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Luke Rockhold Has A Major Complaint About The UFC 199 Poster

Heading into his rematch with Chris Weidman at June 4’s UFC 199 from The Forum in Inglewood, California, UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold has a problem with the look of the upcoming event’s poster. Rockhold will look for his title defense against former champion Weidman, whom he took the belt from by fourth-round TKO stoppage

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Heading into his rematch with Chris Weidman at June 4’s UFC 199 from The Forum in Inglewood, California, UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold has a problem with the look of the upcoming event’s poster.

Rockhold will look for his title defense against former champion Weidman, whom he took the belt from by fourth-round TKO stoppage in the co-main event of last December’s UFC 194, but apparently he doesn’t think that the poster portrays that side of the story too well.

The Southern California native took to Twitter today to voice his frustration at the image, noting that what appears to be Weidman’s hand should not be in the middle of the photo. One of his followers then responded about the image in question. Check it out:

It would seem that Rockhold is angered by the fact that Weidman’s fist is being held next to his face, portraying him as the aggressor when it was in fact him who got the upper hand of the New York native in their first fight.

The two will now clash in Rockhold’s home state, and the emotions have already been running extremely heated for Weidman, who seems hell-bent on regaining his title, especially now that MMA has been made official in New York.

As for Rockhold’s dislike of the poster, he’ll have to take it up with the UFC’s design department, similar to how Conor McGregor did when he believed he wasn’t featured prominently enough in the poster for perviously scheduled lightweight title bout against Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 196.

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UFC 199 Lineup: Luis Henrique Takes On Jonathan Wilson

Luis Henrique and Jonathan Wilson will go head-to-head at UFC 199, officials announced recently.

The bout will be part of the June 4 event from Los Angeles and The Forum. In the main event that night, Luke Rockhold defends his middleweight title vs….

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Luis Henrique and Jonathan Wilson will go head-to-head at UFC 199, officials announced recently.

The bout will be part of the June 4 event from Los Angeles and The Forum. In the main event that night, Luke Rockhold defends his middleweight title vs. Chris Weidman, while Dominick Cruz does the same with his bantamweight belt vs. Urijah Faber.

Henrique (8-2), a 22-year-old prospect from Brazil, suffered a stoppage loss to Francis Ngannou at heavyweight in his debut this past December. He had won six in a row prior to the loss, and will now compete at light heavyweight.

Wilson (7-0) made an impact in August with a 50-second KO of Chris Dempsey in his UFC debut. Five of his wins have come inside of the first round.

Along with the two title fights and Henrique-Wilson, Bobby Green meets Dustin Poirier, Evan Dunham faces Leonardo Santos and Kevin Casey battles Elvis Mutapcic.

Chris Weidman Hell-Bent On Reclaiming Title With MMA Legalized In NY

Big news came earlier this week, as New York finally became the fiftieth state to legalize mixed martial arts (MMA). A plethora of fighters were happy to hear of the legalization, but perhaps none more than former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman, a Long Island native who has long pushed for the ability to fight

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Big news came earlier this week, as New York finally became the fiftieth state to legalize mixed martial arts (MMA).

A plethora of fighters were happy to hear of the legalization, but perhaps none more than former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman, a Long Island native who has long pushed for the ability to fight  in his home state.

Currently scheduled to rematch 185-pound boss Luke Rockhold at June’s UFC 199, Weidman recently said that the legalization of the sport in NY has made him even more ‘excited’ to reclaim his title in hopes of one day defending it at the infamous Madison Square Garden:

“The vision gets even stronger now. I had to get my belt back, but now just the fact that I’m going to get to defend my belt in Madison Square Garden in front of all of New York is crazy to even start to think about,” Weidman said during a recent conference call. “It definitely gets me more excited.”

The promotion has been attempting to legalize MMA in the Empire State for years now, and “The All-American” claims that it’s now a dream come true not only for himself, but for the passionate legion of New York fans:

“Speaking for myself I’ve been fighting for seven years, and I’ve been missing out on opportunities to fight in front of my family, friends, fans here in New York. Every year you’re just hopeful and it finally happened, so it’s a dream come true for me,” he said. “It’s a dream come true for all these New York fans that don’t have to worry about buying these tickets to Las Vegas to watch New York fighters get in there or take long car rides to New Jersey.”

As far as what the reaction has been, Weidman admits that it’s been nothing but excitement regarding a move that was a long time coming:

“Everyone is so excited. [Whether] guys were just doing MMA for fun or exercise or competing at the pro level, everyone is just so excited,” he said. “Living in New York having to explain to people who aren’t educated on the sport why it’s illegal is just something that you get kind of sick of doing all the time. Now that’s it’s a legit sport in New York and there’s no more explaining to do, it’s a huge relief for everybody.”

Do you foresee Weidman getting the better of Rockhold when the two meet for a second time?

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TJ Dillashaw Calls Out Urijah Faber: He Trapped Me On TUF

Former bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw was recruited years ago by Team Alpha Male leader and longtime veteran Urijah “The California Kid” Faber. The two established a close bond, although one that was recently broken when Dillashaw elected to leave Team Alpha Male and head to Elevation Fight Team in Colorado. Ironically, featherweight champion Conor McGregor,

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Former bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw was recruited years ago by Team Alpha Male leader and longtime veteran Urijah “The California Kid” Faber.

The two established a close bond, although one that was recently broken when Dillashaw elected to leave Team Alpha Male and head to Elevation Fight Team in Colorado.

Ironically, featherweight champion Conor McGregor, who coached opposite Faber on this past season of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF), called Dillashaw a “snake in the grass” who was going to turn on Faber, causing drama when “Killashaw” appeared on the show.

The ex-bantamweight king now blames “The California Kid” for bringing him onto the set:

“I felt like him bringing me on to The Ultimate Fighter was a trap,” Dillashaw said on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour.

Dillashaw continued to blast Faber, saying that the former WEC champion only used the situation to garner more attention within the media:

“[It was] a way for him and Conor to bash on me for going to a different gym,” Dillashaw said. “[Faber] bashing me is a way to stay relevant, so the media had something to talk about other than his horrible fights.”

In the end, Dillashaw admits that he’s surprised by Faber’s actions, saying that cross-training is a normal thing in today’s day and age:

“This is very uncharacteristic of him,” Dillashaw said. “I’ve never seen him like this, especially to ruin a friendship over me liking a coach. Guys cross train all the time. That’s what Alpha Male’s known for, guys have open doors to come in all the time. They don’t call any of those guys traitors.”

Faber is set to battle reigning 135-pound champion Dominick Cruz in June, but will we ever see a potentially massive grudge match between he and Dillashaw?

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Battle Between Two Undefeated Prospects Added To UFC 199 On 6/4

Undefeated 205-pound prospect Henrique Frank Waisten has signed a deal with the UFC to make his Octagon debut at UFC 199 on June 4th.

Waisten (10-0) has won all of his ten pro MMA bouts by way of knockout, eight of which came in the first round. Mos…

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Undefeated 205-pound prospect Henrique Frank Waisten has signed a deal with the UFC to make his Octagon debut at UFC 199 on June 4th.

Waisten (10-0) has won all of his ten pro MMA bouts by way of knockout, eight of which came in the first round. Most recently, he stopped UFC veteran Ildemar Alcantara with a second round knockout.

Waisten will meet fellow undefeated fighter Jonathan Wilson (7-0), who made his own UFC debut last August with a 50 second finish of Chris Dempsey at the UFC Fight Night 73 event.

Headlined by Luke Rockhold vs. Chris Weidman II for the UFC Middleweight title and Dominick Cruz vs.. Urijah Faber III for the UFC Bantamweight title, UFC 199 is scheduled for June 4, 2016 at The Forum in Inglewood, California.

TJ Dillashaw: “I’m Pretty Pissed, Faber Isn’t Deserving Of Cruz Title Fight”

Apparently TJ Dillashaw isn’t happy at all about his former teammate Urijah Faber getting the next shot at UFC Bantamweight Champion Dominick Cruz.

Dillashaw recently spoke about UFC’s decision to go with Faber as Cruz’s first title defense, as oppo…

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Apparently TJ Dillashaw isn’t happy at all about his former teammate Urijah Faber getting the next shot at UFC Bantamweight Champion Dominick Cruz.

Dillashaw recently spoke about UFC’s decision to go with Faber as Cruz’s first title defense, as opposed to giving him an immediate rematch. Below are some highlights of what Dillashaw said about the subject.

On finding out about the Cruz-Faber III bout and his reaction:

“I flew to Las Vegas and met with [UFC CEO] Lorenzo Fertitta to plead my case. They entertained the idea of an immediate rematch. They said they’d let me know in two weeks — then I found out on social media Faber got the fight.

“I’m pretty pissed. Faber isn’t deserving. The only way this guy has stayed relevant during the last year is talking s— about me. It’s unfortunate everything has become more about entertainment than sport. I just had a very competitive fight with Cruz. I don’t think Faber has a chance. I hope he does win, but it’s all about giving him his last title shot now. I think the UFC feels they can’t give him another fight before then and expect him to win.”

On the fact that he’ll be ready in case Cruz of Faber pulls out:

“I’m going to be ready and in shape if one of those guys gets hurt. One of them is old and one of them is constantly hurt, so, you know, I’ve got a good chance.”

Headlined by the rematch between Luke Rockhold and Chris Weidman for the UFC Middleweight title and featuring the Cruz-Faber III bout for the UFC Bantamweight Title, UFC 199 is scheduled for June 6, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.