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UFC on May 31 Results: 10 Burning Questions Heading into UFC Fight Night 42

UFC Fight Night 41 in Berlin, Germany and The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 finales are in the book. The main card results are as follows:
The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 Finale:

Stipe Miocic def. Fabio Maldonado, TKO (Round 1, 0:35)
Antonio Carlos J…

UFC Fight Night 41 in Berlin, Germany and The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 finales are in the book. The main card results are as follows:

The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 Finale:

  • Stipe Miocic def. Fabio Maldonado, TKO (Round 1, 0:35)
  • Antonio Carlos Jr. def. Vitor Miranda, unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
  • Warlley Alves def. Marcio Alexandre Jr., submission (Round 3, 0:25)
  • Demian Maia def. Alexander Yakovlev, unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
  • Robbie Peralta def. Rony Jason, split decision (29-28, 27-30, 30-27)

UFC Fight Night 41:

  • Gegard Mousasi def. Mark Munoz, submission (Round 1, 3:57)
  • C.B. Dollaway def. Francis Carmont, unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
  • Sean Strickland def. Luke Barnatt, split decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28)
  • Niklas Backstrom def. Tom Niinimaki, submission (Round 1, 4:15)

Next up? The surprisingly stacked UFC Fight Night 42.

Headlined by a lightweight tilt between Benson Henderson and Rustam Khabilov, and backed up with a bunch of really interesting fights in the flyweight and bantamweight divisions, there is a lot on the line for many fighters here. Title ramifications, legacies, job security…

There is also a lot to talk about, which is something I haven’t said about a Fight Night card for a long while now.

So what burning questions are there heading into next week? Find out right here!

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Diego Sanchez Faces Ross Pearson at UFC Fight Night 42 in Albuquerque

Despite a loss to Myles Jury earlier this month, UFC lightweight Diego Sanchez isn’t waiting around for his next fight. With the UFC heading to his adopted hometown of Albuquerque, N.M. in June, Sanchez will jump immediately into another training camp …

Despite a loss to Myles Jury earlier this month, UFC lightweight Diego Sanchez isn’t waiting around for his next fight. With the UFC heading to his adopted hometown of Albuquerque, N.M. in June, Sanchez will jump immediately into another training camp and prepare for a bout against Ross Pearson.

The Albuquerque Journal first reported the bout on Friday morning.

Sanchez, 32, is a veteran of the first season of The Ultimate Fighter reality show. He won the middleweight tournament that season by defeating Kenny Florian and then racked up five consecutive wins. Since that winning streak, however, he has gone 7-7 in his UFC career, bouncing between lightweight and welterweight.

He has lost two consecutive fights to Gilbert Melendez (in a 2013 fight of the year candidate) and Jury. After the Jury loss, Sanchez tweeted that he’d been overcome with a case of food poisoning after eating steak tartare and quail eggs the previous evening.

Pearson, 29, is also a veteran of The Ultimate Fighter. He appeared on Season 9, winning the entire thing by beating Andre Winner in the finals. Pearson went to a no-contest in his last bout when Melvin Guillard landed an illegal knee. Prior to that, the Brit had racked up consecutive wins over George Sotiropoulos and Ryan Couture.

UFC Fight Night 42 in Albuquerque is headlined by a lightweight bout between former champion Benson Henderson and Greg Jackson-trainee Rustam Khabilov. Other notable bouts include John Dodson vs. John Moraga and Sergio Pettis vs. Yaotzin Meza.

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Diego Sanchez Faces Ross Pearson at UFC Fight Night 42 in Albuquerque

Despite a loss to Myles Jury earlier this month, UFC lightweight Diego Sanchez isn’t waiting around for his next fight. With the UFC heading to his adopted hometown of Albuquerque, N.M. in June, Sanchez will jump immediately into another training camp …

Despite a loss to Myles Jury earlier this month, UFC lightweight Diego Sanchez isn’t waiting around for his next fight. With the UFC heading to his adopted hometown of Albuquerque, N.M. in June, Sanchez will jump immediately into another training camp and prepare for a bout against Ross Pearson.

The Albuquerque Journal first reported the bout on Friday morning.

Sanchez, 32, is a veteran of the first season of The Ultimate Fighter reality show. He won the middleweight tournament that season by defeating Kenny Florian and then racked up five consecutive wins. Since that winning streak, however, he has gone 7-7 in his UFC career, bouncing between lightweight and welterweight.

He has lost two consecutive fights to Gilbert Melendez (in a 2013 fight of the year candidate) and Jury. After the Jury loss, Sanchez tweeted that he’d been overcome with a case of food poisoning after eating steak tartare and quail eggs the previous evening.

