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UFC 216 Medical Suspensions: Ray Borg Possibly Out Six Months

UFC 216 has come and gone, and what an amazing event it was for mixed martial arts (MMA) fans. In the main event of the evening, longtime UFC lightweight contender Tony Ferguson solidified himself as the interim lightweight champion of the world when he forced No. 7-ranked Kevin Lee to tap out to a triangle […]

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UFC 216 has come and gone, and what an amazing event it was for mixed martial arts (MMA) fans.

In the main event of the evening, longtime UFC lightweight contender Tony Ferguson solidified himself as the interim lightweight champion of the world when he forced No. 7-ranked Kevin Lee to tap out to a triangle choke in the third round of their bout.

The night’s co-main event saw UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson become the most successful champion in MMA history when he defended his 125-pound strap for a record-breaking 11th consecutive time. “Mighty Mouse” pulled off a legendary suplex-to-armbar submission in the fifth round that forced Borg to tap out. The finish will live on in UFC highlight reels for years to come.

(Photo by Brandon Magnus/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Fighting doesn’t come without consequences, however, as the UFC 216 medical suspensions have finally been released per MMA Fighting. You can check them out here below:

– Ray Borg: Requires right fourth finger to be cleared by orthopedic doctor or no contest until 04/06/18; minimum suspension of no contest until 11/07, no contact until 10/29

– Evan Dunham: Requires ophthalmologist clearance on blurred vision or no contest until 04/06/18; minimum suspension of no contest until 12/07, no contact until 11/22

– Poliana Botelho: Requires right elbow and right thumb to be cleared by orthopedic doctor or no contest until 04/06/18; minimum suspension of no contest until 11/07, no contact until 10/29

– Matt Schnell: Requires right forearm to be x-rayed, if possible then requires clearance by orthopedic doctor or no contest until 04/06/18

– Marco Beltran: Requires right left thumb to be x-rayed and cleared by orthopedic doctor or no contest until 04/06/18; minimum suspension of no contest until 11/07, no contact until 10/29

– Thales Leites: Requires possible right orbital fracture to be cleared by ophthalmologist or no contest until 04/06/18; minimum suspension of no contest until 11/22, no contact until 11/07

– Lando Vannata: Suspended until 12/07, no contact until 11/22

– Tom Duquesnoy: Suspended until 11/22, no contact until 11/07

– Bobby Green: Suspended until 11/22, no contact until 11/07

– Magomed Bibulatov: Suspended until 11/22, no contact until 11/07

– Kevin Lee: Suspended until 11/07, no contact until 10/29 due to possible left eye corneal abrasion

– Cody Stamann: Suspended until 11/07, no contact until 10/29

– Pearl Gonzalez: Suspended until 11/07, no contact until 10/29

– Mara Romero Borella: Must repeat MRI of the brain in six months, due 04/07/18

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Daniel Cormier Reacts To Back-And-Forth With Anthony Johnson

Recently, Ali Abdel-Aziz said that former two-time UFC light heavyweight title challenger Anthony Johnson, who announced his retirement after losing to Daniel Cormier in their rematch last April, could be considering a return to active competition. After the news came out, Cormier elected to bash “Rumble”, calling him ‘soft’, and criticizing him for how he […]

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After the news came out, Cormier elected to bash “Rumble”, calling him ‘soft’, and criticizing him for how he acted with Jon Jones prior to the rematch between Cormier and Jones at UFC 214 this past July.

Now, however, “DC” appears to regret how he spoke about Johnson. In fact, the 205-pound titleholder recently said that he ‘was wrong’:

“After Rumble put that post up, I tweeted him,” Cormier told MMAjunkie Radio. “But then I texted him. Because I was mad. Like, ‘I’m mad. I want to fight.’ The reality is, I texted him, and I said some things that weren’t very cool. But then I was talking to somebody that means a lot to me and they said, ‘Why are you so mad? You started it. You said stuff. And you’re mad at him.’

“So the reality is, I was wrong. I should not have called him soft. But I thought that I didn’t like the action, but why do I expect so much out of him? Why do I expect him to not be able to be respectful and still compete at the highest level of the sport?

“So I walk it back a little bit. I was wrong. I shouldn’t have said anything about him being soft. Everybody does not have to view competition like I do. And I think that’s why – if he wants to be friends with (Jones) and be nice and cordial, then fine. What does that matter to me?”

Cormier also said that it took a few outside sources to help him realize that he was out of line:

“I was wrong,” Cormier said. “It took me talking to Ali Abdelaziz (Johnson’s manager) of all people. Ali was like, ‘You guys are like – what the hell?’ He was right. But I talked to somebody last night. And my wife, she goes, ‘I get it. You’re a man. You’re from Louisiana. You don’t like to be disrespected. So when you feel a challenge, you go at it head-on.’

“But she goes, ‘You were wrong. You didn’t have to say that about him in the first place. What was the point? You won both fights.’ But, again, it’s just me looking at competition a certain way. And I guess just expecting people to do it too. And it really doesn’t have to be that way.”

