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What’s At Stake for UFC On FOX 18’s Headliners?

The eighteenth installment of UFC on FOX should be quite the doozy. Headlined by a light heavyweight clash between knockout specialist Anthony “Rumble” Johnson and surging veteran Ryan Bader for No. 1 contender rights, Saturday’s card stands to deliver in fashion. Outside of the main event, an ultra-important heavyweight bout between Josh Barnett and Ben

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The eighteenth installment of UFC on FOX should be quite the doozy.

Headlined by a light heavyweight clash between knockout specialist Anthony “Rumble” Johnson and surging veteran Ryan Bader for No. 1 contender rights, Saturday’s card stands to deliver in fashion.

Outside of the main event, an ultra-important heavyweight bout between Josh Barnett and Ben Rothwell adds even more power to UFC on FOX 18. That, too, offers title implications in a division in which Can Velasquez was just replaced by Stipe Miocic for UFC 196’s championship bout with Fabricio Werdum.

For all four headliners, this weekend represents a crossroad in their respective careers. Some need to prove they can deliver on the grandest of stages, while others need to show they still have enough gusto left on their high-mileage motor.

Find out what’s at stake for each top-bill fighter entering the first FOX card of 2016.

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Videos: Road To The Octagon: UFC On FOX 18 – Johnson vs. Bader (Full Episode)

UFC has released the complete “Road to the Octagon” special for this Saturday’s UFC On FOX 18 event, headlined by the title eliminator bout between Anthony “Rumble” Johnson and Ryan Bader.

Featured above is part one of the special, which the UFC…

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UFC has released the complete “Road to the Octagon” special for this Saturday’s UFC On FOX 18 event, headlined by the title eliminator bout between Anthony “Rumble” Johnson and Ryan Bader.

Featured above is part one of the special, which the UFC released in three parts on their official YouTube channel. Below are parts two and three, which focus on the Josh Barnett vs. Ben Rothwell and Iuri Alcantara vs. Jimmie Rivera fights, respectively.

Big Stakes Up For Grabs At UFC On FOX 18

This Saturday’s main event is a big one because the winner of Ryan Bader vs. Anthony Johnson will earn a UFC light heavyweight title shot. UFC on FOX 18 takes place on January 30th, 2016 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. This event will air on UFC Fight Pass and FOX. The fights

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This Saturday’s main event is a big one because the winner of Ryan Bader vs. Anthony Johnson will earn a UFC light heavyweight title shot.

UFC on FOX 18 takes place on January 30th, 2016 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. This event will air on UFC Fight Pass and FOX. The fights will start at 3:30 p.m. ET on UFC Fight Pass with three bouts then move over to FOX Sports 1 with six bouts at 5 p.m. ET. The main card starts at 8 p.m. ET on FOX.

Here is the final card for the event:

MAIN CARD (FOX, 8 p.m. ET)

Anthony Johnson vs. Ryan Bader

Josh Barnett vs. Ben Rothwell

Iuri Alcantara vs. Jimmie Rivera

Bryan Barberena vs. Sage Northcutt

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1, 5 p.m. ET)

Jake Ellenberger vs. Tarec Saffiedine

Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Diego Ferreira

Kevin Casey vs. Rafael Natal

Dustin Ortiz vs. Wilson Reis

George Sullivan vs. Alexander Yakovlev

Alex Caceres vs. Masio Fullen

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 3:30 p.m. ET)

Damon Jackson vs. Levan Makashvili

Tony Martin vs. Felipe Olivieri

Randy Brown vs. Matt Dwyer

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Road To The Octagon: UFC on FOX 18

This Saturday night (January 30, 2016) the UFC returns with the anticipated UFC on FOX 18 from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The free television event features a pivotal light heavyweight main event between No. 2-ranked former title challenger Anthony “Rumble” Johnson and streaking contender Ryan Bader, whose been very vocal about a title

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This Saturday night (January 30, 2016) the UFC returns with the anticipated UFC on FOX 18 from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

The free television event features a pivotal light heavyweight main event between No. 2-ranked former title challenger Anthony “Rumble” Johnson and streaking contender Ryan Bader, whose been very vocal about a title shot due to five straight victories.

He’ll almost certainly get it if he can get past the monstrous challenge of “Rumble,” who most recently rebounded from his discouraging title loss to Daniel Cormier at UFC 187 by knocking out Jimi Manuwa at September’s UFC 191, but that opportunity will be held up based on what happens in the awaited return of former champion Jon Jones.

