A month before his next UFC title defense, Jose Aldo was hospitalized in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The UFC featherweight champion, who is scheduled to defend his title against Chad Mendes at UFC 179 on Oct. 25, was hospitalized on Friday and diagnosed with kidney stones. According to a report from Combate, he was released from the hospital on the same day.
“Aldo has this renal calculi issue since he was 16 years old. After his fight against ‘Korean Zombie,’ he also expelled a stone. Same thing last week,” Aldo’s coach and manager Andre Pederneiras said. “It started with a little pain, he was then hospitalized, took some serum and anti-inflammatory, and then he expelled the stone.”
A month before his next UFC title defense, Jose Aldo was hospitalized in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The UFC featherweight champion, who is scheduled to defend his title against Chad Mendes at UFC 179 on Oct. 25, was hospitalized on Friday and diagnosed with kidney stones. According to a report from Combate, he was released from the hospital on the same day.
“Aldo has this renal calculi issue since he was 16 years old. After his fight against ‘Korean Zombie,’ he also expelled a stone. Same thing last week,” Aldo’s coach and manager Andre Pederneiras said. “It started with a little pain, he was then hospitalized, took some serum and anti-inflammatory, and then he expelled the stone.”
Patricky “Pitbull” Freire will battle Marcin Held for the Bellator lightweight tournament final Friday night in Phoenix, and he’s got all the extra motivation he needed on Sept. 5.
At the Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut, 21 days before his second tournament final, Patricky’s younger brother, Patricio “Pitbull” Freire became the Bellator featherweight champion with a unanimous decision victory over Pat Curran.
The older “Pitbull” brother now wants to bring another title to his family on Sept. 26.
“I’m very motivated for this fight because it’s a tournament final,” Patricky Freire told MMAFighting.com. “I got to a tournament final once in 2011, but lost. This time, I won’t lose. I want my shot at the title.”
On the final weeks of his training camp, “Pitbull” trained right next to his brother’s Bellator 145-pound title.
“My brother left his belt on the mat, so I was looking at it while I trained for this fight,” he said. “It inspired me. I will be the next title challenger.”
“Pitbull” guarantees a shot at the lightweight title with a win over Held at Bellator 126, but he’s not looking past “dangerous” Held.
Held enters the tournament final coming off four consecutive victories with four finishes. Like Freire, he’s heading into his second tournament final after coming up short in the first one.
“He’s a dangerous fighter, has a good jiu-jitsu,” Freire said. “His ground game very is similar to (Rousimar) Palhares’. He likes to go for kneebars and heel hooks from any position. And he trained with Anthony Pettis, so I’m pretty sure he worked his striking and will be ready for everything in this fight.”
“I hope I can get another knockout in this fight, but a submission would also be nice,” said Frerie, who stopped his last couple opponents. “He gives a lot of openings when he’s attacking for submissions. He tries to tap you, but gives his back and even his foot.”
The winner of Held-Freire will likely meet whoever wins between Brooks and Chandler, who rematch for the 155-pound gold on Nov. 15 in San Diego.
“They are both great fighters, and I expect another war between them,” the Brazilian said. “I thought Michael Chandler would win the first one, but Will Brooks showed how tough he is. This time, it’s even harder to pick, but I’ll say Chandler wins. I’ve fought him before and I know he’s a monster.”
Freire picks Chandler to win, but that doesn’t mean he’s hoping he wins so he can avenge his first Bellator loss.
“I think it would be better for the promotion if Chandler wins because it would be a rematch, it would sell better, but I don’t care,” he said. “Let the best man win, and I will get ready to fight and beat him.”
Patricky “Pitbull” Freire will battle Marcin Held for the Bellator lightweight tournament final Friday night in Phoenix, and he’s got all the extra motivation he needed on Sept. 5.
At the Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut, 21 days before his second tournament final, Patricky’s younger brother, Patricio “Pitbull” Freire became the Bellator featherweight champion with a unanimous decision victory over Pat Curran.
The older “Pitbull” brother now wants to bring another title to his family on Sept. 26.
“I’m very motivated for this fight because it’s a tournament final,” Patricky Freire told MMAFighting.com. “I got to a tournament final once in 2011, but lost. This time, I won’t lose. I want my shot at the title.”
On the final weeks of his training camp, “Pitbull” trained right next to his brother’s Bellator 145-pound title.