Pearson, 29, is also a veteran of The Ultimate Fighter. He appeared on Season 9, winning the entire thing by beating Andre Winner in the finals. Pearson went to a no-contest in his last bout when Melvin Guillard landed an illegal knee. Prior to that, the Brit had racked up consecutive wins over George Sotiropoulos and Ryan Couture.

UFC Fight Night 42 in Albuquerque is headlined by a lightweight bout between former champion Benson Henderson and Greg Jackson-trainee Rustam Khabilov. Other notable bouts include John Dodson vs. John Moraga and Sergio Pettis vs. Yaotzin Meza.

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Conor McGregor Slams Diego Sanchez, Jose Aldo and Ricardo Lamas

Top 15 UFC featherweight Conor McGregor has been on the shelf since tearing his ACL in August, but that hasn’t stopped him from angling for a big fight for his return to the cage. 
In an interview with Irish independent radio station News Talk, tr…

Top 15 UFC featherweight Conor McGregor has been on the shelf since tearing his ACL in August, but that hasn’t stopped him from angling for a big fight for his return to the cage. 

In an interview with Irish independent radio station News Talk, transcription per David St. Martin of MMA Fighting, “Notorious” spit some verbal venom at a few of his top rivals. 

He took aim at Diego Sanchez, featherweight champion Jose Aldo and recent 145-pound title challenger Ricardo Lamas to name a few. 

“I would love that (Diego Sanchez) fight, but he’s been getting his ass whooped in the past couple fights. I don’t want to end his career. He’s already slowing … The guy can barely string a sentence together. It’s time to call it a day.”

Sanchez, a winner on the inaugural season of The Ultimate Fighter, has lost three of his past four fights and had very limited offense in his most recent outings against Gilbert Melendez and Myles Jury. 

The 32-year-old brawler hopes to get back to his winning ways when he squares off with Ross Pearson on his home turf in Albuquerque, N.M., on June 7, per Thomas Gerbasi of UFC.com.

As for Aldo, the UFC’s No. 2 fighter in their official pound-for-pound rankings, McGregor is unimpressed with the Brazilian sensation’s 17-fight win streak. 

“I think he’s basic. His movements are limited. He doesn’t do any crazy movements. There’s nothing that jumps off the page when I look at him. I thought that straight away. A lot of guys think he’s this and think he’s that. I certainly don’t.”

Currently ranked No. 14 in the UFC’s official featherweight rankings, McGregor is likely at least two or three wins away from a showdown with “Scarface.” 

Additionally, McGregor was unimpressed with Lamas’ unanimous-decision loss to Aldo at UFC 169 last month, stating that the “The Bully” seemed content just to be competing in a championship bout.

“When he got the fight against Aldo he fought like he was happy he got the chance. He didn’t fight to win. He fought to compete. He fought for the chance. I’m not fighting for the chance. I’m not trying to just get up there so I can say I fought for the belt. I’m taking it. That’s my mind frame.”

McGregor, who has won 10 bouts in a row, is rumored to be squaring off with unranked submission specialist Cole Miller at the UFC’s July 19 event in his native Dublin, Ireland, per MMA Junkie. 

Are McGregor’s criticisms all fair ones, or is the Irish striker just trying to fast-track his way to a title shot once he’s healthy again?

 

John Heinis is a Featured Columnist for Bleacher Report. He is also the MMA editor for eDraft.com.

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Conor McGregor Slams Diego Sanchez, Jose Aldo and Ricardo Lamas

Top 15 UFC featherweight Conor McGregor has been on the shelf since tearing his ACL in August, but that hasn’t stopped him from angling for a big fight for his return to the cage. 
In an interview with Irish independent radio station News Talk, tr…

Top 15 UFC featherweight Conor McGregor has been on the shelf since tearing his ACL in August, but that hasn’t stopped him from angling for a big fight for his return to the cage. 

In an interview with Irish independent radio station News Talk, transcription per David St. Martin of MMA Fighting, “Notorious” spit some verbal venom at a few of his top rivals. 

He took aim at Diego Sanchez, featherweight champion Jose Aldo and recent 145-pound title challenger Ricardo Lamas to name a few. 

“I would love that (Diego Sanchez) fight, but he’s been getting his ass whooped in the past couple fights. I don’t want to end his career. He’s already slowing … The guy can barely string a sentence together. It’s time to call it a day.”

Sanchez, a winner on the inaugural season of The Ultimate Fighter, has lost three of his past four fights and had very limited offense in his most recent outings against Gilbert Melendez and Myles Jury. 

The 32-year-old brawler hopes to get back to his winning ways when he squares off with Ross Pearson on his home turf in Albuquerque, N.M., on June 7, per Thomas Gerbasi of UFC.com.

As for Aldo, the UFC’s No. 2 fighter in their official pound-for-pound rankings, McGregor is unimpressed with the Brazilian sensation’s 17-fight win streak. 

