Sergio Pettis vs. Brandon Moreno headlines UFC Fight Night 114 in Mexico City
(mmajunkie.com)A pair of surging flyweights, including one from Mexico, will headline the UFC’s return to Mexico City this summer.
Sergio Pettis (15-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) is set to take on Brandon Moreno (14-3 MMA, 3-0 UFC) in the main event of UFC Fight Night 114 in Mexico City. The promotion announced the new booking today for its fourth visit to Mexico City and fifth trip to Mexico overall.
Cris Cyborg, Angela Magana involved in physical altercation at UFC Athlete Retreat
(mmafighting.com)Cris Cyborg and another UFC female fighter had an altercation at the UFC Athlete Retreat on Sunday and things got physical.
Upset over tweets posted by Angela Magana, Cyborg confronted Magana during the event in Las Vegas, sources told MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani. After heated words, Cyborg punched Magana in the face, sources said. Magana was rocked a bit by the punch, but did not fall down. She was then taken away, sources said.
Bellator 179 post-event facts: Cheick Kongo is winningest heavyweight in Bellator history
(mmajunkie.com)Rory MacDonald’s long journey back to the win column finally came to an end Friday when the former UFC title challenger was victorious in his Bellator debut against Paul Daley at Bellator 179.
MacDonald (19-4 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) dismantled Daley (39-15-2 MMA, 5-2 BMMA) with a superior ground game en route to a second-round submission finish in the welterweight contender bout at The SSE Arena in London, giving “The Red King” his first victory in 31 months.
The Canadian wasn’t the only one to deliver a notable performance at Bellator’s 10th event of the year, though. For more, check below for 25 post-event facts to come out of Bellator 179.
Woodley wants GSP, calls Bisping fight ‘the cowardly move’
(mmafighting.com)By all accounts, the next man challenging for the UFC welterweight champion will be Demian Maia. The Brazilian jiu-jitsu savant earned that right after capturing his seventh straight win at UFC 211 with a hard-fought split decision over Jorge Masvidal.
That’s just fine with reigning UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley. Woodley said Monday on The MMA Hour that UFC officials haven’t yet asked him about Maia, but if they do, he’ll be more than willing to face the 39-year-old contender. However, if “T-Wood” had his druthers, a different name would still fall at the top of his wish list.
Paul Daley, Michael Page get into skirmish at Bellator 179
(mmafighting.com)Two of Bellator’s top British fighters just about came to blows Friday.
Following his fight with Rory MacDonald in the main event of Bellator 179 in London, Paul Daley and Michael Page had a physical confrontation in the arena, according to multiple reports from the scene. Daley mentioned Page on the microphone after the fight and things escalated from there.
Michael Bisping too injured to fight Yoel Romero, prefers to wait for Georges St-Pierre
(mmamania.com)I feel like I’ve heard this somewhere before...
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight champion Michael Bisping was expecting to fight former welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre, but “Rush” kept delaying his return to the point where promotion president Dana White got tired of waiting.
Bisping was perfectly fine just hanging around.
Probably because “The Count” is still recovering from knee surgery and can’t fight “anytime soon.” That’s according to comments the brash Brit recently made on his official podcast (via MMA Fighting) detailing his current state of health.
Elevation Fight Team moves out of MusclePharm training facility
(mmafighting.com)Colorado-based Elevation Fight Team is parting ways with long-time team sponsor MusclePharm.
“As a team, Elevation Fight Team has decided to move all of it's training from the MusclePharm Facility to the chain of Easton Training Centers located throughout Colorado,” coach Eliot Marshall told MMAFighting.com. “The partnership Elevation has had with MusclePharm over the last four years has been awesome and is something we are all appreciate greatly. That being said, the time to move to more of a traditional setting is now. By moving our training to the Easton Training Centers, our fighters will now reap the benefits of having a full curriculum of classes and many different locations to choose from.
Get ready.....new weight classes coming to MMA
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With extreme weight cutting becoming more and more of a issue in our sport new rules and plans have just been passed to help combat this issue.
The addition of more weight classes in MMA is coming as soon as summer time.
New divisions include...
165Lbs
175Lbs
195Lbs
225lbs
Strawweight prospect Amanda Ribas signs with the UFC, meets Juliana Lima in July
(mmafighting.com)Strawweight prospect Amanda Ribas has signed with the UFC and is set to make her Octagon debut against fellow Brazilian Juliana Lima at the TUF 25 Finale event in Las Vegas, NV, on July 7, sources told MMA Fighting following a report by UOL.
Ribas (6-1), a black belt in jiu-jitsu and judo, made her professional MMA debut after winning the 2014 IMMAF World Championship as an amateur. Ribas, who now trains at American Top Team, has only gone the distance once since turning pro.
WME|IMG invites UFC roster to Las Vegas this weekend for ‘retreat’
(mmafighting.com)A large chunk of the UFC roster will descend upon Las Vegas this weekend, and it won’t be for a fight.
WME|IMG, the new owners of the UFC, have invited the entire roster to Vegas for what they’re calling the “2017 UFC Athlete Retreat.” While every fighter was asked to attend, those with conflicting schedules are exempt. All travel expenses will be paid by the UFC.
“This event represents a unique opportunity for you to interact with your fellow athletes, UFC staff and your new ownership group, while hearing from a wide variety of experts across sports, entertainment and business,” an e-mail sent to the fighters earlier this week stated.
Injuries scrap Christian Colombo vs. Damian Grabowski at UFC Fight Night 109 in Sweden
(mmajunkie.com)The UFC’s return to Sweden, less than two weeks away, has seen the cancellation of a preliminary card fight.
The heavyweight fight between Christian Colombo (8-2-1 MMA, 0-1-1 UFC) and Damian Grabowski (20-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC), which was set to open the event, has been scrapped due to injuries to both fighters. UFC officials announced the change early today.
UFC Fight Night 109 takes place May 28 at Ericsson Globe in Stockholm. The card airs on FS1 following early prelims on on UFC Fight Pass.
Dana White Responds To Luke Rockhold's Twitter Rant
(mmanews.com)Luke Rockhold isn’t thrilled with Dana White’s recent comments.
“I never said I deserved a title shot. I said we (middleweights) deserve clarity. We deserve something to fight for. ‘You have to earn your way in this company?’ Tell me how did GSP earn a middleweight title shot? Think before you run your mouth.”
White has issued a response of his own.
10 memorable moments from UFC 211, including another rules controversy
(mmajunkie.com)UFC champions Stipe Miocic and Joanna Jedrzejczyk both took another step toward putting their names in the UFC record book at UFC 211.
Miocic became the latest UFC fighter to defend the heavyweight title on two consecutive occasions with a TKO victory over the last man to defeat him, former champion Junior Dos Santos. As for Jedrzejczyk, she moved within striking distance of Ronda Rousey’s UFC women’s record of six title defenses with her win over Jessica Andrade.
While those two successfully defended UFC gold, Demian Maia secured a welterweight title shot with his win over Jorge Masvidal.
The event, which the UFC billed as “the biggest, baddest card of the year,” mostly lived up to the hype, but the event did have some controversy, namely the no-contest ruling in the lightweight bout between former champ Eddie Alvarez and surging contender Dustin Poirier.
Here are 10 memorable moments from the pay-per-view event, which took place at American Airlines Center in Dallas.
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