“My brother left his belt on the mat, so I was looking at it while I trained for this fight,” he said. “It inspired me. I will be the next title challenger.”
“Pitbull” guarantees a shot at the lightweight title with a win over Held at Bellator 126, but he’s not looking past “dangerous” Held.
Held enters the tournament final coming off four consecutive victories with four finishes. Like Freire, he’s heading into his second tournament final after coming up short in the first one.
“He’s a dangerous fighter, has a good jiu-jitsu,” Freire said. “His ground game very is similar to (Rousimar) Palhares’. He likes to go for kneebars and heel hooks from any position. And he trained with Anthony Pettis, so I’m pretty sure he worked his striking and will be ready for everything in this fight.”
“I hope I can get another knockout in this fight, but a submission would also be nice,” said Frerie, who stopped his last couple opponents. “He gives a lot of openings when he’s attacking for submissions. He tries to tap you, but gives his back and even his foot.”
The winner of Held-Freire will likely meet whoever wins between Brooks and Chandler, who rematch for the 155-pound gold on Nov. 15 in San Diego.
“They are both great fighters, and I expect another war between them,” the Brazilian said. “I thought Michael Chandler would win the first one, but Will Brooks showed how tough he is. This time, it’s even harder to pick, but I’ll say Chandler wins. I’ve fought him before and I know he’s a monster.”
Freire picks Chandler to win, but that doesn’t mean he’s hoping he wins so he can avenge his first Bellator loss.
“I think it would be better for the promotion if Chandler wins because it would be a rematch, it would sell better, but I don’t care,” he said. “Let the best man win, and I will get ready to fight and beat him.”
Both Martin (8-2) and Camoes (14-8-1) enter the match-up on a losing skid. Martin is 0-2 in the Octagon following losses to Rashid Magomedov and Beneil Dariush, while “Morango” looks for his first win since 2012 after coming up short against Melvin Guillard and Jim Miller.
UFC 179 takes place at the Maracanazinho gymnasium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and is headlined by a featherweight title fight between Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes.
The following fight card in Brazil, scheduled for Nov. 8 in Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, also has a new pair of fights set.
Riding a five-fight winning streak, Nina Ansaroff (6-3) makes her UFC debut against Juliana Lima (6-2), a fellow Invicta FC veteran who looks to rebound following a unanimous decision loss to Joanna Jędrzejczyk in her first UFC fight.
In the welterweight division, Colby Covington is set to take on TUF: Brazil 3 alum Wagner Silva. American Top Team’s Covington (6-0) finished Anying Wang in his UFC debut in August, while Silva looks for his first win in the Octagon after tapping to Ricardo Abreu in a middleweight bout in May.
With Mauricio Rua vs. Jimi Manuwa in the main event, UFC Fight Night 56 takes place at the Tancredo Neves Gymnasium in Uberlandia.
Both Martin (8-2) and Camoes (14-8-1) enter the match-up on a losing skid. Martin is 0-2 in the Octagon following losses to Rashid Magomedov and Beneil Dariush, while “Morango” looks for his first win since 2012 after coming up short against Melvin Guillard and Jim Miller.
UFC 179 takes place at the Maracanazinho gymnasium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and is headlined by a featherweight title fight between Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes.
The following fight card in Brazil, scheduled for Nov. 8 in Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, also has a new pair of fights set.
Riding a five-fight winning streak, Nina Ansaroff (6-3) makes her UFC debut against Juliana Lima (6-2), a fellow Invicta FC veteran who looks to rebound following a unanimous decision loss to Joanna J?drzejczyk in her first UFC fight.
In the welterweight division, Colby Covington is set to take on TUF: Brazil 3 alum Wagner Silva. American Top Team’s Covington (6-0) finished Anying Wang in his UFC debut in August, while Silva looks for his first win in the Octagon after tapping to Ricardo Abreu in a middleweight bout in May.
With Mauricio Rua vs. Jimi Manuwa in the main event, UFC Fight Night 56 takes place at the Tancredo Neves Gymnasium in Uberlandia.
Fresh off the biggest win of his MMA career, Rafael dos Anjos has a new fight booked in the UFC.
dos Anjos, who recently scored back-to-back knockouts over Jason High and Ben Henderson inside the Octagon, is set to take on Nate Diaz in the co-main event of UFC on FOX 13 in Dec. 13, and he wasn’t expecting to meet Diaz in his next bout.
“I was a little surprised (when they offer me the Diaz fight),” dos Anjos told MMAFighting.com, “But the title fight is already scheduled, Khabib (Nurmagomedov) is injured, (Donald) Cerrone and Eddie Alvarez are set to fight. Everybody is scheduled to fight, so Nate Diaz is back. He’s a tough fighter who fought for the title already, and he has a good name, so I think it’s a good fight for me.”
The Brazilian lightweight competed three times since Diaz’s last fight, and he sees that as an extra advantage when they meet in Phoenix.
“He hasn’t fought in a while, and I’m coming off a good streak,” he said. “I’ve fought three times in five months, and I’m going for my fourth fight this year, so that’s an advantage for me.”
With a jiu-jitsu background, dos Anjos showed that his striking classes with Rafael Cordeiro are paying off. With Diaz up next, he wants to go 3-0 in eight months with three knockout finishes.
“I like to fight opponents that are taller than me. I think it’s a good match-up for me,” the Brazilian said. “His fighting style doesn’t help him. Keeping your hands low is dangerous. I will throw my hands hard on him. I’m going for the knockout – my third straight knockout.
“I will work with a lot of kicks, and he doesn’t kick that much. And I can also take him down and work on top. That’s the game plan.”
Competing in a stacked lightweight division, dos Anjos hopes to be the next in line for the 155-pound gold after he finishes Diaz a week after Anthony Pettis vs. Gilbert Melendez.
“I think so. I hope so,” he said. “Khabib is out with an injury, Melendez is fighting for the title now, and I’ve beaten Cerrone already. Alvarez got to the UFC now and makes no sense to have him fighting for the title if he beats Cerrone. I think I should have the next title shot.”
Fresh off the biggest win of his MMA career, Rafael dos Anjos has a new fight booked in the UFC.
dos Anjos, who recently scored back-to-back knockouts over Jason High and Ben Henderson inside the Octagon, is set to take on Nate Diaz in the co-main event of UFC on FOX 13 in Dec. 13, and he wasn’t expecting to meet Diaz in his next bout.
“I was a little surprised (when they offer me the Diaz fight),” dos Anjos told MMAFighting.com, “But the title fight is already scheduled, Khabib (Nurmagomedov) is injured, (Donald) Cerrone and Eddie Alvarez are set to fight. Everybody is scheduled to fight, so Nate Diaz is back. He’s a tough fighter who fought for the title already, and he has a good name, so I think it’s a good fight for me.”
The Brazilian lightweight competed three times since Diaz’s last fight, and he sees that as an extra advantage when they meet in Phoenix.
“He hasn’t fought in a while, and I’m coming off a good streak,” he said. “I’ve fought three times in five months, and I’m going for my fourth fight this year, so that’s an advantage for me.”
With a jiu-jitsu background, dos Anjos showed that his striking classes with Rafael Cordeiro are paying off. With Diaz up next, he wants to go 3-0 in eight months with three knockout finishes.
“I like to fight opponents that are taller than me. I think it’s a good match-up for me,” the Brazilian said. “His fighting style doesn’t help him. Keeping your hands low is dangerous. I will throw my hands hard on him. I’m going for the knockout – my third straight knockout.
“I will work with a lot of kicks, and he doesn’t kick that much. And I can also take him down and work on top. That’s the game plan.”
Competing in a stacked lightweight division, dos Anjos hopes to be the next in line for the 155-pound gold after he finishes Diaz a week after Anthony Pettis vs. Gilbert Melendez.
“I think so. I hope so,” he said. “Khabib is out with an injury, Melendez is fighting for the title now, and I’ve beaten Cerrone already. Alvarez got to the UFC now and makes no sense to have him fighting for the title if he beats Cerrone. I think I should have the next title shot.”
Titan Fighting Championship returns Friday night to CBS Sports Network, and the promotion had to work fast to get Pedro Nobre a new opponent for Titan FC 30.
Nobre, a UFC veteran who was initially scheduled to take on Nick Mamalis in the main card’s opening bout, now takes Nick Honstein in a 130-pound catchweight fight, Titan FC president and CEO Jeff Aronson told MMAFighting.com.
Australia’s Honstein (16-7) makes his Titan FC debut riding a four-fight winning streak, while Nobre (16-2-1, 1 no-contest) looks to extend his undefeated streak to six bouts.
Headlined by a five-round light heavyweight title fight between 205-pound champion Jason Brilz and jiu-jitsu specialist Vinny Magalhaes, Titan FC 30 takes place at the Cedar Park Center in Cedar Park, Texas, on Sept. 26.
The complete fight card is the following:
Main card: Jason Brilz vs. Vinny Magalhaes Anthony Gutierrez vs. Walel Watson Gleristone Santos vs. Robert Washington Richie Martinez vs. Le’Ville Simpson Pedro Nobre vs. Nick Honstein
Undercard: Todd Moore vs. EJ Brooks Nick Gonzalez vs. Warren Stewart Cody Williams vs. Xavier Siller Adam Nijem vs. Gabriel Carrillo Matt Mazurek vs. Charles Adkison Kevin Troyer vs. Eric Hendon Phil Platt vs. Julian Shore
Titan Fighting Championship returns Friday night to CBS Sports Network, and the promotion had to work fast to get Pedro Nobre a new opponent for Titan FC 30.
Nobre, a UFC veteran who was initially scheduled to take on Nick Mamalis in the main card’s opening bout, now takes Nick Honstein in a 130-pound catchweight fight, Titan FC president and CEO Jeff Aronson told MMAFighting.com.
Australia’s Honstein (16-7) makes his Titan FC debut riding a four-fight winning streak, while Nobre (16-2-1, 1 no-contest) looks to extend his undefeated streak to six bouts.
Headlined by a five-round light heavyweight title fight between 205-pound champion Jason Brilz and jiu-jitsu specialist Vinny Magalhaes, Titan FC 30 takes place at the Cedar Park Center in Cedar Park, Texas, on Sept. 26.
The complete fight card is the following:
Main card: Jason Brilz vs. Vinny Magalhaes Anthony Gutierrez vs. Walel Watson Gleristone Santos vs. Robert Washington Richie Martinez vs. Le’Ville Simpson Pedro Nobre vs. Nick Honstein
Undercard: Todd Moore vs. EJ Brooks Nick Gonzalez vs. Warren Stewart Cody Williams vs. Xavier Siller Adam Nijem vs. Gabriel Carrillo Matt Mazurek vs. Charles Adkison Kevin Troyer vs. Eric Hendon Phil Platt vs. Julian Shore
Thiago Alves scored his first UFC win since 2011 with a unanimous decision over Seth Baczynski in April, but the Brazilian welterweight was once again sidelined with an injury a couple months later.
Forced out of a UFC Fight Night 49 match-up against Jordan Mein in August due to a knee injury, “Pitbull” should be good to make his return to the Octagon in late 2014.
“’Pitbull’ is fine and back to training after a knee injury,” Alves’ physical conditioning coach Everton Bittar told MMAFighting.com. “He’s coming back to technical and physical training, eyeing to be ready to fight later this year.”
Alves, a former UFC title contender, only fought twice since 2012, but Bittar is confident that the American Top Team welterweight will be back to the top when he gets back in action.
“We’re not setting a timetable for his return yet, but we will work hard to get him in shape as soon as possible,” he said. “Thiago is a disciplined athlete, works hard, and is focused on his return. As he did in April, he will be ready to take his division by storm.”
Thiago Alves scored his first UFC win since 2011 with a unanimous decision over Seth Baczynski in April, but the Brazilian welterweight was once again sidelined with an injury a couple months later.
Forced out of a UFC Fight Night 49 match-up against Jordan Mein in August due to a knee injury, “Pitbull” should be good to make his return to the Octagon in late 2014.
“’Pitbull’ is fine and back to training after a knee injury,” Alves’ physical conditioning coach Everton Bittar told MMAFighting.com. “He’s coming back to technical and physical training, eyeing to be ready to fight later this year.”
Alves, a former UFC title contender, only fought twice since 2012, but Bittar is confident that the American Top Team welterweight will be back to the top when he gets back in action.
“We’re not setting a timetable for his return yet, but we will work hard to get him in shape as soon as possible,” he said. “Thiago is a disciplined athlete, works hard, and is focused on his return. As he did in April, he will be ready to take his division by storm.”
