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Daniel Cormier Apologizes To Anthony Johnson For UFC 206 Withdrawal

The day after Thanksgiving, the MMA world is still digesting the unfortunate news that light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier has been forced out of December 10’s UFC 206 main event against Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson. It’s the second such withdrawal in three scheduled bouts for ‘DC,’ as he pulled out of his awaited rematch with archrival Jon Jones

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The day after Thanksgiving, the MMA world is still digesting the unfortunate news that light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier has been forced out of December 10’s UFC 206 main event against Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson.

It’s the second such withdrawal in three scheduled bouts for ‘DC,’ as he pulled out of his awaited rematch with archrival Jon Jones in the main event of UFC 197 this past April, and ‘Bones” removal of the re-scheduled bout at UFC 200 due to a failed USADA test certainly didn’t help matters.

Cormier famously beat ‘Rumble’ by submission at 2015’s UFC 187 after Jones was unceremoniously removed from his bout with Johnson following a concerning hit-and-run accident involving a pregnant woman in his adopted home of Albuquerque, New Mexico. That lead to a mess at the top of the shallow UFC 205-pound division, and no one is quite sure where it will head.

However, Cormier and Johnson aren’t going to rip into each other like he and Jones did; in fact the opposite is true. That was made evident by the champ’s public apology to ‘Rumble’ on Twitter directly after the news broke today:

Johnson will similarly even-keeled in his own response to the mess, noting that worrying about his latest lost title fight would do absolutely nothing before wishing ‘DC’ nothing but the best in his recovery:

The UFC is reportedly looking for a short-notice replacement to fight ‘Rumble,’ but that may be a tall order to find someone willing a competitor most consider to be the hardest hitter in all of MMA.

Set for December 10 from Toronto, UFC 206 is quickly falling apart after losing the Rashad Evans vs. Tim Kennedy bout earlier this week. It promises to be a tough sell on pay-per-view (PPV) in the middle of a Holiday season where the UFC is already asking fans for a ton of their time and hard-earned cash, so stay tuned for any new updates as they arise.

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Daniel Cormier Out Of UFC 206 Due To Injury

The injury bug has bitten the UFC 206 main event. A light heavyweight title rematch between champion Cormier and top contender Anthony Johnson was scheduled to main event UFC 206, but Ariel Helwani of MMA Fighting is reporting that Cormier has been forced to withdraw from the event due to an injury. The UFC is

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The injury bug has bitten the UFC 206 main event. A light heavyweight title rematch between champion Cormier and top contender Anthony Johnson was scheduled to main event UFC 206, but Ariel Helwani of MMA Fighting is reporting that Cormier has been forced to withdraw from the event due to an injury.

The UFC is currently working on finding a replacement for Cormier, and the UFC is still planning to keep Johnson on the card. This marks the second time this week that UFC 206 has lost a fight. On Monday, Tim Kennedy found out that he will not be fighting Rashad Evans at the event due to Ontario Athletic Commission refusing to license Evans.

If the UFC can’t get a reasonable opponent and big name to fight Johnson at the event, then the UFC might make this event a FOX Sports 1 event.

UFC 206 takes place in Toronto, Canada at the Air Canada Centre on Dec. 10th. The main card will air on PPV (pay-per-view) while the prelims will air on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass. Here is the updated card for the event:

Featherweight: Anthony Pettis vs. Max Holloway

Welterweight: Donald Cerrone vs. Matt Brown

Featherweight: Cub Swanson vs. Dooho Choi

Strawweight: Valerie Letourneau vs. Viviane Pereira

Flyweight: Zach Makovsky vs. Dustin Ortiz

Light Heavyweight: Misha Cirkunov vs. Nikita Krylov

Lightweight: John Makdessi vs. Lando Vannata

Lightweight: Rustam Khabilov vs. Jason Saggo

Bantamweight: Mitch Gagnon vs. Matthew Lopez

Lightweight: Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Drew Dober

Welterweight: Jordan Mein vs. Emil Weber Meek

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Video: Daniel Cormier vs. Anthony “Rumble” Johnson 1 From UFC 187 (Full Fight)

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On The Thanksgiving holiday here in the United States, UFC released a new “Free Fight” that fans will be thankful for.

Featured above is the complete first fight between Daniel Cormier and Anthony “Rumble” Johnson, th…

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On The Thanksgiving holiday here in the United States, UFC released a new “Free Fight” that fans will be thankful for.

