UFC Fight Night 58 medical suspensions: C.B. Dollaway and two others potentially out six months

C.B. Dollaway lasted 62 seconds against Lyoto Machida, and the vicious body kick landed by “The Dragon” can force “The Doberman” to be out six months.

The Brazilian MMA Athletic Commission (CABMMA) announced Monday the list of UFC Fight Night 58 medical suspensions after the Saturday night event in Barueri, Brazil, and Dollaway is among three fighters that could be out six months.

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UFC Fight Night 58 medical suspensions: C.B. Dollaway and two others potentially out six months

Renan Barao on Mitch Gagnon: ‘I don’t think the fight was that hard’

BARUERI, Brazil — Former UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao returned to the win column with a submission victory over Mitch Gagnon, but the fight lasted longer than many expected.

Gagnon, who entered the bout in a four-fight winning streak, was able to survive after getting knocked down in the first round, and won the second round on two of the three judges’ scorecards, but ended up submitted by the Brazilian 135-pounder in the third.

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Renan Barao on Mitch Gagnon: ‘I don’t think the fight was that hard’

Lyoto Machida: Luke Rockhold ‘is an excellent fight’

BARUERI, Brazil — Lyoto Machida made quick work of C.B. Dollaway at UFC Fight Night 58 in Brazil, and he wants to be back in action as soon as possible.

The former UFC light heavyweight, who dispatched Dollaway with a kick to the body in 62 seconds in the main event in Barueri, Brazil, wants to stay active, and a bout with Luke Rockhold, who called him out on Twitter right after the finish, is on his radar.

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Lyoto Machida: Luke Rockhold ‘is an excellent fight’

UFC Fight Night 58 results: Lyoto Machida knocks out C.B. Dollaway in 62 seconds

It hasn’t been “The Machida Era” in about half a decade. But “The Dragon” is still one of the best in the world.

Machida cemented his status as a major threat in the middleweight division by destroying C.B. Dollaway in just 62 seconds in the main event of UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Dollaway on Saturday night in Barueri, Brazil. Machida landed a left kick to the body that clearly hurt Dollaway and Machida pounced with punches.

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UFC Fight Night 58 results: Lyoto Machida knocks out C.B. Dollaway in 62 seconds

Yoel Romero: Tim Kennedy cheated before "Stoolgate" incident at UFC 178

Yoel Romero spent almost 30 extra seconds on his stool before the start of the third round against Tim Kennedy. The way Romero sees it he should have gotten five full minutes of rest.

Romero told MMA Fighting that he believes the punches Kennedy rocked him with in the second round of their UFC 178 fight were illegal. Kennedy was holding onto Romero’s glove, an illegal maneuver, with his left hand while he was punching Romero with his right. A .gif of the sequence surfaced after the fact online, but Romero had not commented on it until now.

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Yoel Romero: Tim Kennedy cheated before "Stoolgate" incident at UFC 178

Former NBA center Darko Milicic loses kickboxing debut

Former NBA center Darko Milicic made his kickboxing debut Thursday night in Serbia. The 7-footer, who was the second overall draft pick in 2003, lost to Radovan Radojcic in the second round of their exhibition fight via doctor’s stoppage after suffering a cut on his left leg.

“The next time, it will be better,” Milicic said [translated by The Detroit News]. “I’m invincible.”

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Former NBA center Darko Milicic loses kickboxing debut

Ryan LaFlare would love to fight Demian Maia in UFC return

Ryan LaFlare is on the comeback trail.

The undefeated welterweight told MMAFighting.com recently that he is hoping to resume his UFC career in March following his second right ACL surgery.

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Ryan LaFlare would love to fight Demian Maia in UFC return

CABMAA: All drug tests from UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Saint Preux come back clean

All of the UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Saint Preux drug tests came back clean, according to the Brazilian MMA commission (CABMMA).

The event, which took place in Uberlandia on Nov. 8, was headlined by a light heavyweight bout between Mauricio Rua and Ovince Saint Preux. Saint Preux finished “Shogun” by knockout in just 34 seconds. Rua was initially supposed to face Jimi Manuwa in the headliner, but Manuwa broke his foot a week before and OSP moved up from the co-main event to take his place.

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CABMAA: All drug tests from UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Saint Preux come back clean

Complete UFC on FOX 14 card announced

The entire UFC on FOX 14 main card was officially announced on Wednesday.

The event, which will be headlined by Alexander Gustafsson vs. Anthony Johnson, will take place at the 30,000-seat Tele2 Arena in Stockholm, Sweden on Jan. 24. If all goes to plan, it will be the second-biggest event in UFC history behind 2011’s UFC 129, which drew 55,724 fans.

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Complete UFC on FOX 14 card announced

Bibiano Fernandes rips ‘insolent’ Dae Hwan Kim for illegal elbows

For the first time in his MMA career, Bibiano Fernandes finished a fight after going past the first round, but there’s a reason why Dae Hwan Kim survived that long at ONE FC 23.

