With Jones vs. OSP set as the main event for UFC 197 after Daniel Cormier’s injury, the UFC has released its occasional free fights on YouTube. This time its Ovince St. Preux’s 1st round submission over Nakita Krylov.
He used a rare Von Flue choke against Krylov that earned him a performance of the night bonus at UFC 171. OSP will now fight for the interim light heavyweight belt against Jon Jones. The 32 year-old has won 8 of his last 10 fights and will look to become the interim light heavyweight title holder. Relive the fight here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0W8_1gsHAs
With Jones vs. OSP set as the main event for UFC 197 after Daniel Cormier’s injury, the UFC has released its occasional free fights on YouTube. This time its Ovince St. Preux’s 1st round submission over Nakita Krylov.
He used a rare Von Flue choke against Krylov that earned him a performance of the night bonus at UFC 171. OSP will now fight for the interim light heavyweight belt against Jon Jones. The 32 year-old has won 8 of his last 10 fights and will look to become the interim light heavyweight title holder. Relive the fight here:
Apparently promoters tried to put together a fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Randy Couture when the Russian legend made his official MMA return late last year.
Couture spoke about being contacted to fight Fedor du…
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Apparently promoters tried to put together a fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Randy Couture when the Russian legend made his official MMA return late last year.
Couture spoke about being contacted to fight Fedor during his appearance on Friday’s edition of Inside MMA on AXS TV.
“I was approached when Fedor [Emelianenko] threw his hat back into the ring after a four, five year layoff,” Couture said during an interview segment on the show. “I was the first one they came to. It’s certainly something you have to consider and take seriously, but it’s not really about money. I think one of the more rational decisions I’ve probably made in my life was the decision to step down and hang them up.”
The MMA legend went on to say that in his eyes, he accomplished his goal of being someone with integrity who represented the sport of MMA in a positive way.
“You want to be remembered as somebody that had integrity and that represented the sport in a positive way. I think I accomplished that,” said Couture. “I’m happy with how the fans seem to remember me and the ones that come up to me all the time and talk to me, want a picture. I’m very happy with how that’s come out.”
You can watch Randy Couture’s interview from Inside MMA on AXS TV above.
According to UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier, it was the UFC who made the call to pull him from the main event against Jon Jones at UFC 197 later this month, not him.
Cormier spoke about the unfortunate circumstances that led to him pulling out of UFC 197 this past weekend, resulting in Jones vs. Ovince St. Preux in an interim title fight being named the new main event of this month’s UFC pay-per-view event, during his appearance on Ariel Helwani’s “The MMA Hour” at MMAFighting.com on Monday.
According to D.C., however, he wanted to wait until Monday to see how his injury was doing before making the call, but the UFC told him that they didn’t want him to fight such a big fight when he wasn’t at his best.
“Something very surprising happened,” Cormier said during his appearance on the show on Monday. “Jon and I will make a lot of money together, we make a lot of money for the UFC too. But when I told them I was going to see it through the weekend, those guys were [like], ‘Daniel you’re hurt. Looking at your MRI, you need 5-6 weeks, so even if sat on your ass for the next three weeks before they fight, you’d still need at least two weeks to start feeling better. And they’re like, ‘You know D.C., you worked very hard to get to where you are today. You’re the champion, you don’t have to fight hurt. We can’t put you in situation you’re not healthy, we don’t want you to fight under those circumstances. They made the decision for me. I begged them, I was like give me until Monday, please.”
While Cormier won’t be able to fight Jones on April 23rd as he had originally planned, he still hopes the fight can materialize in time for UFC 200, or another UFC event this summer.
“If they’re telling me in 4-6 weeks I’m supposed to be better, that would leave me with 10-12 weeks to train for UFC 200, I could be ready to fight then,” said Cormier. “The only thing with that is, it’s a little scary because Jon is fighting in April. I don’t know if he will be willing to turn around and fight right back again three months later. If he would, I’d love to run it back with him any time in the summer. Late summer, early summer, it doesn’t matter.”
UFC 197: Jones vs. St.. Preux takes place on Saturday, April 23, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
According to UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier, it was the UFC who made the call to pull him from the main event against Jon Jones at UFC 197 later this month, not him.
