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beIN SPORTS Inks Deal to Present Undercard Bouts for Tribute to the Kings – Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., vs. Anderson Silva Boxing Event – Live, Sábado, Xuño 19

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Live from Jalisco Stadium, Guadalajara, México – Sábado, Xuño 19





Las Vegas, NV – The undercard for Tribute to the Kings – Anderson Silva vs. Julio Cesar Chavez, JR. is coming to beIN SPORTS Saturday, Xuño 19. The network announces it will broadcast the entire undercard live from Jalisco Stadium in Guadalajara, Mexico Saturday, Xuño 19 a partir de 7:00 p.m. Husa.


“World-class boxing has been a key component of our offering since beIN SPORTS launched and this latest addition to our lineup continues this tradition,” said Antonio Briceño, Managing Director for beIN SPORTS in North America. “We are excited to bring these highly anticipated matchups to our passionate fans, especially those in our U.S. Hispanic community.”


“Real boxing fans know that beIN SPORTS is the premier destination for premier fights, so we are pleased to have its global network of sports channels presenting our ‘Tribute to the Kings’ live undercard Saturday, June 19,” said Armando Bareno, CEO and Founder, Global Sports Transmisión. “This deal with beIN SPORTS allows us to deliver a complete night of competitive boxing – from the first bout to the Anderson Silva vs. Julio Cesar Chavez, Junior marquis matchup – to fight fans all over the world.”


beIN SPORTS will present seven big fights prior to the start of the Pay-Per-View portion of the Tribute To The Kings card.

The undercard headliner on beIN SPORTS will be the super featherweight clash between Jose Acosta and Leonardo Padilla.


Acosta of Guadalajara, O México é 15-2-1 con 10 nocautes. O 22 year-old is a five-year professional who owns a win over previously undefeated Jorge Zavala.


Padilla of Petare, Venezuela has a record of 19-3 con 14 nocautes. O 25 year-old is a seven-year professional, and has won the WBA Fedebol Super Featherweight title with a win Daniel Miranda (13-2). He has also fought current WBA Super Featherweight world champion Roger Gutierrez. Padilla is coming off a win over Dionis Martinez on December 19th.


Cesar Gutierrez (11-0, 4 Kos) de Guadalajara, Mexico fights Oscar Mejia (14-4, 6 Kos) of Auguscalientes, Mexico in a featherweight contest.


Mario Ramirez (15-1, 4 Kos) of Camalu, Mexico will take on Pedro Castro (8-2, 4 Kos) in a super feather battle.


Jose Vazquez (2-0, 1 KO) de Guadalajara, Mexico squares off Jonathan Perez (6-1, 3 Kos) of Morelio, Mexico in a featherweight affair.


Erik Inunza (7-2, 7 Kos) of Culican, Mexico fights Carlos Daniel Acosta (8-4) de Guadalajara, Mexico in a super featherweight fight.


In swing bout action:


Oscar Munguia (9-0, 4 Kos) de Guadalajara, Mexico takes on Ricardo Badilo (7-1, 1 KO) in a Featherweight bout.


Karen Rubio (5-1) who is a cousin to the Chavez family of Culican, Mexico will fight Estefany Alegria (1-0) de Guadalajara, Mexico in a bantamweight fight.


Headlining the Tribute to the Kings Pay-Per-View portion of the event will be MMA legend “The Spider” Anderson Silva competing in his first major boxing match vs. Julio Cesar Chavez, JR.


The co-main event will see the great Julio Cesar Chavez Senior take the ring for the last time to fight Hector “Little Macho” Camacho Jr., the son of the man he beat in the historic boxing match “Chavez vs. Camacho in 1992.


Tribute to the Kings – Chavez Jr. vs. Silva will be available for live viewing on cable, shown on cable, satellite and digital Pay Per View, a partir de 9 p.m. E / 6 p.m. PT, on for a suggested retail price of only $39.99. Integrated Sports Media and Joe Hand Promotions will distribute throughout North America via DirecTV, iN Demand, Vubiquity, Dish, SaskTel, Rogers, Shaw PPV and via the FITE.TV website and app in the United States, Canada and select markets world-wide.


In the televised opener of the live Pay-Per-View, Kevin “Diamond Boy” Torres will fight Jorge Luis “Silencioso” Melendez in an eight-round junior welterweight fight. The main card also includes a much-anticipated trilogy bout and rubber match between Omar Chavez and Ramon Alvarez, and a heated 10-round battle for the NABO Super Welterweight Title between Damian “Samurai” Sosa and Abel “Authentico” Mina.


For more information about Tribute to the Kings, visita www.TributetotheKings.com.


Para obter máis información, visite www.beINSPORTS.com. Follow us on Instagram @beINSPORTSUSA, Twitter at @beINSPORTSUSA and @ESbeINSPORTS, and like us on Facebook beIN SPORTS USA for breaking news and real-time updates.


About beIN SPORTS USA
Lanzamento 2012, beIN SPORTS offers viewers world-class sports content and entertainment across multiple platforms including TV channels beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS en Español, live streaming on beIN SPORTS CONNECT, and free English-language network, beIN SPORTS XTRA. A cornerstone of beIN SPORTS is its unrivaled live soccer coverage, which includes live matches from Ligue 1,Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana, Recopa Sudamericana, Coupe de France, Turkish Süper Lig, Africa Cup of Nations, CAF Confederation Cup, CAF Champions League and International Friendlies as well as news and in-depth analysis of all the top leagues from around the world. In addition to soccer, beIN SPORTS serves as a haven for fans of wrestling, artes marciais mixtas (MMA), skiing and handball, entre outros. Through beIN SPORTS CONNECT, authenticated subscribers can also enjoy all the exciting action from the two networks and stream live overflow matches offered in HD on their computer, tablet or smartphone. Fans can also experience live high-quality sports properties for free via beIN SPORTS XTRA. This includes season-long access to XTRA soccer matches, XTRA combat sports, XTRA adventure sports, XTRA original studio productions, and a robust library of historically relevant sporting events. Follow beIN SPORTS on Instagram at @beINSPORTSUSA, Twitter at @beINSPORTSUSA and @ESbeINSPORTS, and Facebook at beIN SPORTS USA for the latest updates on beIN SPORTS coverage. Para obter máis información, visita www.beINSPORTS.com e www.beINSPORTSXTRA.com.
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Jorge Acosta vs Leonardo Padilla highlights Non Pay-Per-View action before Tribute To The Kings on Saturday, June 19th

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Jose Acosta vs. Leonardo Padilla highlights Non Pay-Per-View action before
Tribute To The Kings
o sábado, June 19th at Jalisco Stadium in Guadalajara, México




JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ, JR. vs. ANDERSON SILVA
“TRIBUTE TO THE KINGS” – Sábado, Xuño 19 LIVE ON PAY-PER-VIEW



Guadalajara, México (Xuño 10, 2021) –Seven big fights will be featured before the big Tribute To The Kings Pay-Per-view on Saturday June 19th at The Jalisco Stadium in Guadalajara, México.

