Two possible future stars of the UFC’s lightweight division will be on display this Sunday in Oklahoma City at UFC Fight Night 112. No. 7 ranked lightweight Michael Chiesa will take on No. 12 lightweight Kevin Lee in the card’s main event, and the bad blood between them will be rectified in the process. The two fighters came to blows during the UFC Summer Kickoff press conference in May, as Chiesa’s boiling point was reached when Lee casually made a remark about his mother, which Chiesa, of course, didn’t receive kindly. “He’s going to headline (UFC Fight Night 112) because of me,” Lee told reporters. “After that, he’s going back to the prelims. But I just hope he shows up, because I know his momma’s got tickets.” Chiesa then stood up, began shouting at Lee and walked toward the instigator. …show more content…
The two fighters did a great job building anticipation for the fight and should put on a show that will showcase their tremendous talents. Chiesa is riding a three-fight win streak and is 7-2 in the UFC. He has wins over Beneil Dariush, Jim Miller and Al Iaquinta, not to mention Fight of the Night (twice), Submission of the Night (twice) and Performance of the Night honors to his credit. Chiesa brings an unorthodox style and unusual length to the Octagon. At 6-foot-1, the 29-year-old is long for a 155-pounder, and a win over Lee would likely land Chiesa in the division’s top 5. Lee is just 24 years old and riding a four-fight winning streak. He’s 8-2 in the UFC and Chiesa will be his toughest opponent to date. A win over Chiesa could land him within the top 5 of the division and a matchup with a top 5 fighter. Lee has great wrestling and explosive speed, but will be significantly shorter against Chiesa as he only stands 5-feet-9 inches. Despite the height disadvantage, Lee has a two-inch reach advantage, which could serve as a useful weapon to counter Chiesa’s
This is a fight that UFC fans have been dreaming about the second their first match ended.
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Alvarez and GGG will be the biggest fight of the year and perhaps the biggest fight since Mayweather-Pacquiao. They’ll likely have catch weight in the 160-pound range that is comfortable for both fighters. At this moment, Canelo holds the momentum as Golovkin is coming off a slouch performance against a tough Daniel Jacobs, who seemed to get the better of Golovkin at times.
"This is a great matchup between two veteran heavyweights who can show a lot of the younger kids how it's done," said Oscar De La Hoya, president and founder of Golden Boy Promotions. "I'm really looking forward to this one and as far as picking a winner, it's a toss-up."
If you ever wondered what it would look like if two professional wrestlers fought each other in an MMA bout, Bellator will deliver the closest thing to it on January 21 when Tito Ortiz squares off against Chael Sonnen in a light heavyweight main event. They both grew up as wrestling fans and have nicknames that firmly pronounce their colorful personalities.
On Saturday, at Melbourne's Etihad Stadium in Australia, Ronda Rousey with a record of 12-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC, will compete in her third Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bout with less than nine months in preparation and puts her women's bantamweight title on the line against Holly Holm - with a record of 9-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC. The main card - Ronda Rousey against the former professional boxer and kickboxer Holly Holm, will be aired on pay-per-view following prelims on the American sports-oriented cable and satellite television channel - FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass.
After months of speculation and media hype, we’re merely a day away from Kell Brook squaring up to decorated champion Gennady Golovkin at The O2 Arena in London. Boxing fans around the world can’t wait to feast their eyes on what is set to be a huge fight.
The fan will watch the fight between Mayweather vs Berto pay per view from Las Vages in United States of America on 12th September 2015 at 8PME . Individuals from everywhere throughout the world are excitedly sitting tight for this D-day where either Mayweather or Berto will be proclaimed the champ of the fight. It is our trust and that of boxing fans that the match buildup given to this battle won't be a let-down because of a poor show by the contenders yet with everything considered the Mayweather vs Berto ppv is en route
Jalen and Josh did their rounds, Josh won two rounds in a row with a deadly chokehold.
In 2006, Lesnar pursued a career in mixed martial arts (MMA), as he signed with Hero's and won his first fight, against Min-Soo Kim, in June 2007.[10] He then signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) the following October. Lesnar lost in his UFC debut against Frank Mir and then won his second fight against Heath Herring. In November 2008, Lesnar defeated Randy Couture to become the UFC Heavyweight Champion. Shortly after a successful title defense in a rematch with Mir, Lesnar was sidelined due to diverticulitis. He would return at UFC 116 to defeat Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Shane Carwin and unify the heavyweight championships, becoming the undisputed UFC Heavyweight Champion in the process. Lesnar then lost the championship
UFC Middleweight Champion George "Rush" St-Pierre stated that he will take a break before sitting down with the UFC to talk about his future. Being the newly crowned UFC Middleweight champion, GSP is set to battle interim middleweight titleholder Robert Whittaker for the Undisputed UFC Middleweight Championship in the future.
As Michael made his walk towards the octagon he reminisced about his first fight against Mark Hunt where he won in an impressive first round knockout, he looked to replicate that feat tonight. ‘’Ladies and gentlemen this is the co-main event, in the red corner weighing in at 185 pounds the returning Michael Thompson! And in the blue corner weighing in at 185 and a half pounds Alistair McCarthy!’’ said the announcer. Michael was ready he’d been training for 5 years for this comeback, the crowd were going crazy and the atmosphere was electric. The commentators began their commentary of the fight ‘’The referee has begun the fight, both men circling the octagon looking to make the first move, and Michael connects with 2 left jabs and high knee stunning McCarthy! McCarthy is down to one knee he connects with a brutal uppercut and vicious kick to the side of the head! And he’s out cold the referee jumps in and ends the contest with a knockout just 27 seconds into the fight! In his first fight in over 5 years Thompson has just knocked out the 7 and 0 McCarthy in just 27 seconds!’’ said the announcer. ‘’Michael you’ve just beaten Alistair McCarthy in 27 seconds in your first fight back and you’re now the number 1 contender wat are your thoughts?’’ said the interviewer. Michael responded saying ‘’Listen forget what just happened that irrelevant, I said I was going to knock him out, now listen Rockhold that’s just a preview of what I’m going to do to you.’’ Thompson
With the WWE pay per view ‘’No Mercy’’ looming around the corner, the wresting world has been given a few very good matches. WWE Summersalm 2017 was more or less a mediocre pay per view with the spotlight being more on whether Brock Lesnar was leaving the WWE. It has been rumored for some time that Brock Lesnar is going to face Jon Johns in an UFC match. But WWE managed to keep the universe to the edge of their seats, with Brock retaining the title against Samoa Joe, Braun Strowman and Roman Reigns. But for the WWE Raw roster, that was the highlight. Having said that, it is clear now that WWE was setting up the competitors for a longer storyline leading to No Mercy 2017.
He is getting ready to retire in a couple more years. He is very strong and knows how to defend himself. The people that have this preparation are prepared.
Last week, SB Nation reported that Mayweather challenged the Golden Boy to come out from his corner to face him for a rematch on September, the unbeaten American’s supposed-to-be farewell fight before his own retirement.