This Sunday night, Alex “Cowboy” Oliveira gets the opportunity of a lifetime.
Oliveira will step inside the Octagon at UFC Fight Night 83 in the main event against Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in a bout billed as Cowboy vs. Cowboy.
The former rodeo bu…
This Sunday night, Alex “Cowboy” Oliveira gets the opportunity of a lifetime.
Oliveira will step inside the Octagon at UFC Fight Night 83 in the main event against Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in a bout billed as Cowboy vs. Cowboy.
The former rodeo bull rider has won three in a row since a loss to Gilbert Burns last year, including a knockout of Piotr Hallmann in November. Overall, he is 14-2-1 with nine career KOs and three submission wins.
The main card airs live on FOX Sports 1 from Pittsburgh.
In the video below, check out Oliveira scoring his first UFC victory against long-time veteran KJ Noons.
As it currently stands, the UFC Fight Night 83 card sits without three complete bouts.
According to a report by MMAjunkie.com on Monday, Trevor Smith has been forced out of a planned fight with Leonardo Augusto Guimaraes for the event.
The card …
As it currently stands, the UFC Fight Night 83 card sits without three complete bouts.
According to a report by MMAjunkie.com on Monday, Trevor Smith has been forced out of a planned fight with Leonardo Augusto Guimaraes for the event.
The card takes place this Sunday from Pittsburgh’s Consol Energy Center. The headline fight is scheduled to pit Donald Cerrone against Alex Oliveira live on FOX Sports 1.
Smith (13-6) was looking to move above the .500 mark inside the Octagon after splitting his six bouts. Guimaraes (11-1) has yet to make his UFC debut, but has won his last seven overall.
The card was originally set to feature Cerrone vs. Tim Means, but Means was removed after issues with a drug test. Cody Garbrandt lost his planned opponent, John Lineker, earlier on Monday, while Lauren Murphy remains in the lineup despite Sarah Moraes bowing out recently.
Fights that are still on to this point include Derek Brunson-Roan Carneiro, Dennis Bermudez-Tatsuya Kawajiri, Chris Camozzi-Joe Riggs and James Krause-Shane Campbell.
Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone has written a public apology to Reebok for violating the UFC’s uniform deal with the outfitter. Cerrone took responsibility for his fine from Reebok, after he modified his official Reebok gear with a patch during his UFC lightweight title fight with Rafael dos Anjos at UFC on FOX 17.
Here’s what Cerrone had to say:
“I need to step up and own that because I wasn’t a victim. It’s not like [UFC President] Dana [White] and the UFC and Reebok – I wasn’t a victim,” he told MMAjunkie. “I knew fair well that I was not allowed to wear that, and I knew I was going to get fined if I did. So I need to put that out there and say that I willingly knew I was [going to get fined], I just didn’t know it was going to be that much. You know what I’m saying? It was a lot. I figured a couple grand, sure, I’ll take the fine. It’s worth it for me. So I guess when I tweeted it out and said that Reebok took my money, it made them look guilty like I was a victim and it was their fault, when really, I knew before I did it, right? You get what I’m saying? I did it anyway, and then I got fined, and then I made it seem like, ‘Reebok’s f***ing me.’ And really, I f***ed myself.”
Cerrone is scheduled to fight Alex Oliveira at UFC Fight Night 83 on February 21. You can see the full card for the event here.
Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone has written a public apology to Reebok for violating the UFC’s uniform deal with the outfitter. Cerrone took responsibility for his fine from Reebok, after he modified his official Reebok gear with a patch during his UFC lightweight title fight with Rafael dos Anjos at UFC on FOX 17.
Here’s what Cerrone had to say:
“I need to step up and own that because I wasn’t a victim. It’s not like [UFC President] Dana [White] and the UFC and Reebok – I wasn’t a victim,” he told MMAjunkie. “I knew fair well that I was not allowed to wear that, and I knew I was going to get fined if I did. So I need to put that out there and say that I willingly knew I was [going to get fined], I just didn’t know it was going to be that much. You know what I’m saying? It was a lot. I figured a couple grand, sure, I’ll take the fine. It’s worth it for me. So I guess when I tweeted it out and said that Reebok took my money, it made them look guilty like I was a victim and it was their fault, when really, I knew before I did it, right? You get what I’m saying? I did it anyway, and then I got fined, and then I made it seem like, ‘Reebok’s f***ing me.’ And really, I f***ed myself.”
Cerrone is scheduled to fight Alex Oliveira at UFC Fight Night 83 on February 21. You can see the full card for the event here.
Donald Cerrone is always looking to fight and has no problem with fighting anyone, at any time. Cerrone, who is set to fight Alex Oliveira at UFC Fight Night 83 in the main event, is coming off a loss to Rafael dos Anjos at UFC on FOX 17. Cerrone knows what it’s like to fight
Donald Cerrone is always looking to fight and has no problem with fighting anyone, at any time. Cerrone, who is set to fight Alex Oliveira at UFC Fight Night 83 in the main event, is coming off a loss to Rafael dos Anjos at UFC on FOX 17. Cerrone knows what it’s like to fight the Anjos, and soon UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor will step inside the world famous Octagon and experience that for himself.
Cerrone recently spoke with MMA Junkie about his upcoming fight with Oliveira and revealed that he would be willing to fight McGregor at 155 (lightweight).
“Give me Conor McGregor. I’ll fight that p-ssy. Other than that, I don’t care,” Cerrone said.
The reason for the call out is because Cerrone is tired of McGregor calling out welterweights. According to Cerrone, McGregor needs to slow his roll.
“Tell that dude to slow his f-cking roll. You can’t be just calling out 170-pounders. So, whatever. Enough of him.”
Cerrone and McGregor have exchanged words in the past, so if McGregor can beat dos Anjos and hold on to the lightweight title for sometime and Cerrone can string along some wins to get him back into the title hunt, then a fight between the two could be made.
UFC Fight Night 83 takes place on February 21st at Pittsburgh’s Consol Energy Center The main card will air on FOX Sports 1 at 7 PM ET and will be headlined by Donald Cerrone vs. Alex Oliveira. Here’s the complete lineup:
Main Card: (Fox Sports 1 – 9 PM ET)
Donald Cerrone (28-6, 1NC) vs. Alex Oliveira (13-3-1, 1NC)
Derek Brunson (14-3) vs. Roan Carneiro (20-9)
John Lineker (26-7) vs. Cody Garbrandt (7-0)
Dennis Bermudez (15-5) vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri (35-8-2)
Brandon Thatch (11-3) vs. Siyar Bahadurzada (21-6-1)
UFC Fight Night 83 takes place on February 21st at Pittsburgh’s Consol Energy Center The main card will air on FOX Sports 1 at 7 PM ET and will be headlined by Donald Cerrone vs. Alex Oliveira. Here’s the complete lineup:
Main Card: (Fox Sports 1 – 9 PM ET)
Donald Cerrone (28-6, 1NC) vs. Alex Oliveira (13-3-1, 1NC)
Derek Brunson (14-3) vs. Roan Carneiro (20-9)
John Lineker (26-7) vs. Cody Garbrandt (7-0)
Dennis Bermudez (15-5) vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri (35-8-2)
Brandon Thatch (11-3) vs. Siyar Bahadurzada (21-6-1)
Welterweight Tim Means might be best known for once getting KO’d by a sauna, but it turns out that he’s actually a pretty talented fighter in his own right (and boasts one of the best nicknames in the game to boot). Since returning to the UFC in 2014, “The Dirty Bird” has put together a respectable 5-2 record, with wins over TUF 19 finalist Dhiego Lima and George Sullivan among others.
Fresh off a second round starching of John Howard at Fight Night 80 in December, Means was set to welcome Donald Cerrone to the welterweight division at Fight Night 83 later this month in a fight that had “fireworks” written all over it. Unfortunately for us, Means’ recent out-of-competition test happened to have FAILURE written all over it as well, resulting in “The Dirty Bird” being pulled from the card and yet another main event being placed in jeopardy.
Welterweight Tim Means might be best known for once getting KO’d by a sauna, but it turns out that he’s actually a pretty talented fighter in his own right (and boasts one of the best nicknames in the game to boot). Since returning to the UFC in 2014, “The Dirty Bird” has put together a respectable 5-2 record, with wins over TUF 19 finalist Dhiego Lima and George Sullivan among others.
Fresh off a second round starching of John Howard at Fight Night 80 in December, Means was set to welcome Donald Cerrone to the welterweight division at Fight Night 83 later this month in a fight that had “fireworks” written all over it. Unfortunately for us, Means’ recent out-of-competition test happened to have FAILURE written all over it as well, resulting in “The Dirty Bird” being pulled from the card and yet another main event being placed in jeopardy.
The news of Means’ positive test broke earlier today, and as is usually the case, the man himself seemed more caught off guard by the results than anyone else, tweeting, “Fucccck that came out of left field! @usantidoping. Never even heard of ostarine! Look at my physic (sic). Do I look like a steroid user! Lol.”
Well, at least he’s not that broken up about it, although his classic “physique test” defense has been disproven about a million times over by now.
The UFC released a statement on Means’ failure earlier today via their website, if you’re interested in that sort of thing.
The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has informed Tim Means of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collection.
USADA, the independent administrator of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, will handle the results management and appropriate adjudication of this case. It is important to note that, under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, there is a full and fair review process that is afforded to all athletes before any sanctions are imposed. However, because Means was scheduled to compete against Donald Cerrone on February 21 in Pittsburgh, there is insufficient time for a full review and proper promotion before the scheduled bout. As a result, UFC will announce shortly a replacement opponent for Cerrone on the UFC Fight Night card in Pittsburgh.
Additional information will be provided at the appropriate time as the process moves forward.
But before you go throwing your hands in the air and cursing the MMA Gods for reducing another UFC card to rubble, there is hope.
According to Ariel Helwani, the UFC has booked a quick replacement for the February 28th-scheduled event in the form of Alex “Cowboy” Oliveira. Currently 3-1 in the UFC, Oliveira has scored wins over the likes of KJ Noons and Piotr Hallman, suffering his only setback to highly-touted prospect Gilbert Burns in his promotional debut.
The fight will still be contested at welterweight, according to those in the know, and should serve as an interesting for Cerrone, who will be attempting to rebound from a devastating first round loss to lightweight champion Rafael Dos Anjos at UFC on FOX 17. In any case, it seems another disaster has been avoided for now, at least.
