Author: Matthew Roth

UFC on FX 3 McCall vs Johnson: Live Results and Play by Play

UFC on FX 3 features some great up and coming talent as well as a main event that is sure to bring the house down. Ian McCall and Demetrious Johnson met earlier this year as one half of a tournament to crown the first flyweight champion. Due to some ca…

UFC on FX 3 features some great up and coming talent as well as a main event that is sure to bring the house down. Ian McCall and Demetrious Johnson met earlier this year as one half of a tournament to crown the first flyweight champion. Due to some calculating errors on the part of the Australian commission, the fight ended in controversy and a winner was not decided.

Tonight’s winner will face Joseph Benavidez later this year for the title.  

 

Official Card

Facebook

Jake Hecht vs Sean Pierson

Henry Martinez vs Bernardo Magalhaes

 

Fuel TV 

Buddy Roberts vs Caio Magalhaes

Tim Means vs Justin Salas

Dustin Pague vs Jared Papazian

Leonard Garcia vs Matt Grice

Seth Baczynski vs Lance Benoist

Mike Pierce vs Carlos Eduardo Rocha

 

FX 

Eddie Wineland vs Scott Jorgensen

Mike Pyle vs Josh Neer

Erick Silva vs Charlie Brenneman

Demetrious Johnson vs Ian McCall

 

The Facebook portion of the card starts at 5:00 p.m. ET/2:00 p.m. PT. The Fuel TV card begins at 6:00 p.m. ET/3:00 p.m. PT. The main card airs on FX at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT. 

Be sure to join Bleacher Report for a live discussion of the event. 

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UFC on FX 3: Info and Predictions for Every Fight

UFC on FX 3 marks the end of the semifinals of the UFC flyweight tournament with Ian McCall and Demetrious Johnson squaring off after their first fight ended in controversy. The first bout is an early contender for Fight of the Year, which means there …

UFC on FX 3 marks the end of the semifinals of the UFC flyweight tournament with Ian McCall and Demetrious Johnson squaring off after their first fight ended in controversy. The first bout is an early contender for Fight of the Year, which means there is every reason to expect this fight plays out the exact same way. 

The 12 fight card showcases some of the best young, up-and-coming talent in the UFC. While none of the fighters will be challenged for a title in the near future outside of the main event, the undercard does have some interesting prospects, including the brother of Vinny Magalhaes. 

When the UFC puts together a card that builds future stars, it usually translates to a fun night of fights, which is exactly what we should expect on Friday night. 

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Michael Bisping Hurt, Hector Lombard Steps in to Fight at UFC 149

The big question on everyone’s mind today was, “Who will the UFC find to fight Hector Lombard?”Well, the answer may not be who they expected. Lombard went to Twitter to call out Michael Bisping in hopes of drawing “The Count” as Brian Stann’s replaceme…

The big question on everyone’s mind today was, “Who will the UFC find to fight Hector Lombard?”

Well, the answer may not be who they expected. Lombard went to Twitter to call out Michael Bisping in hopes of drawing “The Count” as Brian Stann’s replacement. Unfortunately for Lombard, it appears Bisping suffered an injury in training and has been forced to withdraw from his UFC 149 bout against Tim Boetsch.

The UFC broke the news late Thursday night on their Web site. Lombard will now step in for Bisping at UFC 149.

This may turn out to be good news for the Cuban fighter as Boetsch is a similar fighter to Stann, whom Lombard was in camp preparing to face. There is also less pressure in a fight with Boetsch as most of the attention will be firmly placed on Jose Aldo and Erik Koch in the lead up to the card. 

There is no word on the type of injury that Bisping suffered, though it was bad enough that he had to pull out of the fight. Bisping vs. Boetsch was originally slated for UFC 148, but was moved to the Calgary event to give the card a bit more star power. 

This move also helps to strengthen the Calgary event which just saw Mauricio Rua moved to the UFC on FOX 4 card. 

Hopefully this is the last of the injury news for the week. I don’t think I can take much more of this. I can only imagine how stressful this has been for Joe Silva who has to play magician to save these cards.

UFC 149 takes place July 21 at the Saddledome in Calgary, Canada. 

