Early UFC 235 PPV Estimates Revealed

The reported early estimates for UFC 235 pay-per-view buys are looking quite promising. Dave Meltzer reported on The Wrestling Observer that UFC 235 nabbed anywhere between 520k-650k pay-per-view buys. The UFC 235 prelims scored 1,480,000 viewers. UFC …

The reported early estimates for UFC 235 pay-per-view buys are looking quite promising. Dave Meltzer reported on The Wrestling Observer that UFC 235 nabbed anywhere between 520k-650k pay-per-view buys. The UFC 235 prelims scored 1,480,000 viewers. UFC 235 had some buzz with Jon Jones’ first title defense in his current reign as the light heavyweight title holder, […]

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Robbie Lawler’s Manager Responds to Comments Made from Ben Askren

Robbie Lawler has nothing personal against Ben Askren but he still wants his shot for redemption with an immediate rematch. This past Saturday night at UFC 235, Lawler turned the tables on Askren as soon as their fight started by stuffing a takedown fr…

Robbie Lawler has nothing personal against Ben Askren but he still wants his shot for redemption with an immediate rematch. This past Saturday night at UFC 235, Lawler turned the tables on Askren as soon as their fight started by stuffing a takedown from the former Olympian and then tossing him down to the mat […]

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Ben Askren Promises There was ‘No Escape’ for Robbie Lawler from the Bulldog Choke

Ben Askren has no plans to revisit his fight with Robbie Lawler despite claims that their first meeting ended in controversy. The sequence that brought the contest to a close last weekend at UFC 235 happened after Lawler blasted Askren with some huge b…

Ben Askren has no plans to revisit his fight with Robbie Lawler despite claims that their first meeting ended in controversy. The sequence that brought the contest to a close last weekend at UFC 235 happened after Lawler blasted Askren with some huge bombs early in the opening round that had the 2008 Olympian busted […]

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Watch: Kamaru Usman and Tyron Woodley’s Mother Share Emotional Moment After UFC 235

UFC 235 had no shortage of stories to take away from the event. One of the biggest being the welterweight title changing hands in the co-main event. Kamaru Usman dominated Tyron Woodley for five rounds to capture a unanimous decision victory and 170-po…

UFC 235 had no shortage of stories to take away from the event. One of the biggest being the welterweight title changing hands in the co-main event. Kamaru Usman dominated Tyron Woodley for five rounds to capture a unanimous decision victory and 170-pound gold. Although there was some tension before their bout, the two showed […]

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Johnny Walker Wants Alexander Gustafsson For Octagon Return

Johnny Walker is arguably the UFC’s hottest prospect at the moment. The young Brazilian is knocking out his opponents inside the Octagon in quick fashion. His latest victim, Misha Cirkunov, fell in just under 40 seconds during their UFC 235 clash this past weekend (Sat. March 2, 2019). Walker did suffer an injury during the […]

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Johnny Walker is arguably the UFC’s hottest prospect at the moment.

The young Brazilian is knocking out his opponents inside the Octagon in quick fashion. His latest victim, Misha Cirkunov, fell in just under 40 seconds during their UFC 235 clash this past weekend (Sat. March 2, 2019). Walker did suffer an injury during the fight, however, it didn’t come at the hands of Cirkunov.

Walker actually injured himself in his post-fight celebration. After fear that the injury could be a serious one, it was later revealed by MMA Fighting, via Walker’s manager, Lucas Lutkus, that the light heavyweight suffered a mild shoulder injury. He should be able to return to fighting action in a month.

After his contest in Las Vegas this weekend, the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) gave Walker a six-month medical suspension until he’s able to be cleared by an orthopedic physician. According to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, when Walker does return, he has big plans in mind. The 26-year-old would like to return around May or June.

He’d prefer the latter in order to fight several-time light heavyweight title challenger Alexander Gustafsson in Stockholm:

“Johnny Walker just got his MRI results back. Per his manager, he has a mild shoulder injury. He’ll need four weeks of rehab. They’re shooting for a return in May or June and are interested in fighting Alexander Gustafsson in Stockholm, his manager said.”

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UFC Rankings Update: Kamaru Usman Enters P4P List

Over the weekend (Sat. March 2, 2019) the UFC 235 pay-per-view (PPV) certainly brought about a ton of changes. Tyron Woodley was unseated as welterweight champion by Kamaru Usman. “The Nigerian Nightmare” dominated Woodley for five rounds inside the Octagon. Also, former ONE and Bellator welterweight champion Ben Askren made his UFC debut with a […]

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Over the weekend (Sat. March 2, 2019) the UFC 235 pay-per-view (PPV) certainly brought about a ton of changes.

Tyron Woodley was unseated as welterweight champion by Kamaru Usman. “The Nigerian Nightmare” dominated Woodley for five rounds inside the Octagon. Also, former ONE and Bellator welterweight champion Ben Askren made his UFC debut with a first-round submission win over Robbie Lawler.

