Daniel Cormier explains controversial UFC 210 weigh-in
(mmafighting.com)Regardless of your take on what went down at the chaotic UFC 210 official weigh-ins Friday in Buffalo, on one item, there’s little room for dispute: UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier had one brutal weight cut.
Cormier initially weighed in at 206.2 pounds, 1.2 pounds above the division’s championship weight limit, then re-weighed less then three minutes later at 205 on the nose, making his matchup with challenger Anthony Johnson official...
UFC 210 official weigh-in results: Daniel Cormier, Anthony Johnson official after Cormier's second try
(mmajunkie.com)MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
-Champ Daniel Cormier (205) vs. Anthony Johnson (203.8) – for light-heavyweight title
-Gegard Mousasi (185.8) vs. Chris Weidman (185.8)
-Cynthia Calvillo (115.6) vs. Pearl Gonzalez (116)
-Thiago Alves (170.6) vs. Patrick Cote (170)
-Will Brooks (155.4) vs. Charles Oliveira (152.8)
PRELIMINARY CARD (FS1, 8 p.m. ET)
-Mike De La Torre (146) vs. Myles Jury (145)
-Sean Strickland (170) vs. Kamaru Usman (170.2)
-Shane Burgos (146) vs. Charles Rosa (145.2)
-Jan Blachowicz (204.2) vs. Patrick Cummins (205.4)
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 6:15 p.m. ET)
-Gregor Gillespie (154.8) vs. Andrew Holbrook (156)
-Josh Emmett (155.6) vs. Desmond Green (154.2)
-Irene Aldana (135.6) vs. Katlyn Chookagian (134.8)
-Magomed Bibulatov (126) vs. Jenel Lausa (124.8)
NYSAC pulls Pearl Gonzalez from UFC card due to breast implants
(mmafighting.com)Things just got even more bizarre in Buffalo.
Minutes after Daniel Cormier controversially made weight on his second attempt, the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) pulled Pearl Gonzalez from UFC 210 on Friday morning because she has breast implants, sources told MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani. The commission does not allow fighters to compete with implants, per their rules.
Gonzalez was supposed to face Cynthia Calvillo on the UFC 210 main card Saturday night at KeyBank Arena.
UFC 210 weigh-ins end with a scare
(mixedmartialarts.com)The official UFC 210 weigh-ins stream live from the UFC host hotel in Buffalo, NY at 9:00 a.m. ET, courtesy of MMAjunkie. The ceremonial weigh-in and faceoffs will stream courtesy of the UFC live at 4:00 p.m. ET from KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the same venue that hosts Saturday’s event.
The dual weigh-ins mean fighters have longer to rehydrate in the morning, but still can do the afternoon ceremonial weigh-ins and faceoffs that have become a tradition in the UFC.
There was a scare when Cormier and Johnson weighed in with only minutes left. DC weighed in at 206.2, but returned two minutes later and was 205. Johnson then weighed in with seconds to go at 203.8 and the entire card was official.
Gastelum pulled from Silva fight over positive test for THC
(mixedmartialarts.com)The UFC’s independent drug testing agency does not test for recreational drugs outside of competition. However, marijuana is tested for in-competition. Alcohol is treated similarly – you are not tested for alcohol out of competition, but are prohibited from fighting while drunk.
Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs have a cutoff of 50 ng/ML. World Anti-Doping Agency has a threshold of 150 ng/ML. USADA uses 180 ng/ML. And UFC fighter Kelvin Gastelum tested positive above that level during his last fight, which was in March. As a consequence, Gastelum has been pulled from his fight with Anderson Silva at UFC 212.
UFC signs Filipino fighter CJ de Tomas to face Japanese prospect in Singapore fight card
(m.spin.ph)ANOTHER Filipino fighter in CJ de Tomas made it to the UFC as he's slated to take on Japanese MMA prospect Naoki Inoue in UFC Fight Night 111 in Singapore on June 17.
De Tomas, the reigning URCC flyweight champion, was signed by the MMA giant last Friday and was confirmed on the fight card on Monday.
At 8-0, de Tomas will be the fourth homegrown Filipino to make it to the big league after Dave Galera, Mark Eddiva and Jenel Lausa cracked the organization in the past few years.
Bellator bringing fights to NASCAR
Bellator MMA announced on Monday that it will partner with Monster Energy and several tracks to hold matches at select races in 2017. The relationship is specifically between Monster and Bellator and not with NASCAR.
