With every decision comes a consequence and for those fighters who took part in battle at UFC Fight Night 107, it’s their time to faces those consequences in the form of medical suspensions. Some of the more notable suspensions include Corey Anderson, Teemu Packalen, and Lina Lansberg being suspended for 60 days while Francimar Barroso,
With every decision comes a consequence and for those fighters who took part in battle at UFC Fight Night 107, it’s their time to faces those consequences in the form of medical suspensions.
Some of the more notable suspensions include Corey Anderson, Teemu Packalen, and Lina Lansberg being suspended for 60 days while Francimar Barroso, Brad Scott, and Scott Askham were suspended for 180 days. Here are the entire medical suspensions:
Corey Anderson: suspended 60 days with no contact during training for 45 days for precautionary reasons
Alan Jouban: suspended 30 days with no contact during training for 21 days for precautionary reasons
Brad Pickett: suspended 30 days with no contact during training for 21 days for precautionary reasons
Makwan Amirkhani: suspended 30 days with no contact during training for 21 days for precautionary reasons
Joseph Duffy: suspended 30 days with no contact during training for 21 days (cleared of a possible right-foot injury after event)
Reza Madadi: suspended 30 days with no contact during training for 21 days due to a forehead laceration
Francimar Barroso: suspended 180 days due to a left-foot injury, though a doctor can clear him early; regardless, suspended 30 days with no contact during training for 21 days due to a right-eyebrow laceration
Timothy Johnson: suspended 30 days with no contact during training for 21 days for precautionary reasons
Daniel Omielanczuk: suspended 30 days with no contact during training for 21 days for precautionary reasons
Vicente Luque: suspended 30 days with no contact during training for 21 days for precautionary reasons
Teemu Packalen: suspended 60 days with no contact during training for 45 days for precautionary reasons (cleared of a possible head injury after event)
Brad Scott: suspended 180 days due to a left-shoulder injury, though a doctor can clear him early; regardless
Scott Askham: suspended 180 days due to a right-leg injury, though a doctor can clear him early; regardless, suspended 30 days with no contact during training for 21 days for precautionary reasons
Lina Lansberg: suspended 60 days with no contact during training for 45 days for precautionary reasons (cleared of possible head and face injuries)
Lucie Pudilova: suspended 30 days with no contact during training for 21 days for precautionary reasons
Jimi Manuwa secured a second straight highlight reel knockout when he stopped Corey Anderson with a huge left hand in the main event of yesterday’s (Sat., March 18, 2017) UFC Fight Night 107 from the O2 Arena in London, so a huge fight should await the British combatant in his next trip to the cage. Just
Jimi Manuwa secured a second straight highlight reel knockout when he stopped Corey Anderson with a huge left hand in the main event of yesterday’s (Sat., March 18, 2017) UFC Fight Night 107 from the O2 Arena in London, so a huge fight should await the British combatant in his next trip to the cage.
Just don’t expect it to be against former champion Jon Jones.
Speaking at yesterday’s UFC Fight Night 107 post-fight presser (quotes via MMA Fighting), Manuwa said he is not interested in fighting Jones because he was suspended for one year after he tested positive for banned substances:
“I’m not interested in Jon Jones. Jon Jones takes steroids and now he’s been banned for steroids. Before, I was a big fan of Jon Jones, the things he’s done in the Octagon and everything, but he’s been suspended for a year or something and he’s had issues before. He’s a great fighter. I greatly respect him, but he’s been banned for steroids and that taints everything that he’s done. So, I’m not really interested. When he comes back, I’ll fight him, no problem. But I’m focused on the belt right now, and that’s going to be the winner of DC and ‘Rumble’ Johnson.”
Jones was infamously suspended only three days before his heavily promoted rematch with Cormeir at last July’s UFC 200 for using banned estrogen-blocking clomiphene and Letrozol, which USADA later agreed was due to a sexual performance-enhancing drug in arbitration but still suspended Jones for one year. “Bones” is also still on probation for his highly criticized hit-and-run accident on a 25-year-old Albuquerque woman in April 2015, and his career has unfortunately become a whirlwind of one harrowing mistake after another.
Due to that dynamic, Manuwa called for a title shot against the winner of April 8’s light heavyweight championship rematch between current champion Daniel Cormier and fellow knockout slugger Anthony Johnson, and the “Poster Boy” is certainly in the right division to do it, as the 205-pound fray is considered one of the shallowest in MMA.
But many still regard Jones as the uncrowned, fallen champion, a legend who didn’t lose his belt and is only hampered by his seeming inability to get out of his own way as arguably the best pound-for-pound fighter to ever compete in the octagon. Because of those views, in conjunction with his somewhat one-sided win over Cormier in 2015, it’s likely “Bones” will get the next title shot instead of Manuwa if and when he’s able to return when his suspension is up this July.
“Poster Boy” knows that’s a probable outcome, yet offered the outside opinion that he could already be booked into a title bout against the winner of Cormier vs. Johnson by the time Jones is eligible to return:
“Possibly, but to me, whatever happens, happens,” Manuwa said. “I will be fighting the elite fighters in the world, and I don’t know, we’ll see what happens. He’s back in July or something. [Cormier and Johnson] are fighting next month, so the fight could be made before he comes back anyway, so we’ll see what happens. I’m going to fly to Vegas to meet with (UFC president) Dana (White) after this and we’ll see what happens.”
Manuwa offered his respects for both “DC” and “Rumble,” whom he lost a second-round knockout to at UFC 191 and would therefore love to avenge a prior loss. But he also knows Cormier already tapped him out, so he’d definitely love to battle the champion, as well:
“Me and ‘Rumble’ Johnson are two of the hardest hitters and the most exciting fighters in the light heavyweight division, and I’d love to get a rematch with him to avenge my loss,” Manuwa said. “Because I made some silly mistakes with my weight and my striking as well. So, I’d like to avenge that loss against the most feared man probably on the UFC roster in ‘Rumble’ Johnson.
“But then again, DC is a great champion. He’s feared, and he’s beat the guy I’m talking about, he’s beat Alex (Gustafsson), he’s beat a lot of guys in the division. So I’d like to fight him as well.”
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Ultimately, however, the surging power slugger won’t turn down a fight, and confirmed that if the UFC wanted him to fight Jones, he would accept the high-profile match:
“Listen, I don’t turn down anybody. I’m not scared of anybody. Everyone bleeds. Everyone feels pain. And I’ve proven through my career that I’m not scared to fight anybody, because it’s mixed martial arts. Everyone feels pain, everyone bleeds the same, except if you’re out taking steroids. That’s what I’ve got a problem with. So it is what it is. I’ll fight Jon Jones, no problem.”
Corey Anderson won’t let his loss to Jimi Manuwa last night (Sat. March 18, 2017) bring him down. The pair met in the main event of UFC Fight Night 106 last night from the O2 Arena in London, England, where the native son Manuwa took home a first round knockout win. With the loss Anderson has
Corey Anderson won’t let his loss to Jimi Manuwa last night (Sat. March 18, 2017) bring him down.
The pair met in the main event of UFC Fight Night 106 last night from the O2 Arena in London, England, where the native son Manuwa took home a first round knockout win. With the loss Anderson has now been defeated in two of his last four Octagon appearances.
In his post-fight press conference yesterday, however, Anderson refused to beat himself up about the loss as he knows he was in the Octagon with one of the best 205-pound talents in the world (quotes via MMA Junkie):
“It didn’t go the way I wanted it to go, but it was a great experience for me,” Anderson said. “I told Alex (Gustafsson) and Jimi after, ‘Thank you for letting me step in the cage with you.’ Not that I’m over-respecting him, but I respect him as he’s the No. 4-ranked guy (in the official UFC rankings). He’s where I’ve got to get to and that’s what I’ve got to do to get to the top. He’s lost to (Anthony) ‘Rumble’ (Johnson) and Alex – the two other top guys there. So you can’t sit there and beat yourself up about it. You can’t cry over spilled milk.”
