The fights continue to come in for UFC Fight Night 96, as Will Brooks will get his shot to compete in Portland.
Brooks will meet Alex Oliveira, while Josh Burkman takes on Bobby Green. The two fights were confirmed by MMAjunkie with the UFC.
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The fights continue to come in for UFC Fight Night 96, as Will Brooks will get his shot to compete in Portland.
Brooks will meet Alex Oliveira, while Josh Burkman takes on Bobby Green. The two fights were confirmed by MMAjunkie with the UFC.
Following his run to the Bellator lightweight title, Brooks signed with the UFC and earned a July victory over Ross Pearson. Oliveira has gone 4-2 over six Octagon appearances, including a recent win over James Moontasri.
Burkman will remain at lightweight to take on Green, with both fighters coming off losses. Burkman is just 1-3 in his last four, while Green has dropped two straight.
UFC Fight Night 96 takes place October 1 from Portland and the Moda Center.
Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier has been enjoying a huge career resurgence with three straight wins since returning to his original home of 155 pounds following his first-round TKO loss to featherweight champion Conor McGregor at 2014’s UFC 178. Poirier has beaten Carlos Diego Ferreira, Yancy Medeiros, and finally, rising prospect Joseph Duffy in rapid succession, and
Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier has been enjoying a huge career resurgence with three straight wins since returning to his original home of 155 pounds following his first-round TKO loss to featherweight champion Conor McGregor at 2014’s UFC 178.
Poirier has beaten Carlos Diego Ferreira, Yancy Medeiros, and finally, rising prospect Joseph Duffy in rapid succession, and now he’s eying a rise up the rankings with his next fight.
In a recent interview with MMAJunkie, Poirier spoke up about his upcoming bout with the No. 13-ranked Bobby Green at UFC 199 on June 4 from Inglewood, California, saying that he doesn’t expect much from Green after his near two-year layoff:
“I’m expecting the same stuff he always does,” Poirier said. “Dance around, talk (expletive), throw big punches, big kicks. He doesn’t really set anything up that well. Seems like he has good instincts, he’s a good athlete and he has a lot of experience.”
Poirier, who is coming off of a nose procedure after his UFC 195 bout with Joseph Duffy, talked about coming back from injury and how he has evolved as a fighter:
“After the last fight I had the procedure on my nose and once I was cleared to get back in the gym I was right back in the gym and I’ve been grinding, learning, training,” Poirier said. “(Just) keeping it fresh, man. Working on different things, always trying to evolve and get better.”
‘The Diamond’ then went on to make an official prediction on how he believes the bout will conclude:
“He’s been out a while so I’m sure he’s hungry to get in front of those cameras and put on a show.
“We’ll see who’s tougher, who’s better that night. I think I’m going to pick him apart and put him away. I’m going to knock Bobby Green out.”
Poirier is currently undefeated in his lightweight tenure since making the jump up from 145-pounds, after suffering a first round KO loss to current featherweight champ Conor McGregor, and is currently the No. 11-Ranked lightweight in the UFC and is hopping to crack the top-ten in the 155-pound standings with a potential win over Green.
Poirier and Green are set to open the UFC 199 pay-per-view (PPV) card co-headlined by a bantamweight title bout between bitter rivals Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber while Luke Rockhold and Michael Bisping will battle in a 185-pound title bout as the main event.
An interesting lightweight contest has been added to the upcoming UFC 199 event, as Dustin Poirier takes on Bobby Green.
The event goes down June 4 from The Forum in Los Angeles and features two UFC title fights. It marks the first time the Octagon …
An interesting lightweight contest has been added to the upcoming UFC 199 event, as Dustin Poirier takes on Bobby Green.
The event goes down June 4 from The Forum in Los Angeles and features two UFC title fights. It marks the first time the Octagon has appeared in L.A. since 2015.
Poirier (19-4) defeated Joseph Duffy most recently, improving to 7-1 over his last eight. “The Diamond” is on a three-fight win streak that started when he moved up from featherweight.
