Dana White responds to DJ, says McGregor is the pound-for-pound best
(mmafighting.com)UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson made a stand this week against the organization, and now UFC president Dana White has fired back.
Johnson, the current No. 1 ranked pound-for-pound fighter on the UFC’s official rankings, released an explosive, lengthy statement Monday in which the flyweight champion accused the UFC of widespread “mistreatment and bullying” and criticized the promotion for a variety of issues, ranging from White’s negotiating tactics for Johnson’s next fight — a bout that could see Johnson break the all-time record for consecutive title defenses set by Anderson Silva — to the UFC’s handling of the flyweight division altogether. Johnson then elaborated on those issues in a wide-ranging interview Monday on The MMA Hour.
Thibault Gouti ruled out of UFC Fight Night 110 with illness hours before event
(mmajunkie.com)UFC Fight Night 110 has lost a fight just hours before the event is set to take place.
Thibault Gouti vs. Dong Hyun Kim has been removed from the card because of an illness to Gouti, the UFC announced.
“On the advice of physicians, and with the athlete’s health and safety in mind, UFC has removed Thibault Gouti from his bout today against Dong Hyun Kim at ‘UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt’ in Auckland, New Zealand due to illness,” the promotion said in a statement. “‘UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt’ will proceed with 11 bouts.”
Jack Hermansson vs. Brad Scott Booked for UFC Fight Night 114 in Mexico City
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A middleweight clash pitting Jack Hermansson against Brad Scott has been added to the UFC Fight Night 114 lineup.
Promotion officials confirmed the pairing following an initial report from mmadna.nl. UFC Fight Night 114 takes place at Mexico City Arena on Aug. 5 and is headlined by a flyweight duel between Sergio Pettis and Brandon Moreno. The evening’s main card airs on Fox Sports 1.
Chad Laprise Steps in for Injured Alan Jouban, will meet Brian Camozzi at UFC 213
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Chad Laprise will replace the injured Alan Jouban and face Brian Camozzi at UFC 213.
The Las Vegas-based promotion announced the new welterweight matchup on Thursday. UFC 213 takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on July 8 and is headlined by a women’s bantamweight title bout between Amanda Nunes and Valentina Shevchenko.
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Jason Knight fights Ricardo Lamas at UFC 214
(bloodyelbow.com)The UFC has found Chan Sung Jung’s replacement to fight Ricardo Lamas.
As was first reported on Tuesday by the Los Angeles Times’ Lance Pugmire, rising featherweight prospect Jason Knight will be filling in for “The Korean Zombie” at UFC 214 in Anaheim, CA on July 29th. Jung had to withdraw due to (among other things) a ruptured ACL and MCL.
Hector Lombard vs. Anthony Smith targeted for August UFC event
(mmajunkie.com)After ex-UFC champ Rashad Evans turned him down, Hector Lombard has a fight.
Lombard (34-5-1 MMA, 3-3 UFC) is targeted to meet Anthony Smith (27-12 MMA, 3-2 UFC) at a UFC event scheduled for Aug. 19, according to multiple people with knowledge of the booking, who requested anonymity because the fight has not yet been made public.
Frank Camacho a late replacement next week at UFC Fight Night 111 in Singapore
(mmajunkie.com)Li Jingliang has a new opponent for next week’s UFC Fight Night 111 event.
Welterweight Jonathan Meunier (8-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) has suffered an injury and is out of his fight with welterweight Jingliang (12-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC), and newcomer Frank Camacho (20-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has stepped in as a replacement.
The full UFC Fight Night 111 lineup now includes:
MAIN CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 8 a.m. ET)
Holly Holm vs. Bethe Correia
Andrei Arlovski vs. Marcin Tybura
Colby Covington vs. Dong Hyun Kim
Rafael dos Anjos vs. Tarec Saffiedine
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 4:30 a.m. ET)
Takanori Gomi vs. Jon Tuck
Cyril Asker vs. Walt Harris
Ulka Sasaki vs. Justin Scoggins
Frank Camacho vs. Li Jingliang
Russell Doane vs. Kwan Ho Kwak
Carls John de Tomas vs. Naoki Inoue
Ji Yeon Kim vs. Lucie Pudilova
Alex Caceres vs. Rolando Gabriel
UFC 216 in Edmonton gets Henry Cejudo vs. Wilson Reis, Sarah Moras vs. Ashlee Evans-Smith
(mmajunkie.com)UFC 216, which marks the UFC’s return to Canada, has two new bouts.
They include former flyweight title challengers Henry Cejudo (10-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) vs. Wilson Reis (22-7 MMA, 6-3 UFC) and female bantamweights Sarah Moras (4-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. Ashlee Evans-Smith (5-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC), officials announced via TSN.ca.
The latest UFC 216 card includes:
Henry Cejudo vs. Wilson Reis
Rick Glenn vs. Gavin Tucker
Ashlee Evans-Smith vs. Sarah Moras
Mark Hunt: ‘Crock of sh*t’ that ‘cheater’ Alistair Overeem was allowed IV before UFC 209
(mmafighting.com)Earlier this year, Mark Hunt faced off against Alistair Overeem at UFC 209 amidst a sea of controversy regarding Hunt’s relationship with the UFC. At the time, Hunt was — and still is — in the midst of taking the UFC to court over the way the promotion handled Brock Lesnar’s entry into UFC 200 and subsequent drug testing failure. Hunt spent much of the lead-up to UFC 209 heavily criticizing the UFC while repeatedly pointing out how the organization matched him up, once again, against a foe with a murky history of PED use in Overeem.
Christy Mack's gut-wrenching letter on War Machine: 'When he gets out, he will kill me'
(mmajunkie.com)War Machine on Monday was sentenced to 36 years to life in prison for the brutal 2014 assault of Christy Mack.
Machine, born Jon Koppenhaver, will be 71 years old when he becomes eligible for parole. He was found guilty on 29 of 34 charges that included sexual assault, kidnapping and coercion, though the jury deadlocked on the most serious charges of attempted murder.
Before the sentence was handed down, Mack, born Christine Mackinday, read a letter to the court, breaking down several times as she described her relationship with Machine and the attack that left her with broken teeth, a fractured rib and a severely ruptured liver.
Mighty Mouse speaks out against Dana White and the UFCs bullying and unfair treatment
(https:)Demetrious Johnson has had enough.
On the cusp of making history, the UFC flyweight champion, who is one title defense away from becoming the most successful champion in UFC history, has provided MMA Fighting with an exclusive statement (below) about his current relationship with the UFC.
Over the past month, the UFC has attempted to book Johnson in a title fight versus bantamweight contender TJ Dillashaw, however, Johnson has resisted that idea.
Chuck Liddell teases comeback with Tito Ortiz staredown: ‘Why not?’
(mmafighting.com)Who’s down for round three?
It’s no secret whispers have been growing louder about a potential comeback from former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell. Well, the 47-year-old Hall of Famer threw more fuel onto the fire Sunday night on Instagram, posting a staredown opposite his old rival, “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy,” Tito Ortiz.
Kazushi Sakuraba Named as Next 2017 UFC Hall of Fame Inductee
(mmaweekly.com)UFC on Saturday announced that legendary mixed martial artist Kazushi Sakuraba has been named to the 2017 UFC Hall of Fame class as a Pioneer. The 2017 UFC Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place on Thursday, July 6 at 7 p.m. PT at Park Theater in Las Vegas. The event will be streamed live and exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS.
Sean Shelby's Shoes: What's next for Max Holloway and UFC 212's other winning fighters?
(mmajunkie.com)Max Holloway’s long climb to the top of the UFC featherweight division reached the summit on Saturday at UFC 212, where the Hawaiian finally claimed the undisputed championship from Jose Aldo.
It took a 10-fight UFC winning streak for Holloway (18-3 MMA, 14-3 UFC) to earn a fight with Aldo (26-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC). He took full advantage, rallying from an early deficit to halt the Brazilian by third-round TKO in front of Aldo’s hometown fans at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro.
“Blessed” exited the event with a title belt, naturally making him the biggest winner of all. A number of other significant performances were featured on the pay-per-view main card, with Claudia Gadelha (15-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC), Vitor Belfort (26-13 MMA, 15-9 UFC), Paulo Borrachinha (10-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) and Yancy Medeiros (14-4 MMA, 5-4 UFC) emerging victorious.
After every event, fans wonder whom the winners will be matched up with next. And with another night of UFC action in the rearview mirror, it’s time to look forward, put on a pair of Sean Shelby and Mick Maynard’s shoes, and play UFC matchmaker for UFC 212’s winning fighters.
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