The MMA Hour - 267 - Chris Weidman your sports feeder

Chris Weidman discusses the injury that knocked him out of UFC 184.

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The MMA Hour - 267 - Chris Weidman

‘Jacare’ Souza’s manager criticizes Vitor Belfort for picking opponents, offers to replace him in interim title bout your sports feeder

Vitor Belfort was offered an interim title bout with Lyoto Machida when Chris Weidman pulled out from UFC 184 with a rib injury, but “The Phenom” turned down the fight. Fellow middleweight contender Ronaldo Souza is willing to step up and replace him against anyone if that’s what the UFC wants.

Souza is undefeated in the UFC with four wins in a row, capped off by a third-round submission over Gegard Mousasi. Jacare’s manager Gilbert Faria believes that an interim title has to be created after another injury from the middleweight champion, and Belfort should not choose who he wants to fight.

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‘Jacare’ Souza’s manager criticizes Vitor Belfort for picking opponents, offers to replace him in interim title bout

"Devastated" Raphael Assuncao breaks ankle in training

With Dominick Cruz suffering another injury, it could have been good news for Raphael Assuncao. However, the Brazilian bantamweight is also out with an injury.

Assuncao, who was hoping to fight for the UFC title after scoring seven straight wins as a bantamweight, but saw Cruz eventually taking his place against T.J. Dillashaw, won’t be able to return to the Octagon due to a broken ankle.

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"Devastated" Raphael Assuncao breaks ankle in training

Former UFC champion Dominick Cruz sidelined with another knee injury

Dominick Cruz has suffered another knee injury.

The former UFC bantamweight champion, who was sidelined for years after suffering consecutive knee injuries, has now suffered an ACL injury in his right knee.

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Former UFC champion Dominick Cruz sidelined with another knee injury

Rafael dos Anjos sees holes in winner Anthony Pettis" match

PHOENIX, Ariz. — It’s not by coincidence that Rafael dos Anjos is fighting Nate Diaz at UFC on FOX 13, only seven days following the lightweight title image eventually sprung back to life with Anthony Pettis’ victorious return from harm.

“The most important reason that I accepted this fight was because I wished to fight close to the shot for the title fight,” dos Anjos said on Wednesday.

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Rafael dos Anjos sees holes in winner Anthony Pettis" match

Anderson Silva, Vitor Belfort recorded among top 50 Brazilian stars by Forbes

Anderson Silva added another accomplishment to his long record of achievements.

The former UFC middleweight champ, and arguably the most effective mixed martial artist of them all, who returns to the Octagon on Jan. 31 against Nick Diaz after enduring a gruesome harm in 2013, was named the 27th-largest Brazilian star in 2014 by Forbes Brasil.

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Anderson Silva, Vitor Belfort recorded among top 50 Brazilian stars by Forbes

UFC 181 fight card: what is at stake?

it is worth valuing in annually of possibly inadvisable growth and crushing harm, not every occasion is influenced negatively. Some manage to be engineered well and have all of the necessary fortune to keep the correct quantity of quality. When card integrity is held in place, there is little to complain about. Tonight’s occasion is really amazing, at least as far as the paying part of the occasion can be involved. There are many positions, recognizable names, killer rematches, grudge spells and much more. Maybe very best of all, this night could function as the forerunner for what should be a really unbelievable January.

None of the means we’ll get the kind of promised action fight enthusiasts cannot get enough of, however you can find enough elements in position to give us assurance to happily observe heading to the evening.

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UFC 181 fight card: what is at stake?

See Anderson Silva"s new Budweiser advertisement

Former UFC middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva gets back in action 13 months following a gruesome leg injury, confronting former Strikeforce welterweight champ Nick Diaz at UFC 183 on Jan. 31, and Budweiser released a new advertisement in Brazil for his return to the Octagon.

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UFC 181 forecasts

The last pay per view event of the year (and arguably the most effective UFC card) takes place on Saturday with two titles up for grabs. Johny Hendricks return to activity in the key occasion to protect his welterweight belt from the guy he first beat to earn it while Anthony Pettis is done together with his injury layoff and must overcome Gilbert Melendez to keep his lightweight straight.

Will Hendricks duplicate against Lawler? Is Pettis up to the challenge of conquering Melendez? I answer these inquiries and more with my forecasts for Saturday’s fights.

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UFC 181 forecasts

Jorge Masvidal injured, Gleison Tibau replaces him vs. Norman Parke

The UFC’s large card in Boston took a little bit of a hit Wednesday.

Jorge Masvidal needed to pull from his scheduled lightweight fight with Norman Parke at UFC Fight Night 59: McGregor vs. Siver on Jan. 18 due to a back injury, the UFC declared. In Masvidal’s area will step his American Top Team training partner Gleison Tibau.

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Jorge Masvidal injured, Gleison Tibau replaces him vs. Norman Parke

Cris Cyborg postpones bantamweight introduction, eyes Invicta FC title shield early next year

Cris Cyborg would happen to be making her bantamweight introduction at Invicta FC 10 on Friday, however an ankle injury forced her off the Dec. 5 card. For her next fight, she’ll be competing at 145 pounds.

Cyborg became the very first Invicta FC featherweight winner having a fourth-round TKO victory over Marloes Coenen in July 13, 2013, and has yet to defend her title.

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Cris Cyborg postpones bantamweight introduction, eyes Invicta FC title shield early next year

Morning Report: Anthony Pettis discussions "hobbyist error" that led to Anderson Silva"s broken leg

do not count on UFC lightweight champ Anthony Pettis breaking his leg in the Octagon any time soon.

A Taekwondo professional of 22 years, Pettis was asked Monday if seeing former middleweight champ Anderson Silva endure the grisly harm would change his fighting style.

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Morning Report: Anthony Pettis discussions "hobbyist error" that led to Anderson Silva"s broken leg

Bethe Correia on Ronda Rousey: "I will do her a favor and knock that mole off her face using a clout"

UFC bantamweight champ Ronda Rousey is scheduled to defend her title against Cat Zigano on Feb. 28, and Bethe Correia is expecting to get a chance at the UFC star next.

Driven to refuse a fight with Miesha Tate as a result of an injury, Correia eyes a return to the Octagon in March, and vows to complete any competition in the primary round — even Rousey.

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Bethe Correia on Ronda Rousey: "I will do her a favor and knock that mole off her face using a clout"

Morning Report: Nick Diaz will not "throw off" his gameplan attempting to target Anderson Silva"s leg

UFC ‘cash weight’ Nick Diaz might be the most effective and worst portrayal of a martial artist in modern MMA.

The expletive hurling, nunchuck twirling Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt is not above breaking out the ole Stockton Salute on occasion, but Diaz says he had never critically target an adversary’s harm.

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Morning Report: Nick Diaz will not "throw off" his gameplan attempting to target Anderson Silva"s leg

Jussier Formiga injured, out of UFC on FOX 13 bout with John Moraga

John Moraga needs a new opponent for his UFC on FOX 13 bout after Brazilian flyweight Jussier Formiga has been forced out of the card with an injury.

Formiga’s head coach Andre Pederneiras told MMAFighting.com that the flyweight has suffered a knee injury, a partial LCL tear, and won’t be able to recover in time to compete for the Dec. 13 card. MMA Junkie first reported the news.

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Jussier Formiga injured, out of UFC on FOX 13 bout with John Moraga

After surgery to repair a retinal tear, Bethe Correira looking at spring return

Miesha Tate wanted women’s bantamweight contender Bethe Correira in her next fight, but Correira was forced to turn the offer down due to an injury. Now we know exactly what it was that kept the Brazilian from competing.

Turns out it was a detached retina in her right eye.

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After surgery to repair a retinal tear, Bethe Correira looking at spring return

Morning Report: Dana White says Anderson Silva and Conor McGregor could each get title shots by winning their next fight

“These fights lead to bigger fights.”

After an injury-laden 2014 campaign, that message seemed to be UFC president Dana White’s promise to fans for next year’s schedule.

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Morning Report: Dana White says Anderson Silva and Conor McGregor could each get title shots by winning their next fight

Holly Holm out of UFC 181 fight

The UFC debut for Holly Holm, one of the top bantamweight prospects in women’s MMA, won’t happen next month.

According to MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani, sources have confirmed Holm will be out for her UFC 181 clash against Raquel Pennington on Dec. 6 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nev.

MMAbyneko.com was the first to report Holm (7-0) will miss her fight with an undisclosed injury.

Johny Hendricks will defend his welterweight title against Robbie Lawler in the main event of UFC 181.

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Holly Holm out of UFC 181 fight

Will Brooks on Michael Chandler: "The people around him pump his ego so much"

SAN DIEGO – Since losing a controversial split decision to Will Brooks on May 17, Michael Chandler has told anyone who asks that he had the worst training camp of his career leading up to the fight, as he pushed through an injury that should have caused him to drop out of the bout.

Brooks, who defeated Chandler as a short-notice replacement for Eddie Alvarez in a Bellator interim lightweight title fight that night in suburban Memphis, has heard Chandler’s talk. And he’s not particularly impressed.

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Will Brooks on Michael Chandler: "The people around him pump his ego so much"

Fabio Maldonado to undergo knee surgery, hopes for Dan Henderson fight next

UBERLANDIA, Brazil — Fabio Maldonado is riding a four-fight winning streak as a light heavyweight in the UFC, but he won’t be able to get back in action anytime soon.

The Brazilian striker scored a second-round TKO victory over Hans Stringer at UFC 179 on Oct. 25, and he entered that bout with a knee injury.

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Fabio Maldonado to undergo knee surgery, hopes for Dan Henderson fight next