Fightweets: Does Rory MacDonald deserve a welterweight title shot or not?

The ongoing argument over the next welterweight title shot. The continuing fallout from the UFC’s signing of CM Punk. The class-action lawsuit against the UFC filed by veteran fighters. Oh, and what to make of Saturday night’s main event between Lyoto Machida and C.B. Dollaway.

There is no lack of discussion points in the mixed martial arts world as we barrel toward the holiday season, so let’s jump right into another edition of Fightweets.

Read more from original source

Fightweets: Does Rory MacDonald deserve a welterweight title shot or not?

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.

Read more from original source

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

TUF Ending 20 Bonuses: Penne vs. Markos earns Fight of Night honours

The initial fight in the TUF 20 Ending fight card was established to be the most suitable one. Jessica Penne conquered Randa Markos via split decision and won Fight of the Night honours. Both combatants brought in $50,000.Yancy Medeiros earned Performance of the Nighttime honours for his entry triumph over Joe Proctor. Carla Esparza additionally earned Performance of the Nighttime honours for her entry triumph over Rose Namajunas in the primary occasion. On this season of The Ultimate Fighter, Rose Namajunas brought in an additional $50,000. She was part of the fight of the season with Joanne Calderwood and earned Performance of the Season honours for her triumph.

Read more from original source

TUF Ending 20 Bonuses: Penne vs. Markos earns Fight of Night honours

The Ultimate Fighter 20 Ending forecasts

The UFC will crown their first-ever strawweight winner on Friday night as the end of the twentieth season of The Ultimate Fighter happens. Division powerhouse Carla Esparza takes on soaring competition Rose Namajunas for the strap while the remaining card features lighter weight fights along with bouts among combatants in the show.

What: The Ultimate Fighter 20 Finale

Read more from original source

The Ultimate Fighter 20 Ending forecasts

Renato Carneiro signs together with the UFC, replaces injured Rony Jason at UFC Fight Night 58

Nine days prior to the show, the UFC Fight Night 58 card has endured another change.

Rony Jason, victor of the initial season of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil, was made to pull away from a fight with Tom Niinimaki, reserved for UFN 58 in Barueri, Brazil, on Dec. 20, and will be replaced by Renato Carneiro.

Read more from original source

Renato Carneiro signs together with the UFC, replaces injured Rony Jason at UFC Fight Night 58

Rose Namajunas understood she was "definitely" the most effective combatant on TUF 20 cast

LAS VEGAS — Rose Namajunas discusses her position ahead of the TUF 20 season, her fights, her life inside your home, a lover’s drawing that inspired her, the loss that altered her career path, and a lot more. Pat Barry additionally drops in to say how his prediction came true.

Read more from original source

Rose Namajunas understood she was "definitely" the most effective combatant on TUF 20 cast

Torres-Magana, Rawlings-Clark highlight TUF 20 Ending fight statements

The UFC declared six undercard fights for the Ultimate Fighter 20 Finale on Wednesday — including one surprise introduction.

Tecia Torres will take on Angela Magana, Joanne Calderwood fights starter Seo Hee Ham, Felice Herrig meets Lisa Ellis, Angela Hill confronts Emily Kagan, Aisling Daly takes on Alex Chambers and Bec Rawlings fights Heather Jo Clark. The fights were declared on FOX Sports Live following the penultimate episode of The Ultimate Fighter’s 20th season.

Read more from original source

Torres-Magana, Rawlings-Clark highlight TUF 20 Ending fight statements

Bellator season 11 review: What worked, what did not and what is next

After seeing every Bellator occasion in the eleventh season – in some ways both the least significant and most – it is time to take a look back at what worked, what did not, what is next and what is missing now that Scott Coker is in charge and Bjorn Rebney (and his tournaments) are gone.

Read more from original source

Bellator season 11 review: What worked, what did not and what is next

Ricardo Lamas: Conor McGregor "needs to fight a wrestler like me" before getting a title shot

MEXICO CITY — Despite being the higher ranked and more seasoned fighter, Ricardo Lamas entered his UFC 180 featherweight match-up as the betting underdog to Dennis Bermudez. While those odds appear somewhat strange in retrospect, especially considering it took Lamas a little over three minutes to bring Bermudez’s vaunted seven-fight win streak to a screeching halt, Lamas now wants to repeat the favor against the conductor of division’s boldest hype train.

“I want to get back to the title shot,” Lamas said at UFC 180’s post-fight press conference.

Read more from original source

Ricardo Lamas: Conor McGregor "needs to fight a wrestler like me" before getting a title shot

Alan Jouban acknowledges he did not understand Warlley Alves when UFC Fight Night 56 fight was offered

UBERLANDIA, Brazil — Warlley Alves is considered the most effective fighter to win a The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil season, but Alan Jouban needed to assess him online when UFC offered him a fight from the undefeated welterweight at UFC Fight Night 56. Speaking to the Brazilian media, Jouban discussed his upcoming fight, training with Alves’ last adversary at Black House and how he expects to handle Alves his first MMA loss on Saturday night.

Read more from original source

Alan Jouban acknowledges he did not understand Warlley Alves when UFC Fight Night 56 fight was offered

"Shogun" Rua would accept to fight Anderson Silva after TUF: Brazil 4

UBERLANDIA, Brazil — Mauricio Rua confronts Ovince St. Preux in the main event of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 56 in Brazil, but fights to keep his focus on the fight.

