The fallout from Conor McGregor and his goons storming Thursday’s media event has now caused two fights to be canceled and removed from the card due to injuries sustained during the madness. And that has resulted in three fights overall being canceled. After news arrived tonight that Michael Chiesa vs. Anthony Pettis had been called […]
The fallout from Conor McGregor and his goons storming Thursday’s media event has now caused two fights to be canceled and removed from the card due to injuries sustained during the madness.
And that has resulted in three fights overall being canceled.
After news arrived tonight that Michael Chiesa vs. Anthony Pettis had been called off of Saturday’s (Sat., April 7, 2018) UFC 223 from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, ESPN’s Brett Okamoto reported that Ray Borg also pulled out of his UFC 223 bout with Brandon Moreno after both fighters were injured by broken glass caused cuts to both men:
Per sources, Chiesa/Pettis and Borg/Moreno are both off. Chiesa’s facial cuts, and his weight cut was thrown off. Borg started to experience problems with his eye, from the particles of glass.
Chiesa initially went to and left the hospital with lacerations on his face and was supposedly going to fight, but it seems his weight cutting has been affected by it to the point where he cannot make the lightweight limit to face his biggest fight to date against former divisional champion Anthony ‘Showtime’ Pettis.
Meanwhile, Borg was supposed to take on Moreno on the preliminary card, however, some shards of glass got into his eye, making him unable to fight on Saturday night in Brooklyn.
Perhaps the least surprising cancellation is Artem Lobov’s bout with Alex Caceres, as Lobov was promptly removed from the card due to his participation in Thursday’s melee.
Caceres will not be receiving a late replacement opponent.
McGregor and Lobov, flanked by over a dozen goons, stormed into the area of the Barclays Center where busses carrying fighters for this weekend’s UFC 223 and began smashing bus windows with metal dollies and trash cans. Their intended target was allegedly Khabib Nurmagomedov, who had into an altercation with Lobov on Wednesday.
That makes three total fights removed from UFC 223 now because of McGregor’s antics, which he may still be charged with a crime (or crimes) for.
Combined with Tony Ferguson pulling out on April Fool’s Day and featherweight champ Max Holloway stepping in and stepping up in weight, this event has been an absolute circus, and it hasn’t even occurred yet.
UFC Fight Night 92 from Salt Lake City, Utah was capped off by a couple of ninjas in the main event of the evening, when No. 13-ranked 145-pounder Yair Rodriguez took on Alex Caceres. Rodriguez and Caceres started things off as expected, throwing some ridiculous spinning tecniques at one another and pushing a ridiculous pace
UFC Fight Night 92 from Salt Lake City, Utah was capped off by a couple of ninjas in the main event of the evening, when No. 13-ranked 145-pounder Yair Rodriguez took on Alex Caceres.
Rodriguez and Caceres started things off as expected, throwing some ridiculous spinning tecniques at one another and pushing a ridiculous pace for the first three rounds.
As time progressed the pace started to press the gas a bit and we got to see how the two unorthadox strikers fared in the championship rounds of the UFC Octagon. When it was all said and done, it would be Rodriguez who would take home the split decision victory, after five rounds of fast paced, spinning action.
You can check out the full fight highlight video here:
UFC Fight Night 92 goes down in Salt Lake City, Utah this coming Saturday August 6. Headlining the action are popular featherweights Yair Rodriguez and Alex Cacares. Mexican prospect ‘Pantera’ is currently 8-1 as a pro, undefeated in the UFC and coming off an insane flying head kick knockout against Andre Fili at UFC 197. […]
UFC Fight Night 92 goes down in Salt Lake City, Utah this coming Saturday August 6. Headlining the action are popular featherweights Yair Rodriguez and Alex Cacares. Mexican prospect ‘Pantera’ is currently 8-1 as a pro, undefeated in the UFC and coming off an insane flying head kick knockout against Andre Fili at UFC 197. ‘Bruce Leeroy’ is riding two straight wins over Cole Miller and Masio Fullen heading in to the SLC main event with Rodriguez, with the Ultimate Fighter veteran sporting a 12-8 (1) record overall.
The co-main event keeps the focus on the featherweight division, as Dennis Bermudez squares off against Rony Jason. Chris Camozzi takes on Thales Leites at middleweight, and how about Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Cub Swanson on Fight Pass? It’s bound to be an exciting night in Utah with the likes of Viktor Pesta, Marcin Tybura, Court McGee, Dominique Steele and many others scattered throughout the card.
The early weigh-ins will get don at 4 PM ET, so you can check in for the official results then, or tune in to watch the live show at 7 PM ET right here on LowKickMMA.com!
