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Looks like the Fury vs. Klitschko rematch will be on July 9 from Manchester. No venue announced yet.

The new ATT gym looks pretty badass. Also, Kyoji Horiguchi seems like the most chill dude ever.

If Fresquez wasn't on the UFC shitlist, I don't think Tate would have any other option but to grant Holm a rematch.

Sucks what happened with Lion Fight. She may as well double down and try to get paid as much as possible. Another female fighting note: espnW is reporting that Cat Zingano vs. Julianna Pena is now official for UFC 200.

Khabib Nurmagomedov is fighting Cage Fury (CFFC) lightweight champ and prospect Darrell Horcher on the Tampa card. It will be contested at a catchweight of 160 pounds.

I think it's because of a couple things. First off, it's crazy how folks were so enamored five or so years ago about how someone like Roy Nelson could lose weight and become a better fighter. When you look at Nelson as a fighter, his weight is not really a factor as to why he succeeds or fails. The fact that he eventually relied so much on one big punch and his chin over his grappling skills that it became a detriment is what Nelson is as a fighter. If anything, a well rounded fighter like Ben Rothwell becoming fit is more likely to succeed in the heavyweight division. With the circumstances now where everyone is being tested hard, your going to have less fighters looking like absolute destroyers. That benefits someone like Rothwell who was never this one hitter quitter type heavyweight. As a result of that above circumstance, the heavyweight division is going to dip and meet Rothwell's ascent somewhere in the middle. When the division is not replete with other fighters on the rise, fighters like Rothwell are going to prosper. He's not going to win every fight, but he is going to win enough fights to stick around especially when the other fighters are old and not what they use to be. Hopefully, the Ngannou vs. Blaydes fight does produce someone who can go on a run. The future of heavyweight is so wide open.

It would be interesting to see how much Tate's team pushed for a title defense. I know she wanted to fight ASAP (much like Holm after 193), but she pretty much has the Rousey fight locked up for November. I think the new deal she just signed this week takes care her as far as the PPV end goes. So it's not like she won't get paid more than her guaranteed purse when that fight rolled around. I know Dana had designs on two female fights being on 200, but you have to give Nunes a chance to beat Tate. No matter who wins though, they would need the winner to be healthy to fight in November (or December). Potentially the MSG card could have some combo of Cormier-Jones II, Rousey's return vs. the BW title fight winner, and possibly a Weidman fight if he beats Rockhold. That has the potential to do crazy business at the gate and in terms of PPV revenue. I mean Tate should be fine because UFC 200 is going to do pretty well on PPV. However, it's a big risk for her. I mean Holm tried to get two big paydays and then she got choked out before she could get the second one. Tate is about as vulnerable as Holm was if not more.

Tate/Nunes is interesting in that Nunes for six minutes has a chance to blast Tate. Anything after that could be Nunes on the ground getting submitted. The betting odds might be crazy as the fight approaches.

TUF 23 Cast: Women's Strawweights Light Heavyweights Some notes: - Quite a few Invicta fighters in the strawweight cast. Wonder if you will get unintentional spoilers if some of these girls end up on future Invicta cards. - It's funny that they brought back Norman Paraisy, who is forever is reference point for clever editing. He lost a fight to get into the house on a season some year back. He said French fighters never quit before quitting in hilarious fashion just minutes later. Hopefully, he can do better. - Khalil Rountree and Phil Hawes have to be odds on favorite for this season.

That must've been the other of the two female bouts on UFC 200. Pena/Zingano should be announced soon.

Cerrone signed to fight Khabib only to pull out of the fight 3 hours later with a rib injury. That's according to Khabib on his Twitter. Now, Cerrone is disputing that. This should be interesting.

Except that Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov are not the same individual. So you would be far off. Anyway, this isn't the place to be predicting injuries. You can take that elsewhere. Not here.

Along with Evinger vs. Schneider as the headliner, Angela Hill is getting a strawweight title fight against Livinha on the 5/7 Invicta FC card. Mizuki Inoue is also fighting Aline Serio.

