The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will be making its return to London on March 18. The UFC previously announced six bouts for the card including Brad Pickett’s retirement fight against Henry Briones. This morning, they announced three more bouts.
First, the official Twitter page of UFC Europe announced a lightweight tilt between Joseph Duffy and Reza Madadi. Then the account revealed light heavyweights Jimi Manuwa and Corey Anderson will also be on the card. The third new bout is a women’s bantamweight contest between Lina Lansberg and Veronica Macedo.
Manuwa will be returning to the place he calls home after his second round knockout over Ovince Saint Preux back in October. The win got him back on track after suffering the second loss of his career to Anthony Johnson. Anderson also got back in the win column in his last fight. After losing a controversial split decision to Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, Anderson dominated Sean O’Connell in a second round TKO finish.
Duffy’s first loss since Oct. 2011 came at the hands of Dustin Poirier at UFC 195. “Irish Joe” returned to the Octagon six months later to take on Mitch Clarke. Duffy submitted Clarke in 25 seconds. Madadi’s last bout was eight months ago. He TKO’d Yan Cabral and sent him packing from the UFC.
Lansberg had a rough go in her UFC debut. She was welcomed to the world leader in mixed martial arts (MMA) by Cris Cyborg. “Elbow Princess” was demolished. She’ll look to earn her first UFC win against Macedo. This will be Macedo’s second UFC bout as well. She was TKO’d by Ashlee Evans-Smith in her debut.
This UFC Fight Night event will take place inside the O2 Arena. UFC Fight Club members will get access to pre-sale tickets on Jan. 25. Those who are signed up with the UFC’s newsletter will gain access to tickets the following day. The general public will be able to purchase tickets on Jan. 27. For more information, visit the UFC’s UK website.
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will be making its return to London on March 18. The UFC previously announced six bouts for the card including Brad Pickett’s retirement fight against Henry Briones. This morning, they announced three more bouts.
First, the official Twitter page of UFC Europe announced a lightweight tilt between Joseph Duffy and Reza Madadi. Then the account revealed light heavyweights Jimi Manuwa and Corey Anderson will also be on the card. The third new bout is a women’s bantamweight contest between Lina Lansberg and Veronica Macedo.
Manuwa will be returning to the place he calls home after his second round knockout over Ovince Saint Preux back in October. The win got him back on track after suffering the second loss of his career to Anthony Johnson. Anderson also got back in the win column in his last fight. After losing a controversial split decision to Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, Anderson dominated Sean O’Connell in a second round TKO finish.
Duffy’s first loss since Oct. 2011 came at the hands of Dustin Poirier at UFC 195. “Irish Joe” returned to the Octagon six months later to take on Mitch Clarke. Duffy submitted Clarke in 25 seconds. Madadi’s last bout was eight months ago. He TKO’d Yan Cabral and sent him packing from the UFC.
Lansberg had a rough go in her UFC debut. She was welcomed to the world leader in mixed martial arts (MMA) by Cris Cyborg. “Elbow Princess” was demolished. She’ll look to earn her first UFC win against Macedo. This will be Macedo’s second UFC bout as well. She was TKO’d by Ashlee Evans-Smith in her debut.
This UFC Fight Night event will take place inside the O2 Arena. UFC Fight Club members will get access to pre-sale tickets on Jan. 25. Those who are signed up with the UFC’s newsletter will gain access to tickets the following day. The general public will be able to purchase tickets on Jan. 27. For more information, visit the UFC’s UK website.
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight title holder Mauricio Rua’s career has been a roller coaster ride. “Shogun” was a world beater in Pride Fighting Championships (Pride FC). The only blemish on his record with the promotion was due to a broken arm against Mark Coleman.
Years later, Rua avenged the loss to Coleman inside the Octagon. Before the fight, “Shogun” suffered an upset submission loss at the hands of eventual world champion Forest Griffin. A knockout win over Chuck Liddell punched Rua’s ticket to a UFC title bout with Lyoto Machida.