Green (23-6) was on an eight-fight win streak of his own before dropping a bout to Edson Barboza in 2014. Last year, “The King” was riddled with injuries, scrapping two planned appearances.
The card features Chris Weidman challenging Luke Rockhold for the middleweight title and Dominick Cruz defending his bantamweight belt vs. Urijah Faber.
The UFC is live in Austin, Texas, tonight with a lineup of crowd-pleasing fighters and a featherweight main event that could maybe produce the next title challenger, particularly if Conor McGregor isn’t available. On tonight’s menu: Frankie Edgar vs. Cub Swanson in the headliner spot, with a side order of Bobby Green vs. Edson Barboza, and a light dusting of Joseph Benavidez, Brad Pickett, and Jared Rosholt. Should be pretty okay.
The UFC Fight Night 57 main card kicks off on FOX Sports 1 at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT, and our old friend Matt Kaplan will be stickin’ round-by-round results after the jump. Refresh the page every few minutes for all the latest, and shoot us your own thoughts in the comments section or on twitter @cagepotatomma. Thanks for being here.
The UFC is live in Austin, Texas, tonight with a lineup of crowd-pleasing fighters and a featherweight main event that could maybe produce the next title challenger, particularly if Conor McGregor isn’t available. On tonight’s menu: Frankie Edgar vs. Cub Swanson in the headliner spot, with a side order of Bobby Green vs. Edson Barboza, and a light dusting of Joseph Benavidez, Brad Pickett, and Jared Rosholt. Should be pretty okay.
The UFC Fight Night 57 main card kicks off on FOX Sports 1 at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT, and our old friend Matt Kaplan will be stickin’ round-by-round results after the jump. Refresh the page every few minutes for all the latest, and shoot us your own thoughts in the comments section or on twitter @cagepotatomma. Thanks for being here.
UFC Fight Night 57 Preliminary Card Results
– Ruslan Magomedov def. Josh Copeland via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27 x2)
– Roger Narvaez def. Luke Barnatt via split-decision (29-28 x 2, 28-29)
– James Vick def. Nick Hein via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28 x 2)
– Akbarh Arreola def. Yves Edwards via submission (armbar), 1:52 of round 1
– Paige VanZant def. Kailin Curran via TKO, 2:54 of round 3
– Doo Ho Choi def. Juan Manuel Puig via TKO, 0:18 of round 1
MATT WIMAN VS. ISAAC VALLIE-FLAGG
Rd. 1 – Wiman opens it up with a lead leg kick and an overhand right. Vallie-Flagg counters, and Wiman presses him against the cage. They separate and Vallie-Flagg lands a nice uppercut. Vallie-Flagg applies shoulder pressure to Wiman in a clinch against the cage; Wiman lands a few elbows, but it’s Vallie-Flagg who lands the punch combinations that keep Handsome Matt on the fence. More short elbows from Wiman, and now a knee; Vallie-Flaggfires back, keeping the pressure on Wiman. Wiman lands a knee to the body and another strong elbow to the head. Wiman stuffs a takedown attempt and takes Vallie-Flagg’s back. Transition to an armbar…triangle control…that’s the round. Most of that roound was spent against the cage.
Rd. 2 – Vallie-Flagg strikes first with an uppercut-cross combo to Wiman’s jaw. Big punches in the clinch from Vallie-Flagg follow, and again Vallie-Flagg has Wiman ‘s back against the fence. More of the same, though: Wiman gets off some inside elbows. Ooh, both exchange elbows inside the clinch. Big uppercut from Wiman on the inside. Wiman lands an overhand right in the center of the cage. Vallie-Flagg pushes him back on the fence. Wiman reverses position and again scores with the ‘bows. Big right hand exchange program in the center of the cage. Uppercut from Vallie-Flagg. His takedown attaempt is again thwarted, his back is again taken, and it’s Wiman working for the RNC. Vallie-Flagg escapes and has Wiman on the fence again. Vallie-Flagg punches the body. Wiman elbows the jaw. Vallie-Flagg hits with elbows of his own. Wiman knees the body. The horn sounds as Wiman lands a big overhand right.