Headlining the non pay-per-view action will be a eight-round super featherweight clash between Jose Acosta and Leonardo Padilla.


Acosta of Guadalajara, O México é 15-2-1 con 10 nocautes. O 22 year-old is a five-year professional who owns a win over previously undefeated Jorge Zavala.


Padilla of Petare, Venezuela has a record of 19-3 con 14 nocautes. The year-old is a seven-year professional, and has won the WBA Fedebol Super Featherweight title with a win Daniel Miranda (13-2). He has also fought current WBA Super Featherweight world champion Roger Gutierrez. Padilla is coming off a win over Dionis Martinez on December 19th.


Cesar Gutierrez (11-0, 4 Kos) de Guadalajara, Mexico fights Oscar Mejia (14-4, 6 Kos) of Auguscalientes, Mexico in a six-round featherweight contest.


Mario Ramirez (15-1, 4 Kos) of Camalu, Mexico will take on Pedro Castro (8-2, 4 Kos) in a eight-round super feather battle.


Jose Vazquez (2-0, 1 KO) de Guadalajara, Mexico squares off Jonathan Perez (6-1, 3 Kos) of Morelio, Mexico in a eight-round featherweight affair.


Erik Inunza (7-2, 7 Kos) of Culican, Mexico fights Carlos Daniel Acosta (8-4) de Guadalajara, Mexico in a six-round super featherweight fight.


In swing bouts:


Oscar Munguia (9-0, 4 Kos) de Guadalajara, Mexico takes on Ricardo Badilo (7-1, 1 KO) in a Featherweight bout.


Karen Rubio (5-1) who is a cousin to the Chavez family of Culican, Mexico will fight Estefany Alegria (1-0) de Guadalajara, Mexico in a four-round bantamweight fight.


Headlining the Tribute to the Kings Pay-Per-View portion of the event will be MMA legend “The Spider” Anderson Silva competing in his first major boxing match vs. Julio Cesar Chavez, JR.

The co-main event will see the great Julio Cesar Chavez Senior take the ring for the last time to fight Hector “Little Macho” Camacho, the son of the man he beat in the historic boxing match “Chavez vs. Camacho in 1992.

Tribute to the Kings – Chavez Jr. vs. Silva will be available for live viewing on cable, shown on cable, satellite and digital Pay Per View, a partir de 9 p.m. E / 6 p.m. PT, on for a suggested retail price of only $39.99. Integrated Sports Media and Joe Hand Promotions will distribute throughout North America via DirecTV, iN Demand, Vubiquity, Dish, SaskTel, Rogers, Shaw PPV and via the FITE.TVwebsite and app in the United States, Canada and select markets world-wide.

In addition to Silva vs. Chávez, Jr, Tribute to The Kings will see Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. make his final ring appearance when he takes on Hector Camacho, JR. in a six round exhibition. Camacho will fight Chavez in honor of his late father and Boxing Hall of Famer, Hector “Macho” Camacho, who lost to Chavez in their historic fight in 1992.

In the televised opener of the live Pay-Per-View, Kevin “Diamond Boy” Torres will fight Jorge Luis “Silencioso” Melendez in an eight-round junior welterweight fight. The main card also includes a much-anticipated trilogy bout and rubber match between Omar Chavez and Ramon Alvarez, and a heated 10-round battle for the NABO Super Welterweight Title between Damian “Samurai” Sosa and Abel “Authentico” Mina.

For more information about Tribute to the Kings, visita www.TributetotheKings.com.
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FNU Combate Sports Concerto: 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. Adicionalmente, 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 “mestre” by an MMA fighter. Listen to the broadcast below.

 

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Anderson Silva, Jon Jones, Eddie Alvarez, Expo MMA Bouts e tres outros Torneos de combate Headline MMA Mundial, Sábado, Decembro. 12 en Nova York

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Superstars MMA para coñecer e cumprimento os invitados no annual extravaganza, deo aloxamento loitas no Muay Thai, wrestling de captura e Jiu-Jitsu brasileiro,
así como os provedores e seminarios

Nova York, Decembro 9 - A sexta Expo MMA mundial anual, Estrea Mixed Martial Arts da Costa Leste (MMA) recollida presentado pola Cidade Mundial Ford, volverá Jacob Javits Center en Nova York, North Pavilion, o sábado, Decembro 12. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Superstars Jon "Bones" Jones, Anderson "The Spider" Silva e Eddie Alvarez estarán a disposición para o evento, que promete ser maior que nunca, con catro, torneos deportivos de combate en directo, incluíndo loitas de MMA afeccionado na gaiola, seminarios e provedores.

Tamén na man na Expo será World Series of Fighting campión do mundo dúas división David Branch, así como World Series of executivos de combate Carlos Silva (presidente) e Pai Chiefs (Presidente), que vai participar nunha sesión de preguntas e respostas con a mídia e afeccionados, e revelar novidades sobre os plans da liga para 2016.

Filial, o Campión do World Series of medios Loita (185 libras) e medio-pesado (205 libras) campión, vai acoller unha especial, seminario de unha hora para clientes Expo.

"O MMA World Expo é unha oportunidade fenomenal para atender a unha poboación de adeptos altamente namorados de MMA que aínda non teñen uportunity spectate profesiónal loitas no estado of New York,", Dixo Paul Paone, fundador e director da Expo MMA Mundial.

"O evento deste ano contará cun número sen precedentes de combate torneos deportivos para satisfacer calquera fan de loita, incluíndo MMA afeccionado, catch wrestling, Muay Thai e brasileira Jiu-Jitsen ".

A un día, "Super Sábado" evento terá lugar dende 10 a.m. ata 9 p.m. E, e será coroado be vivir loitas afeccionadas de MMA na gaiola, presentado pola New York Loita Cambio. A tarxeta de loita terá comezo ás 6 p.m.

