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FNU Combat Sports Show For November 3, 2016

Tom, Tony and Rich get back to action this week to discuss upcoming fight cards, including two big MMA events: UFC Fight Night Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson and Bellator 163: McGeary vs. Davis. We preview both events and talk about the matchups. We then move to the boxing schedule where there are multiple belts on the line this week all over the globe. We spend a bit of time discussing the big Manny Pacquiao bout against Jessie Vargas. Is Manny fighting for the right reasons? Does he have enough left in the tank? We’ll know the answer Saturday night. Rich also breaks down his suspicions about vocal UFC fighters trending toward starting some type of powerful fighters union. Could the astronomical selling price of the UFC actually be the main handicap for the new owners? Did putting such a high premium on the UFC unintentionally give griping fighters more incentive to sue the company? Only time will tell.

 

UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez Live Main Card Highlights UFC 200 Fight Week Coverage on Fight Network

Toronto – Fight Network, UNdunankulu wezwe 24/7 multi-platform channel dedicated to complete coverage of combat sports, today announced extensive live coverage for UFC International Fight Week in Las Vegas, the biggest week in UFC history, highlighted by a live broadcast of the main card for UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: DOS ANJOS vs. ALVAREZ from the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Thursday, July 7 at 10 p.m. KANYE, plus the live prelims for THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER FINALE®: Team Joanna vs. Team Claudia ngolwesihlanu, July 8 at 8 p.m. KANYE.

 

Yilwa Network kuyobe baveze le aphile UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: DOS ANJOS vs. ALVAREZ ikhadi main across Canada on July 7 at 10 p.m. KANYE, preceded by a live Pre-Show at 9 p.m. KANYE.

 

In the umcimbi main, dominant UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos (24-7) puts his championship on the line in a five-round barnburner against top contender Eddie Alvarez (27-4). Kwezinye iziqubu afakiwe, Roy "Izwe Big" Nelson (22-12) Ufaka phansi Derrick “The Black Beast” Lewis (15-4, 1NC) in an explosive heavyweight collision, Alan Jouban (13-4) takes on undefeated Belal Muhammad (9-0) in a welterweight affair, okuningi “Irish” Joe Duffy (14-2) welcomes Canada’s Mitch “Danger Zone” Clarke (11-3) back to action in a lightweight matchup.

 

Live fight week coverage begins on Wednesday, July 6 at 2 p.m. ET nge isethulo bukhoma we final UFC 200 pre-fight press conference, featuring UFC president Dana White and main card superstars Jon Jones, Daniel Cormier, Brock Lesnar, Mark Hunt, Miesha Tate, Amanda Nunes, Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar.

 

NgoLwesine, July 7 at 2:30 p.m. KANYE, Fight Network presents a live broadcast of the official on-sale press conference for UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2, featuring Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor on the same stage for the first time since their heated encounter this past March.

 

Kamuva, on July 7 at 6 p.m. KANYE, Fight Network presents the live weigh-ins for THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER FINALE®: Team Joanna vs. Team Claudia, as headliners Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Claudia Gadelha weigh in ahead of their heated women’s strawweight championship rematch.

 

Following Thursday’s main card, Fight Network will broadcast the live UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: DOS ANJOS vs. ALVAREZ post-fight press conference lilonke.

 

Ngolwesihlanu, July 8 at 6 p.m. KANYE, UFC 200 fighters will come face-to-face during Fight Network’s live broadcast of the UFC 200: Cormier vs. Jones 2 weigh-ins, as all the stars from the biggest UFC event in history will tip the scale ahead of their highly anticipated clashes on Saturday night.

 

Yilwa Network kuyobe baveze le prelims bukhoma ngoba THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER FINALE®: Team Joanna vs. Team Claudia across Canada on July 8 at 8 p.m. KANYE. The main card airs live on TSN5 at 10 p.m. KANYE.

 

In featured preliminary bouts, Joaquim Silva (8-0) ubuso Andrew Holbrook (11-0) in a clash of unbeaten lightweights, former title challenger Gray Maynard (12-6-1, 1NC) makes his first appearance at featherweight against Brazilian Fernando Bruno (16-3), fiery flyweight contenders face off when John Moraga (16-4) liba Matheus Nicolau (11-2-1), inaugural TUF Brazil winnerCezar “Mutante” Ferreira (10-5) meets fellow middleweight Anthony “Lionheart” Smith (25-11), highly touted Australian prospect Jake “The Celtic Kid” Matthews (11-1) faces dangerous lightweight Kevin “The Motown Phenom” Lee (12-2) and China’s Lokho Jingliang (10-4) takes on Australia’s Anton Zafir (7-2) in a iziqubu welterweight.

 

Following Friday’s main card, Fight Network will broadcast THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER FINALE®: Team Joanna vs. Team Claudia live post-fight press conference lilonke.

 

Leading into Saturday’s blockbuster pay-per-view, Fight Network presents an encore of the first meeting between Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier, njengoba UFC 182: Jones vs. Cormier kusukela ngoJanuwari 2015 airs at 2 p.m. KANYE.

