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Sage Northcutt Gets New Opponent, New Weight Class For UFC On FOX 18 Fight

UFC recently announced a new opponent in a new weight class for Sage Northcutt’s Octagon return later this month.

At the UFC On FOX 18 event, Northcutt will be fighting Bryan Barbarena in a Welterweight (170-pound contest). Originally, Northcutt was…

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UFC recently announced a new opponent in a new weight class for Sage Northcutt’s Octagon return later this month.

At the UFC On FOX 18 event, Northcutt will be fighting Bryan Barbarena in a Welterweight (170-pound contest). Originally, Northcutt was scheduled to return against Andrew Holbrook in a Lightweight bout (155-pounds).

Headlined by Anthony Johnson vs. Ryan Bader in a light heavyweight title eliminator, and featuring Josh Barnett vs. Ben Rothwell in the co-main event of the evening, UFC On FOX 18 is scheduled to take place on January 31st in Newark, New Jersey.

Sage Northcutt Receives New Opponent At UFC On FOX 18

The UFC announced on Friday that Andrew Holbrook, who was originally slated to fight Sage Northcutt on the main card of UFC on FOX 18, is out of the fight. Now, Bryan Barberena will step in to fight Northcutt at the event. Barberena is 1-1 while in the UFC and was on a seven-fight winning

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The UFC announced on Friday that Andrew Holbrook, who was originally slated to fight Sage Northcutt on the main card of UFC on FOX 18, is out of the fight.

Now, Bryan Barberena will step in to fight Northcutt at the event.

Barberena is 1-1 while in the UFC and was on a seven-fight winning streak before losing his last bout to Chad Laprise at UFC 185 by unanimous decision.

UFC on FOX 18 takes place on January 30th, 2016 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. This event will air on UFC Fight Pass and FOX. The fights will start at 3:30 p.m. ET on UFC Fight Pass with three bouts then move over to FOX Sports 1 with six bouts at 5 p.m. ET. The main card starts at 8 p.m. ET on FOX.

Anthony Johnson vs. Ryan Bader will be the headliner of this event, and the winner of this fight will most likely be the number one contender for the UFC light heavyweight title.

Here is the updated card for UFC on FOX 18:

MAIN CARD (FOX, 8 p.m. ET)

Anthony Johnson vs. Ryan Bader

Josh Barnett vs. Ben Rothwell

Iuri Alcantara vs. Jimmie Rivera

Bryan Barberena vs. Sage Northcutt

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1, 5 p.m. ET)

Jake Ellenberger vs. Tarec Saffiedine

Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Diego Ferreira

Kevin Casey vs. Rafael Natal

Dustin Ortiz vs. Wilson Reis

George Sullivan vs. Alexander Yakovlev

Alex Caceres vs. Masio Fullen

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 3:30 p.m. ET)

Damon Jackson vs. Levan Makashvili

Tony Martin vs. Felipe Olivieri

Randy Brown vs. Matt Dwyer

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“Rumble” Johnson Plans To Hang Up Gloves In Three Years

31-year-old UFC light heavyweight slugger Anthony “Rumble” Johnson is one of the most feared men in mixed martial arts (MMA) today. Currently ranked No. 1 in the divisional rankings, Johnson has split wins and losses in his last two bouts. He was submitted by reigning champion Daniel Cormier last May, but bounced back with devastating

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31-year-old UFC light heavyweight slugger Anthony “Rumble” Johnson is one of the most feared men in mixed martial arts (MMA) today.

Currently ranked No. 1 in the divisional rankings, Johnson has split wins and losses in his last two bouts. He was submitted by reigning champion Daniel Cormier last May, but bounced back with devastating knockout over Jimi Manuwa back at UFC 191 in September.

Now scheduled to headline January 30’s UFC on FOX 19 opposite No. 4-ranked Ryan Bader, “Rumble” could find himself in line for another title shot with a victory.

