Carlos Diego Ferreira replaces injured Alan Patrick at UFC 179

Alan Patrick was forced out of UFC 179 with a fractured jaw, and the UFC called another undefeated Brazilian to replace him on the pay-per-view card.

Beneil Dariush will now face Carlos Diego Ferreira, who scored impressive victories under the UFC banner earlier this year, in the main card’s opening bout in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Oct. 25. UFC announced the replacement on Monday night.

Ferreira (11-0) made quick work of Colton Smith in his UFC debut in June, tapping the Ultimate Fighter winner with 38 seconds into the bout. Two months later, the Brazilian stopped Ramsey Nijem with punches at UFC 177.

Dariush (8-1) enters the bout coming off a second-round submission over Tony Martin, returning to the win column following a loss to Nijem. In his UFC debut earlier this year, Dariush finished Charlie Brenneman in less than two minutes.

UFC 179 takes place at the Maracanazinho gymnasium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and features the anticipated rematch between Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes for the featherweight title.

Main card:
Jose Aldo vs. Chad Mendes
Glover Teixeira vs. Phil Davis
Fabio Maldonado vs. Hans Stringer
Lucas Martins vs. Darren Elkins
Carlos Diego Ferreira vs. Beneil Dariush

Undercard:
William Macario vs. Neil Magny
Yan Cabral vs. Naoyuki Kotani
Wilson Reis vs. Scott Jorgensen
Felipe Arantes vs. Andre Fili
Gilbert Burns vs. Christos Giagos
Fabricio Camoes vs. Tony Martin

Alan Patrick was forced out of UFC 179 with a fractured jaw, and the UFC called another undefeated Brazilian to replace him on the pay-per-view card.

Beneil Dariush will now face Carlos Diego Ferreira, who scored impressive victories under the UFC banner earlier this year, in the main card’s opening bout in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Oct. 25. UFC announced the replacement on Monday night.

Ferreira (11-0) made quick work of Colton Smith in his UFC debut in June, tapping the Ultimate Fighter winner with 38 seconds into the bout. Two months later, the Brazilian stopped Ramsey Nijem with punches at UFC 177.

Dariush (8-1) enters the bout coming off a second-round submission over Tony Martin, returning to the win column following a loss to Nijem. In his UFC debut earlier this year, Dariush finished Charlie Brenneman in less than two minutes.

UFC 179 takes place at the Maracanazinho gymnasium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and features the anticipated rematch between Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes for the featherweight title.

Main card:
Jose Aldo vs. Chad Mendes
Glover Teixeira vs. Phil Davis
Fabio Maldonado vs. Hans Stringer
Lucas Martins vs. Darren Elkins
Carlos Diego Ferreira vs. Beneil Dariush

Undercard:
William Macario vs. Neil Magny
Yan Cabral vs. Naoyuki Kotani
Wilson Reis vs. Scott Jorgensen
Felipe Arantes vs. Andre Fili
Gilbert Burns vs. Christos Giagos
Fabricio Camoes vs. Tony Martin

Coach: Yoel Romero wasn’t out between rounds at UFC 178, believes top 5 opponent should be next

Yoel Romero scored the biggest win of his MMA career on Saturday night, but it didn’t come without some controversy.

Romero defeated Tim Kennedy via third-round TKO at UFC 178 in Las Vegas, but that stoppage came seconds after he gained more time to recover between rounds. Kennedy protested after the loss, saying that he should have been awarded the TKO victory when Romero didn’t answer the bell, but Romero’s team is confident nothing will change.

American Top Team leader Ricardo Liborio was one of Romero’s cornermen that night, and he blames the language barrier for everything that happened between the second and third rounds.

“I wasn’t inside the Octagon when it all happened. I was giving instructions outside the cage because Paulino (Hernandez), his boxing coach, doesn’t speak a single word in English. He only speaks Spanish,” Liborio told MMAFighting.com. “When they said seconds out, I went back to the corner and didn’t see what happened.

“But when I was talking to Yoel, he was already back. He wasn’t out. He was talking to me. I told him ‘you have to go straight forward and win the round, you have to win the third round,’ and he said ‘I got it, coach.’”

According to Liborio, Hernandez didn’t understand what referee Big John McCarthy was asking him inside the Octagon.

