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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 “The 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.”

 

“Senohi” 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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FNU Combat Sports Show: UFC Fight Night Recap, 212 Preview; Kell Brook vs.. Errol Spence Refresh. Recap and Sucker Punches in boxing and MMA

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Ntoa Network, M-1 ba-, M-1 ba-Bothata ba, e tsoakiloeng libetsa, MMA, Russia, UFC

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, ea lefatse Tonakgolo 24/7 kanale ea li-platform tse ngata e ikemiselitseng ho fana ka litaba tse felletseng tsa lipapali tsa ntoa, presents another busy weekend of live events, beginning this Thursday, June 1 le M-1 ba-Bothata ba 79: Shlemenko vs.. Halsey 2 from St. Petersburg, Russia, which kicks off at 2:30 p.m. LE.

Airing live exclusively across Canada, M-1 ba-Bothata ba 79: Shlemenko vs.. Halsey 2 is headlined by a highly anticipated middleweight rematch between former Bellator MMA champions Alexander Shlemenko(55-9) le Brandon Halsey (9-2). Tse ling telemetro bouts, German welterweight Arda Adas (7-2) kena sera tšimong khahlanong le Russia ea Sergey Romanov (11-1), Brazilian lightweight Michel Silva (18-5) leleka theoha le Alexey Makhno (13-5), Sepanishe middleweight Enoc Solves Torres (19-9) kopana le Oleg Olenyechev (8-4) and Serbian featherweight Dragan Pesic (13-7) o tobane le tloha le Khamzat Dalgiev (8-1).

E phelang M-1 ba-Bothata ba 79: Shlemenko vs.. Halsey 2 main card will immediately follow the Kgetho ya M-1prelims, which kick off at 12 p.m. ET and air live on Fight Network in Canada, le U.S. le lefatseng ka bophara tse fetang 30 bikolo Europe, Afrika le Bochabela bo Hare. The M-1 Selection broadcast features American bantamweight Josh Rectification House (14-4) taking on Kyrgyzstan’s Bakhtiyar Toichubaev (7-3), while undefeated Temirlan Sharipov (3-0) kopana le 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, June 2 ka 12 p.m. LE, e le Fight Nights Global 68 airs live on Fight Network in Canada and globally in over 30 bikolo Europe, Afrika le Bochabela bo Hare. The light heavyweight title is up for grabs in the main event as undefeatedSergey Pavlovich (10-0) nka ka Mikhail Mokhnatkin (9-1-2). Ntango wana, 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) dikwere tloha le Baga Agaev (28-19) in a heavyweight encounter, Asif Tagiev (5-2-1) kopana le Dmitry Aryshev (5-5-1) ka welterweight gia, plus unbeaten Israeli prospect Jackie Gosh (7-0) looks to extend his perfect mark against Russia’s Oleg Dadonov (6-1).

Ka Labohlano, June 2 ka 9 p.m. LE, Legacy Fighting Alliance invades Burbank, Dorella. bakeng sa LFA 13: Millender vs. Holland, featuring pivotal duels in the welterweight division, e le Curtis Millender (11-3) nka ka Kevin Holland (9-2), ha a ntse a Karen Darabedyan (12-6) lifahleho Sam Liera (12-9). In light heavyweight bouts,Dominick Reyes (5-0) nka ka Jordan Powell (8-6), ha a ntse a Alonzo Menifield (2-0) lintoa Khadzhimurat Bestaev (4-1). A bantamweight bout between undefeated American Kyler Phillips (3-0) le Mexico eaJonathan Quiroz (2-1) will round out the card, which airs live on Fight Network in Canada and globally in over 30 bikolo Europe, Afrika le Bochabela bo Hare.

Qetellong, ka moqebelo, June 3, Fight Network presents extensive live pre and post-fight coverage for UFC 212: Aldo vs.. Holloway from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Empa pele, the live weigh-ins will be televised on Fight Network on Friday, June 2 ka 6 p.m. LE, with all the stars tipping the scales ahead of their pay-per-view showdowns.

The UFC 212 PONTŠO TSA NTOA will air live on Fight Network in Canada on Saturday, June 3 ka 7 p.m. ET leading into the PHELANG PELE on TSN3. The UFC 212 PONTŠO TSA NTOA 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, e phelang UFC 212 PONTŠO MOLATO hoo e ka bang 1 a.m. ET on Fight Network features highlights, tlhahlobo le lipuisano ka mor'a ntoa.

Bakeng sa e tletseng thathamisitse Ntoa Network oa hasa kemiso, ka kōpo etela www.fightnetwork.com, latela re on Twitterfightnet, e se e le Fan on Facebook le re etela ka Instagramfightnet.
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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: Joshua 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. Ekelletsa moo, 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 “Master” by an MMA fighter. Listen to the broadcast below.

 

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FNU Combat Sports Show: “Raging” Al Goes Off on Dana White, Klitschko vs.. Joshua Preview & Kakaretso ea Ketsahalo

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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.

 

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Raging Al Iaquinta Interview By Ariel Helwani is Must See TV

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Ka: 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, leha ho le joalo. 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, leha ho le joalo. E sa ntse e, 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.

 

Le “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, leha ho le joalo, 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.