On the exact same night UFC declared St. Preux as a short-notice replacement for injured Jimi Manuwa, the promotion declared that “Shogun” would train the fourth season of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil in 2015 in reverse to Anderson Silva.

Read more from original source

"Shogun" Rua would accept to fight Anderson Silva after TUF: Brazil 4

One FC"s Luis Santos shows storyline behind his TUF: Brazil 2 fight

Leonardo Santos won the second season of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil in 2013, but things might have done another way it if was not for a contentious fight that few people know about.

Among The greatest and most seasoned welterweights in the Brazilian MMA circuit, Luis Santos earned a shot in the reality show among 28 combatants. He was set to confront Team Nogueira’s Paulo Goncalves Dias in the preliminary fight, and scored a crushing first-round knockout. Nevertheless, his triumph never aired on Globo.

Read more from original source

One FC"s Luis Santos shows storyline behind his TUF: Brazil 2 fight

Rony Jason vs. Tom Niinimaki establish for UFC Fight Night 58 in Brazil

The UFC returns to Barueri, Brazil on Dec. 20, and the promotion has added a featherweight fight to the coming UFC Fight Night 58 card.

Victor of the very first season of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil, Rony Jason will return in the Octagon against Finnish featherweight Tom Niinimaki. Combate first reported the fight.

Read more from original source

Rony Jason vs. Tom Niinimaki establish for UFC Fight Night 58 in Brazil

Anderson Silva, "Shogun" Rua place to trainer "The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 4"

Two of the greatest names in the history of Brazilian MMA will function as opposing trainers on this nation’s following version of The Ultimate Fighter.

UFC.com’s Brazilian website reported on Wednesday that longtime middleweight winner Anderson Silva and former UFC light heavyweight champion and PRIDE Grand Prix winner Mauricio “Shogun” Rua will serve as trainers to the fourth TUF: Brazil season, which airs in the Globo network.

Read more from original source

Anderson Silva, "Shogun" Rua place to trainer "The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 4"

The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 4 to be filmed in Vegas in 2015

UFC president Dana White, trainers Wanderlei Silva and Chael Sonnen were quite critical of the production team of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 in 2014, as well as the UFC made a decision to shift several things for another season of the reality show.

During tryouts in Rio de Janeiro on Monday, UFC declared the filming of the fourth season will take place out of Brazil for the very first time. Like in the TUF: Latin America season, the filming will occur in Vegas.

Read more from original source

The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 4 to be filmed in Vegas in 2015

Tecia Torres replaces injured Justine Kish, reenters The Ultimate Fighter 20 tournament

An harm to Justine Kish has resulted in the reentry of one the season’s early favorites, Tecia Torres, in The Ultimate Fighter 20’s range.

Kish (4-0), the No. 9 seed of Team Pettis who has fought lingering knee problems throughout the course of the show, was found to have a torn ACL by physicians on Wednesday’s episode. An undefeated 26-year old who possesses a triumph over fellow TUF 20 castmate Randa Markos and was scheduled to fight No. 8 seed Bec Rawlings, Kish’s harm finally compelled her to drop out of the contest to get reconstructive surgery.

Read more from original source

Tecia Torres replaces injured Justine Kish, reenters The Ultimate Fighter 20 tournament

The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 4 to feature bantamweights and lightweights

The UFC will air the fourth season The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil in 2015, and the reality show cast will feature bantamweights and lightweights contestants. The UFC announced the news on Wednesday.

The official tryouts for TUF: Brazil 4 will take place at the Windsor Barra Hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Oct. 27. A couple nights before, UFC 179 pay-per-view takes place at Rio de Janeiro’s Maracanazinho gymnasium with Jose Aldo vs. Chad Mendes in the main event.

Read more from original source

The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 4 to feature bantamweights and lightweights

Bellator 126 forecasts

The interim age of Bellator rolls on, this time with among the last tournament victor getting their title shots ahead of the real Scott Coker reign starts. Brandon Halsey won the season 10 middleweight tournament to get a title shot against champ Alexander Shlemenko, who’s coming off of a loss to Tito Ortiz at Bellator 120. The card also features the return of Bubba Jenkins and Bellator mainstays like Marcin Held and Patricky Freire.

Will Brandon Halsey become the new Bellator middleweight champ or can ‘Storm’ hang onto his title? I answer these inquiries and more with my forecasts.

Read more from original source

Bellator 126 forecasts

Who is another Ronda Rousey at TUF 20? Rousey makes her pick

RIO DE JANEIRO — Who is another Ronda Rousey?

The UFC will crown the very first women’s strawweight winner to the 20th season of The Ultimate Fighter, and UFC president Dana White is excited with this particular season of the reality show.

Read more from original source

Who is another Ronda Rousey at TUF 20? Rousey makes her pick

TUF 20 red carpet premiere

LOS ANGELES — MMA Fighting’s E. Casey Leydon was on the scene at the TUF 20 premiere Tuesday night at the Lure Nightclub. Find out from the fighters their thoughts on the upcoming season as well as Dana White and Lorenzo Fertitta. Check out the video above.

Read more from original source

TUF 20 red carpet premiere