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Psychic Tom Predicts Win For Mark Hunt; Rabble Rousin’ Rich Opens the Show with Demetrious Johnson vs. Dana White Rant; Tony the Tornado rips Stevenson/Fonfara on this week’s FNU Combat Sports Show

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Rich Bergeron opens this week’s FNU Combat Sports show by giving his unique take on the Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson feud with the UFC brass, namely Dana White. Upon refusing to take a fight with T.J. Dillashaw without getting certain assurances and conditions met, many fans on social media insisted DJ was running scared. Even Dillashaw took the opportunity to blast the move by the flyweight champ as “chickenshit.” Dana White even reportedly threatened to shut down the entire flyweight division if Johnson refused to fight TJ. “Mighty Mouse” didn’t blink and didn’t cave to the organization’s demands, and Rich explains in his opening dialogue why DJ should be respected and given the benefit of the doubt for his decision rather than being criticized and dragged through the mud for standing up for himself.

 

During the rest of the broadcast, Tony “Ang Tornado” Penecale details his night out at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia for a fight card headlined by Hank Lundy. He also recaps Fonfara vs. Stevenson II and calls the fight “a disgrace.”

 

“Psychic” Tom Padgett chips in with some post-fight analysis of Aldo vs. Holloway. He also predicts Mark Hunt will benefit from home cage advantage in his battle with Derrick Lewis this weekend at UFC Fight Night 110 in New Zealand.

 

There’s also an update on Hunt’s lawsuit against the UFC and Brock Lesnar and lots of other fight previews and recaps. Listen to the whole broadcast to catch up on what’s new in combat sports this week.

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Fight Network to Live Broadcast M-1 Challenge 79, Fight Nights Global 68, LFA 13 & Extensive UFC 212 Fight Coverage

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For Immediate Release – May 31, 2017

TORONTO – Fight Network, ang kalibutan sa premier 24/7 multi-platform channel nga gipahinungod sa pagkompleto sa coverage sa combat sports, presents another busy weekend of live events, beginning this Thursday, Hunyo 1 uban sa M-1 Challenge 79: Shlemenko vs. Halsey 2 from St. Petersburg, Russia, which kicks off at 2:30 sa gabii. UG.

Airing live exclusively across Canada, M-1 Challenge 79: Shlemenko vs. Halsey 2 is headlined by a highly anticipated middleweight rematch between former Bellator MMA champions Alexander Shlemenko(55-9) ug Brandon Halsey (9-2). Sa lain pang gi-away, German welterweight Arda Adas (7-2) mosulod sa teritoryo sa kaaway batok sa Russia ni Madaniyah Romanov (11-1), Brazilian lightweight Michel Silva (18-5) throws sa uban sa Alexey Makhno (13-5), Espanyol nga middleweight Enoc Mosulbad sa Torres (19-9) magtigum Oleg Olenyechev (8-4) and Serbian featherweight Dragan Pesic (13-7) atubang sa uban sa Khamzat Dalgiev (8-1).

Ang live M-1 Challenge 79: Shlemenko vs. Halsey 2 main card will immediately follow the M-1 nga Pagpiliprelims, which kick off at 12 sa gabii. ET and air live on Fight Network in Canada, ang U.S. ug sa tibuok kalibutan sa kapin 30 mga nasud sa tibuok Europe, Africa ug sa Middle East. The M-1 Selection broadcast features American bantamweight Josh Pagtul-id House (14-4) taking on Kyrgyzstan’s Bakhtiyar Toichubaev (7-3), while undefeated Temirlan Sharipov (3-0) magtigum Danila Prikaza (6-1) in an all-Russian welterweight affair.

The Russian city of St. Petersburg will play host to more live action on Friday, Hunyo 2 sa 12 sa gabii. UG, ingon nga Fight Nights Global 68 airs live on Fight Network in Canada and globally in over 30 mga nasud sa tibuok Europe, Africa ug sa Middle East. The light heavyweight title is up for grabs in the main event as undefeatedSergey Pavlovich (10-0) makakuha sa Mikhail Mokhnatkin (9-1-2). Samtang sa laing bahin, a heavyweight superfight is set for the co-main event, with unbeaten Russian powerhouse Vitaly Minakov (19-0) taking on former EliteXC kingpin and UFC title challenger Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva (19-11). Rounding out the star-studded card,Stjepan Bekavac (19-6) welcomes UFC veteran Nikita Krylov (21-5) to the promotion, Tony Johnson Jr.(10-3) mga kwadro sa uban sa Baga Agaev (28-19) in a heavyweight encounter, Asif Tagiev (5-2-1) magtigum Dmitry Aryshev (5-5-1) diha sa usa ka welterweight bout, plus unbeaten Israeli prospect Jackie Gosh (7-0) looks to extend his perfect mark against Russia’s Oleg Dadonov (6-1).

Sa Biyernes, Hunyo 2 sa 9 sa gabii. UG, Kabilin away Alliance invades Burbank, Calif. alang sa LFA 13: Millender vs. Ngas, featuring pivotal duels in the welterweight division, ingon nga Curtis Millender (11-3) makakuha sa Kevin Holland (9-2), samtang Karen Darabedyan (12-6) mga nawong Sam Liera (12-9). In light heavyweight bouts,Dominick Reyes (5-0) makakuha sa Jordan Powell (8-6), samtang Alonzo Menifield (2-0) mga gubat Khadzhimurat Bestaev (4-1). A bantamweight bout between undefeated American Kyler Phillips (3-0) ug Mexico saJonathan Quiroz (2-1) will round out the card, which airs live on Fight Network in Canada and globally in over 30 mga nasud sa tibuok Europe, Africa ug sa Middle East.

Katapusan, sa Sabado, Hunyo 3, Fight Network presents extensive live pre and post-fight coverage for UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Apan una, the live weigh-ins will be televised on Fight Network on Friday, Hunyo 2 sa 6 sa gabii. UG, with all the stars tipping the scales ahead of their pay-per-view showdowns.

Ang UFC 212 PRE-FIGHT SHOW will air live on Fight Network in Canada on Saturday, Hunyo 3 sa 7 sa gabii. ET leading into the LIVE PRELIMS on TSN3. Ang UFC 212 PRE-FIGHT SHOW will feature featherweight contender Cub Swanson, middleweight champion Michael Bisping and former light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans working as desk analysts with host Karyn Bryant and reporter Laura Sanko conducting on-site fighter interviews in Brazil.

At the conclusion of Saturday’s pay-per-view broadcast, sa live UFC 212 POST-FIGHT SHOW sa gibana-bana nga 1 am. ET on Fight Network features highlights, pagtuki ug mga interbyu human sa away.

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Bellator, boxing, mixed martial arts, MMA, Rich Bergeron, Tom Padgett, Tony Penecale, UFC, UK Boxing

FNU Combat Sports Show: McGregor Agrees to Mayweather fight contract, big weekend ahead for boxing

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This week’s show features Rich and Tom bragging about their UFC 211 main event predictions from last week. Tony also gets ample opportunities to talk about boxing this week with a ton of pugilism scheduled to go down all over the world this weekend. We also preview Bellator’s busy weekend with a huge card Friday night in the UK headlined by a battle between Rory MacDonald and Paul Daley.

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FNU Combat Sports Show: Josue vs. Klitschko Recap, Anderson Silva Threatens UFC Retirement

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The FNU Combat Sports show concentrates heavily on boxing this week with the big heavyweight bout between Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko to review and discuss first. Then we move on to preview Cinco De Mayo weekend in The Sweet Science, which is headlined by a Saturday night fight between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Julio Cesar Chavez Junior. Dugang pa, we discuss some additions to UFC 213, Anderson Silva’s retirement threat, the creation of a women’s featherweight division in the UFC for the next season of The Ultimate Fighter, and the viral video featuring the demolition of a Tai Chi “Magtutudlo” by an MMA fighter. Pamati sa broadcast sa ubos.

 

Bellator, boxing, mixed martial arts, MMA, Rich Bergeron, Tom Padgett, Tony Penecale, UFC

FNU Combat Sports Show: “Raging” Al Goes Off on Dana White, Klitschko vs. Joshua Preview & Mga Recap sa Panghitabo

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It’s an early installment of the FNU Combat Sports Show this week since Co-host “Tornado” Tony Penecale will be busy in his role as the Phillies Superphan tomorrow night at the NFL Draft. We discuss “Raging” Al Iaquinta’s tirade against the UFC and Dana White, recap Bellator 178 and UFC Fight Night 108, and preview the big heavyweight boxing match between Wladimir Klitschko and Anthony Joshua on Saturday. We also discuss the latest season of The Ultimate Fighter and last week’s boxing events.

 

mixed martial arts, MMA, Rich Bergeron, UFC

Raging Al Iaquinta Interview By Ariel Helwani is Must See TV

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Pinaagi sa: Rich Bergeron

UFC Lightweight Contender “Raging” Al Iaquinta (13-3) is certainly solidifying his nickname these days. From his dismantling of UFC Legend Diego Sanchez last Saturday night to his public disagreements with the most popular MMA league on the planet, Iaquinta is putting it all on the line lately.

 

Despite the fact that Iaquinta is on a five-fight win streak in the Octagon and has two more fights left on his UFC contract, he told Ariel Helwani in the above interview that it is “probable” he will not be fighting again in the near future.

 

Iaquinta’s self-imposed hiatus from the UFC has nothing to do with a lack of love for the sport, bisan. He’s just fed up with the politics and sick of being singled out for speaking his mind about fighter pay and other issues. He covers everything from weight cutting to the Reebok deal and unionization of fighters in the interview with Helwani. He also insists he would enjoy being fully involved in efforts to fix all these issues.

 

Perhaps the most outrageous and entertaining aspect of the interview is how Al rips UFC President Dana White. Using just as many expletives as “The Baldfather” himself likes to employ when he’s angry, Iaquinta gets most animated about White calling the plane ride home the best part of UFC Brooklyn. Iaquinta goes on to point out that White never had an injury in the sport of MMA and should keep his mouth shut about certain aspects of fighting that he has no clue about.

 

That part of Iaquinta’s argument sounds almost identical to the sentiment we shared here on Fight News Unlimited over a year ago with our “Open FU” to White. Back then we were criticizing the UFC President for his treatment of Holly Holm and her management team.

 

Listening to the Helwani interview is all the more entertaining and interesting if you can imagine a fighters’ association with Iaquinta as the president. It would be the best development possible to pay White back for all his own brash, in your face, tell-it-like-it-is ranting over the years. It would be fighting fire with fire, and listening to both of these characters argue with each other would be astronomically better than any of the debates that made up the chaotic 2016 Presidential Election in the United States.

 

It is highly unlikely that Iaquinta would be able to take on such a prominent role in such an association before his UFC contract officially runs out, bisan. Bisan pa, it is one of the most opportune times in the history of the sport of MMA for fighters to learn how to band together and exercise their solidarity to generate serious change. From the Reebok deal’s flaws to the new UFC owners taking a more insensitive corporate approach to management to the McGregor vs. Mayweather fight purse talks, there are a lot of motivating factors in place right now to force a major development on the union/association front.

 

Ug “Uncle Dana” can “go F$%k himself” (as Al Iaquinta might say) if he thinks he can stop that train from rumbling down the tracks. More fighters need to learn from Iaquinta and follow in his f-bombing footsteps if anything is really going to get better in the near future. Whether it involves foul language or not, bisan, the argument for change needs to generate more commentary from the fighters who are directly experiencing the difficulties of getting by on a typical MMA fighter’s salary. The days of keeping your mouth shut and staying in line to make sure you get the best fights and the best opportunities for extra income are coming to an end. It’s truly time for more shortchanged fighters to knock the silver spoon out of Dana White’s mouth and get to work on improving the status quo by any means necessary.

Bellator, boxing, mixed martial arts, MMA, Rich Bergeron, Tom Padgett, Tony Penecale, UFC

FNU Combat Sports Show: UFC Fight Night and Bellator 177 Recap and upcoming MMA and Boxing Schedule

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This week’s broadcast features recaps and previews of MMA and boxing events around the world. Tony, Tom and Rich also discuss politics and go off on a couple tangents here and there. We make it the whole episode this week without mentioning MacGregor vs. Mayweather even once.

We do break down some huge upcoming fights with Andre Berto taking on Shawn Porter in the main event on Showtime this week and a fourth MMA fight between Daniel Straus and Patricio “Pitbull” Friere at Bellator 178 on Friday night. We also have another UFC fight night to discuss and last week’s MMA results to go over.

