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Demetrious Johnson vs. Ray Borg Rescheduled For UFC 216

As expected, Demetrious Johnson vs. Ray Borg has been re-booked. MMA Fighting has confirmed that the flyweight title fight will go down at October 7’s UFC 216 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The fight was set for last weekend’s (Sat., September 9, 2017) UFC 215 from Edmonton, but a viral illness for Borg […]

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As expected, Demetrious Johnson vs. Ray Borg has been re-booked.

MMA Fighting has confirmed that the flyweight title fight will go down at October 7’s UFC 216 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The fight was set for last weekend’s (Sat., September 9, 2017) UFC 215 from Edmonton, but a viral illness for Borg caused a last-minute cancellation. UFC 216 as tabbed as a potential replacement venue, and “Mighty Mouse” issued Borg an ultimatum that it was sort of there or never for the fight in 2017.

The top pound-for-pound fighter in MMA, Johnson will attempt to break his tie with Anderson Silva for the most consecutive title defenses in UFC history with 10, but he’s going to need Borg, who has a long and disappointing history of missing weight and pulling out of fights, to show up first.

The anticipated interim lightweight title fight between Tony Ferguson and Kevin Lee was originally set to headline UFC 216, but it now stands unknown if the bout will remain in the headliner spot or be moved to the co-main event for Johnson vs. Borg.

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UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee Fight Card Complete, Prelims on FXX

Due to college football taking over FOX Sports 1 and 2, the prelims for UFC 216 next month will air live on FXX. All the action from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas begins on UFC Fight Pass with three fights at 6:30 p.m. ET. In the early prelim headliner, John Moraga meets Magomed Bibulatov. […]

Due to college football taking over FOX Sports 1 and 2, the prelims for UFC 216 next month will air live on FXX. All the action from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas begins on UFC Fight Pass with three fights at 6:30 p.m. ET. In the early prelim headliner, John Moraga meets Magomed Bibulatov. […]

Demetrious Johnson Issues Ray Borg Ultimatum For UFC 216

Dominant UFC flyweight champ Demetrious Johnson is willing to give Ray Borg another crack at the title after “The TazMexican Devil” pulled out of their scheduled UFC 215 fight last weekend due to illness. He’s just not willing to wait that long. ‘Mighty Mouse was all set to break Anderson Silva’s record for consecutive title […]

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Dominant UFC flyweight champ Demetrious Johnson is willing to give Ray Borg another crack at the title after “The TazMexican Devil” pulled out of their scheduled UFC 215 fight last weekend due to illness.

He’s just not willing to wait that long.

‘Mighty Mouse was all set to break Anderson Silva’s record for consecutive title defenses with 11, a number he could have already reached had Borg been healthy enough to make it to the fight. But Johnson isn’t going to get up in arms about it, and he recently told ESPN (via Bloody Elbow) that while cancellations like this happen in the fight game, he wants to fight Borg at October 7’s UFC 216 from Las Vegas:

“He’s sick, it’s just a little flu. [UFC 216] is an option they gave me and I said, ‘Sounds fine.’ At the end of the day, [fight cancellations] happen all the time.

“I’ve [postponed] a fight before.”

If his bosses call him and state that UFC 216 won’t work, however, Johnson is ready to take the rest of the year off:

“Now, if they call me and say Oct. 7th is not going to work, you need to push it longer — I might just be done for the year. I’m not going to [extend] six or seven weeks. That’s when injuries happen. Things accumulate.”

The MMA world will have to await the UFC’s call, as it’s an uncertain one considering Borg’s long history of missing weight. He also pulled out of a bout with Ian McCall at 2016’s UFC 203 because of illness and has been confrontational with online critics of his withdrawal last week.

It’s a quick turnaround to make UFC 216 in the biggest fight of his life, and it’s questionable if Borg can continue to compete at 125 pounds consistently. If he cannot, he may have just squandered the biggest match-up of his UFC career.

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UFC Champion Demetrious Johnson Unsure of UFC 215 Pay

Typically, when a fight is called off late in the game, the UFC will still supply the planned fight check. UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson, though, remains in the dark about receiving any potential payment for his scrapped UFC 215 main event fight with Ray Borg. Borg was forced out of the contest late last […]

Typically, when a fight is called off late in the game, the UFC will still supply the planned fight check. UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson, though, remains in the dark about receiving any potential payment for his scrapped UFC 215 main event fight with Ray Borg. Borg was forced out of the contest late last […]

First UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee Promotional Video Released

As they tend to do, the UFC immediately jumped on promoting the next pay-per-view during the most recent one Saturday night. With UFC 215 now in the rear-view mirror, attention turns to UFC 216 set for October with Tony Ferguson vs. Kevin Lee for the interim lightweight title. The event takes place October 7 from […]

As they tend to do, the UFC immediately jumped on promoting the next pay-per-view during the most recent one Saturday night. With UFC 215 now in the rear-view mirror, attention turns to UFC 216 set for October with Tony Ferguson vs. Kevin Lee for the interim lightweight title. The event takes place October 7 from […]

Kevin Lee Enlists MMA Legend To Help Prepare For Tony Ferguson

The MMA world may be (sort of) fixated on tonight’s (Sat., September 9, 2017) UFC 215 from Edmonton, Alberta, but surging lightweight Kevin Lee is understandably focused on his interim lightweight title bout with Tony Ferguson at October 7’s UFC 216. “The Motown Phenom” parlayed a controversial submission win over Michael Chiesa into his interim […]

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The MMA world may be (sort of) fixated on tonight’s (Sat., September 9, 2017) UFC 215 from Edmonton, Alberta, but surging lightweight Kevin Lee is understandably focused on his interim lightweight title bout with Tony Ferguson at October 7’s UFC 216.

“The Motown Phenom” parlayed a controversial submission win over Michael Chiesa into his interim title shot, and he knows he’s going to need some outside help to help him snap “El Cucuy’s” nine-fight win streak, so he’s done just that.

On an impressive five-fight run of his own, Lee recently revealed that he’s trying to keep that streak alive by enlisting longtime former welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, who takes on Michael Bisping for the middleweight title at November 4’s UFC 217, on Instagram (via Bloody Elbow).

In doing so, he also set an incredibly high bar for UFC 216 when he called himself a “legend” whom was about to become the “person people look up to. Check it out:

While “The Motown Phenom” may definitely be one of the deep lightweight division’s best talents, putting himself up on a pedestal with St-Pierre, who is regarded as the best welterweight in MMA history and one of the best fighters overall period, may seem a bit premature, even for Lee’s normally over-the-top and brash trash talk.

The gold belt he’ll face Ferguson for is unfortunately one that most fans will deem to be “fake” in a time where interim belts are thrown around like gifts on Oprah, and this one could be even worse considering the winner most likely won’t even get to face UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor for the real title in their next bout.

By comparison, St-Pierre is facing Bisping for the ‘real’ middleweight belt, and he’ll potentially become the fourth two-division champion in UFC history if wins. While many MMA fans have cooled regarding the all-time legends return, it’s extremely difficult to envision Lee becoming the”one they all look up to” with an interim title win – especially if St-Pierre can win the second belt Lee referred to in his post.

What do you think?

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