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Fabricio Werdum Kicks Travis Browne’s Coach in Cage After Fight at UFC 203

UFC 203 will go down as one of the UFC’s stranger cards, but even on a night with a 0-0 ex-WWE wrestler making his MMA debut, nothing tops what happened after the co-main event fight between Fabricio Werdum and Travis Browne. After an ugly slog of a fi…

UFC 203 will go down as one of the UFC’s stranger cards, but even on a night with a 0-0 ex-WWE wrestler making his MMA debut, nothing tops what happened after the co-main event fight between Fabricio Werdum and Travis Browne. After an ugly slog of a fight, the fighters and their respective corners came together in the center of the cage for the official decision. 

The result? Chaos. Here’s a clip of the action:

Edmond Tarverdyan, coach to both Browne and former UFC champ Ronda Rousey, shouts at Werdum and is met with both words and a soft front kick. Chaos erupts from there, with the two parties scuffling before being escorted out by arena security. 

What the two said to one another, why Werdum reacted in this way and what sort of punishments this may result in is currently unknown. Werdum was oddly cordial in the post-fight interview, as well, making no mention of the incident while discussing the fight.

Officially, Werdum goes down as the winner by unanimous decision, to the tune of 29-28, 29-27, 30-27. Still, it’s not the best display of sportsmanship by the former heavyweight champ.

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Report: Robbie Lawler Out Of UFC 205 Bout Against ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone

And so it begins. It appears as though the mega slug-fest that was set to go down between former welterweight champ Robbie Lawler and Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone at UFC 205 in New York is off. According to a report from TMZ, Lawler has been forced to pull out from the contest for reasons unknown, but

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And so it begins.

It appears as though the mega slug-fest that was set to go down between former welterweight champ Robbie Lawler and Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone at UFC 205 in New York is off.

According to a report from TMZ, Lawler has been forced to pull out from the contest for reasons unknown, but the plan is to still have ‘Cowboy’ compete on the massive card.

Lawler’s last Octagon appearance saw him lose his welterweight crown to current title-holder Tyron ‘The Chosen One’ Woodley via round one knockout in the main event of UFC 201 this past July.

‘Ruthless’ was then booked to clash with Cerrone in a fight that had mixed martial arts (MMA) fans chomping at the bit to witness, but alas it is no longer to be.

Cerrone has been on quite the tear as of late since making the jump to 170-pounds, as he most recently defeated No. 11-ranked Rick ‘The Horror’ Story at UFC 202 last month with a vicious combination of strikes.

Fans can still rejoice in the fact that ‘Cowboy’ will still be competing at the history making card from Madison Square Garden, but the loss of the matchup against Lawler is certainly one that stings.

We’ll keep you updated as we learn more…

UFC 202 will air live on pay-per-view (PPV) from the Madison Square Garden arena in New York City on November 12, 2016.

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Alistair Overeem Is Going To Feel Sad Taking Stipe Miocic’s Belt

Legendary Dutch kick boxer Alistair Overeem has held titles in multiple major combat sports promotions including Strikeforce, DREAM, and K-1, but he has yet to get his hands on the UFC heavyweight championship. “The Reem” will finally get the chance to capture UFC gold tomorrow night (September 10, 2016) in the main event of UFC

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Legendary Dutch kick boxer Alistair Overeem has held titles in multiple major combat sports promotions including Strikeforce, DREAM, and K-1, but he has yet to get his hands on the UFC heavyweight championship. “The Reem” will finally get the chance to capture UFC gold tomorrow night (September 10, 2016) in the main event of UFC 203 against Stipe Miocic. Overeem will attempt to get the job done in enemy territory as the fight will take place in Miocic’s home of Cleveland, Ohio.

Despite giving up home field advantage, Overeem appears to be supremely confident heading into the bout, and for good reason. The No. 3-ranked heavyweight has won four straight including three stoppage victories over the likes of Stefan Struve, Junior Dos Santos, and Andrei Arlovski. “The Reem” plans to continue his streak against Miocic, and he even went as far to say that he’ll feel ‘sad’ taking the title from the Ohio native:

“What can I say?” Overeem told MMAJunkie. “People are very friendly and very open. I was here during the parade, it was madness. It was good to see a proud state finally accomplish (winning) championships. I almost feel a little bit sad I’m going to take something away from them. But I will be taking that something away this Saturday.”

Overeem will be facing no easy task, however, as the champion has won six of his last seven bouts including four by way of finish.

Who do you see walking away with the heavyweight strap tomorrow night?

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Fabricio Werdum Thinks He Deserved Miocic Rematch

After destroying Cain Velasquez at UFC 188 to become the undisputed UFC heavyweight champion, Fabricio Werdum was being talked about as possibly the greatest heavyweight of all-time. His title reign quickly came crashing down, however, as he was brutally knocked out by current champion Stipe Miocic in his first title defense at UFC 198 last

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After destroying Cain Velasquez at UFC 188 to become the undisputed UFC heavyweight champion, Fabricio Werdum was being talked about as possibly the greatest heavyweight of all-time. His title reign quickly came crashing down, however, as he was brutally knocked out by current champion Stipe Miocic in his first title defense at UFC 198 last May.