Rua lost the first fight in a controversial unanimous decision. He would knock out “The Dragon” in a rematch to capture the championship. Over 10 months later, Rua was decimated by Jon Jones and lost his title via TKO in the third round.
Since then, “Shogun” has gone 5-5 inside the Octagon. Of those five losses, he has been finished three times. His last fight was a split decision win over Corey Anderson. “Shogun” wanted to return sooner, but he wasn’t healthy enough to compete.
Speaking with MMAFighting.com, Rua said he is now in tip-top shape:
“The focus was to fight in Brasilia in September, but I had a little tendinitis that didn’t let me train harder. It was no big deal, but it was a bit painful. They asked me if I could fight in Sao Paulo (on Nov. 19), but I couldn’t either. I’m 100 percent now. I’m training well, and ready to go.”
Rua will go toe-to-toe with Gian Villante at a UFC Fight Night card in Fortaleza, Brazil on March 11. “Shogun” said he is confident that the bout will go his way.
“I know him a little. I’ll start studying him now, but I know he likes to strike and to go for takedowns. He’s well-rounded. He has good hands, good takedowns. I’ll train hard to be prepared in all areas and don’t get surprised, of course. I hope I can use my Muay Thai in this fight. I think he will strike to close the distance and take me down. For sure, he will try to take me down and stay on top, which is an advantage. I think he will fight strategically, but I will be prepared to win the fight.”
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Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight title holder Mauricio Rua’s career has been a roller coaster ride. “Shogun” was a world beater in Pride Fighting Championships (Pride FC). The only blemish on his record with the promotion was due to a broken arm against Mark Coleman.
Years later, Rua avenged the loss to Coleman inside the Octagon. Before the fight, “Shogun” suffered an upset submission loss at the hands of eventual world champion Forest Griffin. A knockout win over Chuck Liddell punched Rua’s ticket to a UFC title bout with Lyoto Machida.
Rua lost the first fight in a controversial unanimous decision. He would knock out “The Dragon” in a rematch to capture the championship. Over 10 months later, Rua was decimated by Jon Jones and lost his title via TKO in the third round.
Since then, “Shogun” has gone 5-5 inside the Octagon. Of those five losses, he has been finished three times. His last fight was a split decision win over Corey Anderson. “Shogun” wanted to return sooner, but he wasn’t healthy enough to compete.
Speaking with MMAFighting.com, Rua said he is now in tip-top shape:
“The focus was to fight in Brasilia in September, but I had a little tendinitis that didn’t let me train harder. It was no big deal, but it was a bit painful. They asked me if I could fight in Sao Paulo (on Nov. 19), but I couldn’t either. I’m 100 percent now. I’m training well, and ready to go.”
Rua will go toe-to-toe with Gian Villante at a UFC Fight Night card in Fortaleza, Brazil on March 11. “Shogun” said he is confident that the bout will go his way.
“I know him a little. I’ll start studying him now, but I know he likes to strike and to go for takedowns. He’s well-rounded. He has good hands, good takedowns. I’ll train hard to be prepared in all areas and don’t get surprised, of course. I hope I can use my Muay Thai in this fight. I think he will strike to close the distance and take me down. For sure, he will try to take me down and stay on top, which is an advantage. I think he will fight strategically, but I will be prepared to win the fight.”
In addition to the Vitor Belfort vs. Kelvin Gastelum headliner that was officially announced by the UfC on Wednesday, an intriguing lightweight contest is now also being reported.
According to Guillherme Cruz of MMAFighting.com (via Combate Sports),…
In addition to the Vitor Belfort vs. Kelvin Gastelum headliner that was officially announced by the UfC on Wednesday, an intriguing lightweight contest is now also being reported.
According to Guillherme Cruz of MMAFighting.com (via Combate Sports), a bout pitting Edson Barboza against Beneil Dariush is also expected for the event that will take place from Fortaleza, Brazil.
UFC Fight Night 107: Belfort vs. Gastelum takes place live from the Olympic Training Center in Fortaleza, Brazil on March 11, 2017.