Ademais das loitas MMA, haberá competición en directo en catro disciplinas de combate que son unha parte esencial do MMA. Comezando o 10 son., torneos de presentación única loita, tanto kimono e sen kimono, Hosted por The Good Fight, terá lugar.

Comezando o 4 da tarde, a Asociación Norteamericana Captura Wrestling recibirán as partidas catch wrestling, incluíndo un xogo entre reinante, dúas veces Costa Leste Rei de captura Wrestling, Thomas Velasquez, e rival, Costa Oeste Rei de captura Wrestling, Travis Newaza, para o 2015 North American Heavyweight Rei do championship.

En todo caso, "Formación-con-o-Masters" seminarios estarán dispoñibles para entrar. Instrutores inclúen Ajarn Phil Nurse (Muay Thai), UFC Hall of FamerDan "The Beast" Severn, Silva, Alvarez e Ne-waza.

O MMA World Expo continuará a desempeñar o seu papel na loita pola legalización MMA profesional a través da realización do seu sexto panel de discusión legalización anual, distribución de peticións, e poñendo en exhibición todos os atletas, adestradores, fans e provedores que contribúen para o deporte. O seminario legalización de dúas horas, será organizado polo xornalista deportes de combate Jim genia, e invitados especiais incluirá Severn e outras figuras notables MMA.

Para máis información sobre a visita de eventos http://www.mmaworldexpo.com, "Like" -nos en Facebook, siga connosco en Twittermmaworldexpo, ou chame 212-956-4720.

Sobre Expo MMA Mundial:

O MMA World Expo foi iniciada en 2009 e ocupou todos os eventos no Javits Center en Nova York Jacob.

Últimos asinantes MMA World Expo incluíron Matt Hughes, Frankie Edgar, Randy Couture, Jon Jones, Carlos Condit, Fabricio Werdum, Matt Serra, Jim e Dan Miller, Jamie Varner, Nate Díaz, Wanderlei Silva, entre outros.

Formación-con-o-Masters Series instrutores incluíron: Dan Severn, Renzo Gracie, Marcelo Garcia, Phil Nurse, Howard Davis Jr., Coban Lookchaomaesaitong, Lee Kemp, Jimmy Pedro, entre outros.

Provedores pasados ​​incluíron Toyota, Xyience, Headrush, Muscle Pharm, Combate Sports, Everlast, Vitamin Shoppe, Cebra Mats, Met-Rx, Aneis de monstros e Gaiolas, Marines de Estados Unidos, Dymatize, World Series of Fighting, Carreira Spartan, H-I entretemento, entre outros.
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Chael Sonnen UNE WORLD SERIES DE COMBATE AS comentarista da cor para Live NBCSN telecasts

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Decorado MMA estrela mundial para chamar a acción do campionato do mundo
no WSOF 23: "Gaethje vs. Palomino II "en Phoenix, Silvestre. en Venres, Sete. 18

LAS VEGAS (Setembro 1, 2015) Artes marciais -Mixed (MMA) superestrela Chael Sonnen asinou contrato coa World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) como comentarista de cores para varios eventos, e chamará a súa primeira acción con anunciador play-by-play veterano Todd Harris, no "WSOF esperadísimo 23: Gaethje vs. Palomino II "campionato mundial doubleheader mega-evento, vivir NBCSN de Phoenix, Silvestre. en Venres, Sete. 18 en 10 p.m. E.

"Estou feliz por unirse ao equipo Powerhouse no World Series of Fighting, e chamar as súas loitas que caracterizan algúns dos mellores artistas marciais mixtas do planeta,", Dixo Sonnen" World Series of Fighting fixo un excelente traballo de construción da súa organización nunha franquía de alto nivel nun espazo moi curto de tempo, e eu son só o orgullo de ser unha parte dunha empresa deste tipo de crecemento rápido.

"Estamos moi contentos de ter Chael Sonnen, un dos individuos máis cores no deporte profesional, unirse á nosa produción,", Dixo o presidente da World Series Loita Pai Chiefs. “We are confident Chael will enhance the fan viewing experience both for our growing national audience on NBCSN and across the globe by providing the insights he learned competing at the highest level of the sport.”

A 38-year-old Sonnen é un ex tres veces campión mundial challenger UFC, NCAA Division I All-American wrestler e dúas veces PAC-10 subcampión á Universidade de Oregon 2000 Greco-romana Universidade Mundial medalhista de prata campionatos.

Como analista, Sonnen cubriu o deporte de MMA para a ESPN e Fox Sports 1.

A transmisión NBCSN ao vivo de "WSOF 23: Gaethje vs. Palomino II "comeza en 10 p.m. E/7 p.m. PT en Venres, Sete. 18 from Comerica Theatre. No evento principal, invicto reinante World Series of Fighting Lightweight (155 libras) Campión Justin "O destaque" Gaethje (14-0) vai poñer o seu cobizado título na liña por segunda vez contra contundente challenger Luís "babuíno" Palomino (23-10), seis meses despois dos dous implicados en un slugfest all-out que é amplamente considerado como un "Loita do Ano" candidato.

No co-main event, David Branch (16-3) intentará converterse no primeiro campión de dúas divisións da promoción e primeiro World Series of Fighting medio-pesado (205 libras) campión na historia cando prazas off con determinado, contundente artista KO Teddy Detentor (9-1) no campionato rolda do catro-home, torneo multi-evento que comezou no Comerica Theatre en Marzo 28.

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Loita Rede MMA semanal & programación kickboxing (Febreiro. 23-Mar. 1)

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Loita de rede é un 24/7 canle de televisión dedicado a completar a cobertura de deportes de combate. Vai ao aire programas con foco en todo o ámbito do xénero deportes de combate, incluíndo loitas en directo e up-to-the-minute noticias e análises para artes marciais mixtas, kickboxing, wrestling profesional, artes marciais tradicionais, boxeo, Noticias Loita, así como serie dramática temático-loita, documentais e longametraxes.

 

Abaixo atopar destaques da programación desta semana:

Luns, Febreiro. 23

2:00 p.m. E – Anel de Combate 47 – Con Chris Wade vs. Pat Defranco e Frankie Perez vs. Mike Santiago a partir de xaneiro. 24, 2014 en Atlantic City, NJ.

