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Glover Teixeira Returns At UFC Hamburg

The UFC has officially announced the return of Glover Teixeira. The promotion revealed on Friday (May 4, 2018) morning that the former title contender would fight Ilir Latifi in a light heavyweight showdown at the upcoming UFC Hamburg (UFC Fight Night 134) event. Let’s make it official shall we! @GloverTeixeira vs. @LatifiMMA is on for […]

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The UFC has officially announced the return of Glover Teixeira.

The promotion revealed on Friday (May 4, 2018) morning that the former title contender would fight Ilir Latifi in a light heavyweight showdown at the upcoming UFC Hamburg (UFC Fight Night 134) event.

Latifi is coming into this bout off a submission win over Ovince Saint Preux. In his last five bouts, he’s won four and currently on a two fight win streak that includes decision wins over Tyson Pedro and Gian Villante.

On the flip side, Teixeira scored a KO victory over Misha Cirkunov in his most recent bout. This comes off him suffering a KO loss to contender Alexander Gustafsson. He’s 5-2 in his past seven fights overall.

UFC Hamburg is set to take place on July 22, 2018, at Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany.

The main card will air on FOX Sports 1 while the preliminary card will be split broadcasted on FOX Sports 1 and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass.

Volkan Oezdemir vs. Mauricio Rua in a light heavyweight bout will serve as the headliner of this show. As of this writing, there’s no word yet on which bout will serve as the co-main event but it’s likely to be Latifi vs. Teixeira.

The promotion will be announcing more bouts for this upcoming event in the coming weeks. Here is how the card looks like for now:

Volkan Oezdemir vs. Mauricio Rua
Ilir Latifi vs. Glover Teixeira
Stefan Struve vs. Marcin Tybura
Marc Diakiese vs. Nasrat Haqparast
Jeremy Kimball vs. Darko Stosic
Justin Ledet vs. Aleksandar Rakic

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Stefan Struve vs. Marcin Tybura Official For UFC Hamburg

Stefan Struve vs. Marcin Tybura has gone from planned to official. Last week, our own Damon Martin reported that a heavyweight clash between Struve and Tybura was in the works for UFC Hamburg. Today (April 27), the UFC made it official. Check it out: H…

Stefan Struve vs. Marcin Tybura has gone from planned to official. Last week, our own Damon Martin reported that a heavyweight clash between Struve and Tybura was in the works for UFC Hamburg. Today (April 27), the UFC made it official. Check it out: Heavyweights are coming to #UFCHamburg!! @MarcinTybura vs. @StefanStruve throw down on […]

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Andrei Arlovski Still Has ‘Fire’ In His Eyes

Despite a slight resurgence when he returned to the UFC in 2014, former heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski has now fallen on rough times, losing three consecutive bouts. His latest loss came yesterday (September 3, 2016) via third round submission to Josh Barnett in the main event of UFC Fight Night 93 from Hamburg, Germany. When

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Despite a slight resurgence when he returned to the UFC in 2014, former heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski has now fallen on rough times, losing three consecutive bouts. His latest loss came yesterday (September 3, 2016) via third round submission to Josh Barnett in the main event of UFC Fight Night 93 from Hamburg, Germany. When assessing the fight at the post-fight press conference, Arlovski simply said that Barnett was the better man, although he also claimed that he’s still a top 10 fighter:

“He was better man tonight,” Arlovski said of Barnett at the post-fight press conference I lost third fight. “Now I’m going to take some time off and come back stronger. At least he didn’t knock me out. He choked me and he has great wrestling skills.

“He was better man tonight,” he continued. “Thank you very much for the fight. Good luck to him in the future. I’m still top 10. So, it’s totally up to my managers what’s next for me and totally up to the UFC.”

Continuing on, Arlovski said that he’s going to take time off and discuss what went wrong with his team, but he also confirmed that he still has the ‘fire’ in his eyes, implying that he’d like to fight again:

“Not so much, but it is what it is,” he said of his effort. “Like I said, Josh was better man tonight. We’re going to sit down with our coaches. We’re going to see what was wrong during my camp and we’re going to move forward. I’m still top 10 and I lost to guys who next weekend are going to fight for the title. Another guy, Josh Barnett, he’s tough, no doubt.”

“I still have fire in my eyes,” he noted. “So, I’m ready to go.”

Are you still interested in seeing Arlovski compete?

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Alexander Gustafsson Wants Back In The Title Race

UFC light-heavyweight contender Alexander Gustafsson returned with a hard-fought victory at UFC Fight Night 93. Facing the underdog Jan Blachowicz in the Hamburg, Germany-based co-main event, the Swedish brawler ended up in one of his trademark wars. His Polish opponent actually started off very well. Gus had to deal with a swollen eye in the

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UFC light-heavyweight contender Alexander Gustafsson returned with a hard-fought victory at UFC Fight Night 93. Facing the underdog Jan Blachowicz in the Hamburg, Germany-based co-main event, the Swedish brawler ended up in one of his trademark wars. His Polish opponent actually started off very well. Gus had to deal with a swollen eye in the early exchanges from a neat 1-2 combo. In typical fashion, Gustafsson fought through the adversity to score a shut out victory.

