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BJJ Champ: Conor McGregor Will KO Eddie Alvarez Cold

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Hoping to become the first champion to hold belts in separate divisions at the same time, Conor McGregor faces Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205. The November 12 pay-per-view from Madison Square Garden, New York will be a historic event. The first card in the Big Apple will see three titles on the line, but the main event has everyone buzzing the most. ‘The Silent Assassin’ looked incredible in his victory over Rafael dos Anjos. The Brazilian was on track to become one of the greats at 155 pounds, but Alvarez stopped ‘RDA’ with a brutal first round flurry this past July.

Wrestling and submissions could be a big factor in this fight. We’ve seen ‘The Notorious’ finished by grapplers in the past, and of course those power punches of Alvarez are extremely potent. In preparation for his second fight with Nate Diaz, McGregor enlisted the help of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu star Dillon Danis. The multiple world title winning BJJ ace remains working with ‘The Notorious,’ and made an interesting prediction for his upcoming UFC 205 battle.

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Danis Predicts KO

Via BloodyElbow.com, BJJ star Dillon Danis predicted a harsh ending for Eddie Alvarez’s first title defense. Contrary to popular belief, Danis says Conor McGregor will outstrike Alvarez even a close range.

“I’m here for him. We help each other. I wouldn’t say I’m just helping him because he also helps me a lot. My mind – everything. We’re a good tag-team, I think. He’s my brother from Ireland. I have my brothers back home in New York and now I have my brothers here too,”

“Conor is going to knock him out cold. As John Kavanagh would say, Conor could knock someone out in a phone booth so if Eddie tries to get close he’s going to get lit up. We’re ready for everything.”

Danis/Diaz

The Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt also got himself in the conversation of Nate Diaz recently. Danis stated he wanted to face Nate Diaz in his first UFC fight, of which there’s been a fair amount of talk about. It seems training with Conor McGregor has rubbed off on Danis, who is a student of Marcelo Garcia, and of the lineage started by Mitsuyo Maeda.

What do you make of Danis’ prediction for the UFC 205 main event?

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Demian Maia Offers His Prediction For Woodley vs. Thompson

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Brazilian jiu-jitsu guru and No. 3-ranked UFC welterweight contender Demian Maia is likely deserving of a title shot. He’s won a super impressive six straight and is coming off of a dominant first round submission victory over No. 4-ranked former interim titleholder Carlos Condit. Despite his recent body of work, Maia will have to wait for his shot, as the 170-pound title is set to be defended at November 12’s UFC 205 from New York when champion Tyron Woodley battles Stephen Thompson.

As far as that fight goes, Maia feels as if Woodley has the power to retain his title, although the Brazilian ultimately sees “Wonderboy” getting the job done:

“The fight is a little more for ‘Wonderboy,’” Maia said during a recent Q&A session in England. “I think he probably will be able to control the way Rory (MacDonald) did with Woodley. Like movement and control the distance, but Woodley is always dangerous with the big right hand. If he hits him with the right hand, it will be a problem.

“If not, I think ‘Wonderboy’ will win by points or TKO, something like that.”

Maia, hopeful that he’ll receive a crack at the winner of UFC 205’s co-main event bout, also spoke on how he’d matchup with Thompson, one of the sport’s very best strikers:

“He’s an unorthodox striker and I’m an unorthodox grappler. Let’s see. I believe in jiu-jitsu, I believe in my style. I believe I’m going to win if I fight him,” Maia said about Thompson.

“Every fighter that I’ve fought in the UFC in the welterweight (division), they didn’t want to go to the ground with me, and I was able to put all my opponents to the ground. I was able to take all the guys down. Everybody trains wrestling so I’m pretty confident in my takedowns. I know everybody’s going to try to avoid (that) but even the fights that I lost in this division, I took everybody down. So it’s not going to be different.”

Who do you see walking away with welterweight gold next month, and could you see Maia eventually reaching the top of the mountain?

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Report: Fedor Emelianenko’s Daughter Attacked After Kadyrov Criticisms

According to a report from Russian news outlet MKRU, the daughter of legendary mixed martial arts (MMA) heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko was attacked and hospitalized in Moscow. Emelianenko’s 16-year-old daughter (who is incorrectly said to be 9-years-old in the MKRU report) was reportedly on her way home from school when she was attacked by unknown assailants.

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According to a report from Russian news outlet MKRU, the daughter of legendary mixed martial arts (MMA) heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko was attacked and hospitalized in Moscow.

Emelianenko’s 16-year-old daughter (who is incorrectly said to be 9-years-old in the MKRU report) was reportedly on her way home from school when she was attacked by unknown assailants. The young woman was kicked in the chest and was left a nasty bruise to show for it.

The girl was reportedly taken to the Research Institute of Children’s Emergency Surgery and Traumatology where she was diagnosed with “contusion of the chest and abdomen.”

Police have also said that the girl is refusing to identify her assailants, as she appears to be too shaken to identify them. The article suggests she may be intimidated by those who attacked her.

Interestingly enough the attacks occurred on October 9th, which coincides with Fedor’s criticisms of MMA fights which involved children hosted in Chechnya by Chechen dictator Ramzan Kadyrov.

Fedor took to social media to state:

“What happened in Grozny is unacceptable & cannot be justified.”

Fedor’s comments sparked an investigation by the Kremlin and the Commissioner for Children’s Rights in the Russian Federation, gaining the attention of Kadyrov’s men in Chechnya as a result.

The Russian legend’s disapproval of the child fights also sparked controversy amongst professional fighters around the world as well. WSOF flyweight champion Magomed Bibulatov, State Duma member Adam Delimkhanov, and No. 1-ranked UFC lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov who were in favor of the child bouts.

Kadyrov requested for Emelianenko to delete his comments, which he obliged, claiming the heavyweight ‘realized his mistake’.

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Jose Aldo Willing To Throw His Next UFC Fight If Not Released

After once again not being granted a rematch with featherweight champion Conor McGregor, former longtime champion and current interim title holder Jose Aldo asked to be released from the UFC, while also expressing his interest in retiring. It looks as if Aldo, who most recently beat Frankie Edgar at July’s UFC 200, is sticking to

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It looks as if Aldo, who most recently beat Frankie Edgar at July’s UFC 200, is sticking to his guns. “Scarface” recently told MMAFighting that he has a meeting scheduled with the UFC, although he said that he doesn’t expect anything to change:

“I’m waiting. That’s the situation now,” Aldo said. “We have a meeting scheduled to solve everything, but everything has been said already. We will see what happens in this meeting. I can talk more when I return.”

“(Dana White) can offer me anything,” Aldo said. “I started to get unmotivated back then, when I lost the belt. I was the champion for so long I had the right to get an immediate rematch and they didn’t give it to me, and I wanted to walk in a different direction but ‘Dede’ (Pederneiras) made me fight again. I went there, fought and won, and again (the rematch) didn’t come. I have no desire to fight again. I don’t have any excitement to fight anymore. I have other projects in my life. I wanted to retire as champion and I’m the champion today. I want to follow another path.”

While Aldo admitted that he doesn’t necessarily want to retire, he confirmed that he no longer has interest in fighting. In fact, the Brazilian said that it would be ‘great’ if he was released from his contract, and if he isn’t, well than he’ll just throw his next fight:

“I sat down with ‘Dede’ this week and talked. He tried to change my mind a little bit, but there’s no way. I’m very decided what I want,” Aldo said. “We’re going to this meeting and see what happens. ‘Dede’ knows what he wants. It’s not like I want to retire, I’m too young and still have a lot left, but I have no desire to fight. And I have no interest in going to another organization. I won’t leave the biggest league to fight in a small one. I’m a big team and I want to be at the biggest league. If I’m not in the UFC, I’m not fighting anywhere else.”

“If they release me, that would be great, but if not, what can we do? I have other projects and that depends on this meeting we’re having with them,” he continued. “If I want to retire, no contract can stop me. I can go there and say (I’m retired) and they can’t force me to fight. A lawyer already looked at the contract, but I don’t want to fight (the UFC in court). I don’t want anything.

