Tag: UFC on FOX 28

Marlon Moraes Signs Contract To Fight Title Contender At UFC on FOX 28

Former WSOF Champion Marlon Moraes has officially agreed to fight Jimmie Rivera at an upcoming UFC event. The bantamweight contender shared a photo of the signed contract this weekend on his official Twitter account. In the post, it was revealed that the fight would be against Rivera at UFC on FOX 28. Moraes noted in […]

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Former WSOF Champion Marlon Moraes has officially agreed to fight Jimmie Rivera at an upcoming UFC event.

The bantamweight contender shared a photo of the signed contract this weekend on his official Twitter account.

In the post, it was revealed that the fight would be against Rivera at UFC on FOX 28.

Moraes noted in the post on social media that he is willing to fight in March in case Rivera doesn’t want to fight next month. He wrote the following:

“Here you go @JimmieRivera135 I signed my bout agreement. @ufc on fox. I also agreed to fight you on march 3rd choose what day you want me to beat your ass B-I-T-C-H @seanshelby @danawhite @AliAbdelaziz00.”

Rivera issued the following statement to BloodyElbow.com:

“Monday I will be making (an) official statement on everything in the past weeks. The last time my manager spoke to (UFC matchmaker) Sean (Shelby) it was about the possibility of fighting Cody (Garbrandt), since he says he is healthy and ready to fight.”

If you recall, just last month, Moraes offered face Rivera on short notice at UFC 219 after John Lineker was forced out of the bout with an injury. At the end of the day, both fighters couldn’t come together to make a deal, and thus, Rivera was pulled from the card.

UFC on FOX 27 is set to take place on February 24, 2018, at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.

The main card will air on FOX while the preliminary card will be split broadcasted on FOX Sports 1 and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass.

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Report: Yoel Romero vs. David Branch Set For UFC on FOX 28

According to a report from The Orlando Sentinel, which was later confirmed by MMAFighting.com’s Ariel Helwani, a middleweight bout between Yoel Romero and David Branch has been set for UFC on FOX 28. Earlier this month, Branch, a former World Series of Fighting (WSOF) two-division champion, took to his official Twitter account to call out […]

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According to a report from The Orlando Sentinel, which was later confirmed by MMAFighting.com’s Ariel Helwani, a middleweight bout between Yoel Romero and David Branch has been set for UFC on FOX 28.

Earlier this month, Branch, a former World Series of Fighting (WSOF) two-division champion, took to his official Twitter account to call out Romero, who responded and agreed to the fight. According to Helwani, the bout will be a three-round contest.

Romero, a former Olympian, is coming off of an interim title bout loss to Robert Whittaker last July at UFC 213. Prior to that, he had won eight consecutive fights with six of those victories coming by way of stoppage. He holds notable Octagon victories over Lyoto Machida, Ronaldo Souza and Chris Weidman.

Branch, on the other hand, had won 10-straight fights upon returning to the UFC earlier this year. He scored a decision victory over Krzystof Jotko at UFC 211 last May before suffering a stoppage loss to ex-champion Luke Rockhold this past September.

UFC on FOX 28 is set to take place at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida on Feb. 24, 2017. A main event for the card has not yet been announced.

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UFC on FOX 28 Orlando: Yoel Romero Returns, Fights David Branch

Middleweights Yoel Romero and David Branch will meet, as the two have been signed for the upcoming UFC on FOX 28 card. The bout was first reported by The Orlando Sentinel. Romero (12-2) suffered his first loss since 2011 when he dropped a five-round de…

Middleweights Yoel Romero and David Branch will meet, as the two have been signed for the upcoming UFC on FOX 28 card. The bout was first reported by The Orlando Sentinel. Romero (12-2) suffered his first loss since 2011 when he dropped a five-round decision to Robert Whittaker for the interim UFC middleweight title. The […]