Dana White Confirms Next 205 Pound Challenger Likely Determined At UFC on FOX 4 | UFC NEWS
In a report put out by Fox Sports, UFC president Dana White confirms that the UFC on FOX 4 event set for August 4 will have serious implications for the future of the UFC’s light-heavyweight division.
The UFC boss took to email to address the FOX reporter:
“These fighters have a huge opportunity to show the world why they deserve to fight for the UFC title next. Winning isn’t enough at UFC on Fox. This division is so competitive these fighters have to look great to separate themselves from the pack. I’m expecting all of these guys to go all-out to prove why they should be next in line for a title shot.”
UFC on FOX 4 is set to take place on August 4 from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. In the main event Mauricio “Shogun” Rua will square off with Brandon Vera and in the evenings co-feature Lyoto Machida will fight Ryan Bader.
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lol…well you know its gonna be shogun cause its the “truth”
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What’s the point all these fighters got dominated by jones. Hendo is our only chance to have a 205 champ who’s not a douche
#BelieveInHendo
Just cause Jones is confident doesn’t mean he’s a douche
go **** yourself buddy
If that was directed at me, then you can go suck a king kong dick.
Agreed. Too many haters on these MMA sites. I actually like both Hendo and Jones so I just want to see a good fight but would rather see Hendo take this one for the upset.
totally right. He just comes off wrong a lot of the time when he talks
Jones can come off as unlikeable I used to be a huge fan but the more he does stuff outside of the octagon (his arrest and how he talks about fights) the less I like him. On the first point, if it was all about fighters that could beat the champion Anderson Silva would never fight again
What id like to know is why the hell doesnt alexander gustavsson just get the title shot? Instead of one of the 4 guys jones humiliated?
Yes. Just, yes.
He isnt ready for one yet. Plus they are saving him for the Sweden card
Mmmmm if Bader or Shogun win they won’t be getting the Jones next imo they both got out classed in their fight’s with Jones, If Vera win’s he doesn’t deserve a title fight with Jones in my opinion, as he will only be on a 2 win streak and 1 of them being Elliot Marshall who isn’t a top 25 LWH, and if Machida win’s I still think he needs to have 1 more fight but i’m not sure who they can put infront of him for a number #1 contender match
vera got destroyed by jones too
Yup i forgot about that one sorry :/
Jon Jones has beat all of them already LOL
all four of them were finishes too, lol.
So after this event Dana is going to announce Jones vs Gusstafson???
(common, don’t be stupid and think that Hendo actually has a chance of winning, he doesn’t)
Hendo is a guy who wont stop pushing forward and wont be takin down “easily”. If you think hendo doesnt have a shot ask shogun, Fedor, Bisping, Franklin and Phalheris if he has a shot!
Dude wtf r u talkn about Hendo always has a chance, the dudes made outta steel.
As long as Hendo H bomb is there, there will always be a chance…anything happens in a fight…how are there so many Hendo haters? How can you not root for him?
how ignorant are you? hendo would rearrange jones’s face with 1 punch…
Hendo has a shot but thats all. Jones is stronger and has infinitely better cardio at this point in their careers. Jones would do exactly what he did with Rashad and back up and take shots from outside. Hendo can’t knock out what he cant touch. Would love to see him knock Jones out so we could see a more aggressive Jones in future fights than we’ve started to see recently but we’ll just see
All four of those guys, actually he finished all 4 of them. Lol. There’s no challenge for Jones right now besides Gustafsson.
I can’t wait till jones puts Gustafson out. He’s WAY over hyped.
He didn’t finish MasterBADER.. That was a UD
He choked out Bader. What are you on about?!!
I think the best person to fight Jones would be Machida. Though I will say it’d be interesting to see if the man that never gets beat twice, get’s beat twice (either by Hendo or Jones). Vera doesn’t deserve a title shot, that’s almost laughable. Bader doesn’t deserve a shot either. My prediction, the Brazilians are going to have a good night.
The next former champ to rematch Jones will beat him. They won’t make the same mistakes.
If the LHW division is so deep though, why are these guys still in the running for the title, shouldn’t they be in the back of what is supposed to be a long line?
The LHW division isn’t that deep anymore, and as an avid blackhouse supporter I still believe machida would need another win. Stylistically he’s the worst matchup for jones and was doing well in the early part of their fight which is more than most others can say. The rashad fight excluded since jones played it safe lookin for the decision
Jon Jones never took damage in his fights so he steam rolled the entire division. If he beats Hendo there’s nothing left for him in the UFC. Maybe Cormier can come save the day because Silva won’t.
agreed
He took damage from Machida in the first rd. He had no answer to Machidas stand up, so he grappled. Good choice for Jones.