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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 “Hrithik” 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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Fight Network Presents 5 Live Events Over 3 Matsatsi a Qalang Bosiung bona, April 20

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Bakeng sa Tokollo ea Hang-hang - April 20, 2017

Ho kenyeletsa UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: Khahlano le Swanson. Lobov Prelims, ONE Championship: Marena a Qetello, LFA 10: Heinish vs. Rota, M-1 ba-Bothata ba 76 le Combate Amerika 13

Toronto – Ntoa Network, ea lefatse Tonakgolo 24/7 kanale ea li-platform tse ngata e ikemiselitseng ho fana ka litaba tse felletseng tsa lipapali tsa ntoa, e hlahisa matsatsi a mararo a tletseng liketso tsa ntoa e tsoakiloeng, ho qala bosiung bona, Labone, April 20, le Combate Amerika 13 ho tsoa Tucson, Arizona, qala lefatšeng ka bophara ka prelims phela ka 8 p.m. ET le ho 10 p.m. ET naheng ea Canada ka karete ea mantlha e phelang, e latelang kgatiso e phelang ya PHEELLO QHOBANE ka 8 p.m. LE.

Ketso e tsoela pele ka Labohlano, April 21 ka 8:30 a.m. ET ka khaso e phelang ea Canada ea ONE Championship: Marena a Qetello ho tloha Manila, Philippines. Hamorao, ka 9 p.m. LE, LFA 10: Heinish vs. Rota e tsoa Pueblo, Colorado le airs phela ho Fight Network naheng ea Canada le lefats'e ka bophara 30 bikolo Europe, Afrika le Bochabela bo Hare.

Ka Moqebelo, April 22, M-1 Global e khutla ka sehlooho se habeli, qala ka 10 a.m. LE le Kgetho ya M-1 76, e hlahang lifiliming tsa Canada, le U.S. le lefatseng ka bophara tse fetang 30 bikolo Europe, Afrika le Bochabela bo Hare. The M-1 ba-Bothata ba 76 main card airs phela ka ho khetheha Canada ka 1 p.m. LE.

Qetellong, Fight Network e tla fana ka litaba tse pharalletseng tsa UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: Khahlano le Swanson. Lobov ho pholletsa le Canada ka Moqebelo, April 22, ho qala ka 7 p.m. ET le ba phelang UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: Khahlano le Swanson. LobovPONTŠO TSA NTOA isang ho PHELANG PELE ka Ntoa Network. Karete e kholo e hlaha ho TSN5. TheUFC FIGHT NIGHT®: Khahlano le Swanson. Lobov PONTŠO TSA NTOA e tla ba le 'mampoli oa UFC Welterweight Tyron Woodley le mohlabani ea seng a tlohetse mosebetsi oa UFC ea boima bo bobebe, Yves Edwards ea sebeletsang e le bahlahlobisisi ba deske le moamoheli Karyn Bryant le motlalehi Laura Sanko ba tsamaisang lipuisano tsa mohlabani sebakeng seo..

Qetellong ea karete e kholo ea Moqebelo, e phelang UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: Khahlano le Swanson. Lobov PONTŠO MOLATO ho Fight Network e fana ka lintlha tsa bohlokoa, tlhahlobo le lipuisano ka mor'a ntoa.

Lenaneo le hlophisitsoeng la bosiung bona Combate Amerika 13, ho qala ka 8 p.m. ET lefatšeng ka bophara ho Fight Network le 10 p.m. ET ka karete e kholo ea Canada, akarelletsa ho:

-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)

ONE Championship: Marena a Qetello, e hlahang ka Labohlano, April 21 ka 8:30 a.m. ET ho pholletsa le Canada, e etelletsoe pele ke morena oa boima bo bobebe Eduard Folayang ea sireletsang tlotla ea hae khahlanong le Ev Ting ea matla. Karete e felletseng e kenyelletsa:

-Eduard Folayang (17-5) vs.. Ev Things (13-3) - Sehlooho se le seng se bobebe
-Kevin Belingon (14-5) vs.. Tony Tauru (11-4-1)
-Danny Shoes (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 Inionng (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)
-Christian Lee (5-1) vs.. Jianping Wan (2-2)
-Honorio Banari (11-6) vs.. Jaroslav Jartim (6-5-1)

LFA 10: Heinish vs. Rota, e hlahang ka Labohlano, April 21 ka 9 p.m. ET ho pholletsa le Canada le lefats'e ka bophara ho Fight Network, e na le lethathamo le latelang:

-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)

Moqebelo oa M-1 Global doubleheader e qala ka phatlalatso ea lefatše ka bophara ea Kgetho ya M-1 76 ka 10 a.m. LE, e tla kenyelletsa likhohlano tse latelang:

-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.. Daniil Arepyev (7-1)
-Alexey Valivakhin (10-5) vs.. Engishkan Ozdoev (0-0)

The M-1 ba-Bothata ba 76 main card airs phela ka mose Canada ka 1 p.m. ET mme o etelletsoe pele ke khohlano bakeng sa bompoli ba M-1 bantamweight. Karete e feletseng ea ntoa e kenyelletsa:

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

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

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

Moqebelo oa UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: Khahlano le Swanson. Lobov PELELI moea phela ka Ntoa Network ho pholletsa le Canada ka 8 p.m. LE. Karete e nang le linaleli tse 'nè e kenyelletsa:

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

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Rabble Rousin’ Rich Bergeron, “Senohi” Tom Padgett le Tony “The 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.