Curtis Blaydes doesn’t feel he’s still in the prospect stage of his career. Blaydes is set to do battle against Daniel Omielańczuk inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada this Saturday night (July 8). They’ll go one-on-one on the main card of UFC 213. Speaking to MMAJunkie.com, Blaydes said he doesn’t associate himself with the […]
Curtis Blaydes doesn’t feel he’s still in the prospect stage of his career. Blaydes is set to do battle against Daniel Omiela?czuk inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada this Saturday night (July 8). They’ll go one-on-one on the main card of UFC 213. Speaking to MMAJunkie.com, Blaydes said he doesn’t associate himself with the […]
Joe Lauzon isn’t pleased with Nik Lentz’s recent comments on B.J. Penn. Penn recently took on Dennis Siver in a losing effort last month. Lentz took to social media to bash “The Prodigy” shortly after the defeat. This didn’t sit well with “J-Lau.” Lauzon went on Reddit to sound off (via BJPenn.com): “As far as […]
Joe Lauzon isn’t pleased with Nik Lentz’s recent comments on B.J. Penn. Penn recently took on Dennis Siver in a losing effort last month. Lentz took to social media to bash “The Prodigy” shortly after the defeat. This didn’t sit well with “J-Lau.” Lauzon went on Reddit to sound off (via BJPenn.com): “As far as […]
Andre Galvao has his money on Demian Maia over Tyron Woodley. Maia will challenge Woodley for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight title at UFC 214. The championship scrap will go down inside the Honda Center in Anaheim, California on July 29. Galvao once fought Woodley under the Strikeforce banner. He explained to MMAFighting.com why […]
Andre Galvao has his money on Demian Maia over Tyron Woodley. Maia will challenge Woodley for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight title at UFC 214. The championship scrap will go down inside the Honda Center in Anaheim, California on July 29. Galvao once fought Woodley under the Strikeforce banner. He explained to MMAFighting.com why […]
Justin Gaethje (17-0) has been one of the top MMA prospects outside of the UFC since becoming the World Series of Fighting’s lightweight champion in January 2014.
Now the 28-year-old will finally get the opportunity to prove himself against elite…
Justin Gaethje (17-0) has been one of the top MMA prospects outside of the UFC since becoming the World Series of Fighting’s lightweight champion in January 2014.
Now the 28-year-old will finally get the opportunity to prove himself against elite competition when he faces fifth-ranked Michael Johnson (17-11) as a slight underdog at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark in the main event of Friday’s TUF 25 Finale.
Gaethjeis a +130 underdog wager (bet $100 to win $130) against the favored Johnson, who is listed at -160 (bet $160 to win $100). This is just the second time the Arizona nativehas been a dog, and you have to go back to early 2013 versus GesiasCavalcante in his WSOF debut to find the first.
Gaethje ended up scoring a first-round TKO of Cavalcante via doctor stoppage and finished nine of his 10 opponents in the organization overall.
Johnson made it to the finals of the TUF 12 lightweight tournament where he lost to Jonathan Brookins by unanimous decision on December 4, 2010. He has gone 9-6 in the UFC since then, dropping three of his last four to ranked foes, including No. 11 BeneilDariush, No. 6 Nate Diaz and No. 1 KhabibNurmagomedov (in that order).
Nurmagomedov submitted Johnson in the third round at UFC 205 on November 12. All of the top 155-pounders are looking for a title shot with champion ConorMcGregor out.
The co-main event will feature the two finalists of the TUF 25 welterweight tournament, while another intriguing lightweight bout on the main card prior to that has two more undefeated fighters squaring off, as Marc Diakiese (12-0) takes on DrakkarKlose (8-0-1).
Diakiese is a big -270 favorite on The Ultimate Fighterbetting lines with Klose a +210 underdog in his second UFC bout.
In his promotional debut, Klose won a unanimous decision over Devin Powell at UFC Fight Night 103 on January 15.
Meanwhile, Diakiese is a perfect 3-0 in the UFC with two knockouts. The former BAMMA champ is coming off a 30-second KO of Teemu Packalen that earned him a Performance of the Night bonus at UFC Fight Night 107.
Robert Whittaker feels Georges St-Pierre should ditch his goal of becoming a middleweight champion. St-Pierre reigned as the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight king, but hadn’t had a bout at middleweight. He was set to battle Michael Bisping for the middleweight title, but those plans were nixed. Speaking to FOX Sports Australia, Whittaker said he […]
Robert Whittaker feels Georges St-Pierre should ditch his goal of becoming a middleweight champion. St-Pierre reigned as the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight king, but hadn’t had a bout at middleweight. He was set to battle Michael Bisping for the middleweight title, but those plans were nixed. Speaking to FOX Sports Australia, Whittaker said he […]
UFC featherweight champ Max Holloway may have to wait a little bit longer for the UFC to take a trip to his native Hawaii. “Blessed” has taken the UFC’s featherweight division by storm since suffering his last Octagon loss to Conor McGregor back in 2013, racking up a ridiculous 11 fight win streak over some […]
UFC featherweight champ Max Holloway may have to wait a little bit longer for the UFC to take a trip to his native Hawaii.
“Blessed” has taken the UFC’s featherweight division by storm since suffering his last Octagon loss to Conor McGregor back in 2013, racking up a ridiculous 11 fight win streak over some of the division’s finest. Holloway was able to capture the interim featherweight strap back in December when he finished former 155-pound champ Anthony Pettis in the third round of their UFC 206 meeting.
He followed that up with a third round knockout win over 145-pound legend Jose Aldo in his own backyard of Brazil to unify the promotion’s featherweight titles. After the bout, Holloway continued to campaign heavily for the UFC to take a trip over to the islands of Hawaii, however, UFC President Dana White says that’s easier said than done (quotes via MMA Junkie):
“Nobody wants to fly to Hawaii and do a show more than me and my staff,” White said. “Who wouldn’t want to go there? And the media? Everybody wants to go there. It’s a tough one to pencil.
“They don’t have an arena. They have the outside bowl. I’m terrified to do anything outside with fighting. I used to spend a lot of time in Hawaii early on when we bought the company because there were a lot of good fights out there. It rains every 10 minutes. It’s raining, and then it’s beautiful out … it’s raining, then it’s beautiful out. It’s scary, man.”
The UFC has been doing a ton of things they never thought they’d do lately, opening up a new female 145-pound division to build around Cris Cyborg in addition to being on the brink of creating an Ultimate Fighter tournament to crown an inaugural 125-pound champ. Given recent developments, White said he’s done saying ‘no’ and we’ll just have to wait and see what happens.
“Six months ago, I said we wouldn’t do the (women’s) 125-pound division,” White said. “So I’m not saying no anymore. We’ll see what happens.”
As for his featherweight champion’s current run through the division, White couldn’t be happier for the 25-year-old title holder, praising his personality and the fact that Hawaii once again has a UFC champ
“He’s awesome,” White said. “If you look at his run, it’s been amazing. He’s a good kid. Hawaii finally has a champ again.”
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As for his featherweight champion’s current run through the division, White couldn’t be happier for the 25-year-old title holder, praising his personality and the fact that Hawaii once again has a UFC champ