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Cris Cyborg Speaks Out On Ronda Rousey, Weight-Cut;

Source: WrestlingINC

Ask Cris “Cyborg” Justino her thoughts on Ronda Rousey or cutting weight and the Brazilian gets a little testy. Justino, the reigning Invicta FC featherweight champion, returns to the Octagon this Saturday night at UFC Fight Night 95 to take on Lina Lansberg in the main event. Over the past several days, Justino has been bombarded with questions about the cut to 140 pounds for the catchweight contest.

“I’m getting down. It’ll be OK,” she said during an interview on UFC Tonight. “This time we used birth control. I hold more water, and have less time to make 140. I think it’ll be OK. I trust George Lockhart. I hope everything will be OK on Friday.”

Reports that Cyborg has had to cut 20-plus pounds just this week have filled social media. She offered up some insight into it all and did say that she feels capable of making the signed weight.

As for her nemesis, Rousey, that is another question that continues to be presented to her. The two have long been rumored for a potential fight, though Rousey is currently sidelined.

CM Punk Gets Destroyed In His UFC Debut, Cuts Great Promo After – ‘Cult Of Personality’ Entrance

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Source: WrestlingINC

CM Punk made his UFC debut at UFC 203 tonight, and the fight went pretty much as most expected.

Punk’s opponent, Mickey Gall, got his wish and came out to “Oh Mickey, You’re So Fine,” which UFC President Dana White had nixed earlier this week, but changed his mind after fan backlash. Punk got a great pop coming out to his old wrestling theme, “Cult of Personality.”

Almost immediately, Punk was taken down. Gall landed some hard ground and pound and got his back. Punk escaped Gall’s first attempt at a rear naked choke, but was forced to submit to the second at 2:14 of the first round. Punk’s face and ear were a mess after the fight.

After the fight, Gall refused to say anything bad about Punk, instead saying that there’s too much hate and to “f–k the hate, we’re all going to be dead in a hundred years.” He said the fight was a great opportunity, then called out Sage Northcutt, stating that he was “corny.”

Despite the mauling, Punk spoke to Joe Rogan after the fight and said that he still plans to fight again.

“In life you go big or you go home, I just like to take challenges,” Punk said. “This was a hell of a mountain to try to climb and I didn’t get to the summit today, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to give up.

“I will be back, believe it or not, this was the most fun I’ve ever had,” Punk continued. “It was the second best day of my life after marrying my wife. I know there’s a lot of doubters, but life’s about falling down and getting up. It doesn’t matter how many times you get knocked down, it’s about getting back up. So if there’s any kid out there who’s told be a parent, a teacher or a coach or somebody that they’re supposed to look up to, somebody that’s supposed to push them and believe in them and they’re told no, Visit Wrestling Inc.,don’t listen to them. Believe in yourself. Sometimes the outcome isn’t always what you desire it to be, but the true failure in life is not trying at all. I know that sounds preachy and kind of weird for a guy that just got beat up, but f–k it. This is the time of my life, thank you Cleveland!”

Full UFC 203 results are here.

UFC 203: Miocic vs Overeem – CM Punk’s UFC Debut 9/10/16

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DATE: September 10, 2016

 LOCATION: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

MAIN CARD (PPV/10 p.m. ET)

Stipe Miocic (246 lbs.) vs. Alistair Overeem (248.5) for the UFC heavyweight title

Travis Browne (241) vs. Fabricio Werdum (239.5)

CM Punk (170) vs. Mickey Gall (170.5)

Urijah Faber (136) vs. Jimmie Rivera (135.5)

Jessica Andrade (115.5) vs. Joanne Calderwood (116)

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1/8 p.m. ET)

Bethe Correia (135) vs. Jessica Eye (135)

Nik Lentz (156) vs. Michael McBride (158)

Caio Magalhaes (185.5) vs. Brad Tavares (186)

Francimar Barroso (205.5) vs. C.B. Dollaway (205)

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass/7 p.m. ET)

Yancy Medeiros (171) vs. Sean Spencer (170)

Drew Dober (155) vs. Jason Gonzalez (156)

Dana White Believes Ronda Rousey Will Break Records When She Returns to Fight

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Source: WrestlingINC

Former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey has yet to decide when she will fight again. And UFC president Dana White recently stated that it will not be at UFC 205 this November. But when she does compete again, White sees record-breaking numbers in her future.

“I think that Ronda Rousey’s return will be the biggest pay-per-view we’ve ever done,” White said during a recent appearance on “The Herd” on FOX Sports 1.

 

UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor II 8/20/16

DATE: August 20, 2016
LOCATION: TBA , Las Vegas, Nevada

CARD

Main Card PPV

Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor

Anthony Johnson vs. Glover Teixeira

Rick Story vs. Donald Cerrone

Hyun Gyu Lim vs. Mike Perry

Tim Means vs. Sabah Homasi

 

FS1 Prelims

Cody Garbrandt vs. Takeya Mizugaki

Raquel Pennington vs. Elizabeth Phillips

Artem Lobov vs. Chris Avila

Randa Markos vs. Cortney Casey

 

UFC Fight Pass Early Prelims

Neil Magny vs. Lorenz Larkin

Colby Covington vs. Max Griffin

Alberto Uda vs. Marvin Vettori

UFC Veteran Leslie Smith announces She Has A Tumor And Can’t Afford Treatment 

In the world of combat sports more often then not we see our favorite fighters on the sidelines due to injury. As fight fans we know that every time a man or woman steps foot in the cage they are risking life and limbs for our entertainment and for the love of the game.

What some people may forget though is that these tremendous athletes are humans too. Yeah sure some of them may look super human, but they are human no less.

Many people know  Leslie Smith as the girl who’s ear exploded in a fight against Jessica Eye back in November 2014. Despite the shape her ear was in “the peacemaker” wanted to continue against doctors orders but that wasn’t the case.

Aside from that though smith is a decorated fighter in her own right. She’s traded blows with the likes of Raquel Prnnington, Jessamyn Duke, Rin Naki, Jennifer Maia and she was even Chris Cyborg’s first opponent in the UFC.

Today the UFC vet who’s been fighting since 2008 (8-7-1) gave us some disheartening news via MMA LIVE on AXS TV 

“I have a tumor on my stomach. But, I don’t have a way to get that fixed. I don’t have a way to get that taken off because it’s not a fight related issue.

As we know by now, fighters are covered under a medical insurance policy upon signing with the organization. However, it should be noted that the UFC’s current insurance plan for fighters works more as a form of liability insurance that covers the combatants for injuries suffered during fights or training. This is not the kind of medical insurance that an employer would typically provide in the United States, that covers the general health of an individual and in most cases, their families as well

We here at WNB would like to extended our well wishes to Leslie smith. She will be in our prayers. To see Leslie’s announcement skip to the 2:21 mark of the video

 

InvictaFC’s Alexa Grasso Set To Make UFC Debut

Some pretty exciting news for MMA fans this afternoon. It was announced jut moments ago via the official Facebook of Alexa Grasso that she will be making her UFC debut on November 5th, 2016 against Heather Jo Clark

Grasso is currently signed with Invicta Fighting champions and is without a doubt one of their top athletes.  Just this past month  Grasso returned to the cage after a 16 month layoff due to a hand injury to take on Jodie Escabal at InvivtaFC18

It was an all out 3 round war and Grasso showed no signs of ring rust. Many people believed with her dominating win she would be next in line to challenge strawweight champion Angela Hill at the next invicta. Whether that’ll happen remains to be seen.

It’ll be interesting to see if she’ll be signed under both banners much like battemweight fighter Jessamyn Duke or Perhaps  Grasso’s invicta days are behind her?

All of these questions should be answered over time but one things for sure, Alexa Grasso will fit right in with the ever growing strawweight division of the UFC

UFC Presents “The Evolution of Punk” Special Look At The Debut Ff CM Punk, Set To Air On Fox Sports 1

Source: WrestleView

UFC has released a trailer for the upcoming special “The Evolution of Punk” that focuses on the MMA debut of former WWE star Phil “CM Punk” Brooks at UFC 203 in September.

 The special will premiere this Monday night (August 15) starting at 9:30 p.m. Eastern (8:30 CT), going head-to-head with WWE RAW on the USA Network.

The official preview for the special reads as follows.

“Pro wrestling star CM Punk brings his unique skills to the UFC. From day one of his training camp to his home life with wife [April Brooks/AJ Lee] to unexpected setbacks, The Evolution of Punk follows the fighter on his journey to the Octagon.”

You can check out the official trailer below courtesy of the UFC.

Ronda Rousey Return Update

Source: WrestlingINC

According to a report by Ariel Helwani of MMA Fighting, Ronda Rousey’s return to action is growing more and more possible. The former UFC female bantamweight champion has not fought since November when she lost to Holly Holm for the title.

“Nothing is for certain or set in stone yet, but there continues to be increased optimism regarding Ronda Rousey’s return,” Helwani posted on Twitter Wednesday. “The goal has always been to return in (New York) but it’s important to remember Rousey had minor knee surgery two months ago. Still few (months) ago the talk was more if not when. That has shifted November to early 2017 is the talk now, but it’s still very early.”

The UFC has promised Rousey, a former bronze medalist in judo at the Summer Olympics, an immediate title shot vs. the current champion when she does return. That is Amanda Nunes, as the Brazilian submitted Miesha Tate at UFC 200.

Conor McGregor Had Negative Comments Towards The WWE Roster, WWE Stars Respond

Source: WrestlingINC

During a conference call to promote UFC 202, Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor voiced some negative commenatry for the WWE and Brock Lesnar. You can listen to the interview by clicking here.

McGregor was asked with the cross promotion of the UFC and the WWE if he would ever consider going to the squared circle. McGregor responded that he hasn’t really put much thought into it.

McGregor explained, “For the most part, those WWE guys are pussies. They’re messed up pussies if you ask me.”

When asked about Lesnar, McGregor stated, “at the end of the day he’s juiced up to the eyeballs…so how can I respect that?”

In reference to CM Punk, McGregor said, “The other guy, he hasn’t fought yet so I don’t know about him.”

McGregor says he does not have a problem regarding the McMahons, Triple H and The Rock.

 

WWE superstars, both current and former, have been responding to McGregor’s negative comments. You can check out responses from Rusev, Ric Flair, Big E, Sasha Banks, Baron Corbin and many others below: