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UFC 198: Demian Maia vs. Matt Brown, a Head-to-Toe Breakdown

UFC 198 is stacked, but the main card isn’t the only place you will find high-level action with heavy implications.
The Fox Sports 1 featured preliminary contest is a high-stakes welterweight showdown between Matt Brown and Demian Maia, ranked No….

UFC 198 is stacked, but the main card isn’t the only place you will find high-level action with heavy implications.

The Fox Sports 1 featured preliminary contest is a high-stakes welterweight showdown between Matt Brown and Demian Maia, ranked No. 5 in Bleacher Report’s May rankings of the weight class.

After back-to-back decision losses to Robbie Lawler and Johny Hendricks, Brown submitted Tim Means in the first round to re-establish his spot in the division. A win over Maia would put him back in the running for a shot at the strap.

Maia is on a four-fight win streak, and a victory on Saturday may make him the next title contender. His UFC 194 performance against Gunnar Nelson is a shining example of just how skilled the Brazilian is.

It’s time to break down the matchup between two of the upper echelon in the welterweight division, and see who makes a claim at being the next challenger for divisional gold.

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UFC 198 Media Day Faceoffs: Cyborg Isn’t Massive?

With only two short days remaining until this weekend’s (Sat., May 14, 2016) UFC 198 from the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil, the anticipation for the biggest-ever UFC event in Brazil is building to a fever pitch. A big part of that excitement is being generated by the long-awaited UFC debut of Invicta FC featherweight

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With only two short days remaining until this weekend’s (Sat., May 14, 2016) UFC 198 from the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil, the anticipation for the biggest-ever UFC event in Brazil is building to a fever pitch.

A big part of that excitement is being generated by the long-awaited UFC debut of Invicta FC featherweight champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino, who will take on Leslie Smith in a 140-pound catchweight bout on the main card. Cyborg was famously embroiled in a long-back-and-forth feud with former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey, where the roadblock to them actually fighting off was always Cyborg’s unwillingness to cut down to 135 pounds.

But now she’ll face Smith at only five pounds heavier, and from the look of things at the UFC 198 Media Day Faceoffs, she doesn’t hold the same massive size advantage that she did over her previous opponents when she walked into the cage at 165 pounds or more.

Of course, she could need a day to rehydrate and put on a large amount of water weight.

Check it out here, along with the faceoffs for all the anticipated main card fighters, and decide for yourself:

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UFC Fighter: Conor McGregor Should Fight For Whatever Title He Wants

Conor McGregor is all about titles and checks. He says it in every interview he does. McGregor first went after the featherweight title and won it in fashion when he knocked Jose Aldo out in seconds at UFC 194. He then had his sights set on the lightweight title and was supposed to fight Rafael

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Conor McGregor is all about titles and checks. He says it in every interview he does. McGregor first went after the featherweight title and won it in fashion when he knocked Jose Aldo out in seconds at UFC 194.

He then had his sights set on the lightweight title and was supposed to fight Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 196. Now, obviously, he won’t be fighting Anjos this Saturday, but rather Nate Diaz in a welterweight bout. McGregor and his coaches have also talked about moving up and taking the welterweight title from Robbie Lawler. McGregor believes he can win any title in the UFC.

Fellow UFC fighter Matt Brown discussed the possibility of McGregor moving up and winning titles in other divisions.

“I can understand them giving it to Conor,” Brown said on the latest Great MMA Debate podcast. “He’s the money man. That makes sense. (Tyron) Woodley, he shouldn’t even be getting a title shot. This guy, he beat Kelvin Gastelum, and he didn’t even beat Carlos Condit. His last fight was Gastelum. That’s a (expletive) joke. He’s just a business man. Just trying to play the business and not actually fight and earn it like other people are.

“If Conor beats Nate, there’s no reason he shouldn’t be able to fight for whatever title he wants. He’s the money man. I wish that it wasn’t the truth. Floyd (Mayweather) could go fight any weight he wants and fight any guy he wants, and Conor’s in the same boat. That’s where the money is,” Brown said.

“There’s no reason not to give him the money fights. I guarantee (Robbie) Lawler would rather fight Conor and break out the red panties.”

You can listen to the podcast here:

McGregor is expected to fight dos Anjos or Lawler in his next bout.

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Matt Brown: CM Punk Is P*ssing Out Again Because He’s Not A Fighter

When CM Punk signed with the UFC in December of 2014, fighters and fans were either happy that a former pro wrestler with name value is coming to the sport or they were not. UFC welterweight fighter Matt Brown is one fighter who does not want to see Punk in MMA. Punk, who was set

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When CM Punk signed with the UFC in December of 2014, fighters and fans were either happy that a former pro wrestler with name value is coming to the sport or they were not. UFC welterweight fighter Matt Brown is one fighter who does not want to see Punk in MMA.

Punk, who was set to make his UFC debut against Mickey Gall in either June or July, revealed on Wednesday that he will have to undergo back surgery to repair a herniated disc in his neck.

Brown blasted Punk while on FOX Sports’ Great MMA Debate podcast recently.

“What’s his name? That f**king wrestler guy. That f**king punk guy. He’s injured now. He’s puss-ing out again.”

“It’s a f**king horrible thing when it happens,” Brown said. “I’m going to guess that he already got the epidural steroid injection. They put it down your spine to relieve the inflammation. If not, I don’t think he would have been walking. If it’s bad enough he’s having surgery I don’t know that he would have been walking into the cage like that [on Feb. 6]. It’s possible he just gutted it out and walked up there.”

Brown explained that once a fighter has a surgery, they’re never the same.

“Regardless, that’s bad. I didn’t have to get surgery, and that s**t is never the same. When you get surgery, it’s never the same again.”

Brown continued to blast Punk by saying that he is not a fighter.

“This guy, he ain’t no fighter,” said Brown. “People don’t understand what it’s like sitting in that locker room for two to three hours knowing a guy down the hall is going to try to f**king murder you. That feeling is indescribable. The nerves, people call it fear. That feeling is not to be envied. Personally, I do envy it, but that’s what separates a fighter from everyone else.

“Now he’s got to face this kid in the ring right after,” said Brown. “You could see there wasn’t any showmanship on CM Punk all of a sudden. There wasn’t any s**t talking, no flashiness. All of sudden it’s this humble guy, and reality is setting in when you’re facing your opponent for the first time. It’s looking at you in the face. That’s only going to grow as the fight gets closer.

“In the locker room, that’s when it all comes to fruition. All that s**t creeps into your mind. Mark Coleman calls it ‘the worm of doubt.’ That kind of s**t? I don’t know if CM Punk is made for that. I don’t think pro wrestling gets you ready for that.”

You can listen to the podcast here:

Punk’s post-surgery recovery is expected to be four-to-six weeks and he still plans to fight in 2016.

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Poll: Who Should Stephen Thompson Fight Next?

Skyrocketing UFC welterweight Stephen Thompson shocked possibly the UFC’s most talented division when he knocked out former champion Johny Hendricks in the first round of UFC Fight Night 82 last night from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Coming into the fight at No. 8, Thompson exhibited world-class striking range that simply had

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Skyrocketing UFC welterweight Stephen Thompson shocked possibly the UFC’s most talented division when he knocked out former champion Johny Hendricks in the first round of UFC Fight Night 82 last night from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Coming into the fight at No. 8, Thompson exhibited world-class striking range that simply had “Bigg Rigg” neutralized in the Octagon after an early first round takedown attempt. The much shorter Hendricks ever got his once-vaunted power punching going, and instead ate a monstrously precise straight left that opened up the floodgates for one of Thompson’s trademark spinning kicks, after which a flurry of punches caused a surprisingly quick stoppage to the fight.

‘Wonderboy’ called out for a title shot versus Robbie Lawler following his biggest MMA win, and after he handled the former champ with such ease, and it might be tough to deny him at this point. However, there are a slew of top contenders like Rory MacDonald, Tyron Woodley, and Carlos Condit ranked ahead of him, and all of them would certainly make for exciting match-ups that could decide the next title challenger. He could also face the winner of May’s Demian Maia vs. Matt Brown, bout which would be a rematch of his only UFC loss if Brown were to win.

No matter what direction the UFC takes with their flashy star in the making, the future is bright for ‘Wonderboy’ and his next fight will be a pivotal one. Whom do you think he should meet in the Octagon?

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Heavy Hitters: Top 10 Knockout Strikers In UFC History

When the UFC debuted on a fateful November day in Denver back in 1993, the opportunity for martial artists to display their hand-to-hand combat skills like never before was created in a unique and, at the time, shocking style. Although MMA has thankfully underwent countless changes and improvements since that day, the time that has

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When the UFC debuted on a fateful November day in Denver back in 1993, the opportunity for martial artists to display their hand-to-hand combat skills like never before was created in a unique and, at the time, shocking style.

Although MMA has thankfully underwent countless changes and improvements since that day, the time that has passed has also obviously allowed a number of talented fighters to separate themselves from the pack in terms of their groundbreaking and effective skills inside the cage.

Every fighter gets the job done differently in the Octagon, but for the purpose of this piece, we’re going to focus on those who have piled up what the crowd usually wants to see, knockout finishes. Let’s give respect to the MMA legends that have racked up the most T/KOs in UFC history.

Here they are….

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