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Derek Brunson Obliterates Lyoto Machida In The First Round

Round 1: Brunson lands a small leg kick but Machida is moving well and is throwing faints. Machida misses a front kick and lands a nice straight left hand. Brunson rushes in for several shots but misses them all. A high-kick from Brunson just misses and Machida misses a huge counter strikes. Brunson lands a […]

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Round 1:

Brunson lands a small leg kick but Machida is moving well and is throwing faints. Machida misses a front kick and lands a nice straight left hand. Brunson rushes in for several shots but misses them all. A high-kick from Brunson just misses and Machida misses a huge counter strikes. Brunson lands a huge wild hook and puts Machida out like a light. Machida is out and the crowd is silent. Amazing.

Official Result: Derek Brunson def. Lyoto Machida via R1 KO (punches, 2:30)

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Derek Brunson: I Know I Can Beat Robert Whittaker

Derek Brunson may have been finished by Robert Whittaker, but he believes he can stop the interim Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title holder. Back in Nov. 2016, Brunson was finished in the first round by Whittaker via TKO. “The Reaper” went on to defeat Yoel Romero to capture interim gold. Brunson knows he was […]

Derek Brunson may have been finished by Robert Whittaker, but he believes he can stop the interim Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title holder. Back in Nov. 2016, Brunson was finished in the first round by Whittaker via TKO. “The Reaper” went on to defeat Yoel Romero to capture interim gold. Brunson knows he was […]

Betting Odds For UFC Fight Night 119: Surprise Name Favored

UFC Fight Night 119 is here, and it goes down tonight (Saturday, October 28, 2017) from the Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo, Brazil. The main card will air on FOX Sports 1 at 10 p.m. ET while the preliminary card will be split broadcasted on FOX Sports 2 at 8 p.m. ET and the […]

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UFC Fight Night 119 is here, and it goes down tonight (Saturday, October 28, 2017) from the Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo, Brazil.

The main card will air on FOX Sports 1 at 10 p.m. ET while the preliminary card will be split broadcasted on FOX Sports 2 at 8 p.m. ET and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass, at 7 p.m. ET.

A middleweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Machida and Derek Brunson will headline this event. Demian Maia vs. Colby Covington in a welterweight bout will serve as the co-main event.  Rounding out the six bout main card is Pedro Munhoz vs. Rob Font in a bantamweight bout, Jim Miller vs. Francisco Trinaldo in a lightweight bout, Thiago Santos vs. Jack Hermansson in a middleweight bout, and John Lineker vs. Marlon Vera in a bantamweight bout.

According to oddsmakers, Brunson is a -170 favorite over Machida, who is a +150 underdog. Other odds for the main card include Maia being a +115 underdog against Covington, who is a -135 favorite. Here are the full betting odds:

MAIN CARD (FOX Sports 1/10 p.m. ET)

Derek Brunson (-170) vs. Lyoto Machida (+150)

Colby Covington (-135) vs. Demian Maia (+115)

Rob Font (-190) vs. Pedro Munhoz (+165)

Francisco Trinaldo (-190) vs. Jim Miller (+165)

Jack Hermansson (-145) vs. Thiago Santos (+125)

John Lineker (-450) vs. Marlon Vera (+360)

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 2/8 p.m. ET)

Vicente Luque (-145) vs. Niko Price (+125)

Antonio Carlos Junior (-360) vs. Jack Marshman (+300)

Jared Gordon (-150) vs. Hacran Dias (+130)

Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos (-185) vs. Max Griffin (+160)

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass/7 p.m. ET)

Jarred Brooks (-175) vs. Deiveson Figueiredo (+155)

Marcelo Golm (-170) vs. Christian Colombo (+150)

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Video: Machida & Brunson Have Intense Staredown At UFC Sao Paulo Weigh-In

Only one day remains until tomorrow’s (Sat., October 28, 2017) UFC Fight Night 119 from Ginásio do Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where former UFC champ Lyoto Machida will return against longtime contender Derek Brunson. Serving an 18-month USADA suspension for using a banned substance, “The Dragon” was noticeably excited at this week’s UFC Sao Paulo […]

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Only one day remains until tomorrow’s (Sat., October 28, 2017) UFC Fight Night 119 from Ginásio do Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where former UFC champ Lyoto Machida will return against longtime contender Derek Brunson.

Serving an 18-month USADA suspension for using a banned substance, “The Dragon” was noticeably excited at this week’s UFC Sao Paulo media day. That emotion carried over into today’s ceremonial weigh-ins, where he and Brunson shared an intense staredown heading into their main event bout.

Check it out courtesy of MMAFighting.com right here:

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UFC Fight Night 119 Predictions: Bleacher Report Main Card Staff Picks

From inside the guts of of Sao Paolo, Brazil, it’s UFC Fight Night 119. As is usually the case when the UFC hits Brazil, that means plenty of Brazilian fighters on the card. That, in turn, means good things are bound to happen.
In the main event, aging…

From inside the guts of of Sao Paolo, Brazil, it’s UFC Fight Night 119. As is usually the case when the UFC hits Brazil, that means plenty of Brazilian fighters on the card. That, in turn, means good things are bound to happen.

In the main event, aging lion Lyoto Machida steps into the cage after a two-year absence for a failed drug test. He’s facing Derek Brunson, a streaking middleweight with designs on title contention in a shallow division.

The co-main event sees the return of Demian Maia following his unsuccessful challenge to champion Tyron Woodley. 

Oh, and did someone say John Lineker? Everyone’s favorite tiny knockout artist is in the mix.

Get yourself acquainted the main card, which airs Saturday on Fox Sports 1, with the help of our predictions team. Nathan McCarter. Craig “Cookie” Amos. Steven Rondina. And myself, Scott Harris. Let’s get it on.

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Derek Brunson on Fighting in Hostile Territory: ‘It Doesn’t Bother me at All’

Derek Brunson doesn’t mind competing in enemy territory. This Saturday night (Oct. 28), Brunson will take on Lyoto Machida inside the Ginasio do Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo, Brazil. It’ll be the main event of UFC Fight Night 119. This will be Machida’s first bout since July 2015. Speaking to the media, Brunson said he won’t be […]

Derek Brunson doesn’t mind competing in enemy territory. This Saturday night (Oct. 28), Brunson will take on Lyoto Machida inside the Ginasio do Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo, Brazil. It’ll be the main event of UFC Fight Night 119. This will be Machida’s first bout since July 2015. Speaking to the media, Brunson said he won’t be […]