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Yoel Romero Suspended By NYSAC For UFC 205 Celebration

Top middleweight contender Yoel Romero scored a pivotal and impressive TKO victory over ex-champion Chris Weidman on the main card of Nov. 12’s UFC 205 from Madison Square Garden in New York City. After the finish, “The Solider of God” celebrated by hopping over the cage and marching around the perimeter of the Octagon before

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That celebration, however, was taken lightly by the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC), as the commission has suspended Romero 60 days. Leaving the cage prior to the fight officially being over is not allowed by the NYSAC, and the surging contender will now be forced to the sidelines until Jan. 12, 2017, per MMAFighting.com.

This suspension shouldn’t affect Romero’s fighting future too much, as “The Solider of God” is expect to next challenge reigning 185-pound champion Michael Bisping. That bout is expected to take place sometime next Spring.

Prior to beating Weidman, Romero had won seven straight UFC bouts including five by way of finish. His most notable UFC victories have come over Tim Kennedy, Lyoto Machida and Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza.

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Chris Weidman: Michael Bisping Is The ‘Odd Ball Out’

Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman will look to get back to his winning ways in his home of New York when he meets No. 4-ranked Yoel Romero at Nov. 12’s UFC 205 from the famed Madison Square Garden. With a win, Weidman is hoping to get a crack at reigning champion Michael Bisping, a

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Bisping replaced Weidman at June’s UFC 199 when the ex-champion was forced to withdraw from his scheduled rematch with Luke Rockhold. Bisping ended up shocking the world and knocking Rockhold out cold. “The Count” has since defended his title earlier this month against No. 14-ranked Dan Henderson.

Despite Bisping’s recent streak, Weidman feels as if he’s the ‘odd ball out’ in the division. Also, not only does the Long Island native think Bisping lost to Henderson, but he believes that other lesser ranked fighters would topple the champion:

“It’s crazy because the middleweight division right now, you’ve got probably one of the toughest divisions – except the champion,” Weidman told Ryan Gerbosi of Newsday in a recent interview. “I feel like the champion is kind of the odd ball out. I think he’d be an underdog to all the top 10 guys.”

“I thought Dan Henderson won the fight, I thought he won rounds one, two and five,” Weidman said. “I thought he should have got a 10-8 round, he had the guy finished in the first round and it could’ve been stopped.”

“I think [Derek] Brunson beats him, I think Mousasi beats him. There’s a lot of guys that beat him. I have to look at the rankings, but he’s just at the door with the top 10 guys.”

How long are you expecting “The Count” to reign atop the UFC’s 185-pound division?

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Michael Bisping Fires Back At ‘Douchebag’ Chris Weidman

No. 2-ranked former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman recently called Michael Bisping’s UFC 204 title defense against Dan Henderson ‘embarrassing’. Weidman and Bisping have gone back and forth in the media throughout the last few months, and the ex-champion, who hasn’t competed since surrendering his title to Luke Rockhold last December, has accused “The Count”

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No. 2-ranked former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman recently called Michael Bisping’s UFC 204 title defense against Dan Henderson ‘embarrassing’.

Weidman and Bisping have gone back and forth in the media throughout the last few months, and the ex-champion, who hasn’t competed since surrendering his title to Luke Rockhold last December, has accused “The Count” of ducking him. Appearing on a recent edition of the UFC Unfiltered podcast, Bisping fired back at Weidman, calling the New York native a ‘douchebag’:

“I mean of that f*cking whiner, that cry baby Chris Weidman wants to do it, then I’m more than happy to do it,” Bisping said. “If he gets past Yoel Romero next month, let’s do it soon. I’m happy to. He thinks I’m ducking him, he’s f*cking crazy. I’ve never ducked anybody in my life, I’m certainly not going to start with that f*cking douchebag.”

Not only is the Brit open to a fight with Weidman, but he feels as if he’d finish the former collegiate wrestler if the two ever meet:

“So, if he wants to do it, he can come out here and he can try to wrestle and do that, but he’ll find himself getting punched in the face repeatedly, then…I’m going to finish Chris Weidman that’s for sure.”

This potential clash could end up taking place sooner rather than later, as Weidman is set to face off with No. 4-ranked Yoel Romero at November 12’s UFC 205 from Madison Square Garden in New York with the winner possibly receiving the next shot at the title.

If Bisping and Weidman do end up fighting, who would you pick to come out on top?

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Previewing Michael Bisping’s Future As Middleweight Champion

Michael Bisping successfully defended his UFC middleweight title for the very first time at last weekend’s (October 8, 2016) UFC 204 from his home of Manchester, England, scoring a unanimous decision victory over Dan Henderson in a five round war that left him battered and bloodied, albeit still the titleholder. With his first title defense

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With his first title defense now in the rear-view mirror, Bisping can look at what lies ahead, and it may only get tougher for him from here on out. The murder’s row of middleweight contenders will be competing next month to earn the next shot at divisional supremacy.

Let’s take a deeper look into potential opponents for Bisping and how he may fare against each of them:

Chris Weidman

No. 2-ranked former champion Chris Weidman hasn’t competed since surrendering his title to Luke Rockhold at last December’s UFC 194, but he’s set to return to action at November 12’s UFC 205 from New York against No. 4-ranked Yoel Romero.

Weidman was actually scheduled to rematch Rockhold at June 4’s UFC 199, but he was forced to withdraw from the bout due to injury. Bisping stepped up on short notice and took out Rockhold to become the undisputed champion. With that being said, if Weidman can indeed get by Romero, a man who’s won seven straight UFC bouts, I wouldn’t be surprised to see him receive the next title shot.

