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Barao vs. McDonald to Headline UFC’s Return to London on Feb. 16; Five More Fights Added to Card

(Barao puts one upside Faber’s head at UFC 149. Photo via Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press)

The interim bantamweight title fight between Renan Barao and challenger Michael McDonald will go down at UFC on FUEL 7, February 16th at London’s Wembley Arena. UFC UK confirmed the news earlier today, and revealed a crop of supporting fights. They are…

– Paul Sass vs. Danny Castillo (LW): The British two-trick pony took his first career loss against Matt Wiman in September, while Team Alpha Male member Castillo had a three-fight win streak snapped in October when he was KO’d by Michael Johnson.

– Terry Etim vs. Renee Forte (LW): Inactive since becoming a permanent part of Edson Barboza’s highlight reel in January, Etim returns from injuries to face TUF Brazil castmember Renee Forte, who just suffered his first official UFC loss when he was submitted by Sergio Moraes at UFC 153.

– Andy Ogle vs. Josh Grispi (FW): Grispi is on a three-fight losing streak, while TUF: Live castmember Ogle lost his official UFC debut in a decision against Akira Corassani in September. Oh, you bet your ass it’s “win or go home” time.

(Barao puts one upside Faber’s head at UFC 149. Photo via Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press)

– Vaughan Lee vs. Motonobu Tezuka (BW): British bantamweight Vaughan Lee is 1-2 in the Octagon, most recently eating a submission loss against TJ Dillashaw in July. Tezuka is a Pancrase vet who lost his UFC debut at UFC Macao in a split-decision against Alex Caceres.

– Phil Harris vs. Ulysses Gomez (FlyW): The first UFC flyweight match to be held in Europe (true story!), British vet Phil Harris was submitted by Darren Uyenoyama during his UFC debut in October, while former Tachi Palace Fights flyweight champ Ulysses Gomez was knocked out by John Moraga during his own debut in August.

As previously reported, welterweights Matt Riddle and Che Mills will also be squaring off on the card, which marks the UFC’s first London trip since “Bisping vs. Akiyama” in October 2010. But if you were paying attention, you’d notice that all ten fighters in the newly-announced fights listed above are coming off losses. And although the main event will feature a pair of amazing fighters in a competitive matchup, it’s not exactly a blockbuster fight in terms of star power. (At this point, I’d call Renan Barao the fourth-most famous bantamweight on the UFC’s roster, after Ronda Rousey, Urijah Faber, and champion Dominick Cruz, in that order.) So…condolences, London.

Will you care enough to watch this card, or are we giving UFC on FUEL 7 early “garbage ass” status?

Cage Contender XIV: Roddy Ready to Rock Arena as Gugerty Eyes Reemergence

Cage Contender XIV in Dublin’s National Basketball Arena this Saturday will see the featherweight champ, Owen “Rowdy” Roddy get the “big fight” he has been waiting for to project him into the limelight of international MMA. Long considered one of …

Long considered one of Europe’s pound-for-pound best, standing in the way of Roddy is Shannon Gugerty, UFC veteran and Dean Lister black belt, but the Ballymun brawler is focused on the task at hand and believes he has an arsenal that will overwhelm the American.

“I’ve been waiting for an opportunity like this for a long time,” said Roddy, “Gugerty’s scalp would be a massive one to claim, and I’m delighted that John Ferguson has put this fight together.”

Master of leg locks Dean Lister has already made a debut for the Irish promotion, seeing off the legendary Rodney Moore on his way to a solid win.

With one of his students now set for a Cage Contender debut, Gugerty’s skill set is something that the Irishman believes he can match everywhere, having trained for the specific threats he poses.

“Between myself and Paddy Holohan, who’s also fighting a well-versed submission and leg lock expert, I’m ready for wherever the fight goes, but I don’t think he’ll be able to catch me.

“I’m going to put a pace on him that he won’t be able to live with; he’s decent in every aspect of the game, but he’s not outstanding.

“I think I’m going to finish him with strikes,” said the Ballymun native.

“Rowdy” also boasts the greatest supporters on the Irish scene and during his last title defense, the crowd were deafening as they cheered him on to victory over the dangerous Ben Davis.

Despite his great love for his fans, Roddy is adamant that the noise and the expectation will not get to him and it will be business as usual.

“I love to hear the crowd cheering my name; it gives the event an amazing backdrop and I get a great buzz hearing my name chanted in the arena.

“But to be honest, I can’t hear anything on my way to the cage, I’m completely focused, I can’t hear or see anything outside of the enclosure once the bell rings.

“It’s not ’til after I get my hand lifted that I can really enjoy it and get butterflies in my stomach, and I’ll make sure I’ll get that same feeling come Saturday,” said the featherweight champion.

However, Shannon Gugerty has ambitions of his own, fighting his third bout at featherweight, the San Diego native wants to use this fight to showcase his own skills and look for a spot back in the UFC.

“I know that I’m coming here to fight a well respected opponent, but I won’t be a stepping stone for anyone,” said the young veteran.

“At this new weight I feel better than ever, back in my days at 155, I wouldn’t have to cut any weight, so I feel I have new advantage as far as my size is concerned.

“Roddy has got to know that as much he wants to elevate himself to the mainstream, I’m looking to get back into the UFC, and I’ve never been more mentally and physically prepared in my career,” said Gugerty.

The new featherweight is a frequent visitor to the Emerald Isle due to his Irish lineage on his father’s side, and claims he would welcome an offer to defend the title if it changes hands on Saturday night.

“I really love it over here, when I win the fight on Saturday, I’d definitely like to come back and defend the title, the people are great over here and I’ve met a lot of new friends on my visits.

“But the bottom line is, I know I’m going to win, I mean that with no malice, but I will take the victory and I will be classy, humble and respectful to Owen in doing so,” said the jiu jitsu black belt.

Playing the adversary of the hometown hero is something that the American is also quite familiar with, having done so on two occasions during his UFC career, and he believes he will gain the respect of the Irish audience with his performance at Cage Contender XIV.

“Fighting Spencer Fisher in Chicago and Terry Etim in Manchester definitely gave me the experience of fighting someone in their back yard; it’s something that I’m quite comfortable with and I’m glad I have that knowledge.

“I hope to go out there and impress the crowd, and I really think the match up between me and Owen will be the fight of the night,” said Gugerty.

Tickets for Cage Contender XIV are available in Xtra Vision stores nationwide and on www.cagecontender.com

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With Terry Etim Injured, Jamie Varner Steps In for Another Massive Opportunity vs. Joe Lauzon

(“I call that punch the ‘parlay-wrecker’.”)

When Jamie Varner returned to the UFC last month as an injury replacement against Edson Barboza at UFC 146, virtually nobody gave him a chance. (We called it “the biggest UFC squash-match of the year,” if you want to get specific.) Barboza was the undefeated wheel-kickin’ buzzsaw in the lightweight division, and Varner was just a WEC washout who had lost a decision to Dakota Cochrane the previous year. Varner admitted that Barboza was literally the only guy in the UFC he didn’t want to fight. And yet, he stormed the Brazilian golden boy, knocking him out in one round, and earning another tour of duty in the UFC. The question is, can he do it again?

It was reported yesterday that Terry Etim has withdrawn from his UFC on FOX 4 match with Joe Lauzon — yeah, yeah, that godforsaken UFC injury bug, the world is ending, etc. — and will be replaced by Varner. Inconsistent as of late, Lauzon has gone 3-3 in his last six appearances, most recently getting knocked out by Anthony Pettis in February.

(“I call that punch the ‘parlay-wrecker’.”)

In other words, the dynamic will be totally different for Varner this time. He isn’t the lamb being led to slaughter. He’ll have a tremendous amount of confidence going into the fight, and as long as he can avoid messing around on the mat too much with Lauzon, Varner could take another step toward one of the greatest career comebacks in UFC history. Your predictions, please.

UFC on FOX 4 takes place August 4th at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, and will feature Mauricio Shogun vs. Brandon Vera, Lyoto Machida vs. Ryan Bader, and Travis Browne vs. Ben Rothwell.

Joe Lauzon vs. Terry Etim Booked for UFC on Fox 4 in August

(Etim and Lauzon, seen here demonstrating the Tomax and Xamot effect.)

Two lightweights will be looking to bounce back from horrific, nightmare-inducing losses and vie for the love of their malnourished alien overlord when Joe Lauzon takes on Terry Etim at UFC on Fox 4, which goes down on August 4th from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

The last time we saw Etim in action, he fell victim to, and in fact helped spawn the idea behind, the “Falling Tree” knockout, when he was leveled via a spinning heel-kick compliments of Edson Barboza at UFC 142. The fight was only Etim’s second in as many years, as he spent most of the 2010-2011 season nursing a rib injury that forced him out of a match with, you guessed it, Joe Lauzon, at UFC 118. He was replaced by Gabe Rudiger for that event, and we all know how that ended up. Etim finally made his return at UFC 138 in England, where he submitted Edward Faaloloto with a guillotine in just 16 seconds. The victory earned Etim his fourth “Submission of the Night” award in his ten fight career under the Zuffa banner.

Lauzon is also coming off a devastating head kick KO loss– his coming against top lightweight contender Anthony Pettis in their main card scrap at UFC 144. Prior to that, Lauzon had put together a two fight win streak over Kurt Warburton (via kimura) at UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry and Melvin Guillard (via rear-naked choke) at UFC 136. Lauzon has never lost two in a row in his UFC career, and Etim hasn’t since dropping back-to-back contests to Gleison Tibau and Rich Clementi at UFC 75 and 84, respectively.

I feel compelled to reiterate that the similarities between these two is nothing short of suspect. Both are coming off head kick knockout losses, both are SOTN savants, and both look like the offspring of Christopher Walken and a hairless Aye-Aye. Could it be that these two were separated at birth, destined to fight for the right to rule all of mankind somewhere down the road? Or are these mere coincidences? I suppose it all really depends on which type of person you are.

While you take a moment to reconsider everything your futile religion taught you to believe, join us after the jump for more fight booking news…

(Etim and Lauzon, seen here demonstrating the Tomax and Xamot effect.)

While you take a moment to reconsider everything your futile religion taught you to believe, take a gander at these fight booking rumors…

Although it has yet to be confirmed, word has it that Mark Munoz will square off against Chris Weidman at either the aforementioned UFC on Fox 4 event or UFC 149, which is tentatively scheduled for June 21st in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Munoz has put together four straight since dropping a number one contender match to Yushin Okami at UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko, most recently dispatching Chris Leben via second round TKO due to cuts at UFC 138. Weidman is fresh off what should have been an upset victory over Demian Maia at UFC on FOX 2 back in January. Despite taking the fight on just a couple weeks notice, Weidman was listed as a favorite over Maia, proving that Vegas bookies have better intel than the Goddamn CIA.

The UFC’s first trip to Calgary will host the rematch between TUF 11 veterans Court McGee and Nick Ring. These two first met on episode 6, with Ring emerging victorious by way of majority decision. When CP guest blogger Rich Attonio was forced to withdraw from the competition, Dana White awarded the open spot to McGee, likely due to how pissed off coach Chuck Liddell was at the decision that cost McGee his spot on the show. After McGee’s return, a rematch was scheduled but just as quickly canceled after Ring opted to leave the show to rehab a long recurring knee injury.

In their respective UFC runs, McGee managed to string together three straight against Kris McCray (to win the TUF 11 trophy), Ryan Jensen, and Dongi Yang before falling by way of UD to Constantinos Philippou at UFC on FX 2. Ring, on the other hand, managed to sneak away with a decision over Riki Fukuda at UFC 127 and beat down James Head at UFC 131 before running into the unstoppable beast that is the middleweight version of Tim Boetsch at UFC 135, where he suffered his first professional loss via unanimous decision.

Finally, UFC 149 will feature the Bobby Riggs of MMA, Bryan Caraway, taking on undefeated promotional newcomer Mitch Gagnon. Try to contain your excitement.

-J. Jones

UFC 142 Results: 5 Fights for Terry Etim to Take Next

Terry Etim made history in his UFC 142 bout with Edson Barboza, but it wasn’t in a good way.The English native became the first fighter in UFC history to get knocked out by a spinning wheel kick. The spectacular finish came late in the third round.Barb…

Terry Etim made history in his UFC 142 bout with Edson Barboza, but it wasn’t in a good way.

The English native became the first fighter in UFC history to get knocked out by a spinning wheel kick. The spectacular finish came late in the third round.

Barboza and Etim earned fight of the night honors for a competitive and entertaining scrap. As the third round winded down, Barboza pulled off a beautiful spinning wheel kick, smashing his heel clean across Etim’s face.

The brunt force of the kick sent Etim crashing to the canvas like a log.

It’s hard enough on a fighter to taste the bitter pill of defeat, but for Etim, he knows he’ll be on the wrong end of a major highlight reel for years to come.

There’s no use dwelling over the past. Etim is still a solid talent in the lightweight division. He has some major defensive issues in regards to his wrestling and striking, but at only 26 years of age, he has plenty of time to shore up holes in his fight game.

Here are five fights Etim should take next…

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‘UFC 142: Aldo vs Mendes’ GIF Party: The Finishes & Other Highlights

Behold: a shining example of “kick face“. (Photo: UFC.com)

Brazilian fans are credited with being the most raucous audience in the world, and last night’s fighters gave them plenty to cheer about. Six of the nine bouts ended via knock out or submission*, with five of those stoppages coming in the first round.

Chokes, knees, and even a spinning wheel kick punctuated last night’s fights (*as did a controversial referee stoppage). Pop on in for a motion picture tribute to UFC 142.

As always, praise be to Zombie Prophet.