Francisco Rivera will appeal entry loss to Urijah Faber due to eye poke

Francisco Rivera will appeal his submission loss to Urijah Faber on Saturday night at UFC 181 in Las Vegas with the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC), Rivera told MMA Fighting.

Rivera said after discussing the situation along with his manager Jason House, it was something he felt like he needed to do. In the 2nd round, Faber certainly poked Rivera in a person’s eye, sending Rivera up from the cage, covering his face certainly in pain. Faber swarmed, landed punches and eventually cinched in a bulldog choke for the tapout success at 1:34 of the round.

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Francisco Rivera will appeal entry loss to Urijah Faber due to eye poke

UFC 181: Urijah Faber finishes Francisco Rivera after unpenalized eye poke

LAS VEGAS – An obvious eye poke price Francisco Rivera dearly in his UFC 181 fight against Urijah Faber on Saturday night.

Rivera was holding his own against the previous WEC featherweight champion in the 2nd round of the bantamweight fight in the Mandalay Bay Events Center when he caught an inadvertent finger in a person’s eye from Faber.

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UFC 181: Urijah Faber finishes Francisco Rivera after unpenalized eye poke

Urijah Faber discusses fighting on prelims again, pros and cons of new Reebok deal

LAS VEGAS — Urijah Faber discuss his UFC 181 fight against Francisco Rivera, why he is happy to fight in the prelims again, his future as a bantamweight, the advantages and disadvantages of the recent Reebok deal, and much more.

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Urijah Faber discusses fighting on prelims again, pros and cons of new Reebok deal

Leslie Smith expects unusually long training camp to yield great results at UFC 180

MEXICO CITY — Leslie Smith talks about her UFC 180 fight against Jessica Eye, her unusually long training camp, why she moved to San Francisco for this camp, how she prefers the fight play out, and more.

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Leslie Smith expects unusually long training camp to yield great results at UFC 180

Urijah Faber media scrum in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO — UFC bantamweight Urijah Faber discusses the coming challenges for his teammates Chad Mendes and Andre Fili at UFC 179, against Jose Aldo and Felipe Arantes, his next UFC bout against Francisco Rivera, if he’d ever fight fellow Team Alpha Male member T.J. Dillashaw, his ideas on another bout with Dominick Cruz and much more.

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Urijah Faber media scrum in Brazil

Urijah Faber faces Francisco Rivera in return at UFC 181

A bantamweight clash between Urijah Faber and Francisco Rivera has been added to UFC 181 on Dec. 6 in Las Vegas, Nev., according to UFC officials Wednesday night.

Both fighters have verbally agreed to the matchup.

Faber has won five of his past six fights, including a victory over Alex Caceres via submission (rear-naked choke) at UFC 175 this past July.

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Urijah Faber faces Francisco Rivera in return at UFC 181

UFC Fight Night 51 Results: Bigfoot vs. Arlovski

MMAFighting.com has UFC Fight Night 51 results for the Bigfoot vs. Arlovski occasion at the Ginasio Nilson Nelson in Brasilia, Brazil on Saturday night. In the key event, Bigfoot Silva and Andrei Arlovski will square off in a heavyweight competition. Gleison Tibau confronts Piotr Hallman in a lightweight competition in the co-main event. Check out the UFC Fight Night 51 results under. Chief card (UFC Fight Pass at 8 p.m. ET)Antonio Silva vs. Andrei ArlovskiGleison Tibau vs. Piotr HallmannLeonardo Santos vs. Efrain EscuderoSantiago Ponzinibbio vs. Wendell OliveiraIuri Alcantara vs. Russell DoaneJessica Andrade vs. Larissa PachecoUndercard (UFC Fight Pass at 5:45 p.m. ET)Godofredo Castro vs. Dashon JohnsonIgor Araujo vs. George Sullivan Francisco Trinaldo vs. Leandro SilvaPaulo Thiago vs. Sean SpencerRani Yahya vs. Johnny Bedford

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UFC Fight Night 51 Results: Bigfoot vs. Arlovski

UFC Fight Night 51 weigh in video

In the UFC Fight Night 51 weigh-ins, all 22 fighters taking part in Friday’s UFC Fight Night 51 fights will step in the scale Friday, and we’ll possess the live video here at MMAFighting.com. In the principal event, Antonio Silva and Andrei Arlovski must create the heavyweight limitation of 265 pounds. The UFC Fight Night 51 weigh in takes place at 3 p.m. ET, and the video is preceding. The UFC Fight Night 51 weigh in results are below. Chief card (UFC Fight Pass at 8 p.m. ET)Antonio Silva vs. Andrei ArlovskiGleison Tibau vs. Piotr HallmannLeonardo Santos vs. Efrain EscuderoSantiago Ponzinibbio vs. Wendell OliveiraIuri Alcantara vs. Russell DoaneJessica Andrade vs. Larissa PachecoUndercard (UFC Fight Pass at 5:45 p.m. ET)Godofredo Castro vs. Dashon JohnsonIgor Araujo vs. George Sullivan Francisco Trinaldo vs. Leandro SilvaPaulo Thiago vs. Sean SpencerRani Yahya vs. Johnny Bedford

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UFC Fight Night 51 weigh in video

UFC Fight Night 51 Fight Card: Bigfoot vs. Arlovski

MMA Fighting has the UFC Fight Night 51 fight card for the upcoming Bigfoot vs. Arlovski event Saturday, Sept. 13 in Brasilia, Brazil.

In the main event, Antonio Silva squares off against Andrei Arlovski in a heavyweight contest. Gleison Tibau faces Piotr Hallmann in the co-main event.

Check out the UFC Fight Night 51 fight card below.

Main card (UFC Fight Pass at 8 p.m. ET)
Antonio Silva vs. Andrei Arlovski
Gleison Tibau vs. Piotr Hallmann
Leonardo Santos vs. Efrain Escudero
Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Wendell Oliveira
Iuri Alcantara vs. Russell Doane
Jessica Andrade vs. Larissa Pacheco

Undercard (UFC Fight Pass at 5:45 p.m. ET)
Godofredo castro vs. Dashon Johnson
Igor Araujo vs. George Sullivan
Francisco Trinaldo vs. Leandro Silva
Paulo Thiago vs. Sean Spencer
Rani Yahya vs. Johnny Bedford

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UFC Fight Night 51 Fight Card: Bigfoot vs. Arlovski