The recently announced UFC 161 card continues to grow as heavyweights Pat ‘HD’ Barry (8-5) and Shawn ‘The Savage’ Jordan (14-4) have been identified as opponents for this June’s upcoming UFC 161 event in Winnipeg. Local news agency WinnipegFreePress.com announced the new matchup which was later confirmed by UFC officials. Check out the official bout […]
Pat Barry
The recently announced UFC 161 card continues to grow as heavyweights Pat ‘HD’ Barry (8-5) and Shawn ‘The Savage’ Jordan (14-4) have been identified as opponents for this June’s upcoming UFC 161 event in Winnipeg.
Check out the official bout list for UFC 161 at the bottom of the article.
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 UFC interim bantamweight champ Renan Barao defend his belt versus former WEC title holder Eddie Wineland.
Barry is 2-1 in his last three fights earning a “Knockout of the Night” victory over Shane del Rosario last December at the TUF 16 Finale. Barry survived a strong ground attack from Del Rosario in the first round to earn the second round KO. Prior to that ‘HD’ lost via TKO to Lavar Johnson at UFC on FOX 3, while knocking out Christian Morecraft in the first round of their UFC on FX 1 bout.
Jordan holds the same 2-1 record over his last three bouts, which include all three of his Octagon appearances. ‘The Savage’ was in action this past January at UFC on FOX 6 picking up a second round TKO victory against Mike Russow at the Chicago event. Jordan dropped a decision to Cheick Kong at UFC 149 in July of last year while winning his Octagon debut at UFC on FX 2 against Oli Thompson.
The official event card for UFC 161 is as follows:
UFC interim bantamweight title bout: Renan Barao vs. Eddie Wineland
Light heavyweight bout: Rashad Evans vs. Dan Henderson
Light heavyweight bout: Mauricio Rua vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Heavyweight bout: Pat Barry vs. Shawn Jordan
Heavyweight bout: Stipe Miocic vs. Soa Palelei
Welterweight bout: Jake Shields vs. Tyron Woodley
Press Release – Toronto, Canada – The Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) brings the UFC® experience to fans in Montreal on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 with L’Experience UFC, a full day of publicand free events at complexe Desjardins in anticipation of UFC 158: ST-PIERRE vs. DIAZ at the Bell Centre on March 16. Fans can enjoy […]
Press Release – Toronto, Canada – The Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) brings the UFC® experience to fans in Montreal on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 with L’Experience UFC, a full day of publicand free events at complexe Desjardins in anticipation of UFC 158: ST-PIERRE vs. DIAZ at the Bell Centre on March 16. Fans can enjoy UFC 158 open workouts, interactive games, special guest appearances and more.
Located in the heart of downtown Montreal, complexe Desjardins is a city within a city and is the largest building in the metropolitan area. The UFC will hold its open workouts in the Grande-Place and will showcase the best of the UFC welterweight division including five of the UFC’s Top 10 170-pounders. Hometown hero and reigning UFC® welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre (23-2), former STRIKEFORCE® champion Nick Diaz (27-8-1, fighting out of Stockton, California), former interim UFC® welterweight champion Carlos Condit (28-6, fighting out of Albuquerque, N.M.), power-punching wrestler and current No.1 ranked contender Johny Hendricks (14-1, fighting out of Dallas, Texas), former US Marine Jake Ellenberger (28-6, fighting out of Lake Forest, Calif. by way of Omaha, Neb.), former STRIKEFORCE® champion Nate Marquardt (35-11-2, fighting out of Denver, Colorado) and Montreal’s own Patrick Côté (19-8) will all participate.
In addition to UFC 158 open workouts, Firas Zahabi, renowned mixed martial arts (MMA) trainer and head coach of Georges St-Pierre, will lead a group of celebrity (non-MMA) athletes and contest winners in a one-hour workout inside the Octagon. Some of the participants include Montreal Alouettes Anthony Calvillo and Pat Lavoie, Olympians Bruny Surin, Marianne St. Gelais and Charles Hamelin, and former NHLers Georges Laracque, Mathieu Dandenault and Denis Gauthier.
L’Experience UFC also features a fun and interactive fan zone offering fans a chance to pose with a UFC belt. Spectators can test their skills with a punch strength machine, vertical jump test, pull-up bar and push-up station. Fans can also enjoy two autograph sessions. UFC welterweight Rory MacDonald (14-1), who trains out of Montreal’s Tristar Gym, will be on hand to sign autographs from 10-11 am, while former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes (46-9) will be on site from 3-4 pm.