5:00 p.m. E – Espírito de loita MMA Temporada 4 – Compilación de loitas internacionais de SFL, Lenda, FFC, M-1 e máis.

6:00 p.m. E – Hip Amosar: Área Combate – MMA Tag-equipo dentro dunha área de 12m-by-12m con tres niveis.

6:30 p.m. E – EUA Wrestling Weekly – Anfitrión Scott Casber dá noticias semanal e análise de centralización en torno EUA Wrestling, órgano nacional do deporte, incluíndo entrevistas, recursos e unha mirada ao pasado.

7:00 p.m. E – 5 Rounds – A anfitriona John Ramdeen e Robin Negro convida invitados especiais para romper o fin de semana de acción MMA.

7:30 p.m. E – Noticias Loita Agora extra – As últimas noticias, repescagens, características e análise dentro do xogo de loita.

8:00 p.m. E – Enfusion Vivo #19: Londres – Con Andrew Tate vs. Wendell Roche ao título mundial -90kg, máis Daniel vs Sam. Andrew Thompson para o título super-pesado, a partir de xuño 29, 2014.

Martes, Febreiro. 24

2:30 a.m. E — XPTV – Cuberta de U.S rexionais. profesionais e afeccionados eventos de MMA.

3:00 p.m. E – Para 2 Toe con Frankie Edgar – Sente-down entrevista co ex-campión dos lixeiros do UFC e contendor pluma Frankie Edgar.

7:00 & 7:30 p.m. E – Xtreme Fighting Championship – Con sede na Florida MMA profesional con mellores perspectivas americanas, estrelas internacionais e veteranos do UFC.

8:00 p.m. E – 5 Rounds – A anfitriona John Ramdeen e Robin Negro convida invitados especiais para romper o fin de semana de acción MMA.

8:30 p.m. E – Noticias Loita Agora extra – As últimas noticias, repescagens, características e análise dentro do xogo de loita.

9:00 p.m. E – Havoc Fighting Championship 7 – Con Jordan McKay vs. Andrew Buckland e Sabah Fadai vs. Tim Tamaki de decembro. 19, 2014 en Red Deer, Alberta, Canadá.

11:00 p.m. E – GFL: Mellores Battles 3 – Destacados do MMA rexionais, kickboxing e boxeo eventos presentando nocautes e finalizações memorables.

Mércores, Febreiro. 25

3:00 a.m. E – Texas Fight Night – Acción MMA de Texas con mellores perspectivas da Estrela Solitaria na gaiola.

4:00 a.m. E – Rocktagon MMA – MMA Pro e afeccionado de Ohio coa seguinte xeración de estrelas.

6:00 p.m. E – Mellor Cage Rage – Presentando loitas clásicas da organización Cage Rage sede no Reino Unido, con Anderson Silva, Antonio Silva, Victor Belfort, Paul Daley e outros.

7:00 p.m. E – Loita News Now. MMA Edición – Abrangue todos os acontecementos no mundo do MMA coa análise e funcións exclusivas.

7:30 p.m. E – – Noticias Loita Agora extra – As últimas noticias, repescagens, características e análise dentro do xogo de loita.

9:00 p.m. E – Cage Warriors Fighting Championship: Fight Night 10 – Con Allan Amor vs. Norman Paraisy do Mar. 28, 2014 en Amán, Xordania.

11:00 p.m. E – MMA Meltdown con Gabriel Morency – Gabriel Morency rompe todos os acontecementos no MMA, discutir odds, predicións, ademais de invitados especiais semanais e entrevistas exclusivas.

11:30 p.m. E – Desmontable Wrestling – Ampla cobertura de eventos de wrestling afeccionado, incluíndo as últimas noticias, cuberta detrás das escenas de eventos e entrevistas exclusivas.

Xoves, Febreiro. 26

1:30 a.m. E – Desafío Final MMA 34 – Presentando Makunga Bunduku vs. Ricky Campbell e Nathan Jones vs. Julian Kerr partir de xuño 1, 2013 en Londres.

6:00 p.m. E – Campionato Fightling Alliance – Pro MMA da Florida cos gustos de Josh Sampi, Mike Kyle, John Howard, Son McCorkie, Luís Palomino e outros.

7:00 p.m. E – Loitando Rookies – Kickboxers Aspirantes a subir a escaleira do éxito no deporte como rookies competir por unha oportunidade de se tornaren profesionais e adquirir experiencia necesaria para ter éxito nun nivel superior.

 

7:00 p.m. E – Enfusion Temporada 3 – Loitadores de 18 diferentes países compiten en 85 kg categoría MAX en Ohrid, Macedonia como eles aman e adestran xuntos na súa procura por un título kickboxing.

8:00 p.m. E – Loita News Now: MMA Edición – Abrangue todos os acontecementos no mundo do MMA coa análise e funcións exclusivas.

8:30 p.m. E – Noticias Loita Agora extra – As últimas noticias, repescagens, featur4es e análise dentro do xogo de loita.

9:00 p.m. E – M-1 Desafío 55: Guram Gugenishvili Memorial Amosar– Con Denis Smoldarev vs. Maro Perak e Kenny Garner vs. Aslambek Musaev de febreiro. 21, 2015 en Tiflis, Georgia.

Venres, Febreiro. 27

12:00 a.m. E – É Showtime Especial – Principal organización kickboxing do mundo con Badr Hari, Melvin Manhoef e Giorgio Petrosyan.

2:00 a.m. E – Pancrase Classics – Batallas pioneiras clásicos MMA caracterizan Ken Shamrock, Frank Shamrock, Bas Rutten, Nate Marquardt, Chael Sonnen e outros.

4:00 a.m. E – Mellor DEEP – Dispoñendo de loita de clases a partir da promoción profunda xaponés Shinya Aoki incluíndo histórico, Hayato Sakurai e Gegard Mousasi.

5:00 a.m. E – Best of Jewels – Loitas clásicas do todo-femia liga MMA xaponés, Xoias.

6 p.m. E – M-1 Desafío – MMA Profesional de Europa con top crecentes perspectivas e estrelas internacionais.

7:00 p.m. E – UFC 184 Pesar-In – A cobertura en directo da pesaxe oficial do UFC 184: Rousey vs. Agulla de Os Ánxeles.

8:00 p.m. E – Para 2 Toe con Josh Koscheck – Entrevista sit-down coa estrela do UFC Josh Koscheck medio-medio.

