Cain Velasquez’s return to mixed martial arts (MMA) action is on the horizon. The former UFC heavyweight king will return to the Octagon this weekend (Sat. February 17, 2019) in Phoenix, Arizona. Velasquez will share the cage with feared knockout…
Cain Velasquez’s return to mixed martial arts (MMA) action is on the horizon. The former UFC heavyweight king will return to the Octagon this weekend (Sat. February 17, 2019) in Phoenix, Arizona. Velasquez will share the cage with feared knockout artist Francis Ngannou. They’ll headline UFC on ESPN 1 from the Talking Stick Resort Arena. […]
Henry Cejudo and TJ Dillashaw likely haven’t seen the last of each other inside the Octagon. Dillashaw was defeated by Cejudo in the main event of UFC on ESPN+ 1 last month. Cejudo pulled off a stunning first-round TKO victory over the 135-pound champ. Some believe the stoppage was a tad premature, especially Dillashaw, while […]
Henry Cejudo and TJ Dillashaw likely haven’t seen the last of each other inside the Octagon.
Dillashaw was defeated by Cejudo in the main event of UFC on ESPN+ 1 last month. Cejudo pulled off a stunning first-round TKO victory over the 135-pound champ. Some believe the stoppage was a tad premature, especially Dillashaw, while others believed it was just. With that being said, much talk of a rematch has been dominating the conversation.
It’s likely it takes place at 135 pounds, so Cejudo could attempt to become the UFC’s fourth-ever “Champ Champ.” If that were to happen, Cejudo tells MMA Fighting he might finish Dillashaw even “quicker” at bantamweight (via Bloody Elbow):
“Maybe I’m gonna finish him quicker,” Cejudo said.
It would certainly be interesting to see Cejudo and Dillashaw matched up at 135 pounds. Dillashaw was extremely upset with the way the first fight with Cejudo ended, and complained the stoppage was early. He put in a ton of work to make the cut down to 125 pounds, and felt as if his opportunity at becoming a two-division UFC champion was robbed from him.
Even UFC President Dana White believes the stoppage was early. If the UFC does decide to run it back, it will likely take place at bantamweight. Especially with all the doubts surrounding the flyweight division.
Henry Cejudo and TJ Dillashaw likely haven’t seen the last of each other inside the Octagon. Dillashaw was defeated by Cejudo in the main event of UFC on ESPN+ 1 last month. Cejudo pulled off a stunning first-round TKO victory over the 135-pound champ. Some believe the stoppage was a tad premature, especially Dillashaw, while […]
Henry Cejudo and TJ Dillashaw likely haven’t seen the last of each other inside the Octagon.
Dillashaw was defeated by Cejudo in the main event of UFC on ESPN+ 1 last month. Cejudo pulled off a stunning first-round TKO victory over the 135-pound champ. Some believe the stoppage was a tad premature, especially Dillashaw, while others believed it was just. With that being said, much talk of a rematch has been dominating the conversation.
It’s likely it takes place at 135 pounds, so Cejudo could attempt to become the UFC’s fourth-ever “Champ Champ.” If that were to happen, Cejudo tells MMA Fighting he might finish Dillashaw even “quicker” at bantamweight (via Bloody Elbow):
“Maybe I’m gonna finish him quicker,” Cejudo said.
It would certainly be interesting to see Cejudo and Dillashaw matched up at 135 pounds. Dillashaw was extremely upset with the way the first fight with Cejudo ended, and complained the stoppage was early. He put in a ton of work to make the cut down to 125 pounds, and felt as if his opportunity at becoming a two-division UFC champion was robbed from him.
Even UFC President Dana White believes the stoppage was early. If the UFC does decide to run it back, it will likely take place at bantamweight. Especially with all the doubts surrounding the flyweight division.
It’s no secret that former NFL star Greg Hardy’s UFC debut didn’t go well. Hardy faced Allen Crowder in the co-main event of the UFC’s debut on ESPN. The pair fought on ESPN+ 1 from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Hardy saw early success in his mixed martial arts (MMA) career with several […]
It’s no secret that former NFL star Greg Hardy’s UFC debut didn’t go well.
Hardy faced Allen Crowder in the co-main event of the UFC’s debut on ESPN. The pair fought on ESPN+ 1 from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Hardy saw early success in his mixed martial arts (MMA) career with several first-round knockout finishes. However, things went much differently once he stepped into the Octagon.
Crowder was able to get the fight to the ground and wear Hardy out. The ex-NFL Pro Bowler was fading and hit Crowder with an illegal knee in the second round. Hardy was handed his first defeat of his career via disqualification. Speaking on a recent episode of his “Joe Rogan Experience” podcast, longtime UFC commentator Joe Rogan offered his thoughts on Hardy’s debut.
