UFC 216 – Preliminary Card Predictions

UFC 216 – Lando Vannata Vs. Bobby Green Lando Vannata turned a lot of heads and raised a lot of eyebrows with an impressive UFC debut wherein he nearly got the better of Tony Ferguson.He promised of potential, and even knocked out John Makdessi with a wheelkick that was nothing short of spectacular. However, he […]

UFC 216 – Lando Vannata Vs. Bobby Green

Lando Vannata turned a lot of heads and raised a lot of eyebrows with an impressive UFC debut wherein he nearly got the better of Tony Ferguson.He promised of potential, and even knocked out John Makdessi with a wheelkick that was nothing short of spectacular. However, he was humbled at UFC 209 at the hands of David Teymur.

Vannata’s loss only goes to prove that there is always room for improvement. He gets to be in the spotlight again come UFC 216 on October 7th when he faces off against the more experienced Bobby Green. Vannata has been training hard from what we know, and this will be the perfect opportunity for him to showcase his newly acquired skills.

UFC 216 – Pearl Gonzalez Vs. Poliano Botelho

Pearl Gonzalez really messed up her UFC debut, it was pretty diabolical as everything went horribly wrong for her. Sadly, the UFC cuts her no slack and has put her up against Poliano Botelho who is strong favorite going into this match up.

Things don’t look positive for Gonzalez at this point. She is going to have a hard time, and we doubt she is ready for a challenge this tough, this early.

UFC 216 – Walt Harris Vs. Mark Godbeer

There is always one fight in every UFC fight night which features two massive men that can both pack a punch. While it might not be the most agile or technical fight of the night. There is certainly going to be a display of brute force in this match up. The two middle heavyweights should make for an interesting fight. This one is really hard to predict, can go either way.

UFC 216 – Matt Schnell Vs. Marco Beltran

This fight is pretty much going to help the UFC decide who is going to be cut. Firstly, the weight division itself is losing popularity and the UFC themselves don’t seem to bother much for this weight class. Furthermore, both fighters have suffered back to back losses and whoever is on the losing side here will certainly be going home for good.

UFC 216 – Tom Duquesnoy Vs. Cody Stamann

This fight is basically the UFC giving Duquesnoy a stage and an opponent which is ideal for him to show off what he can do. The ex BAMMA champion did impress in his debut and the UFC seem keen to see what else he can do at the expense of Cody Stamann.

Stamann might be able to prove the UFC wrong and actually cause an upset here, but it is going to be an uphill task to say the least.

UFC 216 Card: Heavyweight Bout Moved to UFC Fight Pass Prelims

Mark Godbeer and Walt Harris have been removed from the UFC 216 pay-per-view main card and slotted in the main event of UFC Fight Pass that night. With the addition of a second title bout, officials decided they had enough action on the PPV telecast. UFC 216 takes place October 7 from the T-Mobile Arena […]

Mark Godbeer and Walt Harris have been removed from the UFC 216 pay-per-view main card and slotted in the main event of UFC Fight Pass that night. With the addition of a second title bout, officials decided they had enough action on the PPV telecast. UFC 216 takes place October 7 from the T-Mobile Arena […]

UFC Fight Night 111’s Walt Harris: ‘I Just Feel Like This is my Year’

Walt Harris makes it clear that he believes 2017 belongs to him. Harris is set to compete this Saturday night (June 17) inside the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. He’ll fight Cyril Asker on the preliminary portion of UFC Fight Night 111. Speaking with MMAJunkie.com, Harris explained why he’s a different fighter than he once was: […]

Walt Harris makes it clear that he believes 2017 belongs to him. Harris is set to compete this Saturday night (June 17) inside the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. He’ll fight Cyril Asker on the preliminary portion of UFC Fight Night 111. Speaking with MMAJunkie.com, Harris explained why he’s a different fighter than he once was: […]

Walt Harris on Looking up to Daniel Cormier: ‘He’s Somebody Who I’ve Watched His Career Unfold’