8:30 p.m. E – Hip Amosar: Área Combate – MMA Tag-equipo dentro dunha área de 12m-by-12m con tres niveis.

9:00 p.m. E — NSS 30: Xénese – Con Borys Mankowski vs. Michail Tsarev e Aslambek Saidov vs. Rafal Moks de febreiro. 21, 2015 en Poznan, Polonia.

Sábado, Febreiro. 28

12:00 a.m. E — Loita News Now: MMA Edición – Abrangue todos os acontecementos no mundo do MMA coa análise e funcións exclusivas.

12:30 a.m. E — Noticias Loita Agora extra – As últimas noticias, repescagens, featur4es e análise dentro do xogo de loita.

1:00 a.m. E – SuperKombat: VIP Edición Bucarest 2013 – Con Mike Zambidis vs. Harun Kina ao título dos medios SuperKombat de agosto. 31, 2013 en Bucarest, Romanía.

6:00 a.m. E – Mellor de TKO – Con Patrick Cote vs. Día Jason de TKO29.

7:00 a.m. E – Mellor de Gladiator Desafío – Presentando Rashad Evans vs. Jamie Jara de Gladiator Desafío 27.

10:00 a.m. E – Mellor de SportFight – MMA de calidade superior dende o noroeste do Pacífico. Hosted polo UFC veteranos Matt Lindland e Chael Sonnen.

3:00 p.m. E – Anel de Combate 48 – Con Brendan Barrett vs. Justin Woods e Chris Wade vs. Frankie Perez desde maio 16, 2014 en Atlantic City, NJ.

7:00 p.m. E – UFC 184 Vista Show – En directo a cuberta pre-loita para o UFC 184: Rousey vs. Agulla en Los Angeles.

8:00 p.m. E – Loita News Now: MMA Edición – Abrangue todos os acontecementos no mundo do MMA coa análise e funcións exclusivas.

8:30 p.m. E – Noticias Loita Agora extra – As últimas noticias, repescagens, características e análise dentro do xogo de loita.

9:00 p.m. E – Final Fight Championship: Futuros 2 MMA – Con Anthony Delia vs.. Ruben Lobo de maio 3, 2014 en Opatija, Croacia.

11:00 p.m. E — Final Fight Championship: Futuros 2 Kickboxing – Presentando Mladen Brestovac vs.. Tomas Pakutinskas desde maio 3, 2014 en Opatija, Croacia.


Domingo, Mar. 1

1:00 a.m. E – UFC 184 Post Concerto – Reacción post-loita Live to UFC 184: Rousey vs. Zingano caracteriza destaques do evento e da conferencia en directo de prensa post-loita.

10:00 a.m. E – Mellor ADCC – Presentando compilacións dos maiores xogos de grappling xa realizada, con Tito Ortiz, Matt Hughes, Eddie Bravo, Fabricio Werdum, Marcelo Garcia, Ronaldo Souza and Royler Gracie.

11:00 a.m. E – Elite Muay Thai: Tailandia vs. Reto – A maior serie de Muay Thai no mundo con loitadores internacionais de stand-up premio takingon a renomada equipo Thai Nacional.

7:00 p.m. E – EUA Wrestling Weekly – Anfitrión Scott Casber dá noticias semanal e análise de centralización en torno EUA Wrestling, órgano nacional do deporte, incluíndo entrevistas, recursos e unha mirada ao pasado.

7:30 p.m. E – Judo Grand Slam de París 2014 Luces – Destacados do 2014 Judo Grand Slam de febreiro. 8-9, 2014 en París.

9:00 p.m. E – Rei dos Reis: World Grand Prix 2014 Gdansk 1 – Con Artur Kyshenko vs. Radoslaw Paczuski, máis o dunha noite, eliminación única -93kg torneo desde outubro. 17, 2014 en Gdansk, Polonia.

Luns, Marzo 2

1:00 a.m. E – Mellor de academia de boxeo: Loitadores de MMA no boxeo – Unha mirada especial para algúns loitadores de MMA en acción de boxeo, incluíndo Alí Nestor Charles e Travis Fulton.
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www.FightNetwork.com

 

Chilro & Instagramfightnet

 

www.Facebook.com/FightNetwork

 
REDE SOBRE LOITA: Loita de rede é rede de deportes de combate do premier do mundo dedicada á 24/7 cuberta, incluíndo loitas, loitadores, Noticias Loita e loita lifestyle. A canle está dispoñible na U.S.. en Cablevision en partes de Nova York, Connecticut e Nova Jersey, Gran comunicacións baseadas en Texas, Armstrong Cable en Pensilvania e Ohio oriental, así como sobre Shentel cabo en Virginia, West Virginia e porcións de Maryland occidental. Loita Rede tamén está Roku set top boxes en EEUU. e Canadá, transmitido en directo na web KlowdTV.com, e dispoñible en todas as principais operadoras en Canadá e máis de 30 países de Europa, África e Oriente Medio.
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UFC and PEDs: Where do we go from here?

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Usually when I ask that question, it’s in the wake of a pay-per-view and I’m wondering aloud at what’s next for the fighters who competed on it. This time around, I’m talking about something that affects ALL mixed martial artists in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

The UFC announced this week that it will implement far stricter, far more comprehensive drug testing in the wake of fighters like Anderson Silva e Hector Lombard failing tests for performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs), mentres Jon Jones e Nick Diaz failed tests for cocaine and marijuana, respectivamente.

Increased drug testing and harsher penalties can only help the UFC, and mixed martial arts in general. But what brought on this increase in failed tests? PEDs have been a part of sports long before MMA fighters started taking them, and they have been a problem in MMA prior to the last month-and-a-half.

But more fighters seem to be getting caught. As in most sports, there is a tremendous amount of pressure to perform in MMA and in the UFC. If you don’t perform, you basically don’t get paid. The increased demand for UFC programming by virtue of its deal with FOX could also be a factor. They went from being on Spike TV – where they only broadcast “The Ultimate Fighter” once a year and two or three live fight cards annually – to practically having two live fight cards a month and airing “The Ultimate Fighter” twice a year on the FOX channels.

The increase in programming means a need of more bodies to fill that programming. It also means that more fighters are training for more fights, which can lead to more injuries. PEDs, in addition to giving you a competitive advantage over your opponent, allow you to recover from injuries more quickly. With the need for more fighters to fill more fight cards, I think it’s possible the apparent increase in failed drug tests can at least be partly attributed to that.

