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Cris ?Cyborg? Will Drop to Bantamweight, Promises to ?Kick Ronda Rousey?s Ass? ? Twice
Talk about trying to steal Ronda Rousey’s thunder. Less than 24 hours before the biggest star in women’s mixed martial arts – arguably all of MMA – takes center stage at UFC 170, Invicta FC featherweight champion Cris “Cyborg” Justino�(pictured) has finally agreed to shed the extra 10 pounds required to challenge Rousey for her [...]
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?UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Mousasi? Live Results
?UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Mousasi? took place Saturday night inside Arena Jaragua in Jaragua do Sul, Brazil.� A pivotal middleweight tango between Lyoto Machida and Gegard Mousasi headlined the gig. Fellow 185-pounders Ronaldo ?Jacare? Souza and Francis Carmont served as the co-featured attraction. Here are the official results from tonight?s action: Preliminary Card: (UFC [...]
Source: http://www.5thRound.com/163766/ufc-fight-night-machida-vs-mousasi-live-results/
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TUF 18 winner Julianna Pena may be out two years with multiple leg injuries
Yesterday we told you that The Ultimate Fighter season 18 winner Julianna Pena injured her knee and was forced to pull out of UFC 171. Today, we know a little bit more about the extent of her severely injured knee.
Pena's coach, Rick Little, told MMA Fighting's Ariel Helwani that Pena tore her ACL, MCL, LCL, a meniscus and a hamstring, calling it the worst injury he's ever seen. UFC president Dana White spoke with Pena while she was at the hospital and reports that the TUF winner will be out for two years.
White also tweeted his opinion that Pena should leave her team because of the injury.
What happened to @VenezuelanVixen at "her gym" is the most disgusting thing I have ever heard," tweeted White. "Ranked #10 out for 2 years. #leavethatgymnow.
Pena's gym is Sik-Jitsu Fighting Systems, which also houses fellow TUF winner Michael Chiesa and UFC featherweight Sam Sicilia.
Pena's coach Little defended his gym on twitter to White saying, "@danawhite that gym handed u 2 ultimate fighters raised from teenagers created from scratch, there is a reason she destroyed evry1 in UFC."
Little also took to the Underground Forum to explain the situation a bit more. According to the UG, the injury happened during an over aggressive training session, which followed up a short warm up. While grappling with a training partner, Pena's knee locked up and also got hyper-extended, causing the knee to buckle under her.
Pena will be replaced on the March 15 UFC 171 card by fellow TUF 18 cast member Raquel Pennington.
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Dana White: Machida could be next for title shot with win Feb. 15
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida made a big splash in the middleweight division last October when he knocked out contender Mark Munoz in the first round. "The Dragon" next fights Gegard Mousasi Feb. 15 at UFC Fight Night 36 in Brazil.
According to a recent interview with Fox Sports Live (below), UFC president Dana White says that should Machida beat Mousasi, he may very well be next in line for a crack at the middleweight title.
"If Lyoto Machida wins, he could be in line next for a title shot," White said.
Middleweight champion Chris Weidman next defends his belt in May against Vitor Belfort. For the first time in years, the middleweight division seems a bit more wide open since long time champ Anderson Silva lost his belt last July to Weidman and then lost a rematch in December.
"The thing that makes this 185-pound division so interesting and so exciting right now," White went on.
"Obviously, Chris Weidman looked unbelievable in his two fights against Anderson Silva and the new champ," White said.
"But who do we got waiting in the wings now? You've got Vitor Belfort next, you have Jacare Souza, you have Lyoto Machida and the list goes on and on of all these nasty, nasty guys at 185 pounds. And let's not forget Anderson Silva could be back in a year and he's the No. 1 ranked [contender] in the world. That division could not be more exciting."
Do you think Machida would be the best contender for the middleweight strap if he beats Mousasi? Let us know in the comments section.
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