Video: MMA fighter argues his way back into fight after KO loss

The MMA World is full of curious moments, but this one will make your day. An MMA fighter who was sure he didn’t get KO’d, argued the referee into re-starting the fight. An MMA fight in Thailand was supposed to end with a convincing KO, but …

The MMA World is full of curious moments, but this one will make your day. An MMA fighter who was sure he didn’t get KO’d, argued the referee into re-starting the fight.

An MMA fight in Thailand was supposed to end with a convincing KO, but the local fighter just was adamant he hadn’t lost. After a short, but intense debate, referee allowed the defeated fighter to come back to the action. The video was released by UFC fighter Cat Zingano who tagged fighter Caleb Lally (6-3), an MMA fighter from New Zealand, currently living and fighting in Thailand.

As Zingano followed up in the comments, Lally fought his opponent three times that evening. He scored consecutive wins, finishing the last one via submission.

The footage of the controversial moment was published in Cat Zingano’s Instagram:

How about this TKO!? LMAO!!!!!! #onlyinthailand #myfriendCalebLally @caleblally

Just a reminder that while the MMA in the US may have lost a lot of its wild-west vibe, it can still be something of a crazy sport in less developed and less regulated markets.

Latest UFC on FOX 19 fight card and rumors for ‘Teixeira vs Evans’ on April 16 in Tampa

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was forced to switch up its main event after Tony Ferguson withdrew from his Khabib Nurmagomedov fight (full details here), pushing the light heavyweight showdown between Rashad Evans and Glover Teixeira …

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was forced to switch up its main event after Tony Ferguson withdrew from his Khabib Nurmagomedov fight (full details here), pushing the light heavyweight showdown between Rashad Evans and Glover Teixeira into the main event. In addition, Lyoto Machida was pulled from his Dan Henderson fight after a potential USADA violation (more on that here).

Event: UFC on FOX 19: “Teixeira vs. Evans”
Date: Sat., April 16, 2016, on FOX
Location: Amalie Arena in Tampa Bay, Florida

UFC on FOX 19 Main Event:

205 lbs.: Glover Teixeira vs. Rashad Evans

UFC on FOX 19 Main Card (8 p.m. ET):

115 lbs.: Rose Namajunas vs. Tecia Torres
160 lbs.: Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Darrell Horcher
145 lbs.: Cub Swanson vs. Hacran Dias

UFC on FOX 19 “Prelims” (6 p.m. ET):

155 lbs.: Michael Chiesa vs. Beneil Dariush
135 lbs.: Bethe Correia vs. Raquel Pennington
170 lbs.: Court McGee vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio
155 lbs.: Drew Dober vs. Islam Makhachev

UFC on FOX 19 “Prelims” on UFC Fight Pass (4 p.m. ET):

135 lbs.: John Dodson vs. Manny Gamburyan
170 lbs.: Randy Brown vs. Michael Graves
185 lbs.: Cezar Ferreira vs. Oluwale Bamgbose
170 lbs.: Omari Akhmedov vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos

For more UFC on FOX 19 news and notes click here.

No excuses from Hendricks: ‘Wonderboy’ was better man

Although Hendricks had troubles with his training camp prior to UFC Fight Night 82, “Big Rigg” gave full credit to Thompson for his 1st round KO. Johny Hendricks came into UFC Fight Night 82 in great physical shape last night, but the Texan …

Although Hendricks had troubles with his training camp prior to UFC Fight Night 82, “Big Rigg” gave full credit to Thompson for his 1st round KO.

Johny Hendricks came into UFC Fight Night 82 in great physical shape last night, but the Texan had troubles back at home with Team Takedown. “Big Rigg” split from his long-time team and changed management, after learning from the Texas-based squad since the beginning of his MMA career.

It caused complications for Hendricks — head coach Marc Laimon was absent from his corner — but the former UFC welterweight champion didn’t use it to excuse his loss.

Stephen Thompson was just a better man tonight,” Hendricks said at the post-fight press conference (h/t Marc Raimondi of MMA Fighting). “What can I say? He performed. I hesitated. I don’t hesitate usually. A lot of it goes into preparation. I switched camps and all these other things. But no excuses. He was just a better man.”

Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson came into the bout sharp and prepared, evading most of Hendricks’ strikes and countering with a catalog of punches and kicks. The Karate ace also fended off a takedown attempt and highlighted the evolution of his grappling. Thompson’s only loss came when he was dragged to the ground and mauled by Matt Brown in the third round at UFC 145.

Hendricks was stunned by Thompson’s elusiveness and admitted he fell right into his trap.

“In training camp, whenever I closed the distance on them, (training partners would) always fire back,” Hendricks said. “He didn’t fire back. He would continue to move. And then all of a sudden it was like, oh c’mon. I wanted him to fight, I wanted him to fight, I wanted him to fight. But I’m playing into his game.”

Prior to Fight Night, Hendricks’ only losses in the past five years came to former welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre and current champ Robbie Lawler, both of which were controversial. Thompson is the only fighter to KO the 32-year-old and will likely use the victory as ammunition for a shot at the 170 lbs. title.

Hendricks is still listed as #2 and Wonderboy as #8 in the official UFC rankings but Thomspon is likely to catapult to the top of the division after picking up his sixth consecutive win.

The Official UFC 196 Promo Will Give You Chills

UFC 196 could be a truly historic event, as featherweight champion Conor McGregor moves up to lightweight to battle Rafael dos Anjos in the main event. The brand new official promo video is here… Where will you be on March 5, 2016? If you’ve even heard of mixed martial arts, the chances are you’ll know

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UFC 196 could be a truly historic event, as featherweight champion Conor McGregor moves up to lightweight to battle Rafael dos Anjos in the main event. The brand new official promo video is here…

Where will you be on March 5, 2016? If you’ve even heard of mixed martial arts, the chances are you’ll know about the stacked event going down on that long awaited date. The main event features a highly anticipated lightweight championship bout, as Conor McGregor puts the featherweight division on hold to face his bitter rival and lightweight boss, Rafael dos Anjos. Ever since the ‘Go Big’ presser last November, the two elite combatants have been at loggerheads.

For Rafael dos Anjos, it’s a chance to avenge his countryman Jose Aldo, whom ‘The Notorious’ destroyed with a single punch at UFC 194. The 13-second spectacle was one of the craziest moments in modern MMA, and was very similar to another fighter on UFC 196’s schedule, Holly Holm.

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Love him or hate him, it’s clear that the mixed martial arts world is fixated with Conor McGregor. Both his antics inside and outside the UFC octagon are constantly followed, and his role as the biggest MMA heel in Jon Jones’ place has been a smooth transition.

His value to the promotion is unquestionable, and they’ve really pulled out all the stops for the official UFC 196 promo video, which has been gathering some serious heat.

Skip to page 2 to watch the spine tingling UFC 196 promo trailer that is hot off the press…

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VIDEO: UFC fighters make their Super Bowl 50 predictions

Who’s going to win today’s Super Bowl, the Denver Broncos or Carolina Panthers? UFC fighters make their picks, including last night’s headliners Johny Hendricks and Stephen Thompson. Today is the historic 50th Super Bowl from Levi’s Stadium …

Who’s going to win today’s Super Bowl, the Denver Broncos or Carolina Panthers? UFC fighters make their picks, including last night’s headliners Johny Hendricks and Stephen Thompson.

Today is the historic 50th Super Bowl from Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, which is nowhere near San Francisco but is nonetheless the home of the San Francisco 49ers. The NFL’s championship game, often called the UFC title fight of American football, will be contested between the AFC’s Denver Broncos and the NFC’s Carolina Panthers.

Carolina is seeking to become the 20th franchise to win a Super Bowl, while Denver is aiming to erase memories of a 43-8 blowout loss to the Seahawks two years ago and win their first championship since 1999. The Panthers have MVP winner Cam Newton at the helm at QB, to go along with a fierce, turnover-forcing defense. They finished the regular season 15-1 and are the 5.5 point favorites to finish 18-1. For Denver, this could be the final game of Peyton Manning’s illustrious career. It’s been a rough season for him, but he’s either going to retire with as many Super Bowl rings as his brother Eli, or end with just 1 Super Bowl in 4 tries. The Broncos defense is the consensus best in the league, but they’re up against an offensive juggernaut with the most dangerous dual-threat QB in the NFL.

UFC fighters, including several from last night’s Fight Night event in Las Vegas, submitted their predictions for Super Bowl 50, and you can watch them all at the top of the page. If you’re curious as to the final tally, here’s the full breakdown:

Fighters picking Denver

Joseph Benavidez
Roy Nelson
Ovince Saint Preux
Johny Hendricks
Jared Rosholt
Zach Makovsky

Fighters picking Carolina

Derrick Lewis
Stephen Thompson
Paul Felder
Mickey Gall
Mike Jackson
Max Holloway

For the record, Dana White (a New England Patriots fan) has the Panthers blowing out the Broncos.

UFC Fight Night 82 Reebok Payouts: Thompson gets $5000, nobody exceeds $15,000 in sponsorships

None of the UFC FN 82 fighters earned more than $15 000 from UFC Reebok payouts. Stephen Thompson only got $5000 as the headliner of the event The UFC Fight Night 82: Hendricks vs Thompson Reebok payroll was almost half that of UFN 81: Dilla…

None of the UFC FN 82 fighters earned more than $15 000 from UFC Reebok payouts. Stephen Thompson only got $5000 as the headliner of the event

The UFC Fight Night 82: Hendricks vs Thompson Reebok payroll was almost half that of UFN 81: Dillashaw vs Cruz. This time, the top earning fighters got $15 000, including Johny Hendricks, Roy Nelson, Joseph Benavidez and Mike Pyle. Stephen Thompson, who scored spectacular KO win over Johny Hendricks in the main event of the evening, got only $5000 from UFC apparel sponsor.

The complete list of UFC Fight Night Reebok payments is available below (via MMAJunkie.com):

Stephen Thompson: $5000

Johny Hendricks: $15000

Roy Nelson: $15,000

Jared Rosholt: $5,000

Rafael Cavalcante: $5,000

Ovince Saint Preux: $10,000

Joseph Benavidez: $15,000

Zach Makovsky: $5,000

Mike Pyle: $15,000

Sean Spencer: $5,000

Josh Burkman: $10,000

K.J. Noons: $5,000

Derrick Lewis: $5,000

Damian Grabowski: $2,500

Justin Scoggins: $5,000

Ray Borg: $2,500

Diego Rivas: $2,500

Noad Lahat: $2,500

Mickey Gall: $2,500

Mike Jackson: $2,500

Alex White: $2,500

Artem Lobov: $2,500

Another pair of fighters weren’t initially mentioned by MMAJunkie post: Misha Cirkunov and Alex Nicholson. But according to their tier (2 fights in UFC by Cirkunov and 1 by Nicholson) their Reebok payout should be $2500.