Titan FC is stacking the deck for its next card.
With three title fights already scheduled, another one will be added to Titan FC 33 on March 20 at AeroFest in Mobile, Ala., COO Lex McMahon told MMAFighting.com’s Ariel Helwani on Tuesday.
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At least Daniel Cormier seems to have rebounded from his title loss to UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones in good spirits.
A former heavyweight and always unabashed foodie, Cormier appeared shirtless to croon over his love for cake and Popeyes Chicken in video skit for the 2015 World MMA Awards, parodying Meghan Trainor’s popular song, ‘All About That Bass.’ Catch the amusing video below.
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Demetrious Johnson discusses who he wants to defend his title against next on The MMA Hour.
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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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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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Under normal circumstances, the question of which fighter deserves the next shot at Anthony Pettis‘ UFC lightweight title would seem pretty much cut-and-dried.
Rafael dos Anjos has been on a fine run over the past three years, winning eight of his past nine fights, with the most recent win a one-sided victory over Nate Diaz at UFC on FOX 13.
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BARUERI, Brazil — UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo wants more money.
Coming off an epic five-round title defense against Chad Mendes in the main event of UFC 179 in Rio de Janeiro in October, Aldo host a Q&A before the official UFC Fight Night 58 weigh-ins in Barueri, Brazil, and once again asked for better salaries for MMA fighters.
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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.
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BARUERI, Brazil — Dominick Cruz talks to reporters before UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Dollaway weigh-ins about his pending UFC bantamweight title fight with T.J. Dillashaw, what changed while he was out for nearly three years with injuries and his opinion on the UFC’s controversial signing of former WWE star CM Punk.
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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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Jon Jones and his old friends at the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) got reacquainted with one another on Tuesday. Two weeks out from Jones’ UFC 182 title challenge against Daniel Cormier, the UFC’s light heavyweight champion posted an Instagram video of himself undergoing a random drug test at the behest of the NAC.
“The Nevada State Athletic Commission just stopped by my house and hit me with that random,” Jones wrote. “Only thing I’m on is that #PHW pure hard work! They’re probably wondering how my chicken legs are so strong. I’ve had a few @muscletech products but that’s all legal :)”
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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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Daniel Cormier believes he’s destined to be the UFC’s light heavyweight champion.
Ahead of his title challenge to the sport’s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter, Cormier envisions a grim future for Jon Jones after they tangle at UFC 182 on Jan. 3.
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UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis has fought only three times in the last two years, including his title defense against Gilbert Melendez at UFC 181 on Dec. 6.
Not that Pettis likes taking time off. A series of injuries and circumstances have led to his relative inactivity, a fact that Pettis bemoaned leading up to UFC 181. Pettis has made it know he wants to stay active going forward. In fact, Pettis’s manager Mike Roberts told UFC Tonight’s Ariel Helwani that if the champ has it his way, he’ll fight three times in 2015.
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World Series of Fighting welterweight Jon Fitch lost out on the title Saturday night, but he might be missing the use of his right leg for a few months.
The former UFC contender was caught in a first-round kneebar by leglock master Rousimar Palhares Dec. 13 at WSOF 16.
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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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PHOENIX — Claudia Gadelha talks about dropping a split decision to Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC on FOX 13, plans to appeal the loss, whether she felt additional pressure being in a title eliminator, strikes landed after the bell, and more.
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Does former UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks deserve an immediate trilogy fight against the man who lifted his title by the slimmest of margins at UFC 181, Robbie Lawler? Or should the UFC move forward with its original plan to give Rory MacDonald the next title shot?
Those are the questions upon which the entire welterweight division will hinge in 2015 (Okay, and also whether former champion Georges St-Pierre returns).
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PHOENIX, Ariz. — If Friday saw the crowning of the UFC’s first female strawweight champion, Saturday may have seen the crowning of the division’s first title contender.
Polish striker Joanna Jedrzejczyk showcased exceptional takedown defense and aggression to capture a split decision over heavy favorite and presumed number-one contender Claudia Gadelha on the preliminary card at UFC on FOX 13. Afterward, at UFC on FOX 13’s post-fight press conference, UFC President Dana White alluded to Jedrzejczyk being the first test for 115-pound champion Carla Esparza.
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PHOENIX, Ariz. — For six years, a UFC title shot eluded Rafael dos Anjos. No longer.
Following the Brazilian’s lopsided victory over Nate Diaz at UFC on FOX 13, UFC President Dana White announced at Saturday night’s post-fight press conference that dos Anjos, rather than injured No. 1 ranked Khabib Nurmagomedov, will be the next man to challenge lightweight champion Anthony Pettis.
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