Author: By Matt Parrino

 
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On the casino floor adjacent to the sports book at MGM Grand Wednesday afternoon, the stars of UFC 195 put on a show at Open Workouts for a few hundred fans eagerly awaiting Saturday’s huge main and co-main events.UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler, No. 1 contender Carlos Condit and heavyweight Andrei Arlovski participated and entertained a loud and energetic bunch cheering and partying in the middle of MGM Grand. Lawler is already feeding off the fan’s excitement.“I’m using their energy to amp me up and get ready for this fight,” Lawler said. &l … Read the Full Article Here

It’s a fight that probably should have happened a few years ago. Both Anderson Silva and Michael Bisping, now set to meet in a February epic in London on UFC FIGHT PASS, admitted as much on a media conference call on Tuesday morning.But even in 2016, the star power that both Silva and Bisping bring has fans giddy with excitement. And for the winner, a huge opportunity awaits.MORE: Buy tickets to Fight Night London | Watch free fights: Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort & Michael Bisping vs. Cung Le | Join UFC FIGHT PASS now
“I feel like this fight probab … Read the Full Article Here

While Conor McGregor and Holly Holm made the biggest splash in 2015, UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler needed only one fight in 2015 to capture Fight of the Year honors, raising his title in his first defense against Rory MacDonald at UFC 189 in July.

 
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Lawler’s career resurgence has produced one of the most exciting and vicious champions in the UFC.When “Ruthless” steps into the Octagon, it’s usually a safe bet that he’s going to put on a show. And next up awaits another must-see master of destruction at UFC 195 on Saturday night: Carlos C … Read the Full Article Here

ORLANDO If there were any questions about the legitimacy of Rafael dos Anjos’ title reign, the champion blew them up in Orlando on Saturday night. In a stunning sequence that began with a kick to the body, along with a two-punch combo that rocked challenger Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone, and ended with a ferocious barrage of punches that forced a TKO stoppage, dos Anjos proved his March destruction of former champion Anthony Pettis in March was no fluke. After the fight, dos Anjos gave props to Cerrone but wasted no time calling out “The Notorious” Conor McGregor. The I … Read the Full Article Here

ORLANDONate Diaz and Michael Johnson are two fighters at very different stages of their careers.

 
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Diaz is the grizzled veteran who has been through everything inside the Octagon during his eight-plus year UFC career. Johnson is in his prime and potentially on the doorstep of a title shot.But fortunes change quickly in the UFC and a win for Diaz puts him right back in the center of the title picture, and Johnson knows that a game Diaz presents a tough test.“It’s an incredible fight. I’m happy that Nate Diaz looks like he’s coming in shape and he’ … Read the Full Article Here

ORLANDODonald “Cowboy” Cerrone isn’t thinking about his 2013 loss to Rafael dos Anjos.On Saturday a new and improved Cowboy will challenge dos Anjos for the lightweight title at Fight Night Orlando, and that Cowboy said he plans to bring it early and often.“I feel like I’ve changed a lot,” Cerrone said. “I’ve just worked on a couple new techniques and I’m gonna rip his mo****fu***** head off. I’m ready and I’m excited. It’s a new me.“I’m going out there and looking to finish him. First and second round I’ … Read the Full Article Here