WSOF 9 Main Event and Co-Main Event Announced

The MMA World Series of Fighting has announced it's next card's main event and co-main event.  The main event will feature UFC cast-off Rousimar Palhares' WSOF debut in a title fight with recently crowned Welterweight Champion Steve Carl.  In the co-main event, WSOF Bantamweight stand-out, Marlon Maraes will be facing Josh Rettinghouse for the vacant WSOF Bantamweight Championship.

UFC on Fox 10: Gonzaga Has a Broken Hand

The picture below was released of the broken hand of Gabriel Gonzaga who lost his recent fight to Stipe Miocic at UFC on Fox 10 this past weekend in Chicago.

Antonio 'Minotauro' Nogueira Only Has a Few Fights Left in MMA

Former Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion and former Pride Heavyweight Champion, Antonio 'Minotauro' Nogueira  only has three fights left on his current UFC contract and anticipates his retirement will occur within the next two or three years.  Right now Nogueira doesn't have an opponent set for his next fight.  His last fight was a loss to fellow heavyweight submission expert, Fabricio Werdum in June of 2013.

'Minotauro' is one of the sport's pioneers and like many of the pioneers, he is coming to the point in which he needs to hang up the gloves.  I am glad that Nogueira is getting out of the sport shortly and not trying to hold on too long especially considering he will not be fighting for the title ever again.  Chuck Liddell was a great warrior who stuck around too long and it slightly took away from his legacy by getting knocked out by Rashad Evans, Mauricio Rua and Rich Franklin consecutively.  It is good that Nogueira is smart enough to know that he is on the downside and is smart to get out without tarnishing his legacy with even more losses.

UFC on Fox 10: Could This Be the End for Thomson

After coming up short to Ben Henderson in a split decision victory, that many feel that he won, Josh Thomson has not come out and said that he is retiring, but he has hinted towards it.  At the post-fight conference Josh Thomson said that he will need to think about things before proceeding with the rest of his career. Josh Thomson stated that "this may be it" when referring to his loss to Benson Henderson.

I feel that Thomson may still be able to make a run for the title, but only if he wants to.  Sure he is 35-years-old, but Randy Couture win the UFC Heavyweight Championship for the third time at the age of 43?  Thomson is a spectacular fighter with all the tools to get to the top.  Thomson just needs to press forward with his career despite his disputable loss to the former champion on Saturday.  Thomson just needs another impressive dominate win such as the one over Nate Diaz to elevate him back to the top.

UFC 169: Countdown to UFC 169

Cerrone Wants Six Fights in 2014

Donald Cerrone looked impressive as he landed a head kick to Adriano Martins at UFC on Fox 10 this weekend and earned the Knockout of the Night.  Cerrone is now looking to set a UFC record by fighting five more times this year.  Cerrone has stated that he wants to break this record and stay very busy this year.

If Cerrone is able to be as sharp as he has been since November, I think that this might benefit his career.  He could potentially work his way back to the spot he was in January 2013 when he and Pettis were fighting to see who was next in line for the title.  If he can get wins over some top ten guys such as Khabib Nurmagomedov or Gilbert Melendez, he might be able to get another shot in late 2014 or early 2015.  Cerrone has it in him to be the future UFC Lightweight Champion, but he needs to tweek his style a little and be a shoot-first fighter instead of getting off to a slow start as he has a habit of doing.  We predict big things for Cerrone who has competed for the WEC on three occasions and has impressive wins over big name competition.

UFC on Fox 10 Results

Main Card:

Benson Henderson def. Josh Thomson via split decision
Stipe Miocic def. Gabriel Gonzaga via unanimous decision
Donald Cerrone def. Adriano Martins via first-round KO
Jeremy Stephens def. Darren Elkins via unanimous decision

Preliminary Card:

Alex Caceres def. Sergio Pettis via submission (rear-naked choke)
Eddie Wineland def. Yves Jabouin via second-round TKO
Chico Camus def. Yaotzin Meza via unanimous decision
Hugo Viana def. Junior Hernandez via unanimous decision
Daron Cruickshank def. Mike Rio via second-round TKO
George Sullivan def. Mike Rhodes via unanimous decision
Nikita Kyrlov def. Walt Harris via first-round TKO

UFC 172:Tarec Saffiedine and Jake Ellenberger Rescheduled

Earlier this year, the UFC  broughtin the new year with a UFC Fight Night card in Singapore.  The card was originally scheduled to have Tarec Saffiedine and Jake Ellenberger, but Ellenberger was forced to pull out due to an injury. It has been announced that the two men will now go to war at UFC 172 which is headlined by a title fight between Jon Jones and Glover Teixeira.

Bellator Bantamweight Title on the Line at Bellator 118

Bellator has announced that Bellator Bantamweight Champion, Eduardo Dantas, will be defending his title against former Bellator Featherweight Champion, Joe Warren on May 2nd. This fight will be the headlining fight for Bellator 118.  Warren won the most recent Bantamweight tournament to earn his shot at the title.

UFC on Fox 10 Weigh-in Results

Main Card:

Josh Thomson (155) VS Benson Henderson (156)
Gabriel Gonzaga (258) VS Stipe Miocic (245)
Adriano Martins (155) VS Donald Cerrone (155)
Jeremy Stephens (146) VS Darren Elkins (145)

Preliminary Card:

Sergio Pettis (135) VS Alex Caceres (135)
Yves Jabouin (135) VS Eddie Wineland (135)
Yaotzin Meza (135) VS Chico Camus (135)
Hugo Viana (136) VS Junior Hernandez (136)
Mike Rio (155) VS Daron Cruickshank (155)
Mike Rhodes (171) VS George Sullivan (170)
Nikita Krylov (218) VS Walt Harris (241)

Michael Johnson Fills in for Ross Pearson in London

A knee injury has put Ross Pearson out from the fight game indefinitely. With Pearson injured, Michael Johnson has stepped up to face Melvin Guillard at UFC 37 in London. Guillard and Pearson originally met at UFC Fight Night 30, but the fight was stopped in the first round due to an illegal knee by Melvin guillard. The fight was ruled a no contest and a rematch was announced almost immediately.

Michael johnson is coming off of a KO win over Gleison Tibau at UFC 168. Not long after that fight, he called out Diaz as the man he wanted next and then also offered to face Khabib Nurmagomedov when it was announced that Gilbert Melendez and Nurmagomedov would not be facing each other. Though both of those fights are exciting options for Johnson, perhaps the Guillard fight may be an even more exciting fight despite Guillard not being a top 10 opponent.  It will be huge if Johnson is able to defeat Guillard but it looks doable considering Johnson stopped a durable Gleison Tibau.  This isn't a fight that is between two rising contenders in the UFC Lightweight Division, but it is a big name fight for Johnson and the fight could potentially move Johnson up a spot or two in the UFC Rankings.

The Rumor is True

According to FoxSorts.com, Dana White has confirmed that the rumored rematch between Mauricio "Shogun" Rua and Dan Henderson is indeed happening in Brazil on March 23rd

Pitbull Named Next in Line for Title

Patricio "Pitbull" Freire won Bellator's most recent Featherweight Tournament, but he is forced to sit on the sidelines as Bellator decided to put Curran in an immediate rematch with Daniel Straus for the Featherweight title. Bjorn Rebney has announced that Freire will fight for the title next, but he simply just has to wait for the winner of Straus-Curran III.

Rumor: Shogun and Hendo Throwing Down Again?

Where were you at on November 19, 2011? If you were a UFC fan and ordered UFC 139, it is a night that you will never forget.  It was a night that put together two of PRIDE FC's greatest and most popular brawlers to meet for the first time in their careers.  It was a match up that should have happened in Pride, but eventually played out in the UFC's 205 lb weight class.  Dan Henderson and Shogun Rua went to complete war for 25 of the best minutes in UFC and MMA history on that night.  Below is a highlight video with only a mere few minutes of the action from that night:

For the full video be sure to order the DVD or subscribe to UFC Fight Pass when the full library is released.  It is a must-see for any fan of the two of these MMA legends or anyone who wants to see a beautiful slugfest.  It is being rumored now according to Tatame.com, that the two men will be squaring off against each other for a second time. Nothing has been confirmed by the UFC so far.

The first fight was an awesome fight, but I don't know if a second fight would happen considering Dan Henderson is having contract issues with the UFC right now.  A part of me would be interested to see this fight just to see if the Mauricio "Shogun" Rua that beat James Te Huna would be able to beat Henderson this time around.  I can't believe I would even say this, but I believe that if Shogun vs Hendo II occurred that Shogun would take the rematch. Not because Rua is better than Henderson or more elite than Henderson, but based on the fact that I think that Henderson's time as top dog are over.  Henderson is on his way out the door in his career. No matter how much respect and admiration I have for Henderson, I think that is time for him to call it quits.  He is (1-3) since he left Strikeforce to return to the UFC.

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Jackson and Spong Want a Fight

A few weeks ago, the WSOF proposed a joint PPV card with Bellator that would put some of the top WSOF talent up against Bellator's top fighters.  The fight that WSOF  highlighted as the main event feature multiple kickboxing champion Tyrone Spong against former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson.  It seems that the two are taking the proposed bout seriously as the two of them have been feuding over Twitter over the last few days.  Both men are asking for the bout and believes that they are the better fighter.

I don't think that the fight or the card will ever come into fruition but if the fight did happen it would be the biggest fight that either company could put together with their rosters.  Realistically I don't believe Jackson has a chance despite his recent win over Joey Beltran, who he was supposed to beat anyways.  Tyrone Spong is a world class kick boxing champion with an impressive record of (73-6-1-1) and an MMA record of (2-0).  Even though Spong has few MMA fights, his kickboxing skills with the guidance of the Blackzillians team down in Florida, Jackson doesn't stand a chance.  Though I feel that it would be a one-sided victory for Spong, Jackson does have a puncher's chance, but that is all I give him if a match ever ensued.

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WSOF 8 Results

Main Card:

Justin Gaethje def. Rich Patishnock via first-round TKO (1:09)
Anthony Johnson def. Mike Kyle via first-round KO (2:03)
Jessica Aguilar def. Alida Gray via submission (arm triangle choke) (1st, 2:45)
Cody Bollinger def. Tyson Nam via unanimous decision
Luis Palomino def. Jorge Patino via second-round KO (4:20)

Preliminary Card:

Tyler Stinson def. Valdir Araujo via third-round KO (2:23)
Derrick Mehmen def. Scott Barrett via unaimous decision
Alexis Vila def. Sidemar Honorio via unanimous decision
Freddy Assuncao def. Brenson Hansen via split decision
Anderson Melo def. Jose Caceres via submission (heel hook) (1st, 1:10)

WSOF 8 Weigh-in Results

Justin Gaethje (154.6) vs. Richard Patishnock (155)
Anthony Johnson (204.8) vs. Mike Kyle (205.6)
Jessica Aguilar (114.8) vs. Alida Gray (144.4)
Cody Bollinger (135.6) vs. Tyson Nam (136)
Jorge Patino (155) vs. Luis Palomino (155.6)
Valdir Araujo (170.8) vs. Tyler Stinson (170.4)
Scott Barrett (261.6) vs. Derrick Mehmen (246.2)
Sidemar Honorio (126) vs. Alexis Vila (125.4)
Freddy Assuncao (145.4) vs. Brenson Hansen (144.4)
Jose Caceres (170.4) vs. Anderson Melo (171)

UFC Fight Night 35 Results

Main Card:

Luke Rockhold def. Costas Philippou, TKO (Round 1, 2:31)
Brad Tavares def. Lorenz Larkin, unanimous decision
T.J. Dillashaw def. Mike Easton, unanimous decision
Yoel Romero def. Derek Brunson, TKO (Round 3, 3:23)
John Moraga def. Dustin Ortiz, Split decision
Cole Miller def. Sam Sicilia, Submission (Round 2, 1:57)