Cormier spoke about the unfortunate circumstances that led to him pulling out of UFC 197 this past weekend, resulting in Jones vs. Ovince St. Preux in an interim title fight being named the new main event of this month’s UFC pay-per-view event, during his appearance on Ariel Helwani’s “The MMA Hour” at MMAFighting.com on Monday.
According to D.C., however, he wanted to wait until Monday to see how his injury was doing before making the call, but the UFC told him that they didn’t want him to fight such a big fight when he wasn’t at his best.
“Something very surprising happened,” Cormier said during his appearance on the show on Monday. “Jon and I will make a lot of money together, we make a lot of money for the UFC too. But when I told them I was going to see it through the weekend, those guys were [like], ‘Daniel you’re hurt. Looking at your MRI, you need 5-6 weeks, so even if sat on your ass for the next three weeks before they fight, you’d still need at least two weeks to start feeling better. And they’re like, ‘You know D.C., you worked very hard to get to where you are today. You’re the champion, you don’t have to fight hurt. We can’t put you in situation you’re not healthy, we don’t want you to fight under those circumstances. They made the decision for me. I begged them, I was like give me until Monday, please.”
While Cormier won’t be able to fight Jones on April 23rd as he had originally planned, he still hopes the fight can materialize in time for UFC 200, or another UFC event this summer.
“If they’re telling me in 4-6 weeks I’m supposed to be better, that would leave me with 10-12 weeks to train for UFC 200, I could be ready to fight then,” said Cormier. “The only thing with that is, it’s a little scary because Jon is fighting in April. I don’t know if he will be willing to turn around and fight right back again three months later. If he would, I’d love to run it back with him any time in the summer. Late summer, early summer, it doesn’t matter.”
UFC 197: Jones vs. St.. Preux takes place on Saturday, April 23, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Following his latest driving-related issue with the law, UFC light heavyweight contender Jon Jones has hired his nutritionist, Lou Giordano, to serve as his full-time driver.
“I have him here and he’s driving me between every practice all day, even …
Following his latest driving-related issue with the law, UFC light heavyweight contender Jon Jones has hired his nutritionist, Lou Giordano, to serve as his full-time driver.
“I have him here and he’s driving me between every practice all day, even at night now,” Jones said during his appearance on Monday’s edition of “The MMA Hour” with Ariel Helwani at MMAFighting.com. “I figured I’d take getting in trouble out of the police’s hands by simply not driving.”
Jones elaborated on the decision, explaining that most of his trouble seems to stem from driving-related incidents, so by cutting that out, he hopes he’ll be able to focus on the task at hand — regaining his UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
“There’s a pattern throughout my career,” Jones said. “I’ve never gotten into a street fight, nothing crazy. It’s always been something behind the wheel. So, by simply not driving, I’m pretty positive that there won’t be any issues coming up in my life, especially (with my) sobriety as well. I’ve failed some drug tests in the past and I’ve gotten some traffic issues in the past. Now that I’m sober, now that I’m just not going to drive anyone for a while, I think we’re going to be good.”
Jones will look to get one step closer to the title he never lost in the Octagon, as he battles Ovince St. Preux for the interim light heavyweight title at UFC 197 on Saturday, April 23, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
If you haven’t seen UFC 196 yet, and subscribe to UFC Fight Pass, you are in luck.
The event is now available for viewing on the all-digital service, including the main event between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz. The two will square off again this July.
Also, the card featured Miesha Tate claiming the female bantamweight belt with a victory over Holly Holm.
Cody East, who earned his 12th victory in front of UFC president Dana White recently, has been signed to meet Walt Harris at UFC 197, the promotion confirmed.
East (12-1) was filmed for the reality series “Lookin’ for a Fight” featuring White and Ma…
Cody East, who earned his 12th victory in front of UFC president Dana White recently, has been signed to meet Walt Harris at UFC 197, the promotion confirmed.
East (12-1) was filmed for the reality series “Lookin’ for a Fight” featuring White and Matt Serra. The bout will headline the UFC Fight Pass portion of the April 23 card from Las Vegas.
East dominated Kevin Ashland, scoring a 40-second finish with White in attendance. He has stopped 11 of his 12 career wins, while Harris (7-4) sports a record of 0-3 with the UFC.
The card features an interim light heavyweight title match between Jon Jones and Ovince Saint Preux, along with Demetrious Johnson defending his flyweight belt vs. Henry Cejudo.