“I think he’s basic. His movements are limited. He doesn’t do any crazy movements. There’s nothing that jumps off the page when I look at him. I thought that straight away. A lot of guys think he’s this and think he’s that. I certainly don’t.”

Currently ranked No. 14 in the UFC’s official featherweight rankings, McGregor is likely at least two or three wins away from a showdown with “Scarface.” 

Additionally, McGregor was unimpressed with Lamas’ unanimous-decision loss to Aldo at UFC 169 last month, stating that the “The Bully” seemed content just to be competing in a championship bout.

“When he got the fight against Aldo he fought like he was happy he got the chance. He didn’t fight to win. He fought to compete. He fought for the chance. I’m not fighting for the chance. I’m not trying to just get up there so I can say I fought for the belt. I’m taking it. That’s my mind frame.”

McGregor, who has won 10 bouts in a row, is rumored to be squaring off with unranked submission specialist Cole Miller at the UFC’s July 19 event in his native Dublin, Ireland, per MMA Junkie. 

Are McGregor’s criticisms all fair ones, or is the Irish striker just trying to fast-track his way to a title shot once he’s healthy again?

 

John Heinis is a Featured Columnist for Bleacher Report. He is also the MMA editor for eDraft.com.

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Diego Sanchez Avoids Bowel Surgery, Will Face Ross Pearson at Fight Night Albuquerque in June


(“The Dream” is not impressed by your moshing skills. Check out this bromoshop and more here.)

Less than a day after I hinted at the possibility of 2014 becoming the true year of the injury curse, Georges St. Pierre tore his ACL while training for absolutely nothing. Proof of the curse, or of my prophetic abilities as a blogger? I can’t say for certain, but I do know that the job of an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine is becoming more lucrative by the day thanks to UFC stars like Johny Hendricks, Chris Weidman, and Carlos Condit, making my decision to drop out of fancy doctor school and follow my passion of writing fart jokes for a living seem…hasty.

Thankfully, those two-bit body mechanics (technical jargon) won’t be able to get their greasy hands on Diego Sanchez, whom most assumed would be going under the knife after he was (self) poisoned by a raw quail egg and beef tartare at UFC 171. Quite the contrary, however, as Sanchez has not only managed to avoid surgery, but has already booked his next fight against TUF 9 winner Ross Pearson at a Fight Night event in his native Albuquerque on June 7th. A true “mind over matter” story if I’ve ever seen one before.

Sanchez finds himself in a unique position with the UFC, having dropped three out of his past four fights for the first time in his career. His excitement-over-strategy style has been entertaining as of late, sure, but “The Dream” better approach this fight with a more intelligent gameplan than lowering his hands and asking bros to come at him if he wants to score that win he so desperately needs.


(“The Dream” is not impressed by your moshing skills. Check out this bromoshop and more here.)

Less than a day after I hinted at the possibility of 2014 becoming the true year of the injury curse, Georges St. Pierre tore his ACL while training for absolutely nothing. Proof of the curse, or of my prophetic abilities as a blogger? I can’t say for certain, but I do know that the job of an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine is becoming more lucrative by the day thanks to UFC stars like Johny Hendricks, Chris Weidman, and Carlos Condit, making my decision to drop out of fancy doctor school and follow my passion of writing fart jokes for a living seem…hasty.

Thankfully, those two-bit body mechanics (technical jargon) won’t be able to get their greasy hands on Diego Sanchez, whom most assumed would be going under the knife after he was (self) poisoned by a raw quail egg and beef tartare at UFC 171. Quite the contrary, however, as Sanchez has not only managed to avoid surgery, but has already booked his next fight against TUF 9 winner Ross Pearson at a Fight Night event in his native Albuquerque on June 7th. A true “mind over matter” story if I’ve ever seen one before.

Sanchez finds himself in a unique position with the UFC, having dropped three out of his past four fights for the first time in his career. His excitement-over-strategy style has been entertaining as of late, sure, but “The Dream” better approach this fight with a more intelligent gameplan than lowering his hands and asking bros to come at him if he wants to score that win he so desperately needs.

Pearson, on the other hand, has not fought since his Fight Night 30 bout with Melvin Guillard was declared a No Contest due to an illegal knee that wasn’t really illegal. “The Real Deal” was scheduled to rematch Guillard at Fight Night 37: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa earlier this month until a knee injury (CURSE!!) forced him to bow out. Now that Guillard has been released by the UFC following his loss to Pearson’s replacement opponent, 46 year-old Olympic sprinter-turned 27 year-old MMA fighter Michael Johnson, the likelihood of the rematch has been downgraded to “nah, son.”

Fight Night Albuquerque transpires on June 7th and features a rematch between flyweight title challengers John Dodson and John Moraga as well as Ben Henderson vs. that guy he thought was Khabib Nurmagomedov.

–J. Jones