The UFC’s increased drug-testing measures take effect July 1. What can we expect once it does? Here are some of the guidelines the UFC presented.

Even UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta admitted during this week’s press conference that things “would get worse before they better” with the new testing. Máis, it remains to be seen how much of this will actually stick once July 1 rolls around. UFC previously considered expanding its drug-testing efforts before but pulled back, citing cost and a previously botched attempt at doing so.

Con todo, with the rash of high-profile stars like Silva, Jones and Diaz failing tests, cost can’t be considered a hindrance and the UFC must be vigilant. Browsing my Twitter feed following the press conference, it was eerily quiet. Almost no fighters weighed in initially. It is likely that was just a byproduct of the press conference taking place on a Wednesday afternoon, when most people are working or presumably have other things to do besides post on Twitter. But it was still pretty telling. It seems like this has grabbed fighters’ attention, as it should.

What do I think will happen? There will be an increase in failed test once the new measures take effect July 1, I’m fairly confident. But given that the UFC is supporting harsh penalties for those who do fail – including a ban of up to four years – I expect the dirty fighters to eventually cycle themselves out and the ones who compete clean (which is most of them, presumably) to take a more prominent role.

Increased drug testing is long overdue in the UFC. The sport of mixed martial arts itself is still in its infancy, especially compared to other sports like football, basketball and baseball. But just like baseball is still recovering from its own crisis with PEDs, these recent failed drug tests have shaken the foundation of the UFC and have harkened back to the days when it was referred to as “human cockfighting.”

UFC adopted the slogan “The Time Is Now” for 2015, and I couldn’t agree more. The time is now for them to take the lead in cleaning up the sport of mixed martial arts.

Chris Huntemann writes about mixed martial arts in the state of Maryland. He also shares his thoughts on the UFC, Bellator, and World Series of Fighting. Check out his blog, or follow him on Twitter: @mmamaryland.

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LOITA DE REDE MMA & Kickboxing PROGRAMACIÓN PROGRAMACIÓN (Febreiro. 16-22, 2015)

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Loita de rede é un 24/7 canle de televisión dedicado a completar a cobertura de deportes de combate. Vai ao aire programas con foco en todo o ámbito do xénero deportes de combate, incluíndo loitas en directo e up-to-the-minute noticias e análises para artes marciais mixtas, kickboxing, wrestling profesional, artes marciais tradicionais, boxeo, Noticias Loita, así como serie dramática temático-loita, documentais e longametraxes.

 

Abaixo atopar destaques da programación desta semana:

Luns, Febreiro. 16

10:00 a.m. E – Rei dos Reis: Gran Premio 2014 en Vilnius – Presentando Tadas Jonkus vs. Chris Baya en acción kickboxing do Mar. 15, 2014 en Vilnius, Lithuana.

2:00 p.m. E – Anel de Combate 46 – Con Brendan Barrett vs. Miodrag Petkovic e Frankie Perez vs. Rafael Machado from Sept. 20, 2013 en Atlantic City, NJ.

4:30 p.m. E – Para 2 Toe con Ken Shamrock – Entrevista Sente-se coa lenda do MMA e pioneiro Ken Shamrock.

5:00 p.m. E – Espírito de loita MMA Temporada 4 – Compilación de loitas internacionais de SFL, Lenda, FFC, M-1 e máis.

6:00 p.m. E – Hip Amosar: Área Combate – MMA Tag-equipo dentro dunha área de 12m-by-12m con tres niveis.

6:30 p.m. E – EUA Wrestling Weekly – Anfitrión Scott Casber dá noticias semanal e análise de centralización en torno EUA Wrestling, órgano nacional do deporte, incluíndo entrevistas, recursos e unha mirada ao pasado.

7:00 p.m. E – 5 Rounds – A anfitriona John Ramdeen e Robin Negro convida invitados especiais para romper o fin de semana de acción MMA.

7:30 p.m. E – Noticias Loita Agora extra – As últimas noticias, repescagens, características e análise dentro do xogo de loita.

8:00 p.m. E – Enfusion Vivo #18: Amsterdam – Kickboxing profesional con estrelas internacionais superiores e crecentes perspectivas de Amsterdam, Holanda.

Martes, Febreiro. 17

2:30 a.m. E — 1XPTV – Cuberta de U.S rexionais. profesionais e afeccionados eventos de MMA.

7:00 & 7:30 p.m. E – Xtreme Fighting Championship – Con sede na Florida MMA profesional con mellores perspectivas americanas, estrelas internacionais e veteranos do UFC.

8:00 p.m. E – 5 Rounds – A anfitriona John Ramdeen e Robin Negro convida invitados especiais para romper o fin de semana de acción MMA.

8:30 p.m. E – Noticias Loita Agora extra – As últimas noticias, repescagens, características e análise dentro do xogo de loita.

9:00 p.m. E – Havoc Fighting Championship 6 – Featuring Luis Huete vs. Wolfgang Janssen e Nick Campbell vs. Devon Neis de setembro. 5, 2014 en Red Deer, Alberta, Canadá.

11:00 p.m. E – GFL: Mellores Battles 4 – Destacados do MMA rexionais, kickboxing e boxeo eventos presentando nocautes e finalizações memorables.

Mércores, Febreiro. 18

2:00 a.m. E – Espírito de loita MMA Temporada 4 – Compilación de loitas internacionais de SFL, Lenda, FFC, M-1 e máis.

4:00 a.m. E – Texas Fight Night – Acción MMA de Texas con mellores perspectivas da Estrela Solitaria na gaiola.

5:00 a.m. E – Rocktagon MMA – MMA Pro e afeccionado de Ohio coa seguinte xeración de estrelas.

6:00 p.m. E – Mellor Cage Rage – Presentando loitas clásicas da organización Cage Rage sede no Reino Unido, con Anderson Silva, Antonio Silva, Victor Belfort, Paul Daley e outros.

7:00 p.m. E – Loita News Now. MMA Edición – Abrangue todos os acontecementos no mundo do MMA coa análise e funcións exclusivas.

7:30 p.m. E – Espírito de loita MMA – As compilacións de loitas internacionais de MMA dende un FC, UCMMA, NSS, WFC, FFC, BAMMA, EFC África e máis.