In terms of how Bisping and Weidman stack up against each other, it would undoubtedly be an interesting clash from a stylistic standpoint.

Weidman has always been a tough and gritty wrestling-based fighter with powerful and ever-improving striking as well as strong submission skills. In my opinion, Bisping may hold the pure striking advantage in terms of combinations, movement, and footwork, although I’d give Weidman the advantage in the grappling department.

Bisping, however, has always had solid takedown defense, and keeping the fight on the feet against Weidman would be a crucial factor. To defend his title against the ex-champion, “The Count” would likely have to use his speed and angles to pick Weidman apart on the feet, while avoiding the New York native’s power. I simply don’t see him having much success if Weidman gets a hold of him.

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Chris Weidman To Michael Bisping: You Barely Beat No. 14

After successfully defending his middleweight title for the very first time at this past weekend’s (October 8, 2016) UFC 204 against Dan Henderson, Michael Bisping took the time to call out the division’s top four contenders: Luke Rockhold, Chris Weidman, Ronaldo Souza and Yoel Romero. Next month, Rockhold and Souza will face off, and Weidman

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Next month, Rockhold and Souza will face off, and Weidman and Romero will scrap with the winner of either bout possibly receiving the next shot at “The Count”.

While Bisping may have generated a bit more interest in the division with his words, Weidman feels as if the champion ‘embarrassed’ himself. The ex-champion also felt as if Bisping ‘barely’ beat Henderson, a man ranked outside of the division’s top 10:

”That guy had it in his head before the fight, and told himself, ‘after I dominate Dan Henderson, I’m going to get on the mic and call out all these four guys and say certain things about them, and it’s going to look really cool,’” Weidman said on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour. “But the guy, he shouldn’t have done that when you barely beat the No. 14 in the division. … to get on the mic like that and call out the top four guys like he just did something impressive, I really thought Dan Henderson should have got his hand raised, so I was embarrassed for him. He can say my name a billion times and call me all the names he wants. That guy does not affect me.”

In fact, Weidman scored the bout for Henderson, who knocked Bisping down multiple times in the opening rounds:

“I scored it for Henderson,” Weidman said. “I thought he won the first round maybe 10-8. I think at least one of the judges should have given him a 10-8, I don’t know why that wasn’t even a thought, and then the second round, I thought he won, yes, he was getting pitter pattered most of the round, but he almost finished the fight again in the second round, then he dropped him again. I think if you almost finish the fight you win the round, it doesn’t matter how long you were losing the round. He was never in danger in the second round so I thought he won that round. Then I also thought he won the fifth round.”

Weidman hasn’t competed since surrendering the title to Rockhold last December, and he admits that it’s still ‘weird’ seeing another man wearing the title, especially one that he doesn’t feel deserves to be atop the throne:

“I kind of got used to it, it was kind of weird to see these guys fighting and that was the for the championship belt, and that was the champion in my weight class” Weidman said. “He’s out there and he’s struggling, it wasn’t an impressive performance at all, and he wanted to go out there and really show he’s the true champ of the MW division. He got the fight he wanted, which was crazy that he got that fight, and that’s the way he looked. It’s a little embarrassing.”

If Weidman can get by Romero at November 12’s UFC 205 from New York, should he be given the next title shot?

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Gegard Mousasi Would ‘Love’ To Fight Anderson Silva After UFC 204

The UFC’s middleweight division is currently quite crowded. The title is set to be defended tomorrow night (October 8, 2016) in the main event of UFC 204, as Michael Bisping meets Dan Henderson. No. 2-ranked Chris Weidman will then face off with No. 4-ranked Yoel Romero at November 12’s UFC 205, while No. 1-ranked former

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The UFC’s middleweight division is currently quite crowded.

The title is set to be defended tomorrow night (October 8, 2016) in the main event of UFC 204, as Michael Bisping meets Dan Henderson. No. 2-ranked Chris Weidman will then face off with No. 4-ranked Yoel Romero at November 12’s UFC 205, while No. 1-ranked former champion Luke Rockhold will meet No. 3-ranked Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza on November 26, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia.

One middleweight fight that may be flying under the radar, however, will also take place tomorrow night when No. 9-ranked Gegard Mousasi meets No. 5-ranked Vitor Belfort. While a win over Belfort would indeed move him up the rankings, Mousasi knows he’s still multiple fights away from a shot at gold given the ‘busy’ nature of the division:

“It’s going to get me higher (in the rankings) but it’s not going to do anything different for me,” Mousasi told the Fight Society podcast recently. “You have now “Jacare” (Souza) against (Luke) Rockhold, (Chris) Weidman against Yoel Romero so those are guys that can easily fight for the belt. Those guys are ahead of me.

“After beating Vitor, it’s just another guy I have to face. The title shot seems far away for me so I’m not thinking of it but it will come. After this victory, I will be a step closer to that.”

With that being said, Mousasi plans to get by Belfort before hopefully taking on another Brazilian legend in former longtime champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva:

“The only one that doesn’t have a fight is Anderson Silva. I would love to fight him. Those are fights, fighting legends, fighting big names. If you can get a win over those guys, it’s on your record and it’s going to stay that way. Those are the fights that make sense. Those are the fights people are going to remember you for if you beat Vitor or Anderson or Dan Henderson, guys like that.”

Silva last competed at July 9’s UFC 200 when he suffered a decision loss to 205-pound champion Daniel Cormier in a bout that he accepted on just two days notice. If Mousasi is indeed successful tomorrow night, a bout between him and Silva would not only make sense, but it’d likely be quite exciting.

Would you be interested in seeing these two face off in the near future?

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