Eddie Alvarez has had a wild seven days. He capped things off with a dominating performance over Rafael dos Anjos at UFC Fight Night 90 last Thursday to become the new UFC lightweight champion. Now, Alvarez has been traveling and going back to his roots. Hey Philadelphia, @EAlvarezFight has a message for you! #ChampionsParade @Eagles
Eddie Alvarez has had a wild seven days. He capped things off with a dominating performance over Rafael dos Anjos at UFC Fight Night 90 last Thursday to become the new UFC lightweight champion. Now, Alvarez has been traveling and going back to his roots.
Alvarez addressed No. 2-ranked Khabib Nurmagomedov and No. 4 Tony Ferguson, who both recently called him. Alvarez took to Twitter to respond to the two fighters and wow did he give a great response.
“Auto Response: @TonyFergusonXT @TeamKhabib Out of the office right now sipping pina colada’s I get back to You At “My” earliest convenience.”
Auto Response: @TonyFergusonXT@TeamKhabib Out of the office right now sipping pina colada's I get back to You At "My" earliest convenience
Now, the UFC has some decisions to make. Do they give Nurmagomedov a title shot, who is currently on a 23 fight winning streak and last competed in April of this year against Darrell Horcher and won by second-round TKO? Or do they give Ferguson a title shot, who is on an eight fight winning streak and is fresh off a win over Landon Vannata at UFC Fight Night 91 by second round TKO? Or does the UFC give dos Anjos a rematch with the new champion? Lots of decision to be made.
Eddie Alvarez has had a wild seven days. He capped things off with a dominating performance over Rafael dos Anjos at UFC Fight Night 90 last Thursday to become the new UFC lightweight champion. Now, Alvarez has been traveling and going back to his roots. Hey Philadelphia, @EAlvarezFight has a message for you! #ChampionsParade @Eagles
Eddie Alvarez has had a wild seven days. He capped things off with a dominating performance over Rafael dos Anjos at UFC Fight Night 90 last Thursday to become the new UFC lightweight champion. Now, Alvarez has been traveling and going back to his roots.
Alvarez addressed No. 2-ranked Khabib Nurmagomedov and No. 4 Tony Ferguson, who both recently called him. Alvarez took to Twitter to respond to the two fighters and wow did he give a great response.
“Auto Response: @TonyFergusonXT @TeamKhabib Out of the office right now sipping pina colada’s I get back to You At “My” earliest convenience.”
Auto Response: @TonyFergusonXT@TeamKhabib Out of the office right now sipping pina colada's I get back to You At "My" earliest convenience
Now, the UFC has some decisions to make. Do they give Nurmagomedov a title shot, who is currently on a 23 fight winning streak and last competed in April of this year against Darrell Horcher and won by second-round TKO? Or do they give Ferguson a title shot, who is on an eight fight winning streak and is fresh off a win over Landon Vannata at UFC Fight Night 91 by second round TKO? Or does the UFC give dos Anjos a rematch with the new champion? Lots of decision to be made.
Top-ranked UFC lightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov is currently without a fight, but that doesn’t mean he’s going to take time off from calling out other contenders in the stacked 155-pound arena. And interestingly enough, in this instance, it’s for doing something that he did himself, and not all that long ago. News arrived yesterday (Tues., June 28,
Top-ranked UFC lightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov is currently without a fight, but that doesn’t mean he’s going to take time off from calling out other contenders in the stacked 155-pound arena.
And interestingly enough, in this instance, it’s for doing something that he did himself, and not all that long ago.
News arrived yesterday (Tues., June 28, 2016) that No. 3-ranked Tony Ferguson would take on undefeated newcomer Landon Vannata in the new co-main event of July 13’s UFC Fight Night 91 from South Dakota after his original opponent, No. 10-ranked Michael Chiesa, withdrew with a back injury.
But “The Eagle” apparently isn’t impressed with “El Cucuy’s” opponent, quickly calling out Ferguson for taking on a debutant on Twitter:
While some initial skepticism of Ferguson’s level of opponent may be understandable, it’s also an odd choice of words given that Nurmagomedov also took on newcomer Darrell Horcher at April’s UFC on FOX 19 when Ferguson was forced out of their oft-scheduled (and oft-canceled) main event bout with blood in his lung. Ferguson hoped that Nurmagomedov would wait for him to soon return to the Octagon, but after two years out of the cage, “The Eagle” decided that he needed a paycheck (and perhaps a win) more.
Nurmagomedov also stated he would be unable to fight at any of the UFC’s many midsummer cards due to religious obligations. It’s no surprise to see a bit of shade thrown Ferguson’s way by the dominant Dagestani, but given that he essentially fought in exactly the same circumstances just over two months ago – also by no fault of his own – perhaps he should have given “El Cucuy” a bit of understanding.
After all, he wasn’t willing to give Ferguson the fight for a third time.
