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Five Fights To Make For Resurgent Bantamweight Division

The dust has now settled on UFC Fight Night 81 which went down last Sunday (January 17, 2016) night from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts presented live on FOX Sports 1. The main event featured a long awaited and highly anticipated bantamweight title fight between TJ Dillashaw and Dominick Cruz. In a very close

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The dust has now settled on UFC Fight Night 81 which went down last Sunday (January 17, 2016) night from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts presented live on FOX Sports 1.

The main event featured a long awaited and highly anticipated bantamweight title fight between TJ Dillashaw and Dominick Cruz. In a very close fought split-decision, “The Dominator” was able to reclaim the title he had never technically lost.

With Cruz now back at the helm, one of mixed martial arts’ (MMA) previously most lacking divisions has all of a sudden become resurgent with intriguing and exciting possibilities.

With the possibility of trilogy bouts, rematches, and the emergence of multiple rising contenders, let’s take a look at five potential fights for the new and improved 135-pound division:

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Too Close To Call: Worst Split Decisions In UFC Championship History

Mixed martial arts (MMA) is the most unpredictable sport in the world. Not only when it comes to the elite combat stars that participate inside the Octagon, but also the three knuckleheads that score the action. That’s why UFC President Dana White has repeatedly hammered home the notion that a fighter should never leave it

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Mixed martial arts (MMA) is the most unpredictable sport in the world.

Not only when it comes to the elite combat stars that participate inside the Octagon, but also the three knuckleheads that score the action. That’s why UFC President Dana White has repeatedly hammered home the notion that a fighter should never leave it in the hands of the judges.

Yet despite the aforementioned warning, many fights do not end before the clock does. Even in some of the more notable title clashes in promotional history, judges play a more important role than the championship caliber athletes themselves.

It’s a harsh reality when the scoring goes awry, but the sport has not evolved to the point of actually fixing the system across the board.

In accordance with the decisions that just didn’t go the way they were supposed to, here are the four most egregious split-decision calls in UFC championship history.

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Five Biggest Takeaways From UFC Boston

With a blockbuster free card on FOX Sports 1, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) kept their momentum rolling early this year with last night’s UFC Fight Night 81 from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The card featured the long-awaited return of former bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz, who returned from a multi-year injury layoff to

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With a blockbuster free card on FOX Sports 1, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) kept their momentum rolling early this year with last night’s UFC Fight Night 81 from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.

The card featured the long-awaited return of former bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz, who returned from a multi-year injury layoff to win a split decision over TJ Dillashaw in an emotional reclamation of the title he never actually lost. The riveting main event was obviously the highlight of the East Coast show, yet there were some other fighters who definitely deserve their own recognition for playing a part in the memorable card.

Let’s take a look at the five biggest takeaways from UFC Fight Night 81:

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What’s At Stake For UFC Fight Night 81’s Headliners?

Sunday will feature one of the very best free UFC events of 2016. Headlined by a highly-anticipated grudge match between current UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw and resurgent former king Dominick Cruz, UFC Fight Night 81 will not be short on excitement. Sprinkle in a tantalizing lightweight tilt between top draw Anthony “Showtime” Pettis and

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Sunday will feature one of the very best free UFC events of 2016.

Headlined by a highly-anticipated grudge match between current UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw and resurgent former king Dominick Cruz, UFC Fight Night 81 will not be short on excitement.

Sprinkle in a tantalizing lightweight tilt between top draw Anthony “Showtime” Pettis and world-class journeyman Eddie Alvarez, and you have two pay-per-view caliber fights capable of earning Fight of the Year honors.

But despite the action itself, each main card bout encapsulates its own meaning and worth. From title implications to long-lasting legacies, UFC Fight Night 81 will see some of the best martial artists in the world ante up everything they got.

Find out what’s at stake for each fighter as they aim to start the new year off with a bang.

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Five Reasons Why Anthony Pettis Will Destroy Eddie Alvarez

We are now just one day away from UFC Fight Night 81, as the event is set to go down tomorrow night (January 17, 2016) from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony “Showtime” Pettis will finally make his return to the Octagon after losing his belt in brutal fashion to

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We are now just one day away from UFC Fight Night 81, as the event is set to go down tomorrow night (January 17, 2016) from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.

Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony “Showtime” Pettis will finally make his return to the Octagon after losing his belt in brutal fashion to Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 185 last March.

Coming off of this devastating loss as well as another injury setback, Pettis is in a crucial position as two straight losses could force many to forget about him in the 155-pound division.

That being said, he will attempt to bounce back in Boston, but he won’t have an easy task in front of him, as he’s set to meet former Bellator champion Eddie “The Silent Assassin” Alvarez.

A tough and gritty veteran, Alvarez has split wins and losses in his short UFC career thus far, but he remains a tough out for the division’s best.

With major title implications on the line, both men will be gunning for a win, but let’s look at five reasons why “Showtime” will destroy Alvarez tomorrow night:

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Dominated! Even With The Trash Talk, Dominick Cruz Just Isn’t Conor McGregor

Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz has recently ramped up his trash talk heading into his title fight with TJ Dillashaw, but he just won’t be able to match Conor’s McGregor’s unattainable level… Billed as one of the most pivotal and resonating bantamweight title bouts in UFC history, former champion Dominick Cruz is finally set

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Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz has recently ramped up his trash talk heading into his title fight with TJ Dillashaw, but he just won’t be able to match Conor’s McGregor’s unattainable level…

Billed as one of the most pivotal and resonating bantamweight title bouts in UFC history, former champion Dominick Cruz is finally set to return from a 16-month absence against current champion TJ Dillashaw in the headlining bout of this Sunday night’s (January 17, 2016) UFC Fight Night 81 from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.

Cruz will seek to regain the belt that he never lost, as a seemingly never-ending slew of serious knee and groin injuries held ‘The Dominator’ to only a single fight since his decision victory over pound-for-pound great Demetrious Johnson in October 2011.

The former titleholder has since spent his time off becoming one of the most well known and respected analysts in the fight game, breaking down cards on FOX Sports with a technical expertise that few, if any, have ever demonstrated in the broadcast booth. That has resulted in a refined wit for the already sharp Cruz, and it’s clear that he’s certainly stepped up his smack talking outside the cage in his recent spots with a badly outclassed Dillashaw.

Its no doubt a cue that all fighters can take from Cruz, who’s apparently emulated featherweight champion Conor McGregor in a sense to create more buzz for his fights by berating his opponent outside of the Octagon. While that’s certainly nothing new in the fight game, Cruz has taken it to a new level for the bantamweight division.

Yet no fighters can match McGregor’s silver-tongued comebacks and his thunderous knockout power in the cage, and despite deserving recognition for his efforts, Cruz is one of these competitors. Let’s examine why.

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