On Monday afternoon, UFC held the official media call for their next two events — Saturday’s UFC On FOX 20 event featuring Holly Holm vs. Valentina Shevchenko, as well as next Saturday’s UFC 201 pay-per-view, which feat…
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On Monday afternoon, UFC held the official media call for their next two events — Saturday’s UFC On FOX 20 event featuring Holly Holm vs. Valentina Shevchenko, as well as next Saturday’s UFC 201 pay-per-view, which features Robbie Lawler vs. Tyron Woodley for the UFC Welterweight Championship in the main event.
Featured above is the complete audio archive of the media call, which featured former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Holly Holm and her opponent Valentina Shevchenko, as well as UFC Welterweight Champion Robbie Lawler and his next title challenger, Tyron Woodley.
Make sure to check back here at MMANews.com on Saturday for a complete UFC On FOX 20 report, as well as next Saturday, for live results coverage of the UFC 201 pay-per-view.
On Monday afternoon, UFC held the official media call for their next two events — Saturday’s UFC On FOX 20 event featuring Holly Holm vs. Valentina Shevchenko, as well as next Saturday’s UFC 201 pay-per-view, which feat…
https://youtu.be/v2EGyBgUiG4
On Monday afternoon, UFC held the official media call for their next two events — Saturday’s UFC On FOX 20 event featuring Holly Holm vs. Valentina Shevchenko, as well as next Saturday’s UFC 201 pay-per-view, which features Robbie Lawler vs. Tyron Woodley for the UFC Welterweight Championship in the main event.
Featured above is the complete audio archive of the media call, which featured former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Holly Holm and her opponent Valentina Shevchenko, as well as UFC Welterweight Champion Robbie Lawler and his next title challenger, Tyron Woodley.
Make sure to check back here at MMANews.com on Saturday for a complete UFC On FOX 20 report, as well as next Saturday, for live results coverage of the UFC 201 pay-per-view.
The UFC’s packed summer of action continues on with this weekend’s (Sat., July 23, 2016) UFC on FOX 20 from the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, which features a pivotal women’s bantamweight battle between former champion Holly Holm and rising contender Valentina Shevchenko. The UFC released the Road to the Octagon video segments for the
The UFC’s packed summer of action continues on with this weekend’s (Sat., July 23, 2016) UFC on FOX 20 from the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, which features a pivotal women’s bantamweight battle between former champion Holly Holm and rising contender Valentina Shevchenko.
The UFC released the Road to the Octagon video segments for the card’s three main bouts, starting with Holm vs. Shevchenko:
Another fight with dire implications will take place in the co-main event when surging striking specialist Edson Barboza meets returning former Strikeforce champion Gilbert Melendez, who has a lot to prove coming off a one-year suspension for a fail drug test following his UFC 188 loss to current UFC 155-pound boss Eddie Alvarez:
In the third bout chronicled on Road to the Octagon, fan favorite women’s strawweight contender Felice Herrig will return to the octagon after more than a year off against touted but raw prospect Kailin Curran:
“Road to the Octagon” will debut for UFC on FOX 20 this evening at 5 p.m. ET.
The series takes a look at next Saturday’s event from Chicago that features a headline bout between former …
“Road to the Octagon” will debut for UFC on FOX 20 this evening at 5 p.m. ET.
The series takes a look at next Saturday’s event from Chicago that features a headline bout between former champion Holly Holm and Valentina Shevchenko.
Also, Edson Barboza battles former Strikeforce champion Gilbert Melendez in his return from a suspension.
UFC officials announced on Friday that the planned co-main event for UFC on FOX 20 between Glover Teixeira and Anthony Johnson has been scrapped.
The new co-main event will be lightweights Gilbert Melendez and Edson Barboza, which also opens a spot …
UFC officials announced on Friday that the planned co-main event for UFC on FOX 20 between Glover Teixeira and Anthony Johnson has been scrapped.
The new co-main event will be lightweights Gilbert Melendez and Edson Barboza, which also opens a spot on the main card for Bojan Mihajlovic-Francis Ngannou and Felice Herrig-Kailin Curran.
Teixeira-Johnson is expected to be re-booked in the near future. Johnson was forced out due to a serious family matter.
It looks like UFC on FOX 20 needs a whole new co-main event… Fans of the light-heavyweight showdown on July 23 between Anthony Johnson and Glover Teixira were disappointed to learn that ‘Rumble’ recently dropped from the card due to family issues. The Brazilian ‘GT’ stated he was willing to remain on the card, and
It looks like UFC on FOX 20 needs a whole new co-main event…
Fans of the light-heavyweight showdown on July 23 between Anthony Johnson and Glover Teixira were disappointed to learn that ‘Rumble’ recently dropped from the card due to family issues. The Brazilian ‘GT’ stated he was willing to remain on the card, and Alexander Gustafsson instantly threw his name in the mix to replace Johnson.
The bad news for fight fans continue, as we learn from a report on MMAFighting.com, that Teixeira will not be fighting on the Chicago card at all. Clearly either unable to find a suitable replacement, or perhaps preferring a reschedule of the original 205-pound burner with ‘Rumble,’ or maybe even ‘GT’ changed his mind, but apparently it’s just not happening now.
After losing back-to-back decisions to Phil Davis and Jon Jones, Teixeira has gone on a three fight spree that includes a submission win over Ovince St-Preux and knockout finishes against Patrick Cummins and most recently former champion Rashad Evans.
Anthony Johnson came unstuck in his UFC 187 title tilt with Daniel Cormier for the vacant strap, but has since redeemed himself with knockout wins over Jimi Manuwa and Ryan Bader. The FOX aired card goes ahead without a co-main event at present, and is headlined by former champion Holy Holm in a bantamweight battle with Valentina Schevchenko.
Stay tuned for more updates. Here’s how the UFC on FOX 20 card looks now:
Event: UFC on FOX 20 “Holm vs. Shevchenko” Date: Sat., July 23, 2016, on FOX Location: United Center in Chicago, Illinois
UFC on FOX 20 Main Event:
135 lbs.: Holly Holm vs. Valentina Shevchenko
UFC on FOX 20 Co-Main Event:
205 lbs.: Glover Teixeira vs. Anthony Johnson
Other Scheduled UFC on FOX 20 Fights:
155 lbs.: Edson Barboza vs. Gilbert Melendez 135 lbs.: Eddie Wineland vs. Frankie Saenz 170 lbs.: Ryan LaFlare vs. Alexander Yakovlev 170 lbs.: George Sullivan vs. Hector Urbina 155 lbs.: Alex Oliveira vs. James Moontasri 155 lbs.: Luis Henrique vs. Dmitry Smolyakov 115 lbs.: Felice Herrig vs. Kailin Curran 265 lbs.: Francis Ngannou vs. Bojan Mihajlovic
Sep 4, 2013; Belo Horizonte, BRAZIL; Glover Teixeira is checked before his fight against Ryan Bader (not pictured) during UFC Fight Night at Mineirinho Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jason Silva-USA TODAY Sports
