TUF 27 Finale bonuses: Israel Adesanya earns Performance of the Night
(https:)Israel Adesanya didn’t just put on a performance in The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale on Friday night that left longtime observers wondering if we just might be seeing the rise of MMA’s next great talent.
“The Last Stylebender” also pocketed an extra $50,000 for his efforts.
Adesanya picked apart a very tough Brad Tavares in the middleweight main event of the Las Vegas card, earning a unanimous decision on scores of 49-46 and a pair of 50-45s.
For that, Adesanya earned one of the evening’s Performance of the Night bonuses, his second in three UFC appearances.
The other Performance of the Night award went to lightweight Luis Pena. The TUF 27 contestant from Team Cormier needed just 3:32 to finish Richie Smullen and earn a bonus in his first official UFC bout.
Fight of the night - Alex Caceres vs Martin Bravo
TUF 27 Finale: Adesanya vs. Tavares fight card
(https:)Here’s the fight card and bout order for The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale on Friday, July 6th in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Thanks to The Ultimate Fighter’s continued existence, we still didn’t know the full fight card and bout order for Friday’s event until Wednesday evening. Middleweight striking sensation Israel Adesanya against Brad Tavares has long been known as the main event, but the TUF tournament semifinals just aired over the past two weeks. Mike Trizano and Joe Giannetti will compete in the lightweight final, while Brad Katona meets Jay Cucciniello in the featherweight final.
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Anthony Smith steps in for Volkan Oezdemir against 'Shogun' Rua at UFC Hamburg
(https:)Anthony Smith won’t get his desired spot on the upcoming UFC card in his native Nebraska, but he will get a much bigger opportunity instead.
Smith (28-14 MMA, 5-3 UFC) has agreed to step in for Volkan Oezdemir against former UFC champ Mauricio Rua (25-10 MMA, 9-8 UFC) in this month’s UFC Fight Night 134 headliner. MMAjunkie verified the booking with a person with knowledge of the fight. The person wished to remain anonymous because he was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter. ESPN.com first reported the new main event.
The latest UFC Fight Night 134 card includes:
MAIN CARD (FS1, 2 p.m. ET)
Mauricio Rua vs. Anthony Smith
Ilir Latifi vs. Glover Teixeira
Stefan Struve vs. Marcin Tybura
Abu Azaitar vs. Vitor Miranda
Marc Diakiese vs. Nasrat Haqparast
Alan Jouban vs. Danny Roberts
PRELIMINARY CARD (FS1, 12 p.m. ET)
Damir Hadzovic vs. Nick Hein
Bartosz Fabinski vs. Emil Meek
Justin Ledet vs. Aleksandar Rakic
Jeremy Kimball vs. Darko Stosic
Pingyuan Liu vs. Damian Stasiak
Volkan Oezdemir shifted to UFC 227 vs. Alexander Gustafsson; replacement needed for 'Shogun'
(https:)The long search for an opponent to fight Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 227 finally is over. The two time UFC light heavyweight title challenger will now meet Volkan Oezdemir next month.
Originally scheduled to meet Mauricio Rua (25-10 MMA, 9-8 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 134 later this month, the UFC has decided to shift Oezdemir (15-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) out of the headlining contest and into the slot against Gustafsson (18-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC). A replacement search is on for “Shogun,” who is expected to remain on the card.
With the addition, the UFC 227 card now includes:
Champ T.J. Dillashaw vs. Cody Garbrandt – for bantamweight title
Champ Demetrious Johnson vs. Henry Cejudo – for flyweight title
Alexander Gustafsson vs. Volkan Oezdemir
Derek Brunson vs. Antonio Carlos Junior
Renato Moicano vs. Cub Swanson
Irene Aldana vs. Bethe Correia
Wuliji Buren vs. Bharat Kandare
Danielle Taylor vs. Weili Zhang
Kyung Ho Kang vs. Ricardo Ramos
Benito Lopez vs. Ricky Simon
J.J. Aldrich vs. Polyana Viana
Brett Johns vs. Pedro Munhoz
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Chael Sonnen, Bellator tourney semifinals targeted for October
(https:)The next round of the Bellator heavyweight grand prix is expected to unfold in October.
After completing the first round of the eight-man tournament, which earns he winner the vacant Bellator heavyweight title, at Bellator 199 in May, the semifinals are planned for mid-October.
The matchups of Fedor Emelianenko (37-5 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) vs. Chael Sonnen (30-15-1 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) and Ryan Bader (25-5 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) vs. Matt Mitrione (13-5 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) will not take place on the same night, Bellator President Scott Coker recently told MMAjunkie. However, they could occur within hours of each other, with events on back-to-back nights a strong possibility.
Brett Johns vs. Pedro Munhoz booked for UFC 227 in Los Angeles
(https:)A bantamweight bout with some international flavor is the latest additions to next month’s UFC 227 event in Los Angeles.
UFC officials recently announced that Welshman Brett Johns (15-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) will take on Brazil’s Pedro Munhoz (15-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) at the Aug. 4 event, which takes place at Staples Center. The night’s full bout order has yet to be revealed, but the main card will air on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.
With the addition to the card, UFC 227 now includes:
Champ T.J. Dillashaw vs. Cody Garbrandt – for bantamweight title
Champ Demetrious Johnson vs. Henry Cejudo – for flyweight title
Derek Brunson vs. Antonio Carlos Junior
Renato Moicano vs. Cub Swanson
Irene Aldana vs. Bethe Correia
Wuliji Buren vs. Bharat Kandare
Danielle Taylor vs. Weili Zhang
Kyung Ho Kang vs. Ricardo Ramos
Benito Lopez vs. Ricky Simon
J.J. Aldrich vs. Polyana Viana
Brett Johns vs. Pedro Munhoz
Ricky Bandejas vs. James Gallagher set for Bellator 204 in South Dakota
(https:)Bellator’s first trip to South Dakota later this summer continues to build with the addition of a bantamweight fight.
James Gallagher (7-0 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) is set to take on Ricky Bandejas (10-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) at Bellator 204. The promotion recently made the booking official. It first was announced by the website for the host venue, Sanford Pentagon.
Bellator 204 is set for Aug. 17 at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. The main card will air on Paramount following prelims on MMAjunkie.
The Bellator 204 card now includes:
Darrion Caldwell vs. Noad Lahat
A.J. Matthews vs. Logan Storley
Ricky Bandejas vs. James Gallagher
PFL 4 lineup set for Long Island with Lance Palmer vs. Jumabieke Tuerxun headliner
(https:)The Professional Fighters League will be back in New York next month, and the lineup is set for its fourth event of its inaugural season.
PFL 4 takes place July 19 at NYCB LIVE in Uniondale, N.Y., on Long Island. The main card airs on NBCSN following prelims on Facebook.
The card will be made of of the second fights in the two-fight regular season for featherweights and heavyweights in the field.
The full PFL 4 fight card includes:
Lance Palmer (13-3) vs. Juma Tuerxun (20-7-1) – second fight of featherweight season
Andre Harrison (18-0) vs. Nazareno Malegarie (29-4) – second fight of featherweight season
Francimar Barroso (20-7) vs. Jack May (10-3) – second fight of heavyweight season
Alexandre Almeida (19-7) vs. Steven Siler (30-17) – second fight of featherweight season
Alex Nicholson (12-5) vs. Philipe Lins (10-3) – second fight of heavyweight season
Jared Rosholt (16-4) vs. Kelvin Tiller (9-1) – second fight of heavyweight season
Bekbulat Magomedov (19-2) vs Magomed Idrisov (8-2) – second fight of featherweight season
Max Coga (19-5) vs. Marcos Galvao (18-10-1) – second fight of featherweight season
Lee Coville (4-2) vs. Timur Valiev (13-2) – second fight of featherweight season
Josh Copeland (16-5) vs. Shawn Jordan (19-8) – second fight of heavyweight season
Andre Pederneiras steps down from Brazil's Nova Uniao leadership after 21 years
(https:)After 21 years, Andre Pederneiras is no longer the leader of Brazil’s renowned Nova Uniao team.
Pederneiras announced his decision to step down from his role on Instagram, following an initial report by Combate.com. The longtime coach, who was a key figure in the UFC rises of former champions Jose Aldo and Renan Barao, linked the decision to the opening of Upper Arena two years ago.
The place now works as training grounds for Nova Uniao fighters, but Pederneiras wants to open it to fighters from other teams.
“I’m still here at training, giving the same advices to my athletes,” Pederneiras told Combate. “But if, for instance, Urijah Faber comes here, I’ll be able to give him the same training, regardless of whether he represents Nova Uniao or not. If the people who are training at that time are bothered, I can just arrange a different time with him, a separate training session.
Joe Giannetti vs. Mike Trizano official for 'TUF 27' lightweight tournament final
(https:)Following the airing of Wednesday night’s episode of “The Ultimate Fighter,” the lightweight tournament final is set for next week.
Joe Giannetti (6-0) will take on Mike Trizano (6-0) for the season’s 155-pound crown. The TUF 27 Finale takes place July 6 at Pearl Theater in Las Vegas. The card airs on FS1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass. Next week’s final regular-season episode will reveal who will take on Brad Katona in the featherweight tournament final.
Paul Felder shifted into UFC 226 slot against Mike Perry after Yancy Medeiros withdrawal
(https:)Paul Felder will get his wish to fight Mike Perry next weekend at UFC 226.
Just hours after Felder (15-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) and Perry (11-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) lost their respective opponents for upcoming fights, they have now been paired against each other in a welterweight bout at UFC 226, a person with knowledge of the situation told MMAjunkie.
The person requested anonymity because an announcement has yet to be made.
The current UFC 226 lineup includes:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
Champ Stipe Miocic vs. champ Daniel Cormier – for heavyweight title
Champ Max Holloway vs. Brian Ortega – for featherweight title
Derrick Lewis vs. Francis Ngannou
Michael Chiesa vs. Anthony Pettis
Khalil Rountree vs. Gokhan Saki
PRELIMINARY CARD (8 p.m. ET)
Paulo Costa vs. Uriah Hall
Paul Felder vs. Mike Perry
Raphael Assuncao vs. Rob Font
Max Griffin vs. Curtis Millender
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 6:30 p.m. ET)
Gilbert Burns vs. Dan Hooker
Jamie Moyle vs. Emily Whitmire
Drakkar Klose vs. Lando Vannata
Yancy Medeiros out of UFC 226; replacement needed for Mike Perry
(https:)The stacked UFC 226 card has taken its first blow. Yancy Medeiros is out of his scheduled welterweight bout against Mike Perry next weekend.
A UFC official today told MMAjunkie that Medeiros (15-5 MMA, 6-5 UFC) won’t be able to compete against Perry (11-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) because of an undisclosed injury. A replacement opponent is being sought.
“I can’t believe this mother(expletive) man,” Perry said on Instagram. “I mean, being hurt is part of being an MMA fighter. I don’t think I’ve ever gone into a fight 100 percent. I’m always hurt. I’m hurt right now. I’m still going to show up and collect that check, break some neck.”
The current UFC 226 lineup includes:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
Champ Stipe Miocic vs. champ Daniel Cormier – for heavyweight title
Champ Max Holloway vs. Brian Ortega – for featherweight title
Derrick Lewis vs. Francis Ngannou
Michael Chiesa vs. Anthony Pettis
Khalil Rountree vs. Gokhan Saki
PRELIMINARY CARD (8 p.m. ET)
Paulo Costa vs. Uriah Hall
Mike Perry vs. TBA
Raphael Assuncao vs. Rob Font
Max Griffin vs. Curtis Millender
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 6:30 p.m. ET)
Gilbert Burns vs. Dan Hooker
Jamie Moyle vs. Emily Whitmire
Drakkar Klose vs. Lando Vannata
Andre Fili vs. Michael Johnson added to UFC Lincoln in August
(https:)A featherweight bout between Andre Fili and Michael Johnson is the latest addition to August’s UFC Fight Night 135 lineup.
UFC officials today announced the bout between Fili (18-5 MMA, 6-4 UFC) and Johnson (17-13 MMA, 9-9 UFC) via JournalStar.com.
UFC Fight Night 135 takes place Aug. 25 at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Neb. The card is expected to air on FS1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass.
The latest UFC Fight Night 135 lineup includes:
Justin Gaethje vs. James Vick
Deiveson Figueiredo vs. John Moraga
Angela Hill vs. Alexa Grasso
Antonio Braga Neto vs. Andrew Sanchez
Eryk Anders vs. Tim Williams
Drew Dober vs. Jon Tuck
Luke Sanders vs. Rani Yahya
Andre Fili vs. Michael Johnson
Lineup set for DWCS 13 with another women's headliner: Maycee Barber vs. Jamie Colleen
(https:)The lineup is set for Dana White’s Contender Series 13 next month, and once again women will take the top spot.
Maycee Barber (4-0) will take on Jamie Colleen (4-1) in a women’s strawweight fight in the show’s headliner. UFC officials recently revealed the card’s full lineup and bout order. Also on the card, Austin Vanderford (4-0), the fiance of UFC women’s flyweight Paige VanZant, will try to crack into the UFC against Angelo Trevino (7-2).
The DWCS 13 lineup includes:
Maycee Barber vs. Jamie Colleen
Vince Morales vs. Domingo Pilarte
Chibwikem Onyenegecha vs. Maki Pitolo
Angelo Trevino vs. Austin Vanderford
Antonio Jones vs. Edmen Shahbazyan
James Vick replaces Al Iaquinta, meets Justin Gaethje in new UFC Lincoln headliner
(https:)It didn’t take long for the UFC to find a replacement for Al Iaquinta to fight Justin Gaethje at UFC Fight Night 135.
Just hours after Iaquinta said he was not going to fight Gaethje (18-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) at the August event, James Vick (13-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) has agreed to step in and fight in the new lightweight headliner.
UFC official confirmed the matchup following an initial report from ESPN.
The latest UFC Fight Night 135 lineup includes:
Justin Gaethje vs. James Vick
Deiveson Figueiredo vs. John Moraga
Angela Hill vs. Alexa Grasso
Antonio Braga Neto vs. Andrew Sanchez
Eryk Anders vs. Tim Williams
Drew Dober vs. Jon Tuck
Luke Sanders vs. Rani Yahya
Al Iaquinta not fighting Justin Gaethje at UFC Lincoln; replacement needed
(https:)Al Iaquinta won’t be fighting Justin Gaethje in August’s UFC Fight Night 135 headliner, after all.
Although Iaquinta never definitively said he was in the fight, the UFC formally announced the matchup with Gaethje on Tuesday, with tickets set to go on sale Friday. It’s not going to happen, though.
Iaquinta was vague when he responded to MMAjunkie via text message tonight and didn’t say without question that he’s out of the fight, news that was first reported by ESPN.com’s Ariel Helwani.
The latest UFC Fight Night 135 lineup includes:
Justin Gaethje vs. TBA
Deiveson Figueiredo vs. John Moraga
Angela Hill vs. Alexa Grasso
Antonio Braga Neto vs. Andrew Sanchez
Eryk Anders vs. Tim Williams
Drew Dober vs. Jon Tuck
Luke Sanders vs. Rani Yahya
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