New on UFC Fight Pass is a countdown special that looks at the Top 10 UFC Knockouts of 2016.
On their official YouTube channel this week, UFC added a promotional video for the KO that came in at number ten on the list…
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New on UFC Fight Pass is a countdown special that looks at the Top 10 UFC Knockouts of 2016.
On their official YouTube channel this week, UFC added a promotional video for the KO that came in at number ten on the list — Mark Hunt’s walk-off knockout of Frank Mir at UFC Fight Night 85.
Hunt delivered another one of many impressive knockout victories on his professional MMA record by KO’ing the former UFC Heavyweight Champion at the 3:01 mark of the opening round of their main event bout.
UFC Fight Night 85: Hunt vs. Mir took place on Saturday, March 20, 2016, and aired live via UFC Fight Pass and FOX Sports 1 (FS1) from the Brisbane Entertainment Center in Brisbane, Australia.
UFC’s countdown of the top ten knockouts of 2016 is available right now via their digital subscription service, UFC Fight Pass.
Viscardi Andrade has been notified that a drug test given to the USADA ahead of his bout with Richard Walsh at UFC Fight Night 85: Mir vs. Hunt last month has tested positive.
Andrade provided the sample to a WADA accredited laboratory in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil a few weeks prior to his win over Walsh in Australia.
The Brazilian is 19-6 in his career and 3-1 in the UFC, with two of his victories coming via decision.
Below is the complete press release from the UFC:
The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has informed Viscardi Andrade of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collection on March 7, 2016. The sample was collected from Andrade in Brazil and analyzed at the WADA accredited laboratory in Rio de Janeiro, and recently reported to USADA as containing a prohibited substance.
USADA, the independent administrator of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, will handle the results management and appropriate adjudication of this case involving Andrade. It is important to note that, under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, there is a full and fair legal process that is afforded to all athletes before any sanctions are imposed, including any ruling on Andrade’s victory over Richard Walsh in Brisbane, Australia on March 20, 2016.
Additional information will be provided at the appropriate time as the process moves forward.
Viscardi Andrade has been notified that a drug test given to the USADA ahead of his bout with Richard Walsh at UFC Fight Night 85: Mir vs. Hunt last month has tested positive.
Andrade provided the sample to a WADA accredited laboratory in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil a few weeks prior to his win over Walsh in Australia.
The Brazilian is 19-6 in his career and 3-1 in the UFC, with two of his victories coming via decision.
Below is the complete press release from the UFC:
The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has informed Viscardi Andrade of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collection on March 7, 2016. The sample was collected from Andrade in Brazil and analyzed at the WADA accredited laboratory in Rio de Janeiro, and recently reported to USADA as containing a prohibited substance.
USADA, the independent administrator of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, will handle the results management and appropriate adjudication of this case involving Andrade. It is important to note that, under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, there is a full and fair legal process that is afforded to all athletes before any sanctions are imposed, including any ruling on Andrade’s victory over Richard Walsh in Brisbane, Australia on March 20, 2016.
Additional information will be provided at the appropriate time as the process moves forward.
Another day, another fighter flagged for a potential violation of the UFC’s new and increased drug testing program led by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). Word came tonight (Fri., April 8, 2015) that two-time former UFC heavyweight Frank Mir was notified of a potential anti-doping violation stemming from his knockout loss to Mark Hunt
Another day, another fighter flagged for a potential violation of the UFC’s new and increased drug testing program led by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA).
Word came tonight (Fri., April 8, 2015) that two-time former UFC heavyweight Frank Mir was notified of a potential anti-doping violation stemming from his knockout loss to Mark Hunt i the main event of UFC Fight Night 85 on March 20, 2016 from Brisbane, Australia.
The UFC released the following statement via its website:
The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has informed Frank Mir of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an in-competition sample collected the day of his fight on March 20, 2016 in Brisbane, Australia.
USADA, the independent administrator of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, will handle the results management and appropriate adjudication of this case involving Mir. It is important to note that, under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, there is a full and fair legal process that is afforded to all athletes before any sanctions are imposed.
Additional information will be provided at the appropriate time as the process moves forward.
Exactly which banned substance Mir potentially tested positive for has not been made public at this time. He will of course have an opportunity to appeal the violation and any subsequent punishment.
If he does receive a lengthy suspension, however, it could spell the end of an extremely decorated run for Mir, who has lost six out of his last eight UFC fights after ‘The Super Samoan’ knocked him out in the first round in Brisbane. Mir had previously lost four straight in early 2014, but rebounded after a yearlong layoff to top Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva and Todd Duffee to resurrect his career.
Two consecutive losses and the potential violation have seemingly put at least a temporary halt to that. If Mir does indeed decide to hang up his gloves, he’ll retire as arguably the most decorated heavyweight in UFC history, owning the division records for most wins, most fights, and most finishes.
