Daniel Cormier Says He Doesn’t Need Anyone To Spruce Up His Legacy

Daniel Cormier feels he doesn’t need to fight anyone to have his legacy intact. Cormier is set to defend his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight title against Derrick Lewis this Saturday night (Nov. 3). The heavyweight championship c…

Daniel Cormier feels he doesn’t need to fight anyone to have his legacy intact. Cormier is set to defend his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight title against Derrick Lewis this Saturday night (Nov. 3). The heavyweight championship clash will serve as UFC 230‘s main event. Cormier vs. Lewis will be held inside Madison Square Garden […]

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UFC Website No Longer Lists Cormier As LHW Champion (Photo)

It looks like the UFC website is no longer recognizing Daniel Cormier as light heavyweight champion. The 205-pound division in the UFC currently finds itself in an awkward spot. Cormier is officially the division’s champion at the moment. However…

It looks like the UFC website is no longer recognizing Daniel Cormier as light heavyweight champion. The 205-pound division in the UFC currently finds itself in an awkward spot. Cormier is officially the division’s champion at the moment. However, since his heavyweight title victory this past summer, it’s believed we’ve seen the last of “DC” […]

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Paul Felder Joins UFC 230 Broadcast Booth

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight Paul Felder will be on pay-per-view once again, but this time it’ll be in the booth. The UFC has announced that Felder will join Jon Anik and Joe Rogan on the call for UFC 230 on Nov. 3. Felder has…

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight Paul Felder will be on pay-per-view once again, but this time it’ll be in the booth. The UFC has announced that Felder will join Jon Anik and Joe Rogan on the call for UFC 230 on Nov. 3. Felder has been getting high praise for his work as a color […]

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Paul Felder To Make PPV Broadcast Debut At UFC 230

He may not be fighting at UFC 230, but Paul Felder will be the third man in the broadcast booth this Saturday night (Nov. 3, 2018) from Madison Square Garden. Felder has been calling more and more fights for the UFC on increasingly higher-profile cards. He will continue to find new success in his broadcast […]

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He may not be fighting at UFC 230, but Paul Felder will be the third man in the broadcast booth this Saturday night (Nov. 3, 2018) from Madison Square Garden.

Felder has been calling more and more fights for the UFC on increasingly higher-profile cards. He will continue to find new success in his broadcast career as he calls his very first pay-per-view for the UFC. Alongside Felder will be longtime color commentator Joe Rogan and play by play guy Jon Anik.

The FOX Sports 1 pre- and post-fight show broadcasts will see former middleweight champion Michael Bisping, Kenny Florian, and lead anchorwomen Karyn Bryant on the analyst desk.

Daniel Cormier will defend his heavyweight title against Derrick Lewis in the co-main event of UFC 230 in an unlikely match-up. Lewis earned a title shot just one month ago when he rallied to knock out Alexander Volkov in the third round of their heavyweight fight at UFC 229. Lewis will be the first heavyweight title defense for “DC”.

Following the PPV broadcast, the post-fight show will be on FS2 with Bryant, Bisping, Florian, and Olivi. They will recap the highlights and talk to the fighters.

Here is a closer look at the full slate of fights for UFC 230.

Main Card (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

  • Daniel Cormier vs. Derrick Lewis
  • Ronaldo Souza vs. Chris Weidman
  • David Branch vs. Jared Cannonier
  • Jack Marshman vs. Karl Roberson
  • Israel Adesanya vs. Derek Brunson

Preliminary Card (FS1, 8 p.m. ET)

  • Jason Knight vs. Jordan Rinaldi
  • Sijara Eubanks vs. Roxanne Modafferi
  • Julio Arce vs. Sheymon Moraes
  • Lyman Good vs. Ben Saunders

Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass, 6:15 p.m. ET)

  • Matt Frevola vs. Lando Vannata
  • Shane Burgos vs. Kurt Holobaugh
  • Montel Jackson vs. Brian Kelleher
  • Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs. Adam Wieczorek

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UFC 230 Embedded Episode 2

UFC 230 is less than a week away and the second episode of Embedded was released on the UFC’s YouTube channel. In the episode, two-division champion Daniel Cormier does a workout in his swimming pool as his opponent, heavyweight title challenger Derrick Lewis, improves his cardio outdoors. Former middleweight champion Chris Weidman continues his camp in […]

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UFC 230 is less than a week away and the second episode of Embedded was released on the UFC’s YouTube channel.

In the episode, two-division champion Daniel Cormier does a workout in his swimming pool as his opponent, heavyweight title challenger Derrick Lewis, improves his cardio outdoors. Former middleweight champion Chris Weidman continues his camp in Long Island and discusses fight week hair care; opponent Jacare Souza packs for the trip from Florida to The Big Apple. Cormier arrives in New York City and does media, as Lewis deals with the ripple effect of his last post-fight interview.

You can watch it here:

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Chris Weidman Addresses Past Frustration With Being Overlooked For Title Shot

Chris Weidman addresses why he was upset when Kelvin Gastelum received a title shot instead of him.

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Chris Weidman addresses his past frustration with being overlooked for a shot at the UFC middleweight title after getting his hand raised in his last fight.

A few months ago, the promotion made the call for UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker to fight Kelvin Gastelum fight next.

This bout will go down at a later date that has yet to be revealed. The reason for the delay of the fight is due to them coaching the 28th season of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF). Weidman has been out of action for more than a year now due to a thumb injury. He sustained the injury during his last fight against Gastelum in July 2017.

Factor In Decision

There were two factors into this decision made by the UFC. One, Gastelum received the title shot due to Weidman’s inactivity. Also, Weidman has gone 1-3 in his last four outings. The former UFC middleweight champion spoke with Fightful to talk about why he was upset with not getting the title shot.

“I was definitely pissed off because speaking to the UFC and the match makers. My management, I was led to believe that I had a chance of getting a title shot against (Robert) Whittaker. Then when I was at UFC International Fight Week, Mick Maynard called me to let me know that I wasn’t going to be able to get it.”

Weidman continued by stating that he thinks it was due to his injury and not being able to compete right away. Weidman understands that and is one of the reasons they tried to make the Luke Rockhold fight happen.

“It was based on my injury and not knowing when I was going to be able to come back. My time table, obviously I was trying to argue that I’d be able to come back. They wouldn’t have to worry about anything. They made the decision that they’d have Kelvin and Whittaker fight on the Ultimate Fighter show. At that time though it was supposed to be a fight that was set way earlier probably around the same time that I’m going to be fighting Luke.”

Chris Weidman Setting The Record Straight

The former UFC champion admitted that he was bothered by not getting a date set for that fight. At the end of the day, he doesn’t feel entitled for a title shot but did bring up beating Gastelum in his last fight.

“When it was set up for that fight to happen. Then Whittaker got injured and now we don’t know. I don’t think there is a date set for their fight yet, I was a little bothered. I’m not entitled to think that I deserve it and I don’t wanna be that guy. I went out there and finished Kelvin Gastelum in my last fight.”

Weidman understands the reality of the situation and it’s pretty clear. Gastelum was more active than him in the last year and it paid off.

“But he went out and won two more fights after that when I was injured. He went out and beat (Michael) Bisping pretty much right after my fight and Jacare by split decision. He did his thing, he was more active, I was out. So, its all good.”

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