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Renan Barao Released By The UFC

Former bantamweight champion Renan Barao has been released by the UFC following five straight losses. The latest was a decision defeat to Douglas Silva de Andrade in Sao Paulo last month. Before that he lost via decision to Aljamain Sterling, Brian Kelleher and Andre Ewell. However, his most devastating loss came against Luke Sander who […]

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Former bantamweight champion
Renan Barao has been released by the UFC following five straight losses. The
latest was a decision defeat to Douglas Silva de Andrade in Sao Paulo last
month.

Before that he lost via decision to Aljamain Sterling, Brian Kelleher and Andre Ewell. However, his most devastating loss came against Luke Sander who knocked the Brazilian out cold.

It has been a huge fall from grace for Barao who was once described by UFC president Dana White as the best pound-for-pound fighter in MMA. The former-champion has not been the same since losing his title against TJ Dillashaw in 2014, snapping Barao’s 33-fight win streak.  A rematch took place but Dillashaw was even more emphatic in victory a second time round.

During the height of his
powers Barao beat Urijah Faber (twice), Eddie Wineland, Michael McDonald, Brad
Pickett and Scott Jorgensen. At one-point White’s calling him the best fighter
in the sport was not a ridiculous statement.

Only hindsight has allowed fans to ridicule that claim from the UFC boss. Since losing his title Barao has switched between 135 and 145lbs, but nothing has quite worked out. He has only won two of his last 10 fights, picking up a submission win over Mitch Gagnon and scoring a unanimous decision over Phillipe Nover.

The 32-year-old leaves the promotion with a record of nine wins and eight defeats, despite starting his run with seven consecutive wins inside the UFC octagon.

He follows former two-time
title challenger Liz Carmouche out of the UFC, who have shown they aren’t afraid
to make high profile cuts to their roster.

Should
Renan Barao continue to fight or hang them up?

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UFC Cuts Once-Dominant Bantamweight Renan Barao

The rise and rapid fall of Renan Barao won’t soon be forgotten. Barao went from going on an incredible run with a 32-1, 1 NC record to going 2-8 in his last 10 outings. After dropping his fifth loss in a row last month, the UFC has decided to rel…

The rise and rapid fall of Renan Barao won’t soon be forgotten. Barao went from going on an incredible run with a 32-1, 1 NC record to going 2-8 in his last 10 outings. After dropping his fifth loss in a row last month, the UFC has decided to release Barao. Combate first reported the […]

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Renan Barao Finally Moves Up, Will Face Douglas Silva At UFC Sao Paulo

Renan Barao is finally moving up as he faces Douglas Silva at the UFC’s upcoming Sao Paulo event on November 16. That’s according to a Combate report which states the former bantamweight champion will return to featherweight as he hopes to end his recent winless run. Barao is currently on a four-fight losing skid and […]

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Renan Barao is finally moving up as he faces Douglas Silva at the UFC’s upcoming Sao Paulo event on November 16.

That’s according to a Combate report which states the former bantamweight champion will return to featherweight as he hopes to end his recent winless run.

Barao is currently on a four-fight losing skid and has also lost six of his last seven outings. In addition to his losses, he has also struggled to make the 135-pound limit. His last two bouts saw him notably come in heavy resulting in a percentage of his purse being given to his opponent.

Hopefully, the extra 10 pounds sees Barao change his fortunes.

Silva, meanwhile, will also be moving up to featherweight. The Brazilian went 3-2 at bantamweight and is coming off a TKO defeat to Petr Yan in December last year.

UFC Sao Paulo will be headlined by a pivotal light heavyweight bout as Jan Blachowicz welcomes Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza to the division.

What do you think of Barao moving up? Do you think he can perform better at featherweight? Or is it time for him to retire?

