The co-main event of the evening saw Derrick Lewis edge out longtime UFC veteran Roy “Big Country” Nelson via split decision victory after three rounds of action.
Below are complete UFN 90 quick-match results from Thursday, July 7, 2016.
Main Car…
The co-main event of the evening saw Derrick Lewis edge out longtime UFC veteran Roy “Big Country” Nelson via split decision victory after three rounds of action.
Below are complete UFN 90 quick-match results from Thursday, July 7, 2016.
Main Card
Eddie Alvarez def. Rafael dos Anjos via first-round TKO (3:49)
Derrick Lewis def. Roy Nelson via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Alan Jouban def. Belal Muhammad via unanimous decision (28-27, 29-28, 29-27)
Joseph Duffy def. Mitch Clarke via submission (rear-naked choke, 0:25, Round 1)
Preliminary Card
Alberto Mina def. Mike Pyle via knockout (flying knee, 1:17, Round 2)
John Makdessi def. Mehdi Baghdad via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Anthony Birchak via Dileno Lopes via split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)
Pedro Munhoz def. Russell Doane via submission (guillotine, 2:08, Round 1)
Felipe Arantes def. Jerrod Sanders via verbal submission (armbar, 1:39, Round 2)
Gilbert Burns def. Lukasz Sajewski via submission (armbar, 4:57, Round 1)
Marco Beltran def. Reginaldo Vieira via submission (rear-naked choke, 3:04, Round 2)
Vicente Luque def. Alvaro Herrera via submission (D’Arce choke, 3:52, Round 2)
So, it appears that going out of his way to lie to the media is becoming Dana White’s new thing.
When asked by ESPN’s Brett Okamoto about Brock Lesnar possibly returning at UFC 200, prior to the news becoming wide-spread when Ariel Helwani of MMAFig…
So, it appears that going out of his way to lie to the media is becoming Dana White’s new thing.
When asked by ESPN’s Brett Okamoto about Brock Lesnar possibly returning at UFC 200, prior to the news becoming wide-spread when Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com broke the actual story, White flat out said it wasn’t going to happen.
Of course, everyone knows how that all turned out. Not only was Helwani’s report proved to be as accurate as a news article can be, but he would go on to get kicked out of the UFC 199 pay-per-view and banned from the UFC, only to be given his credential back following a sizable public showing of support, particularly from the sports media.
On Thursday, it was deja vu all over again.
Coincidentally enough, after Globo broke the news that MMA legend and former UFC 185-pound champion Anderson Silva offered his services for UFC 200, claiming to be willing to fight the champion of the 205 pound division on two days notice, it was ESPN’s Okamoto who White gave the “exclusive scoop” to.
Of course, that “scoop” was a quick one-line comment White made that just pointed out that Globo “got it wrong.”
As it turns out, they weren’t that wrong at all.
Much like the scenario that played out when White outright lied about Lesnar’s MMA status, it was once again Helwani who essentially “broke” or “confirmed” the story before the UFC themselves, as he published an article at MMA Fighting late Thursday evening to inform fans that Anderson Silva vs. Daniel Cormier is, in fact, set for this Saturday’s landmark UFC 200 pay-per-view.
According to Helwani’s report, the Silva vs. Cormier bout will take place in the 205 pound division, however it will be a three round, non-title fight.
Headlined by Brock Lesnar vs. Mark Hunt, UFC 200 takes place this Saturday, July 9, 2016 from the brand new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Join us here at MMANews.com on Saturday for live coverage of the UFC 200 PPV.
Details continue to surface regarding UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier’s status for this Saturday’s landmark UFC 200 pay-per-view event in Las Vegas, Nevada.
On Wednesday evening, UFC President Dana White held an impromptu press confere…
Details continue to surface regarding UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier’s status for this Saturday’s landmark UFC 200 pay-per-view event in Las Vegas, Nevada.
On Wednesday evening, UFC President Dana White held an impromptu press conference to announce that Jon Jones had been pulled from the fight due to testing positive for a yet-to-be-announced banned substance in an out-of-competition USADA drug test.
It was also at that press conference that White announced that Brock Lesnar vs. Mark Hunt would officially moving up to the main event slot, which many took to mean Cormier was off the show as well.
On Thursday, White appeared on “The Herd” on FS1 and revealed that D.C. would, in fact, still be competing inside the Octagon at this Saturday’s pay-per-view in Las Vegas, Nevada.
While Cormier’s new opponent has yet to be announced, as we reported earlier, several fighters have made it clear to UFC management that they would be more than willing to step up on two days notice to fight Cormier at 205 pounds, with some even offering to fight a five-round fight.
Among the names we can confirm that have offered up their services for the short-notice D.C. fight includes UFC Middleweight Champion Michael Bisping, as well as UFC contenders Gegard Mousasi, Ilir Latifi, Zack Cummings and “Filthy” Tom Lawlor.
“There’s tons of guys that are interested,” White said during his appearance on The Herd on Thursday afternoon. “We’ll get a fight done.”
While no announcement has been made, one name that can apparently be removed from the list is the one that is most appealing on paper, as White didn’t seem interested at all in sacrificing his new 185-pound champion for a quick fix on a card that is stacked top-to-bottom regardless of whether or not there is three title fights on the pay-per-view card, or two.
“Bisping just won the 185-pound title,” White said. “And, let me tell you what Bisping does in his offseason. When Bisping is not training, Bisping goes on a bender. He’s in no condition to fight Daniel Cormier, I’ll tell you that.”