Prelims:

Ramsey Nijem def. Justin Edwards, unanimous decision
Elias Silverio def. Isaac Vallie-Flagg, unimous decision
Trevor Smith def. Brian Houston, Split decision
Louis Smolka def. Altepkin Ozkilic, unanimous decision
Vinc Pichel def. Garett Whiteley, unanimous decision
Beneil Dariush def. Charlie Brenneman, Submission (Round 1, 1:45)

Tate and Carmouche Meet at UFC on Fox 11

Contrary to the opinion Matt 'the Immortal' Brown, WMMA keeps getting better and more interesting as the days go by as former Stikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion Miesha Tate and Liz Carmouche are set to do battle at UFC on Fox 11on April 19th in Florida.

Carmouche and Tate both share a loss to the current queen of the 135 lb division, Ronda Rousey. Tate desperately needs a win against Carmouche as she is 0-2 since the UFC has brought in the women's Bantamweight division. Carmiuche is in a similar boat in which she needs a win as well at 1-2 in the UFC. It will be a scrappy bout between two of the best in women's MMA.

Straus-Curran III Set for Bellator 112

Bellator has been all about rematches as of late as they already have Michael Chandler and Eddie Alvarez facing each other a third time this year and now Daniel Straus and Pat Curran will face each other for a third time in March at Bellator 112.  Daniel Straus took the belt from Pat Curran this past November in a decisive unanimous decision win.

I'm really not a huge fan of immediate rematches at all, especially when a fight isn't a really close split decision. There is other talent in Bellator's 145 lb weight class that have earned a shot at the title, who will now have to wait for this trilogy to play out before getting their shot. There is no need for a rematch so soon considering Straus dominated Curran.

UFC: Michael Johnson Wants Nurmagomedov at UFC 170

With Gilbert Melendez out of his match with Khabib Nurmagomedov, the UFC still needs a replacement for Nurmagomedov.  Dana White said that he offered the fight to Nate Diaz amd he turned it down.  Diaz then took to Twitter and stated that he didn't turn down the fight. One person has volunteered to face Nurmagomedov and that person is UFC Lightweight Michael Johnson.

Johnson is coming off an impressive knockout victory over Gleison Tibau at UFC 168. This match would be an entertaining fight and I match that I would be okay with the UFC putting together despite my distaste for Twitter deciding future bouts in the UFC.  Both men are young up-and-comers who both put on exciting fights. Nurmagomedov deserves a top ten opponent but the UFC has been unable to get one for him so  a top 15 opponent isn't a complete loss. Michael Johnson wants a top contender for his next opponent and despite Nurmagomedov not being a huge name he is a top ten fighter.

Miesha Tate Would Fight Rousey 100 Times if Allowed

The UFC's Miesha Tate recently went to war with UFC Champ Ronda Rousey this past December and even though she has now lost to Rousey twice, Tate is still willing to go to war with her as many times as Dana White will allow her to. She stated that even if she lost 99 of the 100 times she would still go to war with Rousey even if it is not for the title.

I would be willing to watch Tate and rousey clash at least five of those hundred times considering Tate was able to last longer against Rousey than her first attempt and the attempt of any other of Rousey's opponents. Rousey and Tate have a legitimate feud that fed both of the competitors to become better fighters and it was evident when they clashed at UFC 168. Tate has admitted to not feeling 100% in her fight with Tate. Imagine what would've occured had we had a 100% Miesha in the cage with Rousey.

Alvarez-Chandler III Happening in 2014

In an interview with Ariel Helwani, Bellator Lightweight Champion, Eddie Alvarez revealed that he and Michael Chandler will be facing each other a third time this year and it will be on a Pay-Per-View card.  In their clashes with each other Chandler and Alvarez are both 1-1 against each other and will settle the score in the final match of a trilogy. Chandler took the Bellator Lightweight title from Alvarez in their first meeting amd then Alvarez took it back in their second meeting.

