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Jose Aldo Responds To Anderson Silva’s Second Failed Test

Brazilian MMA legend Jose Aldo has looked up to longtime former champion Anderson Silva for a decade, and now that “The Spider” has been caught for the second time using performance-enhancing drugs, “Junior” feels that Silva’s legacy has taken a massive hit. Aldo expressed his thoughts to MMA Fighting on recent failed drug tests from […]

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Brazilian MMA legend Jose Aldo has looked up to longtime former champion Anderson Silva for a decade, and now that “The Spider” has been caught for the second time using performance-enhancing drugs, “Junior” feels that Silva’s legacy has taken a massive hit.

Aldo expressed his thoughts to MMA Fighting on recent failed drug tests from his fellow Brazilian mixed martial artists as he prepares to rematch Max Holloway for the featherweight belt:

“It’s hard to say what happened. He’s an icon of the sport, he’s an idol for me and for MMA fans. Man, I don’t know, I can’t say much about it because I don’t know what happened.

“But with Junior ‘Cigano,’ no,” he continued. “Junior ‘Cigano’ and I have the same doctor, we come from the same lineage, so I don’t believe he took anything that enhances the performance or something like that. I think he’s more innocent than guilty.

“And I don’t know what happened with ‘Minotouro.’ I think athletes today make the mistake of trying to self-medicate sometimes without asking their own doctors, and that can hurt you. USADA and WADA change a lot the components that are doping, we receive e-mails all the time saying what is and what is not, but sometimes you make a mistake and it happens.”

Silva first tested positive for PEDs following his fight with Nick Diaz at UFC 183. The former longtime middleweight champ was pulled from his main event bout with Kelvin Gastelum at today’s UFC Shanghai for failing pre-fight out-of-competition drug test.

Many fighters have obviously popped for PEDs after USADA began increased, around-the-clock drug testing for UFC competitors in July 2015. As Aldo stated, former heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos has also been punished for failing a drug test, as well as Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.

Do you think Silva’s legacy has been tarnished following his second failed test?

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Kelvin Gastelum Eying Interim Middleweight Champ Robert Whittaker Next

Kelvin Gastelum, arguably, picked up the biggest win of his career earlier this morning (Sat. November 25, 2017) when he defeated Michael Bisping via first round knockout. Bisping was the middleweight champion of the world just a few weeks ago, before losing the title to Georges St-Pierre in their UFC 217 pay-per-view (PPV) main event […]

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Kelvin Gastelum, arguably, picked up the biggest win of his career earlier this morning (Sat. November 25, 2017) when he defeated Michael Bisping via first round knockout.

Bisping was the middleweight champion of the world just a few weeks ago, before losing the title to Georges St-Pierre in their UFC 217 pay-per-view (PPV) main event clash. St-Pierre dropped “The Count” with a hellacious shot that allowed the Canadian to lock in the rear-naked choke, rendering Bisping unconscious for the victory.

In a surprising turnaround Bisping was able to get right back into a training camp to replace Gastelum’s original opponent, Anderson Silva, who was pulled from the event after failing a United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) drug test. After defeating a former 185-pound champ inside the Octagon, Gastelum believes that he’s ready for the title.

Photo: David McIntyre for USA TODAY Sports

With St-Pierre’s current fighting status up in the air, Gastelum stated at the UFC Shanghai post-fight press conference that he’d like to tangle with interim UFC middleweight champ Robert Whittaker (quotes via MMA Fighting):

“I heard Robert Whittaker needs a main event over in Australia for February and I’m up the challenge,” Gastelum said. “You guys say I beat up all the elderly, and Robert Whittaker is definitely not an elderly, he’s probably my age, so I’m up for the challenge.

“Anything can happen in the sport of MMA, you know. I feel like Robert Whittaker and I should be next. We’re two young guys who haven’t even hit our prime yet, and I just beat the guy who was the guy so I think I should be next.”

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Highlights: Kelvin Gastelum Destroys Michael Bisping With Vicious Combo

In what definitely ranks as his biggest-ever win, Kelvin Gastelum demolished former champion Michael Bisping in the main event of today’s (Sat., November 25, 2017) UFC Fight Night 122 from the Mercedes Benz Arena in Shanghai, China. After Bisping made an extremely quick (and in hindsight, questionable) turnaround after getting rocked badly by Georges St-Pierre at UFC […]

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In what definitely ranks as his biggest-ever win, Kelvin Gastelum demolished former champion Michael Bisping in the main event of today’s (Sat., November 25, 2017) UFC Fight Night 122 from the Mercedes Benz Arena in Shanghai, China.

After Bisping made an extremely quick (and in hindsight, questionable) turnaround after getting rocked badly by Georges St-Pierre at UFC 217 only three weeks ago, it wasn’t much of a fight, with Gastelum starching ‘The Count’ in only two-and-a-half minutes. Gastelum called out interim champion Robert Whittaker for his next bout, while Bisping is most likely headed for his final fight in London this March.

But now is TUF winner Gastelum’s time to shine.

The win came thanks to a devastating combination started by a right hook and ended with a monstrous left that shut off the lights. Watch the jaw-dropping finish here:

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UFC Shanghai Post-Fight Press Conference

Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping made an extremely short turnaround to face rising prospect Kelvin Gastelum in the main event of today’s (Sat., November 25, 2017) UFC Fight Night 122 from the Mercedes Benz Arena in Shanghai, China, and things didn’t go so well for “The Count.” After he was rocked and submitted by Georges […]

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Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping made an extremely short turnaround to face rising prospect Kelvin Gastelum in the main event of today’s (Sat., November 25, 2017) UFC Fight Night 122 from the Mercedes Benz Arena in Shanghai, China, and things didn’t go so well for “The Count.”

After he was rocked and submitted by Georges St-Pierre at November 4’s UFC 217, Gastelum finished Bisping with a shockingly quick first-round TKO.

The win will boost Gastelum into the upper echelon of the talented middleweight division while Bisping will most likely be headed for one last fight in his native UK this March.

Watch the post-fight conference streaming live here:

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UFC Shanghai Preliminary Card Results: Zabit Magomedsharipov Chokes Out Sheymon Moraes

It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display today(Saturday, November 25, 2017) will come from in the form of UFC Shanghai. Headlining the card are Michael Bisping and Kelvin Gastelum, but there was a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the preliminary section of the card. Zabit […]

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It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display today(Saturday, November 25, 2017) will come from in the form of UFC Shanghai. Headlining the card are Michael Bisping and Kelvin Gastelum, but there was a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the preliminary section of the card.

Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Sheymon Moraes in a featherweight closed the preliminary card on Fight Pass. Magomedsharipov was able to lock in an anaconda choke in the very first round to pick up the win. 

Kenan Song vs. Bobby Nash was next in a welterweight bout. This one didn’t last long as Song was able to score the TKO victory in just 15 seconds. 

Yan Xiaonan vs. Kailin Curran was next in a women’s strawweight bout. Xiaonan was able to pick up a gritty unanimous decision win. 

Chase Sherman vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov was next in a heavyweight bout. Abdurakhimov wasted no time to get his hand raised as he scored a flashy knockout in the opening minute of round one. 

Yanan Wu vs. Gina Mazany was next in a female bantamweight bout. This one went the distance as Mazany picked up the decision win. 

Wuliji Buren vs. Rolando Dy was next in a featherweight bout. The judges were split on this bout as they gave the win to Dy by decision. 

Opening the UFC Fight Pass prelims was Cyril Asker vs. Yaozong Hu in a heavyweight bout. Asker kicked off the card with some excitement as he was able to lock in the rear-naked choke in the second round. 

Here are the results:

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass/3:45 a.m. ET)

Zabit Magomedsharipov def. Sheymon Moraes via submission (anaconda choke) at 4.30 of R1

Kenan Song def. Bobby Nash via TKO (ground and pound) at 0.15 of R1

Yan Ziaonan def. Kailian Curran via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

Yadong Song def. Bharat Khandare via submission (front choke) at 4.16 of R1

Shamil Abdurakhimov def. Chase Shermon via knockout (punch) at 1.24 of R1

Gina Mazany def. Yanan Wu via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Rolando Dy def. Wu Lijiburen via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)

Cyril Asker def. Yaozong Hu via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2.33 of R2

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Betting Odds For UFC Shanghai: Interesting Name Favored Huge

UFC Shanghai is here, and it goes down tomorrow (Saturday, November 25, 2017) from the Mercedes Benz Arena in Shanghai, China. The main card will air on the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass, at 7 a.m. ET while the preliminary card will also air on Fight Pass at 3:45 a.m. ET. Michael Bisping vs. […]

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UFC Shanghai is here, and it goes down tomorrow (Saturday, November 25, 2017) from the Mercedes Benz Arena in Shanghai, China. The main card will air on the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass, at 7 a.m. ET while the preliminary card will also air on Fight Pass at 3:45 a.m. ET.

Michael Bisping vs. Kelvin Gastelum in a middleweight bout will headline the event while Li Jingliang vs. Zak Ottow in a welterweight bout will serve as the co-main event. Rounding out the four bout main card is Alex Caceres vs. Wang Guan in a featherweight bout and Muslim Salikhov vs. Alex Garcia in a welterweight bout.

According to oddsmakers, Gastelum is a -330 favorite over Bisping, who is a +270 underdog. Other odds for the main card include Ottow being a +115 underdog against Jingliang, who is a -175 favorite. Here are the full betting odds:

MAIN CARD (UFC Fight Pass/7 a.m. ET)

Kelvin Gastelum (-330) vs. Michael Bisping (+270)

Li Jingliang (-175) vs. Zak Ottow (+155)

Alex Caceres (-150) vs. Wang Guan (+130)

Muslim Salikhov (-190) vs. Alex Garcia (+165)

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass/3:45 a.m. ET)

Zabit Magomedsharipov (-470) vs. Sheymon Moraes (+375)

Bobby Nash (-300) vs. Kenan Song (+250)

Yan Xiaonan (-135) vs. Kailin Curran (+115)

Yadong Song (-130) vs. Bharat Khandare (+110)

Shamil Abdurakhimov (-140) vs. Chase Sherman (+120)

Gina Mazany (-140) vs. Yanan Wu (+120)

Rolando Dy (-165) vs. Wuliji Buren (+145)

Cyril Asker (-250) vs. Hu Yaozong (+210)

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