I think he was implying all weight classes.
My bad!
Good incentive for these LHWs to deliver. As mentioned earlier by everyone else here…none of these 4 deserve a title shot.
If Hendo wins it will really shake up the division. Rashad is still on the top of this list with Gustafson and glover texeira as the dark horse.
Im going to say its either Shogun or Machida but that have to win in great fashion.. Shogun lost to Jones but people say he could have done better if he didnt come off the injury with the long layoff.. And Machida because he actually did more than anyone has in the LHW division to jones.. Dont see Bader getting a shot but maybe cause he beat Ramoage then Beat Machida but Jones will destroy him again.. And Vera would have a 2 fight win streak but dont think thats title shit worth.. But why isnt Gustafsson in the picture? Seems like the UFC is trying to build him up more cause he is young…
i guess Jones vs Shogun is in the likely future… and you know the thing about S H O G U N is he’s never lost to anyone twice!!!
Why not Gustafson vs Te Huna, winner gets whoever “looks great” at UFC on Fox
Te Huna and Gustafsson have fought before. 1st round sub for Gustafsson.
Not one of those clowns gets a shot… bring in the “Mauler”!!
^ seriously?? Te Huna stands no chance against machida or shogun.. after Shogun nukes Vera and Machida gets thru Bader, give them the rubber match for the title shot!
^I like this plan of action.
You expect me to win this one convincingly so I can fight Jon again? Haha me and Vera just gonna cage grind this whole fight and hopefully neither of us have to
Fight him again
not good jones will repeat his killings against any of the 4 since he isn’t ever gonna fight Silva even though Silva cleared his division when he knocked out vitor but is scared to fight at the LH W Bones should just move up nothing left to see at LHW unless hendo lands the unthinkable
You actually think Silva is scared to fight at LHW? why? Because he wont move up? Youre an idiot. I guess Aldo is scared too because he wont move up to 55. Hes a MW, and not a big MW at that. He doesnt have to move up, or fight Bones to prove anything. Hes already and has been for awhile, tje greatest fighter of all time. What more does he have to prove? Think before you spew thos BS in a forum idiot
Anderson walks around at about 210-220. He could definitely fight at Light Heavyweight. They respect each other. That’s why they won’t fight.
I have a feeling Anderson spoke to Jones and they got on the same page. Anderson is vocally against champions fighting each other. He thinks it’s bad for the sport and is basically a lose/lose for both guys.
Jones pretty much agrees with that sentiment now.
The fight will never happen.
they all lost from jones and tbh i don’t see one of them winning now…
Heres whats gonna happen : shogun and machida will win. Lets say shogun gets the rematch. Machida will face gustaffson for the next shot
Silva vs. Jones. Enough said, make it happen.
Should be Gustafsson v Te Huna II for the next title shot.
Theyve ALREADY FOUGHT! Neither of these guys deserve a shot yet.
How doesn’t Gustafsson deserve a shot? He only has one loss on his record, he is 6-1 in the UFC, all of his wins but 1 have been by TKO or submission and he dominated Thiago for the decision.. I think he deserves a title shot before guys on the UFC on Fox, even shogun and shogun is one of my favorite fighters..
I know they’ve already fought, hence the little “II” I added to indicate it would be their second fight.
I wasn’t aware that fighters weren’t allowed to fight each other twice any more…
Gustafsson got beat up in the first fight before pulling off a nice sub.
Since then, both fighters have looked good and keep improving.
The veterans have had their shot at 205, time to give the new school a crack at it.
(Although I hope Hendo knocks the living **** out of Jones)
So rubber match Shogun vs Machida III to determine #1 contender……..
Jones has already dominated 3 out of the 4 of these guys…..I am pretty sure Jones beats Henderson…so whose left? if Vera somehow does beat Shogun which is doubtful…does Dana really think Vera vs. Jones would be a marketable fight? shit why not throw Forrest Griffin or Rich Franklin up against him…they would stand about the same chance but at least be a big name
Really none of those LHW fighters deserve a title shot. Shogun and machida are coming off loses and vera and bader are coming off not that great victories. I would like to see the 2 winners face off for the next title. If they all end in a decision then none of them deserve a title shot