Middleweight veteran Hector Lombard was scheduled to face The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) season 11 semi-finalist Brad Tavares at UFC on FOX in Denver, Colorado on Jan. 28. UFC officials confirmed to MMAJunkie.com (via MMAFighting.com) that the bout has been scrapped from the card.
Both fighters suffered injuries and have been pulled as a result.
A middleweight clash between Alessio Di Chirico and Eric Spicely has taken its place. Lombard has gone 0-2, 1 NC in his last three bouts. His bout against Josh Burkman was originally a unanimous decision in his favor. The result was changed to a no contest when the former Bellator middleweight champion tested positive an anabolic steroid. Lombard hasn’t officially won a bout since March 2014.
Tavares has gone 2-2 in his last four outings. The last time he stepped inside the Octagon was against Caio Magalhaes. The Hawaiian edged it out with a split decision victory. He’ll need to wait a little longer to try to win his second straight contest.
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Middleweight veteran Hector Lombard was scheduled to face The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) season 11 semi-finalist Brad Tavares at UFC on FOX in Denver, Colorado on Jan. 28. UFC officials confirmed to MMAJunkie.com (via MMAFighting.com) that the bout has been scrapped from the card.
Both fighters suffered injuries and have been pulled as a result.
A middleweight clash between Alessio Di Chirico and Eric Spicely has taken its place. Lombard has gone 0-2, 1 NC in his last three bouts. His bout against Josh Burkman was originally a unanimous decision in his favor. The result was changed to a no contest when the former Bellator middleweight champion tested positive an anabolic steroid. Lombard hasn’t officially won a bout since March 2014.
Tavares has gone 2-2 in his last four outings. The last time he stepped inside the Octagon was against Caio Magalhaes. The Hawaiian edged it out with a split decision victory. He’ll need to wait a little longer to try to win his second straight contest.
2016 is coming to a close, and another year of mixed martial arts (MMA) competition will soon be in the books. This year has given us some great memories in fighting; some historic, some spectacular, and some just plain amazing. One of the most exciting parts of MMA are the vicious knockouts fans tune in to
2016 is coming to a close, and another year of mixed martial arts (MMA) competition will soon be in the books. This year has given us some great memories in fighting; some historic, some spectacular, and some just plain amazing.
One of the most exciting parts of MMA are the vicious knockouts fans tune in to see every week, and 2016 has presented plenty highlight reel KOs that we’ll never forget.
To commemorate those bouts, we’ve compiled a list of the best knockouts that we’ve seen this year, so let’s dive into LowKick’s top 10 MMA knockouts of 2016….
12. Paige VanZant vs. Bec Rawlings
Following her fifth-round submission loss to Rose Namajunas in December of last year, Paige VanZant took a little break from mixed martial arts (MMA) competition to compete in the 22nd season of Dancing With The Stars.
After finishing the competition as the runner-up, VanZant made her return to fighting action against Bec Rawlings, who was coming in off of a two-fight win streak that included a submission win over Lisa Ellis.
VanZant opened up the second round of her bout with Rawlings with a flashy maneuver that would land and send the Vancouver crowed into a frenzy, as the Team Alpha Male star landed a flush jumping head kick on Rawlings and finished her off with a few punches.
The jaw-dropping knockout earned VanZant her seventh professional win of her MMA career, and No. 12 on our list of top knockouts of 2016.
As with many other sports, mixed martial arts has always had its fair share of cheaters who will try to get away with using performance-enhancing drugs in the hopes of gaining a competitive advantage in the cage. However, when it comes to making up excuses for why they’ve failed a drug test, it’s fair to
As with many other sports, mixed martial arts has always had its fair share of cheaters who will try to get away with using performance-enhancing drugs in the hopes of gaining a competitive advantage in the cage.
However, when it comes to making up excuses for why they’ve failed a drug test, it’s fair to say that MMA fighters truly are in a league of their own.
As you’ll discover in the pages that follow, in MMA no excuse is too flimsy, too far-fetched, or frankly just too downright embarrassing not to be used in an attempt to convince people that this is all just a big mistake and their bulging biceps, limitless cardio and superhuman powers of recovery have nothing to do with a cocktail of illegal drugs surging through their system.
Anderson Silva
The mixed martial arts world was rocked in 2015 by the news that arguably the greatest fighter of all time, Anderson Silva had tested positive for two anabolic steroids.
Silva was quick to protest his innocence, declaring that, “I always played clean, I was never a cheater,” and vowed to clear his name.
We all wanted to believe him, and several months his team confidently declared that he would be cleared at an upcoming Nevada State Athletic Commission hearing.
MMA fans waited with baited breath in the hope that this had all just been a big misunderstanding, only to discover that the best his legal team could come up with was that he’d unwittingly taken a tainted love potion.
