Pundits may have years of film study to fall back on, fans can deliver insight from what they see on fight night, and commentators have hours and hours of prep to get them ready to analyze what happens in the Octagon. But no one truly knows what’…
Pundits may have years of film study to fall back on, fans can deliver insight from what they see on fight night, and commentators have hours and hours of prep to get them ready to analyze what happens in the Octagon. But no one truly knows what’s happening when the cage door closes like the men and women with gloves on. How can you describe how hard someone hits if you haven’t experienced it? Can you describe the feeling of helplessness when facing someone whose ground game is on another level?Only a fighter knows, and in this new series, we will get those insights from those figh … Read the Full Article Here
The Memorial Day weekend kicks off a summer of UFC this Sunday on FOX Sports 1 with a card featuring one of the most highly anticipated battles of 2016 between bantamweight phenoms Thomas Almeida and Cody Garbrandt. And speaking of bantamweight phenoms…
The Memorial Day weekend kicks off a summer of UFC this Sunday on FOX Sports 1 with a card featuring one of the most highly anticipated battles of 2016 between bantamweight phenoms Thomas Almeida and Cody Garbrandt. And speaking of bantamweight phenoms, the UFC FIGHT PASS portion of the UFC Fight Night card will feature another unbeaten in Aljamain Sterling, who competes in the biggest bout of his young career against Bryan Caraway.It’s high stakes in the fight capital of the world, and this is the UFC FIGHT PASS spotlight on Fight Night Las Vegas.
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The Memorial Day weekend kicks off a summer of UFC this Sunday on FOX Sports 1 with a card featuring one of the most highly anticipated battles of 2016 between bantamweight phenoms Thomas Almeida and Cody Garbrandt. And speaking of bantamweight phenoms…
The Memorial Day weekend kicks off a summer of UFC this Sunday on FOX Sports 1 with a card featuring one of the most highly anticipated battles of 2016 between bantamweight phenoms Thomas Almeida and Cody Garbrandt. And speaking of bantamweight phenoms, the UFC FIGHT PASS portion of the UFC Fight Night card will feature another unbeaten in Aljamain Sterling, who competes in the biggest bout of his young career against Bryan Caraway.It’s high stakes in the fight capital of the world, and this is the UFC FIGHT PASS spotlight on Fight Night Las Vegas.
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“The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) informed BJ Penn of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation. Penn disclosed the usage of a prohibited method – the use of an IV in excess of 50 ML in a six-hour period -…
“The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) informed BJ Penn of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation. Penn disclosed the usage of a prohibited method – the use of an IV in excess of 50 ML in a six-hour period – during a March 25, 2016, out-of-competition sample collection. In accordance with the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, Penn has received a provisional suspension, and has been removed from his scheduled bout against Cole Miller on June 4 in Los Angeles.”UFC will announce a replacement opponent for Miller shortly, and additional information will be provid … Read the Full Article Here
Stipe Miocic stunned former champion Fabricio Werdum in his hometown of Curitiba, Brazil over a week ago in the main event of UFC 198, ending the Brazilian’s night and title reign early, with a right hand that sent ‘Vai Cavalo’ into a temporary slumber. After dropping the title to Miocic, Werdum called for an immediate
Stipe Miocic stunned former champion Fabricio Werdum in his hometown of Curitiba, Brazil over a week ago in the main event of UFC 198, ending the Brazilian’s night and title reign early, with a right hand that sent ‘Vai Cavalo’ into a temporary slumber.
After dropping the title to Miocic, Werdum called for an immediate rematch, however it seems the UFC might want to go in a different direction, possibly pitting the surging Dutch contender Alistair Overeem against the new Croatian champ.
If that is to be the case, No. 4-Ranked heavyweight Junior dos Santos is putting his money on Miocic.
In a recent interview on The MMA Hourthis past Monday, ‘JDS’ suggested Overeem simply doesn’t ‘have what it takes’ to defeat the new champ:
“If it happens, I’m going to give the advantage to Miocic again over Overeem,” dos Santos said. “I don’t think Overeem has what it takes to beat Miocic.
Miocic is really hard. Do you remember my fight against him, against Miocic? It was one of the toughest fights I’ve ever had. He hits very hard.
He’s got really heavy hands, so I think when I watch Miocic fight and Overeem fight, I think Miocic is way better than him.”
Dos Santos also admitted that even though Overeem owns a victory over himself, and No. 6-Ranked Andrei Arlovski, it’s still not enough to convince him he can get the job done:
“[Overeem] did very well against a very tough guy, Arlovski,” he said. “Actually, Overeem is coming from very good moments. He beat me, he beat Arlovski now, so he’s doing very well. But like I said, I give the advantage to Miocic.
“But you never know. It’s MMA. I’m sure Overeem has a lot of chances to be the next champion, but I think it’s going to be hard for him.”
‘JDS’ also commented on his loss to his longtime rival Overeem, and his desire for a rematch:
“That was something I have no words to explain, because that was hard,” dos Santos said. “That was hard for me. I’m not saying that he’s not good, that he doesn’t deserve it. He deserved the victory.
He won the fight. He was better than me. But man, even watching this fight now against Arlovski, sometimes I say ‘how did I lose to that guy?’
But you know, I think it’s part of the thing. I’m not being disrespectful to him. He’s been fighting for a long, long time. But man, it would be great to have this rematch.”
While ‘JDS’, Overeem, and Miocic all await their next respective bouts, a matchup between Miocic and Overeem in expected to be next. It looks like ‘Cigano’ is picking Miocic without hesitation, do you agree?
Check out the fight card and bout order for the Sunday, May 29th UFC Fight Night event in Las Vegas, Nevada, which is headlined by bantamweight strikers Thomas Almeida and Cody Garbrandt. Your Memorial Day weekend UFC show isn’t a pay-per-vi…
Check out the fight card and bout order for the Sunday, May 29th UFC Fight Night event in Las Vegas, Nevada, which is headlined by bantamweight strikers Thomas Almeida and Cody Garbrandt.
Your Memorial Day weekend UFC show isn’t a pay-per-view this year, but it’s a damn good FS1 event. This special Sunday, May 29th fight card is stacked with exciting matchups, including the main event bout between undefeated bantamweight prospects Thomas Almeida and Cody Garbrandt. The co-main event sees Renan Barao move up to 145 lbs to face Jeremy Stephens.
As of this writing, Tarec Saffiedine is injured and potentially out of his matchup with Rick Story, but he’s not officially out of the fight. UFC officials are looking for possible replacements, so we’ll keep that in mind. Also keep your eye on Jorge Masvidal against Lorenz Larkin, which is just sensational matchmaking.
The prelims are headlined by women’s bantamweights Sara McMann and Jessica Eye, both of whom are desperately in need of a victory. On Fight Pass, top 5 ranked Aljamain Sterling faces off against #8 bantamweight Bryan Caraway, so the bantamweight division has some hugely important fights at both ends of the card.
Here’s next Sunday’s fight lineup at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas:
In a recent interview on ![304_Fabricio_Werdum_vs_Stipe_Miocic.0.0[1]](http://cdn.lowkickmma.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/304_Fabricio_Werdum_vs_Stipe_Miocic.0.01.jpg)
Dos Santos also admitted that even though Overeem owns a victory over himself, and No. 6-Ranked Andrei Arlovski, it’s still not enough to convince him he can get the job done:
“That was something I have no words to explain, because that was hard,” dos Santos said. “That was hard for me. I’m not saying that he’s not good, that he doesn’t deserve it. He deserved the victory. 