Roan Carneiro won the BattleGrounds MMA welterweight tournament with three wins on Friday night, but he has another battle to fight.
“Jucao,” a UFC veteran who defeated Randall Wallace, Trey Huston and Brock Larson in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Oct. 3, claims that the Oklahoma Athletic Commission “robbed” part of his $50,000 prize after his win over Larson.
According to the American Top Team fighter, the commission fined him in $15,000 for arriving late to a physical exam. However, he claims that commission officials only told him about the fine after he won the $50,000 prize.
“They took 30 percent of my money,” he said. “They said I was late for a physical after the weigh-ins, but I did everything they asked and was never late to anything. They never notified me.”
“I heard they can only fine you up to $2,500 for any serious misconduct or if I’m late for anything,” he said. “When the promotion paid me after the win, live and inside the cage, they already had discounted the 30 percent. I tried to contact the commission, but they had already left the arena. They didn’t even talk to me.”
Carneiro will try to “dialogue with the commission” in order to get his money back.
“They said it was because he was an hour and half late for medical check. I thought that was excessive but it was out of our hands,” Battlegrounds president Kenny Monday told MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani.”We told him he should try and appeal. Commission was very tight with rules especially tournament athletes. I think because of the tournament and all the pressure on them they were very sensitive.
Roan Carneiro won the BattleGrounds MMA welterweight tournament with three wins on Friday night, but he has another battle to fight.
“Jucao,” a UFC veteran who defeated Randall Wallace, Trey Huston and Brock Larson in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Oct. 3, claims that the Oklahoma Athletic Commission “robbed” part of his $50,000 prize after his win over Larson.
According to the American Top Team fighter, the commission fined him in $15,000 for arriving late to a physical exam. However, he claims that commission officials only told him about the fine after he won the $50,000 prize.
“They took 30 percent of my money,” he said. “They said I was late for a physical after the weigh-ins, but I did everything they asked and was never late to anything. They never notified me.”
“I heard they can only fine you up to $2,500 for any serious misconduct or if I’m late for anything,” he said. “When the promotion paid me after the win, live and inside the cage, they already had discounted the 30 percent. I tried to contact the commission, but they had already left the arena. They didn’t even talk to me.”
Carneiro will try to “dialogue with the commission” in order to get his money back.
“They said it was because he was an hour and half late for medical check. I thought that was excessive but it was out of our hands,” Battlegrounds president Kenny Monday told MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani.”We told him he should try and appeal. Commission was very tight with rules especially tournament athletes. I think because of the tournament and all the pressure on them they were very sensitive.
Luiz Cane moved back up to the light heavyweight after leaving the UFC in 2012, and he’s hoping to return to the Octagon next year.
The Brazilian veteran, who has been dealing with a few injuries recently, is scheduled to take on Alexandre Zaneti at Saturday night’s Brazilian Fighting Championship 4 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
“I can’t wait to get back in action, feel that adrenaline again,” Cane told MMAFighting.com. “It has been 11 months since my last fight, and I’m looking forward to be able to do what I love. I will do my best in there, and I’m 100 percent confident that I will have one more win in my record on Oct. 4.”
Cane entered the UFC in 2007 after going undefeated in his previous nine bouts. He got disqualified for an illegal knee to James Irvin in his UFC debut, but later scored consecutive wins over Jason Lambert, Remeau Thierry Sokoudjou and Steve Cantwell.
A loss to Antonio Rogerio Nogueira started the worst streak of his MMA career. A quick TKO over Eliot Marshall was his only win in his next five UFC bouts, and he ended up being released from the promotion after his first cut to 185 pounds.
With recent wins over former UFC light heavyweight Rodney Wallace and Sengoku veteran Fabio Silva, “Banha” expects to return to the Octagon next year, but doesn’t looks past Zaneti, who is 9-2 in MMA with nine stoppage victories.
“I believe that I can get back in the UFC after one more time, that’s the plan I set with my manager Eduardo Alonso,. Since day one, my goal was to get back in the UFC. I declined a few good offers from international promotions in order to get back to the UFC,” he said.
“However, my focus now is on my next fight. I’m not thinking about what could come next after this. I have a tough opponent ahead of me and I have to beat him before thinking about returning to the UFC.”
Planning to be a UFC contender again in the future, Cane doesn’t rule out fighting for Bellator.
“Bellator is a great promotion, no doubt about it, and Scott Coker can do a great job there. I leave that to my manager Eduardo Alonso. We don’t know what the future may hold for us,” he said. “I have fought in the UFC for years and that’s why I feel at home fighting there, and that’s why I want to fight there. The UFC is the biggest promotion in the world and every fighter would love to fight there, but Bellator is also a great promotion. The future is still open.”
