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Five Fights To Make For Resurgent Bantamweight Division

The dust has now settled on UFC Fight Night 81 which went down last Sunday (January 17, 2016) night from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts presented live on FOX Sports 1. The main event featured a long awaited and highly anticipated bantamweight title fight between TJ Dillashaw and Dominick Cruz. In a very close

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The dust has now settled on UFC Fight Night 81 which went down last Sunday (January 17, 2016) night from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts presented live on FOX Sports 1.

The main event featured a long awaited and highly anticipated bantamweight title fight between TJ Dillashaw and Dominick Cruz. In a very close fought split-decision, “The Dominator” was able to reclaim the title he had never technically lost.

With Cruz now back at the helm, one of mixed martial arts’ (MMA) previously most lacking divisions has all of a sudden become resurgent with intriguing and exciting possibilities.

With the possibility of trilogy bouts, rematches, and the emergence of multiple rising contenders, let’s take a look at five potential fights for the new and improved 135-pound division:

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Kenny Florian Responds To Dominick Cruz’s Post-Fight Comments, Cruz Apologizes

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After regaining the UFC Bantamweight Championship from TJ Dillashaw at the UFC Fight Night 81 event on Sunday, Dominick Cruz took a shot at his fellow FOX Sports analyst Kenny Florian, who was suspended over the weekend …

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“Kenny Florian, stop copying and pasting, man.”

Cruz explained his comment later in the evening during the official post-fight show. The new UFC Bantamweight Champion offered the following explanation regarding his “copying and pasting” comment.

“I gave Kenny a little bit of a tough time, but I love that guy. He’s got a good brain for the sport. I was just throwing a little jab at him, because he’s my friend and it was funny. But nothing but respect for Kenny, because he is a good guy.”

He continued, explaining that the motivation behind the comment was Florian picking Dillashaw when giving his predictions prior to the fight on Sunday night.

“It was friendly fire. I like Kenny. He didn’t pick me in the fight. He gave me really no chance in this fight, so it was just a little poke. Nothing big. He’s got great hair.”

On his podcast on Tuesday, Florian revealed the fact that he had spoken to Cruz after he made the comments, and that Cruz had apologized for taking a shot at him during his post-fight interview with Joe Rogan.

“I talked to Dominick and he apologized to me,” Florian said. “He said his emotions were running high and I get it. When I was fighting, you get emotional and you almost take it personally. Dominick is such a competitive dude that he took it personal.

“I picked T.J. and the only reason I picked T.J. was, yes, not only is he a great fighter, but Dominick hadn’t competed in so long. With all the injuries, that’s why I went with Dillashaw.”

“KenFlo” continued, explaining that picking fights is his least favorite thing to do, but he has to because it’s part of the job.

“It was nothing personal and that’s why I hate working with some of these guys because you do become very friendly,” Florian said. “You respect guys and how could you not respect someone like Dominick Cruz? I also had worked with T.J. a bunch of times, as well, so that’s what makes this sport tough.

“Picking fights is probably my least favorite thing to do. You don’t want to offend anyone and I’m sure Dominick was probably offended by that but listen, the best revenge is getting the win and that’s exactly what he did.”

Graphic Images: Matt Mitrione Gets His Disgusting Eye Drained

As seen in the Travis Browne – Matt Mitrione fight at UFC Fight Night 81, Mitrione was poked in the right eye twice in two different rounds. Browne was not docked any points for the eye pokes. As a result of the pokes, Mitrione suffered a badly swollen up right eye and wow was it

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Browne would go onto win the fight at the event by third-round TKO. Mitrione then had to deal with a nasty eye. So, the big heavyweight went to the doctor to get it drained and by looking at the photos, it looked like it hurt badly.

Mitrione posted the following on Twitter:

Getting my eyelid drained this morning. Was not awesome. pic.twitter.com/LYgrEKlmHc

— Matt Mitrione (@mattmitrione) January 19, 2016

Mitrione (9-5) is currently on a two-fight losing streak. In his last six bouts, he’s 3-3. This was Mitrione’s last fight on his current UFC deal. Mitrione explained in an interview with Ariel Helwani before the fight that he wants to stay with the UFC, but due to his current deal not paying as much as he likes, he will test the free agency market.

Where will Mitrione end up? Will he remain with the UFC or go to Bellator or another MMA promotion? Let us know.

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Anthony Pettis Demands Another Fight ASAP

It’s never easy to deal with loss for any athlete, but it’s even harder to deal with it when you were a champion. Anthony Pettis (18-4) is feeling that now after he dropped his second straight fight. His first loss came to Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 185 by unanimous decision, which put an end

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Alvarez tried to use the Rafael dos Anjos method in their fight. That method is to take Pettis down and tire him out. Alvarez did just that, and the fight went the distance with Alvarez getting the win.

Now, it’s time for Pettis to pick himself up and get back into the gym. Pettis understands that because he has a champion’s mindset and mentioned on social media that he is ready to get back into the gym and have his next fight lined up.

Pettis posted the following on Instagram:

“I Want to apologize to all of my supports, came up short last night…. Only way to go is up from here and get better. I’m Healthy and ready to get back on the grind. Staying positive and motivated……”

I Want to apologize to all of my supports, came up short last night…. Only way to go is up from here and get better. I’m Healthy and ready to get back on the grind. Staying positive and motivated……

A photo posted by Anthony Pettis (@showtimepettis) on Jan 18, 2016 at 10:26am PST

The UFC has not mentioned who Pettis will be fighting next or when it will be, but there are a series of shows that are coming up so it’s possible that if Pettis is not medically suspended for a long period of time that he could be fighting soon.

Who do you want to see Pettis fight next? Should he move up in weight since he has lost two straight fights and to the champion Rafael dos Anjos? Or should he stay in the division that he once ruled? Let us know.

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Travis Browne Insists He’s ‘Not A Dirty Fighter’

Heavyweight sluggers Travis “Hapa” Browne and Matt Mitrione did battle during the main card of yesterday’s (January 17, 2016) UFC Fight Night 81 from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The highly-ranked contender in Browne came away with a third round TKO victory, but it didn’t come without its fair share of controversy. “Hapa” ended

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Heavyweight sluggers Travis “Hapa” Browne and Matt Mitrione did battle during the main card of yesterday’s (January 17, 2016) UFC Fight Night 81 from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.

The highly-ranked contender in Browne came away with a third round TKO victory, but it didn’t come without its fair share of controversy.

“Hapa” ended up landing a pair of eye pokes on Mitrione, neither of which were caught by the referee. Speaking with MMAFighting after the bout, Browne claimed that he wasn’t a dirty fighter, also admitting that he repeatedly apologized to “Meathead” inside of the cage:

“In the cage I was apologizing up and down to Matt,” said Browne, who won via third-round TKO. “That’s not my game. I’m not a dirty fighter. Even in the fight, I’m like, ‘Matt, man, I’m really sorry, I’m not trying to do that.’ He’s like ‘I’m jumping in on you, I’m alright, that happens.’ You know what I mean? It’s just one of those things where, it’s an accident, you know what I mean?”

Continuing on, “Hapa” said that the two pokes occurred at times where he was simply defending himself and letting his instincts and reactions takeover rather than a conscious effort to foul his opponent:

“If you watch the fight, it’s not like I’m moving toward him trying to paw at him and poke his eye,” Browne said. “It’s more like, I’m trying to back up and hold my hand out. Third round I finally started closing my fist. It’s just part of the game, I guess. There’s no malicious intent behind it.”

After the pokes, Browne admitted that the referee warned him, but it was obviously a tad bit late:

“That’s why the referee’s in there,” said Browne. “He warned me the last time: ‘Next time I’m taking a point.’ I did what I could do to not let that happen again. It was an accident. I don’t know what else to say.”

Mitirione’s eye would further take damage when Browne landed a huge right hand, breaking “Meathead’s” orbital bone in the process.

Eye pokes have definitely become a glaring problem within mixed martial arts (MMA), but is there really any solution to the issue?

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Five Biggest Takeaways From UFC Boston

With a blockbuster free card on FOX Sports 1, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) kept their momentum rolling early this year with last night’s UFC Fight Night 81 from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The card featured the long-awaited return of former bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz, who returned from a multi-year injury layoff to

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The card featured the long-awaited return of former bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz, who returned from a multi-year injury layoff to win a split decision over TJ Dillashaw in an emotional reclamation of the title he never actually lost. The riveting main event was obviously the highlight of the East Coast show, yet there were some other fighters who definitely deserve their own recognition for playing a part in the memorable card.

Let’s take a look at the five biggest takeaways from UFC Fight Night 81:

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