When Frankie Edgar was forced to withdraw from the main event of UFC 218 due to injury, there were many fighters hoping to get the call to face Max Holloway for the featherweight title. Cub Swanson was one of those fighters and vehemently campaigned for the title shot, but the UFC ultimately granted Jose Aldo a second shot at defeating Holloway, and Swanson was forced to wait. “It was between me and Frankie (for the original title shot), and then Frankie got it, and it was a tough pill to swallow, and I got over it,” Swanson said in November on The MMA Hour. “And I thought for sure, if anybody wouldn’t pull out of a fight, it would be him, because I think he’s the kind of guy who would fight through a torn knee or anything. But I guess he …show more content…
Not even close. "I've been doing this for 13 years and I'm in the prime of my career, but at some point it's going to dip off, and I'd like to walk away before I start having really bad performances -- with enough money in my account to make the smart investments and do the right things. I just want that opportunity for everything I’ve done.” Swanson is riding a four-fight win streak with two consecutive Fight of the Night performances, and his fight against Dooho Choi won Fight of the Year in 2016. Ranked fourth in the featherweight division, Swanson is 10-3 in the UFC and his losses have come to champion Holloway, Edgar and former title challenger Ricardo Lamas. A win over No. 6 ranked featherweight Ortega would certainly bring interesting offers not only from the UFC, but from other organizations as well. Ortega believes a win in this fight will finally put him on everyone’s radar. “This is a game where you need to have a high name,” Ortega told Fox Sports. “I feel like, with this fight, it can put me on the map as one of the elite of the elite. Anyone who’s in the Top 3 is always getting a lot of publicity. “Ultimately, I feel like I’m doing everything right. I’m slowly but surely climbing up the ladder. I’m taking out bigger names with every fight. Not just beating them on a point level, I’m finishing every single one of my opponents. I beat Cub, the world will know who I am.” Ortega is 4-0 in the UFC with one fight ruled a no contest.
zoo” later that night Ali was explained how he was going to beat Liston, he said the
This is a fight that UFC fans have been dreaming about the second their first match ended.
No longer could Johnson’s talent be ignored, he was in line to fight Jim Jefferies.
“My partner (Casey Sparkman), he’s already stepped up this year and won big duals,” Miller said. “He’s a guy that’s going to step up. (Jairod James), he’s going to step up. He’s won two out of the three of his MAC starts. Our heavyweight, (Devin Nye), he’s gotten some big wins when we needed them.”
It’s been a stellar year for the 19-year-old, who also captained the NSW Under-18s side to victory last year, represented the Junior Kangaroos earlier this month, and made his NRL debut with the South Sydney Rabbitohs.
him by a hard hit and he though a bough shutting down but he didn’t.
“We always are in the gym. Always trying to get better.” Lorenzo Ramos, Junior said. “He doesn’t give up. He works hard the whole entire game. And he keeps a positive attitude.”
This is not the only bout to have been scrapped from the event as Marloes Coenen vs. Talita Nogueira was scrapped due to Nogueira missing weight by 5.6 pounds exactly. Bellator has made the decision to promote Neiman Gracie vs. Rudy Bears bout up to the main card.
Jones was supposed to take a rematch with current UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier, however Cormier was forced to pull out of the bout with a reported injury. But things are getting great for Jones, reports said that Cormier has now medically cleared following an MRI on Monday. UFC president Dana White has confirmed the reports through an interview with ESPN’s Brett Okamoto. White also said that both fighters, Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones will headline UFC 200 this coming July.
He had a trainer who told him what to do in the fight. The next day they were heading
Despite Liston's efforts to knock out a blinded Clay, Clay survived the fifth round until tears and perspiration rinsed the irritation from his eyes. In the sixth, Clay was in control, repeatedly striking at Liston. In the seventh round Clay was declared the winner by TKO as Liston didn't answered the bell. Liston said the reason he quit was an injured shoulder. Following the triumph, a victorious Clay ran to the border of the ring and, pointing to the ringside press, and yelled: "Eat your words!" "I am the greatest! I shook up the world. I'm the
The former streetfighter was signed to Bellator MMA and scheduled to fight at Bellator 158 on July 16 in London against James Thompson.
In the earlier of the two bouts, undefeated heavyweight Dylan Whyte (16-0) stepped into the ring against veteran Brian Minto who was serving as a replacement for Dominick Guinn. Guinn backed out of the scheduled September 12th bout versus Whyte days before the fight, siting an injury as his reason for the no-show. For Minto, it meant a small paycheck for less than six minutes of work as Whyte simply out-sized the smaller Minto for a TKO in the second-round. Truth be told, it wasn't a particularly sharp performance by Whyte. While he got the job done, it was clear his defense needs work as Minto was able to land a few shots of his own before the bout was stopped. Whyte later told reporters he had been dealing with a shoulder
“I wanted to get in there and prove myself. I want to get a couple of fights and then I want to try for the world title again,” Mosley said, via Bleacher Report. “I want to fight Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao. I'm on that level. I'm still on that level.”
Weight went onto say he was more nervous than he expected to be and was proud of how his team battled,