It is very clear that Alvarez and Chandler are Bellator's most interesting draw for a PPV card and the best fight that they can make with their roster. Though I would be interested in the third clash I would much rather see another challenger step up against Alvarez and make Chandler earn a second title shot as Alvarez had to do.  The fight is definitely an intriguing fight but I think that it is too soon. It is a good bout for 2015, but I don't think now is the time. It will be a fight that will answer many questions about which of the Bellator competitors is the real champion.

WSOF Announces Yushin Okami and Rousimar Palhares' Debut

Not long after their release from the UFC, Yushin Okami and Rusimar Palhares were picked up by the UFC's competition, WSOF.  The WSOF has just announced that they are planning to feature the two fighters on their March 29 card.  No opponents have been announced for either of the two men for their debuts.

Kampmann Taking a Break From the Sport

It has been almost a month now since UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre announced that he would be vacating the UFC title and taking a hiatus from the sport.  Another competitor is feeling just like Georges St-Pierre minus the championship woes.  Top 10 Welterweight Martin Kampmann says he is feeling burned out from the sport and is in no rush to return to the sport after two consecutive TKO/KO losses in a row to the top 2 men in the sport, #2 Condit and #1 Hendricks.  He says that he still loves to compete and train, but doesn't want to jump back into the sport without having his fire and drive back for the sport.

Since joining the UFC Martin Kampmann has had to face the elite of the elite with no easy fights in between.  If one were to go through Kampmann's fight history he has fought the best of the best and it is understandable that he would need his body to recover from all of the hard work that he has put into the sport that he loves.  We look forward to seeing Kampmann in action again, but only when he's ready

James Te Huna at Middleweight

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James Te Huna has posted on his Facebook page that he would like to make the move to the UFC's Middleweight Division after his recent loss to Shogun at the end of 2013. There was much talk of Shogun moving to Middleweight if he were to lose his bout to Te Huna, but instead Te Huna has decided to make the cut down to 185 lbs.

I believe that Te Huna could make the cut and possibly be a factor at 185 lbs.  Te Huna's overaggressive performance cost him the win as he was KO'd by Shogun Rua at UFC Fight Night: Australia.  Te Huna hasn't had his best year in the UFC in 2013 and looks forward to new beautiful things at 185 lbs.

5 Female UFC Stars Make Maxim Hot 100 List

Maxim has began compiling their annual Hot 100 List and 5 UFC stars need your votes for the list.  Ring Girls: Arrianny Celeste and Brittany Palmer, fighters: Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate and UFC program host Kenda Perez all made the list.  You can vote at http://www.maxim.com/hot100/2014 to make sure they all make it high on the list.

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Silva Still Wants to Compete/Possible Super Fight with Georges

According to Anderson Silva's manager, Ed Soares, Anderson Silva is doing better than expected in his recovery.  At UFC 168, Silva was competing to get his UFC Middleweight title back from Chris Weidman, the man who took it back at UFC 162.  In the second round of their fight, Silva threw a leg kick at Weidman, who checked the kick, which caused it to break.  Silva went into surgery that same night to repair the broken leg and the surgery was a success.  Soares has stated that Silva is able to walk with crutches and able to move the toes of his broken leg.

Soares stated that Silva is still in fighting spirits and could possibly be back training as early as six to nine months.  Silva's camp already has an opponent in mind for his return and that man would be former UFC Welterweight Champion, Georges St-Pierre.  GSP announced a leave of absence from the sport not long after his title defense at UFC 167 in November against Johny Hendricks.

This wouldn't be the first time that a fight between the two of former champions has been spoken of.  For years the two dominant champions had been mentioned in the same sentence as the words 'super fight.'  Both men had practically cleared out their entire weight classes before GSP's leave of absence and Silva's injury.  It is very likely that GSP will return and Silva has already shown his interest in still competing, so this match is completely doable especially considering that at one time Anderson Silva fought as small at 168 lbs and 174 lbs.  Silva and GSP could meet at one of their respectful weights or in a catchweight bout somewhere in between.  I think that it would be an amazing crowd-pleaser and put the two most dominant champs in the cage with each other.   It is very unlikely that Silva will be fighting for the UFC Middleweight Championship and GSP will probably have to win a few fights before he gets another crack at his title that he vacated, so why not have them return against each other as long as GSP and the UFC complies.  When asked about a fight with Silva not long before announcing his temporary leave from the sport, GSP stated that he would prefer to continue his legacy in the welterweight division  and defending his belt.

