Vitor Miranda will have to cut weight for his next bout under the UFC banner.
The Team Nogueira fighter, who came up short against Antonio Carlos Junior at The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 heavyweight final in May, will cut down to 185 pounds for his clash against RFA middleweight champion Jake Collier at UFC Fight Night 58 on Dec. 20 in Brazil.
MMAFighting.com confirmed the match-up with sources close to the situation following a report from MMA Junkie.
Miranda (9-4) entered the UFC reality show after winning four straight in Brazil, with two submissions and two knockouts. Miranda made it to the TUF final after finishing Bruno Silva, Antonio Branjao and Richardson Moreira in the heavyweight division.
Collier (8-1), who finished four of his five opponents in his current winning streak, won the vacant Resurrection Fighting Alliance middleweight title with a first-round submission over Gabriel Checco on Oct. 10.
UFC Fight Night 58 takes place at the Jose Correa Gymnasium in Barueri, Brazil, on Dec. 20. Here’s the current fight card:
Vitor Miranda will have to cut weight for his next bout under the UFC banner.
The Team Nogueira fighter, who came up short against Antonio Carlos Junior at The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 heavyweight final in May, will cut down to 185 pounds for his clash against RFA middleweight champion Jake Collier at UFC Fight Night 58 on Dec. 20 in Brazil.
MMAFighting.com confirmed the match-up with sources close to the situation following a report from MMA Junkie.
Miranda (9-4) entered the UFC reality show after winning four straight in Brazil, with two submissions and two knockouts. Miranda made it to the TUF final after finishing Bruno Silva, Antonio Branjao and Richardson Moreira in the heavyweight division.
Collier (8-1), who finished four of his five opponents in his current winning streak, won the vacant Resurrection Fighting Alliance middleweight title with a first-round submission over Gabriel Checco on Oct. 10.
UFC Fight Night 58 takes place at the Jose Correa Gymnasium in Barueri, Brazil, on Dec. 20. Here’s the current fight card:
Thiago Alves and Jordan Mein, who were scheduled to meet at the UFC Fight Night 49 card in August, will collide at the UFC 183 pay-per-view show on Jan. 31 in Las Vegas, the promotion announced today.
Forced out of the UFN 49 with a knee injury, Alves was replaced by Mike Pyle, who suffered a 72-second knockout by the hands of Mein. Winner of five of his last six bouts, Mein (29-9) also defeated former Shooto welterweight champion Hernani Perpetuo in his current winning streak.
Alves (20-9) will make his return to the Octagon after being sidelined with another injury. The American Top Team welterweight, who fought only once since March of 2012, looks to build a win streak to get closer to another shot at the UFC title. In his last appearance, “Pitbull” defeated Seth Baczynski at UFC on FOX 11.
UFC 183 will be headlined by a middleweight contest between former champion Anderson Silva and MMA star Nick Diaz.
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Thiago Alves and Jordan Mein, who were scheduled to meet at the UFC Fight Night 49 card in August, will collide at the UFC 183 pay-per-view show on Jan. 31 in Las Vegas, the promotion announced today.
Forced out of the UFN 49 with a knee injury, Alves was replaced by Mike Pyle, who suffered a 72-second knockout by the hands of Mein. Winner of five of his last six bouts, Mein (29-9) also defeated former Shooto welterweight champion Hernani Perpetuo in his current winning streak.
Alves (20-9) will make his return to the Octagon after being sidelined with another injury. The American Top Team welterweight, who fought only once since March of 2012, looks to build a win streak to get closer to another shot at the UFC title. In his last appearance, “Pitbull” defeated Seth Baczynski at UFC on FOX 11.
UFC 183 will be headlined by a middleweight contest between former champion Anderson Silva and MMA star Nick Diaz.
Dan Miller will finally make his return to the Octagon.
After a 1-1 run in the welterweight division, Miller will move back to 185 pounds to face TUF: Brazil’s Daniel Sarafian at UFC Fight Night 58 in Barueri, Brazil, on Dec. 20. The promotion officially announced the match-up on Thursday.
Miller (14-7, 1 no-contest) decided to cut down to 170 pounds after winning five of his 10 UFC bouts as a middleweight. Miller made his welterweight debut in 2012, tapping Ricardo Funch with a guillotine choke, but suffered a first-round TKO to Jordan Mein in his last UFC bout, in March of 2013.
Sarafian (8-5) has also decided to return to his original weight class after a submission loss to Kiichi Kunimoto at 170 pounds earlier this year. Sarafian, who moved to the United States to train with C.B. Dollaway and Ryan Bader for his next bout, is 1-3 under the UFC banner.
UFC Fight Night 58 takes place at the Jose Correa Gymnasium in Barueri, Brazil, and features Lyoto Machida vs. C.B. Dollaway in the main event. Former bantamweight champion Renan Barao battles Mitch Gagnon in the co-main slot.
Dan Miller will finally make his return to the Octagon.
After a 1-1 run in the welterweight division, Miller will move back to 185 pounds to face TUF: Brazil’s Daniel Sarafian at UFC Fight Night 58 in Barueri, Brazil, on Dec. 20. The promotion officially announced the match-up on Thursday.
