UFC Fight Night 83 Post-Fight Press Conference

UFC Fight Night 83 went down this past evening (February 21, 2016) from the CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The promotion presented a six fight main card live and free on FOX Sports 1. The main event featured a battle of Cowboys as former lightweight title challenger Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone clashed with Brazilian “Cowboy”

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UFC Fight Night 83 went down this past evening (February 21, 2016) from the CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The promotion presented a six fight main card live and free on FOX Sports 1.

The main event featured a battle of Cowboys as former lightweight title challenger Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone clashed with Brazilian “Cowboy” Alex Oliveira in a welterweight bout.

Surging middleweights Derek Brunson and Roan “Jucao” Carneiro fought in the co-main event.

Team Alpha Male staple and rising bantamweight Cody “No Love” Garbrandt also fought on the main card, taking on late replacement opponent Augusto Mendes.

Check out what the fighters had to say after the bouts in the post-fight press conference below provided by the UFC:

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Donald Cerrone Submits Alex Oliveira With Triangle Choke

UFC Fight Night 83’s main event was supposed to be a welterweight clash between Donald Cerrone (29-7, 1 NC) and Tim Means. That changed earlier this month when Means was flagged for a potential violation by the USDA. Alex Oliveira (13-4-1, 1 NC) stepped up to replace “The Dirty Bird.” Oliveira landed a knee to the

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UFC Fight Night 83’s main event was supposed to be a welterweight clash between Donald Cerrone (29-7, 1 NC) and Tim Means. That changed earlier this month when Means was flagged for a potential violation by the USDA. Alex Oliveira (13-4-1, 1 NC) stepped up to replace “The Dirty Bird.”

Oliveira landed a knee to the body inside the clinch at the start of round one. He pressed Cerrone against the fence and landed knees to the legs and body. Cerrone went for a trip, but Oliveira avoided it. A takedown attempt was completed for the former World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) lightweight. Cerrone went to mount and transitioned to a triangle to force the tap.

Final Result: Donald Cerrone def. Alex Oliveira via submission (Triangle) – R1, 2:33

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UFC Fight Night 83 Predictions

Donald Cerrone vs. Alex Oliveira: Mike Drahota: The move up to welterweight was kind of an obvious decision for Cerrone after his brutal one-sided loss to Rafael dos Anjos, but I’m not so sure that the murderer’s row of top contenders at 170 will make it any easier on him. However, here he gets another

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Donald Cerrone vs. Alex Oliveira:

Mike Drahota:

The move up to welterweight was kind of an obvious decision for Cerrone after his brutal one-sided loss to Rafael dos Anjos, but I’m not so sure that the murderer’s row of top contenders at 170 will make it any easier on him. However, here he gets another usual lightweight in late replacement ‘Cowboy’ Oliveira, so this fight should be a solid bounce-back spot for him. Oliveira has strong punching power, pressure, and submissions in addition to some unorthodox takedowns, and he also exhibits Cerrone’s anyone-at-anytime mentality. However, he lacks the world-class experience of his American “Cowboy” counterpart, meaning I have to go with Cerrone by round two TKO here.

Rory Kernaghan:

Cowboy vs. Cowboy is the fight that will see Cerrone fight for the first time since being dominated by dos Anjos for the second time. The Jackson’s MMA contender is essentially one half of a big squash match this weekend against Oliveira, but with Tim Means failing a drug test there clearly weren’t many other options. Where this fight takes place is really up to Cerrone, as I feel he has the drop on Oliveira in the technical striking and submission game. Of course Oliveira has some nice knockout power, but with Cerrone looking to rebound and potentially even more motivated than before, I can’t see this being a major factor in the big picture. I’m picking Cerrone to put on an angry performance, and score a classic head kick finish in round two.

Mike Henken:

While “Cowboy” Cerrone may be undersized compared to the welterweight elite, he’ll be taking on a fellow usual lightweight in this bout in Oliveira despite the fight taking place at 170 pounds. Oliveira is 3-1 in the UFC thus far, but he’s undoubtedly facing off with his toughest test to date in Cerrone. Cerrone is coming off of a brutal 66-second loss to lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos, but has won eight of his last night. At the end of the day I simply feel as if he is the far superior fighter, and it will show. Cerrone by third round submission.

Derek Brunson vs. Roan Carneiro:

Mike Drahota:

I feel this bout is a bit of an under-the-radar co-main event for a FOX Sports 1 card, as both Brunson and Carneiro have quietly put together some solid win streaks in one of the UFC’s most dangerous divisions. Brunson has looked like a man possessed since his last defeat, a come-from-behind TKO loss to top-ranked Yoel Romero in January 2014. Carneiro is no doubt a dangerous force on the ground, but as a former welterweight, I think Brunson will be too big, strong, and aggressive a challenge to manhandle on the ground. Keeping it standing, I predict Brunson finishes it by second round TKO.

Rory Kernaghan:

Roan Carneiro and Derek Brunson represent two fighters with a ton of potential. In the co-main event slot of the evening, each man has a chance to make his name known, and at a crucial time with the middleweight rankings wide open for the taking. The Jackson’s MMA-trained Brunson is the power striker and Carneiro is just a monster grappler. After seeing the way ‘Jucao’ sent Mark Munoz in to retirement and how Brunson has been smashing jaws left and right, this really is a gut call. I think it’ll be tough to get the muscular and well rounded Brunson to the mat, and for that reason I think we’ll see another first round knockout for Brunson.

Mike Henken:

Brunson has been a force to be reckoned with as of late, winning three consecutive bouts with two coming by way of stoppage. His opponent Carneiro, is no easy task, however, as he’s a third degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu with 10 submission wins on his resume. Also a winner of six straight, the Brazilian has been rolling, and I expect him to take this fight to the mat before finishing it. Carneiro by second round submission.

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UFC Fight Night 83 Betting Odds: Donald Cerrone Favored Over Alex Oliveira

UFC Fight Night 83 is here, and it goes down today from Pittsburgh’s Consol Energy Center. The event will air live in primetime on FOX Sports 1. Donald Cerrone vs. Alex Oliveira will headline the event while Derek Brunson vs. Roan Carneiro will serve as the co-main event. The main card features six bouts. According

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UFC Fight Night 83 is here, and it goes down today from Pittsburgh’s Consol Energy Center. The event will air live in primetime on FOX Sports 1. Donald Cerrone vs. Alex Oliveira will headline the event while Derek Brunson vs. Roan Carneiro will serve as the co-main event. The main card features six bouts.

According to oddsmakers at 5Dimes, Cerrone is a -300 favorite over Oliveira, who is a +250 underdog. Other odds for the main card include Carneiro being a +335 underdog against Brunson, who is a -140 favorite.

Here are all of the betting odds for the event:

Anthony Hamilton +110 Over 1½ -110

Shamil Abdurahimov -130 Under 1½ -110

Kelly Faszholz +290 Over 2½ -255

Lauren Murphy -350 Under 2½ +215

Ashlee Evans-Smith +160 Over 2½ +100

Marion Reneau -185 Under 2½ -120

Nathan Coy +215 Over 2½ -125

Jonavin Webb -255 Under 2½ +105

Anthony Smith -145 Over 1½ -150

Leonardo Augusto Guimaraes +125 Under 1½ +130

Oluwale Bamgbose +135 Over 1½ +125

Daniel Sarafian -155 Under 1½ -145

Alex Garcia -115 Over 2½ -160

Sean Strickland -105 Under 2½ +140

Shane Campbell +130 Over 2½ -105

James Krause -150 Under 2½ -115

Joe Riggs +210 Over 2½ -155

Chris Camozzi -250 Under 2½ +135

Tatsuya Kawajiri +300 Over 2½ -170

Dennis Bermudez -360 Under 2½ +150

Augusto Mendes +300 Over 1½ -160

Cody Garbrandt -360 Under 1½ +140 

Roan Carneiro +335 Over 2½ +110

Derek Brunson -420 Under 2½ -130

Alex Oliveira +250 Over 2½ +105

Donald Cerrone -300 Under 2½ -125

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UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Cowboy Breakdown of Main Event

The UFC will be headed to Pittsburgh on Sunday where Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone (28-7) will clash with fellow cowboy Alex Oliveira (14-2-1). Both fighters fight at both 155 and at 170. Here is a breakdown of the two fighters.

 

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The UFC will be headed to Pittsburgh on Sunday where Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone (28-7) will clash with fellow cowboy Alex Oliveira (14-2-1). Both fighters fight at both 155 and at 170. Here is a breakdown of the two fighters.

 

Donald Cerrone: Cerrone will be making his Welterweight debut and making a quick turnaround after his December title loss against Lightweight champion Rafael Dos Anjos. Before his title fight loss, Cowboy was on an eight-fight win streak. The Colorado native has notable wins over Eddie Alvarez and Edson Barboza. Cerrone has had eight fights in the last two years.

 

Alex Oliveira: Oliveira is riding a three fight win streak right now with his recent win in November against Piotr Hallmann in a lighweight bout. He won that fight by first-round KO and won a “Performance of the Night” bonus. Cowboy is 2-0 at Welterweight

Who Is UFC Fight Night 83’s Alex “Cowboy” Oliveira?

This Sunday night, Alex “Cowboy” Oliveira gets the opportunity of a lifetime.

Oliveira will step inside the Octagon at UFC Fight Night 83 in the main event against Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in a bout billed as Cowboy vs. Cowboy.

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This Sunday night, Alex “Cowboy” Oliveira gets the opportunity of a lifetime.

Oliveira will step inside the Octagon at UFC Fight Night 83 in the main event against Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in a bout billed as Cowboy vs. Cowboy.

The former rodeo bull rider has won three in a row since a loss to Gilbert Burns last year, including a knockout of Piotr Hallmann in November. Overall, he is 14-2-1 with nine career KOs and three submission wins.

The main card airs live on FOX Sports 1 from Pittsburgh.

In the video below, check out Oliveira scoring his first UFC victory against long-time veteran KJ Noons.