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Maurice Spears has put together a one-of-a-kind remix featuring Nate Diaz, and you just have to see it to believe it.
Spears used the “I’m not surprised” line uttered by Diaz following his submission win over Conor McGregor at UFC 196 as the base fo…
Maurice Spears has put together a one-of-a-kind remix featuring Nate Diaz, and you just have to see it to believe it.
Spears used the “I’m not surprised” line uttered by Diaz following his submission win over Conor McGregor at UFC 196 as the base for the video.
This isn’t the first time Spears has done a remix involving a UFC fighter, as his Jon Jones “I Think I Miss It” is also a classic.
Felipe Oliveiri is the latest UFC fighter to come under scrutiny with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, as the Brazilian’s test came back positive for a banned substance.
Oliveiri made his debut this past January against Tony Martin, suffering a submission loss. The 29-year-old is 14-4 with one no-contest in his career, having fought for Shooto Brazil and Pancrase while training at the Nova Uniao gym in Brazil.
The complete statement from the UFC regarding the matter can be found below:
The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has informed Felipe Olivieri of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collection. Although the sample collected from Olivieri following his bout at UFC Fight Night: Johnson vs. Bader on January 30, 2016, was reported as negative for prohibited substances, a sample collected from him in Brazil earlier that month, and analyzed at the WADA accredited laboratory in Rio de Janeiro, was recently reported to USADA as containing a prohibited substance.
USADA, the independent administrator of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, will handle the results management and appropriate adjudication of this case involving Olivieri, as it relates to the UFC Anti-Doping Policy and future UFC participation. Because Olivieri participated in a bout sanctioned by the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board after the sample in question was collected, USADA will work to ensure that the Board has the necessary information to determine the appropriate course of action under the Board’s rules.
Felipe Oliveiri is the latest UFC fighter to come under scrutiny with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, as the Brazilian’s test came back positive for a banned substance.
Oliveiri made his debut this past January against Tony Martin, suffering a submission loss. The 29-year-old is 14-4 with one no-contest in his career, having fought for Shooto Brazil and Pancrase while training at the Nova Uniao gym in Brazil.
The complete statement from the UFC regarding the matter can be found below:
The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has informed Felipe Olivieri of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collection. Although the sample collected from Olivieri following his bout at UFC Fight Night: Johnson vs. Bader on January 30, 2016, was reported as negative for prohibited substances, a sample collected from him in Brazil earlier that month, and analyzed at the WADA accredited laboratory in Rio de Janeiro, was recently reported to USADA as containing a prohibited substance.
USADA, the independent administrator of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, will handle the results management and appropriate adjudication of this case involving Olivieri, as it relates to the UFC Anti-Doping Policy and future UFC participation. Because Olivieri participated in a bout sanctioned by the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board after the sample in question was collected, USADA will work to ensure that the Board has the necessary information to determine the appropriate course of action under the Board’s rules.
Glover Teixeira just wants to compete and fight.
The Brazilian and former title contender agreed to replace Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and meet Rashad Evans next month at UFC on FOX 19 without even hearing who he would be facing.
Teixeira has scored b…
Glover Teixeira just wants to compete and fight.
The Brazilian and former title contender agreed to replace Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and meet Rashad Evans next month at UFC on FOX 19 without even hearing who he would be facing.
Teixeira has scored back-to-back victories, finishing both Patrick Cummins and Ovince Saint Preux, to get himself right back near the front of the line in the 205-pound division.
The 36-year-old explained to Brazilian news source Portal do Vale Tudo that he always keeps himself on weight now in case of a call by the UFC.
“I keep myself on weight. Ever since my loss to Phil Davis, I changed my entire training camp and diet,” Teixeira said. “I’m always light, on weight and ready. Semi-ready, actually. Because nobody trains and is always ready without a fight coming up, no fighter does that. Anyone who does that is not in the UFC. We have to keep ourselves at 70-percent the whole year, anything more than that will get us hurt.
I was training, I was actually helping Caio Magalhaes who will fight on the same day. When they called me, I accepted right away. I didn’t even ask who my opponent was. Rashad is a former champion and very well rounded. You must be sharp to fight any of the top guys. I’m prepared to show I can take any of them and fight for a title again.”
Teixeira (24-4) rose through the rankings to challenge Jon Jones for the title in 2014. He lost via decision, and was also defeated by Phil Davis later that year.
Evans (19-4-1) is just 2-3 over his last five after going unbeaten from 2010-12.
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua was still going to push through and compete next month against Rashad Evans before the promotion pulled him out.
Rua injured his knee, according to long-time coach Rafael Cordeiro in an interview with MMAFighting.com, but the plan was to still face Evans at UFC on FOX 19. The UFC went ahead and replaced Rua with Glover Teixeira for the co-main event fight.
“Shogun had a knee injury for a while, and felt it again training jiu-jitsu,” Cordeiro said. “He went to the UFC doctor to check and continued training, but the UFC contacted him and cancelled the fight. Shogun said he would still fight despite the injury, but the UFC called and decided to cancel.