“Ah, you want me to fight MMA again? So I’ll get in there and tap right away, and the fight is over. I’d do it quickly. What I really want is other things for my life.”

It’s almost surreal to here Aldo, a man who not too long ago was the only fighter in the history of the promotion to ever wear 145-pound gold, make these comments, but he has nonetheless.

What do you expect to come out of this situation?

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Michael Bisping Fires Back At ‘Douchebag’ Chris Weidman

No. 2-ranked former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman recently called Michael Bisping’s UFC 204 title defense against Dan Henderson ‘embarrassing’. Weidman and Bisping have gone back and forth in the media throughout the last few months, and the ex-champion, who hasn’t competed since surrendering his title to Luke Rockhold last December, has accused “The Count”

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No. 2-ranked former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman recently called Michael Bisping’s UFC 204 title defense against Dan Henderson ‘embarrassing’.

Weidman and Bisping have gone back and forth in the media throughout the last few months, and the ex-champion, who hasn’t competed since surrendering his title to Luke Rockhold last December, has accused “The Count” of ducking him. Appearing on a recent edition of the UFC Unfiltered podcast, Bisping fired back at Weidman, calling the New York native a ‘douchebag’:

“I mean of that f*cking whiner, that cry baby Chris Weidman wants to do it, then I’m more than happy to do it,” Bisping said. “If he gets past Yoel Romero next month, let’s do it soon. I’m happy to. He thinks I’m ducking him, he’s f*cking crazy. I’ve never ducked anybody in my life, I’m certainly not going to start with that f*cking douchebag.”

Not only is the Brit open to a fight with Weidman, but he feels as if he’d finish the former collegiate wrestler if the two ever meet:

“So, if he wants to do it, he can come out here and he can try to wrestle and do that, but he’ll find himself getting punched in the face repeatedly, then…I’m going to finish Chris Weidman that’s for sure.”

This potential clash could end up taking place sooner rather than later, as Weidman is set to face off with No. 4-ranked Yoel Romero at November 12’s UFC 205 from Madison Square Garden in New York with the winner possibly receiving the next shot at the title.

If Bisping and Weidman do end up fighting, who would you pick to come out on top?

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Nick Diaz Blasts Conor McGregor: You Ain’t Ever Going To Be The Best

Reigning UFC featherweight champion the “Notorious” Conor McGregor has put together quite the impressive run throughout his Octagon tenure thus far with his only loss in nine bouts coming via submission to Nate Diaz last March. The “Notorious” one avenged that loss against his bitter rival via majority decision at August 20’s UFC 202. Aside

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Nick Diaz, however, isn’t too impressed with McGregor’s resume, saying that he lost to two ‘guineas’. The elder Diaz brother added that McGregor ‘ain’t ever going to be the best’:

“He’s not [great], though,” Diaz said in a recent video interview. “On paper, he’s not. Who are the 145-pound fighters who he beat up? Nobody good, in my opinion. Just a lot of commercials and advertising. How many blackbelts has he tapped out? When he was talking shit back-and-forth about fighting Floyd Mayweather … like, you have already lost to two guys who are not on a legitimate level.

“That just tells me, look, you ain’t ever going to be the best,” he continued. “You already lost to two fucking guineas. I ain’t ever losing to somebody who lost to some fucking little Irish land guineas. That’s fact, that’s on paper. And on gym, you can see what kind of work he has put in. He ain’t working with nobody — he ain’t working with no black belts. Has no legitimate trainer.”

These claims are similar to the ones Nate made prior to UFC 196, and it seems as if the brothers are on the same page regarding the Irish champion, who’s set to challenge lightweight titleholder Eddie Alvarez at November 12’s UFC 205 from New York.

Nick, on the other hand, hasn’t competed since January 2015, and recently finished serving out an 18 month suspension handed down by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) due to a failed drug test. He has hinted at a potential return to action in the future.

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