With UFC on FOX 19 set for this Saturday night, the recent edition of “UFC Tonight” was used to promote the card.
Co-hosts Kenny Florian and Daniel Cormier each offered up a fighter to watch, with both sticking away from the “obvious” selections and digging a little deeper.
Florian picked Rose Namajunas, who meets Tecia Torres in the new co-main event in a likely title-eliminator bout at strawweight.
“Rose Namajunas is a completely different fighter than the one you saw in the Ultimate Fighter finale,” Florian said. “Everything is really coming together for her not only on a technical level but mentally she is just way more mature as a fighter. She can really do it all.”
For Cormier, he went with Islam Makhachev, as the Sambo world champion takes on Drew Dober in a lightweight bout that kicks off the televised prelims.
“My fighter to watch is Islam Makhachev. He lost his last fight but had moved up very fast,” Cormier said. “This young man is unbelievable. In the time since his last fight, he’s won another Sambo World Championship. I’ve been with him in training camp, the dude is a monster with unbelievable wrestling and great cardio.”
With UFC on FOX 19 set for this Saturday night, the recent edition of “UFC Tonight” was used to promote the card.
Co-hosts Kenny Florian and Daniel Cormier each offered up a fighter to watch, with both sticking away from the “obvious” selections and digging a little deeper.
Florian picked Rose Namajunas, who meets Tecia Torres in the new co-main event in a likely title-eliminator bout at strawweight.
“Rose Namajunas is a completely different fighter than the one you saw in the Ultimate Fighter finale,” Florian said. “Everything is really coming together for her not only on a technical level but mentally she is just way more mature as a fighter. She can really do it all.”
For Cormier, he went with Islam Makhachev, as the Sambo world champion takes on Drew Dober in a lightweight bout that kicks off the televised prelims.
“My fighter to watch is Islam Makhachev. He lost his last fight but had moved up very fast,” Cormier said. “This young man is unbelievable. In the time since his last fight, he’s won another Sambo World Championship. I’ve been with him in training camp, the dude is a monster with unbelievable wrestling and great cardio.”
Mark Hunt just might get his rematch with Junior dos Santos after all.
It was reported on “UFC Tonight” Wednesday that the heavyweight has signed a new contract with the UFC. While no t…
Mark Hunt just might get his rematch with Junior dos Santos after all.
It was reported on “UFC Tonight” Wednesday that the heavyweight has signed a new contract with the UFC. While no terms were announced on the show, an outlet in New Zealand is reporting that the deal is for six fights over 30 months and in the multi-million dollar variety.
Hunt (12-10-1) has resurrected his career over the past six years, going 6-3-1 including a recent knockout of Frank Mir. He’s also topped Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva, Roy Nelson, Stefan Struve and Ben Rothwell, with his three losses coming to current UFC champion Fabricio Werdum, current No. 1 contender Stipe Miocic and dos Santos.
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida released his own statement Wednesday hours after it was confirmed that he took a banned substance.
Machida was scheduled to face Dan Henderson this coming Saturday night at UFC on FOX 19, but the p…
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida released his own statement Wednesday hours after it was confirmed that he took a banned substance.
Machida was scheduled to face Dan Henderson this coming Saturday night at UFC on FOX 19, but the promotion scrapped the bout completely after the USADA informed them of the news.
On a message he posted online, Machida issued a statement, saying that “I always try to play by the book, but unfortunately this happened.”
Below is the complete statement courtesy Machida:
I’m here to tell you that I was caught by surprise by this news. It has been very dificult for me. I’ve trained a lot for this fight, I’ve dedicated a lot with all my team mates. I want to tell you that I really didn’t know about this substance, so I listed it on my declaration form amongst everything else I was taking, and this substance was recently banned in 2016, so I take the blame for not knowing that, and I’d like to say I’m really sorry and apologize to my fans, team mates, and my family… I always try to play by the book, but unfortunately this happened.
Dan Henderson had a simple message to deliver to Lyoto Machida after finding out “The Dragon” would not be facing him this Saturday night at UFC on FOX 19.
Dan Henderson had a simple message to deliver to Lyoto Machida after finding out “The Dragon” would not be facing him this Saturday night at UFC on FOX 19.
Machida was removed from the co-main event fight after he notified USADA officials that he took a banned substance during an out-of-competition test. The former UFC light heavyweight champion stated that he did not know the substance was banned.
Due to the shortness between the Machida removal and Saturday’s card, no replacement will be found for Henderson, who was looking to avenge a previous defeat to Machida.
Fresh off his destruction of Gabriel Gonzaga, Derrick Lewis indeed found his way into the UFC rankings.
Lewis moved into the Top-15 for the first time this week, sliding in at 13th overall. Junior dos Santos, who also earned a win on the same UFC Fi…
Fresh off his destruction of Gabriel Gonzaga, Derrick Lewis indeed found his way into the UFC rankings.
Lewis moved into the Top-15 for the first time this week, sliding in at 13th overall. Junior dos Santos, who also earned a win on the same UFC Fight Night 86 card over Ben Rothwell, is now ranked fourth.
Rothwell dropped two spots overall to sixth.
There wasn’t much movement elsewhere, though Donald Cerrone did climb three spots at lightweight to sixth. His next bout is scheduled for the welterweight division vs. Patrick Cote.
Fresh off his destruction of Gabriel Gonzaga, Derrick Lewis indeed found his way into the UFC rankings.
Lewis moved into the Top-15 for the first time this week, sliding in at 13th overall. Junior dos Santos, who also earned a win on the same UFC Fi…
Fresh off his destruction of Gabriel Gonzaga, Derrick Lewis indeed found his way into the UFC rankings.
Lewis moved into the Top-15 for the first time this week, sliding in at 13th overall. Junior dos Santos, who also earned a win on the same UFC Fight Night 86 card over Ben Rothwell, is now ranked fourth.
Rothwell dropped two spots overall to sixth.
There wasn’t much movement elsewhere, though Donald Cerrone did climb three spots at lightweight to sixth. His next bout is scheduled for the welterweight division vs. Patrick Cote.