Given that Cormier has beaten Johnson both times they have shared the Octagon with each other, it’s unlikely that they’ll meet again. However, Johnson’s manager did say that a return for “Rumble” would like take place at heavyweight anyway.

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Ian McCall Granted Release From UFC Contract

Fan favorite flyweight Ian “Uncle Creepy” McCall has been granted his release from his UFC contract after a two-year absence from the game. McCall last fought at UFC 183, when he dropped a decision loss to John Lineker. Several bouts since then have fallen through, either from McCall’s injuries and illnesses or his scheduled opponents’. […]

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Fan favorite flyweight Ian “Uncle Creepy” McCall has been granted his release from his UFC contract after a two-year absence from the game.

McCall last fought at UFC 183, when he dropped a decision loss to John Lineker. Several bouts since then have fallen through, either from McCall’s injuries and illnesses or his scheduled opponents’.

McCall revealed his situation on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour:

“I’m a free agent now. If I’m gonna fight, I want to fight for at least $100,000, 50 and 50 is fine.

“I’m gonna take this, go to a different market and see if it works.”

McCall is the last man to fight Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson and not lose, taking the eventual champ to a draw back in 2012. Since then, “Uncle Creepy” has been beset by stomach and intestinal issues that have forced him out of several fights.

With his UFC contract stuck at $16,000 to show and $16,0000 to win, he said it just wasn’t worth his health for the money he was making.

Now a free agent, McCall says he’s looking for an increase in pay, and he’ll take it wherever he can get it, even if that means fighting for the much-maligned Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov’s promotion.

“People say, ‘You don’t care that it’s blood money?’ I don’t give a flying f— that it’s blood money. You can pay me in blood diamonds,” McCall told ESPN. “I get into a cage and fist fight for money. I don’t care. I don’t live there.

“Of course what he’s doing is wrong,” McCall said of Kadyrov. “I don’t agree with it and would say it to his face, but it’s none of my business. My business is to go over there and fist fight. That’s it. Sure, war is bad and guys like that do evil s—. But I don’t care.”

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Michael Bisping Promises To Retire ‘Slow & Fat’ GSP Once & For All

Middleweight champion Michael Bisping has not held back in the seemingly never ending lead-up to his title defense against former welterweight kingpin Georges Saint Pierre. Bisping began his verbal onslaught against GSP ever since their fight was first announced, and continued his campaign after their fight was rescheduled for UFC 217. While GSP is going […]

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Middleweight champion Michael Bisping has not held back in the seemingly never ending lead-up to his title defense against former welterweight kingpin Georges Saint Pierre.

Bisping began his verbal onslaught against GSP ever since their fight was first announced, and continued his campaign after their fight was rescheduled for UFC 217.

While GSP is going up a weight class to challenge Bisping, “The Count” insists he will send the French Canadian back into retirement.

Bisping discussed his thoughts on GSP last week at a UFC 217 press conference (MMAFighting.com):

“He still looks like a lizard. I said that at the last press conference, and he still looks like one now. He looks like a blown-up version of himself, trying to get bigger. He’s the biggest Georges St-Pierre that we’ve ever seen, but he’s still the smallest guy that I’m ever going to fight. I was 15-0 at light heavyweight, I’m the world champion at middleweight. He’s a blown-up welterweight. I mean, he’s bringing in all these trainers. He’s got Freddie Roach down there. Freddie Roach is a great boxing coach, but he doesn’t know f*ck-all about MMA. He couldn’t even spell UFC, let alone MMA.”

“This p*ssy only wants to fight me. He doesn’t want to fight anybody else, because he thinks he can take me down and control me on the floor.”

GSP hasn’t fought since a narrow decision victory over Johny Hendricks at UFC 167 back in 2013. He retired after that fight and in turn vacated the welterweight title.

Now four years later, GSP returns as a middleweight, in an effort to take the belt that Bisping won after knocking out Luke Rockhold last year.

Bisping went off on GSP’s coach, famed boxing trainer Freddie Roach, who has worked with the former champ for years:

“He’s training with Freddie Roach. I hope to God, Freddie, you’re trying to turn him into a boxer. I hope he comes out and tries to stand with me, but we all know that’s not going to happen. He’s going to jab, try to take me down. Why? Because we trained together a long time ago and he outwrestled me back then, but that was 12 years ago. But that’s what he thinks is going to happen, so I knew this fight would come off because he hasn’t got the balls to fight anyone who he doesn’t think he can beat, like Anderson Silva, like many other people.”

Will GSP’s return at middleweight prove to be victorious? Or will Bisping defend his belt for the second time?

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Fabricio Werdum Admits That He Considered Not Fighting At UFC 216

Former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum faced a decision that all MMA (mixed-martial-arts) fighters dread dealing with. As most of you know by now, just hours before his scheduled heavyweight bout with hard-hitting Derrick Lewis on the main card of UFC 216 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Werdum was informed by UFC officials that Lewis was […]

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Former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum faced a decision that all MMA (mixed-martial-arts) fighters dread dealing with.

As most of you know by now, just hours before his scheduled heavyweight bout with hard-hitting Derrick Lewis on the main card of UFC 216 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Werdum was informed by UFC officials that Lewis was forced to withdraw due to a back injury. The promotion gave him two options, which was to take his show money and go home or fight Walt Harris on short notice.