As far as when the announcement will be made regarding Cormier’s new UFC 200 opponent, White noted that he hopes to have the deal finalized and announced by the end of today.
UFC 200 is scheduled to take place this Saturday, July 9, 2016 from the brand new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Join us here at MMANews.com on Saturday for live coverage of the UFC 200 pay-per-view!
UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier, who was eagerly anticipating his opportunity to shut up his critics and leave no doubt as to who the “real” UFC 205 pound champion is, was understandably upset upon hearing the news regarding Jon Jones cre…
UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier, who was eagerly anticipating his opportunity to shut up his critics and leave no doubt as to who the “real” UFC 205 pound champion is, was understandably upset upon hearing the news regarding Jon Jones creating a situation that resulted in both fighters being pulled from Saturday’s landmark UFC 200 event.
Not only does Cormier, who lost to Jones in their only previous meeting inside the Octagon in early 2015, no longer have the chance to avenge his only professional MMA loss and unify the UFC Light Heavyweight titles in the process, but he will also lose out on his “early Christmas gift” from Brock Lesnar, as being pulled from the event means he will no longer get profit participation on the back-end of the pay-per-view, a stipulation all champions have in the UFC. With UFC 200 expected to be among — if not the single biggest event in UFC history, one can only assume that Cormier will be missing out on the single biggest payday of his professional fighting career.
Shortly after the news broke regarding Jones’ USADA issues, UFC President Dana White announced that due to the extreme short notice, instead of finding a new opponent to keep Cormier on the card, the promotion instead decided to scrap the fight altogether and simply move Brock Lesnar vs. Mark Hunt to the newly vacant headline spot.
It’s worth noting that UFC contender Gegard Mousasi, who has competed at 185 pounds and 205 pounds during his professional MMA career, offered to step up to fight Cormier in a five-round main event at 205 pounds on just two days notice. As noted, however, the promotion ultimately decided against finding an opponent to keep Cormier on the card.
According to a tweet from the folks at MMAFighting.com, Cormier was quoted as saying the following in response to the news regarding his fight being pulled from UFC 200 just two days before the event:
“This chapter in my life has been dragging on me and it’s making me ugly. I need to move on.”
UFC 200 takes place on Saturday, July 9, 2016 from the brand new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Join us here at MMANews.com this Saturday for live coverage of the UFC 200 event!
As noted, UFC announced late Wednesday evening that interim UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones has been flagged by USADA for a potential Anti-Doping Violation, which led to his rematch against the reigning UFC Ligh…
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As noted, UFC announced late Wednesday evening that interim UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones has been flagged by USADA for a potential Anti-Doping Violation, which led to his rematch against the reigning UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, Daniel Cormier, being pulled from the UFC 200 pay-per-view and Brock Lesnar vs. Mark Hunt moving up to the headline spot.
In addition to the statement released on UFC.com on Wednesday evening, UFC President Dana White also spoke to members of the MMA media in attendance for UFC’s International Fight Week in Las Vegas, which kicks off with the UFC Fight Night 90 event on Thursday evening, and concludes with the landmark UFC 200 pay-per-view event on Saturday.
Featured above is a video archive of Dana White addressing the Jones-Cormier 2 cancellation just two days before their scheduled showdown at what is expected to be among the UFC’s biggest events of all-time. White announced that Lesnar vs. Hunt would be moved up to the headline spot and addressed the fact that Jones, who just recently returned from a lengthy suspension for his hit-and-run incident in New Mexico in 2015, could be facing a minimum, mandatory suspension of two years depending on how things turn out with USADA.
UFC 200 is scheduled to take place on Saturday, July 9, 2016 from the brand new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Join us here at MMANews.com this Saturday for live coverage of the UFC 200 PPV!
Well, so much for all of the talk of the UFC 200 card staying together.
After losing the originally intended headline bout between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz, UFC put together the two next best things — Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier 2, a fight bet…
Well, so much for all of the talk of the UFC 200 card staying together.
After losing the originally intended headline bout between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz, UFC put together the two next best things — Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier 2, a fight between the number one and two guys, both who have belts and are stars, as well as the long-awaited Octagon return of the former biggest draw in the sport, Brock Lesnar.
And then it happened.
On Wednesday evening UFC announced via their official website that former undisputed UFC 205-pound champion “Bones” Jones, who coincidentally enough just returned from a suspension following his highly publicized hit-and-run incident in New Mexico, has been flagged by USADA just over two days before he was set to headline what was expected to be among UFC’s biggest events of all-time.
With Jones being flagged for a potential violation, he has been effectively removed from the UFC 200 lineup. Due to the extremely short notice, it appears that UFC won’t bother with trying to scramble to find a replacement opponent to keep Cormier on the card. Additionally, they announced that the new official “main event” will be the Lesnar vs. Mark Hunt fight.
UFC.com issued the following statement regarding the Jones situation:
The UFC organization was notified tonight that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has informed Jon Jones of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collection on June 16, 2016.
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 fair legal review process that is afforded to all athletes before any sanctions are imposed.
However, because Jones was scheduled to compete against Daniel Cormier this coming Saturday, July 9 in Las Vegas, there is insufficient time for a full review before the scheduled bout and therefore the fight has been removed from the fight card. As a result, the three-round heavyweight bout between Brock Lesnar and Mark Hunt will become the UFC 200 main event.
UFC 200 takes place on Saturday, July 9, 2016 from the brand new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Join us here at MMANews.com this Saturday for live coverage of the UFC 200 event!
