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UFC Fort Lauderdale Results: Glover Teixeira submits Ion Cutelaba (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - April 27, 2019
A light heavyweight bout between former division title challenger Glover Teixeira and Ion Cutelaba took place at tonight’s UFC Fort Lauderdale event. Glover Teixeira is coming off a submission win over Karl Roberson in his most recent effort. The 39-year-old Brazilian has gone 3-3 over his past six fights.
UFC Fort Lauderdale Results: Augusto Sakai defeats Andrei Arlovski (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - April 27, 2019
A heavyweight contest featuring former division champion Andrei Arlovski taking on Augusto Sakai took place at tonight’s UFC Fort Lauderdale event. Andrei Arlovski enters tonight’s contest looking to snap a three fight winless streak. The former baddest man on the planet has lost 7 of his past 10 fights overall.
Boxer claims Conor McGregor hit him with an ugly cheap shot
Chris Taylor - April 27, 2019
Conor McGregor competed in an exhibition boxing match last week in Dublin and is being accused of hitting his opponent with a cheap shot. McGregor’s opponent, Michael McGrane, told TMZ that ‘Mystic Mac’ struck him with the “cheapest shot” he’s ever seen in his life.
Andre Ewell vs. Anderson Dos Santos In The Works for UFC Greenville
Nolan King - April 27, 2019
With the event less than two months away, UFC Greenville is finally starting to fill up. A bantamweight bout between Andre Ewell (14-5) and Anderson “Berinja” Dos Santos (20-7) is in the works for the June 22, sources tell BJPenn.com. A former titleholder in CES MMA, Ewell has split his two UFC appearances thus far. After defeating former UFC champion Renan Barao in his UFC debut, Ewell was submitted by Nathaniel Wood at UFC 232.
UFC Fort Lauderdale: Souza vs. Hermansson Live Results
Chris Taylor - April 27, 2019
The octagon invades the BB&T Center tonight for UFC Fort Lauderdale, an event headlined by a middleweight bout between Ronaldo Souza and Jack Hermansson. Ronaldo Souza was last seen in action at November’s UFC 230 event, where he scored a spectacular knockout victory over former champ Chris Weidman. “Jacare” has gone 4-2 over his past six fights and is expected to become the next middleweight title challenger if he can prove victorious this evening.
Paulo Costa Accepts Six-Month USADA Suspension For IV Use
James Lynch - April 27, 2019
Paulo Costa has accepted a six month punishment from the USADA. The rising UFC middleweight agreed to a six-month suspension from USADA (U.S. Anti-Doping Agency) for violations in June and November of 2017. The suspensions were handed down August 10, 2018 and expired on February 10, 2019.
Mike Perry accidentally hung himself, saved by Jacare Souza
Chris Taylor - April 27, 2019
Welterweight standout Mike Perry will return to the octagon at tonight’s UFC on ESPN+ 8 event, this thanks in large part to his teammate Jacare Souza. Perry, who takes on fellow fan favorite Alex “Cowboy” Oliveira on tonight’s main card, recently sat down with Fox Sports Asia where he explained how Jacare Souza had recently played hero by saving his life in the gym.
Junior dos Santos makes bold prediction for Francis Ngannou fight
Tom Taylor - April 26, 2019
At UFC 239, former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos will collide with one of the few heavyweight punchers with power to rival his own: Francis Ngannou. Speaking to Helen Yee recently, the former heavyweight champion made a bold prediction for this fight with the ferocious puncher Ngannou. He expects to knock out the hulking Cameroon-born Frenchman in the second round.
Mike Perry details 'hardest weight cut to date' after UFC Fort Lauderdale weigh-ins
Tom Taylor - April 26, 2019
“Platinum” Mike Perry made weight for his UFC Fort Lauderdale showdown with Alex “Cowboy” Oliveira, but from the sounds of it, it wasn’t an easy feat. In fact, he’s calling his weight cut for this fight his most difficult yet. Perry shed some light on this tough cut — and the overall sensation of weight cutting — in a Friday morning Instagram post.
UFC Fort Lauderdale weigh-in results: Headliners on point
Tom Taylor - April 26, 2019
On Saturday, the UFC will return to the Sunshine State with the compelling UFC Fort Lauderdale card, scheduled to air on ESPN+, ESPN, and ESPN 2. In the main event of this exciting card, top middleweight contender Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza will battle short-notice replacement opponent Jack Hermansson in a bout loaded with very different implications for both men.
Darren Till deactivates Twitter, Instagram accounts following arrest
James Lynch - April 26, 2019
Darren Till is keeping a low profile. Following his recent arrest in Spain for allegedly trashing a hotel room and stealing a taxi, the former UFC welterweight title challenger has deactivated both his personal Twitter and Instagram accounts. The 26-year-old didn’t serve any time or face any serious legal issues for the incident. However he did receive a heavy fine which included €10,000 ($11,150 USD) to the Costa Adeje hotel, €480 ($525 USD) for hotel damages and €360 ($401 USD) for theft of the taxi cab.
'Jacare' explains how the UFC forced him into accepting last-minute Hermansson fight
Tom Taylor - April 26, 2019
This weekend, in the main event of UFC Fort Lauderdale, long-time UFC middleweight contender Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza will take part in a high risk, low-reward fight with rising contender Jack Hermansson. If he wins, well, he simply reminds the world that he already deserves a title shot. If he loses, meanwhile, his UFC title dreams will be dashed for perhaps a final time. “It was hard negotiating for Jack,” the Brazilian contender told MMA Junkie recently in his native Portuguese. “That was hard. That was tough. I didn’t want to accept the fight at all. It’s a risk that I’m taking. I’m putting my career at risk; that’s the truth. It made me very upset, this fight. But we talked, and this and that. Then (UFC matchmaker) Mick Maynard came in, Hunter (Campbell), (UFC president) Dana White, all those people, and I said, ‘Either you promise me the belt and put that to paper and send it to me, or there’s no deal.’”