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UFC 213 Countdown Full Videos

Following a week off, the UFC rolls head-on into their packed summer event schedule with next weekend’s (Sat., July 8, 2017) UFC 213 pay-per-view (PPV) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the main event, surging women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes will take on top contender Valentina Shevchenko in a rematch of their initial […]

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Following a week off, the UFC rolls head-on into their packed summer event schedule with next weekend’s (Sat., July 8, 2017) UFC 213 pay-per-view (PPV) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In the main event, surging women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes will take on top contender Valentina Shevchenko in a rematch of their initial UFC 196 meeting where “The Lioness” emerged with a close decision victory to earn a bout with then-champion Miesha Tate. Nunes won that bout by shockingly dominating Tate, and then finished off the early stateswomen of the UFC’s initial foray into women’s MMA by running through former dominant champion Ronda Rousey in 48 seconds at last December’s UFC 207.

“Bullet” has racked up quite the impressive record of her own in the octagon, getting back in the win column by soundly defeating the woman who singlehandedly changed the trajectory of the UFC women’s landscape in Holly Holm at UFC on FOX 20 before submitting previously streaking contender Julianna Pena with a picture-perfect armbar at UFC on FOX 23 in January.

The rematch between the two best 135-pound women in MMA figures to be a closely-contested affair that reflects the purest look at MMA, and the UFC for that matter, with a surging champion taking on the clear top contender, and a rival to boot, in the main bout of UFC 213. Watch the full UFC 213 Countdown video for Nunes vs. Shevchenko II right here:

In the co-main, arguably the two best middleweights in the world will face off when Yoel Romero meets Robert Whittaker for the interim championship with champion Michael Bisping doing exactly the opposite of what the main event represents, at least according to many UFC fans.

“The Count” has been out of action since having knee surgery following a close decision win over then No. 14-ranked – and retiring – MMA legend Dan Henderson at UFC 204 last October, and even though he needs to heal up, he continues to chase a huge payday in the form of a title fight versus all-time great Georges St-Pierre, who has never fought at 185 pounds in his historic career.

With Bisping picking and choosing his fights, the surging Romero, who’s knocked off Chris Weidman, Jacare Souza, Lyoto Machida, and Tim Kennedy during a seven-fight win streak in the octagon, will battle a man whom many feel has the most momentum at 185 pounds in TUF: The Smashes winner Whittaker, who knocked out Souza and Derek Brunson to storm into title contender status. Watch the full Countdown video for the anticipated co-headliner right here:

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Robert Whittaker Says He’ll Control Fight Against Yoel Romero

Robert Whittaker feels he has what it takes to take down Yoel Romero and earn interim gold. On Saturday night (July 8), Whittaker will go one-on-one with “The Solider of God” inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The two will battle in the co-main event of UFC 213 for the interim middleweight title. […]

Robert Whittaker: Romero Can Only Take So Much

Robert Whittaker is feeling extremely confident heading into his match-up against Yoel Romero. Earlier this year it was expected that UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping would be defending his title against the returning Georges St-Pierre, however, no date or venue for the event was ever given and the bout was shortly called off. Now that […]

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Robert Whittaker is feeling extremely confident heading into his match-up against Yoel Romero.

Earlier this year it was expected that UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping would be defending his title against the returning Georges St-Pierre, however, no date or venue for the event was ever given and the bout was shortly called off. Now that “The Count” is nursing an injury, UFC President Dana White has implemented an interim 185-pound strap that will be contended for by two of the division’s finest – No. 1-ranked Yoel Romero and No. 3-ranked Robert Whittaker.

The pair are set to co-headline the UFC 213 pay-per-view (PPV) event next week (Sat. July 8, 2017), which will feature a women’s bantamweight championship main event between champ Amanda Nunes and challenger Valentina Shevchenko.

Whittaker comes off of a knockout victory over longtime top-ranked middleweight Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza. Given that Romero took Souza to a split decision win (which many felt should’ve gone the other way) Whittaker should be pretty confident as he approaches fight night against Romero, right? Wrong. Mixed martial arts (MMA) math can never be counted on in a sport like this, and Whittaker knows exactly that (quotes via MMA Mania):

“This isn’t video games,” Whittaker said. “It means nothing to me. Every fight and every matchup is different. And how people match up will effect the results drastically. You can have one fighter, may beat another fighter who beat another fighter. It doesn’t mean anything.”