It is a fight that I wouldn't mind seeing and I think that it would be a big money fight for the UFC and a bigger super fight than some that have come before it.  It would be a good fight at 180 lb catchweight.

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UFC 171: Julianna Pena faces Jessica Andrade

On November 30, 2013 the UFC made history by crowning its first female Ultimate Fighter, Julianna Pena.  Pena (5-2) fought her way through many tough women in the Ultimate Fighter house and trained for 6 weeks before facing dangerous striker, Jessica Rakoczsy in the finals.  Pena was able to defeat Rakoczy by way of TKO due to ground strikes.  Pena easily walked through Rakoczy who just couldn't improve on her grappling enough to contend with Pena's superior skills.  Pena will now get to finally step into the Octagon after becoming the TUF Season 18 crown.

Jessica Andrade has been tapped as the TUF queen's first opponent since winning the crown.  Andrade (10-3) will be no cake walk for Pena as Andrade is even more dangerous than Rakoczy, as Andrade can strike and grapple.  Andrade lost her UFC debut against the fierce Liz Carmouche by TKO but then devastated Rosi Sexton in her most recent fight in October.  This will be a tough fight for Pena and I don't believe that she will win this one against Andrade.  I just don't believe that Pena has the skill set to dismantle Andrade.  The two women will face each other at UFC 171 which is being headlined by a clash between Johnny Hendricks and Robbie Lawler for the vacant UFC Welterweight Title.

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Joe Ellenberger Joins the UFC

Jake Ellengerger's twin brother Joe has been signed to a four-fight contract to the UFC.  He will be competing in the UFC's Lightweight Division.  Ellenberger is 14-1 in his professional MMA career.

UFC 169: Cruz Injured, Out of Title Defense

Today the UFC announced that Dominick Cruz is injured once again and will not be able to face Renan Barao.  Cruz  has suffered a groin injury and after being out with a torn ACL for two years already, the UFC has decided to strip Cruz of his title and crown Barao as the official UFC Bantamweight Champion after defending the interim title twice.

With Cruz out of the Fight, the UFC has decided to book Urijah Faber as the replacement opponent for Renan. Barao and Faber first met each other for the interim title when Cruz firat pulled out of a title defense against Faber in their rematch.

To be completely honest I much prefer to see this fight rather than the original contest. If Faber wouldnt have gotten this fight we would've been stuck watching Faber fight another man who isn't worthy of being in the cage with him in his next fight. Faber has cleaned out the UFC Bantanweight Division on his way back to a title shot. There isn't an entertaining fight in the division left for Faber aside from a title shot. I think that the fight for Faber is overdue considering how he has dismantled all of his opponents that the UFC has put in front of him between title fights.  I wasnt looking forward to the "Champion vs. Champion"  to begin with considerin I felt the Cruz should've been stripped months ago. We will truly see if Faber can become the UFC Bantamweight Champion in perhaps his final shot at UFC gold.

Tito Invites Tate to Help Train with Cyborg

By way of Twitter, Cristiane "Cyborg" Justino's manager Tito Ortiz called Miesha Tate out asking for Tate to help he and Cyborg train for her next bout. Right now the current Invicta FC Featherweight champ doesn't have a fight scheduled but the invitation was still extended. Tat simply replied with "anytime." Not long before Tate's fight at UFC 168, Cyborg offered to help Tate train for Rousey via Twitter.