That being said, it’s surprising to hear a fighter in the prime of his career admit that he may only stay around the fight game for a few more years.

Johnson recently expanded on this in an interview with MMA Junkie Radio:

“I plan on retiring within the next, like, three years. I want to live life without being worried about getting punched and getting up every day and losing weight and all of that craziness. I love the sport and respect the sport, but I want to be able to sit back and have a family and enjoy life besides getting up every morning, having some other guy guy all up on top of me.”

The light heavyweight title is likely to be defended sometime in the coming months when Cormier rematches former champion and former pound for pound king Jon “Bones” Jones.

Johnson was actually set to challenge Jones at UFC 187, but Cormier stepped in after “Bones” was arrested on felony charges and suspended.

If “Rumble” gets by Bader, he could get his rematch with “DC”, or better yet, his shot at Jones.

Here’s to hoping he sticks around long enough to fulfil these potential opportunities.

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Ryan Bader vs. Anthony Johnson Booked in Main Event of UFC on FOX 18


(God help Bader if he decides to yoga in that outfit while Rumble is in the building.)

As crazy as it may sound to haters like Uproxx’s Jessica Hudnall, Ryan Bader should be looking at a title shot right now. He’s won five straight in a weight class that is nearly impossible to do so in, he’s done so over increasingly impressive competition, and he’s looked more and more well-rounded with each performance. On the heels of a one-sided decision win over returning former champ Rashad Evans, it seemed as if Bader was all but guaranteed to be the man to face the winner of Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier (which FYI, will be Jon Jones).

But if there’s one thing we’ve learned about the modern era of the UFC, it’s that Reebok Fight Kits are terrible. If there’s a second thing we’ve learned, it’s that title fights are *never* guaranteed. As such, Bader has once again been passed over and instead booked against his toughest opponent to date…

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(God help Bader if he decides to yoga in that outfit while Rumble is in the building.)

As crazy as it may sound to haters like Uproxx’s Jessica Hudnall, Ryan Bader should be looking at a title shot right now. He’s won five straight in a weight class that is nearly impossible to do so in, he’s done so over increasingly impressive competition, and he’s looked more and more well-rounded with each performance. On the heels of a one-sided decision win over returning former champ Rashad Evans, it seemed as if Bader was all but guaranteed to be the man to face the winner of Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier (which FYI, will be Jon Jones).

But if there’s one thing we’ve learned about the modern era of the UFC, it’s that Reebok Fight Kits are terrible. If there’s a second thing we’ve learned, it’s that title fights are *never* guaranteed. As such, Bader has once again been passed over and instead booked against his toughest opponent to date…

Last night’s edition of UFC Tonight broke the word that Bader will take on Anthony “Rumble” Johnson in the main event of the UFC’s first FOX card of 2016, which goes down on January 30th at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

After coming up short in his own title bid against Cormier, Johnson bounced back by bouncing Jimi Manuwa‘s head off the canvas repeatedly, scoring a second round knockout and a “Performance of the Night” bonus in the process. Aside from the loss to Cormier, Johnson has been undefeated in some 9 fights dating back to his last stint in the UFC.

If you’re wondering how Bader feels about what should be an unfortunate development for anyone who appreciates having brain cells, well, he’s taking it about as well as one can. (via Fox Sports)

It’s more palatable that it’s Jon Jones coming back and getting it than the whole (Alexander) Gustafsson situation coming off a knockout loss and all that.

For me, it looks like I’ve got to beat all these guys in the top five to get a shot. For me, having a big main event on FOX and fighting Anthony Johnson and he’s ranked No. 1 and that’s where we want to be. Obviously, I wanted to title shot but that’s not happening. The next best thing is this fight.

I’ll give Bader this much: I don’t think I’ve ever heard a fighter call a match with Rumble “the next best” option to *anything*, unless that next best thing was “wearing a Reebok Fight Kit.”

See, I had a plan for that joke all along!! How is it that I get paid so little to do this?!!

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