While discussing with former UFC heavyweight-turned-comedian Brendan Schaub, Rogan called Hardy’s debut a “joke” (via BJPenn.com):
“Well, how’d that go?” Rogan asked Schaub. “How’d that work out? Terrible. It was a joke. It was a joke. I knew that [Hardy] was fading quick. I was like, ‘he’s fading, I don’t like the way he’s stepping, he looks exhausted, he tired out quick,’ Then he hit that guy with the illegal knee.”
There was already a hefty amount of negative publicity surounding Hardy’s debut as it was. Hardy, who has a history of domestic abuse, fought on the same card as UFC flyweight Rachael Ostovich. Ostovich was recently assaulted by her husband, a fellow mixed martial artist. Many were outraged that the UFC booked Hardy on the same card as Ostovich.
However, Ostovich has said numerous times she was not troubled by the circumstances, and even wished Hardy well in his debut.
That debut ended up being a joke according to Rogan.
Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone is hoping for a big fight next. Cerrone defeated Alexander Hernandez on the UFC on ESPN+ 1 prelims earlier this month. With his knockout win over Hernandez, “Cowboy” is gearing up for another run at the 155-pound title. He recently did an “Ask Me Anything” on his Instagram, but said he wouldn’t […]
Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone is hoping for a big fight next.
Cerrone defeated Alexander Hernandez on the UFC on ESPN+ 1 prelims earlier this month. With his knockout win over Hernandez, “Cowboy” is gearing up for another run at the 155-pound title. He recently did an “Ask Me Anything” on his Instagram, but said he wouldn’t be answering questions about his next fight because that’s currently “in the works”:
“What would you like to Know? Ask anything? (only not about my next fight because that’s in the works and I can’t give you a answer)”
After defeating Hernandez, Cerrone called for a top-ranked lightweight opponent. He named former UFC “champ champ” Conor McGregor specifically. Cerrone has been linked to a dream match-up with the Irishman for some time now. But it’s looking more and more like that fight actually could happen.
Soon after calling “The Notorious” out, McGregor agreed to fight “Cowboy” in a Tweet:
“For a fight like that Donald, I’ll fight you. Congratulations.”
Several days later, Cerrone poked at the rumored match-up yet again. He said he’d have some Proper Twelve Irish Whiskey with McGregor at the pre-fight press conference before their fight. “Cowboy” also volunteered to bring some beer as well:
“Don’t worry @thenotoriousmma I’ll drink @properwhiskey at the Press Conference with ya!! Hell I’ll bring the budweiser”
McGregor responded by saying it sounds like a party:
“Sounds like a party!”
The mixed martial arts (MMA) community seems to love the match-up between McGregor and Cerrone on paper. It’s a great opportunity for both men. Cerrone could earn the second-ever UFC title shot of his career with a huge win over the promotion’s biggest star of all time. And McGregor could get right back in the title hunt by defeating a fellow top 155-pounder like Cerrone.
It will be interesting to see if the UFC tries to make the fight happen.
The sport’s most famous referee and modern day MMA renaissance man “Big” John McCarthy has weighed in on the Henry Cejudo vs. T.J. Dillashaw stoppage. The world leader in MMA made their anticipated debut on the ESPN platforms last weekend. The evening culminated with Cejudo mowing down Dillashaw in just 32 seconds. To say that […]
The sport’s most famous referee and modern day MMA renaissance man “Big” John McCarthy has weighed in on the Henry Cejudo vs. T.J. Dillashaw stoppage.
The world leader in MMA made their anticipated debut on the ESPN platforms last weekend. The evening culminated with Cejudo mowing down Dillashaw in just 32 seconds. To say that referee Kevin MacDonald’s stoppage has been controversial may be an understatement.
MMA Fighting‘s Marc Raimondi caught up with McCarthy at Bellator 214’s media day yesterday. “Big” John had something to say.
“When you say ‘good stoppage, bad stoppage,’ I’m not into saying what’s good or bad. Kevin made a decision. It’s his decision, he’s the one that’s got to live with his decision, along with TJ and the UFC themselves.
“If you’re going to ask me, there’s things that I want a referee to think about,” he continued. “If you’re going to ask me would I have stopped it at that point, no. I wouldn’t have stopped it at that point. This is the reason why: this is not a fight between two guys who are just brought together like ‘oh we’re going to match this fight up,’ whatever fight it is. It’s not, you know, Fighter A against Fighter B.”
Huge Fight
McCarthy continued on that they were fighting for the future of the UFC flyweight division. That gave the fight more weight according to McCarthy.
”This is a fight where both guys have earned the right to be in the position. They’ve both created a background that’s put them in the position of being champions, and now these are champions going after each other — one to save his entire weight class basically, the other to prove ‘those guys are not as good as me.’”
You can watch all of John McCarthy and Marc Raimondi’s chat below.