The ONE FC bantamweight champion, who improved his winning streak to nine on Dec. 5, submitted Kim with a second-round rear-naked choke. However, he had to overcome a tough situation when Kim landed several illegal elbows to the back of his head in the opening round.

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Bibiano Fernandes rips ‘insolent’ Dae Hwan Kim for illegal elbows

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

Rousimar Palhares on Jon Fitch finish: ‘I didn’t do anything wrong’

Rousimar Palhares added another quick submission to his record, but the fight once again ended with controversy.

The World Series of Fighting welterweight champion, who needed 90 seconds to tap Jon Fitch in the main event of WSOF 16 in Sacramento Calif., on Dec. 13, might have injured Fitch with his nasty submission, but feels he did everything by the book.

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Rousimar Palhares on Jon Fitch finish: ‘I didn’t do anything wrong’

Dana White says Claudia Gadelha’s late punch a ‘totally different scenario’ than Paul Daley’s

PHOENIX, Ariz. — Claudia Gadelha and Joanna Jedrzejczyk shared more than a few harsh words throughout UFC on FOX 13’s fight week, and those feelings didn’t stop once the fight ended.

In a scene reminiscent of Paul Daley’s infamous sucker punch of Josh Koscheck, Gadelha whacked Jedrzejczyk with a right hook several seconds after the horn signaled the end of Saturday’s strawweight contender fight.

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Dana White says Claudia Gadelha’s late punch a ‘totally different scenario’ than Paul Daley’s

Bryan Barberena felt Joe Ellenberger fade after the first round

PHOENIX — Bryan Barberena talks about overcoming a strong first round from Joe Ellenberger, feeling his UFC on FOX 13 opponent begin to fade in the second round, training at The Lab, his Colombian heritage, and more.

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Bryan Barberena felt Joe Ellenberger fade after the first round

Dana White: "Harsher punishments" needed for eye-poke wrongdoers

LAS VEGAS — For the second straight UFC occasion, a fight finished as the immediate consequence of an eye-poke.

On Friday night, K.J. Noons caught Daron Cruickshank with a finger to the eye in the second round of their The Greatest Combatant 20 Ending spell. Cruickshank was blinded and not able to carry on. The fight, which was shaping up to be among the very exciting of the night time, was called a no contest.

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Dana White: "Harsher punishments" needed for eye-poke wrongdoers

Junior dos Santos problems warning to other UFC colossi not named Cain Velasquez

what is the pattern to get the better of former UFC heavyweight champ Junior dos Santos? In the event you believed “do what Cain Velasquez did”, “Cigano” might surprise you.

dos Santos returns to the Octagon on Saturday night’s UFC on FOX 13 against Stipe Miocic in Phoenix, competing for the very first time since his second loss to UFC kingpin Cain Velasquez on October 2013, and he’s got a message for rising heavyweight Miocic.

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Junior dos Santos problems warning to other UFC colossi not named Cain Velasquez

Junior dos Santos vs. Fabricio Werdum complete fight video

Check out Junior dos Santos vs. Fabricio Werdum complete fight video to see dos Santos’ memorable Octagon introduction ahead of his UFC on FOX 13 main event against Stipe Miocic on Dec. 13 at U.S. Airways Center in Phoenix, AZ.

It took only 80 seconds for dos Santos to denote his existence against now-interim heavyweight champ Werdum back in 2008, and six years later, his ill-famed, ear-wiggling finish continues to be a treat to look at. Catch the replay above, courtesy of the UFC.

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Junior dos Santos vs. Fabricio Werdum complete fight video

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

Johny Hendricks vs. Robbie Lawler 2 official UFC 181 scorecard

The Johny Hendricks vs. Robbie Lawler 2 official UFC 181 scorecard disclosed judge Glenn Trowbridge gave new UFC welterweight champ Lawler the first, second, fourth and fifth rounds en route to a 49-46 score for Lawler.

In comparison, judge Sal D’Amato gave rounds 1 and 5 to Lawler and a 48-47 score for Hendricks. Judge Marcos Rosales gave rounds 1, 4 and 5 to Lawler en route to a 48-47 score for Lawler.

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Johny Hendricks vs. Robbie Lawler 2 official UFC 181 scorecard

UFC 181 results: Anthony Pettis submits Gilbert Melendez, keeps lightweight title

LAS VEGAS – Gilbert Melendez revealed Anthony Pettis no panic within their UFC lightweight title fight on Saturday night. Melendez pressed forward for most of the fight and won the initial round.

But he walked right into a huge right hand early in the 2nd round. Before you can blink, Pettis caught Melendez in a guillotine choke and became the first person ever to submit the former Strikeforce champ.

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UFC 181 results: Anthony Pettis submits Gilbert Melendez, keeps lightweight title