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Despite losing back-to-back fights against champion Rose Namajunas, former strawweight title holder Joanna Jedrzejczyk believes a title shot is next. The 30-year-old spoke to reporters yesterday in Calgary during the open workouts. FloCombat has the me…
Despite losing back-to-back fights against champion Rose Namajunas, former strawweight title holder Joanna Jedrzejczyk believes a title shot is next. The 30-year-old spoke to reporters yesterday in Calgary during the open workouts. FloCombat has the media scrum. “I Will Mark My Position And Get My Title Shot.” Jedrzejczyk (14-2) was also adamant that she won her […]
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Ross Pearson has been in the UFC for nine years and sports a 12-11 UFC record. Most people would look at that record, his age of 33 years of age, and the fact that he has lost four out of his last five fights, and they may conclude that Pearson is a ca…
Ross Pearson has been in the UFC for nine years and sports a 12-11 UFC record. Most people would look at that record, his age of 33 years of age, and the fact that he has lost four out of his last five fights, and they may conclude that Pearson is a career-long journeyman whose […]
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Conor McGregor could throw a wrench in these plans.
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Dustin Poirier knows he’s on the cusp of a lightweight title shot.
The surging veteran believes a win over former champ Eddie Alvarez in the main event of this weekend’s (Sat., July 28, 2018) UFC on FOX 30 from the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary will finally earn him his elusive title shot, a fight he’s been fixated on since making his way to the 155-pound division more than three years ago.
With seven victories in his past eight fights, you’d be hard-pressed to argue with him in that regard, yet anything is certain in the currently in-flux UFC 155-pound title picture. Speaking about his fighting future with ESPN heading into the biggest bout of his career, Poirier admitted that on paper his record would state that he’s earned a title shot, but the insanity of his division has him fighting to prove he’s worthy of a shot at the belt:
“If someone would have asked me three years ago if I would have fought for a belt by now, winning seven of eight, I definitely would have said yes. This division is crazy. After this weekend, when I do get my title shot, nobody can say I didn’t earn it.”
And although he’s correct in stating that the stacked lightweight title picture is unclear right now, Poirier still believes a win over Alvarez, which would give him four straight over former champions, will “one hundred percent” earn him a title shot. “The Diamond” focused on the fact that he’s not just beating these former champs, but finishing them off in brutal displays of violence:
“I’m positive I will get a title shot after this. I am 100 percent positive,” Poirier said. “This will be my fourth fight in a row against a world champion. Alvarez, [Anthony] Pettis, [Justin] Gaethje and Alvarez again.
“And I’m not just beating these guys,” said Poirier, “I’m punishing these guys.”
There’s certainly at least some degree of title implications on the line in Poirier’s main event rematch with Alvarez this weekend, with current champion Khabib Nurmagomedov set to be present at the Canadian event for a Q&A session with fans on weigh-in day. But with former champion Conor McGregor rumored to resolve his assault charges in Brooklyn, NY, tomorrow, it’s plain to see the next shot could go to the Irish superstar.
Still, Poirier insists he won’t fight again in 2018 unless the belt is on the line:
“The only way I’ll fight again this year is if a gold belt is on the line.”
‘The Diamond’ will have to get past Alvarez first, however, and he’s bringing some bad blood into their rematch after the former champion nailed him with an illegal knee that caused their first match-up at UFC 211 to be declared a no contest. He was respectful of his foe at the time, but that dissipated when Alvarez began calling him out on social media:
“I have less respect for him as a person than I did going into the first one,” Poirier said. “When you saw me tell the crowd last year in Dallas to stop booing Eddie, that was real. I thought in the heat of the moment he made a mistake. But the way those Twitter fingers started running after the fight, saying things like I wanted out — come on. Look at what I’ve done in the fights I’ve been in. Why would I want out of a fight that I was punishing you in? The stuff he said really made me lose respect.”
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Tecia Torres believes she’s close.
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Tecia Torres strongly believes that she is close to a title shot as she prepares for her next fight under the UFC banner inside of the Octagon when she takes on former UFC women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk on the main card of this weekend’s UFC on FOX 30 event.