Event: UFC Fight Night 92: “Rodriguez vs. Caceres” Date: Sat., Aug 6, 2016 Location: Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah Broadcast: FOX Sports 1, UFC Fight Pass
FOX Sports 1 Main Event:
145 lbs.: Yair Rodriguez vs. Alex Caceres
FOX Sports 1 Main Card (10 p.m. ET):
145 lbs.: Dennis Bermudez vs. Rony Jason 185 lbs.: Chris Camozzi vs. Thales Leites 170 lbs.: Zak Cummings vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio 185 lbs.: Joseph Gigliotti vs. Trevor Smith 115 lbs.: Maryna Moroz vs. Danielle Taylor
FOX Sports 1 “Prelims” (8 p.m. ET):
170 lbs.: Dominique Steele vs. Court McGee 265 lbs.: Marcin Tybura vs. Viktor Pesta 155 lbs.: Jason Novelli vs. David Teymur 145 lbs.: Horacio Gutierrez vs. Teruto Ishihara
UFC Fight Pass “Prelims” (6:30 p.m. ET):
145 lbs.: Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Cub Swanson 265 lbs.: Justin Ledet vs. Chase Sherman
Filed under: UFC, UFC on FOXWill Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos deliver a classic fight in the first-ever UFC broadcast on network television? Will they put on the kind of performance that has the first-time UFC viewers clamoring for more? Will t…
Will Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos deliver a classic fight in the first-ever UFC broadcast on network television? Will they put on the kind of performance that has the first-time UFC viewers clamoring for more? Will the winner emerge as an American sports star? And ultimately, who will get his hand raised and the UFC heavyweight belt put around his waist on Saturday night?
I’ll attempt to answer those questions and more below.
What: UFC on Fox 1: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos
When: Saturday, the Facebook undercard stream begins at 4:45 p.m. ET and the Fox broadcast begins at 9.
Where: Honda Center, Anaheim
Predictions on all the fights below.
Cain Velasquez vs. Junior Dos Santos From a business perspective, the big question is whether this fight is going to turn new viewers who watch on Fox for the first time into UFC fans. That’s what the UFC is really hoping for with the decision to put the heavyweight title on the line for free on network television.
It’s probably too much to ask that we could get a classic battle along the lines of Forrest Griffin vs. Stephan Bonnar at the first Ultimate Fighter Finale — the gold standard for fights that brought the UFC new fans. But I do believe this is going to be a highly entertaining fight: Velasquez and Dos Santos are both compelling figures who rarely look dull in the cage, and unlike so many heavyweights, they both have the gas tank to keep this fight explosive even if it goes into the fifth round.
So who wins it? If I were certain that Velasquez is completely healthy, I’d probably give him a slight edge, thanks to his wrestling: We haven’t yet seen Dos Santos tested on the ground, and Velasquez might be the man to put him on his back and put him in trouble. However, I have nagging questions about whether Velasquez’s rotator cuff surgery could affect him in this fight. Will he have the same strength and movement that he had when he beat Brock Lesnar a year ago?
And because of those questions about Velasquez’s shoulder, I’m going to give a slight edge to Dos Santos, who I think will be able to keep the fight standing most of the way and get the better of the striking exchanges with Velasquez. Heavyweight fights that go the full five rounds don’t come along very often, but I think we’re going to see one here: Dos Santos wins by decision and becomes the new UFC heavyweight champion. Pick: Dos Santos
Clay Guida vs. Ben Henderson The most disappointing part of the UFC on Fox card is that this fight — which may determine the next contender for the UFC lightweight title — has been relegated to being shown on an online stream on Facebook and FoxSports.com, and won’t make it to TV. This is a great fight that shouldn’t be overlooked. Guida’s path to victory would be to take Henderson down, control him from the top and grind out a decision, but I think Henderson is going to be too strong for him and should take this one. Pick: Henderson
Dustin Poirier vs. Pablo Garza At age 22, Poirier is one of the most promising young fighters in the featherweight division, and a likely future title contender. I like him to win by submission over Garza in what looks to me like the Fight of the Night favorite. Pick: Poirier
Cub Swanson vs. Ricardo Lamas In what should be another very exciting featherweight fight, Swanson will have too much for Lamas and win a technical knockout. Pick: Swanson
DaMarques Johnson vs. Clay Harvison In a battle of former Ultimate Fighter contestants, look for Harvison to take control early and finish Johnson off by TKO. Pick: Harvison
Norifumi Yamamoto vs. Darren Uyenoyama There are a whole bunch of American fans these days who have no idea that Kid Yamamoto was once considered among the To 10 pound-for-pound fighters in the world. Yamamoto has only won one fight since New Year’s Eve 2007, and the Japanese MMA scene has fallen apart, and so Yamamoto feels like an ancient relic to a lot of newer fans. But even if Yamamoto isn’t what he once was, he should still be good enough to beat Uyenoyama, a UFC newcomer. Look for Yamamoto to pick up his first win inside the Octagon. Pick: Yamamoto
Mackens Semerzier vs. Robert Peralta Peralta is on an eight-fight winning streak which included a victory over Dream featherweight champion Hiroyuki Takaya, a victory for Peralta that opened a lot of eyes and got him his shot in the UFC. I think he’ll make it nine in a row against Semerzier. Pick: Peralta
Alex Caceres vs. Cole Escovedo Cacares, the former Ultimate Fighter bad boy, is moving down to bantamweight in what looks like a final attempt to stay on the UFC roster. I like Escovedo to put a beating on “Bruce Leroy” and knock him out of the UFC. Pick: Escovedo
Mike Pierce vs. Paul Bradley Pierce, who’s 4-2 in the UFC, has already beaten Bradley once before and should do it again in Bradley’s second fight in the Octagon. Look for a one-sided unanimous decision in Pierce’s favor. Pick: Pierce
Aaron Rosa vs. Matt Lucas Lucas is getting his first shot in the UFC after fighting for most of his career in Rage in the Cage. I like him to win his debut and likely get Rosa sent packing from the UFC. Pick: Lucas
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