9:00 p.m. E – Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 66 – Presentando Sergei Churilov vs. Nicolas Dalby desde marzo. 22, 2014 en Copenhague, Dinamarca.

11:00 p.m. E – MMA Meltdown con Gabriel Morency – Gabriel Morency rompe todos os acontecementos no MMA, discutir odds, predicións, ademais de invitados especiais semanais e entrevistas exclusivas.

11:30 p.m. E – Desmontable Wrestling – Ampla cobertura de eventos de wrestling afeccionado, incluíndo as últimas noticias, cuberta detrás das escenas de eventos e entrevistas exclusivas.

Xoves, Feb. 19

1:30 a.m. E – Desafío Final MMA 33 – Presentando Denniston Sutherland vs. Ben Callum de abril. 6, 2013 en Londres.

12:30 p.m. E – Desafío Final MMA 33 – Presentando Denniston Sutherland vs. Ben Callum enAbril. 6. 2013 en Londres.

6:00 p.m. E – Campionato Fightling Alliance – Pro MMA da Florida cos gustos de Josh Sampi, Mike Kyle, John Howard, Son McCorkie, Luís Palomino e outros.

7:00 p.m. E – Enfusion Temporada 3 – Loitadores de 18 diferentes países compiten en 85 kg categoría MAX en Ohrid, Macedonia como eles aman e adestran xuntos na súa procura por un título kickboxing.

8:00 p.m. E – Loita News Now: MMA Edición – Abrangue todos os acontecementos no mundo do MMA coa análise e funcións exclusivas.

8:30 p.m. E – Noticias Loita Agora extra – As últimas noticias, repescagens, featur4es e análise dentro do xogo de loita.

9:00 p.m. E – M-1 Desafío 54 – Presentando Maxim Divnich vs. Djambulat Kurbanov ao M-1 leve o título vago desde decembro. 17, 2014 9n St. Petersburg, Rusia.

Venres, Febreiro. 20

12:00 a.m. E – É Showtime Especial – Principal organización kickboxing do mundo con Badr Hari, Melvin Manhoef e Giorgio Petrosyan.

2:00 a.m. E – Pancrase Classics – Batallas pioneiras clásicos MMA caracterizan Ken Shamrock, Frank Shamrock, Bas Rutten, Nate Marquardt, Chael Sonnen e outros.

4:00 a.m. E – Mellor DEEP – Dispoñendo de loita de clases a partir da promoción profunda xaponés Shinya Aoki incluíndo histórico, Hayato Sakurai e Gegard Mousasi.

5:00 a.m. E – Mellor de Jewel – Loitas clásicas do todo-femia liga MMA xaponés, Xoias.

6 p.m. E – M-1 Desafío – MMA Profesional de Europa con top crecentes perspectivas e estrelas internacionais.

7:00 p.m. E — Loita News Now: MMA Edición – Abrangue todos os acontecementos no mundo do MMA coa análise e funcións exclusivas.

7:30 p.m. E — Noticias Loita Agora extra – As últimas noticias, repescagens, featur4es e análise dentro do xogo de loita.

8:00 p.m. E – Para 2 Toe con Frankie Edgar – Sente-down entrevista co ex-campión dos lixeiros do UFC e contendor pluma Frankie Edgar.

8:30 p.m. E – Hip Amosar: Área Combate – MMA Tag-equipo dentro dunha área de 12m-by-12m con tres niveis.

9:00 p.m. E — NSS 29: Khsalidov vs. Tanoeiro – Presentando Mamde Khalidov vs. Brett Cooper e Mariusz Pudzianowski vs. Paul Nastula de decembro. 6, 2014 en Cracovia, Polonia.

Sábado, Febreiro. 21

1:00 a.m. E – SuperKombat: Novos Heroes Romanía 2013 – Presentando Bogdan Stoica vs. Yohan Marsan, Andrei Stoica vs. Zinc Lain e outros de agosto. 30, 2013 en Târgovişche, Romanía.

6:00 a.m. E – Mellor de TKO – Con Patrick Cote vs. Día Jason de TKO29.

10:00 a.m. E – M-1 Desafío 55 – Live action MMA con Denis Smoldarev vs. Masro Perak e Kenny Garner vs. Aslamnbek Musaev de Tbilisi, Georgia.

1:00 p.m. E – NSS 30: Genesis VIVO! – Viva MMA de Polonia con Borys Mankowski vs. Michaeil Tsarev e Aslambek Saidov vs. Rafal Moks.

5:00 p.m. E – Anel de Combate 47 – Con Chris Wade vs. Pat Defranco e Frankie Perez vs. Mike Santiago a partir de xaneiro. 24, 2014 en Atlantic City.

8:00 p.m. E – Loita News Now: MMA Edición – Abrangue todos os acontecementos no mundo do MMA coa análise e funcións exclusivas.

8:30 p.m. E – Noticias Loita Agora extra – As últimas noticias, repescagens, características e análise dentro do xogo de loita.

9:00 p.m. E – Final Fight Championship: Futuros 1 MMA – Acción MMA con Stjepan Bekavac vs.. Lajos Calvaruso de abril. 1, 2014 en Opatija, Croacia.

11:00 p.m. E — Final Fight Championship: Futuros 1 Kickboxing – Acción Kickboxing con Patrick Van Rees vs. Ivan Stanic do Mar. 2, 2014 en Opatija, Croacia.

Domingo, Febreiro. 22

10:00 a.m. E – Mellor ADCC – Presentando compilacións dos maiores xogos de grappling xa realizada, con Tito Ortiz, Matt Hughes, Eddie Bravo, Fabricio Werdum, Marcelo Garcia, Ronaldo Souza and Royler Gracie.

5:00 p.m. E – UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Mir Vista concerto en directo! – En directo a cuberta pre-loita para o UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs., Me en Porto Alegrre, Brasil.

11:30 p.m. E – UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Mir Post-concerto en directo! – Vivo post-concerto para o UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Mir from Porto Alegre, Brasil, con esto e a conferencia en directo de prensa post-loita.