Featured above is the complete first fight between Daniel Cormier and Anthony “Rumble” Johnson, the five-round showdown for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship that served as the main event for the UFC 187 pay-per-view.

D.C. and Rumble will fight in the rematch, once again a pay-per-view headliner with the 205-pound title on the line, when UFC 206 touches down at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Saturday, December 10th.

Make sure to join us here at MMANews.com on 12/10 for live round-by-round results coverage of the UFC 206 pay-per-view.

Ryan Bader Wants Title Shot Against Cormier vs. Johnson Winner

Following his big win over the weekend at UFC Fight Night 100 in which he knocked out Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in the third round, Ryan Bader is now seeking a title shot. The victory marked the second time that Bader has defeated Nogueira. Now, Bader is currently riding a two fight winning streak and wants

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Following his big win over the weekend at UFC Fight Night 100 in which he knocked out Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in the third round, Ryan Bader is now seeking a title shot. The victory marked the second time that Bader has defeated Nogueira.

Now, Bader is currently riding a two fight winning streak and wants a title shot. The last time that Bader lost came in January of this year against title contender Anthony Johnson.

Bader recently called out the winner of the light heavyweight title fight between champion Daniel Cormier and Johnson, who are scheduled to compete against each other at UFC 206 in Toronto, Canada at the Air Canada Centre on Dec. 10th.

“I’ve been top five for a while now, and I want those big fights,” Bader said. “That’s who I want to fight. I’ve fought everybody in this division and been consistent. I think I’ve won seven out of my last eight fights so I feel like I hit my stride now because I had the momentum after my last loss, I said screw it, I’m just going to go out there and do what I do and not over think it. That’s my mindset, and hopefully, things fall into place.”

The biggest factor in this is how the Cormier – Johnson fight goes. If Cormier wins, then that will mark the second time that he has beaten Johnson and Bader vs. Cormier would be the next fight to make for the UFC. However, if Johnson wins, then you would have to think that Cormier, who has only lost once in his pro-MMA career and that was to Jon Jones, would get an immediate rematch with Johnson. Time will tell what the UFC plans to do with Bader next.

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Video: UFC 206: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 “Hell Of A Rematch” Trailer

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As noted, UFC switched gears from UFC 205 to the events remaining on their 2016 calendar, as they began rolling out promotional materials to hype some of the shows coming up in the second-half of November with trailers f…

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As noted, UFC switched gears from UFC 205 to the events remaining on their 2016 calendar, as they began rolling out promotional materials to hype some of the shows coming up in the second-half of November with trailers for UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 and UFC Fight Night: Whitaker vs. Brunson. In addition to the aforementioned “Fight Night” events in Northern Ireland and Australia respectively, UFC also released the first official trailer for the next event on their pay-per-view calendar.

Featured above is the “Hell Of A Rematch” trailer for the UFC 206 pay-per-view, which takes place on Saturday, December 10th. Included in the trailer are clips promoting the top two matches, which are Daniel Cormier vs. Anthony “Rumble” Johnson for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship and Anthony Pettis vs. Max Holloway.

UFC 206: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 goes down live from the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and will air live on pay-per-view.

Photos: Official Posters For UFC 206: Cormier vs. Johnson & UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey

On Thursday afternoon, UFC released the official promotional posters for the two pay-per-view events remaining in 2016 following Saturday’s UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor pay-per-view event in New York.

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On Thursday afternoon, UFC released the official promotional posters for the two pay-per-view events remaining in 2016 following Saturday’s UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor pay-per-view event in New York.

Featured below, courtesy of the official UFC Twitter page, are the official posters for UFC 206 and UFC 207, both of which take place in December.

Scheduled for December 10th in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, UFC 206 features Daniel Cormier vs. Anthony “Rumble” Johnson 2 for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship, Anthony Pettis vs. Max Holloway and Rashad Evans vs. Tim Kennedy in the top three matches.

Meanwhile, UFC 207 will close out the 2016 pay-per-view calendar for the promotion, with Ronda Rousey making her long-awaited Octagon return against Amanda Nunes in the main event with the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship on the line.

The co-main event for UFC 207 will also see a Bantamweight title on the line, as Dominick Cruz will defend the men’s version of the gold against Team Alpha Male’s Cody “No Love” Garbrandt. UFC 207 is scheduled to take place on December 30th in Las Vegas, Nevada.