Patrick Cummins pulling for Daniel Cormier against Jon Jones

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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Patrick Cummins pulling for Daniel Cormier against Jon Jones

Renan Barao hopes T.J. Dillashaw keeps his UFC title ‘so I can beat him up and make him stop talking trash’

Renan Barao is scheduled to meet Mitch Gagnon in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 58 in Barueri, Brazil, on Dec. 20, and he believes it’s a matter of time until he faces T.J. Dillashaw one more time.

Barao, who lost his UFC bantamweight title to Dillashaw in May, was forced out of the rematch in August after passing out while cutting weight for UFC 177.

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Renan Barao hopes T.J. Dillashaw keeps his UFC title ‘so I can beat him up and make him stop talking trash’

Pat Curran vs. Daniel Weichel, Julia Budd vs. Talita Nogueira slated for Bellator 133

Former Bellator featherweight champion Pat Curran is slated to return to action on Feb. 27, 2015 against Daniel Weichel in the co-main event of Bellator 133, promotional officials announced Monday.

A two-time Bellator champion, Curran (20-6) forfeited his belt for a second time this past Sept. when he dropped a unanimous decision to Patricio Freire in a rematch of the pair’s 2013 meeting. He’ll now look to get back on track against Weichel (34-8), a longtime veteran who captured season 10’s featherweight tournament title with consecutive wins over Scott Cleve, Matt Bessette, and Desmond Green.

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Pat Curran vs. Daniel Weichel, Julia Budd vs. Talita Nogueira slated for Bellator 133

Morning Report: Robbie Lawler favors trilogy spell with Johny Hendricks over rematch with Rory MacDonald

It seems such as the UFC’s new welterweight champion continues to be listening a fairly great former one.

On Monday UFC Hall of Famer Matt Hughes told Ariel Helwani that the trilogy fight between his former protege Robbie Lawler and former champion Johny Hendricks should take precedent above a rematch with No. 2 welterweight Rory MacDonald.

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Morning Report: Robbie Lawler favors trilogy spell with Johny Hendricks over rematch with Rory MacDonald

UFC 181 in Tweets: Professionals score Robbie Lawler vs. Johny Hendricks 2, respond to Anthony Pettis bowing Gilbert Melendez

UFC 181 looked like among the year’s finest cards on paper, and while it mostly played out that manner, the night ended in controversy as Robbie Lawler edged outside Johny Hendricks to take a split decision and get the UFC welterweight title in a rematch of March’s ‘Fight of the Year’ nominee. Judge Glenn Trowbridge’s weird 49-46 scorecard ended up being the difference machine, and though a 48-47 score for either combatant would’ve more than defensible, the end result made in bitter taste in the mouths of some UFC fighters.

Check out reaction to UFC 181 as the experts chime in to offer their scorecards, opinion on Anthony Pettis’ amazing title shield, plus considerably more for Saturday night’s occasion.

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UFC 181 in Tweets: Professionals score Robbie Lawler vs. Johny Hendricks 2, respond to Anthony Pettis bowing Gilbert Melendez

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?

UFC 181 preview show

MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani and Chuck Mindenhall take a closer look at the very top storylines heading into Saturday night’s UFC 181, including UFC welterweight champ Johny Hendricks defends his title in a rematch with Robbie Lawler. In the co-main event, UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis attempts to keep his title against Gilbert Melendez.

Check out the preview above.

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UFC 181 preview show

Johny Hendricks describes why he does not let common folk hold his tournament belt

LAS VEGAS — Johny Hendricks talks about his UFC 181 title fight against Robbie Lawler, whether he was hurried to come back, his time off, why he does not let individuals hold his belt, a rematch against Georges St-Pierre, and more.

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Johny Hendricks describes why he does not let common folk hold his tournament belt

Marc Laimon on Johny Hendricks vs. Robbie Lawler rematch: "Every fight"s distinct"

UFC 181 is only days away, meaning the rematch between Johny Hendricks and Robbie Lawler is nearly here. It is a fight enthusiasts have already been expecting, but so have Hendrcicks’ trainers, also. As Marc Laimon described to Ariel Helwani on Monday’s The MMA Hour, they are prepared for Saturday. In addition they consider Hendricks is fighting the correct man in his come back to the Octagon.

“You can not actually refuse Robbie, you know,” Laimon says. “He iced [Jake] Ellenberger and controlled Matt Brown. I do believe he deserves that position. I do not believe there is anyone more worthy than him right now. It is always pleasant to fight somebody brand new, but I kinda look at this as a whole new fight because the past one. Johny had some injuries going into that fight. Johny could get the ‘W’, but right now it is a whole distinct Johny becoming prepared to fight Robbie Lawler.

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Marc Laimon on Johny Hendricks vs. Robbie Lawler rematch: "Every fight"s distinct"

The MMA Hour - 258 - Robbie Lawler

Robbie Lawler will talk about his UFC welterweight title rematch against Johny Hendricks at UFC 181.

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The MMA Hour - 258 - Robbie Lawler

"Countdown to UFC 181" video

The ‘Countdown to UFC 181′ takes a closer look at the approaching UFC 181 occasion this Saturday night in the Mandalay Bay Events Center in vegas, Nev.In the main event, Johny Hendricks defends his UFC welterweight title in a rematch against Robbie Lawler. Anthony Pettis will attempt to keep his UFC title in the co-main event against Gilbert Melendez.

Anthony Pettis vs. Gilbert Melendez

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"Countdown to UFC 181" video

Thiago Tavares gets knee operation; UFC fight with Nik Lentz still on

Thiago Tavares and Nik Lentz are set to rematch at UFC Fight Night 60 in February, yet, hours prior to the UFC declared the fight on Tuesday, Tavares experienced emergency knee operation in Santa Catarina, Brazil.

“Only woke up in the Baia Sul hospital after undergoing emergency surgery with Dr. Luis Fernando Funchal,” Tavares posted on his Instagram on Wednesday morning. “Thanks to him, I am going to be 100 percent to fight on Feb. 14, representing my city and my state in the UFC.”

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Thiago Tavares gets knee operation; UFC fight with Nik Lentz still on

After scoring deal he could not refuse, Nick Diaz wonders why he accepted fights against "average degree competitors"

When Nick Diaz retired in March 2013 fresh from losing a lopsided unanimous decision to then-UFC welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre, he told reporters that the only fights to could coax him back to the cage will be a rematch contrary to the Canadian or a superfight against Anderson Silva. At that time, Diaz’s requests were mostly scoffed at. This is a man who had lost two straight trips; he was not just in the position to barter for another huge chance.

But a funny thing occurred in the 16 months that followed that night. St Pierre retired, lifting the curtain to the sport’s drug outbreak on his way outside; Silva lost simply not once, but twice in outrageous manner; Chael Sonnen unceremoniously left the limelight; a rash of harms sailed from the other side of the UFC’s top echelon; the promotion’s fading draws disappeared only somewhat more.

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After scoring deal he could not refuse, Nick Diaz wonders why he accepted fights against "average degree competitors"

Focused on Bobby Green, Edson Barboza still targets Donald Cerrone rematch

Edson Barboza asked for a rematch with Donald Cerrone after starching Evan Dunham in July, but he will face Bobby Green instead.

Co-headlining Saturday night’s UFC Fight Night 57 in Austin, Texas, Barboza told MMAFighting.com he has 100 percent of his focus on “King,” but still eyes another fight with “Cowboy” next.

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Focused on Bobby Green, Edson Barboza still targets Donald Cerrone rematch

Metamoris 5 predictions

The fifth installment of the grappling superfight event kicks off from Long Beach, California on Saturday, with a legendary ‘rematch’ of two MMA icons headlining the event. Renzo Gracie looks to avenge his PRIDE 10 MMA loss against ‘The Gracie Hunter’ Kazushi Sakuraba while UFC welterweight Rory MacDonald will try his hand at this kind of competition for the first time. The event also features notable names like Garry Tonon and Keenan Cornelius.

Will Sakuraba notch one more win over the Gracie family or is Renzo ready to get redemption? I answer these questions and more with my predictions for Saturday’s matches.

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Metamoris 5 predictions

Chad Mendes wants to fight Ricardo Lamas "ASAP"

With this Saturday’s fight between Cub Swanson and Frankie Edgar having conditional title implications in the featherweight division, the rest of the weight class is left battling for position.

Former No. 1 contender Chad Mendes, who lost his rematch with featherweight champion Jose Aldo at UFC 179 in October, has zeroed in on the guy he’s like to see next — and that’s the other former No. 1 contender, Ricardo Lamas. According to UFC Tonight’s Ariel Helwani, who spoke to Mendes’ manager Mike Roberts, the Team Alpha Male fighter wants Lamas ‘ASAP.’

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Chad Mendes wants to fight Ricardo Lamas "ASAP"

Nick Diaz wants GSP rematch, but not "in Canada where you can just be on steroids"

LAS VEGAS – Nick Diaz has it in his head that fighters can take pretty much anything they want up in Canada, without repercussion.

Diaz, who returns from his self-imposed exile to meet Anderson Silva in the main event of UFC 183, told reporters on Tuesday that he’d be down for a rematch of his last fight, a unanimous-decision loss to Georges St-Pierre at UFC 158.

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Nick Diaz wants GSP rematch, but not "in Canada where you can just be on steroids"

Anderson Silva on lower back pain: ‘I thought I was going to be paralyzed’

Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva was hospitalized on Nov. 3 with lower back pain after a jiu-jitsu session at X-Gym in Rio de Janeiro, and he thought for a moment his career would be over.

“The Spider,” who is training to get back in action on Jan. 31 against Nick Diaz after shattering his left leg in a rematch with Chris Weidman in 2013, was afraid he wouldn’t be able to walk again.

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Anderson Silva on lower back pain: ‘I thought I was going to be paralyzed’

Demian Maia says it will be ideal to rematch Rory MacDonald in a UFC title fight

UBERLANDIA, Brazil — Demian Maia returned to the win line in May, but had to pull from a fight with Mike Pyle due to some number of injuries. In Uberlandia, Brazil to help Mauricio Rua at UFC Fight Night 56, Maia talked to MMAFighting.com about his healing, his excursions to the hospital, when he expects to be back in the Octagon and his need to rematch Canadian ace Rory MacDonald.

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Demian Maia says it will be ideal to rematch Rory MacDonald in a UFC title fight

Glover Teixeira attributes "harsh" weight cut for UFC 179 loss to Phil Davis: "I understand I will overcome this man"

UBERLANDIA, Brazil — Glover Teixeira was expecting to add another first-round knockout to his record at UFC 179, but his fight against fellow light heavyweight challenger Phil Davis did not go as he anticipated on Oct. 25. Disappointed using the unanimous decision loss, Teixeira talked to MMAFighting.com in regards to the fight, why he needed to cut 30 pounds on fight week, his need to rematch Davis and much more.

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Glover Teixeira attributes "harsh" weight cut for UFC 179 loss to Phil Davis: "I understand I will overcome this man"