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Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson
April 22, 2016
Uncasville, CT (Mohegan Sun Arena)Bellator Welterweight Championship: Andrey Koreshkov © (170) vs. Benson Henderson (170) (first defense) - Koreshkov, DEC (unanimous)
Patrício Freire (146) vs. Henry Corrales (146) - Freire, SUB (guillotine choke), R2 (4:09)
Brennan Ward (171) vs. Evangelista Santos (168.25) - Santos, SUB (kneebar), R1 (0:30)
Brent Primus (156) vs. Gleristone Santos (156.75) - Primus, DEC (split)
Michael Page (170) vs. Jeremie Holloway (171) - Page, SUB (toehold), R1 (2:15)Spike.com Preliminary Card:
Blair Tugman (136) vs. Jay Perrin (136) - Tugman, DEC (unanimous)
Tim Caron (185) vs. Justin Sumter (186) - Caron, TKO (strikes), R2 (3:38)
Sam Watford (156) vs. Dean Hancock (156) - Watford, SUB (armbar), R1 (1:44)
Chris Foster (149.75) vs. Vovka Clay (150) - Foster, DEC (unanimous)
Matt Bessette (145.75) vs. Keith Richardson (146) - Bessette, TKO (doctor stoppage), R2 (3:14)
Mike Zichelle (193) vs. Joe Cronin (195) - Zichelle, SUB (rear naked choke), R1 (1:25)
Chris Honeycutt (171) vs. Matt Secor (171) - Honeycutt, DEC (unanimous)
Djamil Chan (155.75) vs. Richard Patishnock (157.8) - Chan, KO (punch), R1 (3:09)Rating: 618,000 viewers
Cancelled Bout:
Patrício Freire vs. John Teixeira - Injury to Teixeira (Broken Rib)
Peter Rogers vs. Mike Mangan - Rogers Withdrew From Bout
Chris Foster vs. Felipe Levandoski - Bout Nixed
Jason Bakanowski vs. TJ Hepburn - Bout Nixed -
I would imagine it varies fighter by fighter. I saw a story where Amir Khan was training at midnight for a potential fight in September. However, for the most part, he never schedules a fight for that time of year. I would imagine it would be tougher to do in MMA.
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Kinda crazy that if Khabib decided not to take the Horcher fight and then observe Ramadan before coming back in the fall, he would have been out of action for 2 and a 1/2 years.
If the UFC can figure out a way to remake the Ferguson fight before June 7, that would be awesome.
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5 minutes ago, grizzlyedwin said:
I missed the show, but there's always the possibility of Rashad moving down to 185. It worked for Machida to redeem his career for a bit.
It's been talked about before, so there's always that possibility.
I think that would be the move to make, but at this point after being thrown around a few times, it would seem like a fruitless endeavor. Machida did it when he was younger and at a much different stage of his career. Rashad is now really on the wrong side of 30. Even though he is the same age of Glover, Glover hasn't had the litany of injuries and setbacks as Rashad including the tough fights. We're now almost half a decade away from Rashad being in peak form. It would be asking a whole lot for him to drop down in weight and also somehow figure out a way to get up there to compete with the likes a Luke Rockhold, a Chris Weidman, or a Ronaldo Souza. A fight with Yoel Romero would just be an absolute nightmare for him in my opinion. Plus, I think someone like Vitor would clip him before the end of the first. So if the best he can do is beat middle of the pack middleweights, he might as well keep the 20 pounds on and beat middle of the pack light heavyweights.
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Dana said he likes the idea of Teixeira vs. Rumble. On Twitter, seems like Rumble is up for it. It would make sense to make that the main event for the July show in Chicago.
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I don't think Rashad would leave unless he got really desperate or hard up for money. He wants to compete with the best in the world. The problem is his body isn't responding like it use to. I think a four or five years ago, he would have bodied somebody like Ryan Bader. I also think the fight with Glover would've been competitive and went 2-3 rounds before anything decisive happened. When you lose a few steps, fights like those are so easy to look bad in.
It also doesn't help he is on the smaller side of 205.
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Errol Spence just absolutely smoked Chris Algieri.
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39 minutes ago, DreamBroken said:
Was hoping Tecia would pull it off but knew it was over when Rose got the last takedown. Big fan of both, just wanted Tecia to keep her unbeaten streak of all unanimous decision wins alive. Still feels like Joanna champion is a huge step up in competition for Rose at this point but will be an interesting fight for sure vs. either JJ or Gadelha.
Totally agree that's a tremendous step up. I think it has all the makings to be one of the best strawweight fights ever stylewise. However, she can't afford to fight like she did against Torres at certain points especially the middle of round 1 and the majority of round 3. That would play right into the hands of Joanna. I didn't expect Tecia to clip her like that. Against Joanna, that would be curtains. Rose has to fight like she did early on in the second round and use her jab effectively.
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Had a feeling Rashad was going to get clipped by a huge punch. He was doing fine, but you could tell he was a step slower when it mattered.
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Guessing this win puts Rose at the front to challenge the winner of Joanna vs. Claudia.
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Horcher tried his best earlier on, but Khabib was just way too good. His top game is absurd.
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Big, big win for Michael Chiesa. Capitalized on the first mistake Dariush made.
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Pennington fought better in the third. Anyway, super close fight. Wouldn't argue with any scorecard really.
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I dunno if Pennington is actually winning this fight. She's only really having small bursts of offense.