“I talked to Big John after the fight,” he said. “Big John said he went there and saw that there was too much vaseline on the cut. Big John asked Paulino to go there and clean it up, but Paulino doesn’t speak English, he didn’t understand what was going on, so he started to wipe his body. Yoel was sitting there, waiting for someone to clean him.

“I didn’t see anything going on there. I first heard about it when Joe Rogan asked him about it, and my Spanish isn’t that good either [laughs]. I don’t know how long did it take for the fight to restart, but Yoel wasn’t out and he never asked to stop the fight. The whole situation was a mess. Paulino never intended to win some time, and that’s not my style. I would never do something like that.”

Will Nevada Athletic Commission review the result? Will the UFC book a rematch between the middleweights? Liborio is confident the result won’t be overturned, and believes Romero should get a better ranked opponent after improving to 5-0 in the UFC with another third-round finish.

“Yoel’s goal is to win the title,” he said. “If the UFC thinks the rematch is interesting, Yoel would take it. But if you saw the fight, you know Yoel was winning it. I’m not taking anything away from Tim Kennedy, he’s a tough fighter, but Yoel won the fight. And it’s not a coincidence that he knocked him out in the third round. And I’m sure it would be exactly the same if they do another fight.”

“I just wanna know who’s next,” Liborio continued. “He’s not getting any younger, he doesn’t have much time left. That’s how I see the situation now. The UFC makes the call, but I think the next step should be a top 5 opponent. Whoever they want. There’s no easy fight in the UFC, and Yoel wants to get to the title. That’s his mission.”

Yoel Romero scored the biggest win of his MMA career on Saturday night, but it didn’t come without some controversy.

Romero defeated Tim Kennedy via third-round TKO at UFC 178 in Las Vegas, but that stoppage came seconds after he gained more time to recover between rounds. Kennedy protested after the loss, saying that he should have been awarded the TKO victory when Romero didn’t answer the bell, but Romero’s team is confident nothing will change.

American Top Team leader Ricardo Liborio was one of Romero’s cornermen that night, and he blames the language barrier for everything that happened between the second and third rounds.

“I wasn’t inside the Octagon when it all happened. I was giving instructions outside the cage because Paulino (Hernandez), his boxing coach, doesn’t speak a single word in English. He only speaks Spanish,” Liborio told MMAFighting.com. “When they said seconds out, I went back to the corner and didn’t see what happened.

“But when I was talking to Yoel, he was already back. He wasn’t out. He was talking to me. I told him ‘you have to go straight forward and win the round, you have to win the third round,’ and he said ‘I got it, coach.’”

According to Liborio, Hernandez didn’t understand what referee Big John McCarthy was asking him inside the Octagon.

“I talked to Big John after the fight,” he said. “Big John said he went there and saw that there was too much vaseline on the cut. Big John asked Paulino to go there and clean it up, but Paulino doesn’t speak English, he didn’t understand what was going on, so he started to wipe his body. Yoel was sitting there, waiting for someone to clean him.

“I didn’t see anything going on there. I first heard about it when Joe Rogan asked him about it, and my Spanish isn’t that good either [laughs]. I don’t know how long did it take for the fight to restart, but Yoel wasn’t out and he never asked to stop the fight. The whole situation was a mess. Paulino never intended to win some time, and that’s not my style. I would never do something like that.”

Will Nevada Athletic Commission review the result? Will the UFC book a rematch between the middleweights? Liborio is confident the result won’t be overturned, and believes Romero should get a better ranked opponent after improving to 5-0 in the UFC with another third-round finish.

“Yoel’s goal is to win the title,” he said. “If the UFC thinks the rematch is interesting, Yoel would take it. But if you saw the fight, you know Yoel was winning it. I’m not taking anything away from Tim Kennedy, he’s a tough fighter, but Yoel won the fight. And it’s not a coincidence that he knocked him out in the third round. And I’m sure it would be exactly the same if they do another fight.”

“I just wanna know who’s next,” Liborio continued. “He’s not getting any younger, he doesn’t have much time left. That’s how I see the situation now. The UFC makes the call, but I think the next step should be a top 5 opponent. Whoever they want. There’s no easy fight in the UFC, and Yoel wants to get to the title. That’s his mission.”

Alan Patrick out of UFC 179 with fractured jaw

Scheduled to take on Beneil Dariush on the main card of UFC 179, rising lightweight Alan Patrick will no longer compete in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Patrick (12-0), who hasn’t competed since a close decision victory over John Makdessi in February, has suffered an injury on Thursday, and won’t be able to compete on Oct. 25.

“He was scheduled to compete in an ADCC match in Manaus on Sunday, but he had a small jaw fracture in training,” Patrick’s manager D’Angelo Vidal told MMAFighting.com. “He absorbed a huge knee in his jaw in training and suffered a minor jaw fracture, and a couple teeth went soft. He can’t recover in time to fight at UFC 179.”

Patrick is expected to undergo surgery later this week.

According to Vidal, he’s in negotiations to fight again for the UFC in December, but it’s unsure yet if the Dariush bout will be pushed back to December or if the UFC will give him a new opponent.

Patrick is 2-0 under the UFC banner with wins over Garett Whiteley and Makdessi. Dariush (8-1) last competed in August, when he submitted Tony Martin at UFC Fight Night 49.

Scheduled to take on Beneil Dariush on the main card of UFC 179, rising lightweight Alan Patrick will no longer compete in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Patrick (12-0), who hasn’t competed since a close decision victory over John Makdessi in February, has suffered an injury on Thursday, and won’t be able to compete on Oct. 25.

“He was scheduled to compete in an ADCC match in Manaus on Sunday, but he had a small jaw fracture in training,” Patrick’s manager D’Angelo Vidal told MMAFighting.com. “He absorbed a huge knee in his jaw in training and suffered a minor jaw fracture, and a couple teeth went soft. He can’t recover in time to fight at UFC 179.”

Patrick is expected to undergo surgery later this week.

According to Vidal, he’s in negotiations to fight again for the UFC in December, but it’s unsure yet if the Dariush bout will be pushed back to December or if the UFC will give him a new opponent.

Patrick is 2-0 under the UFC banner with wins over Garett Whiteley and Makdessi. Dariush (8-1) last competed in August, when he submitted Tony Martin at UFC Fight Night 49.

UFC looking for a replacement on days’ notice as Louis Gaudinot withdraws from UFC Fight Night 54

Just days before the return of the Octagon to Canada, UFC needs to find an opponent for Patrick Holohan at UFC Fight Night 54.

Louis Gaudinot, who was scheduled to take on the Irish flyweight at Saturday’s card in Halifax, Nova Scotia, was forced out of the bout with an injury. The UFC told MMAFighting.com’s Ariel Helwani that the promotion is looking for a replacement on days’ notice. MMA Junkie first reported the news.

Undefeated flyweight Holohan (10-0-1) choked out Josh Sampo in the first round in his promotional debut at the UFC Dublin card in July. The Irish prospect only went the distance twice in his professional career, finishing eight of his opponents via submission.

UFC Fight Night 54 takes place at the Halifax Metro Centre in Nova Scotia, featuring Rory MacDonald vs. Tarec Saffiedine in the main event.

Just days before the return of the Octagon to Canada, UFC needs to find an opponent for Patrick Holohan at UFC Fight Night 54.

Louis Gaudinot, who was scheduled to take on the Irish flyweight at Saturday’s card in Halifax, Nova Scotia, was forced out of the bout with an injury. The UFC told MMAFighting.com’s Ariel Helwani that the promotion is looking for a replacement on days’ notice. MMA Junkie first reported the news.

Undefeated flyweight Holohan (10-0-1) choked out Josh Sampo in the first round in his promotional debut at the UFC Dublin card in July. The Irish prospect only went the distance twice in his professional career, finishing eight of his opponents via submission.

UFC Fight Night 54 takes place at the Halifax Metro Centre in Nova Scotia, featuring Rory MacDonald vs. Tarec Saffiedine in the main event.

XFCi 6 results: Deivison Ribeiro TKOs Waylon Lowe, defends title

Deivison Ribeiro needed four rounds to defend his XFC International featherweight championship.

Fighting UFC veteran Waylon Lowe in the main event of Saturday night’s XFCi 6 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the Brazilian improved his MMA record to 26-9 (with one no-contest) with a TKO victory 11 seconds into the fourth round.

“I did an intelligent fight and knocked him out with one of my best weapons, the high kick,” Ribeiro said after the fight. His next title defense is slated for Jan. 24 against UFC veteran Junior Assuncao. “It’s a tough challenge ahead, and I’m motivated to defend my title again.”

