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Despite Mounting Losses, Jake Ellenberger Enjoying UFC 201 Fight Week

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Jake Ellenberger has seen his stock fall over recent years and knows the pressure to win is growing ahead of UFC 201 Saturday night and his welterweight fight with Matt Brown.

But Ellenberger remains focused on just enjoying the moment as he told MMAjunkie earlier this week.

“Being honest with myself, there’s times where you’re doing it because you have to, not because you want to,” Ellenberger said. “You know, that’s life. I really have been looking forward to training and enjoying it the last four or five months. That’s been a huge momentum boost for me. Especially against a guy like Matt Brown. I couldn’t have got a better fight. He’s a fighter, he moves forward, there’s really no secrets to what he does.

“For me, it’s been a chill week and relaxing. It’s my coming back and wrecking shop weekend.”

Ellenberger (30-11) has gone 9-7 over his 16-fight UFC career, but the 31-year-old is just 1-5 over his last six, including losses to Stephen Thompson, UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler and Kelvin Gastelum via either knockout or submission.

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Jake Ellenberger has seen his stock fall over recent years and knows the pressure to win is growing ahead of UFC 201 Saturday night and his welterweight fight with Matt Brown.

But Ellenberger remains focused on just enjoying the moment as he told MMAjunkie earlier this week.

“Being honest with myself, there’s times where you’re doing it because you have to, not because you want to,” Ellenberger said. “You know, that’s life. I really have been looking forward to training and enjoying it the last four or five months. That’s been a huge momentum boost for me. Especially against a guy like Matt Brown. I couldn’t have got a better fight. He’s a fighter, he moves forward, there’s really no secrets to what he does.

“For me, it’s been a chill week and relaxing. It’s my coming back and wrecking shop weekend.”

Ellenberger (30-11) has gone 9-7 over his 16-fight UFC career, but the 31-year-old is just 1-5 over his last six, including losses to Stephen Thompson, UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler and Kelvin Gastelum via either knockout or submission.

Ian McCall’s Response To UFC 201 Fight Cancellation: “Whatever”

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Ian McCall has not fought since early 2015.

“Uncle Creepy” was expected to return to action Saturday night at UFC 201 vs. Justin Scoggins in the pay-per-view main card opener. However, Scoggins’ body stopped cutting weight Thursday and officials removed the entire fight.

McCall (13-5-1) will still receive his show money after successfully weighing in, according to a report by MMAjunkie.

“Whatever,” McCall said. “As much as I like Justin, I want to be a (expletive) and say something, but whatever. Weight cutting isn’t good for you, and if you don’t do it right – and he’s young, he’s probably stupid about it. But he’s a good fighter, so hopefully this won’t tarnish his name too much.”

A veteran of the sport, McCall understands all of the nuisances that go into the fight game.

“It’s weird that I feel bad for him, but this weight cutting (expletive) is horrible for you,” he said. “I’m just getting it done because I’m getting paid.”

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Ian McCall has not fought since early 2015.

“Uncle Creepy” was expected to return to action Saturday night at UFC 201 vs. Justin Scoggins in the pay-per-view main card opener. However, Scoggins’ body stopped cutting weight Thursday and officials removed the entire fight.

McCall (13-5-1) will still receive his show money after successfully weighing in, according to a report by MMAjunkie.

“Whatever,” McCall said. “As much as I like Justin, I want to be a (expletive) and say something, but whatever. Weight cutting isn’t good for you, and if you don’t do it right – and he’s young, he’s probably stupid about it. But he’s a good fighter, so hopefully this won’t tarnish his name too much.”

A veteran of the sport, McCall understands all of the nuisances that go into the fight game.

“It’s weird that I feel bad for him, but this weight cutting (expletive) is horrible for you,” he said. “I’m just getting it done because I’m getting paid.”

UFC Fighters Offer Up Their UFC 201 Predictions (Video)

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Kelvin Gastelum, Julianna Pena, Amanda Nunes and others offer up their fight predictions for Saturday night’s main and co-main events at UFC 201.

In the penultimate bout, Rose Namajunas…

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Kelvin Gastelum, Julianna Pena, Amanda Nunes and others offer up their fight predictions for Saturday night’s main and co-main events at UFC 201.

In the penultimate bout, Rose Namajunas and Karolina Kowalkiewicz square off in a key strawweight contest. The winner could likely be the next title challenger in the 115-pound division.

The main event for the night is for the welterweight title, as Robbie Lawler defends his belt against Tyron Woodley.

Eddie Alvarez, Amanda Nunes Host UFC 201 Q&A From Atlanta On MMA News

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UFC champions Eddie Alvarez and Amanda Nunes will field questions from fans in attendance Friday during the UFC 201 Q&A session from the Fox Theatre in Atlanta.

You can watch the enti…

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UFC champions Eddie Alvarez and Amanda Nunes will field questions from fans in attendance Friday during the UFC 201 Q&A session from the Fox Theatre in Atlanta.

You can watch the entire event live right here on MMA News in the video above. The session is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. ET.

Changes Made To UFC 201 Fight Card After Scoggins-McCall Removal

With Justin Scoggins being forced out of a planned main card opener with Ian McCall at UFC 201 Saturday night, officials announced two changes to the fight card.

Flyweights Ryan Benoit and Fredy Serrano will now kick-start the pay-per-view portion o…

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With Justin Scoggins being forced out of a planned main card opener with Ian McCall at UFC 201 Saturday night, officials announced two changes to the fight card.

Flyweights Ryan Benoit and Fredy Serrano will now kick-start the pay-per-view portion of the night from Atlanta and the Philips Arena, while heavyweights Anthony Hamilton and Damian Grabowski have been elevated from the UFC Fight Pass prelims to the televised FOX Sports 2 portion of the lineup.

Scoggins was well over the flyweight limit Thursday night when his body stopped working correctly. Instead of moving fighters around, the UFC just took McCall off the lineup completely.

Below is the card for Saturday night:

MAIN CARD (PPV/10 p.m. ET)

UFC Welterweight Championship
Robbie Lawler (c) vs. Tyron Woodley

Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Rose Namajunas

Matt Brown vs. Jake Ellenberger

Erik Perez vs. Francisco Rivera

Ryan Benoit vs. Fredy Serrano

PRELIMINARY CARD (FS2/8 p.m. ET)

Ed Herman vs. Nikita Krylov

Jorge Masvidal vs. Ross Pearson

Damian Grabowski vs. Anthony Hamilton

Wilson Reis vs. Hector Sandoval

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass/7 p.m. ET)

Michael Graves vs. Bojan Velickovic

Cesar Arzamendia vs. Damien Brown

Justin Scoggins Pulls Out Of His Bout With Ian McCall At UFC 201

Justin Scoggins is out of his flyweight bout against Ian McCall at UFC 201 due to weight cutting issues. While the UFC has yet to pull McCall from the event, getting an opponent for him on such short notice is not likely. “We just had to make a horrible, disappointing call,” Chris Scoggins, who is

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Justin Scoggins is out of his flyweight bout against Ian McCall at UFC 201 due to weight cutting issues. While the UFC has yet to pull McCall from the event, getting an opponent for him on such short notice is not likely.

“We just had to make a horrible, disappointing call,” Chris Scoggins, who is Justin’s dad, told Bloody Elbow. “Justin could not get below 132.5 pounds. He was all good and his body just stopped allowing the weight to come off. No sweating, nothing. That’s too much [of a] weight difference for a catchweight so Justin is out. This is horrible.”

UFC 201 takes place on Saturday, July 30th, 2016 at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. The UFC Fight Pass prelims will begin at 6:30PM/3:30PM ET PT while the FS2 prelims will begin at 8PM/5PM ET PT and the main card starts at 10PM/7PM ET PT.

The main event will be a welterweight title fight between Robbie Lawler and Tyron Woodley while the co-main event will be Rose Namajunas vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz. Rounding out the main card is Matt Brown vs. Jake Ellenberger, Francisco Rivera vs. Erik Perez, and Ian McCall vs. Justin Scoggins.

Here is the current card:

Main Card (PPV at 10PM/7PM ET PT)

Welterweight Title bout: Robbie Lawler (27-10, 1NC) vs. Tyron Woodley (15-3)

Women’s strawweight bout: Rose Namajunas (5-2) vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz (9-0)

Welterweight bout: Matt Brown (20-14) vs. Jake Ellenberger (30-11)

Bantamweight bout: Francisco Rivera (11-6, 1NC) vs. Erik Perez (15-6)

Flyweight bout: Ian McCall (13-5-1) vs. TBA

FOX Sports 2 Prelims (8PM/5PM ET PT)

Light heavyweight bout: Nikita Krylov (20-4) vs. Ed Herman (23-11, 1NC)

Welterweight bout: Jorge Masvidal (29-11) vs. Ross Pearson (19-11, 1NC)

Heavyweight bout: Anthony Hamilton (14-5) vs. Damian Grabowski (20-3)

Flyweight bout: Wilson Reis (20-6) vs. Hector Sandoval (12-2)

UFC Fight Pass Prelims (6:30PM/3:30PM ET PT)

Welterweight bout: Michael Graves (6-0) vs. Bojan Velickovic (14-3)

Flyweight bout: Ryan Benoit (8-4) vs. Fredy Serrano (3-0)

Lightweight bout: Cesar Arzamendia (7-2) vs. Damien Brown (15-9)

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