Miller (14-7, 1 no-contest) decided to cut down to 170 pounds after winning five of his 10 UFC bouts as a middleweight. Miller made his welterweight debut in 2012, tapping Ricardo Funch with a guillotine choke, but suffered a first-round TKO to Jordan Mein in his last UFC bout, in March of 2013.
Sarafian (8-5) has also decided to return to his original weight class after a submission loss to Kiichi Kunimoto at 170 pounds earlier this year. Sarafian, who moved to the United States to train with C.B. Dollaway and Ryan Bader for his next bout, is 1-3 under the UFC banner.
UFC Fight Night 58 takes place at the Jose Correa Gymnasium in Barueri, Brazil, and features Lyoto Machida vs. C.B. Dollaway in the main event. Former bantamweight champion Renan Barao battles Mitch Gagnon in the co-main slot.
Eduardo Dantas lost the Bellator bantamweight title to Joe Warren on Oct. 10, but he wants another five rounds against “The Baddest Man on the Planet.” Dantas held the 135-pound championship for two and a half years, and he feels he deserves an immediate rematch after a unanimous decision loss in Thackerville, Okla.
“I want this rematch. I want to fight him again,” “Dudu” told MMAFighting.com after Bellator 128. “I believe I deserve it because I was the champion for two years, I waited for Bellator to do tournaments so I could fight again, and defended my title twice. And I don’t think he defeated me convincingly. We need to fight again. He really is a tough athlete, but he didn’t defeat me convincingly.
“I want to get the title back,” he added. “I have no injuries at all. I will get back to training next week to train and fix my mistakes. I promise you a new ‘Dudu’ Dantas, more intelligent and more aggressive. I will focus and train more wrestling now.”
Dantas won’t protest the judges’ call, and won’t even talk about the illegal kick Warren landed in the fifth round, which could have led to a draw if the referee had deducted a point. The Brazilian says Warren deservedly won, but still has “unfinished business” with the new champion.
“It was a tough fight, and it was Warren’s night. He did everything right, did the right strategy and won, but I didn’t fight well,” he said. “I don’t understand what happened. I didn’t do any combinations I trained, I didn’t do anything.
“I was in the best shape of my life, I was well prepared, but I don’t know what happened to me. It was his night, and he won. It was his night, but I still think we have unfinished business. I didn’t do 20 percent of what I’m capable of.”
The Nova Uniao fighter wasn’t surprised by anything Warren did in the bout, but that was not enough to stop his attacks.
“He did everything I expected him to do in the fight, but I was seconds behind him,” Dantas said. “I knew he would try to take me down to avoid standing with me, throw knees in the clinch and everything, but knowing he would do it wasn’t enough to stop him from doing it.”
Dantas drops to 6-1 under the Bellator banner with this loss, while Warren improves to 10-2 inside the promotion’s cage.
Eduardo Dantas lost the Bellator bantamweight title to Joe Warren on Oct. 10, but he wants another five rounds against “The Baddest Man on the Planet.” Dantas held the 135-pound championship for two and a half years, and he feels he deserves an immediate rematch after a unanimous decision loss in Thackerville, Okla.
“I want this rematch. I want to fight him again,” “Dudu” told MMAFighting.com after Bellator 128. “I believe I deserve it because I was the champion for two years, I waited for Bellator to do tournaments so I could fight again, and defended my title twice. And I don’t think he defeated me convincingly. We need to fight again. He really is a tough athlete, but he didn’t defeat me convincingly.
“I want to get the title back,” he added. “I have no injuries at all. I will get back to training next week to train and fix my mistakes. I promise you a new ‘Dudu’ Dantas, more intelligent and more aggressive. I will focus and train more wrestling now.”
Dantas won’t protest the judges’ call, and won’t even talk about the illegal kick Warren landed in the fifth round, which could have led to a draw if the referee had deducted a point. The Brazilian says Warren deservedly won, but still has “unfinished business” with the new champion.
“It was a tough fight, and it was Warren’s night. He did everything right, did the right strategy and won, but I didn’t fight well,” he said. “I don’t understand what happened. I didn’t do any combinations I trained, I didn’t do anything.
“I was in the best shape of my life, I was well prepared, but I don’t know what happened to me. It was his night, and he won. It was his night, but I still think we have unfinished business. I didn’t do 20 percent of what I’m capable of.”
The Nova Uniao fighter wasn’t surprised by anything Warren did in the bout, but that was not enough to stop his attacks.
“He did everything I expected him to do in the fight, but I was seconds behind him,” Dantas said. “I knew he would try to take me down to avoid standing with me, throw knees in the clinch and everything, but knowing he would do it wasn’t enough to stop him from doing it.”
Dantas drops to 6-1 under the Bellator banner with this loss, while Warren improves to 10-2 inside the promotion’s cage.
The UFC hopes to do hold a MMA event in a soccer stadium in Brazil one day, but it won’t be the first promotion to do it.