The two of them have the potential to form a Velasquez-Cormier type of partnership if the two of them could become allies. Both women are arguably top ten WMMA pound-for-pound fighters and would be a force to be reckoned with if they ever come together for training. It makes one wonder if Cyborg has found a way to cut down to 135 to eventually get at Rousey, despite Cyborg claiming that she medically couldn't do so. If we eventually got to see Cyborg in the UFC at 135 lbs we would be in for a treat.

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UFC Fight Night 34 Singapore

Main Card:

Tarec Saffiedine defeats Hyun Gyu Lim by unanimous decision
Tatsuya Kawajiri defeats Sean Soriano via submission (rear-naked choke) second round
Kiichi Kunimoto defeats Luiz Dutra by DQ (illegal elbows) first round
Kang Kyun Ho defeats Shunichi Shimizu via submission (arm-triangle) third round

Primary Card:

Max Holloway defeats Will Chope by TKO second round
Katsunori Kikuno defeats Quinn Mulhern by unanimous decision
Royston Wee defeats Dave Galera by unanimous decision
Mairbek Taisumov defeats Tae Hyun Bang by unanimous decision
Dustin Kimura defeats Jon Delos Reyes via submission (armbar) first round
Russell Doane defeats Leandro Issa via submission (triangle choke) second round

Nurmagomedov and Melendez Not Happening

Despite being featured on the UFC 170 fight poster,  Khabib Nurmagomedov and Gilbert Melendez's fight will not be featured on the UFC 170 card.  Dana White announced today that the fight will not be going down in February as originally thought.

Michael Johnson Wants a Fight with Nate Diaz

UFC Lightweight competitor Michael Johnson is coming off of an impressive KO win over UFC veteran Gleison Tibau at UFC 168 in December.  After his win he is looking to get a bout with former title challenger Nate Diaz.  Michael Johnson called out little brother Diaz by way of Twitter stating that he would love to fight Diaz.

This would be an awesome match up between two of the UFC's exciting 155 lb fighters.  A win over Diaz would make a huge statement for Johnson and help him get in the higher rankings in the UFC's Lightweight division.  For Nate Diaz it really isn't a great fight if he is looking to get back into the talk for another title shot.

UFC 170: Alexis Davis Gets Jessica Eye as Next Opponent

UFC 170 will be headlined by the UFC's Women's Bantamweight Championship fight between Ronda Rousey and Sara McMann, but there will be another female bout added to the card.  Alexis Davis, who is coming off of a dominating decision win over Liz Carmouche at UFC Fight for the Troops 3.  She believed that she was ready for Ronda Rousey after her win, but the UFC did not agree; instead they gave Sara McMann the title shot and gave her a different opponent. Her opponent in place of Rousey is Jessica Eye who is coming off of a split decision victory over top contender Sara Kaufman in her UFC debut.

UFC Fight Night 34 Singapore: Weigh-in Results

Main Card:

Hyun Gyu Lim (171) VS Tarec Saffiedine (170)
Sean Soriano (145) VS Tatsuya Kawajiri (145)
Luiz ‘Besouro’ Dutra (171) VS Kiichi Kunimoto (171)
Shunichi Shimizu (135) VS Kyung Ho Kang (136)

Preliminary Card:

Will Chope (146) VS Max Holloway (146)
Quinn Mulhern (155) VS Katsunori Kikuno (156)
David Galera (136) VS Royston Wee (134)
Tae Hyun Bang (156) VS Mairbek Taisumov (155)
Jon Delos Reyes (135) VS Dustin Kimura (135)
Russell Doane (135) VS Leandro Issa (136)

Fertitta: Weidman/Belfort Maybe in May or June

The UFC's co-owner Lorenzo Fertitto has stated that the UFC is targeted for May or July as long as Weidman is able to compete.  After Weidman's TKO victory over Anderson Silva, it was announced tha Vitoe belfort would be the next in line for the title. During a post-fight interview, Weidman expressed some concerns with his knee that he wanted to get looked into.

The UFC believes that the best location for this bout will be Las vegas Nevada. There is no official date or venue for the future UFC Middleweight title fight. Be sure to stay posted to our site to get the official date and time as soon as it is available.