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UFC 195: Lawler VS Condit 1/2/16
UFC 195: Lawler VS Condit Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada
Main Card PPV 10PM ET
Welterweight Title Fight: (C) Robbie Lawler VS #4 Carlos Condit
Miocic VS Arlovski
Larkin VS Tumenov
Brandao VS Ortega
Trujillo VS Sims
FS1 Prelims 8PM ET
McDonald VS Kanehara
Noke VS Morono
Kish VS Ansaroff
Holtzman VS Dober
UFC Fight Pass Early Prelims 6:30PM ET
Poirier VS Duffy
Soto VS Tanaka
Westcott VS Garcia
For more information on the event visit http://www.ufc.com
Claudia Gadelha next in line for strawweight champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk
During last nights post fight press conference for UFC Fight night 80 president Dana White confirmed that Claudia Gadelha would be the next Challanger for undefeated Strawweight Champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk.
With the Strawweight division just one year young this fight has been an anticipated rematch amongst the majority of fight fans.
In their first fight back in December of last year many believed that Gadelha won the fight while others believed it was a draw. Further more Gadelha’s only career loss was at the hands of Jedrzejczyk.
The rematch was originally set for UFC193 but due to a thumb injury Gadelha was unable to complete and was replaced by Valerie Letourneau.
It would now seem Gadelha is cleared and ready to go but Jedrzejczyk is on a 6 month medical suspension after suffering a hand injury in her last title defense.
There is no exact timeline as to when this fight will take place but we here at WNB would put our money on UFC 200 during international fight week in July. Another title shot pegged for that monumental event is the rematch between Bantamweight champ Holly Holm and Ronda Rousey, so it’s possible that two women’s bouts could be headlining the card once more.
One things for sure whenever Gadelha vs Jedrzejczyk happens it’ll be one for the ages.
UFC 194: Aldo VS McGregor 12/12/15
UFC 194 – Sat. Dec. 12, 2015 – Las Vegas, Nevada
Main Card PPV – 10 PM ET
Featherweight Title Fight: (C) Jose Aldo VS (IC) #1 Conor McGregor
Middleweight Title Fight: (C) Chris Weidman VS #1 Luke Rockhold
Middleweight: #2 Ronaldo Souza VS #3 Yoel Romero
Welterweight: #6 Demian Maia VS #12 Gunnar Nelson
Featherweight: #5 Max Holloway VS #8 Jeremy Stephens
FS1 Prelims – 8 PM ET
Bantamweight: #4 Urijah Faber VS #13 Frankie Saenz
Women’s Strawweight: #5 Tecia Torres VS Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger
Warlley Alves VS Colby Covington
Lightweight: Santos VS Lee
UFC Fight Pass Early Prelims – 6:30 PM ET
Proctor VS Mustafaev
Makdessi VS Medeiros
McGee VS Alexandre
Holm VS Rousey Rematch Set For UFC 200 On 7/9/16
UFC President Dana White says UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Holly Holm’s next fight will be against former champion Ronda Rousey. White said that UFC 200 on July 9 has been cleared as the date for the rematch.
Holm’s manager and promoter Lenny Fesquez was wanting Holm’s next fight to be against Meisha Tate in February or march. He doesn’t think Rousey will be ready for a July fight. White says he’s been in constant contact with Rousey and he believes she will be ready for the rematch.
Rousey was placed on a six-month medical suspension after her loss to Holm, with the stipulation that she pass a CT scan to be cleared for her next fight. It’s not known if she’s been cleared yet.
Source: Fox Sports
Ronda Rousey breaks her silence
Yesterday on ESPN.com an interview with former battemweight champion Ronda Rousey was released. The interview was conducted by Romana Shelburne and it will also be available in the latest issue of ESPN Magazine on newsstands today.
This is the fist public interview since Rousey’s devistating TKO lost against Holy Holm at UFC193 and luckily we’ve got the answers we’ve been waiting for.
Is Rousey done? No. Rousey said “I have to come back I have to beat this chick: I don’t know if I’m going to get my teeth knocked loose or break my jaw or split my lip open again I don’t care I have to fu****** do it”
But how long will it be before we see The Rowdy one back in the cage? That remains unknown but she went on record saying “it’ll probably take 3-6 months before I can eat an apple again let alone take contact” in the interview the former champion also admitted to being “really fu***** sad about the loss. She stated that early into the first round Holm landed a hammer fist that left her loopy and she never fully recovered. Rousey said after the round was over she didn’t even wait for her corner to give her the bucket and she just spat the blood on the floor.