“That came directly from Lorenzo (Fertitta). Lorenzo saw the exams, saw it was an old injury, and the UFC decided to remove him from the fight. He’s out of this one.”
Rua (23-10) was hoping to build upon his August victory over Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in a meeting with Evans five-years in the making. When he held the title, the Brazilian was to defend it vs. “Suga,” but an injury knocked the challenger out.
At that time, Jon Jones stepped in for Evans and finished Rua in the third round. Since, the former PRIDE middleweight champion has gone just 4-6, including knockout losses to Ovince Saint Preux and Dan Henderson.
In regards to a potential Rua fight on the upcoming UFC 198 card also slated for Brazil, Cordeiro said that will be up to the UFC to “determine Shogun’s return.”
“He’s physically prepared for a fight,” he said, “excluding this old knee injury.”
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua was still going to push through and compete next month against Rashad Evans before the promotion pulled him out.
Rua injured his knee, according to long-time coach Rafael Cordeiro in an interview with MMAFighting.com, but the plan was to still face Evans at UFC on FOX 19. The UFC went ahead and replaced Rua with Glover Teixeira for the co-main event fight.
“Shogun had a knee injury for a while, and felt it again training jiu-jitsu,” Cordeiro said. “He went to the UFC doctor to check and continued training, but the UFC contacted him and cancelled the fight. Shogun said he would still fight despite the injury, but the UFC called and decided to cancel.
“That came directly from Lorenzo (Fertitta). Lorenzo saw the exams, saw it was an old injury, and the UFC decided to remove him from the fight. He’s out of this one.”
Rua (23-10) was hoping to build upon his August victory over Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in a meeting with Evans five-years in the making. When he held the title, the Brazilian was to defend it vs. “Suga,” but an injury knocked the challenger out.
At that time, Jon Jones stepped in for Evans and finished Rua in the third round. Since, the former PRIDE middleweight champion has gone just 4-6, including knockout losses to Ovince Saint Preux and Dan Henderson.
In regards to a potential Rua fight on the upcoming UFC 198 card also slated for Brazil, Cordeiro said that will be up to the UFC to “determine Shogun’s return.”
“He’s physically prepared for a fight,” he said, “excluding this old knee injury.”
The main card for UFC 197 is shaping up to be one for the ages, as two championship matches are scheduled.
Daniel Cormier will defend his light heavyweight title against former champion Jon Jones, while Demetrious Johnson puts the flyweight belt on …
The main card for UFC 197 is shaping up to be one for the ages, as two championship matches are scheduled.
Daniel Cormier will defend his light heavyweight title against former champion Jon Jones, while Demetrious Johnson puts the flyweight belt on the line vs. former U.S. Olympic gold medalist Henry Cejudo.
But that’s not all, as former lightweight champion Anthony Pettis meets Edson Barboza, Rafael Natal takes on Robert Whittaker and former Ultimate Fighter winner Yair Rodriguez battles Andre Fili.
Of course, all eyes will be on Cormier and Jones, as the two 205-pound giants have already engaged in an epic battle. “Bones” won that won, but was stripped of the belt after legal issues.
Much of the prelim lineup is set, as Danny Roberts-Dominique Steele, Jessica Aguilar-Juliana Lima and Glaico Franca-James Vick compete on FOX Sports 1, while UFC Fight Pass receives Chris Kelades-Sergio Pettis, Clint Hester-Marcos Rogerio de Lima and Efrain Escudero-Kevin Lee.
A few openings remain for the April 23 card from Las Vegas and the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
We might be without UFC this weekend, but Fight Pass will be busy.
Friday night, Invicta FC 16 goes down from inside the Trinidad Pavilion in Las Vegas. But first, weigh-ins needed to take place for everything to be official.
Both championship ma…
We might be without UFC this weekend, but Fight Pass will be busy.
Friday night, Invicta FC 16 goes down from inside the Trinidad Pavilion in Las Vegas. But first, weigh-ins needed to take place for everything to be official.
Both championship matches are now set, as Ayaka Hamasaki defends her atomweight belt vs. top contender Amber Brown. Both were under the 105-pound limit.
Vanessa Porto and Jennifer Maia meet for the interim flyweight belt, providing Invicta FC with a titleholder while Barb Honchak sits out for a while.
You can view all the weigh-in results below:
MAIN CARD (UFC Fight Pass/8:30 p.m. ET)
Invicta FC Atomweight Championship
Ayaka Hamasaki (104.9 lbs.) vs. Amber Brown (104.7) for Hamasaki’s title
Interim Invita FC Flyweight Championship
Vanessa Porto (124.4) vs. Jennifer Maia (124.6)
Stephanie Eggink (115) vs. Angela Hill (115)
Irene Aldana (136.6) vs. Jessamyn Duke (134.9)
Roxanne Modafferi (125.1) vs. DeAnna Bennett (124.5)
Herica Tiburico (106.9) vs. Jinh Yu Frey (105.5)
Andrea Lee (125.3) vs. Sarah D’Alelio (125.2)
Kelly McGill (135.3) vs. Aspen Ladd (135.9)
Ashley Greenway (115.4) vs. Sarah Click (115.8)