“But I’m going to control this fight. I think it’s going to be a smart fight, and whoever pushes their game plan on one another is going to win this fight,” he said. “You’ve got to dictate the pace. I have a set of skills that can do that, so we’ll see.”

When it’s all said and done, Whittaker feels he’s going to put ‘too much hurt’ on his Cuban counterpart, and walk away from the T-Mobile Arena with UFC gold strapped around his waist:

“I just see me putting too much hurt on him,” Whittaker said. “His will might be there, but the human body can only take so much damage. I’ve just got to get my hands on him, and I will do that,” he concluded.

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The 10 Best Fights Booked for the Second Half of 2017

We have reached the halfway mark on the 2017 calendar, and there is no better time to see what’s coming our way for the next six months on the UFC’s docket.
The complete slate is not full, but there is plenty of action already signed.
UFC 213 and 214 a…

We have reached the halfway mark on the 2017 calendar, and there is no better time to see what’s coming our way for the next six months on the UFC’s docket.

The complete slate is not full, but there is plenty of action already signed.

UFC 213 and 214 are two marquee events just around the bend. Mixed in are some Fight Night events along with a The Ultimate Fighter finale. And that’s just in the month of July alone. The UFC is working on filling out the cards beyond the next 30 days.

Are you ready? 2017’s shot in the arm is just around the corner.

Some fights you may expect to be entertaining, while others could surprise.

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Robert Whittaker on Romero’s Suspected PED Use: ‘It’s Not Gonna Help Him’

Robert Whittaker isn’t worried about the rumors of Yoel Romero’s past performance enhancing drug (PED) use. Whittaker will do battle with Romero inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada for UFC 213. The bout is going to be for the interim Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title. Reigning champion Michael Bisping hasn’t been shy […]

Yoel Romero, Robert Whittaker Face Off in July for Interim UFC Middleweight Belt

Is it possible for an interim title fight to carry more electricity than the real thing? That may be just the situation in the UFC middleweight division.
With lineal champ Michael Bisping (30-7) on the shelf following knee surgery, Cuban monster Yoel R…

Is it possible for an interim title fight to carry more electricity than the real thing? That may be just the situation in the UFC middleweight division.

With lineal champ Michael Bisping (30-7) on the shelf following knee surgery, Cuban monster Yoel Romero (12-1) and New Zealand knockout artist Robert Whittaker (18-4) will vie for the interim strap July 8 at UFC 213.

That’s according to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, who announced the bout Tuesday evening on SportsCenter.

It’s been a topsy-turvy stretch of late for the middleweight division.

This winter, former welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre (25-2) announced a UFC return—at middleweight. There, UFC officials quickly announced, he would receive an immediate shot at Bisping’s title.

That would be the same Bisping who has resoundingly convinced a large number of officials, pundits and fans that he is ducking Romero, the Olympic wrestler who has torn through his last eight opponents with a fearsome blend of skill, strength and power.

The plot thickened when St-Pierre announced that he wouldn’t be ready to face Bisping until later this fall or even winter. That prompted UFC President Dana White to call off the Bisping-GSP bout altogether and proclaim Romero “next in line” for the title shot.

Of course, this is the same White who said the same thing about Romero back in January—only to turn around and hand the shot to St-Pierre.

Still following? Great. That brings us to Whittaker, who shot to the highest echelon of the division in April with his convincing knockout of Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza. Apparently, that was enough to convince the UFC to book him as Romero’s foil in a massive fight on a massive midsummer card.

Taking Romero’s winning streak and the way Bisping has studiously avoided him, then combining it with Whittaker’s explosiveness and huge recent knockout, and this could easily be interpreted as the “real” fight for divisional dominance. Particularly when compared with Bisping and St-Pierre, who for all his greatness is now 36 years old and hasn’t competed in more than three years—and never at middleweight.

Cynical fans can be forgiven, however, if they continue to follow this division’s storyline with one eye between now and UFC 213 in Las Vegas.

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