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Video: John Moraga Scores Thunderous KO At UFC 216

With three losses in his last four fights, not many were giving longtime UFC flyweight much of a shot against undefeated prospect Magomed Bibulatov on the early prelims of tonight’s (Sat., October 7, 2017) UFC 216 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. That included the oddsmakers, who put “Chicano John” as a massive underdog of […]

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With three losses in his last four fights, not many were giving longtime UFC flyweight much of a shot against undefeated prospect Magomed Bibulatov on the early prelims of tonight’s (Sat., October 7, 2017) UFC 216 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

That included the oddsmakers, who put “Chicano John” as a massive underdog of 6-to-1 against the touted Russian. But the former title contender didn’t care about the hype, as the noted grappler used his striking to get the job done for a change.

After landing a big right hand early, Moraga missed with a kick but then countered a Bibulatov uppercut with a picturesque left hook that landed absolutely clean to KO his opponent and put the first mark on his record. Check out the perfect KO from Moraga in slow motion here:

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Fabricio Werdum Gets New Last-Minute Opponent For UFC 216

After yesterday’s weigh-in drama involving Kevin Lee, tonight’s UFC 216 from Las Vegas just couldn’t go forward without some sort of issue n the main card. News arrived from Octagon commentator Jon Anik that the heavyweight bout between former champion Fabricio Werdum and fan-favorite slugger Derrick Lewis had been forced off of the card due to […]

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After yesterday’s weigh-in drama involving Kevin Lee, tonight’s UFC 216 from Las Vegas just couldn’t go forward without some sort of issue n the main card.

News arrived from Octagon commentator Jon Anik that the heavyweight bout between former champion Fabricio Werdum and fan-favorite slugger Derrick Lewis had been forced off of the card due to a back issue for Lewis.

The announcement was later confirmed by MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani. Lewis revealed he couldn’t move and the issue was a reoccurrence of an injury he had before his last bout versus Mark Hunt:

“I can’t move. I’m feeling the same pain in my back that I felt before the Mark Hunt fight.”

Lewis also said the injury had flared up on him after yesterday’s weigh-ins, rendering unable to even get around let alone fight arguably one of the most talented ground technicians in the UFC.

Werdum apparently still wanted to fight, however, as MMA Junkie revealed he would now face veteran Walt Harris, who was previously set to face Mark Godbeer on the UFC 216 preliminary card.

Godbeer will no longer compete at the event, meaning the card will proceed with 11 bouts after the lightweight match between Will Brooks and Nik Lentz was called after Lentz failed to make weight yesterday.

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UFC 216 Preliminary Live Results

It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Saturday, October 7th, 2017) will come from in the form of UFC 216. Headlining the card are Tony Ferguson and Kevin Lee, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the preliminary section of the card. Tom […]

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It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Saturday, October 7th, 2017) will come from in the form of UFC 216. Headlining the card are Tony Ferguson and Kevin Lee, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the preliminary section of the card.

Tom Duquesnoy vs. Cody Stamman in a bantamweight bout closes the preliminary card on FX.

Bobby Green vs. Lando Vannata is next in a lightweight bout.

Poliana Botelho vs. Pearl Gonzalez is next in a women’s strawweight bout.

Marco Beltran vs. Matt Schnell in a flyweight opens the FX preliminary bouts.

Walt Harris vs. Mark Godbeer in a heavyweight bout finishes off the UFC Fight Pass preliminary card.

Magomed Bibulatov vs. John Moraga is next in a flyweight bout.

Opening the UFC Fight Pass prelims is Thales Leites vs. Brad Tavares in a middleweight bout.

Here are the results:

PRELIMINARY CARD (FX/8 p.m. ET)

Bantamweight: Tom Duquesnoy vs. Cody Stamman

Lightweight: Bobby Green vs. Lando Vannata

Strawweight: Poliana Botelho vs. Pearl Gonzalez

Flyweight: Marco Beltran vs. Matt Schnell

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass/6 p.m. ET)

Heavyweight: Walt Harris vs. Mark Godbeer

Flyweight: Magomed Bibulatov vs. John Moraga

Middleweight: Thales Leites vs. Brad Tavares

 

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UFC 216 Embedded Episode 5

UFC 216 is a few hours away and the fifth episode of Embedded was released on the UFC’s YouTube channel. In the episode, interim lightweight title contenders Kevin Lee and Tony Ferguson wind down Thursday on track with their weight cuts, as do flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson and challenger Ray Borg. On Friday morning, everyone […]

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UFC 216 is a few hours away and the fifth episode of Embedded was released on the UFC’s YouTube channel.

In the episode, interim lightweight title contenders Kevin Lee and Tony Ferguson wind down Thursday on track with their weight cuts, as do flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson and challenger Ray Borg. On Friday morning, everyone makes weight on their first try except one fighter, who needs an extra hour to hit the championship limit.

Johnson rides to the ceremonial weigh-ins in style, and the stars face off one final time before Saturday night’s world championship bouts.

