BARUERI, Brazil — Patrick Cummins discusses his dominating win over Antonio Carlos Junior, his recent win streak, why he missed weight, the haters, and more at UFC Fight Night 58.
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MMA Fighting has the UFC Fight Night 58 results for the Machida vs. Dollaway event at the Ginasio Jose Correa in Barueri, Brazil on Saturday night
In the main event, Lyoto Machida squares off against C.B. Dollaway in a welterweight contest Renan Barao faces Mitch Gagnon in the co-main event.
Check out the UFC Fight Night 58 results below.
Main card (FOX Sports 1 at 10 p.m. ET)
Lyoto Machida vs. C.B. Dollaway
Renan Barao vs. Mitch Gagnon
Antonio Carlos Junior vs. Patrick Cummins
Elias Silverio vs. Rashid Magomedov
Erick Silva vs. Mike Rhodes
Daniel Sarafian vs. Antonio dos Santos Jr.
Undercard (FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET)
Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs. Igor Pokrajac
Tom Niinimaki vs. Renato Carneiro
Darren Elkins vs. Hacran Dias
Leandro Issa vs. Yuta Sasaki
Undercard (UFC Fight Pass at 7 p.m. ET)
Marcio Alexandre vs. Tim Means
Vitor Miranda vs. Jake Collier
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BARUERI, Brazil — Patrick Cummins returned to the win column with impressive back-to-back wins over Kyle Kingsbury and Roger Narvaez, and he’s ready to keep the win streak alive against TUF: Brazil winner Antonio Carlos Junior at UFC Fight Night 58 in Barueri, Brazil, on Dec. 20. In an exclusive interview to MMAFighting.com, “Durkin” broke down his match-up with “Cara de Sapato”, his desire to rematch Daniel Cormier, “DC’s” title clash with Jon Jones, recalled his first trip to Brazil with Jason Miller and much more.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil — The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 heavyweight winner Antonio Carlos Junior returns to the light heavyweight division after dominating in his reality show bouts, and he’s confident going into his UFC Fight Night 58 clash with Patrick Cummins on Saturday night. In an exclusive interview with MMAFighting.com, the Brazilian grappler explains why he’s called “Shoeface”, says why he will fight better at 205 pounds, breaks down Cummins’ game, his decision to train at Nova Uniao and much more.
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Cathal Pendred becomes the latest Irish combatant to the Jan. 18 Fox Sports 1 show at the TD Garden in Boston (UFC Fight Night 59), as he will confront Sean Spencer in a welterweight fight. The UFC made the news official late Wednesday.
Pendred (15-2-1) joins headliner Conor McGregor and Patrick Holohan in the function in the city he was born in. Although dwelling and fighting out of Dublin, Ireland, Pendred was born and lived in Boston before the age of four, and considered it a wish to fight in town.
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As expected, Conor McGregor is not the only Irish combatant scheduled to fight in Boston next year.
Patrick Holohan will look to return on course against Shane Howell, the UFC announced Wednesday.
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Nova Scotia’s Chris Kelades talks about beating Patrick Holohan on just five days’ notice at UFC Fight Night Halifax on Saturday night.
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The MMA Hour is back in your life. Below is a rundown of who will be stopping by on Monday’s show.
1 p.m. — Nova Scotia’s Chris Kelades will talk about beating Patrick Holohan on just five days’ notice at UFC Fight Night Halifax on Saturday night.
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MMA Fighting has UFC Fight Night 54 results for the MacDonald vs. Saffiedine event at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
In the main event, Rory MacDonald and Tarec Saffiedine will square off in a welterweight contest. Raphael Assuncao and Bryan Caraway will meet in the co-main event.
Check out the UFC Fight Night 54 results below.
Main card (FOX Sports 1 at 10 p.m. ET)
Rory MacDonald vs. Tarec Saffiedine
Raphael Assuncao vs. Bryan Caraway
Chad Laprise vs. Yosdenis Cedeno
Elias Theodorou vs. Bruno Santos
Nordine Taleb vs. Li Jingliang
Mitch Gagnon vs. Roman Salazar
Undercard (FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET)
Daron Cruickshank vs. Anthony Njokuani
Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Jake Lindsey
Jason Saggo vs. Paul Felder
Patrick Holohan vs. Chris Kelades
Undercard (UFC Fight Pass at 7 p.m. ET)
Albert Tumenov vs. Matt Dwyer
Pedro Munhoz vs. Jerrod Sanders
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At the UFC Fight Night 54 weigh-ins, all 24 fighters taking part in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 51 fights will step on the scale Friday, and we’ll have the live video here at MMAFighting.com.
In the main event, Rory MacDonald and Tarec Saffiedine will have to make the welterweight limit of 170 pounds.
The UFC Fight Night 54 weigh-in takes place Friday at 3 p.m. ET, and the video is above.
The UFC Fight Night 54 weigh-in results are below.
Main card (FOX Sports 1 at 10 p.m. ET)
Rory MacDonald vs. Tarec Saffiedine
Raphael Assuncao vs. Bryan Caraway
Chad Laprise vs. Yosdenis Cedeno
Elias Theodorou vs. Bruno Santos
Nordine Taleb vs. Li Jingliang
Mitch Gagnon vs. Roman Salazar
Undercard (FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET)
Daron Cruickshank vs. Anthony Njokuani
Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Jake Lindsey
Jason Saggo vs. Paul Felder
Patrick Holohan vs. Chris Kelades
Undercard (UFC Fight Pass at 7 p.m. ET)
Albert Tumenov vs. Matt Dwyer
Pedro Munhoz vs. Jerrod Sanders
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MMA Fighting has the UFC Fight Night 54 fight card for the MacDonald vs. Saffiedine event Oct. 5 at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
In the main event, Rory MacDonald will square off against Tarec Saffiedine in a welterweight contest. Raphael Assuncao faces Bryan Caraway in a key bantamweight contest in the co-main event.
Check out the UFC Fight Night 54 fight card below.
Main card (FOX Sports 1 at 10 p.m. ET)
Rory MacDonald vs. Tarec Saffiedine
Raphael Assuncao vs. Bryan Caraway
Chad Laprise vs. Yosdenis Cedeno
Elias Theodorou vs. Bruno Santos
Nordine Taleb vs. Li Jingliang
Mitch Gagnon vs. Roman Salazar
Undercard (FOX Sports 2 at 8 p.m. ET)
Daron Cruickshank vs. Anthony Njokuani
Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Jake Lindsey
Jason Saggo vs. Paul Felder
Patrick Holohan vs. Chris Kelades
Undercard (UFC Fight Pass at 7 p.m. ET)
Albert Tumenov vs. Matt Dwyer
Pedro Munhoz vs. Jerrod Sanders
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Patrick Cummins will make his return to the Octagon in December.
The UFC announced on Wednesday that Cummins is set to take on Antonio Carlos Junior at the UFC Fight Night 58 card in Barueri, Brazil, on Dec. 20. This will be Junior’s first light heavyweight bout under the UFC banner.
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Alan Patrick was forced from UFC 179 having a fractured jaw, as well as the UFC called another undefeated Brazilian to replace him about the pay per view card.
Beneil Dariush will now confront Carlos Diego Ferreira, who scored notable successes underneath the UFC banner before in 2013, in the main card’s opening fight in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Oct. 25. UFC declared the replacement on Monday night.
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An adversary for Patrick Holohan continues to be located in a rush.
After Louis Gaudinot dropped from their fight at UFC Fight Night 54 before Monday, Holohan will now confront Chris Kelades to the key card this Saturday night in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in accordance with Holohan’s supervisor John Kavanagh about The MMA Hour.
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Scheduled to take on Beneil Dariush on the key card of UFC 179, climbing lightweight Alan Patrick will not compete in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Patrick (12-0), who has not competed since a close decision triumph over John Makdessi in February, has endured an injury on Thursday, and will not be able to compete on Oct. 25.
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Only days prior to the return of the Octagon to Canada, UFC should locate an adversary for Patrick Holohan at UFC Fight Night 54.
Louis Gaudinot, who had been scheduled to take to the Irish flyweight at Saturday’s card in Halifax, Nova Scotia, was forced from the fight with the injury. The UFC told MMAFighting.com’s Ariel Helwani the promotion is trying to find a replacement on days’ notice. MMA Junkie first reported the news.
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Check out the highlights from Friday’s Bellator 126 where Brandon Halsey wrestled away the middleweight title from Alexander Shlemenko, Marcin Held conquered Patricky Freire, Mike Richman quit Ed West and considerably more occurred.
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LAS VEGAS — Stephen Thompson talks about beginning slowly at UFC 178, valuing competition Patrick Cote, his enhancing ground game, training with Chris Weidman, and much more.
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Here Is the UFC 178 undercard live blog for the UFC 178 occasion in the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.There is going to be six fights in the UFC 178 undercard. Dominick Cruz vs. Takeya Mizugaki, Jorge Masvidal vs. James Krause, Patrick Cote vs. Stephen Thompson, John Howard vs. Brian Ebersole, Jon Tuck vs. Kevin Lee, and Manvel Gamburyan vs. Cody Gibson will be featured on the prelims. Check out the UFC 178 undercard live blog below.
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MMA Fighting has UFC 178 results for the Johnson vs. Cariaso fight card Sept. 27, plus live coverage from Las Vegas, live blogs of all the fights, and live UFC 178 twitter updates. In the main event, UFC flyweight champ Demetrious Johnson squares off against Chris Cariaso. Eddie Alvarez will make his UFC debut in a lightweight confrontation against Donald Cerrone in the co-main event. Check out the UFC 178 results below. Chief card (PPV at 10 p.m. ET)Demetrious Johnson vs. Chris Cariaso Donald Cerrone vs. Eddie AlvarezDustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregorTim Kennedy vs. Yoel RomeroCat Zingano vs. Amanda NunesUndercard (FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET)Dominick Cruz vs. Takeya MizugakiJorge Masvidal vs. James KrausePatrick Cote vs. Stephen ThompsonJohn Howard vs. Brian EbersoleUndercard (UFC Fight Pass at 7 p.m. ET)Jon Tuck vs. Kevin LeeManvel Gamburyan vs. Cody Gibson
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