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Mauricio "Shogun" Rua vs. Brandon Vera to Headline UFC on Fox 4

After news broke Wednesday afternoon that Brian Stann was out of the main event for UFC on Fox 4, there were concerns that the UFC would be unable to find a new bout suitable for the top spot. Well after some deliberation, it appears that Joe Silva has…

After news broke Wednesday afternoon that Brian Stann was out of the main event for UFC on Fox 4, there were concerns that the UFC would be unable to find a new bout suitable for the top spot. Well after some deliberation, it appears that Joe Silva has come to a decision. 

Just minutes ago the UFC broke the news that Brandon Vera would be facing former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in the main event. Rua was originally slated to fight at UFC 149 in Calgary, Alberta, but when Thiago Silva went down with an injury, Rua’s future on the card was up in the air. 

This is a case of the UFC making the best out of a bad situation, and for some, the fight is more deserving of the top spot. There were concerns that UFC fans were not familiar enough with Hector Lombard, which would have been disastrous on Fox. 

This summer has been an absolute nightmare for the Zuffa brass as they’ve had to constantly rearrange cards due to so many injuries. Though they have “saved” the Fox event, they weakened UFC 149 and, in the process, UFC on Fuel TV: Munoz vs. Weidman. 

I love the idea of seeing Shogun on Fox as he’s arguably the most exciting fighter on the roster. Even his boring fights keep me on the edge of my seat, however few they may be. Vera has also been exciting at times, and a win over Rua will vault him back into relevancy. 

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Brian Stann out of UFC on Fox 4 Main Event Due to Injury

And the UFC’s summer of injuries continues.Brian Stann was scheduled to welcome Hector Lombard into the UFC at UFC on Fox 4 in Anaheim, California on August 4th. The bout would be the main event of the card and promised to be an exciting scrap between …

And the UFC’s summer of injuries continues.

Brian Stann was scheduled to welcome Hector Lombard into the UFC at UFC on Fox 4 in Anaheim, California on August 4th. The bout would be the main event of the card and promised to be an exciting scrap between two of the division’s heaviest hitters. 

According to Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com, Stann has reportedly suffered a shoulder injury and will be pulled from the fight. The injury will not require surgery, but it will keep Stann sidelined for roughly six to eight weeks.

Details are sketchy as to how Stann injured his shoulder, but it was bad enough to force him from the fight. Helwani reports that there has been no one tapped to replace Stann as of yet. 

Brian Stann was looking to get back into title contention, and a win over the former Bellator middleweight champion would have been a huge step in that direction. The shoulder injury will now halt any momentum that Stann had built and will send him back down the middleweight pecking order. 

For Lombard, this may not be the greatest of news either. Many saw Stann as a winnable fight, as he’s mainly known just for having heavy hands. Whoever the UFC finds to replace the “All American” will provide a much different stylistic matchup. 

I know I speak for everyone when I say that I’m getting very tired of all of these injuries. At this point, the UFC’s biggest concern is keeping their fighters healthy. Unfortunately, it just seems that when it rains it pours, and the UFC is apparently in the middle of monsoon season. 

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B.J. Penn Willing to Come out of Retirement for Rory MacDonald at UFC 152

Recently, the MMA world has been wondering what it will take to get B.J. Penn out of retirement and back inside the UFC cage. Every attempt that Zuffa made to bring the former lightweight champ back was declined, as Penn was seemingly happy spending ti…

Recently, the MMA world has been wondering what it will take to get B.J. Penn out of retirement and back inside the UFC cage. Every attempt that Zuffa made to bring the former lightweight champ back was declined, as Penn was seemingly happy spending time with his family. Even Josh Koscheck was unable to draw the Hawaiian out. 

Well, it appears that it just took the right fight and the right fighter to motivate Penn. Rory MacDonald recently stated that he wanted to face Penn at UFC 152 in Toronto. His intentions are seemingly pure, as he wants to face the legend before he hits the end of his career. 

Penn has apparently accepted the challenge as he released a short statement via his personal website saying, “Rory, I accept your challenge.” 

The UFC has yet to confirm the fight but it is expected that this will be booked. The UFC is in dire need of main-event-caliber fighters, and Penn still has a name in the industry. The fight also makes sense from a rankings perspective, as Rory is currently in need of a big-name win to propel himself into title contention. 

Personally, I love this fight. I, like many, believe that Rory is the future of the division. A matchup with B.J. Penn will provide a look at his development as a fighter. It’s likely that Penn won’t continue to fight much longer, so it’s best to use his name to build future stars before he leaves the sport permanently. 

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