Dana White: UFC Will Consider Al Iaquinta Champion If He Wins

The New York State Athletic Commission may not consider Al Iaquinta a champion if he beats Khabib Nurmagomedov tonight but the UFC will. At the UFC 223 press conference Friday night, White told media a championship belt is on the line for both fighters…

The New York State Athletic Commission may not consider Al Iaquinta a champion if he beats Khabib Nurmagomedov tonight but the UFC will. At the UFC 223 press conference Friday night, White told media a championship belt is on the line for both fighters despite what the NYSAC has ruled. “The title is on the […]

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UFC 223 Full Fight Card, Start Time & How To Watch

Tonight (Sat. April 7, 2018) the UFC is back in Brooklyn for a card that has been riddled with bad luck, injuries, and controversy for the past several days. Originally the UFC lightweight title was scheduled to be on the line between The Eagle and longtime rival Tony Ferguson. For the fourth-time ever, however, the […]

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Tonight (Sat. April 7, 2018) the UFC is back in Brooklyn for a card that has been riddled with bad luck, injuries, and controversy for the past several days.

Originally the UFC lightweight title was scheduled to be on the line between The Eagle and longtime rival Tony Ferguson. For the fourth-time ever, however, the fight fell through due to a freak accident that forced Ferguson off the card.

Nurmagomedov was then scheduled to face featherweight champion Max Holloway for the 155-pound belt. All seemed to be going well before the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) decided at weigh-ins that Holloway didn’t look fit to compete.

After hours of scrambling, it was determined that Al Iaquinta would step in and face Nurmagomedov for the lightweight throne. Also on the card is the rematch between UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas and Joanna Jedrzejczyk.

In addition to this, thanks to Conor McGregor’s assault on the UFC fighter’s bus earlier this week, two fights have been called off due to injuries suffered from broken glass. Michael Chiesa and Ray Borg were both pulled from their respective bouts.

With all that being said, you can check out the full fight card, start time, and information on how to watch UFC 223 here below:

Main Card (PPV, 10 P.M. ET):

Lightweight: Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Al Iaquinta

Women’s strawweight: Rose Namajunas vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk

Featherweight: Calvin Kattar vs. Renato Moicano

Featherweight: Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Kyle Bochniak

Lightweight: Joe Lauzon vs. Chris Gruetzemacher

 

UFC 223 Preliminary Card (FS1, 8 P.M. ET):

Women’s strawweight: Felice Herrig vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz

Lightweight: Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Evan Dunham

Women’s flyweight: Ashlee Evans-Smith vs. Bec Rawlings

Light heavyweight: Devin Clark vs. Michael Rodriguez

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New Footage of Conor McGregor’s Meltdown Appears in UFC Embedded

If you thought the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) would shy away from Conor McGregor’s UFC 223 media day antics, think again. This past Thursday, the UFC held a media session featuring fighters on tonight’s card. It was business as us…

If you thought the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) would shy away from Conor McGregor’s UFC 223 media day antics, think again. This past Thursday, the UFC held a media session featuring fighters on tonight’s card. It was business as usual until the festivities wrapped up. McGregor, Artem Lobov, and their entourage entered the Barclays Center […]

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Watch: Conor McGregor’s NY Arraignment Hearing Caught On Video

The madness surrounding Conor McGregor’s bus attack in Brooklyn on Thursday has overshadowed the fact that today is fight day, especially after he turned himself in to police. McGregor was brought before a judge on Friday with a fellow co-conspirator, and the entire arraignment was caught on video. Watch McGregor’s arraignment below: McGregor was hit […]

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The madness surrounding Conor McGregor’s bus attack in Brooklyn on Thursday has overshadowed the fact that today is fight day, especially after he turned himself in to police.

McGregor was brought before a judge on Friday with a fellow co-conspirator, and the entire arraignment was caught on video.

Watch McGregor’s arraignment below:

McGregor was hit with a felony count of criminal mischief and three misdemeanor counts of assault and will have to return to court for his next appearance on June 14th.

UFC 223 competitors Michael Chiesa and Ray Borg had orders of protection filed against McGregor after injuries sustained during the melee forced them from their respective fights.

Dillon Danis paid McGregor’s bail to have him removed from police custody as the case is adjudicated.

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Betting Odds For UFC 223: Top Fighter Favored Big

UFC 223 is here, and it goes down tonight (Saturday, April 7, 2018) from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The main card will air on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET while the preliminary card will air on FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET Al Iaquinta vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov in a lightweight title […]

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UFC 223 is here, and it goes down tonight (Saturday, April 7, 2018) from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

The main card will air on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET while the preliminary card will air on FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET

Al Iaquinta vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov in a lightweight title fight will serve as the main event while a rematch between Rose Namajunas and Joanna Jedrzejczyk female strawweight bout will serve as the co-main event.

Rounding out the five bout main card is Renato Moicano vs. Calvin Kattar in a featherweight bout, Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Kyle Bochniak in a featherweight bout, and Joe Lauzon vs. Chris Gruetzemacher in a lightweight bout.

According to oddsmakers, Nurmagomedov is a -525 favorite over Iaquinta, who is a +415 underdog. Other odds for the main card include Namajunas being a +105 underdog against Jedrzejczyk, who is a -115 favorite.

Here are the full betting odds:

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

Khabib Nurmagomedov (-525) vs. Al Iaquinta (+415)

Joanna Jedrzejczyk (-115) vs. Rose Namajunas (+105)

Calvin Kattar (-135) vs. Renato Moicano (+115)

Zabit Magomedsharipov (-800) vs. Kyle Bochniak (+550)

Joe Lauzon (-165) vs. Chris Gruetzemacher (+145)

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1/8 p.m. ET)

Karolina Kowalkiewicz (-185) vs. Felice Herrig (+160)

Evan Dunham (-140) vs. Olivier Aubin-Mercier (+120)

Ashlee Evans-Smith (-190) vs. Bec Rawlings (+165)

Devin Clark (-115) vs. Mike Rodriguez (-105)

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UFC 223: A Show of Resilience

Rocked? Or wobbled? After Michael Johnson landed a powerful left hand to Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 205, legions of fans swear to this day that Khabib was rocked. To me, I hardly detected a wobble. As far as I could tell, Khabib remained composed, cool…

Rocked? Or wobbled? After Michael Johnson landed a powerful left hand to Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 205, legions of fans swear to this day that Khabib was rocked. To me, I hardly detected a wobble. As far as I could tell, Khabib remained composed, cool, calm, and kept marching forward. Maybe the punch didn’t do […]

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