Renan Barao feels ‘great’ after UFC 177 weight cut drama

SAO PAULO, Brazil — Renan Barao returns to action for the first time since passing out moments before UFC 177 weigh-ins in August, and he feels “great”. In an interview to MMAFighting.com, Barao discussed his preparation for a UFC Fight Night 58 bout with Mitch Gagnon in Barueri, the current state of the UFC bantamweight division and much more.

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Renan Barao feels ‘great’ after UFC 177 weight cut drama

UFC Fight Night 58 predictions

As 2014 winds down, UFC hosts their last card of the year. This one is a fight night and takes place in Brazil with an important main and co-main event. In the headlining role, C.B. Dollaway looks to upset perennial top contender Lyoto Machida while Renan Barao looks to get back on track against Mitch Gagnon in the co-main event.

What: UFC Fight Night 58

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UFC Fight Night 58 predictions

Jose Aldo: MMA fighters practically pay to fight

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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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.

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

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

UFC Fight Night 58 Results: Machida vs. Dollaway

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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UFC Fight Night 58 Results: Machida vs. Dollaway