It sounds like Hector Lombard will exit the UFC welterweight division without getting the title shot many predicted him to when he moved down to the division in 2013. The hulking 5’9″ former Bellator middleweight champion experienced a controversial loss to Neil Magny at last weekend’s UFC Fight Night 85 from Brisbane, Australia, a fight where
It sounds like Hector Lombard will exit the UFC welterweight division without getting the title shot many predicted him to when he moved down to the division in 2013.
The hulking 5’9″ former Bellator middleweight champion experienced a controversial loss to Neil Magny at last weekend’s UFC Fight Night 85 from Brisbane, Australia, a fight where Lombard had his rising opponent in bad shape in the first round only to gas and suffer an absolutely brutal ground and pound beating that was finally stopped (and much to late, according to many onlookers).
In response to his body failing him, Lombard announced on Instagram today (Sun. March 27, 2016) that he was excited to be moving back to his original weight class, because the recent USADA ban on IV rehydration has made the weight cut too taxing:
“I asked my body to perform, but I got no reply. When your body says no and stops functioning there is nothing you can do about it. I’m very happy to be back fighting at my original weight 185. Now with no IV allowed, I will be able to fight in a healthier weight for me.”
It’s a move that makes sense for Lombard, who undoubtedly will find it helpful to no longer drain himself to levels that only give him one good round (or possibly less) of full exertion. Many fighters have benefited from moves up in weight class and found success, most notably Anthony “Rumble” Johnson.
And with IVs no longer allowed after the UFC began increased random testing run by USADA last July, avoiding the dangerous drop in weight is too rough for the 38-year-old “Showeather.”
Of course, he was also coming off of a suspension for performance-enhancing drug use during his UFC 183 win over Josh Burkman, which was changed to a no contest. He then suffered his first-ever stoppage loss to Magny, putting his record at 0-1(1) in his two last fights after he was thought to be a future title contender at 170 pounds.
With a decent body of accomplishment but an overall failure to capitalize on the big hype he brought to the UFC in 2012, time could be running out on the Cuban-Australian Lombard’s prime fighting years. His overall UFC record is a lackluster 3-3(1), hardly up to the expectations heaped upon him when he signed for big money after leaving the Bellator title behind.
The good news is he’ll regain a decent amount of his thunderous knockout power without the weight cut, and he should also be able to press the action for more than a round, too.
The bad news (and it’s not all that bad)?
He’ll be jumping right into the middleweight shark tank where bigger fighters await him in a host of potentially exciting match-ups. Who should he fight first back at 185?
Frank Mir accepts the fact that his fight against Mark Hunt at UFC Fight Night 85 in Brisbane, Australia was stopped when it was.
The former UFC Heavyweight Champion said the following on the Phone Booth Fighting podcast when talking about whether o…
Frank Mir accepts the fact that his fight against Mark Hunt at UFC Fight Night 85 in Brisbane, Australia was stopped when it was.
The former UFC Heavyweight Champion said the following on the Phone Booth Fighting podcast when talking about whether or not referee Marc Goddard made the right call to stop the fight when Mir was floored by the big shot from Hunt, which ended up being the heavyweight slugger’s latest “walk off knockout.”
“Yes, it was a good stoppage,” Mir said. “My lights were on, but I had no bearings on where anything was coming from. So the effectiveness of me being able to defend myself was very low at that point.”
Mir claimed the first person he saw after he was hit by the shot was referee Marc Goddard, admitting that he didn’t even know where Hunt was at first.
“It shows you show disorientated I was by the shot — the guy fully dressed was the one who caught my attention,” Mir said. … “It could have been bad [if the fight continued]. I see the reason for stopping it. At that point, intelligently defending myself, it would have been a scramble to find out where Mark was coming from.”
Mir, who has been hit by some of the biggest names in the history of the sport, claims Hunt’s shot was the hardest punch he’s ever been hit by in his career.
“By far the hardest punch I’ve ever received in my career,” Mir said. “Immediately, I felt like I was under water. The lights were on, but for a good 10 to 15 seconds the room spun.”
UFC Fight Night 85 drew the ninth most viewers in the history of UFC Fight Night events on FOX Sports 1 this past Saturday evening.
The show, which aired live from Brisbane, Australia this past weekend and featured Mark Hunt knocking out Frank Mir i…
UFC Fight Night 85 drew the ninth most viewers in the history of UFC Fight Night events on FOX Sports 1 this past Saturday evening.
The show, which aired live from Brisbane, Australia this past weekend and featured Mark Hunt knocking out Frank Mir in the main event, drew 1,149,000 viewers for FS1.
The preliminary time slot, which featured Alan Jouban vs. Brendan O’Reilly in the top position, drew 766,000 viewers.
Ratings for UFC Fight Night 85 actually peaked during the co-main event, which saw Neil Magny TKO Hector Lombard in the third round, as 1,294,000 viewers were tuned in during the latter portion of the fight.
The UFC Fight Night 85 post-show, which aired immediately after the show on FOX Sports 2, drew 386,000 viewers.
