Big Win At UFC Glendale Could Elevate Dustin Poirier & Justin Gaethje Into Title Contention

Just one week after UFC 223 crowned a new king of the lightweight division in the form of Khabib Nurmagomedov, two more of the sport’s top fighters at 155lbs will fight in the main event of UFC on FOX 29, which takes place Saturday, April 14 at G…

Just one week after UFC 223 crowned a new king of the lightweight division in the form of Khabib Nurmagomedov, two more of the sport’s top fighters at 155lbs will fight in the main event of UFC on FOX 29, which takes place Saturday, April 14 at Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona. That’s when […]

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UFC Road To The Octagon: UFC On FOX 29

The UFC has released the full episode of UFC Road To The Octagon: Fight Night Glendale to their YouTube channel to not only get the fans excited for this upcoming event but to give insight into the background of the current stories revolving around the fighters. UFC on FOX 29 is set to take place […]

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The UFC has released the full episode of UFC Road To The Octagon: Fight Night Glendale to their YouTube channel to not only get the fans excited for this upcoming event but to give insight into the background of the current stories revolving around the fighters.

UFC on FOX 29 is set to take place on Saturday, April 14, 2018, at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona.

The main card will air on FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET while the preliminary card will be split broadcasted on FOX Sports 1 at 6 p.m. ET and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass, at 3:30 p.m. ET.

Justin Gaethje vs. Dustin Poirier in a lightweight bout will headline this event while Arjan Bhullar vs. Adam Wieczorek in a heavyweight bout will serve as the co-main event.

Rounding out of the four bout main card is Carlos Condit vs. Alex Oliveira in a welterweight bout and Cortney Casey vs. Michelle Waterson in a women’s strawweight bout.

You can watch the full episode here:

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Carlos Condit Receives New Opponent For UFC on FOX 29

Yesterday (April 2, 2018), news broke indicating that Matt Brown had suffered a knee injury that would force him out of his upcoming UFC on FOX 29 bout against Carlos Condit. However, it appears as if Condit will remain on the card, as MMAFighting.com has confirmed a report from Combate revealing that Alex Oliveira will […]

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Yesterday (April 2, 2018), news broke indicating that Matt Brown had suffered a knee injury that would force him out of his upcoming UFC on FOX 29 bout against Carlos Condit.

However, it appears as if Condit will remain on the card, as MMAFighting.com has confirmed a report from Combate revealing that Alex Oliveira will step up on short notice to replace Brown.

Oliveira is 4-1-1 in his last six bouts, picking up victories over James Moontasri, Will Brooks, Tim Means and Ryan LaFlare. Most recently, he suffered a stoppage loss to Yancy Medeiros at UFC 218 in one of 2017’s best fights.

Condit, meanwhile, has lost six of his last eight bouts and is currently riding a disappointing three-fight losing streak that includes losses to Robbie Lawler, Demian Maia and Neil Magny.

UFC on FOX 29 is set to take place April 14, 2018 in Glendale, Arizona and will be headlined by an intriguing lightweight bout between Justin Gaethje and Dustin Poirier.

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Matt Brown Issues Statement On Pulling Out Of UFC On FOX 29

Matt Brown has been forced to the sidelines and is out of his bout against a former title contender at UFC on FOX 29. Brown vs. Carlos Condit was slated to take place at UFC on FOX 29 (UFC Glendale). However, it won’t be happening as he has suffered a torn ACL and has been […]

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Matt Brown has been forced to the sidelines and is out of his bout against a former title contender at UFC on FOX 29.

Brown vs. Carlos Condit was slated to take place at UFC on FOX 29 (UFC Glendale). However, it won’t be happening as he has suffered a torn ACL and has been forced to withdraw from his scheduled welterweight bout.

The UFC is looking for a replacement for Brown to fight Condit at this event.

Brown confirmed the news by issuing this statement on his official Twitter account:

“Wish it was all April Fools but I did tear my acl over the weekend. I hope @CarlosCondit gets an opponent and doesn’t have to lose out on the opportunity. We’ll do it for sure when I’m back. #thirdtimeisacharm.”

Going into Brown’s bout against Diego Sanchez on the main card of UFC Fight Night 120, he was on a three-fight stoppage skid and made it clear that this would be his retirement fight.

As seen in the fight, he broke that losing streak by landing a devastating elbow strike to knock out the always tough Sanchez. He then revealed that he wasn’t retiring from the sport.

Just four years ago, they were booked against each other at UFC on FOX 9, but Brown sustained a back injury that forced him out of the fight. The bout never got re-booked.

UFC on FOX 29 is set to take place on Saturday, April 14, 2018, at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona.

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

Dustin Poirier vs. Justin Gaethje
Carlos Condit vs. TBA
John Moraga vs. Wilson Reis
Arjan Bhullar vs. Adam Wieczorek
Dhiego Lima vs. Yushin Okami
Cortney Casey vs. Michelle Waterson
Tim Boetsch vs. Antonio Carlos Junior
Shana Dobson vs. Lauren Mueller
Krzysztof Jotko vs. Brad Tavares
Patrick Williams vs. Luke Sanders
Matthew Lopez vs. Alejandro Perez
Ricky Rainey vs. Muslim Salikhov
Israel Adesanya vs. Marvin Vettori
Gilbert Burns vs. Dan Moret

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Matt Brown Injured and Out of Fight Against Carlos Condit at UFC on FOX 29

Veteran welterweight contender Matt Brown has suffered an injury that has forced him out of his upcoming bout against Carlos Condit in the co-main event at UFC on FOX 29. Sources close to the situation confirmed that Brown suffered a torn ACL in his kn…

Veteran welterweight contender Matt Brown has suffered an injury that has forced him out of his upcoming bout against Carlos Condit in the co-main event at UFC on FOX 29. Sources close to the situation confirmed that Brown suffered a torn ACL in his knee just recently that caused him to drop out of the […]

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Justin Gaethje: Dustin Poirier is Going to Have a Hell of a Time Putting me Away

Justin Gaethje isn’t going to make things easy for Dustin Poirier. On April 14, Gaethje and Poirier will do battle inside the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona. The lightweight scrap will headline UFC on FOX 29. This will be “The Highli…

Justin Gaethje isn’t going to make things easy for Dustin Poirier. On April 14, Gaethje and Poirier will do battle inside the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona. The lightweight scrap will headline UFC on FOX 29. This will be “The Highlight’s” first bout since suffering defeat for the first time in his professional mixed martial arts career. […]

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