The ludicrous story that unfolded during the hearing was that Silva had been given this mysterious sexual enhancement medication (originating from Thailand and housed in an unlabeled blue vial) by a friend, and had consumed it for three months prior to his fight without ever stopping to question whether it was above board or not.
If that wasn’t comical enough, an ingenious fan managed to hack into NSAC’s speakerphone system during the hearing and played hits including, Salt N Pepa’s – ‘Let’s Talk About Sex’, 2 live Crew’s – ‘Me So Horny,’ and Shaggy’s – ‘It Wasn’t Me’, which had even the commissioners struggling to stifle their laughter.
Needless to say NSAC didn’t believe a word of his defense, and Silva would be hit with a one year suspension as well as a $360,000 fine.
It goes without saying that Dan Henderson has had one of the most storied careers in mixed martial arts (MMA) history. He added yet another chapter to his astonishing track record with a stunning knockout of Hector Lombard 10 days ago (June 4, 2016) at UFC 199. In his post-fight interview, “Hendo” mentioned that he may
It goes without saying that Dan Henderson has had one of the most storied careers in mixed martial arts (MMA) history.
He added yet another chapter to his astonishing track record with a stunning knockout of Hector Lombard 10 days ago (June 4, 2016) at UFC 199. In his post-fight interview, “Hendo” mentioned that he may have just been in his last battle.
If we have indeed seen the last of Henderson, he will leave behind an unassailable legacy. Over the course of a career that began back in 1997, he fought probably the most difficult slate of opponents in the history of the sport. Across three weight classes, from middleweight to heavyweight, Henderson consistently fought the best of the best. He squared off with the likes of both Nogueiras, Vitor Belfort, Wanderlei Silva, Quinton Jackson, Anderson Silva, Rich Franklin, Michael Bisping, Fedor Emelianenko, Daniel Cormier, Lyoto Machida, and Mauricio Rua.
This list will look back at the accomplishments of a true all-time great and consensus first ballot hall of famer.
(“Ehh budday, do you like apples?” (*holds tongue*) “Well go f*ck yourself, apple.” via Getty.)
“If…you believe the son of God came down to earth 2,000 years ago, and he killed himself for our sins, and he can walk on water…if you can believe that, then you can believe that I can knock the f–k out of Luke Rockhold two weeks from Saturday.”
When Michael Bisping first uttered these words to Luke Thomas after being called up on two weeks notice to face rival Luke Rockhold at UFC 199, they actually made a lot of sense. Surely, we were just as likely to see a man walk on water as we were to see Michael Bisping defeat a man who had absolutely obliterated him less than two years ago in their first meeting. And until very recently, I’d sooner commit the ultimate sin than see Bisping, a man whose assholerywehavemockedforyears, claim the middleweight title from anyone.
And yet, he did, and we’re honestly kind of stoked for him right now.
(“Ehh budday, do you like apples?” (*holds tongue*) “Well go f*ck yourself, apple.” via Getty.)
“If…you believe the son of God came down to earth 2,000 years ago, and he killed himself for our sins, and he can walk on water…if you can believe that, then you can believe that I can knock the f–k out of Luke Rockhold two weeks from Saturday.”
When Michael Bisping first uttered these words to Luke Thomas after being called up on two weeks notice to face rival Luke Rockhold at UFC 199, they actually made a lot of sense. Surely, we were just as likely to see a man walk on water as we were to see Michael Bisping defeat a man who had absolutely obliterated him less than two years ago in their first meeting. And until very recently, I’d sooner commit the ultimate sin than see Bisping, a man whose assholerywehavemockedforyears, claim the middleweight title from anyone.
The thing is, Bisping kind of won us over with in those two weeks leading up to last weekend’s event, as we’re sure he did many of you. His penchant for pre-pubescent insults accompanied by and/or preceding fingerpointing worked in his favor against an arrogant dullard like Rockhold and, dare we say it, helped paint him as a cheeky and borderline likable underdog headed into the biggest fight of his storied career (and then reminded us of why we disliked him in the first place immediately thereafter).
But credit where credit is due, Bisping might actually have learned something from theass-whipping he suffered at the hands of Rockhold. Something beyond “immediately apologize after yelling faggot at a press conference,” we mean. He went on a three fight win streak after it, the longest of his career since 2011, and somehow managed to legitimately defeat Anderson Silva despite being knocked out by Anderson Silva. And at UFC 199, he not only turned the tables on Rockhold, but put a worse beating on him than Vitor Belfort on TRT did en route to becoming the first Brit to ever hold UFC gold.
Michael Bisping.
Is the middleweight champion.
I swear, that doesn’t look right no matter how many times I carve it into my leg.
Think Michael Bisping winning a title was the craziest thing that happened at UFC 199? THINK AGAIN, because in addition to a pair of insane fights being announced at the event, Dan Henderson done killed Hector Lombard with the most insane finish of his career: a head kick, followed by what can only be described as a “mosh pit elbow.” Just check out the violence in those fight-ending shots. I know I should probably be admonishing Hendo for being so willing to inflict heinous damage on a clearly unconscious opponent, but damn no those elbows were just bleed tap or snap FACE THE PAIN NO ESCAPE CANYOUSTEPTOTHIS awesome.