Either way, his fight with Johnson is undoubtedly the biggest of his career, and one that will shape the near future of the relatively shallow UFC light heavyweight division. To prepare for the event, the UFC has released Road to the Octagon for UFC on FOX 18’s main bouts. Watch the full segment for “Rumble” vs. Bader right here, and look out for the second and third videos on the following pages:

Jump to the next page to watch Road to the Octagon: Barnett vs. Rothwell….

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UFC Fight Night 81 Results: 5 Burning Questions Heading into UFC on Fox 18

UFC Fight Night 81 is in the books. The results are as follows (c/o Bleacher Report play-by-play man Craig Amos):
Main Card on Fox Sports 1 

Dominick Cruz def. T.J. Dillashaw, split-decision (48-47, 46-49, 49-46)
Eddie Alvarez def. Anthony P…

UFC Fight Night 81 is in the books. The results are as follows (c/o Bleacher Report play-by-play man Craig Amos):

Main Card on Fox Sports 1 

  • Dominick Cruz def. T.J. Dillashaw, split-decision (48-47, 46-49, 49-46)
  • Eddie Alvarez def. Anthony Pettis, split-decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
  • Travis Browne def. Matt Mitrione, TKO (Round 3, 4:09)
  • Francisco Trinaldo def. Ross Pearson, unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)

Prelims on Fox Sports 1 

  • Patrick Cote def. Ben Saunders, TKO (Round 2, 1:14)
  • Ed Herman def. Tim Boetsch, TKO (Round 2, 1:39)
  • Chris Wade def. Mehdi Baghdad, submission (Round 1, 4:30)
  • Luke Sanders def. Maximo Blanco, submission (Round 1, 3:38)

Prelims on UFC Fight Pass 

  • Paul Felder def. Daron Cruickshank, submission (Round 3, 3:56)
  • Ilir Latifi def. Sean O’Connell, knockout (Round 1, 0:30)
  • Charles Rosa def. Kyle Bochniak, unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
  • Rob Font def. Joey Gomez, TKO (Round 2, 4:13)
  • Francimar Barroso def. Elvis Mutapcic, unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)

Next up? UFC on Fox 18.

While the card hasn’t been looked at too closely, UFC on Fox 18 offers fans a slew of interesting fights. Two unpredictable, title-critical bouts headline the event in Anthony Johnson vs. Ryan Bader and Josh Barnett vs. Ben Rothwell. The rest of the card is dotted with interesting prospects, including UFC favorites Olivier Aubin-Mercier and Sage Northcutt.

There are a lot of interesting names on this card, and it was tough to boil this down to just five questions. But which ones proved to be the hottest? Read on and find out!

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“Rumble” Johnson Plans To Hang Up Gloves In Three Years

31-year-old UFC light heavyweight slugger Anthony “Rumble” Johnson is one of the most feared men in mixed martial arts (MMA) today. Currently ranked No. 1 in the divisional rankings, Johnson has split wins and losses in his last two bouts. He was submitted by reigning champion Daniel Cormier last May, but bounced back with devastating

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31-year-old UFC light heavyweight slugger Anthony “Rumble” Johnson is one of the most feared men in mixed martial arts (MMA) today.

Currently ranked No. 1 in the divisional rankings, Johnson has split wins and losses in his last two bouts. He was submitted by reigning champion Daniel Cormier last May, but bounced back with devastating knockout over Jimi Manuwa back at UFC 191 in September.

Now scheduled to headline January 30’s UFC on FOX 19 opposite No. 4-ranked Ryan Bader, “Rumble” could find himself in line for another title shot with a victory.

That being said, it’s surprising to hear a fighter in the prime of his career admit that he may only stay around the fight game for a few more years.

Johnson recently expanded on this in an interview with MMA Junkie Radio:

“I plan on retiring within the next, like, three years. I want to live life without being worried about getting punched and getting up every day and losing weight and all of that craziness. I love the sport and respect the sport, but I want to be able to sit back and have a family and enjoy life besides getting up every morning, having some other guy guy all up on top of me.”

The light heavyweight title is likely to be defended sometime in the coming months when Cormier rematches former champion and former pound for pound king Jon “Bones” Jones.

Johnson was actually set to challenge Jones at UFC 187, but Cormier stepped in after “Bones” was arrested on felony charges and suspended.

If “Rumble” gets by Bader, he could get his rematch with “DC”, or better yet, his shot at Jones.

Here’s to hoping he sticks around long enough to fulfil these potential opportunities.

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