UFC Fight Night 86: Rothwell vs. Dos Santos April 10, 2016 Zagreb, Croatia (Arena Zagreb) Ben Rothwell (264) vs. Junior dos Santos (241) - Dos Santos, DEC (unanimous) Gabriel Gonzaga (262) vs. Derrick Lewis (264) - Lewis, KO (punches), R1 (4:48) Francis Ngannou (252) vs. Curtis Blaydes (261) - Ngannou, TKO (doctor stoppage), R2 (5:00) Timothy Johnson (262) vs. Marcin Tybura (247) - Johnson, DEC (unanimous) Igor Pokrajac (205) vs. Jan Błachowicz (205) - Blachowicz, DEC (unanimous) Maryna Moroz (115) vs. Cristina Stanciu (116) - Moroz, DEC (unanimous) Fox Sports 1 Preliminary Card: Nicolas Dalby (170) vs. Zak Cummings (171) - Cummings, DEC (unanimous) Ian Entwistle (135) vs. Alejandro Pérez (135) - Pérez, SUB (punches), R1 (4:04) Mairbek Taisumov (154) vs. Damir Hadžović (155) - Taisumov, TKO (uppercut), R1 (3:44) Filip Pejić (136) vs. Damian Stasiak (134) - Stasiak, SUB (rear naked choke), R1 (2:16) Fight Pass Preliminary Card: Robert Whiteford (145) vs. Lucas Martins (145) - Martins, DEC (split) Jared Cannonier (241) vs. Cyril Asker (241) - Cannonier, KO (punches and elbows), R1 (2:44) Bojan Veličković (183) vs. Alessio Di Chirico (185) - Veličković, DEC (unanimous) Event Bonuses ($50,000): Performance of the Night: Jared Cannonier Performance of the Night: Mairbek Taisumov Performance of the Night: Alejandro Pérez Performance of the Night: Derrick Lewis Attendance: 13,177 Gate: $549,000 Rating: 781,000 viewers Cancelled Bouts: Nicolas Dalby vs. Bartosz Fabiński - Injury to Fabiński Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Ruslan Magomedov - Injury to Magomedov Francis Ngannou vs. Bojan Mihajlović - Bout Nixed

Cerrone is willing to take the fight with Khabib. Two things though: 1) They would need to decide on the weight. 2) Cerrone wants a guarantee he keeps his fight with Patrick Cote. Yes, I'm being serious. That's a sticking point in 2016, but whatever.

Based on an update in Shaun Al-Shatti's report on MMA Fighting, it looks like they want to keep Khabib in the main event if they can find a suitable replacement. I think it can be an entertaining bout, but I think it would be the toughest match you could find for someone like Ferguson. For a fighter with good technique, when your style is so frenetic, it does rely on people to engage in those tactics. When I think of people at lightweight who would be least likely to do that, Khabib Nurmagomedov would be one of them. In order for that not to be takedown-GNP-rinse-repeat, he would have to catch him a Brabo choke. That is what would make that fight intriguing.

Tony Ferguson is out of his fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov with what sounds like a respiratory...um..issue. They might be searching a short notice opponent for Khabib. Evans/Teixeira has been elevated to the main event.

Not everyone in the UFC is exceptional. Dude, Chris Cariaso and John Moraga (who is pretty decent as a fighter) got title shots. Makovsky was on the verge of a title shot. With flyweight, it's basically the same as the WEC lightweights. Some of these dudes just don't have the platform. Sure, you're going to get your Darrell Montagues who can only beast on the Tachi level. That's MMA though and happens in every division. Dudes like Magomed Bibulatov and Alexandre Pantoja can't beat Ian McCall, a dude who hasn't won a fight in two years? Really, that's what we're saying now? Dustin Ortiz is losing to Wilson Reis in the year 2016, but no one outside the UFC can beat him? Are you not well? Almost the entire division is fighters who are like two years removed from being regional fighters. They can find dudes better than Chico Camus and Darren Uyenoyama. Trust me.

Who gives a fuck though? You got to win at least one fight for it to be a rubber match. That or be the champion. Anyway, I am glad that they aren't giving Louis Smolka or Scoggins that same treatment that Horiguchi got (and Cejudo might get). Although, if there are dudes like Bibulatov, Pantoja, and some of these top American regional fighters, that's going to be some true baptism by fire type shit.

Brett Okamoto ‏@bokamotoESPN 3m3 minutes ago UFC holding tryouts for upcoming season of TUF in April. Flyweights AND winner of the season will get immediate title shot. Whoever is the flyweight champion after UFC 197 will fight the season winner at the December TUF Finale.

Cormier has to be the easiest MMA fighter to troll. Meltzer said he is suppose to come back in August/September, but Jon is already calling him out for UFC 200. For just about every other fighter, I believe they would just sit out until that timeframe. With DC, I think he would try to rush back and fight Jon Jones at 75%. That would not be good.

Jon Jones is so under Daniel Cormier's skin, it's not even funny.