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Middleweights Robert McDaniel vs. Magnus Cedenblad Reported For Second UFC on FOX Sports 1 Event

A pair of middleweights appear to be matched up for this summer’s upcoming UFC on FOX Sports 1: 2 event in opponents TUF 17 alum Robert ‘Bubba’ McDaniel (21-6) and Swedish fighter Magnus ‘Jycken’ Cedenblad (10-4). News of the matchup was identified by AtaqueTotal.com on Friday. UFC on Fox Sports 1: Condit vs. Kampmann is […]

A pair of middleweights appear to be matched up for this summer’s upcoming UFC on FOX Sports 1: 2 event in opponents TUF 17 alum Robert ‘Bubba’ McDaniel (21-6) and Swedish fighter Magnus ‘Jycken’ Cedenblad (10-4).

News of the matchup was identified by AtaqueTotal.com on Friday.

UFC on Fox Sports 1: Condit vs. Kampmann is expected to take place on August 28, 2013 at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. The bout between McDaniel and Cedenblad is certain to appear on the prelim card, likely as part of the Facebook broadcast.

McDaniel was part of Team Jones on season seventeen of The Ultimate Fighter and lost early in the series to Uriah Hall in the quarterfinals. ‘Bubba’ would debut in the Octagon at the TUF 17 Finale, submitting castmate Gilbert Smith in the third round of their bout. The win pushed McDaniel’s current streak to seven matches.

Cedenblad debut with the UFC over a year ago as part of the promotions first trip to Sweden. At UFC on FUEL TV 2, Cedenblad would lose by second round submission to Francis Carmont. The loss ended a seven fight win streak for ‘Jycken’ who was to have fought at UFC on FOX 6 but was forced off the Chicago card.

Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino On Facing Marloes Coenen For The Invicta FC Title

Cris “Cyborg” Justino (@criscyborg) stops by the Fight Network studios to talk about her upcoming Invicta FC Championship Bout with Marloes Coenen and her involvement with Punishment Nutritional Supplements.

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Cris “Cyborg” Justino (@criscyborg) stops by the Fight Network studios to talk about her upcoming Invicta FC Championship Bout with Marloes Coenen and her involvement with Punishment Nutritional Supplements.

UFC on FOX 8 – Liz Carmouche To Meet Replacement Fighter Jessica Andrade

With the promotion of Miesha Tate to coaching TUF opposite UFC champ Ronda Rousey, former women’s contender Liz ‘Girl-Rilla’ Carmouche (8-3) was left without an opponent for UFC on FOX 8. Stepping in against Carmouche at the television event will be Octagon newcomer Jessica ‘Bate Estaca’ Andrade (9-2)according to MMAFighting.com. The bout should stay on […]

Liz Carmouche

Liz Carmouche

With the promotion of Miesha Tate to coaching TUF opposite UFC champ Ronda Rousey, former women’s contender Liz ‘Girl-Rilla’ Carmouche (8-3) was left without an opponent for UFC on FOX 8.

Stepping in against Carmouche at the television event will be Octagon newcomer Jessica ‘Bate Estaca’ Andrade (9-2)according to MMAFighting.com.

The bout should stay on as part of the nights main card broadcast.

UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Moraga is expected to take place on July 27, 2013 at the Key Arena in Seattle, Washington. The television event will see flyweight title holder Demetrious Johnson take on top contender John Moraga in the main event.

Carmouche made history last February by competing in the first women’s bout inside the Octagon in the main event of UFC 157. At the Anaheim show ‘Girl-Rilla’ faced champ Ronda Rousey and came up short being forced to tap with 11-seconds left on the card. Prior to the loss, Carmouche had won two straight stoppages under the Invicta FC banner.

Andrade enters the Octagon with two straight wins and is 7-1 in her last eight matches. The Brazilian earned her last win last April by submitting opponent Milana Dudieva at a ProFC 47 show. All nine of ‘Bate Estaca’s’ nine victories have been finishes with four (T)KO’s and five submissions.

Former UFC Champ Frankie Edgar On Fighting Charles Oliveira At UFC 162

John Pollock (@iamjohnpollock) chats with former UFC Lightweight Champion Frankie “The Answer” Edgar (@FrankieEdgar) about his time at Clarion University, his upcoming bout with Charles Oliveira and how he felt in losing close decisions to current UFC Lightweight Champion Benson Henderson.

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John Pollock (@iamjohnpollock) chats with former UFC Lightweight Champion Frankie “The Answer” Edgar (@FrankieEdgar) about his time at Clarion University, his upcoming bout with Charles Oliveira and how he felt in losing close decisions to current UFC Lightweight Champion Benson Henderson.