If Henderson’s post-fight press conference appearance is to be believed, it looks like we may very well have seen the last of the 45-year old that killed Fedor. I’d prefer to see him KO Bisping for the title and then retire, but so be it. At least he’ll be going out in the most Dan Henderson fashion possible (which is getting your ass kicked, then kicking the other guy’s ass worse BTW).
What else? Oh right, Dominick Cruz defeated Urijah Faber by unanimous decision, thanks in part to his superior movement and unpunchability. The two continued to do verbal at the post-fight press conference. Water wet.
Speaking of things that we take for granted, Max Holloway won another fight. His ninth in a row, actually, over quite possibly his toughest test yet in former title challenger Ricardo Lamas. The final exchange of the fight was some of the most badass, baller sh*t we have seen ssince Lawler vs. MacDonald. Give this man a shot once your featherweight champion is done running the show.
The full results for UFC 199 are below.
Main card
Michael Bisping def. Luke Rockhold via first-round KO (3:36)
Dominick Cruz def. Urijah Faber via unanimous decision
Max Holloway def. Ricardo Lamas via unanimous decision
Dan Henderson def. Hector Lombard via second-round KO (1:27)
Dustin Poirier vs. Bobby Green via first-round KO (2:53)
Undercard
Brian Ortega def. Clay Guida via third-round KO (4:40)
Beneil Dariush def. James Vick via first-round KO (4:16)
Jessica Andrade def. Jessica Penne via second-round TKO (2:56)
Alex Caceres def. Cole Miller via unanimous decision
Sean Strickland def. Tom Breese via split decision
Luiz Henrique da Silva def. Jonathan Wilson via second-round TKO (4:11)
Kevin Casey vs. Elvis Mutapcic declared a split draw
Polo Reyes def. Dong Hyun Kim via third-round KO (1:52)
UFC 199, which went down last weekend (Sat., June 4, 2016) from The Forum in Inglewood, California, turned out to be a fantastic night of fights that boasted a plethora of electrifying finishes. Unfortunately, all of the fighters weren’t able to make it out of the event unscathed, as the medical suspensions released by the
UFC 199, which went down last weekend (Sat., June 4, 2016) from The Forum in Inglewood, California, turned out to be a fantastic night of fights that boasted a plethora of electrifying finishes.
Unfortunately, all of the fighters weren’t able to make it out of the event unscathed, as the medical suspensions released by the California State Athletic Commission (via MMAFighting.com) were revealed.
The most notable suspension was a six-month suspension handed out to Hector “Lightning” Lombard who suffered a brutal knockout loss to aging veteran Dan Henderson on the main card.
Lombard lied motionless on the canvas for minutes after the stoppage, and was immediately rushed to a hospital in the aftermath of the bout. Typically, fighters can be cleared by a doctor prior to the six-month mark, but “Lightning” has actually been given a full mandatory six-month stint with no exceptions:
“No exception for prolong recovery from KO,” the document read.
Check out the full list of suspensions below:
Luke Rockhold: 45-day suspension, 30 without contact after being knocked out (no exception).
Ricardo Lamas: 60-day suspension or cleared by physician due to laceration of left tibial. 45-day suspension, 40 without contact for hard bout (no exception).
Hector Lombard: 180-day suspension for prolong recovery from knockout (no exception). 45-day suspension, 30 without contact after being knocked out (no exception).
Dan Henderson: 45-day suspension, 30 without contact for hard bout (no exception).
Bobby Green: 45-day suspension, 30 without contact due to TKO (no exception).
Clay Guida: 45-day suspension, 30 without contact after being knocked out (no exception).
James Vick: 45-day suspension, 30 without contact after being knocked out (no exception).
Jessica Penne: 45-day suspension, 30 without contact due to TKO (no exception).
Sean Strickland: 180-day suspension or cleared by physician due to possible fracture of both hands.
Jonathan Wilson: 180-day suspension or cleared by physician due to inability to stand. 60-day suspension or cleared by physician due to laceration of left eye. 45-day suspension, 30 without contact due to TKO (no exception).
Kevin Casey: 180-day suspension or cleared by physician due to low blood sugar. 60-day suspension or cleared by physician due to laceration of left eye. 45-day suspension, 30 without contact due to hard bout (no exception).
Dong Hyun Kim: 180-day suspension or cleared by physician due to possible broken nose. 60-day suspension or cleared by physician due to laceration of right eye. 45-day suspension, 30 without contact after being knocked out (no exception).
Polo Reyes: 180-day suspension or cleared by physician due to possible fracture of both hands and right elbow. 45-day suspension, 30 without contact due to hard bout (no exception).
12. Paige VanZant vs. Bec Rawlings
