The UFC returns to Portland this coming October for the first time since 2009, as John Lineker takes on John Dodson in a key bantamweight battle. Also, Will Brooks squares off with Alex Ol…
The UFC returns to Portland this coming October for the first time since 2009, as John Lineker takes on John Dodson in a key bantamweight battle. Also, Will Brooks squares off with Alex Oliveira and Brian Ortega meets Hacran Dias.
Set for October 1 from the Moda Center, tickets for the event go on sale this week.
UFC Fight Club members may purchase them beginning Wednesday at 10 a.m. PT, while UFC newsletter subscribes are open to buying tickets on Thursday. General public ticket sales begin Friday. They are priced between $50-$150.
UFC Fight night: Lineker vs. Dodson airs on FOX Sports 1 beginning at 11 p.m. ET after prelims on FOX Sports 2 at 9 p.m. ET. UFC Fight Pass will air several early bouts starting at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Current No. 8-ranked UFC bantamweight Cody Garbrandt has been seen frequently in headlines these past few weeks after engaging in a war of words with current 135-pound champ Dominick Cruz. ‘No Love’ has aspirations of one day sitting atop the mountain of the UFC’s bantamweight division; a feat only two men who aren’t named Dominick Cruz have
Current No. 8-ranked UFC bantamweight Cody Garbrandt has been seen frequently in headlines these past few weeks after engaging in a war of words with current 135-pound champ Dominick Cruz.
‘No Love’ has aspirations of one day sitting atop the mountain of the UFC’s bantamweight division; a feat only two men who aren’t named Dominick Cruz have accomplished in the division’s history, however, none of them did it by defeating ‘The Dominator’.
During a recent interview with FOX Sports, Garbrandt stated that he has been dreaming of fighting Cruz since his adolescence and revealed his 135-pound hit list in the process:
“I’ve got a UFC hit list. My UFC hit list goes like this — by default it’s Takeya Mizugaki, he’s my next fight. Then it goes Dominick Cruz, TJ Dillashaw, John Lineker. That’s my UFC hit list,” Garbrandt said.
“I’ve been thinking about whooping his ass since I was a kid, since I was a teenager,” Garbrandt said. “That’s no lie. Since the WEC days and all that.
I’ve had over a million fights with Dominick Cruz in my head and I’ve won every one of them. It’s finally coming. It’s right there and he knows it”
While Garbrandt takes nothing away from Cruz’s legendary accomplishments inside the Octagon, the Team Alpha Male product doesn’t believe Cruz has ever faced a young-and-hungry prospect with fight-ending power like himself:
“When has that guy fought a young, hungry lion that’s been coming up, that’s proved himself, climbed the rankings that’s hungry and had such drive and laser focus to get the top? Coming from nothing.
That’s why I think he’s got the title — he beat TJ (Dillashaw), he beat (Urijah) Faber — and nothing against him, coming back from injury and being out for so long, good for him.
Give him a round of applause for that but when’s the last time he fought a young, hungry, heavy hitting, mean mother (expletive) that loves to fight?” Garbrandt said.
“He hasn’t. That’s why he’s fearful of me. That’s why he doesn’t want to fight me. He knows I’m hungry to get in there. It’s almost there.
I’m more focused, more driven, more motivated and hungrier to do this because it’s right there. It’s within arm’s reach. I want to reach out and grab his throat.”
May 29, 2016; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Cody Garbrandt (blue gloves) punches Thomas Almeida (red gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Mandalay Bay Events Center. Mandatory Credit: Joshua Dahl-USA TODAY Sports
‘No Love’ seems to have it all planned out following his bout with Takeya Mizugaki this Saturday, as he claims he will then challenge Cruz for the belt before defending it against former teammate TJ Dillashaw next:
“I’ll beat Takeya, I’ll fight Dominick for the title, TJ is the first title defense, knock him out, bring on John Lineker, I’ll knock him out. He doesn’t get off the hook that easy.
He was supposed to get that ass whooped in February. That’s my game plan. That’s what I want,” Garbrandt said.
“I don’t see any fighter that’s ever had a hit list out. That’s my hit list and I’m sticking to it.”
Garbrandt will take on Mizugaki on the main card of UFC 202 live on pay-per-view (PPV), from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on August 20, 2016.
UFC announced the official main event for their upcoming return to Portland, Oregon, as John Lineker and John Dodson will meet in the headline spot at UFC Fight Night 96.
Scheduled to take place on October 1st, Lineker-Dodson will headline the FS1 e…
UFC announced the official main event for their upcoming return to Portland, Oregon, as John Lineker and John Dodson will meet in the headline spot at UFC Fight Night 96.
Scheduled to take place on October 1st, Lineker-Dodson will headline the FS1 event, which emanates from the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon.
UFC wrote the following regarding the Lineker-Dodson main event:
“Top bantamweight contenders will square off in Portland, Oregon on Oct. 1, as hard-hitting John Lineker faces “The Magician” John Dodson in a five-round main event at Moda Center. The UFC Fight Night card will air on FOX Sports 1. Tickets go on sale on Friday, Aug. 26.
“New Mexico’s Dodson, a former Ultimate Fighter winner, is a two-time world title challenger at 125 pounds who returned to bantamweight in April with a blistering 37-second knockout of Manny Gamburyan. Now ranked ninth at 135 pounds, Dodson will face another ex-flyweight standout in Brazil’s Lineker, who has won three straight in his bantamweight run. Fresh off a Performance of the Night knockout of Michael McDonald, the No. 5-ranked “Hands of Stone” could make another statement with a victory in October.”
A pivotal contest has been made in the UFC’s bantamweight division. UFC officials have announced, courtesy of FOX Sports, that 135-pounders John Dodson and John Lineker will go head-to-head in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Portland, Oregon on October 1st. Lineker (28-7) is currently on a three-fight win streak since returning to
A pivotal contest has been made in the UFC’s bantamweight division.
UFC officials have announced, courtesy of FOX Sports, that 135-pounders John Dodson and John Lineker will go head-to-head in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Portland, Oregon on October 1st.
Lineker (28-7) is currently on a three-fight win streak since returning to the bantamweight division, most recently coming off of a first round knockout win over Michael MacDonald in the main event of UFC Fight Night 91 this past July.
‘Hands of Stone’ currently sits at the No. 5-ranked position in the UFC’s bantamweight rankings, and will be looking to campaign for a title bout against 135-pound champ Dominick Cruz with a win over Dodson.
Dodson (18-7) just recently made his return to the bantamweight division with a first round thrashing of Manvel Gamburyan at UFC on FOX 19 this past April, and is looking to make another huge statement with a potential win over Lineker.
‘The Magician’ is a former two-time title challenger in the 125-pound division, but was unsuccessful in his two attempts against division kingpin Demetrious ‘Mighty Mouse’ Johnson. Dodson’s two losses to Johnson have been the only defeats on his professional mixed martial arts (MMA) record for the past seven years.
Johnson and Lineker will main event UFC Fight Night Portland on October 1, 2016, and tickets will go on sale Friday August 26, 2016.
In the aftermath of last Wednesday’s (July 13, 2016) electric UFC Fight Night 91 from the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the official UFC rankings have been updated thanks to a few key bouts. First, however, came a slight change on the vaunted pound-for-pound list, as light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier
In the aftermath of last Wednesday’s (July 13, 2016) electric UFC Fight Night 91 from the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the official UFC rankings have been updated thanks to a few key bouts.
First, however, came a slight change on the vaunted pound-for-pound list, as light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier overtook featherweight champion at the No. 5 spot despite a lackluster win over Anderson Silva at UFC 200, pushing ‘The Notorious’ down to No. 6 heading into his awaited rematch with Nate Diaz at August 20’s UFC 202 from Las Vegas.
The other big move came in the form of streaking bantamweight John Lineker’s debut on the 235-pound top five following his scintillating knockout of Michael McDonald in the UFC Fight Night 91 main event. ‘Hands of Stone’ came in at No. 5 and forced ‘Mayday’ down to No. 7.
Rising flyweight prospect Louis Smolka also found himself in the top 10 for the first time after he battered and bloodied Ben Nguyen in a first-round finish in South Dakota.
The only other significant movement came at women’s bantamweight, where Ashlee Evans-Smith rose two spots to No. 13 without fighting and Katlyn Chookagian debuted on the 135-pound rankings at No. 15 following her debut win over Lauren Murphy in Sioux Falls.
Check out the full updated rankings courtesy of UFC.com right here:
POUND-FOR-POUND 1 Demetrious Johnson 2 Dominick Cruz 3 Jon Jones 4 Robbie Lawler 5 Daniel Cormier 6 Conor McGregor 7 Jose Aldo 8 Eddie Alvarez 9 Joanna Jedrzejczyk 10 Stipe Miocic 11 Michael Bisping 12 Luke Rockhold 13 Rafael Dos Anjos 14 Frankie Edgar 15 TJ Dillashaw
FLYWEIGHT Champion : Demetrious Johnson 1 Joseph Benavidez 2 Henry Cejudo 3 Jussier Formiga 4 Kyoji Horiguchi 5 Ian McCall 6 Zach Makovsky 7 Wilson Reis 8 Ali Bagautinov 9 Louis Smolka 10 John Moraga 11 Matheus Nicolau 12 Dustin Ortiz 13 Justin Scoggins 14 Ray Borg 15 Sergio Pettis
BANTAMWEIGHT Champion : Dominick Cruz 1 TJ Dillashaw 2 Urijah Faber 3 Raphael Assuncao 4 Bryan Caraway 5 John Lineker 6 Aljamain Sterling 7 Michael McDonald 8 Cody Garbrandt 9 John Dodson 10 Thomas Almeida 11 Takeya Mizugaki 12 Frankie Saenz 13 Johnny Eduardo 14 Jimmie Rivera 15 Eddie Wineland
FEATHERWEIGHT Champion : Conor McGregor 1 Jose Aldo (Interim Champion) 2 Frankie Edgar 3 Max Holloway 4 Chad Mendes 5 Ricardo Lamas 6 Cub Swanson 7 Charles Oliveira 8 Jeremy Stephens 9 Dennis Bermudez 10 Brian Ortega 11 Hacran Dias 12 Darren Elkins 13 Yair Rodriguez 14 Tatsuya Kawajiri 15 Mirsad Bektic
LIGHTWEIGHT Champion : Eddie Alvarez 1 Khabib Nurmagomedov 2 Rafael Dos Anjos 3 Tony Ferguson 4 Nate Diaz 5 Donald Cerrone 6 Edson Barboza 7 Anthony Pettis 8 Dustin Poirier 9 Michael Chiesa 10 Michael Johnson 11 Beneil Dariush 12 Will Brooks 13 Al Iaquinta 14 Rashid Magomedov 15 Evan Dunham
WELTERWEIGHT Champion : Robbie Lawler 1 Stephen Thompson 2 Rory MacDonald 3 Demian Maia 4 Tyron Woodley 5 Carlos Condit 6 Kelvin Gastelum 7 Neil Magny 8 Johny Hendricks 9 Matt Brown 10 Rick Story 11 Dong Hyun Kim 12 Gunnar Nelson 13 Tarec Saffiedine 14 Donald Cerrone 15 Thiago Alves
MIDDLEWEIGHT Champion : Michael Bisping 1 Luke Rockhold 2 Chris Weidman 3 Jacare Souza 4 Vitor Belfort 5 Anderson Silva 6 Robert Whittaker 7 Gegard Mousasi 8 Lyoto Machida 9 Uriah Hall 10 Derek Brunson 11 Tim Kennedy 12 Thales Leites 13 Dan Henderson 14 Rafael Natal 15 Thiago Santos
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT Champion : Daniel Cormier 1 Jon Jones (Interim Champion) 2 Anthony Johnson 3 Glover Teixeira 4 Alexander Gustafsson 5 Ryan Bader 6 Ovince Saint Preux 7 Mauricio Rua 8 Rashad Evans 9 Jimi Manuwa 10 Antonio Rogerio Nogueira 11 Nikita Krylov 12 Corey Anderson 13 Ilir Latifi 14 Patrick Cummins 15 Gian Villante
HEAVYWEIGHT Champion : Stipe Miocic 1 Fabricio Werdum 2 Cain Velasquez 3 Alistair Overeem 4 Junior Dos Santos 5 Ben Rothwell 6 Andrei Arlovski 7 Travis Browne 8 Brock Lesnar 9 Mark Hunt 10 Josh Barnett 11 Derrick Lewis 12 Roy Nelson 13 Frank Mir 14 Stefan Struve 15 Ruslan Magomedov
In the aftermath of last Wednesday’s (July 13, 2016) electric UFC Fight Night 91 from the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the official UFC rankings have been updated thanks to a few key bouts. First, however, came a slight change on the vaunted pound-for-pound list, as light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier
In the aftermath of last Wednesday’s (July 13, 2016) electric UFC Fight Night 91 from the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the official UFC rankings have been updated thanks to a few key bouts.
First, however, came a slight change on the vaunted pound-for-pound list, as light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier overtook featherweight champion at the No. 5 spot despite a lackluster win over Anderson Silva at UFC 200, pushing ‘The Notorious’ down to No. 6 heading into his awaited rematch with Nate Diaz at August 20’s UFC 202 from Las Vegas.
The other big move came in the form of streaking bantamweight John Lineker’s debut on the 235-pound top five following his scintillating knockout of Michael McDonald in the UFC Fight Night 91 main event. ‘Hands of Stone’ came in at No. 5 and forced ‘Mayday’ down to No. 7.
Rising flyweight prospect Louis Smolka also found himself in the top 10 for the first time after he battered and bloodied Ben Nguyen in a first-round finish in South Dakota.
The only other significant movement came at women’s bantamweight, where Ashlee Evans-Smith rose two spots to No. 13 without fighting and Katlyn Chookagian debuted on the 135-pound rankings at No. 15 following her debut win over Lauren Murphy in Sioux Falls.
Check out the full updated rankings courtesy of UFC.com right here:
POUND-FOR-POUND 1 Demetrious Johnson 2 Dominick Cruz 3 Jon Jones 4 Robbie Lawler 5 Daniel Cormier 6 Conor McGregor 7 Jose Aldo 8 Eddie Alvarez 9 Joanna Jedrzejczyk 10 Stipe Miocic 11 Michael Bisping 12 Luke Rockhold 13 Rafael Dos Anjos 14 Frankie Edgar 15 TJ Dillashaw
FLYWEIGHT Champion : Demetrious Johnson 1 Joseph Benavidez 2 Henry Cejudo 3 Jussier Formiga 4 Kyoji Horiguchi 5 Ian McCall 6 Zach Makovsky 7 Wilson Reis 8 Ali Bagautinov 9 Louis Smolka 10 John Moraga 11 Matheus Nicolau 12 Dustin Ortiz 13 Justin Scoggins 14 Ray Borg 15 Sergio Pettis
BANTAMWEIGHT Champion : Dominick Cruz 1 TJ Dillashaw 2 Urijah Faber 3 Raphael Assuncao 4 Bryan Caraway 5 John Lineker 6 Aljamain Sterling 7 Michael McDonald 8 Cody Garbrandt 9 John Dodson 10 Thomas Almeida 11 Takeya Mizugaki 12 Frankie Saenz 13 Johnny Eduardo 14 Jimmie Rivera 15 Eddie Wineland
FEATHERWEIGHT Champion : Conor McGregor 1 Jose Aldo (Interim Champion) 2 Frankie Edgar 3 Max Holloway 4 Chad Mendes 5 Ricardo Lamas 6 Cub Swanson 7 Charles Oliveira 8 Jeremy Stephens 9 Dennis Bermudez 10 Brian Ortega 11 Hacran Dias 12 Darren Elkins 13 Yair Rodriguez 14 Tatsuya Kawajiri 15 Mirsad Bektic
LIGHTWEIGHT Champion : Eddie Alvarez 1 Khabib Nurmagomedov 2 Rafael Dos Anjos 3 Tony Ferguson 4 Nate Diaz 5 Donald Cerrone 6 Edson Barboza 7 Anthony Pettis 8 Dustin Poirier 9 Michael Chiesa 10 Michael Johnson 11 Beneil Dariush 12 Will Brooks 13 Al Iaquinta 14 Rashid Magomedov 15 Evan Dunham
WELTERWEIGHT Champion : Robbie Lawler 1 Stephen Thompson 2 Rory MacDonald 3 Demian Maia 4 Tyron Woodley 5 Carlos Condit 6 Kelvin Gastelum 7 Neil Magny 8 Johny Hendricks 9 Matt Brown 10 Rick Story 11 Dong Hyun Kim 12 Gunnar Nelson 13 Tarec Saffiedine 14 Donald Cerrone 15 Thiago Alves
MIDDLEWEIGHT Champion : Michael Bisping 1 Luke Rockhold 2 Chris Weidman 3 Jacare Souza 4 Vitor Belfort 5 Anderson Silva 6 Robert Whittaker 7 Gegard Mousasi 8 Lyoto Machida 9 Uriah Hall 10 Derek Brunson 11 Tim Kennedy 12 Thales Leites 13 Dan Henderson 14 Rafael Natal 15 Thiago Santos
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT Champion : Daniel Cormier 1 Jon Jones (Interim Champion) 2 Anthony Johnson 3 Glover Teixeira 4 Alexander Gustafsson 5 Ryan Bader 6 Ovince Saint Preux 7 Mauricio Rua 8 Rashad Evans 9 Jimi Manuwa 10 Antonio Rogerio Nogueira 11 Nikita Krylov 12 Corey Anderson 13 Ilir Latifi 14 Patrick Cummins 15 Gian Villante
HEAVYWEIGHT Champion : Stipe Miocic 1 Fabricio Werdum 2 Cain Velasquez 3 Alistair Overeem 4 Junior Dos Santos 5 Ben Rothwell 6 Andrei Arlovski 7 Travis Browne 8 Brock Lesnar 9 Mark Hunt 10 Josh Barnett 11 Derrick Lewis 12 Roy Nelson 13 Frank Mir 14 Stefan Struve 15 Ruslan Magomedov
While Garbrandt takes nothing away from Cruz’s legendary accomplishments inside the Octagon, the Team Alpha Male product doesn’t believe Cruz has ever faced a young-and-hungry prospect with fight-ending power like himself:
