Cain Velasquez Says Francis Ngannou ‘Presents A Lot Of Dangers’

Cain Velasquez plans to prepare to the best of his abilities for a dangerous Francis Ngannou. On Feb. 17, Velasquez will meet Ngannou on the first UFC on ESPN event. For those confused, this will not be an ESPN+ event. The card will be taking place on …

Cain Velasquez plans to prepare to the best of his abilities for a dangerous Francis Ngannou. On Feb. 17, Velasquez will meet Ngannou on the first UFC on ESPN event. For those confused, this will not be an ESPN+ event. The card will be taking place on the major ESPN network. Talking Stick Resort Arena […]

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Greg Hardy Co-Headlines UFC on ESPN+ 1

Greg Hardy will make his official UFC debut on next month’s ESPN+ 1, and he will be one half of the co-main event. Hardy will take on fellow Tuesday Night Contender Series alum Allen Crowder in a heavyweight fight at UFC on ESPN+ 1. The bout will be in the co-main event slot to the […]

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Greg Hardy will make his official UFC debut on next month’s ESPN+ 1, and he will be one half of the co-main event.

Hardy will take on fellow Tuesday Night Contender Series alum Allen Crowder in a heavyweight fight at UFC on ESPN+ 1. The bout will be in the co-main event slot to the suprise of many fans.

On Saturday, the UFC announced the lineup and bout order for the main card on ESPN+ and the preliminary card on ESPN. It seems odd that the prelims will air on the ESPN’s flagship station while the main card will air on the network’s streaming service.

UFC on ESPN+ 1 will take place on Jan. 19 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. Its headlined by a super fight between bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw and the flyweight champ Henry Cejudo.

Here’s the full UFC on ESPN+ 1 lineup:

Main Card (ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET):

Champ Henry Cejudo vs. T.J. Dillashaw – for the flyweight title
Allen Crowder vs. Greg Hardy

Gregor Gillespie vs. Yancy Medeiros
Joseph Benavidez vs. Dustin Ortiz
Rachael Ostovich vs. Paige VanZant
Ion Cutelaba vs. Glover Teixeira

Preliminary Card (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET):

Donald Cerrone vs. Alexander Hernandez
Joanne Calderwood vs. Ariane Lipski
Alonzo Menifield vs. Vinicius Moreira
John Lineker vs. Cory Sandhagen

Preliminary Card (6:30 p.m. ET):

Randy Brown vs. Chance Rencountre
Belal Muhammad vs. Geoff Neal
Dennis Bermudez vs. Te Edwards

The UFC received a ton of blowback when they announced that Hardy would be apart of this card. Many MMA personalities accused the promotion of “being tone deaf” given the addition of Hardy on a card that already featured domestic vilence victom Rachael Ostovich.

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BREAKING: Dana White Confirms Cain Velasquez vs. Francis Ngannou

Dana White has confirmed last week’s report of Cain Velasquez making his long-awaited return to competition at UFC on ESPN 1 when Velasquez headlines the card opposite Francis Ngannou. ESPN broke the news of White’s confirmation late Friday evening. UF…

Dana White has confirmed last week’s report of Cain Velasquez making his long-awaited return to competition at UFC on ESPN 1 when Velasquez headlines the card opposite Francis Ngannou. ESPN broke the news of White’s confirmation late Friday evening. UFC on ESPN 1 takes place February 17th from the Talking Stick Resort & Casino in […]

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UFC on ESPN+ 1: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw Official Poster Released

The UFC will kick off their broadcast deal with ESPN in style. UFC on ESPN+ 1 will be headlined by a champion vs. champion super fight. UFC flyweight champion Henry Cejudo will have his first title defense against bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw. The UFC has released the official poster for the fight. Check it out […]

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The UFC will kick off their broadcast deal with ESPN in style.

UFC on ESPN+ 1 will be headlined by a champion vs. champion super fight. UFC flyweight champion Henry Cejudo will have his first title defense against bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw. The UFC has released the official poster for the fight. Check it out here:

Cejudo comes off a historic victory over Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson. He became the first man to ever defeat Johnson at 125 pounds this past August. The former Olympian defeated Johnson via split decision. He avenged his first career defeat to Johnson back in 2016, when “Mighty Mouse” finished him in the first round.

Now he hopes to pick up an even bigger victory against Dillashaw.

Dillashaw is on a roll at the moment. He’s riding a four-fight win streak and regained the bantamweight title in November of last year. Dillashaw finished Garbrandt in the second round of their meeting at UFC 217. He solidified his victory in their rematch at UFC 227, this time finishing “No Love” in the first round. Now he’ll go after his second division title at 125 pounds against Cejudo.

UFC on ESPN+ 1 goes down from The Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on January 19, 2018.

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Andrea Lee vs. Ashlee Evans-Smith Set for UFC on ESPN 1

UFC on ESPN 1 has added a flyweight bout against two ranked fighters, #11-ranked Andrea Lee and #13-ranked Ashlee Evans-Smith. News of the bout was originally reported by MyMMANews.com. Andrea Lee is currently on a five-fight winning streak, which cont…

UFC on ESPN 1 has added a flyweight bout against two ranked fighters, #11-ranked Andrea Lee and #13-ranked Ashlee Evans-Smith. News of the bout was originally reported by MyMMANews.com. Andrea Lee is currently on a five-fight winning streak, which continued in her UFC debut last May, where Lee picked up the unanimous decision victory over […]

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Cain Velasquez vs. Francis Ngannou Targeted for UFC on ESPN 1

A blockbuster MMA showdown is in the works for UFC on ESPN 1 as Cain Velasquez is targeted to make his long-awaited return to UFC competition, as he is expected to headline the card opposite Francis Ngannou. Sources close to MMA News have confirmed the…

A blockbuster MMA showdown is in the works for UFC on ESPN 1 as Cain Velasquez is targeted to make his long-awaited return to UFC competition, as he is expected to headline the card opposite Francis Ngannou. Sources close to MMA News have confirmed the initial report from ESPN, with the bout close to being […]

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