Rashad Evans Breaks Down How Anthony Smith Can Beat Shogun Rua

Rashad Evans has provided the keys to victory for his final opponent. Anthony Smith is set to clash with another former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight title holder. Smith will go one-on-one with Mauricio “Shogun” Rua…

Rashad Evans has provided the keys to victory for his final opponent. Anthony Smith is set to clash with another former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight title holder. Smith will go one-on-one with Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. Smith is coming off a first-round knockout over Evans, who retired shortly after. Evans has returned to the […]

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UFC Hamburg Live Results: Shogun vs. Smith

This morning (Sun. July 22, 2018) the UFC is in Hamburg, Germany for UFC Fight Night 134. In the main event, former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua will take on young rising prospect Anthony “Lionheart” Smit…

This morning (Sun. July 22, 2018) the UFC is in Hamburg, Germany for UFC Fight Night 134. In the main event, former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua will take on young rising prospect Anthony “Lionheart” Smith. The co-main event features another 205-pound match-up between two of the division’s best, Glover Teixeira and Corey […]

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Betting Odds For UFC Hamburg: Surprise Name Favored

Final betting odds are in.

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UFC Hamburg (also known as UFC Fight Night 134) is here, and it goes down today (Sunday, July 22, 2018) from the Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany.

The main card will air on FOX Sports 1 at 2 p.m. E while the preliminary card will be split broadcasted on FOX Sports 1 at noon ET and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass, at 10:30 a.m. ET.

Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs. Anthony Smith in a light heavyweight showdown will serve as the main event while Glover Teixeira vs. Corey Anderson in a light heavyweight bout will serve as the co-main event.

Rounding out the six bout main card is Vitor Miranda vs. Abu Azaitar in a middleweight bout, Stefan Struve vs. Marcin Tybura in a heavyweight bout, Nasrat Haqparast vs. Marc Diakiese in a lightweight bout, and Danny Roberts vs. Alan Jouban in a welterweight bout. Nick Hein vs. Damir Hadzovic in a featherweight bout will serve as the main event of the preliminary card.

According to oddsmakers, Smith is a -225 favorite over Rua, who is a +185 underdog. Other odds for the main card include Anderson being a +150 underdog against Teixeira, who is a -170 favorite. Here are the full betting odds:

MAIN CARD (FOX Sports 1/2 p.m. ET)

Anthony Smith (-225) vs. Mauricio Rua (+185)

Glover Teixeira (-170) vs. Corey Anderson (+150)

Abu Azaitar (-185) vs. Vitor Miranda (+160)

Marcin Tybura (-245) vs. Stefan Struve (+205)

Marc Diakiese (-190) vs. Nasrat Haqparast (+165)

Danny Roberts (-380) vs. David Zawada (+315)

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1/noon ET)

Nick Hein (-155) vs. Damir Hadzovic (+135)

Emil Meek (-165) vs. Bartosz Fabinski (+145)

Nad Narimani (-240) vs. Khalid Taha (+200)

Justin Ledet (-115) vs. Aleksandar Rakic (-105)

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass/10:30 a.m. ET)

Manny Bermudez (-235) vs. Davey Grant (+195)

Darko Stosic (-260) vs. Jeremy Kimball (+220)

Damian Stasiak (-120) vs. Liu Pingyuan (EVEN)

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UFC Hamburg Full Fight Card, Start Time & How To Watch

Everything you need to know for tomorrow morning’s fights.

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Tomorrow morning (Sun. July 22, 2018) the UFC is in Hamburg, Germany from the Barclaycard Arena. The main event will feature a light heavyweight showdown between former division champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Anthony “Lionheart” Smith.

In the co-main event, Glover Texeira will go toe-to-toe with Corey Anderson. Also, an exciting heavyweight meeting will go down between Stefan Struve and Marcin Tybura.

There are plenty of other great fights on the card, and you can check out the full fight card, start time and information on how to watch the event here:

Main Card (FS1, 2 P.M. ET):

Light heavyweight: Mauricio Rua vs. Anthony Smith

Light heavyweight: Glover Teixeira vs. Corey Anderson

Middleweight: Abu Azaitar vs. Vitor Miranda

Heavyweight: Stefan Struve vs. Marcin Tybura

Welterweight: Danny Roberts vs. David Zawada

Lightweight: Marc Diakiese vs. Nasrat Haqparast

 

Preliminary Card (FS1, 12 P.M. ET):

Lightweight: Damir Hadzovic vs. Nick Hein

Welterweight: Bartosz Fabinski vs. Emil Meek

Featherweight: Nad Narimani vs Khalid Taha

Light heavyweight: Justin Ledet vs. Aleksandar Rakic

 

UFC Fight Pass Exclusive Prelims (10:30 A.M. ET):

Bantamweight: Davey Grant vs. Manny Bermudez

Light heavyweight: Jeremy Kimball vs. Darko Stosic

Bantamweight: Pingyuan Liu vs. Damian Stasiak

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Anthony Smith Willing to Face Gustafsson at UFC 227

If Alexander Gustafsson is still without an opponent and Anthony Smith without an injury when the final bell sounds in tomorrow night’s UFC Hamburg card, Anthony Smith would be more than willing to double-up on short-notice fights this summer and would…

If Alexander Gustafsson is still without an opponent and Anthony Smith without an injury when the final bell sounds in tomorrow night’s UFC Hamburg card, Anthony Smith would be more than willing to double-up on short-notice fights this summer and would gladly fill in to face the Swede at UFC 227 in Los Angeles. Smith […]

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UFC Hamburg Weigh-In Results: All Fighters Make Weight

Fighters have hit the scales to officially weigh-in.

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UFC Hamburg (also known as UFC Fight Night 134) is set to take place on Sunday, July 22, 2018 at Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany.

The main card will air on FOX Sports 1 at 2 p.m. E while the preliminary card will be split broadcasted on FOX Sports 1 at noon ET and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass, at 10:30 a.m. ET.

Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs. Anthony Smith in a light heavyweight showdown will serve as the main event while Glover Teixeira vs. Corey Anderson in a light heavyweight bout will serve as the co-main event.

Rounding out the six bout main card is Vitor Miranda vs. Abu Azaitar in a middleweight bout, Stefan Struve vs. Marcin Tybura in a heavyweight bout, Nasrat Haqparast vs. Marc Diakiese in a lightweight bout, and Danny Roberts vs. Alan Jouban in a welterweight bout. Nick Hein vs. Damir Hadzovic in a featherweight bout will serve as the main event of the preliminary card.

UFC officials held the weigh-ins for UFC Hamburg on Saturday and here are the weigh-in results:

MAIN CARD (FOX Sports 1/2 p.m. ET)

Mauricio Rua (206) vs. Anthony Smith (205)

Corey Anderson (204) vs. Glover Teixeira (206)

Abu Azaitar (185) vs. Vitor Miranda (185)

Stefan Struve (264) vs. Marcin Tybura (246)

Danny Roberts (169) vs. David Zawada (171)

Marc Diakiese (155) vs. Nasrat Haqparast (156)

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1/noon ET)

Damir Hadzovic (155) vs. Nick Hein (153)

Bartosz Fabinski (170) vs. Emil Meek (170)

Nad Narimani (146) vs. Khalid Taha (145)

Justin Ledet (204) vs. Aleksandar Rakic (206)

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass/10:30 a.m. ET)

Manny Bermudez (135) vs. Davey Grant (135)

Jeremy Kimball (204) vs. Darko Stosic (205)

Pingyuan Liu (136) vs. Damian Stasiak (133)

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