 
Información:

 

www.FightNetwork.com

 

Chilro & Instagramfightnet

 

www.Facebook.com/FightNetwork

 
REDE SOBRE LOITA: Loita de rede é rede de deportes de combate do premier do mundo dedicada á 24/7 cuberta, incluíndo loitas, loitadores, Noticias Loita e loita lifestyle. A canle está dispoñible na U.S.. en Cablevision en partes de Nova York, Connecticut e Nova Jersey, Gran comunicacións baseadas en Texas, Armstrong Cable en Pensilvania e Ohio oriental, así como sobre Shentel cabo en Virginia, West Virginia e porcións de Maryland occidental. Loita Rede tamén está Roku set top boxes en EEUU. e Canadá, transmitido en directo na web KlowdTV.com, e dispoñible en todas as principais operadoras en Canadá e máis de 30 países de Europa, África e Oriente Medio.

 
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UFC 183: Who will show up?

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship has hit it out of the park so far in 2015, with its first two major cards of the year living up to the hype of their main events. Light heavyweight champion Jon Jones dominated Daniel Cormier to prove he is the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world at UFC 182, and at the UFC’s live card in Boston, De Masa., en xaneiro, Conor McGregor secured a featherweight title shot against José Aldo and wasted no time getting in his next opponent’s face.

Which brings us to UFC 183 esta noite, and a main event that is considered a dream matchup by many. Anderson Silva returns to the Octagon after suffering a gruesome leg injury in his last fight against UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman in 2013. Nick Diaz also makes his return to the UFC after losing his last fight against former welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre in 2013.

Tonight’s card isn’t without its other storylines though. A pair of significant undercard fights are taking place under some controversy, as flyweight John Lineker came in overweight for his fight against Ian McCall, which is expected to determine the next no. 1 contender to the flyweight title. No co-main event, Kelvin Gastelum came in 9 pounds overweight for his fight against Tyron Woodley, which means 30 percent of Gastelum’s fight purse actually goes to Woodley. Talk about insult to injury.

Claro, there is always the wild card with Diaz too. He plays by his own rules, having no-showed the open workouts earlier this week. Will he actually show up to the cage for tonight’s main event? It remains to be seen, though most everyone thinks he will.

Así, having said all that, who do I think wins tonight?

Miesha “Cupcake” Tate (15-5) vs. Sara McMann (8-1) (Women’s bantamweight – 135 lb.)

This is actually the main event of the preliminary card on Fox Sports 1. Tate requested to compete on this portion of the card instead of the pay-per-view card, taking a page from Urijah Faber’s playbook. Tate is also eager for a third fight with Ronda Rousey for the women’s bantamweight title. Both of these women suffered Rousey’s wrath, particularly McMann, who was demolished by Rousey in about a minute last year.

McMann is a pure wrestler with very little else to her repertoire, whereas Tate built on her established wrestling skills to become an effective striker. I think she will stuff McMann’s attempts to take this fight to the mat and use her vastly superior striking skills to keep McMann befuddled en route to a dominant victory.

Winner: Tate by unanimous decision

Jordan “Young Gun” Mein (29-9) vs. Thiago “Pitbull” Alves (25-9) (Welterweight – 170 lb.)

Alves has alternated wins and losses in his last six fights, while Mein rides a two-fight win streak. Alves is always dangerous with his Muay Thai and striking, while Mein landed a first-round TKO victory in his last fight. This should be an exciting stand-up battle with neither guy willing to give an inch. I think Alves is the more dangerous fighter here, and will land one good shot to knock Mein silly.

Winner: Alves by second round TKO

Thales Leites (24-4) vs. Tim “The Barbarian” Boetsch (18-7) (Middleweight – 185 lb.)

Leites comes into this fight on a roll, having won his last seven fights, with the last two coming by way of TKO. Boetsch has alternated wins and losses in his last four fights, including a TKO victory in his last fight against Brad Tavares.

Boetsch is a slow, plodding bruiser best known for derailing the Hector Lombard hype train when he first made his UFC debut. Leites is a crafty, dangerous fighter who can finish you with his hands or by submission. I think Leites will avoid Boetsch’s power and wait for Boetsch to make a mistake, where Leits will capitalize.

Winner: Leites by third round submission

Joe Lauzon (24-10) vs. Al “Raging” Iaquinta (10-3-1) (Lightweight – 155 lb.)

You know what you’re getting with a Joe Lauzon fight. You’re going to see an exciting, action packed bout that will most likely end with him locking in a slick submission or, in the case of his fight against Jim Miller, suffering a gnarly cut that will guarantee a blood battle.

Iaquinta has been on a roll since his time on The Ultimate Fighter Live, having only lost once in his last six fights. A win against Lauzon would be a real feather in his cap and might propel him into title contendership discussion. But Lauzon is one of the best submission specialists in the UFC, and I think the crafty veteran has another submission up his sleeve.

Winner: Lauzon by second round submission

Tyron “The Chosen One” Woodley (14-3) vs. Kelvin Gastelum (11-0) (Welterweight – 170 lb.)

As mentioned above, Gastelum weighed in 9 pounds over for this fight and will forfeit 30 percent of his purse directly to Woodley. It was reported that Gastelum spent time in the hospital leading up to this fight, which contributed to him coming in overweight.

Woodley will be angry in this fight, and rightly so. It’s not fair that his opponent will have a weight advantage due to his own failure to do what he was supposed to do. Give Woodley credit for wanting to keep fighting when it would have been perfectly understandable to postpone it.

Woodley will channel his rage into a blitzkrieg of offense at Gastelum, and the lethargic and probably still-injured Gastelum will have no response.

Winner: Woodley by second round TKO

Anderson "The Spider" Silva (33-6) vs. Nick Diaz (27-9-1) (Middleweight – 185 lb.)

This is one of the several main events that have fight fans buzzing in 2015. Many didn’t think Silva would ever walk again after his leg injury against Weidman, let alone come back to the UFC to fight. The matchup style of Diaz wanting to push the pace, get in his opponent’s face and sucker him into trading blows against Silva’s unrivaled elusiveness will be interesting to watch.

Diaz said he wouldn’t trash talk Silva during this fight out of respect. But if Silva keeps bobbing and weaving and dodging Diaz’s punches, we’ll see how long Diaz commits to that. I think we’ll see vintage Silva in this fight, making Diaz look silly in some spots while landing well-timed strikes that will confuse and frustrate Diaz, which will allow Silva to land even more.

Diaz is too tough to finish, but this fight will show that Silva still has it and is the vastly superior fighter.

Winner: Silva by unanimous decision

Chris Huntemann writes about mixed martial arts in the state of Maryland. He also contributes his thoughts to our site on the UFC, Bellator, and World Series of Fighting. Check out his blog, or follow him on Twitter: @mmamaryland.