Rd. 3 – A lead uppercut from Vallie-Flagg opens the final round. Just seconds into the third, both are again up against the cage, this time with Wiman pressing the action. Yamasaki separates them, and it’s Vallie-Flagg again landing uppercut-friendly punch combos. Vallie-Flagg knees from inside the clinch. Wiman lands a good left hook to end a brief punch exchange. Vallie-Flagg has Wiman on the fence and wants that single leg. Wiman stuffs it and has Vallie-Flagg’s back for a third time, again searching for the RNC. Wiman punches away as he wants to finish the RNC with a minute left. Vallie-Flagg can’t go anywhere with the hooks in and is taking the short punches. Time. And that’s the fight. Ooh, they’re still shit talking one another. That was a close, competitive opening fight.
”Handsome” Matt Wiman wins the unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27 x2).
It would be hard to name a fighter who has had a more difficult path to the UFC than Bobby Green. A foster kid who traveled between some 50 homes until the age of 20 in California’s notoriously rough Inland Empire, Green has beared witness to the absolute worst that humanity can offer. Even worse is the fact tha despite all his efforts and his recent success in the UFC, he still can’t seem to escape his troubled past.
Last May, Green lost his younger brother, Mitchell Davis Jr. (23), in a gang-related shooting. In the aftermath, a hit was allegedly put out on Green himself. Then in September, Green’s older brother was shot in a non gang-related incident. Thankfully, he survived. That Green was able to not only fight 4 times over the span of these tragedies, but win all 4 contests, speaks a lot to his character, as well as how far he could really go in this sport.
But it’s hard to account for the mental toll the past year in particular has taken on Green, and unfortunately, it looks like we could possibly be seeing the end of “King” in the octagon come this weekend. In a Facebook post last night, Green lamented that he was “tired” and considering retirement following his Fight Night 57 co-main event scrap with Edson Barboza this weekend.
“Think this might be my last fight thinking about retirement,” Green wrote.
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It would be hard to name a fighter who has had a more difficult path to the UFC than Bobby Green. A foster kid who traveled between some 50 homes until the age of 20 in California’s notoriously rough Inland Empire, Green has beared witness to the absolute worst that humanity can offer. Even worse is the fact tha despite all his efforts and his recent success in the UFC, he still can’t seem to escape his troubled past.
Last May, Green lost his younger brother, Mitchell Davis Jr. (23), in a gang-related shooting. In the aftermath, a hit was allegedly put out on Green himself. Then in September, Green’s older brother was shot in a non gang-related incident. Thankfully, he survived. That Green was able to not only fight 4 times over the span of these tragedies, but win all 4 contests, speaks a lot to his character, as well as how far he could really go in this sport.
But it’s hard to account for the mental toll the past year in particular has taken on Green, and unfortunately, it looks like we could possibly be seeing the end of “King” in the octagon come this weekend. In a Facebook post last night, Green lamented that he was “tired” and considering retirement following his Fight Night 57 co-main event scrap with Edson Barboza this weekend.
“Think this might be my last fight thinking about retirement,” Green wrote.
While his performance this weekend will undoubtedly play a big part in his decision, let’s all just remain hopeful by placing as much emphasis on “thinking” as possible. I mean, Mirko Cro Cop said he was “worn out” and considering retirement after his UFC 103 loss to Junior Dos Santos, and 5 years later, that old SOB is still swingin’ for the fences.
And not to turn this into a slight against the UFC, but I’m just sayin’, if Uncle Lorenzo can afford to turn welfare rat Conor McGregor into Irish Scarface in a little over a year, why can’t he afford to move Green and his family halfway across the country and maybe take out a few gangbangers in the process?
Poirier is currently undefeated in his lightweight tenure since making the jump up from 145-pounds, after suffering a first round KO loss to current featherweight champ Conor McGregor, and is currently the No. 11-Ranked lightweight in the UFC and is hopping to crack the top-ten in the 155-pound standings with a potential win over Green.