Torres is looking to get back into the win column by accepting this fight as she snapped a three fight winning streak by suffering a unanimous decision loss to Jessica Andrade in a crucial title eliminator at UFC on FOX 28 in February.
In a recent interview, Torres stated that she thinks this fight as title implications on the line despite both fighters coming off losses but with not a ton of contenders around in the division, it makes sense why she feels this way.
“I think our fight has title implications,” Torres told Bloody Elbow. “I understand we’re both coming off a loss, but I feel like a win over her, or her getting a win over me, will get either of us a title shot down the line.”
“I prefer to keep [the game plans] separate,” said Torres. “At the end of the day, it’s me who is going in there. I mean, Rose and her team definitely know how to beat her, but me and my coaches have our own game plan.”
“I think she’s great at what she does,” said Torres. “Definitely her striking is her strongest suit in terms of fighting, but she’s really good at defensive wrestling and at not getting taken down. When she does get taken down, she’s very good at getting up. So, I think she is a pretty decently well-rounded fighter. I’d say striking is where she excels the most. As far as me versus her, I’m a more well-rounded fighter than she is.”
UFC on FOX 30 is set to take place on Saturday, July 28, 2018 at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada with the main card will air on FOX 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 4 p.m. ET.
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Tecia Torres believes she’s close.
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Tecia Torres strongly believes that she is close to a title shot as she prepares for her next fight under the UFC banner inside of the Octagon when she takes on former UFC women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk on the main card of this weekend’s UFC on FOX 30 event.
Torres is looking to get back into the win column by accepting this fight as she snapped a three fight winning streak by suffering a unanimous decision loss to Jessica Andrade in a crucial title eliminator at UFC on FOX 28 in February.
In a recent interview, Torres stated that she thinks this fight as title implications on the line despite both fighters coming off losses but with not a ton of contenders around in the division, it makes sense why she feels this way.
“I think our fight has title implications,” Torres told Bloody Elbow. “I understand we’re both coming off a loss, but I feel like a win over her, or her getting a win over me, will get either of us a title shot down the line.”
“I prefer to keep [the game plans] separate,” said Torres. “At the end of the day, it’s me who is going in there. I mean, Rose and her team definitely know how to beat her, but me and my coaches have our own game plan.”
“I think she’s great at what she does,” said Torres. “Definitely her striking is her strongest suit in terms of fighting, but she’s really good at defensive wrestling and at not getting taken down. When she does get taken down, she’s very good at getting up. So, I think she is a pretty decently well-rounded fighter. I’d say striking is where she excels the most. As far as me versus her, I’m a more well-rounded fighter than she is.”
UFC on FOX 30 is set to take place on Saturday, July 28, 2018 at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada with the main card will air on FOX 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 4 p.m. ET.
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Eddie Alvarez has sounded off.
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Former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez changed his tune on wanting a new contract with the promotion.
For months, UFC wanted to get Alvarez back inside of the octagon, but Alvarez had stated he won’t be doing that without a new deal due to the fact that he is on the last fight of his current contract with the promotion and wants a new deal before he fights again, which is understandable but UFC President Dana White didn’t really care about that as he wanted to book his fight right away.
Thus, this led to the Las Vegas-based promotion booking the former UFC champion against top contender Dustin Poirier at the upcoming UFC on FOX 30 event and now, Alvarez has opened up to Luke Thomas during a recent appearance on MMAFighting.com‘s “The MMA Hour” about why he decided to take a gamble on his future by accepting this fight.
“I think we’d get a deal done for sure,” Alvarez said (transcript courtesy of MMANews). We’re just not there yet. I know with the UFC, you never know when you strike a deal. But I’m patient. I’ve learned to be patient, because in the past I’ve gotten ahead of myself and maybe left a lot of money on the table. I don’t know.
I think what’s fair is fair and every fighter, it’s a very individual thing, how much each fighter deserves and should get paid. I think I bring a lot of value and when I fight I make this company a lot of money and I make a lot of fans excited. I want to be shared with a little bit more than what I’m being shared with. That’s all.”
The event, also known as UFC Calgary, is set to take place on Saturday, July 28, 2018 at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
The main card will air on FOX 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 4 p.m. ET.
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