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Former UFC star Chael Sonnen has revealed which MMA great he looked to pit basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal against for a submission grappling match. O’Neal made his name in sport on the court, where he completed a career that left him wi…
Former UFC star Chael Sonnen has revealed which MMA great he looked to pit basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal against for a submission grappling match. O’Neal made his name in sport on the court, where he completed a career that left him widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players and centers of all time….
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It may not have been in an MMA fight, but Ryan Bader was able to extract a small bit of revenge against his former foe. Anthony Johnson was originally scheduled to face Curtis Blaydes, then Fabricio Werdum, at Submission Underground 19. When Werdum had to drop out late, Bader stepped up on 72 hours notice […]
It may not have been in an MMA fight, but Ryan Bader was able to extract a small bit of revenge against his former foe.
Anthony Johnson was originally scheduled to face Curtis Blaydes, then Fabricio Werdum, at Submission Underground 19. When Werdum had to drop out late, Bader stepped up on 72 hours notice to set up a quasi-rematch between the two. The pair originally squared off almost 5 years ago at UFC on Fox 18 in January 2016. Bader looked noticeably gun-shy in that fight, and was subsequently stopped in 86 seconds. The grappling match on Sunday had a much different outcome.
Bader, a former collegiate All-American, dominated the contest in it’s entirety, all the way to the third overtime round. He would then post a faster escape time, handing him the win. The victory sets up a potential rubber match between the two now that they are once again in the same promotion.
Johnson made headlines recently when he announced he would be joining the Bellator ranks. “Rumble” retired from the sport in 2017, and all the rumours about a return had him rejoining the UFC. He joins Yoel Romero as a big get for the promotion’s light heavyweight division.
Bader joined Bellator in 2017, after rebounding from the Johnson loss with stoppage victories of Ilir Latifi and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. He won the light heavyweight title in his promotional debut, then went on to dominate the Heavyweight Grand Prix en route to winning that division’s title as well. His lastest fight saw him drop the 205 pound championship to Vadim Nemkov.
The thought of a trilogy bout of sorts between the two only adds further intrigue to a light heavyweight division that is quickly becoming one of the more interesting in the sport. Bellator’s latest additions add to an already impressive list that includes Bader, Phil Davis, Corey Anderson and Melvin Manhoef, among others, make it one to watch. Johnson’s opponent for his debut has yet to be named, but whoever it is, you can be sure it will be must-see TV.
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Former UFC lightweight title challenger, Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone has successfully avenged his two career defeats to former titleholder, Rafael dos Anjos, albeit in a grappling match. Featuring at former two-time UFC middleweight and light heavyweight title challenger, Chael Sonnen’s Submission Underground 19, Cerrone and dos Anjos shared the mat for a standard five-minute period, with […]
Former UFC lightweight title challenger, Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone has successfully avenged his two career defeats to former titleholder, Rafael dos Anjos, albeit in a grappling match.
Featuring at former two-time UFC middleweight and light heavyweight title challenger, Chael Sonnen’s Submission Underground 19, Cerrone and dos Anjos shared the mat for a standard five-minute period, with neither competitor able to secure a submission in the allotted time. During the overtime period where Cerrone chose an armbar dominant position while the Brazilian chose to take Cerrone’s back — the former seemed to have scored a submission win.
Disputing the tap and the referee’s decision, dos Anjos claimed he never actually tapped, but rather pushed in a bid to escape, with the two agreeing to run back their grappling matchup, just moments later. Putting an end to any controversy, Cerrone once more started from the armbar position, this time gaining a verbal tap from his two-time UFC foe.
Clashing with Niterol native, dos Anjos twice during their UFC careers, the Brazilian managed to grab two wins over the BMF Ranch owner. In their first pairing, dos Anjos took home a unanimous decision win over the kickboxer back in August 2013 at UFC Fight Night Indianapolis.
Headlining UFC Fight Night Orlando in December 2015, dos Anjos, the then-undisputed UFC lightweight champion put his title on the line against Cerrone in a rematch — managing his lone successful title knockback via an opening-round blitz and subsequent ground-and-pound barrage.