 

Kamuva, on July 9 at 6 p.m. KANYE, Fight Network presents aphile UFC 200: Cormier vs. Jones 2 Pre-Show, featuring izibonisi kuqala, izibikezelo, analysis, exclusive interviews conducted on-site in Las Vegas and much more. Following Saturday’s event, Fight Network will broadcast the live UFC 200: Cormier vs. Jones 2 post-fight press conference lilonke.

 

Ngaphezu zonke izenzakalo bukhoma, Fight Network iyindawo okuqukethwe UFC umtapo, specials and chungechunge, okubala The Ultimate Fighter, UFC Unleashed, UFC Now, UFC Ultimate Insiderfuthi Classic UFC PPV izenzakalo.

 

Lokhu Sunday, July 10 at 9 p.m. KANYE, Fight izipho Network UFC 87: Seek and Destroy from August 2009 in Minneapolis, From., featuring Georges St-Pierre vs. Jon Fitch for the UFC welterweight title, plus Brock Lesnar vs. Heath Herring and Kenny Florian vs. Roger Huerta.

 

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UFC 185: Kuba Showtime!


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Naphezu nenhlokomo abhekana Ultimate Fighting Championship kude kangaka lo nyaka, kusukela ukuhlolwa kwezidakamizwa emzimbeni uhlulekile izinkanyezi like Jon Jones, Anderson Silva kanye Nick Diaz, kuze reshuffling of UFC 184 ngenxa yokulimala ukuba middleweight iqhawe Chris Weidman, inkampani zilethwe ku Octagon kude kangaka lo nyaka. Naphezu ukulimala Weidman sika, UFC 184 wayesalokhu ukushayisa impumelelo ngibonga esinye ukusebenza okudlangile by bantamweight iqhawe besifazane Ronda Rousey.

Manje UFC 185 lapha, nomunye ikhadi embondelene ukuthi kufanele lokubungaza waphinda. Leli khadi usufikile by EZIMBILI isihloko ukulwa, ukuthatha abalandeli emuva isikhathi lapho UFC ngabe njalo ninikeza embondelene impi amakhadi ngaphambi ukwanda ngokushesha ngaphansi deal yabo kanye FOX ngokusobala wadala umkhiqizo oversaturated.

Nakhu ngubani Ngicabanga kuvela enqobile ikhadi wagcwalisa talent-.

Chris "Kamikaze" Cariaso (17-6) vs. Henry "The Messenger" Cejudo (7-0) (Flyweight - 125 lbs.)

Cariaso siyeza off ukulahlekelwa ukuzithoba flyweight iqhawe Demetrious Johnson summer last. Kodwa ukuba fair, wonke umuntu ukulahlekelwa ukuba Johnson kulezi zinsuku, futhi sekusondele bahlanze division flyweight. Cejudo nokho ukuzwa ukunqotshwa bajabulela ngazwilinye isinqumo ukunqoba UFC DEBUT yakhe ngasekupheleni konyaka odlule.

Cariaso bekulokhu Cagefighting UFC futhi World Extreme (Wec) veteran for the last emihlanu edlule futhi babehamba 3-mpi win streak ngaphambi ukulahlekelwa kwakhe ukuba Johnson. Cejudo is a pup young ezama ukwenza igama yona UFC, kodwa Cariaso uzosebenzisa savvy yakhe veteran ukubamba fighter overeager for a sekugcineni.

Winner: Cariaso yesibili-round TKO

Roy "Izwe Big" Nelson (21-10) vs. Alistair "The reem" Overeem (38-14-1) (Wesibhakela - 225 lbs.)

Ngizobuya bayavuma up front ukuthi angiyona big Roy Nelson fan. Muhle ukulwa abanamakhono osikhulula ukulwa okuthakazelisayo futhi kuyinto ubuntu bezijabulisa. Kodwa selokhu wangenela in the UFC and won isizini 10 of "The Ultimate Fighter,"Yena ngedili on heavyweights ephansi-zibalwa like Stefan Struve, Brendan Schaub Math Mitrione. Kodwa lapho ifaniswe up with heavyweights elite like Fabricio Werdum, Junior Dos Santos kanye Daniel Cormier (ngaphambi kokuba lehla sosondonzima ukukhanya), Nelson kwaba njalo outclassed futhi eshayiwe.

Overeem futhi uhlulekile ukuba baphile ngokuvumelana hype ukuthi wafika Eqa yakhe eya UFC. Ngemva acekela Brock Lesnar e 2011, a shot isihloko kwaba emisebenzini ngokumelene ke-iqhawe Junior Dos Santos. Kodwa impi never imizimba ngenxa yokulimala kanye Overeem ahlupheka emuva kuya emuva Knockout ukulahlekelwa ukuba Antonio Silva futhi Travis Browne.

Overeem uye alternated kwi ukulahlekelwa kusukela ngaleso sikhathi kodwa uyeza off a lokuqala round Knockout of Struve. Nelson kwaba akhishwe mpi yakhe yokugcina yokulwa Marku Hunt, lapho naphezu Nelson Ngokuvamile yensimbi isilevu, akusho litawetfusa, inikezwe Amazing amandla Hunt sika isibhakela.
Overeem kungenzeka ube namandla Hunt sika, kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi ngeke ashaya Nelson for a kunalokho lopsided isinqumo ukunqoba. Kulesi sigaba emsebenzini wakhe, Nelson kuyinto umlindisango. Kodwa "The reem" akudingeki ukuba azibonakalise ngokumelene brawler like Nelson.

Winner: Overeem by isinqumo abavumelene

Johny "Bigg Rigg" Hendricks (16-3) vs. Matt "The Immortal" Brown (21-12) (Welterweight - 170 lbs.)

Ekhuluma brawling kanye umkayo, Kule mpi has zonke ezazidingeka Fight of the Year candidate. Hendricks baphonse isihloko welterweight ukuba Robbie Lawler ngonyaka odlule futhi kufanele yena ukunqoba le mpi, a rematch kanye Lawler konke, kodwa futhi wawaqinisekisa - uzitshela Lawler uthola esidlule Rory McDonald kamuva lo nyaka.

Brown futhi abaziboni Lawler empini yakhe yokugcina futhi wayebuye ekugcineni ukuthola eshaywe ngesihluku. Hendricks futhi Brown bathambekele nje slug it out and ubuza imibuzo kamuva, okufanele umphumela mpi ukujabulisa abalandeli. Kubonakala Hendricks ukuba kuvuselelwe ukuzinikela kwakhe MMA kulandela ukulahlekelwa kwakhe ukuba Lawler futhi sibonakala sibuswa ukuze uthole ibhande lakhe emuva. Brown Kunjengoba umdlalo njengoba beze, kodwa Hendricks iyoba kakhulu.

Winner: Hendricks yesibili-round TKO

Carla "Cookie Monster" Esparza (11-2) vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk (8-0) (Yabesifazane Strawweight Title - 115 lbs.)

Esparza wenza UFC DEBUT yakhe nge bang ngokuwina isizini yokuqala "The Ultimate Fighter" ukufaka yonke fighters female by, futhi inqubo babe wokuqala yabesifazane strawweight iqhawe UFC sika. Yena ngempumelelo aphazamisa the Rose Namajunas hype isitimela ukunqoba ibhande, lapho abanye babe dubbing Namajunas olandelayo Ronda Rousey in the division strawweight.

Jedrzejczyk aphazamisa intandokazi e ilungelo lakhe siqu, ukwehlula eyaziswa kakhulu Claudia Gadelha ngonyaka odlule isinqumo close lapho abaningi babecabanga Gadelha kungaba kuqala isihloko ukuzivikela Esparza sika. Jedrzejczyk kuyinto grinder ngubani kuchuma mpi ugly amakota close. Esparza esetshenziswa wrestling wakhe iwukudambisa icala Namajunas 'esheshayo-yesiteleka, kanjalo eba mpi ugly kanye Jedrzejczyk akufanele Esparza nakancane faze. Esparza uyothatha Jedrzejczyk phansi ekuseni futhi ngokuvamile kanye ukugibela wrestling wakhe ukunqoba isinqumo.

Winner: Esparza by isinqumo abavumelene

Anthony "Showtime" Pettis (18-2) vs. Rafael Dos Anjos (23-7) (Isihloko Esilula - 155 lbs.)

Pettis ubelokhu ngokuphelele okudlangile njengoba zamuva, hhayi kuphela ngokuwina isicoco lightweight kusukela Benson Henderson in fashion esheshayo futhi emnandi lokuqala nxazonke armbar kodwa njalo ukubonisa nawemidlalo yakhe emangalisayo futhi usebenzisa lona ngokushesha ukudubula ngokwakhe up the best umina-for-iphawundi uhlu fighter.

Kodwa Dos Anjos akufanele sithathwe kalula. Naye waqeda Henderson in the emzuliswaneni wokuqala wathola isicoco sakhe udutshulwe ngokuphelele ukuliqaqa Nate Diaz ngasekupheleni konyaka odlule. Dos Anjos kunzima futhi niyokwazi ukuthi Pettis ufuna sekugcineni okusheshayo. Ngeke ukuthole, kodwa Pettis 'nawemidlalo esiyinqaba uzokwenza ukuba khona yayo wazizwa ekugcineni futhi banqobe Dos Anjos futhi aqinise Pettis' icala njengoba omunye fighters umhlabeleli engasindi sonke isikhathi.

Winner: Pettis yesibili-round ukuzithoba

Chris Huntemann ubhala kuxutshwe karate isimo Maryland. Wabuye ohlanganyela imicabango yakhe phezu UFC, Bellator, futhi World Series of Fighting. Hlola yakhe blog, ungamlandeleli on Twitter: mmamaryland.