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UBERLANDIA, Brazil — Dhiego Lima returned to his original weight class with a unanimous decision win over Jorge Oliveira at UFC Fight Night 56, and it was harder than he expected. The Brazilian prospect, who suffered a first-round TKO loss to Eddi…
UBERLANDIA, Brazil — Dhiego Lima returned to his original weight class with a unanimous decision win over Jorge Oliveira at UFC Fight Night 56, and it was harder than he expected. The Brazilian prospect, who suffered a first-round TKO loss to Eddie Gordon at the TUF 19 middleweight final in July, spoke to MMAFighting.com about his win in Brazil, the change of opponents six days before the bout, fighting under pressure and more.
UBERLANDIA, Brazil — Caio Magalhaes is quietly moving up the ladder in the middleweight division.
Matched up against Trevor Smith at UFC Fight Night 56 in Uberlandia, Brazil, on Nov. 8, the Nova Uniao fighter scored his fourth straight victory with a 31-second knockout, but it didn’t come without controversy.
Magalhaes hurt Smith early in the fight, but the final punch that dropped his opponent was cleared at the back of his head. He followed with more attacks on the ground before the referee stopped the bout.
“I didn’t notice that,” Magalhaes said of the punch to the back of the head. “His coach talked to me after the fight, said I punched the back of his head, but I didn’t notice it. The referee should have stepped in if he saw something, but he was already out from the punch and knee I landed.
Magalhaes has a solution in case Smith tries to appeal the knockout loss to the Brazilian MMA Athletic Commission (CABMMA).
“We can go back in there and fight again if he wants to,” he said with a laugh. “When I made weight and stared at him, I thought ‘Man, I’m going to break this guy tomorrow.’”
“I wasn’t expecting to win that fast, but I wanted to go in there and finish him,” Magalhaes continued. “I wanted to finish him before the third round because he tends to grow during the bout and has a good wrestling, so I wanted to make no mistakes.”
At 4-0 in the UFC since losing to Buddy Roberts in his promotional debut, “Hellboy” finally feels like a professional athlete.
“I got in the UFC with a 5-0 record and lost my debut. After that, I became a professional fighter,” he said. “I’m a jiu-jitsu black belt and know I can knock people out. My opponents have to worry about my striking as well now, not only my jiu-jitsu.”
UBERLANDIA, Brazil — Caio Magalhaes is quietly moving up the ladder in the middleweight division.
Matched up against Trevor Smith at UFC Fight Night 56 in Uberlandia, Brazil, on Nov. 8, the Nova Uniao fighter scored his fourth straight victory with a 31-second knockout, but it didn’t come without controversy.
Magalhaes hurt Smith early in the fight, but the final punch that dropped his opponent was cleared at the back of his head. He followed with more attacks on the ground before the referee stopped the bout.
“I didn’t notice that,” Magalhaes said of the punch to the back of the head. “His coach talked to me after the fight, said I punched the back of his head, but I didn’t notice it. The referee should have stepped in if he saw something, but he was already out from the punch and knee I landed.
Magalhaes has a solution in case Smith tries to appeal the knockout loss to the Brazilian MMA Athletic Commission (CABMMA).
“We can go back in there and fight again if he wants to,” he said with a laugh. “When I made weight and stared at him, I thought ‘Man, I’m going to break this guy tomorrow.’”
“I wasn’t expecting to win that fast, but I wanted to go in there and finish him,” Magalhaes continued. “I wanted to finish him before the third round because he tends to grow during the bout and has a good wrestling, so I wanted to make no mistakes.”
At 4-0 in the UFC since losing to Buddy Roberts in his promotional debut, “Hellboy” finally feels like a professional athlete.
“I got in the UFC with a 5-0 record and lost my debut. After that, I became a professional fighter,” he said. “I’m a jiu-jitsu black belt and know I can knock people out. My opponents have to worry about my striking as well now, not only my jiu-jitsu.”
UBERLANDIA, Brazil — Warlley Alves is considered the best fighter to win a The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil season, but Alan Jouban had to check him online when UFC offered him a fight against the undefeated welterweight at UFC Fight Night 56. Speaking to the Brazilian media, Jouban discussed his upcoming bout, training with Alves’ last opponent at Black House and how he expects to handle Alves his first MMA loss on Saturday night.
UBERLANDIA, Brazil — Warlley Alves is considered the best fighter to win a The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil season, but Alan Jouban had to check him online when UFC offered him a fight against the undefeated welterweight at UFC Fight Night 56. Speaking to the Brazilian media, Jouban discussed his upcoming bout, training with Alves’ last opponent at Black House and how he expects to handle Alves his first MMA loss on Saturday night.
UBERLANDIA, Brazil — Undefeated Warlley Alves returns to his original weight class in a welterweight bout against Alan Jouban at UFC Fight Night 56 in Uberlandia, Brazil, on Nov. 8, but don’t call the X-Gym talent a prospect.
“I don’t see myself as a prospect. Many fighters started as prospects and never become anything, so I work to become a reality,” Alves told the media in Brazil. “I’m focused on fighting and doing what I believe, one step at a time. Everything that happened (at TUF Brazil) was great, but it’s in the past. It’s a new challenge in my career now. I’m 23 years old, I’m still young.”
After finishing Marcio Alexandre Jr. to become the TUF: Brazil 3 middleweight winner in May, Alves helped Ronaldo Souza for his middleweight clash with Gegard Mousasi. Alves gained a few pounds to help “Jacare” in his training camp and had to cut 40 pounds for his welterweight debut, but he doesn’t believe it’s going to be a problem on fight night.
“I cut down from 210 pounds, and I’m feeling faster and stronger,” he said. “I’m ready. Cutting weight was hard, but we made it.”
Alves, who was always close to his teammate Anderson Silva, says that having the former UFC middleweight champion back to X-Gym for his training camp was excellent.
“I’ve learned a few things with him for this fight, some new tricks,” Alves said.
Jouban, who also scored an impressive finish in his UFC debut in August, stopping Seth Baczynski with punches in the first round, told MMAFighting.com he didn’t know Alves when the fight was offered.
“He can say whatever he wants. I’m focused on Saturday night, and he won’t win,” Alves fired back. “People may say ‘oh, Warlley is cocky and arrogant,’ but no. I believe in me. If God believes in me, I have to believe in me as well. I will win.
“He’s tough, likes to brawl. He’s a muay thai fighter, but I had sparrings fighting like him, so I’m ready for anything be brings to the table.”
UBERLANDIA, Brazil — Undefeated Warlley Alves returns to his original weight class in a welterweight bout against Alan Jouban at UFC Fight Night 56 in Uberlandia, Brazil, on Nov. 8, but don’t call the X-Gym talent a prospect.
“I don’t see myself as a prospect. Many fighters started as prospects and never become anything, so I work to become a reality,” Alves told the media in Brazil. “I’m focused on fighting and doing what I believe, one step at a time. Everything that happened (at TUF Brazil) was great, but it’s in the past. It’s a new challenge in my career now. I’m 23 years old, I’m still young.”
After finishing Marcio Alexandre Jr. to become the TUF: Brazil 3 middleweight winner in May, Alves helped Ronaldo Souza for his middleweight clash with Gegard Mousasi. Alves gained a few pounds to help “Jacare” in his training camp and had to cut 40 pounds for his welterweight debut, but he doesn’t believe it’s going to be a problem on fight night.
“I cut down from 210 pounds, and I’m feeling faster and stronger,” he said. “I’m ready. Cutting weight was hard, but we made it.”
Alves, who was always close to his teammate Anderson Silva, says that having the former UFC middleweight champion back to X-Gym for his training camp was excellent.
“I’ve learned a few things with him for this fight, some new tricks,” Alves said.
Jouban, who also scored an impressive finish in his UFC debut in August, stopping Seth Baczynski with punches in the first round, told MMAFighting.com he didn’t know Alves when the fight was offered.
“He can say whatever he wants. I’m focused on Saturday night, and he won’t win,” Alves fired back. “People may say ‘oh, Warlley is cocky and arrogant,’ but no. I believe in me. If God believes in me, I have to believe in me as well. I will win.
“He’s tough, likes to brawl. He’s a muay thai fighter, but I had sparrings fighting like him, so I’m ready for anything be brings to the table.”
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UBERLANDIA, Brazil — Francimar Barroso replaced injured Rafael Cavalcante against Ovince Saint Preux at UFC Fight Night 56, but Jimi Manuwa’s injury left him without an opponent for Saturday night’s card, as OSP was moved to the main event to face Mauricio Rua.
However, Barroso went on, stepped on the scale and made weight at 205 pounds.
UFC officials told MMAFighting.com after the official weigh-ins at the Tancredo Neves gymnasium in Uberlandia, Brazil, that Barroso was asked to cut weight despite the fact that he wouldn’t compete on Saturday night, so they could pay him his show money.
“Shogun” vs. OSP is the only light heavyweight bout on the card, and Barroso will replace either fighter if something happens before Saturday night’s event.
A similar situation recently happened at UFC 177, when Joe Soto was moved from a preliminary bout to replace Renan Barao against UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw in the main event, after the challenger passed out while cutting weight.
UBERLANDIA, Brazil — Francimar Barroso replaced injured Rafael Cavalcante against Ovince Saint Preux at UFC Fight Night 56, but Jimi Manuwa’s injury left him without an opponent for Saturday night’s card, as OSP was moved to the main event to face Mauricio Rua.
However, Barroso went on, stepped on the scale and made weight at 205 pounds.
UFC officials told MMAFighting.com after the official weigh-ins at the Tancredo Neves gymnasium in Uberlandia, Brazil, that Barroso was asked to cut weight despite the fact that he wouldn’t compete on Saturday night, so they could pay him his show money.
“Shogun” vs. OSP is the only light heavyweight bout on the card, and Barroso will replace either fighter if something happens before Saturday night’s event.
A similar situation recently happened at UFC 177, when Joe Soto was moved from a preliminary bout to replace Renan Barao against UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw in the main event, after the challenger passed out while cutting weight.