 

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Pakig-away sa mga Presentasyon sa Network 5 Natapos ang Live nga mga Hitabo 3 Mga Adlaw Nagsugod Karong Gabii, Abril 20

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Alang sa Diha-diha nga Pagpagawas - Abril 20, 2017

Apil na UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: Swanson vs. Lobov Prelims, USA Championship: Mga Hari sa Kapalaran, LFA 10: Heinish vs. Rota, M-1 Challenge 76 ug Combate Amerika 13

Toronto – Fight Network, ang kalibutan sa premier 24/7 multi-platform channel nga gipahinungod sa pagkompleto sa coverage sa combat sports, nagpresentar sa tulo ka adlaw nga puno sa aksyon sa live mixed martial arts, sugod karong gabii, Huwebes, Abril 20, uban sa Combate Amerika 13 gikan sa Tucson, Arizona, nagsugod sa tibuok kalibutan sa live prelims sa 8 sa gabii. ET ug sa 10 sa gabii. ET sa Canada nga adunay live main card, nga nagsunod sa usa ka buhi nga edisyon sa EPEKTO Wrestling sa 8 sa gabii. UG.

Ang aksyon nagpadayon sa Biyernes, Abril 21 sa 8:30 am. ET nga adunay live nga sibya sa Canada sa USA Championship: Mga Hari sa Kapalaran gikan sa Manila, Philippines. Ulahi, sa 9 sa gabii. UG, LFA 10: Heinish vs. Rota gikan sa Pueblo, Ang Colorado ug nag-air live sa Fight Network sa Canada ug sa tibuuk kalibutan 30 mga nasud sa tibuok Europe, Africa ug sa Middle East.

Sa Sabado, Abril 22, M-1 Global mibalik nga adunay usa ka buhi nga doubleheader, sugod sa 10 am. UG sa M-1 nga Pagpili 76, nga gisibya live sa Canada, ang U.S. ug sa tibuok kalibutan sa kapin 30 mga nasud sa tibuok Europe, Africa ug sa Middle East. Ang M-1 Challenge 76 Ang nag-unang kard nga gipasalida eksklusibo sa Canada sa 1 sa gabii. UG.

Katapusan, Ang Fight Network maghatag ug halapad nga coverage sa UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: Swanson vs. Lobov sa tibuok Canada niadtong Sabado, Abril 22, sugod sa 7 sa gabii. ET uban sa live UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: Swanson vs. LobovPRE-FIGHT SHOW padulong ngadto sa LIVE PRELIMS sa Fight Network. Ang nag-unang kard gisibya live sa TSN5. AngUFC FIGHT NIGHT®: Swanson vs. Lobov PRE-FIGHT SHOW mopakita si UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley ug ang retiradong UFC lightweight contender nga si Yves Edwards nga nagsilbing desk analysts kauban ang host Karyn Bryant ug reporter nga si Laura Sanko nga nagpahigayon og on-site fighter interviews.

Sa pagtapos sa pangunang kard sa Sabado, sa live UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: Swanson vs. Lobov POST-FIGHT SHOW sa Fight Network adunay mga highlight, pagtuki ug mga interbyu human sa away.

Ang gipatong-patong nga linya para karong gabhiona Combate Amerika 13, sugod sa 8 sa gabii. ET sa tibuok kalibutan sa Fight Network ug 10 sa gabii. ET nga adunay panguna nga kard sa Canada, naglakip sa:

-Sa Roma Salazar (10-5) vs. Ricky Palacios (7-1)

-Irwin Rivera (5-2) vs. Kevin Nativity (2-0)

-Benny Madrid (9-3) vs. Chad Dietmeyer (8-2)

-Daniel Rodriguez (3-0) vs. Joel Champion (4-0)

-Erick Sanchez (7-3) vs. Randy Steinke (17-10-1)
-Victor Reyna (8-3) vs. Andrew Perez (5-4)
-Stephanie Alba (3-1) vs. Alesha Zappitella (2-0)

USA Championship: Mga Hari sa Kapalaran, isalida sa Biyernes, Abril 21 sa 8:30 am. ET sa tibuok Canada, Gipangulohan ni lightweight kingpin Eduard Folayang nga nagdepensa sa iyang titulo batok ni Ev Ting. Ang bug-os nga kard naglakip:

-Eduard Folayang (17-5) vs. Home Butang (13-3) – USA ka lightweight nga titulo
-Kevin Belingon (14-5) vs. Tony Tauru (11-4-1)
-Mga Sapatos ni Danny (5-0) vs. Muhammad Aiman (2-1)

-Eugene Toquero (8-4) vs. Stefer Rahadian (4-0)
-Chan Rothana (4-2) vs. Xie Bin (2-1)

-Gina Iniong (4-2) vs. Natalie Hills (2-4)
-Michelle Nicolini (3-1) vs. Irina Mazepa (2-0)

-Robin Catalan (4-3) vs. Jeremy Miado (6-0)
-Kristohanong Lee (5-1) vs. Jianping Wan (2-2)
-Honorio Banari (11-6) vs. Jaroslav Jartim (6-5-1)

LFA 10: Heinish vs. Rota, isalida sa Biyernes, Abril 21 sa 9 sa gabii. ET sa tibuok Canada ug sa tibuok kalibutan sa Fight Network, nagpakita sa mosunod nga lineup:

-Ian Heinish (7-0) vs. lucas rota (12-6)

-Nick Urso (9-3) vs. Brandon Royval (5-2)
-Zac Riley (5-3) vs. Jerome Rivera (5-0)

-Dominic Montoya (7-0) vs. Slobodan Maksimovic (12-5-1)

-Andrew Yates (9-2) vs. Andrew Tenneson (5-1)
-Adam Martinez (3-1) vs. Michael Perez (1-0)

-Cody Yohn (3-1) vs. Mike Jones (4-2)

Ang M-1 Global doubleheader sa Sabado nagsugod sa usa ka live global broadcast sa M-1 nga Pagpili 76 sa 10 am. UG, nga maglakip sa mosunod nga mga away:

-Javier Fuentes (9-3) vs. Khamzat Sakalov (4-2)
-Elnur veliev (6-0) vs. Zalimbek Omarov (7-2)
-Anatoly Lyagu (5-1) vs. Abubakar Mestoev (4-0)
-Evgeny Goncharov (5-2) vs. Daniel Arepyev (7-1)
-Alexey Valivakhin (10-5) vs. Ingishkan Ozdoev (0-0)

Ang M-1 Challenge 76 nag-unang kard nga gipasalida sa tibuok Canada sa 1 sa gabii. ET ug giulohan sa usa ka sangka alang sa M-1 bantamweight championship. Ang bug-os nga away card naglakip:

-Movsar Evloev (6-0) vs. Alexei Nevzorov (12-2) – M-1 bantamweight nga titulo
-Khamzat Dalgiev (8-1) vs. Heliton dos Santos (15-5)
-East Nagibin (8-2) vs. Diego D'Avila (18-5)

-Sergey Morozov (6-2) vs. Fabricio Sarraff (22-9)

-Zalimbeg Omarov (7-2-1) vs. Elnur veliev (6-0-1)

Sabado sa UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: Swanson vs. Lobov MGA PRELIMS hangin live sa Fight Network sa tibuok Canada sa 8 sa gabii. UG. Ang star-studded four-bout card naglakip:

-Thales Leites (26-7) vs. Sam Alvey (30-8)
-Dustin Ortiz (16-6) vs. Brandon Moreno (13-3)

-Scott Holtzman (9-2) vs. Michael McBride (8-2)

-Jessica Penne (12-5) vs. Danielle Taylor (8-2)

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Bellator, boxing, mixed martial arts, MMA, Rich Bergeron, Tom Padgett, Tony Penecale, UFC

FNU Combat Sports Show: Johnson vs. Reis Preview, The Undertaker Retires, NASCAR Fights

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Rabble Rousin’ Rich Bergeron, “Psychic” Tom Padgett ug Tony “Ang Tornado” Penecale discuss the news and events of the last two weeks in combat sports. From Rampage Jackson’s rough final fight in Bellator to Chris Weidman’s controversial loss to Gegard Mousasi we cover all the major MMA happenings. We also discuss the upcoming week’s boxing schedule and look back at some events in boxing from the last two weeks. We wrap up with a discussion about NASCAR and Bellator taking advantage of their common partnership with Monster energy drink. The two sports giants announced recently that Bellator will host fight cards at future racing events.