Luiz Cane moved back up to the light heavyweight after leaving the UFC in 2012, and he’s hoping to return to the Octagon next year.
The Brazilian veteran, who has been dealing with a few injuries recently, is scheduled to take on Alexandre Zaneti at Saturday night’s Brazilian Fighting Championship 4 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
“I can’t wait to get back in action, feel that adrenaline again,” Cane told MMAFighting.com. “It has been 11 months since my last fight, and I’m looking forward to be able to do what I love. I will do my best in there, and I’m 100 percent confident that I will have one more win in my record on Oct. 4.”
Cane entered the UFC in 2007 after going undefeated in his previous nine bouts. He got disqualified for an illegal knee to James Irvin in his UFC debut, but later scored consecutive wins over Jason Lambert, Remeau Thierry Sokoudjou and Steve Cantwell.
A loss to Antonio Rogerio Nogueira started the worst streak of his MMA career. A quick TKO over Eliot Marshall was his only win in his next five UFC bouts, and he ended up being released from the promotion after his first cut to 185 pounds.
With recent wins over former UFC light heavyweight Rodney Wallace and Sengoku veteran Fabio Silva, “Banha” expects to return to the Octagon next year, but doesn’t looks past Zaneti, who is 9-2 in MMA with nine stoppage victories.
“I believe that I can get back in the UFC after one more time, that’s the plan I set with my manager Eduardo Alonso,. Since day one, my goal was to get back in the UFC. I declined a few good offers from international promotions in order to get back to the UFC,” he said.
“However, my focus now is on my next fight. I’m not thinking about what could come next after this. I have a tough opponent ahead of me and I have to beat him before thinking about returning to the UFC.”
Planning to be a UFC contender again in the future, Cane doesn’t rule out fighting for Bellator.
“Bellator is a great promotion, no doubt about it, and Scott Coker can do a great job there. I leave that to my manager Eduardo Alonso. We don’t know what the future may hold for us,” he said. “I have fought in the UFC for years and that’s why I feel at home fighting there, and that’s why I want to fight there. The UFC is the biggest promotion in the world and every fighter would love to fight there, but Bellator is also a great promotion. The future is still open.”
Former featherweight champion Daniel Straus returned to the Bellator cage with an explosive finish.
Justin Wilcox, a former Strikeforce lightweight who went to the Bellator 145-pound tournament final in 2013, lasted only 50 seconds against Straus in the main event of Friday night’s Bellator 127 in Temecula, Calif.
With 19 wins over his past 21 bouts, Straus connected a left hand to drop Wilcox early in the fight. One more left hand and it was over, with Straus earning his first knockout victory with Bellator.
“I knew he was going to come in real heavy, maybe try to grapple with me,” Straus said after his 50-second victory. “I put that left hand on him, put him to bed. It’s over.”
Back to the win column, Straus asked for a rematch against recently crowned featherweight champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire.
“I’m going to get that belt, that’s exactly what I’m going to do,” he said. “Let’s dance.”
In the co-main event, Fernando Gonzalez made quick work of MMA veteran Karo Parisyan. Coming off a decision win over Karl Amoussou, the former Strikeforce and WEC fighter knocked Parisyan down with a left hook. A few more punches forced the referee to stop the bout at the 1:43 mark.
Rafael Silva, who came in overweight for a bantamweight bout against Rob Emerson, did enough to win a clear decision at Bellator 127. After an early knockdown, the Brazilian controlled the match with takedowns, but couldn’t do much with it. After three rounds, “Morcego” moved to 22-4 in MMA with a unanimous decision victory.
In the main card’s opening bout, Kendall Grove scored his first finish under the Bellator banner. Facing former light heavyweight champion Christian M’Pumbu in a 185-pound bout, Grove started strong, knocking M’Pumbu down five seconds into the match. The finish, however, only came at the 4:14 mark of the second round, when he took M’Pumbu down and forced him to tap with a rear-naked choke.
“I want the belt,” Grove said after his submission victory.
In the preliminary portion of the card, UFC and PRIDE veteran Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou improved to 2-0 under the Bellator banner with a second-round TKO victory over Malik Merad.
Former featherweight champion Daniel Straus returned to the Bellator cage with an explosive finish.
Justin Wilcox, a former Strikeforce lightweight who went to the Bellator 145-pound tournament final in 2013, lasted only 50 seconds against Straus in the main event of Friday night’s Bellator 127 in Temecula, Calif.
With 19 wins over his past 21 bouts, Straus connected a left hand to drop Wilcox early in the fight. One more left hand and it was over, with Straus earning his first knockout victory with Bellator.
“I knew he was going to come in real heavy, maybe try to grapple with me,” Straus said after his 50-second victory. “I put that left hand on him, put him to bed. It’s over.”