Having lost two in a row to Anthony Johnson and Daniel Cormier, Gus needed a win badly in Hamburg. The story of the fight included multiple take downs, plenty of top control and some savage elbows. It wasn’t the clean-cut finish that many of his fans had hoped for, but Gustafsson got the win nonetheless. Following his unanimous decision victory over Blachowicz, obvious questions about Gus’ immediate future have arisen.

Gustafsson

What’s Next For Gus?

Speaking during the UFC Fight Night 93 post fight presser, Swedish fan favorite Alexander Gustafsson spoke about his goals after beating Jan Blachowicz. As quoted by MMAJunkie.com:

“I just take one fight at a time right now. Let’s see what the next challenge is. Honestly, I don’t really care that much. I’m just staying focused and getting that ‘W’ and getting back to winning again. It’s been a tough last year.”

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Rebounding from the gritty loss to Cormier and harrowing KO defeat against ‘Rumble,’ Gustafsson remains realistic about his aspirations at 205 pounds. Given the traffic jam at the top of the division, a number one contender fight could well be up next.

“I feel great being back in the octagon again and competing again. Let’s see what the challenge is and what’s next, what opponent they want for me. Of course, my big focus and goal is to be a contender again and compete for that championship belt again.”

Jones vs. Gustafsson

Potential Fights

As mentioned, Jon Jones, ‘DC’ and Johnson need to iron out a few creases at the title end of light-heavyweight. One obvious burner for Gus to look at next is a scrap with Ryan Bader. ‘Darth’ made a victorious return at UFC Hamburg too, starching Gustafsson’s team-mate Ilir Latifi with a highlight reel knockout.

Thoughts?

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Video: Ryan Bader Takes Ilir Latifi’s Soul With Crushing Knockout

UFC Hamburg transpired in the Barclaycard Arena last night (Saturday September 3, 2016). In the promotion’s fifth trip to Germany and the first to Hamburg, a host of well-known European prospects were on show. Most of the local favorites did very well indeed. Alexander Gustafsson bounced back from the first back-to-back losses of his career.

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UFC Hamburg transpired in the Barclaycard Arena last night (Saturday September 3, 2016). In the promotion’s fifth trip to Germany and the first to Hamburg, a host of well-known European prospects were on show. Most of the local favorites did very well indeed. Alexander Gustafsson bounced back from the first back-to-back losses of his career. The former title challenger shut out a game Jan Blachowicz over three rounds. The real story of the night came from Ryan Bader though.

After being squashed by Anthony Johnson in his last trip to the octagon, ‘Darth’ was in need of a big win. Following the devastation ‘Rumble’ had bestowed on Bader, the Ultimate Fighter 8 winner was not faced with an easy task. Taking on surging knockout artist/wrestler Ilir Latifi on European soil must have been a daunting task.

Ryan Bader

Career Defining Knockout

Not only did he pull it out the bag, but Ryan Bader did it with a stunning knockout in the second round.’Darth’ hadn’t scored a finish in the UFC octagon since 2011 against Jason Brilz. What a time to do it, and in such brutal fashion too. Here’s the footage of Bader’s nasty knockout against ‘Rocky’ in Hamburg:

UFC Fight Night: Latifi v Bader

What’s Next?

That’s an interesting question to ask right now. The UFC light-heavyweight division is a complicated picture at the championship end. With Anthony Johnson, Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier making a bit of a jam, there could be room for a pretty decent fight with Latifi’s team-mate. Yep, Alexander Gustafsson vs. Ryan Bader has a pretty nice ring to it.

There’s now a rivalry to base that fight on too, given the friendship between training partners Gus and ‘Rocky.’ Also the rankings, for what they are even worth these days, would add up in that fight. Have we seen the new version of Ryan Bader put on trial in Germany?

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Josh Barnett vs. Andrei Arlovski Video Highlights

Heavyweight veterans Josh Barnett and Andrei Arlovski put on a rousing back-and-forth battle in the main event of today’s (Sat., September 3, 2016) UFC Fight Night 93 from the Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany, where both fighters took turns rocking each other that resulted in riveting shifts of momentum. The first 30 seconds of the fight was

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Heavyweight veterans Josh Barnett and Andrei Arlovski put on a rousing back-and-forth battle in the main event of today’s (Sat., September 3, 2016) UFC Fight Night 93 from the Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany, where both fighters took turns rocking each other that resulted in riveting shifts of momentum.

The first 30 seconds of the fight was especially exciting, as each man not only rocked the other with a big punch, but was also felled by a shot from the other man, causing an air of electricity to course throughout the German crowd. The bout became a grueling affair from there, with each former champion struggling for an advantage in the clinch.

It appeared Barnett would end the bout with his massive arsenal of submissions on more than one occasion, and he very nearly did so with ground and pound from the mount as well. But “The Pitbull” was also able to weather the storm to blast “The Warmaster” with a couple combos that nearly ended the match. It was there that Barnett was momentarily hurt by an inadvertent eye poke that referee Leon Edward failed to notice.

Ultimately Barnett survived and locked up the victory with a rear-naked choke in one of the best heavyweight battles in recent memory. Watch the highlights of “The Warmaster’s” big comeback win starting at the 0:57 mark of his post-fight interview below:

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