Werdum will attempt to bounce back in the co-main event of UFC 203, an event headlined by Miocic defending his strap against Alistair Overeem, tomorrow night (September 10, 2016) when he takes on Travis Browne. “Vai Cavalo” feels as if he should’ve received an immediate rematch with Miocic, but he knows that tomorrow’s bout is now a must win:

“That’s the goal (to finish Browne),” Werdum told MMA Fighting. “I never saw someone say they want to win by decision. I think everybody wants a knockout or a submission. The speech is always the same. The quicker, the better. One minute, one round, two rounds, that’s better. I can’t think differently.

“I need this victory. It’s important for my goal to fight for the title again. I deserved an immediate rematch since I was coming off six wins in a row, but I knew the UFC wouldn’t give it to me. Winning this fight, I will deserve it. I will do everything I can to put on a spectacular fight to earn another title shot.”

Werdum and Browne have actually faced off once before back in 2014 in a fight that “Vai Cavalo” dominated before earning a title shot. Despite owning a win over “Hapa”, however, the Brazilian isn’t heading into the rematch overconfident:

“I can’t be overconfident in this fight,” he said. “I never entered a fight overconfident. My losses were based on things I did in training, and luck also plays out during the fight. I’m coming off a loss so I can’t be overconfident. I might have a slight advantage because I won the last fight, but it’s nothing big.

“It’s not an easy fight just because I defeated him before,” he said. “I can’t underestimate Travis Browne. He’s also coming off a loss so he wants this win to move forward. I’m sure that a win will put me right into a title fight. That’s not the case for him, but he definitely wants to win.”

Do you see Werdum getting back to his winning ways?

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Rumor: Conor McGregor vs. Eddie Alvarez In Works For UFC 205

The UFC’s first show from Madison Square Garden in New York City may have just got it’s main event, and it’s a big one. According to reports from MMA Insider Dizz on Twitter, negotiations are ongoing to get the UFC’s featherweight and lightweight champions to clash for the 155-pound title, however, McGregor wants to keep his title

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The UFC’s first show from Madison Square Garden in New York City may have just got it’s main event, and it’s a big one.

According to reports from MMA Insider Dizz on Twitter, negotiations are ongoing to get the UFC’s featherweight and lightweight champions to clash for the 155-pound title, however, McGregor wants to keep his title and defend it early next yer:

Dizz also reports that ‘The Notorious One’ also turned down a movie roll to participate in the UFC’s massive Madison Square Garden event:

McGregor (20-3) is coming off of a huge win over Nate Diaz in their welterweight rematch at UFC 202, where the Irish champ took home a majority decision over the Stockton Native after 25-minutes of pure madness.

UFC President Dana White went on record prior to UFC 202 that ‘win or lose’ McGregor would drop back down to featherweight to defend his title. It appears now that White may have had a change of heart.

Alvarez (28-4) is coming off of the biggest win of his career in which he knocked out the now-former 155-pound champ Rafael dos Anjos at UFC Fight Night 95, to become the new lightweight champion and secure his first ever UFC title.

The former Bellator lightweight champion has lost only one contest since joining the UFC, a unanimous decision loss to Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone back in 2014, and has been campaigning heavily for a big money fight with the Irish phenom.

Will Alvarez receive his ‘gimme fight’, as he refers to it, with McGregor?

UFC 205 takes place live on pay-per-view (PPV), from the Madison Square Garden arena in New York City on November 12, 2016.

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Video: Final UFC 203 Pre-Fight Press Conference For Saturday’s PPV In Cleveland

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As we get closer to the big show this Saturday, the final fight week traditions are nearly completed for the UFC 203 pay-per-view in Cleveland, Ohio.

On Thursday, the final pre-fight press conference for UFC 203 took …

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As we get closer to the big show this Saturday, the final fight week traditions are nearly completed for the UFC 203 pay-per-view in Cleveland, Ohio.

On Thursday, the final pre-fight press conference for UFC 203 took place at the venue that will host the PPV event this Saturday evening, the Quicken Loans Arena.

Above is a complete archive of the UFC 203 pre-fight press conference, which featured the Heavyweight headliners — Stipe Miocic, Alistair Overeem, Fabricio Werdum and Travis Browne — as well as the two men who will be competing in arguably the fight with the most “casual interest,” CM Punk and Mickey Gall.

Headlined by the hometown boy, Stipe Miocic, who makes his first defense of the UFC Heavyweight Championship against dangerous striker Alistair Overeem, UFC 203 takes place this Saturday, September 10, 2016 from the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.

Join us here at MMANews.com this Saturday for live round-by-round results coverage of the UFC 203 pay-per-view!