Back to the win column, Straus asked for a rematch against recently crowned featherweight champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire.
“I’m going to get that belt, that’s exactly what I’m going to do,” he said. “Let’s dance.”
In the co-main event, Fernando Gonzalez made quick work of MMA veteran Karo Parisyan. Coming off a decision win over Karl Amoussou, the former Strikeforce and WEC fighter knocked Parisyan down with a left hook. A few more punches forced the referee to stop the bout at the 1:43 mark.
Rafael Silva, who came in overweight for a bantamweight bout against Rob Emerson, did enough to win a clear decision at Bellator 127. After an early knockdown, the Brazilian controlled the match with takedowns, but couldn’t do much with it. After three rounds, “Morcego” moved to 22-4 in MMA with a unanimous decision victory.
In the main card’s opening bout, Kendall Grove scored his first finish under the Bellator banner. Facing former light heavyweight champion Christian M’Pumbu in a 185-pound bout, Grove started strong, knocking M’Pumbu down five seconds into the match. The finish, however, only came at the 4:14 mark of the second round, when he took M’Pumbu down and forced him to tap with a rear-naked choke.
“I want the belt,” Grove said after his submission victory.
In the preliminary portion of the card, UFC and PRIDE veteran Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou improved to 2-0 under the Bellator banner with a second-round TKO victory over Malik Merad.
Six years after his last fight inside the Octagon, Josh Burkman is back to the UFC.
UFC president Dana White announced on Friday that Burkman, a contestant on the second edition of The Ultimate Fighter reality show in 2005, has signed a new deal with the promotion. Burkman will make his return to the Octagon at UFC 182, on Jan. 3, against welterweight contender Hector Lombard.
Burkman (27-10) re-signs with the UFC fresh off a first-round knockout over Tyler Stinson. He was scheduled to rematch fellow UFC veteran Jon Fitch in July, but was forced to withdraw from the WSOF 11 card with an elbow injury.
“The People’s Warrior” only lost twice in 11 bouts since leaving the UFC, going 4-1 under the WSOF banner with three stoppage victories over Stinson (KO), Fitch (submission) and Aaron Simpson (TKO).
Lombard (34-4-1, one no-contest) enters the bout coming off a pair of dominant victories over Jake Shields and Nate Marquardt. The former Bellator middleweight champion, who withdrew from a planned bout with Dong Hyun Kim in August with an injury, hasn’t fought since March.
Six years after his last fight inside the Octagon, Josh Burkman is back to the UFC.
UFC president Dana White announced on Friday that Burkman, a contestant on the second edition of The Ultimate Fighter reality show in 2005, has signed a new deal with the promotion. Burkman will make his return to the Octagon at UFC 182, on Jan. 3, against welterweight contender Hector Lombard.
Burkman (27-10) re-signs with the UFC fresh off a first-round knockout over Tyler Stinson. He was scheduled to rematch fellow UFC veteran Jon Fitch in July, but was forced to withdraw from the WSOF 11 card with an elbow injury.
“The People’s Warrior” only lost twice in 11 bouts since leaving the UFC, going 4-1 under the WSOF banner with three stoppage victories over Stinson (KO), Fitch (submission) and Aaron Simpson (TKO).
Lombard (34-4-1, one no-contest) enters the bout coming off a pair of dominant victories over Jake Shields and Nate Marquardt. The former Bellator middleweight champion, who withdrew from a planned bout with Dong Hyun Kim in August with an injury, hasn’t fought since March.
Sanchez (25-7), who returned to the win column with a controversial decision over Ross Pearson in June, looks to win back-to-back fights for the first time since 2011. Prior to his recent victory, the first The Ultimate Fighter winner suffered decision losses to Gilbert Melendez and Myles Jury.
Lauzon (24-9), who recently surpassed Anderson Silva with the most post-fight bonuses in the history of the promotion, goes for his third win in a row after defeating over Michael Chiesa and Mac Danzig.
UFC 180 takes place at the Arena Ciudad de Mexico on Nov. 15. UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez headlines the card against No. 1 contender Fabricio Werdum. Here’s the current fight card for Mexico City.
Sanchez (25-7), who returned to the win column with a controversial decision over Ross Pearson in June, looks to win back-to-back fights for the first time since 2011. Prior to his recent victory, the first The Ultimate Fighter winner suffered decision losses to Gilbert Melendez and Myles Jury.
Lauzon (24-9), who recently surpassed Anderson Silva with the most post-fight bonuses in the history of the promotion, goes for his third win in a row after defeating over Michael Chiesa and Mac Danzig.
UFC 180 takes place at the Arena Ciudad de Mexico on Nov. 15. UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez headlines the card against No. 1 contender Fabricio Werdum. Here’s the current fight card for Mexico City.
