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UFC 164 – Flyweights Tim Elliott vs. Louis Gaudinot Set To Meet

Flyweight’s Tim Elliott (9-3-1) and Louis ‘Goodnight’ Gaudinot (6-2) will meet inside the Octagon at the end of October as part of the upcoming UFC 164 event. The bout was announced on Twitter (@UFC) late Tuesday night. – New for Aug: @MannyGamburyan v @ColeMillerATT on @FOXSports1 in BOS & @Darren_Elkins v Hioki in Indy; @LouGaudinotUFC […]

Tim Elliott

Tim Elliott

Flyweight’s Tim Elliott (9-3-1) and Louis ‘Goodnight’ Gaudinot (6-2) will meet inside the Octagon at the end of October as part of the upcoming UFC 164 event.

The bout was announced on Twitter (@UFC) late Tuesday night.

– New for Aug: @MannyGamburyan v @ColeMillerATT on @FOXSports1 in BOS & @Darren_Elkins v Hioki in Indy; @LouGaudinotUFC v @TElliott125 at 164

UFC on Fox Sports 1: Shogun vs. Sonnen is expected to take place on August 17, 2013 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Headlining will be former UFC champ Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua vs. Chael Sonnen.

Elliott holds a 1-1 record with the top promotion after debuting in May 2012, losing to John Dodson at the UFC on FOX 3 event. Elliott stepped in as a late replacement for Darren Uyenoyama at the event. The fighter won his first UFC match this past December in a “Fight of the Night” match at the TUF 16 Finale by defeating Jared Papazian by decision.

Gaudinot is a former TUF 14 competitor under Team Bisping and holds the same 1-1 record as his opponent. ‘Goodnight’ fought in a 127-lbs catchweight bout in May of last year, choking out opponent John Lineker at UFC on FOX 3. Gaudinot also earned a “FON” bonus for that win. He lost his debut bout at the TUF 14 Finale, losing to Johnny Bedford.

Douglas Lima Reportedly Injured, Bellator Season 8 Welterweight Final Postponed

Bellator’s Season 8 welterweight final between Douglas ‘The Phenom’ Lima (24-5) and Ben ‘Killa B’ Saunders (16-5-2) appears to be on hold once again another reported injury to Lima. According to Sherdog.com Lima has suffered torn cartilage in his ribs which has forced him out of a rescheduled bout with Saunders for end July at […]

Bellator 57 - Douglas Lima (L) and Ben Saunder's (R) face-off at the weigh-ins

Bellator 57 – Douglas Lima (L) and Ben Saunder’s (R) face-off at the weigh-ins

Bellator’s Season 8 welterweight final between Douglas ‘The Phenom’ Lima (24-5) and Ben ‘Killa B’ Saunders (16-5-2) appears to be on hold once again another reported injury to Lima.

According to Sherdog.com Lima has suffered torn cartilage in his ribs which has forced him out of a rescheduled bout with Saunders for end July at Bellator 97.

The two were to have met in the Season 8 final at Bellator 93 earlier this year but was cancelled after ‘The Phenom’ suffered a broken hand.

This match will mark the second time these two welterweights have met in a Bellator tournament final with Lima winning their first meeting back in November 2011. ‘The Phenom’ would stop his friend by knockout at Bellator 57 to claim the $100,000 check and a shot at the title.

Lima would go on to lose by decision to champ Ben Askren but has rattled off three straight wins since then. Two of those victories include Season 8 tournament wins with the first against Michail Tsarev by TKO at Bellator 86 and the second over Bryan Baker by KO at Bellator 90.

Saunders went on to compete in the Season 6 and now Season 8 welterweight tournaments since the loss to Lima. In Season 6 ‘Killa B’ was knocked out of the tournament in the semifinals after a decision loss Baker. Saunders is currently on a three-fight win streak which includes Season 8 tournament wins over Koffi Adzitso and Raul Amaya.

UFC 161 – Stipe Miocic Is Ready For A “War” This Saturday Versus ‘Big Country’ Nelson

UFC Heavyweight Stipe Miocic talks to Chris Van Vliet from CBS-19 in Cleveland, OH about his loss to Stefan Struve and his upcoming fight against “Big Country” Roy Nelson at UFC 161. He says he is ready for a war and jokes that his next opponent will be Call of Duty.

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UFC Heavyweight Stipe Miocic talks to Chris Van Vliet from CBS-19 in Cleveland, OH about his loss to Stefan Struve and his upcoming fight against “Big Country” Roy Nelson at UFC 161. He says he is ready for a war and jokes that his next opponent will be Call of Duty.

Takeya Mizugaki vs. Erik Perez Confirmed For UFC on FOX Sports 1: #2

A bantamweight bout between former WEC fighter Takeya Mizugaki (17-7-2) and Mexico’s Érik ‘Goyito’ Pérez (13-4) has been confirmed for this Augusts UFC on FOX Sports 1: Condit vs. Kampmann event. News of the matchup was confirmed by MMAWeekly.com on Tuesday afternoon. UFC on Fox Sports 1: Condit vs. Kampmann is expected to take place […]

Erik Perez

Erik Perez

A bantamweight bout between former WEC fighter Takeya Mizugaki (17-7-2) and Mexico’s Érik ‘Goyito’ Pérez (13-4) has been confirmed for this Augusts UFC on FOX Sports 1: Condit vs. Kampmann event.

News of the matchup was confirmed by MMAWeekly.com on Tuesday afternoon.

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 event is headlined by welterweights Carlos Condit and Martin Kampmann who meet in a rematch with Kampmann winning a split decision in their first meeting.

The bout between Mizugaki and Perez is certain not to appear on the main card broadcast but will certainly appear on the television prelim card.

Mizugaki has ended a streak which saw him trade losses for wins dating back to April 2009 when he debuted with the WEC. The Japanese fighter has won two in a row, winning a split decision over Bryan Caraway at UFC on FUEL TV 8 and defeating Jeff Hougland by decision at UFC on FUEL TV 5.

Perez is 3-0 in the Octagon and is looking to run his current win streak to nine. The Mexican fighter was last in action this past December stopping replacement fighter Byron Bloodworth by first round TKO at UFC 155. Perez other two victories were also first round stoppages with a knockout of Ken Stone at UFC 150 and a technical submission of John Albert at the TUF 15 Finale.

Darren Elkins vs. Hatsu Hioki On Tap For UFC on FOX Sports 1: #2

A pair of featherweight fighters have been named as opponents for this August’s trip to Indianapolis by the Ultimate Fighting Championship pitting Darren ‘The Damage’ Elkins (16-3) against Japanese fighter Hatsu Hioki (26-6-2). News of the bout was announced late Monday (June 10, 2013) afternoon by ESPN. UFC on Fox Sports 1: Condit vs. Kampmann […]

Darren Elkins and his ear at UFC 146 - Photo by Donald Miralle via UFC.com

Darren Elkins and his ear at UFC 146 – Photo by Donald Miralle via UFC.com

A pair of featherweight fighters have been named as opponents for this August’s trip to Indianapolis by the Ultimate Fighting Championship pitting Darren ‘The Damage’ Elkins (16-3) against Japanese fighter Hatsu Hioki (26-6-2).

News of the bout was announced late Monday (June 10, 2013) afternoon by ESPN.

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 event is headlined by a welterweight rematch featuring former UFC contender Carlos Condit and Martin Kampmann.

Elkins suffered his first loss competing at 145-lbs last April seeing a five fight win streak end at the hands of Chad Mendes. The two fought at UFC on FOX 7 which had Elkins losing in 68-seconds via TKO. ‘The Damage’ had earned victories over Antonio Carvalho, Steven Siler, Diego Brandao, Zhang Tiequan and Michihiro Omigawa in his previous streak.

Hioki looks to avoid three losses in a row and a release slip by the top promotion versus Elkins. The Japanese fighter lost a split decision this past January against Clay Guida at UFC on FOX 6, while losing a decision versus Ricardo Lamas in June of last year at UFC on FX 4. The losses put Hioki’s record inside the Octagon at 2-2.