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UFC Fight Night 89 Weigh-In Video & Results

UFC Fight Night 89 goes down tomorrow night (Saturday June 18, 2016) from the TD Place Arena in Ottawa, Canada. It’s weigh-in day here at LowKickMMA.com, and there’s a host of well known names set to hit the scales at 5 PM ET. Although officially they’ll be weighing in this morning, we will now get to

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The main event pits welterweight contenders Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson and Rory MacDonald against each other in a battle for that 170-pound title fight. The Canadian MacDonald hasn’t seen action since his gruelling five round war with Robbie Lawler at UFC 189, but could well set himself up for a trilogy fight with a victory on home turf. It’s been a whole different story for Thompson, who has knocked out Johny Hendricks and Jake Ellenberger to cap off his current six fight win streak.

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The co-main event for the evening sees dangerous strikers Donald Cerrone and Patrick Cote go to war. ‘Cowboy’ will look to improve to 2-0 at 170 pounds after choking Alex Oliveira in February, and ‘The Predator’ is currently riding three straight, including stoppage wins over Josh Burkman and Ben Saunders.

There’s a host of other well known names and former title challengers on the card, so you won’t want to miss this weekend’s action in Canada.

Tune in live at 5 PM ET for the live streaming UFC Ottawa weigh-ins, or check in right after for the updated results!

Event: UFC Fight Night 89: “MacDonald vs. Thompson”
Date: Sat., June 18, 2016
Location: The Arena at TD Place in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Broadcast: FOX Sports 1

FOX Sports 1 Main Event:

Rory MacDonald (170.5) vs. Stephen Thompson (170.5)

FOX Sports 1 Co-Main Event:Donald Cerrone (171) vs. Patrick Cote (171)

FOX Sports 1 Main Card (10:30 p.m. ET):

Steve Bosse (205) vs. Sean O’Connell (205)
Olivier Aubin-Mercier (155) vs. Thibault Gouti (156)
Valerie Letourneau (125.5) vs. Joanne Calderwood (125.5)

FOX Sports 2 Prelims (8:30 p.m. ET):

Jason Saggo (155) vs. Leandro Silva (155.5)
Misha Cirkunov (205.5) vs. Ion Cutelaba (202.5)
Tamdan McCrory (185) vs. Krzysztof Jotko (184.5)
Chris Beal (134) vs. Joe Soto (135)

UFC Fight Pass Prelims (6:30 p.m. ET):

Elias Theodorou (186) vs. Sam Alvey (185.5)
Randa Markos (117.5, will forfeit 20 percent of purse) vs. Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger (115)
Colby Covington (170) vs. Jonathan Meunier (170.5)
Ali Bagautinov (125.5) vs. Geane Herrera (125)

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UFC Fight Night 89 Open Workout Highlights Featuring MacDonald, Cerrone, More

Check out highlights from the open workout session put on by UFC Fight Night 89 fighters in Ottawa recently.

Included are segments featuring Rory MacDonald, Stephen Thompson and Donald Cerrone.

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Check out highlights from the open workout session put on by UFC Fight Night 89 fighters in Ottawa recently.

Included are segments featuring Rory MacDonald, Stephen Thompson and Donald Cerrone.

‘Wonderboy’ Thompson Isn’t Looking To Knock Out MacDonald Saturday

UFC Fight Night 89 is live this weekend (June 18, 2016) from Ottawa, Canada and is headlined by the cream of the crop in the welterweight division, when No. 1-ranked Rory MacDonald takes on No. 2-ranked Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson. Thompson is coming off of a first round TKO victory over former 170-pound champion Johnny Hendricks, which

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Thompson is coming off of a first round TKO victory over former 170-pound champion Johnny Hendricks, which he initially believed was enough to earn him title contender-ship.

That proved not to be the case, as the UFC instead chose No. 3-ranked Tyron Woodley to take on champion Robbie Lawler at UFC 201.

Now that MacDonald and Thompson sit atop the welterweight rankings ‘Wonderboy’ is convinced that no matter who wins the perennial 170-pound contest, the winner has to be given the next shot at UFC gold:

“Win or lose, me or Rory, they have to give it to us,” he said (Courtesy of MMAJunkie). “I understand he fought for the title back in July, but he’s been at the top of the game for a long time.”

“With a good win over Rory, they have to give it to me. I’m keeping my fingers crossed.”

MacDonald has challenged for the title once before as well as having been amongst the elite of the elite in the talented pool that is the welterweight class, a fact Thompson is sure not to overlook when they tangle this weekend:

“I’m prepared for the best Rory, especially after a loss,” Thompson said. “I became the fighter that I am after my loss to Matt Brown. Mentally, I want to be prepared for the best.

If I’m thinking he may not feel this way or may not be the same after that fight with Lawler, I don’t like to think that. I think I’m facing the toughest Rory MacDonald on Saturday. To me, I don’t think it affects him.”

“(MacDonald) is the best well-rounded fighter I’ve faced so far,” Thompson said. “Fairly similar to St-Pierre. My goal is to keep it standing on my feet, obviously.

I would not want to go to the ground with this guy. He’s the No. 1 contender and been at the top of the game for a long time for a good reason. He’s a good martial artist.”

It was also revealed that MacDonald has brought in karate champion Raymond Daniels to mimic Thompson’s style ahead of their clash:

“Rory is bringing him in to get used to the movement. It is a different movement, and it is very frustrating if you’ve never been standing in front of somebody with that type of movement.”

While Thompson would love to go in there and finish the job early against MacDonald Saturday night, ‘Wonderboy’ is fully prepared to go five rounds with ‘The Red King’ as opposed to fully committing to a knockout:

“I always go out there and prepare for a five, five-minute round war,” Thompson said. “Mentally, that’s just how I look at it. I never go out there looking for the knockout.

I’ve done that in the past in kickboxing and worn myself out trying. Sometimes, that can break people mentally.

You go out there looking for the knockout and it doesn’t happen? I just let it happen. If it happens, it happens. If it doesn’t, it doesn’t. You can’t go out there looking for it, because you’ll wear yourself out trying.”

MacDonald and Thompson are set to headline UFC Fight Night 89, which takes place live from the TD Place Arena in Ottawa, Canada, live on FS1 on June 18, 2016.

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Five Key Questions Heading Into UFC Fight Night 89

The UFC is back in our lives this weekend as UFC Fight Night 89 is slated to air live and free on FOX Sports 1 this Saturday night (June 18, 2016) from Ottawa, Canada. The UFC has produced an entertaining card featuring some solid Canadian talent, a fan favorite, and a pivotal main event with

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The UFC is back in our lives this weekend as UFC Fight Night 89 is slated to air live and free on FOX Sports 1 this Saturday night (June 18, 2016) from Ottawa, Canada.

The UFC has produced an entertaining card featuring some solid Canadian talent, a fan favorite, and a pivotal main event with serious title implications.

The event should provide us with some answers regarding what’s next for some of the UFC’s biggest stars.

With that being said, let’s take a look at five key questions heading into UFC Fight Night 89…

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‘Cowboy’ Teases Potential Jump To Middleweight

Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone loves to fight, he loves to fight so much that the No. 4-ranked lightweight in the world is set to step into the Octagon this Saturday night (June 18, 2016) in a welterweight bout against Patrick Cote. ‘Cowboy'(29-7-1) is coming off of an impressive first round submission victory over Alex Oliveira in

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‘Cowboy'(29-7-1) is coming off of an impressive first round submission victory over Alex Oliveira in February, following an upsetting first round TKO loss to Rafael dos Anjos in their title bout last December.

Now Cerrone is ready to get back inside the Octagon and throw down with Cote in Saturday’s co-main event, and in a recent interview (Courtesy of MMAJunkie) this week ‘Cowboy’ stated that he’s feeling ‘pretty young’ heading into the 170-pound contest:

“I feel pretty young in the middle of my career right now,” Cerrone said. “I just like to fight. I love it.

I don’t understand people who want to fight twice a year. Like, what do you do with your money? Because I blow through that (expletive). I need more. I just love it.

The 33-year-old admits he can’t fight forever and dreads the day he has to hang up the gloves for good, which is why he currently relishes in the moment each and every time he steps into the Octagon today:

“Saturday night, when you make that walk, there’s not a feeling like it in the world. So when that any given Sunday stops, it’s going to be a (expletive) feeling.

I don’t know what I’m going to do – I’m going to go crazy. Right now, I suck it up every time and I walk out and I’m like, ‘This is so cool, man.’”

Cerrone, who typically competes in the 155-pound division, was asked how big a factor the size difference will be come fight night as he steps into the Octagon with a man in Cote who has to cut down to 170 pounds:

“Absolutely, size is going to be a big factor,” Cerrone said. “I’ll walk into the fight literally 176, 177 pounds. He’s probably going to be closer to 200, 205.

They have weight limits for a reason, but it don’t matter. The handcuff on his lungs will probably come in the second round. Then I’ll be able to do whatever the (expletive) I want.”

Although he is treading in somewhat unfamiliar waters in the 170-pound division this weekend, Cerrone was adamant that he is just ‘having fun’ and will continue to compete in the lightweight division he calls home. ‘Cowboy’ did, however, mention the 185-pound division as a potential future landing spot:

“I’m just doing this (fight) just because,” Cerrone said. “155 is where I want to be. That’s where I plan on being. I just took a little sabbatical to stay active – just playing, having fun.

I like fighting. I would fight 185 – I literally would. But we’ll see Saturday night if weight makes a difference.

Does he hit harder? Probably. Am I faster? Definitely. (I’m) way better looking.”

‘Cowboy’ and Cote will clash in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 89, live on FS1 from the TD Arena in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on June 18, 2016.

You can check out Cerrone’s interview here bellow:

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Video: Joe Rogan Previews “Cowboy” Cerrone vs. Patrick Cote Ahead Of UFN 89

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Ahead of this Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 89 event from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, longtime UFC commentator Joe Rogan has checked in with his breakdown of the co-main event scheduled for this weekend.

Featured above is a…

https://youtu.be/MHNevpPz1VQ

Ahead of this Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 89 event from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, longtime UFC commentator Joe Rogan has checked in with his breakdown of the co-main event scheduled for this weekend.

Featured above is a video released by the UFC on their official YouTube channel on Wednesday, where Rogan takes a closer look at this Saturday’s co-main event fight between Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and Patrick Cote.

Headlined by Rory MacDonald vs. Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson, UFC Fight Night 89 takes place this Saturday, June 18, 2016 from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.