Roland Delorme Fights At Home At UFC 161, Welcomes Edwin Figueroa To Winnipeg

UFC bantamweight Roland Delorme (8-1) will have home field advantage the next time he steps into the cage, as the Canadian fighter will compete in his home town of Winnipeg, Manitoba for this June’s UFC 161 event versus Edwin ‘El Feroz’ Figueroa (9-2). Officials with the Canadian office of the UFC announced the news on […]

Roland Delorme - image via UFC.com

Roland Delorme – image via UFC.com

UFC bantamweight Roland Delorme (8-1) will have home field advantage the next time he steps into the cage, as the Canadian fighter will compete in his home town of Winnipeg, Manitoba for this June’s UFC 161 event versus Edwin ‘El Feroz’ Figueroa (9-2).

Officials with the Canadian office of the UFC announced the news on Twitter on Wednesday evening (@UFC_CA).

Winnipeg’s own @rolanddelorme1 returns to the Octagon @ #UFC161 vs Edwin Figueroa, in what promises to be an action packed bantamweight bout

UFC 161: Barao vs. Wineland is expected to take place on June 15, 2013 at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The event will see interim bantaimweight champ Renan Barao square off with former WEC title holder Eddie Wineland.

Delorme is so far undefeated in the Octagon, but only because a knockout loss to Francisco Rivera was changed to a “No Contest” after Rivera failed a post-fight drug test. The Canadian fighter picked up submission wins over Nick Denis at UFC on FOX 3 and over fellow TUF 14 housemate Josh Ferguson at the reality shows Finale.

Figueroa enters the bout with a win over Rivera last month in Vegas at UFC 156. ‘El Feroz’ stopped Rivera in the second round by TKO to push his record to .500 with the UFC. Figueroa earned his last win at UFC 143 against Alex Caceres via split decision after Caceres was penalized two points for kicks to the groin.

UFC Georges St-Pierre Not “Surprised” By Nick Diaz Open Workout ‘No Show’

MMACanada.net is live on location in Montreal, Quebec for UFC 158. In this video, Georges St-Pierre talks to the media in scrum style fashion. See what GSP has to say about his opponent Nick Diaz and other hot topics.

Click here to view the embedded video.

MMACanada.net is live on location in Montreal, Quebec for UFC 158. In this video, Georges St-Pierre talks to the media in scrum style fashion. See what GSP has to say about his opponent Nick Diaz and other hot topics.

Canadian Welterweight Rory MacDonald Reinjures Neck, Return Undetermined

Canadian UFC welterweight Rory ‘The Waterboy’ MacDonald (14-1) will have to sit on the sidelines for a bit longer before he’s ready to return to the cage. On Wednesday, MacDonald revealed that he had reinjured his neck during a workout on Tuesday leaving his return to the Octagon up in the air. Speaking to Sportsnet.ca […]

Rory MacDonald

Rory MacDonald

Canadian UFC welterweight Rory ‘The Waterboy’ MacDonald (14-1) will have to sit on the sidelines for a bit longer before he’s ready to return to the cage.

On Wednesday, MacDonald revealed that he had reinjured his neck during a workout on Tuesday leaving his return to the Octagon up in the air.

Speaking to Sportsnet.ca MacDonald about reinjuring his neck while training at the Tristar gym in Montreal earlier this week.

“(Rehab) was going good, but then yesterday I kind of hurt it again, so after today I’m going to get someone to check it out. I was trying to get back slowly into training and I was just doing technique and I just tweaked it.”

MacDonald had been scheduled to compete this weekend in the co-main event of UFC 158 versus Carlos Condit in a rematch but withdrew last month after injuring his neck initially.

The British Columbia native is currently on a four fight win streak having bounced back from the only loss of his career back in June 2010. That defeat was at the hands of Condit which ended in the third round by TKO for ‘The Natural Born Killer.’ MacDonald’s last fight in the Octagon went down this past December at FUC on FOX 5, seeing the Canadian earn a unanimous decision over former champ BJ Penn.

Matt Hughes On His New Role With The UFC, Offers Thoughts On Nick Diaz Open Workout “No Show”

UFC Hall of Famer Matt Hughes talks about Nick Diaz skipping the UFC 158 press workout, transition from fighting into the UFC front office job, South Dakota MMA, New York MMA legislation, opinion on the welterweight bouts, MMA judging and Randy Couture going to Bellator/Spike TV.

Interview courtesy of TheFightNetwork.com

Click here to view the embedded video.

UFC Hall of Famer Matt Hughes talks about Nick Diaz skipping the UFC 158 press workout, transition from fighting into the UFC front office job, South Dakota MMA, New York MMA legislation, opinion on the welterweight bouts, MMA judging and Randy Couture going to Bellator/Spike TV.

Interview courtesy of TheFightNetwork.com

TUF 16 Finalist Mike Ricci Happy To Be Competing Back At 155-Pounds

Mike Ricci returns to lightweight this Saturday at UFC 158 after fighting at welterweight on TUF Season 16 and chats about his fight with Colin Fletcher, an update on Rory MacDonald and more.

Interview via TheFightNetwork.com

Click here to view the embedded video.

Mike Ricci returns to lightweight this Saturday at UFC 158 after fighting at welterweight on TUF Season 16 and chats about his fight with Colin Fletcher, an update on Rory MacDonald and more.

Interview via TheFightNetwork.com