Deivison

According to a release from XFC International, Lowe announced his retirement from the sport at the TKO loss. Lowe, who went 2-2 under the UFC banner between 2010-11, hangs his gloves with a 14-6 (with one no-contest) MMA record.

Check below the complete results of XFC International 6:

Main card:
Deivison Ribeiro def. Waylon Lowe via TKO (R4, 0:11)
Vanessa Guimaraes def. Vanessa Melo via split decision
Edgar Garcia def. Julio Rodrigues via split decision
Taila Santos venceu Rachael Cummins via TKO (R1, 3:28)

Undercard:
Alejandro Abomohor venceu Luan Gazzeta via TKO (R1, 0:27)
Poliana Botelho def. Karina Rodriguez via TKO (R3, 2:15)
Daniel Virgilio def. Lerryan Douglas via submission (guillotine) (R1, 3:22)
Debora Ferreira def. Julia Borisova via unanimous decision
James Gray def. Lucas Moraes via submission (triangle choke) (R1, 1:25)
Silvaneide Pereira def. Vuokko Katainen via majority decision
Alfredo Morales def. Marcelo Barreira via submission (armbar) (R1, 1:18)
Diogo Sotero def. Diogo D’Avila via KO (R2, 3:02)
Steven Newel def. Wesley do Nascimento via TKO (R3, 2:42)

Deivison Ribeiro needed four rounds to defend his XFC International featherweight championship.

Fighting UFC veteran Waylon Lowe in the main event of Saturday night’s XFCi 6 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the Brazilian improved his MMA record to 26-9 (with one no-contest) with a TKO victory 11 seconds into the fourth round.

“I did an intelligent fight and knocked him out with one of my best weapons, the high kick,” Ribeiro said after the fight. His next title defense is slated for Jan. 24 against UFC veteran Junior Assuncao. “It’s a tough challenge ahead, and I’m motivated to defend my title again.”

According to a release from XFC International, Lowe announced his retirement from the sport at the TKO loss. Lowe, who went 2-2 under the UFC banner between 2010-11, hangs his gloves with a 14-6 (with one no-contest) MMA record.

Check below the complete results of XFC International 6:

Main card:
Deivison Ribeiro def. Waylon Lowe via TKO (R4, 0:11)
Vanessa Guimaraes def. Vanessa Melo via split decision
Edgar Garcia def. Julio Rodrigues via split decision
Taila Santos venceu Rachael Cummins via TKO (R1, 3:28)

Undercard:
Alejandro Abomohor venceu Luan Gazzeta via TKO (R1, 0:27)
Poliana Botelho def. Karina Rodriguez via TKO (R3, 2:15)
Daniel Virgilio def. Lerryan Douglas via submission (guillotine) (R1, 3:22)
Debora Ferreira def. Julia Borisova via unanimous decision
James Gray def. Lucas Moraes via submission (triangle choke) (R1, 1:25)
Silvaneide Pereira def. Vuokko Katainen via majority decision
Alfredo Morales def. Marcelo Barreira via submission (armbar) (R1, 1:18)
Diogo Sotero def. Diogo D’Avila via KO (R2, 3:02)
Steven Newel def. Wesley do Nascimento via TKO (R3, 2:42)

UFC veteran Waylon Lowe wants to ‘turn things around’ in Brazil, stay busy

Waylon Lowe has found a home for himself in the featherweight division, and he’s going to hostile territory again for his first title since leaving the UFC.

In his first trip to Brazil this past April, Lowe battled Marcos dos Santos for three rounds in the main event of XFC International 4, but two of the judges scored the bout in favor of the Brazilian. The decision was so controversial that Brazilian MMA Confederation (CBMMA) overturned it to a no-contest, and XFC promoters awarded Lowe a shot at the featherweight title.

“It was pretty a one-sided fight,” Lowe told MMAFighting.com of his bout with dos Santos earlier this year. “It was the first I ever fought outside the United States, so I thought it would be a lot different. I just didn’t know what to expect. Now I’m more used to it.

“It’s the same,” he continued. “I knew that the Brazilian fans were passionate and that they would be loud, so I anticipated that.”