And of course, ex-UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt suffered his third-straight knockout defeat against Pedro Munhoz to open up the main card. Check out the updated UFC rankings here below:

POUND-FOR-POUND
1 Daniel Cormier 
2 Jon Jones 
3 Khabib Nurmagomedov 
4 Max Holloway 
5 Henry Cejudo 
6 Amanda Nunes +1
7 TJ Dillashaw +1
8 Conor McGregor +1
9 Kamaru Usman *NR
10 Stipe Miocic 
11 Robert Whittaker +1
12 Tony Ferguson +1
13 Tyron Woodley -7
14 Rose Namajunas 
15 Cris Cyborg 

FLYWEIGHT
Champion: Henry Cejudo
1 Jussier Formiga 
2 Joseph Benavidez 
3 Ray Borg 
4 Deiveson Figueiredo 
5 Wilson Reis 
6 Alexandre Pantoja 
7 Alex Perez 
8 Tim Elliott 
9 Rogerio Bontorin 
10 Magomed Bibulatov 
11 Eric Shelton 
12 Ryan Benoit 
13 TJ Dillashaw 
14 Kai Kara-France 
15 Matt Schnell 

BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion: TJ Dillashaw
1 Marlon Moraes 
2 Raphael Assuncao +1
3 Aljamain Sterling +2
4 Pedro Munhoz +5
5 Dominick Cruz -1
6 Cody Garbrandt -4
7 Jimmie Rivera -1
8 John Lineker -1
9 Petr Yan -1
10 Cody Stamann +2
11 Rob Font -1
12 John Dodson -1
13 Alejandro Perez 
14 Thomas Almeida 
15 Ricky Simon

FEATHERWEIGHT
Champion: Max Holloway
1 Jose Aldo 
2 Brian Ortega 
3 Frankie Edgar 
4 Alexander Volkanovski 
5 Renato Moicano 
6 Zabit Magomedsharipov +7
7 Jeremy Stephens -1
8 Cub Swanson -1
9 Mirsad Bektic -1
10 Josh Emmett -1
11 Ricardo Lamas -1
12 Yair Rodriguez -1
13 Chan Sung Jung -1
14 Darren Elkins 
15 Calvin Kattar 

LIGHTWEIGHT
Champion: Khabib Nurmagomedov
1 Tony Ferguson 
2 Conor McGregor 
3 Dustin Poirier 
4 Al Iaquinta 
5 Kevin Lee 
6 Edson Barboza 
7 Justin Gaethje 
8 Anthony Pettis 
9 Donald Cerrone 
10 Paul Felder 
11 Gregor Gillespie 
12 Alexander Hernandez 
13 Nate Diaz 
14 James Vick 
15 Charles Oliveira 

WELTERWEIGHT
Champion: Kamaru Usman
1 Tyron Woodley -1
2 Colby Covington -1
3 Darren Till 
4 Stephen Thompson 
5 Rafael Dos Anjos 
6 Ben Askren *NR
7 Santiago Ponzinibbio 
8 Robbie Lawler -2
9 Demian Maia -1
10 Leon Edwards -1
11 Jorge Masvidal -1
12 Neil Magny -1
13 Gunnar Nelson -1
14 Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos -1
15 Vicente Luque -1

MIDDLEWEIGHT
Champion: Robert Whittaker
1 Yoel Romero 
2 Luke Rockhold 
3 Jacare Souza 
4 Kelvin Gastelum 
5 Israel Adesanya 
6 Chris Weidman 
7 Paulo Costa 
8 Derek Brunson 
9 Jared Cannonier 
10 Brad Tavares 
11 David Branch 
12 Antonio Carlos Junior 
13 Uriah Hall 
14 Elias Theodorou 
15 Anderson Silva 

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion: Jon Jones
1 Daniel Cormier 
2 Alexander Gustafsson 
3 Thiago Santos +1
4 Anthony Smith -1
5 Jan Blachowicz 
6 Volkan Oezdemir -1
7 Corey Anderson 
8 Dominick Reyes 
9 Ilir Latifi 
10 Jimi Manuwa 
11 Glover Teixeira 
12 Ovince Saint Preux 
13 Johnny Walker +2
14 Mauricio Rua -1
15 Misha Cirkunov -1

HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion: Daniel Cormier
1 Stipe Miocic 
2 Francis Ngannou 
3 Derrick Lewis 
4 Curtis Blaydes 
5 Alexander Volkov 
6 Alistair Overeem 
7 Cain Velasquez 
8 Junior Dos Santos 
9 Aleksei Oleinik 
10 Justin Willis +1
10 Marcin Tybura 
12 Tai Tuivasa 
13 Shamil Abdurakhimov 
14 Andrei Arlovski +1
15 Blagoy Ivanov *NR

WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT
Champion: Rose Namajunas
1 Jessica Andrade 
2 Joanna Jedrzejczyk 
3 Nina Ansaroff 
3 Tatiana Suarez 
5 Claudia Gadelha 
6 Karolina Kowalkiewicz 
7 Weili Zhang +8
8 Tecia Torres -1
9 Michelle Waterson -1
10 Carla Esparza -1
11 Cynthia Calvillo -1
12 Felice Herrig -1
13 Cortney Casey 
14 Alexa Grasso -2
15 Randa Markos -1

WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT
Champion: Valentina Shevchenko
1 Jessica Eye 
2 Sijara Eubanks 
3 Katlyn Chookagian 
4 Joanna Jedrzejczyk 
5 Alexis Davis 
6 Liz Carmouche 
7 Joanne Calderwood 
8 Roxanne Modafferi 
9 Lauren Murphy 
10 Andrea Lee 
10 Jessica-Rose Clark 
12 Montana De La Rosa 
13 Mara Romero Borella 
14 Paige VanZant 
15 Antonina Shevchenko 

WOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion: Amanda Nunes
1 Germaine de Randamie 
2 Holly Holm 
3 Ketlen Vieira 
4 Raquel Pennington 
5 Cat Zingano 
6 Marion Reneau 
7 Aspen Ladd 
8 Sara McMann 
9 Yana Kunitskaya 
10 Irene Aldana 
11 Tonya Evinger +1
12 Bethe Correia -1
13 Lina Lansberg 
14 Macy Chiasson *NR
15 Talita Bernardo -1

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