You can watch it here:

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Betting Odds For UFC 216: Surprise Name Favored

UFC 216 is here, and it goes down tonight (Saturday, October 7th) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The preliminary card will air on the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass, at 6 p.m. ET as well as FX at 8 p.m. ET. The main card will be broadcasted on PPV at 10 […]

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UFC 216 is here, and it goes down tonight (Saturday, October 7th) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The preliminary card will air on the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass, at 6 p.m. ET as well as FX at 8 p.m. ET. The main card will be broadcasted on PPV at 10 p.m. ET.

An interim UFC Lightweight Championship bout between Tony Ferguson and Kevin Lee will serve as the main event. Demetrious Johnson vs. Ray Borg in a flyweight title bout will serve as the co-main event.

Rounding out the five bout main card is Fabricio Werdum vs. Derrick Lewis in a heavyweight bout, Kalindra Faria vs. Mara Romero Borella in a flyweight bout, and Beneil Dariush vs. Evan Dunham in a lightweight bout.

According to oddsmakers, Ferguson is a -220 favorite over Lee, who is a +180 underdog. Other odds for the main card Borg include being a +800 underdog against, Johnson who is a -1250 favorite. Here are the full betting odds:

MAIN CARD (PPV/10 p.m. ET)

Tony Ferguson (-220) vs. Kevin Lee (+180)

Demetrious Johnson (-1250) vs. Ray Borg (+800)

Fabricio Werdum (-255) vs. Derrick Lewis (+215)

Kalindra Faria (-190) vs. Mara Romero Borella (+165)

Beneil Dariush (-235) vs. Evan Dunham (+195)

PRELIMINARY CARD (FX/8 p.m. ET)

Tom Duquesnoy (-170) vs. Cody Stamman (+150)

Lando Vannata (-230) vs. Bobby Green (+190)

Poliana Botelho (-135) vs. Pearl Gonzalez (+115)

Walt Harris (-290) vs. Mark Godbeer (+245)

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass/5:30 p.m. ET)

Magomed Bibulatov (-525) vs. John Moraga (+415)

Brad Tavares (-185) vs. Thales Leites (=160)

Matt Schnell (-125) vs. Marco Beltrán (+105)

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Michael Bisping Blasts Georges St-Pierre For Picking His Fights

The bad blood went to another level at Friday’s UFC 217 press conference in Las Vegas, Nevada between UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping and former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre. The promotion for this event just got taken to another notch thanks to Bisping, who was on top of his game. The fight got delayed […]

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The bad blood went to another level at Friday’s UFC 217 press conference in Las Vegas, Nevada between UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping and former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre.

The promotion for this event just got taken to another notch thanks to Bisping, who was on top of his game.

The fight got delayed and then supposedly canceled, people moved on from the incident. Now it’s back on, and Bisping is turning up the heat.

Despite the rollercoaster ride that this fight has been on over the last several months, Bisping always thought his date with St-Pierre would happen.

“I knew this fight would come off, because he hasn’t got the balls to fight anyone that he doesn’t think he can beat, like Anderson Silva, like many other people,” Bisping said today at a news conference (transcript courtesy of MMA Junkie).

“So, one time I’ve been offered the fight (with Silva) is when I stopped fighting after my fight with Hendricks,” St-Pierre said. “After my fight with Hendricks, (UFC President) Dana (White) called me and said, ‘Do you want to fight Anderson Silva?’ But I didn’t want to fight anybody. Not Silva. You would have put a three-foot midget, and (I wouldn’t want to fight him). I just wanted to take a break. That’s the only time.

“There’s been a lot of talk about fighting, but never has anything significant been proposed. It’s all rumor and talks. If I go up in weight class, I need time to gain weight and adjust myself for that challenge. At that time, I was very busy. I had challenge after challenge. I was fighting all these guys at 170 that were challenging me one after the other. So if I do something, I want to focus on it and do it well. That’s why I’ve been preparing myself for more than six months to fight Bisping. And I put on some weight, and I feel good now, it feels natural, and I’m ready to go.”

“He didn’t want to fight because Johny Hendricks hit him in the head so many times, he thought he’d been abducted by aliens,” he shot back. “I’m surprised you’re not wearing a tinfoil hat today to stop the messages coming. Dude, I’m going to hit you so many times, you’re going to think you’re going to disappear on the mothership.”

Make no mistake about it, he is happy that GSP picked him to be his next opponent. However, he knows a lot about facing supposed doubters. In the past, he has been written off after multiple high-profile losses.

“I’ve never avoided a fight in my life,” Bisping said. “And Dana is standing right here. In fact, I accepted the winner of Yoel (Romero) vs. (Robert) Whittaker (at UFC 213). We figured it all out. Prior to them fighting, in the backroom, I accepted the fight with Whittaker or Romero.

“Whittaker won the right, so that means Romero is at the back of the line, and then Whittaker didn’t want to do ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ and injured his knee. So that leaves me without a fight again, and in the meantime, ‘GSP’ grew a pair.”

UFC 217 is set to take place on Saturday, November 4th in New York at Madison Square Garden. Cody Garbrandt vs. T.J. Dillashaw for the UFC bantamweight title is expected to serve as the co-main event. The main card will air on pay-per-view while the preliminary card will air on FOX Sports 1 and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass.

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