The former Ultimate Fighter Season 19 (TUF 19) winner says he’ll go back to his gym and focus on building up some more size moving forward in his light heavyweight career:
“I’m a big guy in my gym but I’ve got to do some growing,” Anderson said. “That’s just something I know. Now I’ve got to go back. Everyone knows I have cardio. I’ve just got to work on building size (and) some natural weight. Lifting more, eating more – whatever it is, I’ve got to get a good dietician and get my weight up.”
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Despite his recent setback the 27-year-old Anderson does not want to take a step back in competition, as he knows testing himself against the best the light heavyweight division has to offer now will pay dividends in the future:
“Just like when they called me for this fight, I told them I’ll fight whoever,” Anderson said. “I’m ready. I’m in the gym, I’m training, I’m a professional. That’s what professionals do. You don’t pick and dip and dive. I don’t sit here and say, ‘I don’t want to fight him because he’s too good.’ I don’t say, ‘I want to fight that guy because he’s an easy win.’
“I’m in this sport to be the best, eventually. I’m not the best right now, but eventually I will be. I plan on it before I leave this sport, and wherever it is I’ve got to go, I’m willing to go. Like they say, ‘You’ve got to do things you’ve never done to get where you’ve never been.’ I’ve never been a champ.”
UFC Fight Night 107 didn’t blow the doors off the hinges Saturday, but it provided several quality finishes.
In the main event, Jimi Manuwa established himself as a top contender in the light heavyweight division with a swift knockout against Corey And…
UFC Fight Night 107 didn’t blow the doors off the hinges Saturday, but it provided several quality finishes.
In the main event, Jimi Manuwa established himself as a top contender in the light heavyweight division with a swift knockout against Corey Anderson.
Manuwa will be a very interested observer of the upcoming Daniel Cormier title defense against Anthony Johnson April 8. Did he do enough to earn the title shot?
Also in action, Gunnar Nelson took care of Alan Jouban in short order via submission. The win moves Nelson back into the welterweight picture and puts Jouban back on the preliminary card.
So, the question begs: What’s next? That’s what we’re here to decipher. Here is a look at the matches the UFC should make for the winners and losers following UFC Fight Night 107.
Light heavyweight prospect and former Ultimate Fighter winner Corey Anderson had a rough night at the office Saturday. In the main event of UFC Fight Night 107 in London, Anderson was quickly dispatched by the heavy hands of Jimi Manuwa. It was the second loss in three fights for “Overtime” — but Anderson didn’t let […]
Light heavyweight prospect and former Ultimate Fighter winner Corey Anderson had a rough night at the office Saturday. In the main event of UFC Fight Night 107 in London, Anderson was quickly dispatched by the heavy hands of Jimi Manuwa. It was the second loss in three fights for “Overtime” — but Anderson didn’t let […]
Jimi Manuwa had significant pressure on his shoulders prior to his main event bout against Corey Anderson at today’s (Sat., March 18, 2017) UFC Fight Night 107 from the O2 Arena in London, England, but it clearly didn’t hinder the hometown knockout striker. Building off a similar KO of former interim title challenger Ovince St. Preux in his
Jimi Manuwa had significant pressure on his shoulders prior to his main event bout against Corey Anderson at today’s (Sat., March 18, 2017) UFC Fight Night 107 from the O2 Arena in London, England, but it clearly didn’t hinder the hometown knockout striker.
Building off a similar KO of former interim title challenger Ovince St. Preux in his previous bout, the London-based “Poster Boy” added another high-profile name to his list of knockouts in TUF winner “Overtime,” knocking him out with a single vicious power left hook.