Martial arts will be on display all day in the Grande-Place as students from Karaté Sunfuki Longueuil, a local karate school in Longueuil, will perform two karate demonstrations inside the Octagon.
Please see below for a full schedule of the day’s events on March 13 at complexe Desjardins.
8:00 a.m. Fan Zone Opens
10:00 a.m. Autograph Signing with UFC® Welterweight Rory MacDonald
10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Karaté Sunfuki Longueuil Student Karate Demonstration
11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. UFC® 158 Open Workouts
11:00-12:00 Condit & Ellenberger
12:00-1:00 Diaz & Hendricks
1:00-2:00 St-Pierre & Marquardt & Cote
3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Autograph Signing with Former UFC® Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes
3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Karaté Sunfuki Longueuil Student Karate Demonstration
4:00 p.m. Celebrity MMA Seminar led by MMA Coach Firas Zahabi of Tristar Gym
6:00 p.m. Fan Zone Closes
*THIS EVENT IS COMPLETELY FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Tickets for UFC® 158: ST-PIERRE vs. DIAZ are on sale and priced at $600, $350, $250, $200, $165, $115 and $85. Tickets are available at the Bell Centre box office, by phone at (514) 790-2525 / 1-877-668-8269 or at www.evenko.ca.
UFC® 158 will be available live on Pay-Per-View on March 16 at 10 p.m. EST/7 p.m. PST on UFC.TV, iN DEMAND, DirecTV, DISH Network, Avail-TVN, and in Canada on Shaw Communications, Bell TV, Sasktel, Viewer’s Choice Canada and Indigo (French) for a suggested retail price of $44.99 US/$49.99 CAN for Standard Definition and $54.99 US/$59.99 CAN for High Definition.
For more information or current fight news, visit www.ufc.com. All bouts live and subject to change.
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Brazilian bantamweight Johnny Eduardo (26-9) has been forced out of his upcoming UFC 158 match versus Haitian-Canadian fighter Yves Jabouin (18-8) due to a shoulder injury. This leaves the ‘Tiger’ without an opponent less than two weeks before the scheduled March 16 event. Whether UFC officials can find a new opponent in that time remains […]
Brazilian bantamweight Johnny Eduardo (26-9) has been forced out of his upcoming UFC 158 match versus Haitian-Canadian fighter Yves Jabouin (18-8) due to a shoulder injury. This leaves the ‘Tiger’ without an opponent less than two weeks before the scheduled March 16 event.
Whether UFC officials can find a new opponent in that time remains to be seen.
Eduardo announced the news on Twitter (@JohnnyEduardoN) as well as confirming the injury with Tatame.com.
(Google Translation) “I had a shoulder injury, so I was just doing an MRI to determine the severity. With my team, I decided to quit the fight… I really wanted this fight because Jabouin is a guy who has the game like mine, that part up too. I’m sure it would be a great battle… I’m sure he was also extremely sad because of my injury. I apologize to him, but these things always happen in our sport. Regardless of the location, I want to fight him. If the UFC could only postpone the fight, I would be very happy.”
UFC 158 is scheduled to take place on March 16, 2013 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Eduardo is 1-1 with the UFC picking up his first Octagon win in May of last year by winning a decision against Jeff Curran at UFC on FUEL TV 3. He had been linked to a UFC 139 bout with Michael McDonald but an injury forced him out of that fight as well. Eduardo debuted at UFC 134, losing to Raphael Assunção in August 2011.
Jabouin saw a three fight win streak end last September at UFC on FUEL TV 5, after suffering a first round knockout versus Brad Pickett in Nottingham, England. The three victories included wins over Jeff Hougland at UFC on FUEL TV 3, Walel Watson at UFC 140 and against Ian Loveland at UFC 134.
The recently announced UFC 161 event now has it’s headliner as UFC interim bantamweight champ Renan Barão (30-1, 1NC) meets Eddie Wineland (20-8-1) at the upcoming Canadian event this summer. News of the matchup comes via ESPN reporter Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) who confirmed the news with UFC president Dana White and later announced by UFC […]
UFC interim champ Renan Barao – Image by Anne-Marie Sorvin – US PRESSWIRE
The recently announced UFC 161 event now has it’s headliner as UFC interim bantamweight champ Renan Barão (30-1, 1NC) meets Eddie Wineland (20-8-1) at the upcoming Canadian event this summer.
News of the matchup comes via ESPN reporter Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) who confirmed the news with UFC president Dana White and later announced by UFC Canada officials (@UFC_CA).
– It’s official – Bantamweights @RenanBaraoUFC & @EddieWineland will square off for the interim title in Winnipeg at #UFC161
UFC 161: Barao vs. Wineland is expected to take place on June 15, 2013 at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The event already features bouts between light heavyweights Rashad Evans vs. Dan Henderson and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua, as well as a welterweight bout between Jake Shields vs. Tyron Woodley.
Barão rides a 31-fight undefeated streak into his title defense versus Wineland this summer. The Brazilian was in action last month in London, England earning a fourth round submission win over Michael McDonald to defend his interim title for the first time. Barão secured the title last summer at another Canadian event at UFC 149 by defeating Urijah Faber by decision.
Wineland, a former WEC bantamweight champ, has won two in a row but is 2-2 in his last four matches. His last bout took place at the end-year show in Vegas at UFC 155 which saw him pick up a split decision over Brad Pickett. The other win went down in June of last year, a “Knockout of the Night” KO of Scott Jorgensen at UFC on FXF 3. The losses were to Joseph Benavidez and to Urijah Faber.
UFC director of operations Canada Tom Wright was in Winnipeg, Manitoba today to announce his promotions latest event in UFC 161. The Octagon will visit the MTS Centre in Winnipeg on June 15 which will be headlined by a title match between opponents to-be-named. Announced for the next Canadian show will be a light heavyweight bout between Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.
Watch the full press conference for today’s UFC 161 announcement after the jump.
UFC director of operations Canada Tom Wright was in Winnipeg, Manitoba today to announce his promotions latest event in UFC 161. The Octagon will visit the MTS Centre in Winnipeg on June 15 which will be headlined by a title match between opponents to-be-named. Announced for the next Canadian show will be a light heavyweight bout between Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.
Australian heavyweight Soa ‘The Hulk’ Palelei (18-3) was signed to a four-fight contract by the Ultimate Fighting Championship after one appearance in the Octagon back at UFC 79. Now it appears that Palelei has his first fight of his new contract and is rumored to face Croatian-American Stipe Miocic (9-1) this June as part of […]
Australian heavyweight Soa Palelei
Australian heavyweight Soa ‘The Hulk’ Palelei (18-3) was signed to a four-fight contract by the Ultimate Fighting Championship after one appearance in the Octagon back at UFC 79. Now it appears that Palelei has his first fight of his new contract and is rumored to face Croatian-American Stipe Miocic (9-1) this June as part of the UFC 161 card.
No official announcement has surfaced from the promotion reference the bout or the event (at time of writing), but FightNewsAustralia.com says that a source revealed to them the Palelei vs. Miocic bout for the expected Winnipeg, Canada event.
UFC 161 is expected to take place on June 15, 2013 and marks the promotions first visit to the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Three bouts are already in the works as light heavyweights Antonio Rogerio Nogueira takes on Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua, while Dan Henderson faces Rashad Evans, as well as welterweights Jake Shields vs. Tyron Woodley.
Through a press-release, Palelei thanked the promotion for a second chance inside the Octagon.
“I’m thankful to Dana White and Joe Silva for giving me this opportunity to come back to the UFC to showcase my skills,” Palelei commented in the release. “With determination, hard work and a great team, I’m happy to say that today I have signed with the UFC. I look forward to competing in the best organization in the world,” he added.
‘The Hulk’ has rattled off eight straight wins, all by (T)KO, and is 10-1 in his last eleven matches. Palelei made his Octagon debut back in December 2007 at UFC 79, losing by third round TKO to Eddie Sanchez. Since then he’s gone on to rattle off ten wins, all stoppages, with one loss which was to Daniel Cormier. Palelei’s most recent win came in December in an Australian Fighting Championship title defense as he beat former UFC heavyweight Sean McCorkle by first round TKO.
Miocic lost for the first time in his career last September in Nottingham, UK suffering a second round TKO loss to Stefan Struve at the UFC on FUEL TV 5 event. The defeat ended a string of three straight wins inside the Octagon which saw Miocic defeat Shane del Rosario at UFC 146, Phil De Fries at UFC on FUEL TV 1, and Joey Beltran at UFC 136.