Lowe feels “relaxed, calm and confident” heading into XFC International 6. Headlining Saturday night’s card in Sao Paulo against 145-pound champion Deivison Ribeiro live on free TV in Brazil, Lowe doesn’t know what to expect from “Dragon.”

“I don’t know what to expect. I expect it to be a tough fight,” he said. “I think he’s gonna keep the distance, doing a lot of backing up. You know, trying to keep me on the outside. That’s what I think he’s going to do. I don’t think he’ll come forward. I think he’ll stay away.”

Lowe, who fought for the UFC, WSOF and Bellator during his 20-fight career, changed a few things in his training regime for the five-round bout, even if he doesn’t expect it to go 25 minutes.

“I did more cardio, I did more rounds,” he said. “I think I’ll have to mix it up and do a little bit of both (ground and striking). I think I’m gonna knock him out.

“It’s the turnaround. I want to turn everything around with a win here. That’s how I’m motivated. I’m ready to go.”

Lowe entered the UFC in 2010, when he was in a five-fight winning streak, but couldn’t keep the streak alive inside the Octagon. Wins over Steve Lopez and Willamy Freire were sandwiched by losses to Melvin Guillard and Nik Lentz, and his UFC career was over.

Three years later, he isn’t thinking about the UFC anymore.

“I don’t know. I don’t know if I wanna go anywhere, I just wanna keep fighting,” Lowe said. “Whoever keeps me the busiest, there’s where I wanna be. You know, just fight the most that I can, as long as I can.

“Whatever, man. Whatever. It’s the same to me.”

Taking place at the Castelo Branco gymnasium in Araraquara, Sao Paulo, XFC International 6 will crown the first XFCi women’s strawweight champion in the co-main event, with Vanessa Guimaraes (3-2) taking on Vanessa Melo (3-2).

Waylon Lowe has found a home for himself in the featherweight division, and he’s going to hostile territory again for his first title since leaving the UFC.

In his first trip to Brazil this past April, Lowe battled Marcos dos Santos for three rounds in the main event of XFC International 4, but two of the judges scored the bout in favor of the Brazilian. The decision was so controversial that Brazilian MMA Confederation (CBMMA) overturned it to a no-contest, and XFC promoters awarded Lowe a shot at the featherweight title.

“It was pretty a one-sided fight,” Lowe told MMAFighting.com of his bout with dos Santos earlier this year. “It was the first I ever fought outside the United States, so I thought it would be a lot different. I just didn’t know what to expect. Now I’m more used to it.

“It’s the same,” he continued. “I knew that the Brazilian fans were passionate and that they would be loud, so I anticipated that.”

Lowe feels “relaxed, calm and confident” heading into XFC International 6. Headlining Saturday night’s card in Sao Paulo against 145-pound champion Deivison Ribeiro live on free TV in Brazil, Lowe doesn’t know what to expect from “Dragon.”

“I don’t know what to expect. I expect it to be a tough fight,” he said. “I think he’s gonna keep the distance, doing a lot of backing up. You know, trying to keep me on the outside. That’s what I think he’s going to do. I don’t think he’ll come forward. I think he’ll stay away.”

Lowe, who fought for the UFC, WSOF and Bellator during his 20-fight career, changed a few things in his training regime for the five-round bout, even if he doesn’t expect it to go 25 minutes.

“I did more cardio, I did more rounds,” he said. “I think I’ll have to mix it up and do a little bit of both (ground and striking). I think I’m gonna knock him out.

“It’s the turnaround. I want to turn everything around with a win here. That’s how I’m motivated. I’m ready to go.”

Lowe entered the UFC in 2010, when he was in a five-fight winning streak, but couldn’t keep the streak alive inside the Octagon. Wins over Steve Lopez and Willamy Freire were sandwiched by losses to Melvin Guillard and Nik Lentz, and his UFC career was over.

Three years later, he isn’t thinking about the UFC anymore.

“I don’t know. I don’t know if I wanna go anywhere, I just wanna keep fighting,” Lowe said. “Whoever keeps me the busiest, there’s where I wanna be. You know, just fight the most that I can, as long as I can.

“Whatever, man. Whatever. It’s the same to me.”

Taking place at the Castelo Branco gymnasium in Araraquara, Sao Paulo, XFC International 6 will crown the first XFCi women’s strawweight champion in the co-main event, with Vanessa Guimaraes (3-2) taking on Vanessa Melo (3-2).