She continued by saying “that fight was a really poor representation of myself, I feel really embarrassed I wasn’t even Fu***** there” when asked about the backlash she’s been receiving she said she hasn’t even turned on her phone but could guess that “people are saying I’m a failure and I got what I deserved”
So what’s next for Ronda Rousey? Here is what she had to say: “I guess it’s all going to be determined by what happens in the rematch,” “Everything is going to be determined by that. Either I’ll win and keep going or I won’t and I’ll be done with everything.”
You can check out the full interview here http://espn.go.com/espn/feature/story/_/page/espnwrousey/in-exclusive-interview-ronda-rousey-says-not-losing-holly-holm
so there you have it folks. This interview cleared up a lot of things but also left things hanging in the balance. I guess one fact remains: only time will tell
Dana White confirms Ronda Rousey will get immediate rematch against Holy Holm
UFC president Dana White stopped by the ESPN morning radio show mike and mike today where he confirmed Ronda Rousey will indeed get a rematch against Bantamweight champion Holly Holm.
At UFC193 Holm handed Rousey her first career loss in a devastating KO victory in the 2nd round improving her career record to (10-0)
Dana white said, him and CEO Lorenzo Ferritia would probably lose their promoters license if they didn’t make this rematch. He also went on to say that before this loss Rousey (12-1) went undefeated beating opponents in 14 or 30 seconds so the rematch is what makes sence.
As far as when this fight will actually take place is unknown. Rousey is on a 6 month medical suspension and has prior movie commitments before she can step in the octagon again.
Some fight fans are upset about this news because they believe it’s unfair to Holly to have to sit on the sidelines, some even believe it’s holding up the rest of the division. While all that may be true at the end of the day the UFC is a business and Holm vs Rousey 2 is a good business move. There is no doubt it’s an anticipated rematch, and whether you’re Team Holm or Team Rousey you’ll be turning into watch.
The Ultimate Fighter season 23 details
According to Fox sports news new details have been released regarding the 23rd season of the Ultimate Fighter.
They’re will be 3 weight classes involved in the upcoming season. The weight classes include Women’s Bantamweight (135), Women’s Strawweight (115) and Men’s Light Heavyweight (205)
Filming of season 23 will begin in January and last throughout April. There is no word yet on who will be coaching this season.
According to the UFC casting call, fighters must be between 21 and 34 years of age with a winning professional record and a minimum of at least three fights. Full details for the tryouts listed below:
Where:Red Rock Casino 11011 W. Charleston Blvd.Las Vegas, Nevada 89135
When:Monday, December 14, 2015
As always the new season will debut on Fox sports 1
UFC Strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk sustains hand injury
Following her victory over Valerie Letourneau, UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk said she thought she broke her hand during the fight at UFC 193 in Melbourne, Australia. She was right.
Jedrzejczyk’s manager, Tiago Okamura, verified the champ’s broken hand to MMAfighting.com on Sunday, adding that she would once again need to undergo surgery.
This would be the champs 2nd injury this year. Jedrzejczyk broke her thumb in her first title defense against Jessica Penne this past July.
There was no specific timeline given for Jedrzejczyk’s recovery, but she returned from the broken thumb to defend her belt against Letourneau in less than five months. So, hopefully, she won’t be sidelined for long. We would like to wish the champ a speedy recovery.
A moment of Refelction: Rousey vs Holm from Vanessa Vasquez
You know those moments that don’t feel real? and it feels as if time has stood still.?November 14th 2015 was just that for me.
Anyone who has followed this site for nearly 3 years knows that I have been Team Rousey through and through. I also know that she’s one of the most polarizing athletes to ever walk the face of this earth. Love her or hate her there is no denying that she has broken down barriers. She has changed the face of MMA as we know it.
Every time she has stepped into the octagon history was made. Even when being on the losing end of things she was a part of history.
To be quite honest seeing her bloody and beaten broke me. It hurt as I type this it still hurts. I would always joke and say the day we see Ronda loose would be the day we whiteness the apocalypse. I honestly never thought I would NEVER be typing something like this but here we are.
I don’t know what’s next but all I do know is that this one lost does not define the incredible athlete she is or the incredible person she is (yep I just said that.) if I’m being serious here it breaks my heart to see the MMA community rejoice in her lost because let’s be real WMMA wouldn’t be where it is right now if it wasn’t for Ronda Rousey
So yes say what you may but there is no denying that she’s changed the way women are looked at in sports. There’s no denying that she’s one and if not the greatest thing to happen to MMA
Further more I know she’ll be back to hopefully give us one of the most anticipated rematches in the history of the UFC. Anyone who knows me knows me knows that I believe Loyalty is everything and I’ll tell you once a Rousey fan always a Rousey fan.
I sincerely hope Rousey is ok mentally and health wise and to our new champion Holy Holm congrats and I hope you’re ready for this whirl wind.
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