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Johnny Walker Hoping For Three Rounds Versus Misha Cirkunov At UFC 235

Johnny Walker will take his first step into the deep side of the UFC’s light heavyweight pool in Las Vegas today. Walker faces Misha Cirkunov at UFC 235 on pay-per-view (PPV) tonight (Sat. March 2, 2019). The young Brazilian has been dominant thus far in his UFC run with a pair of first-round knockout finishes. […]

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Johnny Walker will take his first step into the deep side of the UFC’s light heavyweight pool in Las Vegas today.

Walker faces Misha Cirkunov at UFC 235 on pay-per-view (PPV) tonight (Sat. March 2, 2019). The young Brazilian has been dominant thus far in his UFC run with a pair of first-round knockout finishes. He trounced Justin Ledet at UFC on ESPN+ 2 last month in only 15 seconds.

With such short fights under the UFC banner, Walker hasn’t been able to really show off his full arsenal to the MMA community. He hopes he’s able to drag Cirkunov into the third round in Las Vegas in order to change that (via MMAjunkie):

“I think Misha can give me a hard fight,” Walker said. “I hope to make three rounds against him because I need to test myself. If we fight three rounds it would be good. People can see my game and be scared.

“I can do something that nobody saw. Something new, I can do. I will try. I’m not scared to try every move, something crazy. This will make me so proud.”

Walker will have no easy night at the office against Cirkunov, who is a proven finisher inside the Octagon. None of his fights in the UFC have ever gone the distance. In his last outing, the Canadian submitted Patrick Cummins in the first round with an arm-triangle choke.

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Israel Adesanya OK With Not Being First Nigerian UFC Champion

Israel Adesanya will have an opportunity to become the interim middleweight champion at UFC 236 when he takes on Kelvin Gastelum for that honor, and Adesanya then hopes to represent Nigeria as a UFC champion with a victory over Robert Whittaker later t…

Israel Adesanya will have an opportunity to become the interim middleweight champion at UFC 236 when he takes on Kelvin Gastelum for that honor, and Adesanya then hopes to represent Nigeria as a UFC champion with a victory over Robert Whittaker later this year. Coincidentally, there is another Nigerian who is competing for a UFC […]

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Tyron Woodley Hints At Concern With Judging During Kamaru Usman Fight

Tyron Woodley is going for his fifth UFC welterweight title defense in the co-main event of UFC 235 tonight (Sat. March 2, 2019). Woodley will defend his title against fellow high-level competitor Kamaru Usman. The pair will meet on pay-per-view (PPV) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Nevada. Speaking to Yahoo Sports’ Kevin Iole […]

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Tyron Woodley is going for his fifth UFC welterweight title defense in the co-main event of UFC 235 tonight (Sat. March 2, 2019).

Woodley will defend his title against fellow high-level competitor Kamaru Usman. The pair will meet on pay-per-view (PPV) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Nevada. Speaking to Yahoo Sports’ Kevin Iole recently, Woodley offered a comparison between himself and “The Nigerian Nightmare”.

While the welterweight champ admits there are some good aspects to Usman’s game, he doesn’t see anything “excellent” about him (via MMA News):

“Usman has decent striking. He has good wrestling. But when you think about me, three categories: you have to put excellent,” Woodley said.

“He has excellent grappling. He is an excellent striker. He has excellent power. He has excellent takedown defense. So he doesn’t really have anything excellent next to him.”

Woodley then made some interesting comments about the judging heading into UFC 235. The welterweight king said, even if he’s out-classing Usman inside the cage, he thinks the Nigerian might be able to put on a good poker face and deceive the judges:

“He’s gonna be kind of relaxed. He’s gonna keep his poker face on. Even if I’m outclassing him, he’s gonna act like nothing happened. And that composure can sometimes sway the judges on what’s really taking place in the Octagon, and I know that. So I gotta be ready to put it on him for 25 minutes.”

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Jon Jones: I Should Be Underdog Against Anthony Smith

Jon Jones is already on record in saying that he believes the odds ahead of his UFC 235 light heavyweight title defense against Anthony Smith are too wide. The day of the fight, Jon Jones currently sits as a -845 favorite according to Best Fight Odds. …

Jon Jones is already on record in saying that he believes the odds ahead of his UFC 235 light heavyweight title defense against Anthony Smith are too wide. The day of the fight, Jon Jones currently sits as a -845 favorite according to Best Fight Odds. So how wide does Jon Jones think the odds […]

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UFC 235 Embedded Episode 6

UFC 235 is a few hours away and the sixth episode of Embedded was released on the UFC’s YouTube channel. In the episode, welterweight title challenger Kamaru Usman crosses paths with countryman Israel Adesanya and burgeoning rival Ben Askren. UFC Hall of Famer Forrest Griffin attempts to eat 12 eggs in a minute. Friday morning […]

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UFC 235 is a few hours away and the sixth episode of Embedded was released on the UFC’s YouTube channel.

In the episode, welterweight title challenger Kamaru Usman crosses paths with countryman Israel Adesanya and burgeoning rival Ben Askren. UFC Hall of Famer Forrest Griffin attempts to eat 12 eggs in a minute. Friday morning weigh-ins bring out all the fighters, including champions Tyron Woodley and Jon Jones. Jones’ opponent Anthony Smith adds water weight at the last minute. Ceremonial weigh-ins at T-Mobile Arena give fighters a final chance to face off before their bouts: welterweights Robbie Lawler and Askren; welterweights Woodley and Usman; and light heavyweights Jones and Smith.

You can watch it here:

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Betting Odds For UFC 235: Jon Jones Favored Big

The final UFC 235 betting odds are in for as this event is quickly approaching for the Las Vegas-based promotion. UFC 235 is here, and it goes down tonight (Saturday, March 2, 2019) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main card will air on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET. The preliminary card […]

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The final UFC 235 betting odds are in for as this event is quickly approaching for the Las Vegas-based promotion.

UFC 235 is here, and it goes down tonight (Saturday, March 2, 2019) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main card will air on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET. The preliminary card will air on ESPN at 8 p.m. ET and the UFC’s streaming service, Fight Pass, at 6:30 p.m. ET.

Jon Jones vs. Anthony Smith  for the UFC light heavyweight title will headline the show. In the co-main event, Tyron Woodley vs. Kamaru Usman for the UFC welterweight title.

Rounding out the five bout main card is Ben Askren vs. Robbie Lawler in a welterweight bout, Tecia Torres vs. Weili Zhang in a women’s strawweight bout, and Cody Garbrandt vs. Pedro Munhoz in a bantamweight bout.

According to oddsmakers, Jones is a – favorite over Smith, who is a +575 underdog. Other odds for the main card include Usman being a +155 underdog against Woodley, who is a -175 favorite. Here are the full betting odds:

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

Jon Jones (-850) vs. Anthony Smith (+575)

Tyron Woodley (-175) vs. Kamaru Usman (+155)

Ben Askren (-280) vs. Robbie Lawler (+240)

Weili Zhang (-125) vs. Tecia Torres (+105)

Cody Garbrandt (-165) vs. Pedro Munhoz (+145)

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET)

Zabit Magomedsharipov (-245) vs. Jeremy Stephens (+205)

Johnny Walker (-130) vs. Misha Cirkunov (+110)

Cody Stamann (-190) vs. Alejandro Perez (+165)

Mickey Gall (-270) vs. Diego Sanchez (+230)

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 6:30 p.m. ET)

Edmen Shahbazyan (-125) vs. Charles Byrd (+105)

Macy Chiasson (-450) vs. Gina Mazany (+360)

Polyana Viana (-280) vs. Hannah Cifers (+240)

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