The specific match ups have yet to be announced, but Bellator has stated that the following races will have MMA bouts featured on the event:
Monster Energy All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 20
Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 19
Alabama 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 15
Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 19
They did this with monster at a few motocross events in the past and was a success.This is pretty cool and I'd definitely attend if it were closer to me.
ESPN Report: Donald Cerrone-Robbie Lawler Rebooked for UFC 213 Showdown in Las Vegas
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According to a Monday report by ESPN.com's Brett Okamoto, the former Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight champion will take on the former UFC lightweight challenger at UFC 213.
UFC 213 is slated for July 8 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The all-action pairing was originally slated for UFC 205, the UFC's debut at Madison Square Garden in New York City this past November. However, the former UFC 170-pound kingpin decided he needed more time off following his July knockout loss to Tyron Woodley and opted out of the bout.
Tony Ferguson ‘Needs Assurances’ to Fight Khabib Nurmagomedov
(mmaweekly.com)UFC matchmakers have put together a fight between top lightweight contenders Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson three times, but the two have still never fought. They were first slated to meet at The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale in December 15, but Nurmagomedov pulled out of the bout due to injury. Bout agreements were signed for them to fight at UFC on FOX 19 in April 2016, but Ferguson was forced out of the event with a health issue...
Bellator 175 post-event facts: 'King Mo' joins Bellator's 10-win club
(mmajunkie.com)Bellator 175 went down on Friday and featured a five-fight main card on Spike at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill.
In the heavyweight main event, Muhammed Lawal (21-6 MMA, 10-4 BMMA) got the revenge he’d been wanting for nearly three years when he outworked rival Quinton Jackson (37-12 MMA, 4-1 BMMA) over 15 minutes for the unanimous decision victory.
Similar to the first fight, the showdown between “King Mo” and “Rampage” lacked signifiant action. It produced a different winner, though, and that was one of several notable happenings at Bellator’s sixth show of the year.
For more, check below for 25 post-event facts about Bellator 175...
Ryan Bader to make Bellator debut against ‘King Mo’ in New York
(mmafighting.com)Muhammed Lawal didn’t even get a chance to catch his breath before Bellator announced his next fight.
Minutes after Lawal’s unanimous decision victory over Quinton Jackson in the main event of Bellator 175 on Friday night in Chicago, color commentator Jimmy Smith announced “King Mo” would be facing the debuting Ryan Bader in the main event of Bellator 180 on June 24 in New York. Bellator 180 is the Spike TV card underneath Bellator NYC, the pay-per-view headlined by Chael Sonnen vs. Wanderlei Silva...
Freddie Roach: Conor McGregor is final opponent in Georges St-Pierre’s three-fight plan
(mmafighting.com)Freddie Roach has spoken about Georges St-Pierre’s step-by-step comeback plan before. He mentioned it on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani last month.
Now, GSP’s boxing coach, and someone who helped him negotiate his new deal with the UFC, has revealed the final part of that plan. St-Pierre signed a three-fight deal with the promotion earlier this year. And the final bout on that deal, GSP hopes, is one against Conor McGregor, Roach told Fight Hub this week...
Bellator 175 weigh-ins: Rampage 253, King Mo 212
(mixedmartialarts.com)The Bellator 175: Rampage vs. King Mo 2 official weigh-ins will stream live on The UG from Chicago at 2:00 p.m. ET. Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson and Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal rematch in the main event.
Main Card
Quinton Jackson (253) vs. Muhammed Lawal (212)
Marcos Galvao (145.5) vs. Emmanuel Sanchez (149.5)*
Chase Gormley (265.5) vs. Sergei Kharitonov (264)
Lloyd Carter (148) vs. Noad Lahat (146)
Steve Kozola (155) vs. Jake Roberts (156)
PRELIMINARY CARD (MMAjunkie, 6:45 p.m. ET)
Prelim Card
Max Fuentes (138) vs. Brandon Shelhart (135)
Asef Askar (157) vs. James Esposito (154.5)
Brian Akins (156) vs. Mike DeLaVega (156)
Cory Galloway (136) vs. David Garcia (137)
Tom Holder (169) vs. Josh Streaker (170.5)
Joaquin Buckley (171) vs. Justin Patterson (171)
Tim Cho (150) vs. Joshua Hardwick (150)
Manny Vazquez (130) vs. Nate Williams (129)
James Bochnovic (205) vs. Matt Paul (207.5)
Damian Norris (155) vs. Tom Shoaff (155)
Adam Maciejewski (262) vs. Prince McLean (225)
*Bout changed to catchweight.