Taking main event status in his return to his old 155-pound stomping grounds in August last, dos Anjos closed the show against short-notice replacement, Paul ‘The Irish Dragon’ Felder over five-rounds, utilising his grappling and wrestling to edge out the Roufusport mainstay.
Featuring three-times under the UFC’s banner this year alone, Cerrone headlined UFC 246 against former two-weight world champion, ‘The Notorious’ Conor McGregor in January — dropping a forty-second knockout.
At UFC 249 in May, Cerrone met with former lightweight titleholder, Anthony ‘Showtime’ Pettis in another re-run, dropping a close unanimous decision defeat to the Milwaukee favourite in a hugely-competitive showing.
Originally battling to a majority draw with Niko ‘The Hybrid’ Price, Cerrone seen his losing run come to an end as the bout was overturned to a ‘No Contest’ after Price tested positive for marijuana metabolites.
Despite another valiant effort, UFC president, Dana White claimed that he would be willing to have a conversation with Cerrone about possibly hanging up his gloves, however, the veteran has plans for one final run at 155-pounds.
A grappling match between Georges St-Pierre and Tony Ferguson at Submission Underground was very close to happening. Earlier this month, Ferguson hinted on social media about competing against St-Pierre at Submission Underground as many began to wonder if there were any legs to the potential matchup. It turns out it was very real as Submission […]
A grappling match between Georges St-Pierre and Tony Ferguson at Submission Underground was very close to happening.
Earlier this month, Ferguson hinted on social media about competing against St-Pierre at Submission Underground as many began to wonder if there were any legs to the potential matchup.
“GSP On SUG Fuck Yeah Count Me In”
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— Tony Ferguson (@TonyFergusonXT) October 18, 2020
It turns out it was very real as Submission Underground founder Chael Sonnen provided an update on where things stood with regard to Ferguson.
“We tried to make a match with you versus Georges St-Pierre,” Sonnen told Ferguson in a recent video. “You accepted in about a half of a second. Georges St-Pierre accepted and found out he couldn’t get out of Canada.
“And you said, ‘fine, give me Jordan Burroughs and make it a freestyle wrestling match.” You accepted, matter of fact, it was your idea. To update you on that, Jordan passed on the match so I think that’s a compliment to you.”
Ferguson paid respect to Burroughs despite the latter turning the match down and asked Sonnen to keep him in mind for any future grappling matches as he loves the competition.
It would have certainly been intriguing to see Ferguson battle St-Pierre or even Burroughs in an exhibition match. That said, most fans would still prefer to see “El Cucuy” inside the Octagon, especially with the lightweight title now being vacant.
Ferguson is coming off a fifth-round TKO defeat to Justin Gaethje in May. He was previously undefeated in 12 fights leading up to that setback.
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As a promoter himself for Submission Underground, Chael Sonnen can see why Dana White is adamant about moving forward with UFC events amid the coronavirus pandemic. Submission Underground 12 is scheduled to take place tonight (March 29). It’ll ai…
As a promoter himself for Submission Underground, Chael Sonnen can see why Dana White is adamant about moving forward with UFC events amid the coronavirus pandemic. Submission Underground 12 is scheduled to take place tonight (March 29). It’ll air live on UFC Fight Pass at 6 p.m. ET. Sonnen had to follow protocol in order […]
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Chael Sonnen will not be taking part in his own Submission Underground event this coming weekend according to multiple reports. Sonnen, who lost to Tito Ortiz in his Bellator MMA debut this past Saturday night, agreed to step in and replace Hector Lombard against Garry Tonon on Sunday in a grappling-only match at Submission Underground […]
Chael Sonnen will not be taking part in his own Submission Underground event this coming weekend according to multiple reports. Sonnen, who lost to Tito Ortiz in his Bellator MMA debut this past Saturday night, agreed to step in and replace Hector Lombard against Garry Tonon on Sunday in a grappling-only match at Submission Underground […]
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