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Luke Sanders Could Barely Walk Before UFC on ESPN 1 Victory

Luke Sanders just picked up one of the biggest victories of his mixed martial arts (MMA) career. Over the weekend (Sun. February 17, 2019) “Cool Hand” knocked out former UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao at UFC Phoenix. Sanders was gett…

Luke Sanders just picked up one of the biggest victories of his mixed martial arts (MMA) career. Over the weekend (Sun. February 17, 2019) “Cool Hand” knocked out former UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao at UFC Phoenix. Sanders was getting outclassed in the first round but followed his corner’s instructions to be more aggressive in […]

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Renan Barao Among UFC on ESPN 1 Stars To Miss Weight

Renan Barao among the stars to miss weight for their scheduled bouts at the upcoming UFC on ESPN 1 event. UFC officials held the weigh-ins for UFC on ESPN 1 on Saturday morning. During these weigh-ins, Barao, Jessica Penne, and Manny Bermudez were the stars to not hit their scheduled weight. Now, Penne and Barao […]

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Renan Barao among the stars to miss weight for their scheduled bouts at the upcoming UFC on ESPN 1 event. UFC officials held the weigh-ins for UFC on ESPN 1 on Saturday morning.

During these weigh-ins, Barao, Jessica Penne, and Manny Bermudez were the stars to not hit their scheduled weight. Now, Penne and Barao have been fined 20 percent of their purse for missing weight by 2 pounds. Bermudez fined 30 percent for missing by 4 pounds.

Barao is slated to meet Luke Sanders in a bantamweight bout. Peene is set to fight Jodie Esquibel in a women’s strawweight bout, and Bermudez is booked to fight fellow bantamweight Benito Lopez.

UFC on ESPN 1 is set to take place on Sunday, February 17, 2019 at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. Francis Ngannou vs. Cain Velasquez in a heavyweight bout will headline the show. Here’s the card:

MAIN CARD (ESPN, 9 p.m. ET)

Heavyweight bout: Francis Ngannou vs. Cain Velasquez

Lightweight bout: James Vick vs. Paul Felder

Women’s Strawweight bout: Cortney Casey vs. Cynthia Calvillo

Featherweight bout: Alex Caceres vs. Kron Gracie

Welterweight bout: Vicente Luque vs. Bryan Barberena

Featherweight bout: Andre Fili vs. Myles Jury

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 7 p.m. ET)

Bantamweight bout: Jimmie Rivera vs. Aljamain Sterling

Bantamweight bout: Benito Lopez vs. Manny Bermudez

Women’s Flyweight bout: Ashlee Evans-Smith vs. Andrea Lee

Lightweight bout: Scott Holtzman vs. Nik Lentz

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 5:30 p.m. ET)

Women’s Strawweight bout: Jessica Penne vs. Jodie Esquibel

Bantamweight bout: Renan Barao vs. Luke Sanders

Women’s Strawweight bout: Aleksandra Albu vs. Emily Whitmire

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Renan Barao Returns At UFC Sao Paulo

Renan Barao is ready for his next fight.

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Former UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao has his next fight lined up as it’s being reported by Combate’s Raphael Marinho that the Brazilian is slated to step inside of the Octagon under the UFC banner to take on promotional newcomer Andre Ewell at the upcoming UFC Sao Paulo event.

Barao is in a tough place in his pro-MMA career where it all started when he lost the bantamweight title to current champion TJ Dillashaw in 2014 and since then, it’s been a rollercoaster of a ride for him as he is 2-4 in his last six bouts and is coming off a decision loss to Brian Kelleher in February and before that, lost a decision to Aljamain Sterling, which was a catchweight bout at 140 pounds due to the recommendation of the California State Athletic Commission.

On the flip side, Ewell enters this fight on a four fight winning streak with two submissions and two knockout wins as his last loss came back in November of 2017.

UFC Sao Paulo (also known as Fight Night 137) is set to take place on September 22, 2018 at Ginásio do Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The main card will air on FOX Sports 1 at while the preliminary card will be split broadcasted on FOX Sports 1 at and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass.

The Las Vegas-based promotion will be announcing more bouts in the coming weeks but in the mean time, here is how the current card looks like:

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Sam Alvey
Ketlen Vieira vs. Tonya Evinger
Neil Magny vs. Alex Oliveira
Ben Saunders vs. Sergio Moraes
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs. Belal Muhammad
Thales Leites vs. Hector Lombard
Francisco Trinaldo vs. Evan Dunham
Livia Renata Souza vs. Alex Chambers
Luis Henrique vs. Mark Godbeer
Renan Barao vs. Andre Ewell

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