spending time with his family and finishing up some light training before heading to his homeland ahead of his main event bout with former long-time middleweight champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva.
Fellow middleweight contenders Gegard “The Dreamcatcher” Mousasi and Thales Leites also finish up last minute preparations leading up to their pivotal co-main event clash.
But where’s “The Spider”?
Check out the full episode below courtesy of the UFC:
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to the UFC Fight Pass digital network this weekend (Sat., Feb. 27, 2016) when UFC Fight Night 84: “Bisping vs. Silva” kicks off from O2 Arena in London, England. MMAmania.com’s Patrick Stumberg kicks off the UFC Fight Night 84 “Prelims” party with the first installment of a two-part under card preview series.
Just over one year since his overturned victory against Nick Diaz, former UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva returns to action, taking on Michael Bisping in London’s O2 Arena this Saturday afternoon.
In addition, Gegard Mousasi will look to rebound from his first-ever technical knockout (TKO) loss against the resurgent Thales Leites, while top prospect Tom Breese squares off with Japanese submission artist Keita Nakamura.
The entire event can be found on UFC Fight Pass, including the nine preliminary bouts.
Here’s what’s on the “Prelims” docket across the pond:
185 lbs.: Brad Scott (10-3) vs. Krzysztof Jotko (16-1)
Scott reached the finals of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF): “Smashes” welterweight tournament before dropping a decision to Australia’s Brad Whittaker. He’s since gone 2-1, choking out Dylan Andrews last May in his most recent effort. His 10 wins are split between knockouts and submissions.
After a decision over Bruno Santos in his promotional debut, Jotko suffered his first career defeat at the hands of Sweden’s Magnus Cedenblad in Berlin. He’s since won consecutive decisions over Tor Troeng and Scott Askham in Sweden and Dublin, respectively. 10 of his wins and each of his last five have come by decision.
Krzysztof Jotko is not a man you turn to when on the hunt for an all-action scrap, but he’s good at what he does: grinding the bejeezus out of people. His size, strength, and top game make him damn near impossible to shake off once he’s got a grip on you. Scott simply does not have the sort of defensive grappling to get anything going against him.
Jotko’s predictability and limited skillset aren’t an issue against someone who knows exactly what’s coming but doesn’t have the means to stop it. Expect a three-round wrestlefest that ends in a Polish victory.
Prediction: Jotko by unanimous decision
155 lbs.: Rustam Khabilov (17-3) vs. Norman Parke (21-4-1)
Khabilov’s suplex beatdown of Vinc Pichel and thrilling war with Jorge Masvidal put him on the cusp of contendership and set up a main event scrap with Benson Henderson. Unfortunately for him, “Tiger” could not overcome the former champion, nor could he turn away Brazilian giant Adriano Martins last February. This will be his first fight in over a year thanks to visa issues scrapping a planned fight with Danny Castillo.
Parke’s five-fight UFC unbeaten streak came to an end at the hands of Gleison Tibau two Januaries ago, after which he dropped a decision to another huge Brazilian in Francisco Trinaldo. He managed to right the ship last August with a unanimous decision over Reza Madadi in something of a grudge match. He has 16 wins by stoppage, though just one in the last three years.
Khabilov’s fallen off the face of the earth somewhat and I honestly don’t think that’s very fair; Henderson and Martins were always going to be difficult matchups for him. He’s still one of the better lightweights in the world, one very well-equipped to take out Parke.
Parke is facing an uphill battle no matter how you look at it. Khabilov is the better striker of the two, the more powerful puncher, and the stronger wrestler. Parke’s game isn’t debilitating enough to drain “Tiger” in three rounds, either, giving him few avenues of victory. The one thing he has going for him is that he can probably survive whatever Khabilov dishes out, but the good news ends there. The Dagestani re-enters the win column with a dominant decision win.
Prediction: Khabilov by unanimous decision
265 lbs.: Daniel Omielanczuk (17-5-1) vs. Jarjis Danho (6-0)
Omielanczuk scored a nasty one-punch finish of Nandor Guelmino, only to suffer consecutive losses to Jared Rosholt and Anthony Hamilton afterwards. He returned to his winning ways last July with a 48 second starching of late replacement Chris De La Rocha. He will give up three inches of height to the 6’3″ Danho.
The aptly-nicknamed “Man Mountain” has turned heads on the European circuit with six stoppages in six wins, four of them via knockout. In addition to competing in Germany, where he currently trains, he has also appeared twice in his birth country of Syria and once in Finland. He’s stopped four opponents in the first round, including one in 10 seconds.
Danho’s nickname is no joke; the man’s absolutely gigantic. The problem is that he’s nowhere near the overwhelming force a man of his size ought to be. His grappling technique is rudimentary at best and he can be moved around the cage far more easily than should be the case.
Against Omielanczuk, a decent Judoka with the chin to stand up to Danho’s punches, the outlook isn’t great.
The big Pole is the better submission and takedown artist of the two and can take care of himself on the feet. Expect him to lock something up from top position once Danho’s gas tank starts to empty.
Prediction: Omielanczuk by second-round submission
155 lbs.: Teemu Packalén (7-1) vs. Thibault Gouti (11-0)
Finland’s Packalén debuted in the UFC on short notice last July, replacing the injured Jake Matthews against Frenchman Mickael Lebout. Despite demonstrating some impressive grappling chops, Packalén ultimately suffered his first professional defeat via unanimous decision. He stands three inches taller than Gouti at 6’1.”
Gouti made a bid to join Team Europe on The Ultimate Fighter 22, only to lose a decision to David Teymur in the elimination round. Undaunted, he returned to Europe and knocked out former UFC competitor Anton Kuivanen with one punch for the Cage lightweight title. He enters as a late replacement for the injured Lukasz Sajewski.
Packalén’s takedowns are the weakest part of his game; the Finn has some killer scrambles and great submissions, but his shots seem to stop dead once he hits the opponent’s hips. This is something he seriously needs to fix to take on the division’s stronger fighters. Might be good enough against Gouti, though.
The Frenchman is the cleaner boxer of the two and packs more power, admittedly, making this close to a pick-em fight. Still, short notice against a grappler of Packalén’s caliber is bad news. Packalén catches him in a scramble sometime in the first round.
Prediction: Packalén by first-round submission
155 lbs.: Martin Svensson (14-5) vs. David Teymur (3-1)
After defeating Germany’s Mohamed Grabinski on TUF 22, Svensson squared off with Team Faber’s Thanh Lee in the Round of 16. Though he managed to stop the high-octane striker with ground-and-pound, a broken elbow resulted in his exit from the show and denied him a chance to fight on the Finale. He has stopped eight opponents via submission.
Teymur, an experienced kickboxer with a win over Sanny Dahlbeck, out-slugged Thibault Gouti to earn a spot on TUF 22, after which he outlasted Johnny Nuñez to reach the quarterfinals. There, he took on teammate Marcin Wrzosek, who took a competitive two-round decision over the Swede. Teymur has stopped two of his three professional opponents via knockout.
Teymur’s striking is a joy to watch; his knees in particular are terrifically crisp and powerful. His two main issues are his lack of durability and shaky defensive grappling. Teymur got dropped more than once on the show and also wound up mounted more than once.
While he may have a size advantage against Svensson, a natural featherweight, I’m just not confident enough in his ability to keep it standing. I’d love to see Teymur fix up his counter-wrestling and wreck fools with his knees and body attack, but he’s just too inconsistent. Svensson grapples his way to a decision win.
Prediction: Svensson by unanimous decision
Four fights tomorrow, featuring a bevy of European prospects.
Remember that MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC Fight Night 84 fight card, starting with the Fight Pass “Prelims” matches online, which are scheduled to begin at 12:30 p.m. ET, before the Fight Pass main card start time at 4 p.m. ET.
See you tomorrow for part two of our preview!
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to the UFC Fight Pass digital network this weekend (Sat., Feb. 27, 2016) when UFC Fight Night 84: “Bisping vs. Silva” kicks off from O2 Arena in London, England. MMAmania.com’s Patrick Stumberg kicks off the UFC Fight Night 84 “Prelims” party with the first installment of a two-part under card preview series.
Just over one year since his overturned victory against Nick Diaz, former UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva returns to action, taking on Michael Bisping in London’s O2 Arena this Saturday afternoon.
In addition, Gegard Mousasi will look to rebound from his first-ever technical knockout (TKO) loss against the resurgent Thales Leites, while top prospect Tom Breese squares off with Japanese submission artist Keita Nakamura.
The entire event can be found on UFC Fight Pass, including the nine preliminary bouts.
Here’s what’s on the “Prelims” docket across the pond:
185 lbs.: Brad Scott (10-3) vs. Krzysztof Jotko (16-1)
Scott reached the finals of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF): “Smashes” welterweight tournament before dropping a decision to Australia’s Brad Whittaker. He’s since gone 2-1, choking out Dylan Andrews last May in his most recent effort. His 10 wins are split between knockouts and submissions.
After a decision over Bruno Santos in his promotional debut, Jotko suffered his first career defeat at the hands of Sweden’s Magnus Cedenblad in Berlin. He’s since won consecutive decisions over Tor Troeng and Scott Askham in Sweden and Dublin, respectively. 10 of his wins and each of his last five have come by decision.
Krzysztof Jotko is not a man you turn to when on the hunt for an all-action scrap, but he’s good at what he does: grinding the bejeezus out of people. His size, strength, and top game make him damn near impossible to shake off once he’s got a grip on you. Scott simply does not have the sort of defensive grappling to get anything going against him.
Jotko’s predictability and limited skillset aren’t an issue against someone who knows exactly what’s coming but doesn’t have the means to stop it. Expect a three-round wrestlefest that ends in a Polish victory.
Prediction: Jotko by unanimous decision
155 lbs.: Rustam Khabilov (17-3) vs. Norman Parke (21-4-1)
Khabilov’s suplex beatdown of Vinc Pichel and thrilling war with Jorge Masvidal put him on the cusp of contendership and set up a main event scrap with Benson Henderson. Unfortunately for him, “Tiger” could not overcome the former champion, nor could he turn away Brazilian giant Adriano Martins last February. This will be his first fight in over a year thanks to visa issues scrapping a planned fight with Danny Castillo.
Parke’s five-fight UFC unbeaten streak came to an end at the hands of Gleison Tibau two Januaries ago, after which he dropped a decision to another huge Brazilian in Francisco Trinaldo. He managed to right the ship last August with a unanimous decision over Reza Madadi in something of a grudge match. He has 16 wins by stoppage, though just one in the last three years.
Khabilov’s fallen off the face of the earth somewhat and I honestly don’t think that’s very fair; Henderson and Martins were always going to be difficult matchups for him. He’s still one of the better lightweights in the world, one very well-equipped to take out Parke.
Parke is facing an uphill battle no matter how you look at it. Khabilov is the better striker of the two, the more powerful puncher, and the stronger wrestler. Parke’s game isn’t debilitating enough to drain “Tiger” in three rounds, either, giving him few avenues of victory. The one thing he has going for him is that he can probably survive whatever Khabilov dishes out, but the good news ends there. The Dagestani re-enters the win column with a dominant decision win.
Prediction: Khabilov by unanimous decision
265 lbs.: Daniel Omielanczuk (17-5-1) vs. Jarjis Danho (6-0)
Omielanczuk scored a nasty one-punch finish of Nandor Guelmino, only to suffer consecutive losses to Jared Rosholt and Anthony Hamilton afterwards. He returned to his winning ways last July with a 48 second starching of late replacement Chris De La Rocha. He will give up three inches of height to the 6’3″ Danho.
The aptly-nicknamed “Man Mountain” has turned heads on the European circuit with six stoppages in six wins, four of them via knockout. In addition to competing in Germany, where he currently trains, he has also appeared twice in his birth country of Syria and once in Finland. He’s stopped four opponents in the first round, including one in 10 seconds.
Danho’s nickname is no joke; the man’s absolutely gigantic. The problem is that he’s nowhere near the overwhelming force a man of his size ought to be. His grappling technique is rudimentary at best and he can be moved around the cage far more easily than should be the case.
Against Omielanczuk, a decent Judoka with the chin to stand up to Danho’s punches, the outlook isn’t great.
The big Pole is the better submission and takedown artist of the two and can take care of himself on the feet. Expect him to lock something up from top position once Danho’s gas tank starts to empty.
Prediction: Omielanczuk by second-round submission
155 lbs.: Teemu Packalén (7-1) vs. Thibault Gouti (11-0)
Finland’s Packalén debuted in the UFC on short notice last July, replacing the injured Jake Matthews against Frenchman Mickael Lebout. Despite demonstrating some impressive grappling chops, Packalén ultimately suffered his first professional defeat via unanimous decision. He stands three inches taller than Gouti at 6’1.”
Gouti made a bid to join Team Europe on The Ultimate Fighter 22, only to lose a decision to David Teymur in the elimination round. Undaunted, he returned to Europe and knocked out former UFC competitor Anton Kuivanen with one punch for the Cage lightweight title. He enters as a late replacement for the injured Lukasz Sajewski.
Packalén’s takedowns are the weakest part of his game; the Finn has some killer scrambles and great submissions, but his shots seem to stop dead once he hits the opponent’s hips. This is something he seriously needs to fix to take on the division’s stronger fighters. Might be good enough against Gouti, though.
The Frenchman is the cleaner boxer of the two and packs more power, admittedly, making this close to a pick-em fight. Still, short notice against a grappler of Packalén’s caliber is bad news. Packalén catches him in a scramble sometime in the first round.
Prediction: Packalén by first-round submission
155 lbs.: Martin Svensson (14-5) vs. David Teymur (3-1)
After defeating Germany’s Mohamed Grabinski on TUF 22, Svensson squared off with Team Faber’s Thanh Lee in the Round of 16. Though he managed to stop the high-octane striker with ground-and-pound, a broken elbow resulted in his exit from the show and denied him a chance to fight on the Finale. He has stopped eight opponents via submission.
Teymur, an experienced kickboxer with a win over Sanny Dahlbeck, out-slugged Thibault Gouti to earn a spot on TUF 22, after which he outlasted Johnny Nuñez to reach the quarterfinals. There, he took on teammate Marcin Wrzosek, who took a competitive two-round decision over the Swede. Teymur has stopped two of his three professional opponents via knockout.
Teymur’s striking is a joy to watch; his knees in particular are terrifically crisp and powerful. His two main issues are his lack of durability and shaky defensive grappling. Teymur got dropped more than once on the show and also wound up mounted more than once.
While he may have a size advantage against Svensson, a natural featherweight, I’m just not confident enough in his ability to keep it standing. I’d love to see Teymur fix up his counter-wrestling and wreck fools with his knees and body attack, but he’s just too inconsistent. Svensson grapples his way to a decision win.
Prediction: Svensson by unanimous decision
Four fights tomorrow, featuring a bevy of European prospects.
Remember that MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC Fight Night 84 fight card, starting with the Fight Pass “Prelims” matches online, which are scheduled to begin at 12:30 p.m. ET, before the Fight Pass main card start time at 4 p.m. ET.
Get a preview, results, and full fight coverage here for Glory 27. Glory 27 Chicago featuring the world title rematch between Artem Levin and Simon Marcus takes place this Friday, February 26 on ESPN3. Bloody Elbow has full fight coverage ri…
Get a preview, results, and full fight coverage here for Glory 27. Glory 27 Chicago featuring the world title rematch between Artem Levin and Simon Marcus takes place this Friday, February 26 on ESPN3. Bloody Elbow has full fight coverage right here.
This Friday, February 26, Bloody Elbow presents live fight coverage of Glory 27 Chicago. Bloody Elbow will have live fight coverage, including results and discussion, right here.
HOW TO WATCH
Glory 27 Superfight Series at 7:30 p.m. ET on UFC Fight Pass
Glory 27 Chicago on ESPN3 at 10:00 p.m. ET. Visit WatchESPN.com.
Headlining Glory’s return to Chicago is a highly anticipated Middleweight title fight that hardcore fans have been asking for. Artem Levin vs. Simon Marcus III caps off a trilogy that started with a 2013 Marcus win under Muay Thai rules in Lion Fight. Last year, they squared off at Glory 21 – that rematch was ruled a draw, though most observers felt Marcus won. Levin is 4-0 since, all outside of Glory, while Marcus has not fought. These are two of the world’s top technical fighters, and this should be a superb example of high level kickboxing.
Also on the main card is a very good Middleweight tournament that includes Dustin Jacoby, exciting prospect Robert Thomas, and Wayne Barrett.
In the Superfight Series, which will make its UFC Fight Pass debut here, Bellator fighter Joe Schilling competes in the main event against Mike Lemaire. Other highlighted fighters here include Anderson “Braddock” Silva, and former UFC fighter Guto Inocente.
Join us here at Bloody Elbow for Glory 27 results, discussion, and live fight coverage this Friday, February 26.
GLORY 27 RESULTS:
Middleweight Title: Artem Levin vs. Simon Marcus
Finals: Wayne Barrett vs. Dustin Jacoby
Giga Chikadze def. Kevin VanNostrand, Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-27 x 2)
Semifinal: Dustin Jacoby def. Karl Roberson, KO, Round 3, 2:56
Semifinal: Wayne Barrett def. Robert Thomas, Unanimous Decision (30-27 x 3)
SUPERFIGHT SERIES
Joe Schilling def. Mike Lemaire, Unanimous Decision (30-27 x 3)
Anderson Silva def. Maurice Greene, Unanimous Decision (30-25 x 3)
After Cain Velasquez pulled out of his scheduled rematch with heavyweight champion Fabricio “Vai Cavalo” Werdum earlier this month, No. 2-ranked Stipe Miocic stepped up on short notice to fill in. However, Werdum would also withdraw, and the bout was scrapped completely. Rumors began to swirl indicating that the UFC still planned on booking Werdum
After Cain Velasquez pulled out of his scheduled rematch with heavyweight champion Fabricio “Vai Cavalo” Werdum earlier this month, No. 2-ranked Stipe Miocic stepped up on short notice to fill in.
However, Werdum would also withdraw, and the bout was scrapped completely.
Rumors began to swirl indicating that the UFC still planned on booking Werdum vs. Miocic, possibly in May.
According to Sherdog, sources close to the situation have confirmed that “Vai Cavalo” will indeed defend his title against Miocic at UFC 198 on May 14, 2016 in Brazil.
An anticipated middleweight showdown between Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza and Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort will serve as the co-main event.
Werdum has won six straight since re-entering the UFC in 2012, most recently scoring a submission win over Velasquez last June to secure the title.
Miocic, on the other hand, has come out victorious in five of his last six bouts, his only loss in that stretch coming in a five round war opposite former champion Junior Dos Santos. The Croatian slugger has picked up back to back stoppage wins over Mark Hunt and Andrei Arlovski, enough to finally award him his long awaited shot at gold.
Who will rule the heavyweight division in the aftermath of UFC 198?
You’ve seen the knockout that rocked the mixed martial arts (MMA) world, now it’s time to see the events leading up to Conor McGregor’s 13-second destruction of Jose Aldo at UFC 194 last December.
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) release…
You’ve seen the knockout that rocked the mixed martial arts (MMA) world, now it’s time to see the events leading up to Conor McGregor’s 13-second destruction of Jose Aldo at UFC 194 last December.
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) released its “My Fight” series to take you behind-the-scenes and into McGregor’s life as he goes through the motions and wraps up all of the preparation for the biggest fight of his combat sports career.
The footage gives you a unique view of the Irishman’s fight week duties such as last-minute training, nonstop media obligations, and the memorable UFC 194 weigh ins.
Of course, it all culminates with another look of the devastating left hook that dethroned Aldo from the top of the featherweight mountain after dominating the division for the last six years.
So click play in the video embedded above, and if you happened to miss part one of the series, we got you covered right here:
Vitor Belfort posts an image of his massively changed body to Instagram, claiming he doesn’t care what you think about his now flabby physique…. One of the original pioneers of mixed martial arts and The Ultimate Fighting Championship, two time champion Vitor Belfort is still rolling on at the ripe old age of 38. It
Vitor Belfort posts an image of his massively changed body to Instagram, claiming he doesn’t care what you think about his now flabby physique….
One of the original pioneers of mixed martial arts and The Ultimate Fighting Championship, two time champion Vitor Belfort is still rolling on at the ripe old age of 38. It may not seem that old, but for a guy that’s been fighting professionally for two decades, it puts him up there with very few active veterans from the same era. Two decades and 36 professional fights have seen ‘The Phenom’ involved in some classic bouts, but also he’s been embroiled in a lot of controversy.
After his drug test failures for steroids in the Pride FC days were long in the rear view, Belfort became involved with TRT (testosterone replacement therapy) after resigning with the UFC in 2009. A super shredded ‘Phenom’ emerged looking like a Brazilian hulk against Jon Jones, and up until 2013 he was wrecking some stiff competition in the likes of Michael Bisping, Dan Henderson and current champion Luke Rockhold. The TRT got outlawed, and Belfort’s struggle was obvious.
All of a sudden, without artificial advantages, ‘The Phenom’ started to go through even more physical alterations. After a near two year break from fighting to recover from the effects of no longer having TRT, a much smaller Belfort was crushed by Chris Weidman at UFC 187. A little bigger, but by no means anywhere near the shredded alien that fought Henderson in 2013, Belfort knocked out Hendo for a second time in November 2015. Now set to face the much younger and angrier Jacare Souza on May 14 this year, Belfort might struggle to make weight by the looks of things.
Check out his latest post to Instagram, revealing his physique to the world:
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