There was a big risk for Werdum to fight Harris due to the fact that he had a lot to lose and little to gain against the lesser known Harris. Thus, it wasn’t easy for Werdum to accept the change. Following the fight, Werdum spoke about it to media reporters.

“It’s such a hard decision,” Werdum said at the UFC 216 post-fight press conference (h/t MMA Fighting). “Imagine three hours before, I just have my room, I just come to the arena, and my manager Ali (Abdel-Aziz) calls me and says, ‘Your fight is canceled.’ Imagine everything is good coming to the arena — and at first, I’m very sad, but my manager called me again. Two minutes later, he called me, ‘Werdum, I have one more guy,’ maybe one more fight for me. ‘Harris.’ I say, ‘Yes, just one second, Ali.’

“I (talked with my team). This is a very hard decision. Because you prepare your body, strategy, everything for one guy, for Derrick Lewis, for three months, and three hours (before the fight you) change everything.”

Although he had to think about it, Werdum eventually agreed to fight Harris, and he went on to record a quick victory by scoring a takedown and locking in an armbar in just 65 seconds to make Harris tap out.

Many fight fans thought that this bout would stay on the feet, and they would exchange, but that was not the case. As seen in the fight, Harris was no match for Werdum’s jiu-jitsu wizardry.

“I saw him when I do commentary when I work on UFC network,” Werdum said. “I just have a strategy when I’m on my way to the arena, me, Rafael (Cordeiro), my team, watching his fights and coming up with the strategy… 30-40 minutes to make the strategy, that’s it. You see the strategy, this is the strategy, I just make it.”

“Anyone,” Werdum said. “No problem. I say, Francis, (Alistair) Overeem, Harris, whoever wants to fight me, that’s it. I’ve been waiting for a fight. I just have my bag on my back to walk to here, I fight. I showed today.”

Following his win over Harris, Werdum has now won eight of 10 fights since returning to the UFC in 2012. Since his return to the MMA promotion, his only losses coming at the hands of Overeem and current heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic. If you recall, Miocic was the one to knock out Werdum out to take the strap.

“When Stipe Miocic (asked for an opportunity), I give for him,” Werdum said. “Now, it’s his turn to give the opportunity for the belt again. Whenever he wants. Maybe next week, I’m ready for New York, for everyone. Just keep going in training, I come back to Los Angeles tomorrow with my family, a couple of days I go to vacation, and after then I start to train again. I want to fight Stipe Miocic, this is my big goal.”

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Georges St-Pierre Opens Up On Possible Fight With Conor McGregor

The latest UFC PPV (pay-per-view) event is in the books and the next time that the promotion is on PPV is next month for UFC 217. This now allows the MMA community to shift their focus on the biggest fight of the year, which will see former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre challenging Michael Bisping […]

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The latest UFC PPV (pay-per-view) event is in the books and the next time that the promotion is on PPV is next month for UFC 217.

This now allows the MMA community to shift their focus on the biggest fight of the year, which will see former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre challenging Michael Bisping for the UFC middleweight championship at UFC 217 in the main event.

“GSP” has been out of the fight game for almost four years. He is attempting to become only the fourth man to win titles in two weight divisions in the UFC. Many people have speculated that if GSP can win this fight, then he could fight UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor down the road.

Despite the rumors of the possible fight, GSP claims the rumors aren’t true and made that clear during a recent interview with ESPN over the weekend. St-Pierre denied the stories of him trying to angle for a fight with the lightweight champion following McGregor’s fight against Nate Diaz at UFC 196.

“I showed up at the fight because Lorenzo Fertitta asked me to come and show up because my agent was in negotiations with the UFC,” said St-Pierre. “He wanted me to be there. I don’t know if he had something else behind his head, I was just there because of the meeting. I didn’t have any plan of doing anything towards Conor McGregor. We don’t compete in the same weight class.”

St-Pierre went on record by saying that the reason he is returning to MMA (mixed-martial-arts) is due to the fact that he wants to cement his legacy as one of the all-time greats in the sport.

Obviously, it’s pretty easy to think that a fight with McGregor would not only bring in a ton of money, but it could get GSP back into the limelight in a major way. However, St-Pierre stated that the money is not enough.

“Everything is possible, but everybody is targeting Conor McGregor because the money. He’s the money fight. But I don’t challenge guys that compete in lower weight class divisions. For me, I don’t do that. I’m going up to fight Michael Bisping now. I’m looking up.”

Obviously, St-Pierre and McGregor do not compete in the same division right now, but that doesn’t mean that it can’t change. If you recall, St-Pierre spent the entirety of his career as a welterweight and McGregor currently has a pair of fights at the 170-pound weight limit.

GSP admitted that the moneyweight division knows no bounds and that. With all of that said, GSP is focused on his upcoming title fight with Bisping but believes that a fight with McGregor could materialize down the line if the people want it.

“He’s an amazing fighter, it would be an amazing honor, but I don’t know. I don’t know what to say. If the fans want it and he wants it maybe it will happen but right now, I’m focused on Bisping.”

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