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Santiago Ponzinibbio is one of my favorite fighters to watch. Probably never going to be a world beater, but a very talented striker that provides a bunch of action. That Larkin fight was bananas. Good to see him get a victory over a solid fighter in Court McGee.
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8 minutes ago, grizzlyedwin said:
Fedor's fighting Fabio Maldonado in June. I'm sure Elsalvaje is thrilled...
Also Huggy Bear missed the 265 lb. limit by 36 lbs. weighing in at 301 lbs. for his fight against Baby Fedor who weighed in at 259 lbs. Baby Fedor accepted to take the fight at open weight.
You damn right! FABOLOUS FABBY BRAWLGAME IS BACK!
By the way, even though it's being called a RIZIN bout, it should be on Fight Pass if it's a Fight Nights event. That would certainly be more convenient than having to track down some off brand Russian stream.
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Ok, we can put Lawler vs. GSP to bed for now.
While at the RFA show tonight, Dana announced that Lawler is defending his title against Woodley at either UFC 201 or 202.
So it's superfight or tuneup for GSP.
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Makhachev's team is saying he had a heart procedure 13 months, and that's why he had Meldonium in his system. They plan on working with USADA and providing all necessary paperwork to solve this ASAP.
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Islam Makhachev failed for a banned substance and has been removed from the card. Since Dober made weight, he will receive his show money.
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22 minutes ago, Casey said:
Do you think GSP is willing to drop his sponsorships with Under Armor and Gatorade and whatnot just to come back for a few fights and maybe get all of what you just said? Serious question, I'm a very casual MMA fan so I don't really know. From what I've read the past few years, that always seems to be his main sticking point - he doesn't want to drop HIS sponsors. I mean, sure, if he can get any of the UFC approved ones and get more of that money to go to him instead, maybe that'll make him feel comfortable - but won't it cause a stir with other people? Especially the draws around right now that aren't getting that kind of preferred treatment? I'm thinking the McGregor's of the UFC that seemingly want the world on a platter. If GSP gets it, won't certain others expect it too?
The thing is I don't ever remember him having a Gatorade patch on his shorts. I remember Jon wearing one against Gustafsson, but not GSP. With that said, I don't think his sponsors are going to drop him. Logic says if they didn't drop him in the space where he spent 2 and 1/2 years not fighting (with 18 months of that being able to wear sponsors and advertise), why would they drop him when he is fighting? Remember, the UA Twitter account spoiled the fact that he was coming back if I'm not mistaken. If they did that, they can't be too upset he is wearing Reebok.
Another thing is that the fact they have a contract with Reebok, which supersedes everything else. Even if they wanted to allow him to wear Under Armour, it would break their contract with Reebok and that would put them at legal risk. That was a done deal when they signed it. So yeah, that shit ain't happening. Now Gatorade and any non-competing sponsor he has might be a different story altogether. Gatorade is super iffy because that falls under the energy drink category, and they signed a deal last March with Monster Energy.
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He's not getting sponsors unless he can get one of those UFC approved sponsors (Bud Light, Harley Davidson, Toyo Tires, etc.) and manage to get most of that money instead of it going to the UFC. He's going to have to settle for more money upfront or a bigger cut of the PPV.
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FWIW Damon Martin is still hearing that Lawler is suppose to be on UFC 200. So I'm guessing they're trying to hammer out the GSP situation. If they can't, then I'm assuming Condit is the backup.
UFC 197: Jones vs. St. Preux (4/23/2016) - Las Vegas, NV (MGM Grand Garden Arena)
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UFC 197: Jones vs. St. Preux
April 23, 2016
Las Vegas, NV (MGM Grand Garden Arena)
Interim UFC Light Heavyweight Championship: Jon Jones (205) vs. Ovince St. Preux (205) - Jones, DEC (unanimous)
UFC Flyweight Championship: Demetrious Johnson © (125) vs. Henry Cejudo (125) (eighth defense) - Johnson, TKO (strikes), R1 (2:49)
Anthony Pettis (156) vs. Edson Barboza (155) - Barboza, DEC (unanimous)
Robert Whittaker (185.5) vs. Rafael Natal (186) - Whittaker, DEC (unanimous)
Yair Rodríguez (145.5) vs. Andre Fili (146) - Rodríguez, KO (flying switch kick), R2 (2:15)
Fox Sports 1 Preliminary Card:
Sergio Pettis (126) vs. Chris Kelades (126) - Pettis, DEC (unanimous)
Danny Roberts (170.5) vs. Dominique Steele (171) - Roberts, DEC (unanimous)
Carla Esparza (116) vs. Juliana Lima (115) - Esparza, DEC (unanimous)
Glaico França (156) vs. James Vick (155) - Vick, DEC (unanimous)
Fight Pass Preliminary Card:
Walt Harris (255.5) vs. Cody East (245.5) - Harris, TKO (punches), R1 (4:18)
Marcos Rogério de Lima (205) vs. Clint Hester (205) - Lima, SUB (arm triangle choke), R1 (4:35)
Efrain Escudero (155.5) vs. Kevin Lee (156) - Lee, DEC (unanimous)
Event Bonuses ($50,000):
Performance of the Night: Yair Rodríguez
Performance of the Night: Demetrious Johnson
Fight of the Night: Danny Roberts vs. Dominique Steele
Attendance: 11,352
Gate: $2.3 million
Buyrate: 450,000
Cancelled Bouts:
Jessica Aguilar vs. Juliana Lima - Injury to Aguilar (Torn ACL)
Daniel Cormier vs. Jon Jones - Injury to Cormier (Leg)