Red hot No. 3-ranked UFC lightweight contender Tony “El Cucuy” Ferguson has won an ultra-impressive seven straight and was slated to main event the upcoming UFC Fight Night 91 card on July 13, 2016 opposite No. 10-ranked Michael “Maverick” Chiesa. Yesterday (June 27, 2016), however, it was reported that Chiesa had suffered a back injury
Red hot No. 3-ranked UFC lightweight contender Tony “El Cucuy” Ferguson has won an ultra-impressive seven straight and was slated to main event the upcoming UFC Fight Night 91 card on July 13, 2016 opposite No. 10-ranked Michael “Maverick” Chiesa. Yesterday (June 27, 2016), however, it was reported that Chiesa had suffered a back injury that would force him to withdraw from the bout.
According to a report from MMAJunkie, the UFC has called upon a new opponent for Ferguson, but it’s come at a price, as “El Cucuy” has lost his main event slot. Instead, he will now co-headline the card in a clash with UFC newcomer Landon Vannata.
Vannata, a member of the famed Jackson-Winklejohn Gym in New Mexico, boasts an impressive undefeated professional record of 8-0 with seven stoppages. He will undoubtedly be jumping up in competition and facing off with his toughest test to date when he meets Ferguson.
“El Cucuy” was most recently seen scoring a victory over deadly striker Edson Barboza. He was then slated to take on top contender and undefeated phenom Khabib “The Eagle” Nurmagomedov in April, but he was forced to withdraw from the bout with a lung injury.
Moving up into the main event spot will be an intriguing bantamweight bout between former title challenger Michael “Mayday” MacDonald and Brazilian slugger John “Hands of Stone” Lineker.
UFC Fight Night 91 will go down from the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Perennial UFC lightweight contender and current rising welterweight Donald Cerrone returned with a record-breaking win at UFC Fight Night 89 in Ottawa. Taking on Patrick Cote in the co-main event of the exciting card from Canada last night (Saturday June 18, 2016) ‘Cowboy’ scored yet another fight night bonus, racking his total to promotional high
Perennial UFC lightweight contender and current rising welterweight Donald Cerrone returned with a record-breaking win at UFC Fight Night 89 in Ottawa. Taking on Patrick Cote in the co-main event of the exciting card from Canada last night (Saturday June 18, 2016) ‘Cowboy’ scored yet another fight night bonus, racking his total to promotional high of 17 from both WEC and the UFC. It’s Cerrone’s second straight $50K bonus after shining in his 170-pound debut against Alex Olveira in February.
With his career record now standing at 30-7, there are many options for Cerrone to consider next, but he sounds a little unhappy if his comments during the post fight presser last night were anything to go by.
After 21 fights for the UC and 10 years as a professional mixed martial artist, Cerrone clearly feels he should be of greater monetary value the promotion. After taking out ‘The Predator’ (see the finish at the end of article) in front of the Canadian’s home crowd, ‘Cowboy’ spoke during the PFPC to voice his displeasure in his wages. As quoted by MMAJunkie:
“(The bonuses) all sound nice – according to my pay I don’t mean s*** to the UFC. But we’ll see. (I’m) going to talk to Dana after this and figure that out.”
Assuming Cerrone does get satisfaction from the meeting with UFC president Dana White, we could see a number of intriguing duels in either he lightweihgt, welterweight or potentially middleweight divisions. Although ‘Cowboy’ had previously teased a jump to 185 pounds, he indicated that a 155 or 170-pound bout is what’s on the horizon for now:
“I don’t know. 155 or 170, either way,” Cerrone said. “Whatever the fastest trip to the next fight is, whether it’s 155 or 170, that’s the route I’m going. I felt good. I probably was literally 176, 177 walking into this fight tonight. Either Diaz or Khabib at 155 or 170.”
You can rest assured that the always active Cerrone will want action sooner rather than later, but will the promotion, potentially on the eve of changing ownership, be willing to increase his basic. This writer would hope so, and there are plenty of other fighters who are also more than deserving, but will the UFC cough up the cash to keep Cerrone on the books?
Top UFC lightweight contender Khabib “The Eagle” Nurmagomedov has stirred up quite a bit of controversy over social media recently. The undefeated Dagestani wrestler recently took to both his official Twitter and Instagram accounts to post an old picture of himself holding a gun, labeling himself as a ’15 years old salted gangster’. Check it
Top UFC lightweight contender Khabib “The Eagle” Nurmagomedov has stirred up quite a bit of controversy over social media recently.
The undefeated Dagestani wrestler recently took to both his official Twitter and Instagram accounts to post an old picture of himself holding a gun, labeling himself as a ’15 years old salted gangster’.
While the picture may not be the most appropriate in general, the timing couldn’t be any worse as well.
Although Nurmagomedov doesn’t live in America, there was a recently a tragic shooting in Orlando, Florida. The incident was devastating and has taken over headlines in the last few days.
Nurmagomedov’s fans have surely brought it to him on social media, expressing their disproval of the picture.
“The Eagle” recently returned from a long layoff due to injuries to demolish UFC newcomer Darrel Horcher in April. It’s expected that he will next take on the winner of July’s title fight between champion Rafael dos Anjos and Eddie Alvarez.
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