Shooto Brazil 52 is expected to take place at the Joaquim Americo Guimaraes stadium, also known as Arena da Baixada, on Dec. 5. Shooto officials have yet to officially announce the deal, but G3 United, responsible for sponsorships and events at the stadium, already is advertising the MMA event on its official website.
Arena da Baixada was one of the stadiums to host games during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The stadium holds approximately 43,000 fans for soccer matches.
According to G3 United, Shooto Brazil 52 will feature 12 MMA bouts, including five championship fights. Marcio Cromado, leader of RFT, confirmed to MMAFighting.com that Luiz Gustavo Dutra vs. Carlos Alexandre Pereira, for the welterweight belt, will be one of the title match-ups on the card.
“The rematch is set for Dec. 5 in Curitiba,” Cromado told MMAFighting.com. “It’s going to be the best event of the year.”
Pereira originally defeated Dutra via split decision at Shooto Brazil 49 on Aug. 24, but the controversial result was overturned to a no-contest by the Brazilian MMA Confederation (CBMMA) after five judges reviewed the bout, and all five judges scored it in favor of Dutra.
The current Shooto Brazil champions are Gilberto Dias (strawweight), Alexandre Pantoja (flyweight), Raoni Barcelos (featherweight), Ronys Torres (lightweight), Ismael de Jesus (middleweight) and Carlos Eduardo “Cachorrao” (light heavyweight). The bantamweight, welterweight and heavyweight titles are currently vacant.
The UFC hopes to do hold a MMA event in a soccer stadium in Brazil one day, but it won’t be the first promotion to do it.
Shooto Brazil 52 is expected to take place at the Joaquim Americo Guimaraes stadium, also known as Arena da Baixada, on Dec. 5. Shooto officials have yet to officially announce the deal, but G3 United, responsible for sponsorships and events at the stadium, already is advertising the MMA event on its official website.
Arena da Baixada was one of the stadiums to host games during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The stadium holds approximately 43,000 fans for soccer matches.
According to G3 United, Shooto Brazil 52 will feature 12 MMA bouts, including five championship fights. Marcio Cromado, leader of RFT, confirmed to MMAFighting.com that Luiz Gustavo Dutra vs. Carlos Alexandre Pereira, for the welterweight belt, will be one of the title match-ups on the card.
“The rematch is set for Dec. 5 in Curitiba,” Cromado told MMAFighting.com. “It’s going to be the best event of the year.”
Pereira originally defeated Dutra via split decision at Shooto Brazil 49 on Aug. 24, but the controversial result was overturned to a no-contest by the Brazilian MMA Confederation (CBMMA) after five judges reviewed the bout, and all five judges scored it in favor of Dutra.
The current Shooto Brazil champions are Gilberto Dias (strawweight), Alexandre Pantoja (flyweight), Raoni Barcelos (featherweight), Ronys Torres (lightweight), Ismael de Jesus (middleweight) and Carlos Eduardo “Cachorrao” (light heavyweight). The bantamweight, welterweight and heavyweight titles are currently vacant.
A pair of Bellator veterans will collide at the upcoming Titan FC card in Tampa, Fla.
Tyler Stinson and Jose Figueroa, welterweight veterans who fought for promotions like Bellator, Strikeforce and M-1 Global, will clash in a late addition to the main card of Titan FC 31 on Oct. 31, Titan FC COO Lex McMahon confirmed to MMAFighting.com following a report by MMA Junkie.
Stinson (27-10) makes his Titan FC debut coming off a loss to UFC’s Josh Burkman at WSOF 9. “The Evolution,” who fought the likes of Tarec Saffiedine and Jordan Main in Strikeforce, was 4-0 since leaving the promotion in 2012.
Figueroa (13-6), a former M-1 Global lightweight champion, is undefeated since moving up to the welterweight division. In his last bout, the American Top Team product scored a first-round TKO victory over Dominique Steele.
Headlined by a lightweight title fight between Mike Ricci and Yoshiyuki Yoshida, Titan FC 31 takes place at the USF Sun Dome in Tampa. In the co-main event, Miguel Torres looks for his fourth straight win against Desmond Green.
A pair of Bellator veterans will collide at the upcoming Titan FC card in Tampa, Fla.
Tyler Stinson and Jose Figueroa, welterweight veterans who fought for promotions like Bellator, Strikeforce and M-1 Global, will clash in a late addition to the main card of Titan FC 31 on Oct. 31, Titan FC COO Lex McMahon confirmed to MMAFighting.com following a report by MMA Junkie.
Stinson (27-10) makes his Titan FC debut coming off a loss to UFC’s Josh Burkman at WSOF 9. “The Evolution,” who fought the likes of Tarec Saffiedine and Jordan Main in Strikeforce, was 4-0 since leaving the promotion in 2012.
Figueroa (13-6), a former M-1 Global lightweight champion, is undefeated since moving up to the welterweight division. In his last bout, the American Top Team product scored a first-round TKO victory over Dominique Steele.
Headlined by a lightweight title fight between Mike Ricci and Yoshiyuki Yoshida, Titan FC 31 takes place at the USF Sun Dome in Tampa. In the co-main event, Miguel Torres looks for his fourth straight win against Desmond Green.
