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Video: Highlights Of Josh Burkman vs. Zak Ottow From UFC Fight Night 96

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At the UFC Fight Night 96 event in Portland, Oregon on Saturday evening, Zak Ottow picked up a victory over a longtime MMA and UFC veteran.

Ottow edged out Ultimate Fighter 2 veteran and longtime UFC fighter Josh Burk…

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At the UFC Fight Night 96 event in Portland, Oregon on Saturday evening, Zak Ottow picked up a victory over a longtime MMA and UFC veteran.

Ottow edged out Ultimate Fighter 2 veteran and longtime UFC fighter Josh Burkman by way of split decision victory after three rounds, in their main card bout at the event on Saturday.

Featured above are video highlights of the Burkman-Ottow fight from the UFC Fight Night 96 event.

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John Dodson Doubts Decision: Lineker Looked Like Frankenstein

Former two-time flyweight title challenger John “The Magician” Dodson attempted to establish himself as a legitimate threat to the 135-pound throne in the main event of last night’s (October 1, 2016) UFC Fight Night 96 from Portland, taking on No. 3-ranked John “Hands of Stone” Lineker. The two men went to battle for 25 minutes

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Former two-time flyweight title challenger John “The Magician” Dodson attempted to establish himself as a legitimate threat to the 135-pound throne in the main event of last night’s (October 1, 2016) UFC Fight Night 96 from Portland, taking on No. 3-ranked John “Hands of Stone” Lineker.

The two men went to battle for 25 minutes in a closely-fought war, but it was Lineker who came out on top with a split-decision victory. Dodson, however, didn’t agree with the decision, and he believes the damage he dished out should’ve been enough to land him the nod:

“I still look handsome as hell,” Dodson told MMAjunkie. “He came out looking like Frankenstein, so I don’t know what’s up.”

“The Magician” event went as far as to compare the fight to UFC 195’s welterweight title fight between Robbie Lawler and Carlos Condit. The fight was an instant classic that many felt as if Condit had won, although the judges gave Lawler the decision:

“I did the whole Carlos Condit-Robbie Lawler thing, and sure enough, they gave it to Robbie Lawler again,” Dodson said.

Dodson did indeed appear to get the better of the striking advantages, however, Lineker’s forward pressure as opposed to Dodson’s counter punching may have led the judges to sway towards “Hands of Stone”.

“I was like, ‘What the hell are y’all thinking?’” Dodson said. “I didn’t know you could make someone miss so many times and still be on the losing end.”

How did you score the fight?

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John Lineker Thinks He’s Earned Shot At Dominick Cruz

Despite missing weight for a record setting fifth time, No. 3-ranked UFC bantamweight contender John “Hands of Stone” Lineker extended his win streak to six in the main event of last night’s (October 1, 2016) UFC Fight Night 96 with a split-decision victory over former two-time flyweight title challenger John Dodson. With his latest victory,

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Despite missing weight for a record setting fifth time, No. 3-ranked UFC bantamweight contender John “Hands of Stone” Lineker extended his win streak to six in the main event of last night’s (October 1, 2016) UFC Fight Night 96 with a split-decision victory over former two-time flyweight title challenger John Dodson.

With his latest victory, Lineker is eyeing another big name fight, and it appears as if he has his eyes set on the division’s ring leader Dominick Cruz:

“Im a fighter, I will fight anyone UFC puts in front of me, but I think I deserve Dominick Cruz. It’s time for me, I have four consecutive wins. It’s my turn now.,” said “Hands of Stone” during his post-fight interview.

Cruz is coming off of a dominant decision victory over bitter rival Urijah Faber last June, and has yet to sign on for his next fight. The list of possible opponents for “The Dominator” includes former champion TJ Dillashaw, who Cruz beat last January, Cody Garbrandt, and now Lineker, although it’s currently unclear which man is leading the race.

If Lineker isn’t given a title shot, perhaps a bout with No. 4-ranked Bryan Caraway would make sense. Caraway, who’s coming off of a victory over the previously surging Aljamain Sterling, took to his official twitter to call out “Hands of Stone”:


Who would you like to see the Brazilian slugger take on next?

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John Lineker Thinks He’s Earned Shot At Dominick Cruz

Despite missing weight for a record setting fifth time, No. 3-ranked UFC bantamweight contender John “Hands of Stone” Lineker extended his win streak to six in the main event of last night’s (October 1, 2016) UFC Fight Night 96 with a split-decision victory over former two-time flyweight title challenger John Dodson. With his latest victory,

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Despite missing weight for a record setting fifth time, No. 3-ranked UFC bantamweight contender John “Hands of Stone” Lineker extended his win streak to six in the main event of last night’s (October 1, 2016) UFC Fight Night 96 with a split-decision victory over former two-time flyweight title challenger John Dodson.

With his latest victory, Lineker is eyeing another big name fight, and it appears as if he has his eyes set on the division’s ring leader Dominick Cruz:

“Im a fighter, I will fight anyone UFC puts in front of me, but I think I deserve Dominick Cruz. It’s time for me, I have four consecutive wins. It’s my turn now.,” said “Hands of Stone” during his post-fight interview.

Cruz is coming off of a dominant decision victory over bitter rival Urijah Faber last June, and has yet to sign on for his next fight. The list of possible opponents for “The Dominator” includes former champion TJ Dillashaw, who Cruz beat last January, Cody Garbrandt, and now Lineker, although it’s currently unclear which man is leading the race.

If Lineker isn’t given a title shot, perhaps a bout with No. 4-ranked Bryan Caraway would make sense. Caraway, who’s coming off of a victory over the previously surging Aljamain Sterling, took to his official twitter to call out “Hands of Stone”:


Who would you like to see the Brazilian slugger take on next?

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Will Brooks ‘Needs A Beer’ After Breaking Rib In Loss

Former Bellator lightweight champion Will Brooks was looking to extend his perceived rise up the deep UFC 155-pound ranks when he met Alex Oliveira in the co-main event of last night’s (Sat., October 1, 2016) UFC Fight Night 96 from Moda Center in Portland Oregon. Instead, he suffered his first UFC loss to a fighter who

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Former Bellator lightweight champion Will Brooks was looking to extend his perceived rise up the deep UFC 155-pound ranks when he met Alex Oliveira in the co-main event of last night’s (Sat., October 1, 2016) UFC Fight Night 96 from Moda Center in Portland Oregon.

Instead, he suffered his first UFC loss to a fighter who missed weight by a lofty 5.5 pounds, succumbing to a brutal third-round TKO from the Brazilian “Cowboy” after breaking his rib in the first round. After the disappointing loss, Brooks discussed the injury on Twitter, noting that he couldn’t feel bad for himself and would be back:

He also released a photo of himself in the hospital, noting that he ‘needed a beer’ after the injury caused him to noticeably grimace on multiple occurrences during the later portions of the fight:

The rib appeared to be hurt when Brooks absorbed a brutal elbow from Oliveira in the first round, and it certainly played a big part into his subsequent decline and loss. However, there are many crying that he was hurt by an opponent in a fight, an obvious byproduct of the sport he was competing in.

Regardless, Brooks has his first UFC loss in only second fight, albeit to an opponent who was more of a welterweight than a lightweight at weigh-ins and fight time.

Brooks will definitely be back after he heals, yet his UFC career is off to a rocky start. Do you think he’ll be able to turn things around in the world’s toughest MMA promotion?

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UFC Fight Night 96 Reebok Fighter Payouts: Josh Burkman Leads Pack

UFC Fight Night 96 is in the books, and now it’s time for Reebok to pay the fighters their sponsorship money. UFC Fight Night 96 took place on October 1st, 2016 from the Moda Center in Portland, Ore. The UFC Fight Pass prelims began at 7:15 p.m. ET with four bouts while the FOX Sports

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UFC Fight Night 96 is in the books, and now it’s time for Reebok to pay the fighters their sponsorship money.

UFC Fight Night 96 took place on October 1st, 2016 from the Moda Center in Portland, Ore. The UFC Fight Pass prelims began at 7:15 p.m. ET with four bouts while the FOX Sports 2 prelims aired at p.m. ET with four bouts. The main card began at 11 p.m. ET on FS1 with four bouts.

The full payouts include:

John Lineker (12th fight): $10,000 def. John Dodson (10th fight): $5,000

Alex Oliveira (7th fight): $5,000 def. Will Brooks (2nd fight): $2,500

Zak Ottow (1st fight): $2,500 def. Josh Burkman (16th fight): $15,000

Brandon Moreno (1st fight): $2,500 def. Louis Smolka (7th fight): $5,000

Luis Henrique da Silva (2nd fight): $2,500 def. Joachim Christensen (1st fight): $2,500

Andre Fili (7th fight): $5,000 def. Hacran Dias (7th fight): $5,000

Shamil Abdurakhimov (3rd fight): $2,500 def. Walt Harris (5th fight): $2,500

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (3rd fight): $2,500 def. Keita Nakamura (7th fight): $5,000

Nate Marquardt (24th fight): $20,000 def. Tamdan McCrory (9th fight): $5,000

Ion Cutelaba (2nd fight): $2,500 def. Jonathan Wilson (3rd fight): $2,500

Curtis Blaydes (2nd fight): $2,500 def. Cody East (2nd fight): $2,500

Ketlan Vieira (1st fight): $2,500 def. Kelly Faszholz (2nd fight): $2,500

This event was headlined by a bantamweight bout between John Lineker and former two-time UFC Flyweight Title challenger and TUF Team Bisping vs. Team Miller bantamweight winner John Dodson. Will Brooks vs. Alex Oliveira in a lightweight showdown was the co-main event. Rounding out the main card was Brandon Moreno vs. Louis Smolka and Josh Burkman vs. Zak Ottow.

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