Walt Harris simply wanted to make Daniel Cormier proud. Harris is coming off a second-round finish of Chase Sherman on the preliminary portion of UFC Fight Night 103. It was a much needed victory as Harris fell short in his bout prior to Shamil Abdurahimov. “The Big Ticket” explained to Bloody Elbow why he looks up […]

Walt Harris simply wanted to make Daniel Cormier proud. Harris is coming off a second-round finish of Chase Sherman on the preliminary portion of UFC Fight Night 103. It was a much needed victory as Harris fell short in his bout prior to Shamil Abdurahimov. “The Big Ticket” explained to Bloody Elbow why he looks up […]

UFC Fight Night 103 Adds Heavyweights Walt Harris, Chase Sherman

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A heavyweight encounter has been added to UFC Fight Night 103, as Walt Harris takes on Chase Sherman.

Harris (8-5) has won just once in five Octagon appearances, but it came in convinci…

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A heavyweight encounter has been added to UFC Fight Night 103, as Walt Harris takes on Chase Sherman.

Harris (8-5) has won just once in five Octagon appearances, but it came in convincing fashion when he finished Cody East. Harris is in his second stint with the promotion.

Sherman (9-2) dropped his UFC debut to Justin Ledet. He had won four in a row outside the promotion prior to the setback.

UFC Fight Night 103 takes place January 15 from Phoenix and features BJ Penn vs. Yair Rodriguez in the main event.

UFC Fight Night 55: Rockhold vs. Bisping — Main Card Liveblog


(Michael Bisping does his best Stephan Bonnar impression at yesterday’s weigh-ins. Needs more blood. / Photo via Getty)

UFC Fight Night 55 is underway at the Allphones Arena in Sydney, Australia, headlined by Michael Bisping‘s latest grudge match against fellow middleweight Luke Rockhold. Plus, lightweight Ross Pearson slugs it out with Al Iaquinta, and Aussie fighters Robert Whittaker and Soa Palelei fight Clint Hester and Walt Harris, respectively.

For those of you poor souls without Fight Pass, our tireless liveblogger Bear Siragusa will be sticking live results and commentary after the jump beginning at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT. Refresh the page every few minutes for all the latest updates, and leave us your thoughts in the comments section or on twitter @cagepotatomma.


(Michael Bisping does his best Stephan Bonnar impression at yesterday’s weigh-ins. Needs more blood. / Photo via Getty)

UFC Fight Night 55 is underway at the Allphones Arena in Sydney, Australia, headlined by Michael Bisping‘s latest grudge match against fellow middleweight Luke Rockhold. Plus, lightweight Ross Pearson slugs it out with Al Iaquinta, and Aussie fighters Robert Whittaker and Soa Palelei fight Clint Hester and Walt Harris, respectively.

For those of you poor souls without Fight Pass, our tireless liveblogger Bear Siragusa will be sticking live results and commentary after the jump beginning at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT. Refresh the page every few minutes for all the latest updates, and leave us your thoughts in the comments section or on twitter @cagepotatomma.

UFC FIGHT NIGHT 55 PRELIMINARY CARD RESULTS
– Jake Matthews def. Vagner Rocha via Submission (Rear-naked choke) at 1:52 of round 2.
– Anthony Perosh def. Guto Inocente via Submission (Rear-naked choke) at 3:46 of round 1.
– Sam Alvey def. Dylan Andrews via KO (Punches) at 2:16 of round 1.
– Louis Smolka def. Richie Vaculik via TKO (Head kick and punches) at 0:18 of round 3.
– Chris Clements def. Vik Grujic via TKO (punches) at 4:06 of round 1.
– Daniel Kelly def. Luke Zachrich via Submission (kimura) at 4:27 of round 1.
– Marcus Brimage def. Jumabieke Tuerxun via KO (Head kick) at 2:58 of round 1.

Good morning folks. The prelims have been a gas. Not a single decision! I can’t remember the last card I covered where that happened. Probably because it has never happened in a card I covered. Louis Smolka’s headkick knockout of Richie Vaculik was glorious, and Jake Matthews continues to destroy whoever they put in front of him. That kid is going places… Like bed. It’s past his bedtime.

Which means it’s time for the main events.

First up:

Soa Palelie vs. Walt Harris: