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FNU Combat Sports Show: UFC 214 breakdown, Nobody Likes Dana White, Tom and Tony break down Broner vs. Garcia and Lomachenko vs. Marriaga

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This week’s combat sports show is a split personality situation. We had technical difficulties getting all of us together for the show, so we recorded Tom and Tony chatting with each other on Thursday night. I’ve added my portion today. It all worked out to some incredible insight about Mayweather vs. McGregor, Dana White’s growing problem with disgruntled stars in the UFC, Broner vs. Garcia and Lomachenko vs. Marriaga. We also break down Jon Jones beating Daniel Cormier at UFC 214 and the implications for a Brock Lesnar showdown in the Octagon. It’s far from likely, but it’s intriguing. We also touch on the retirements of Juan Manuel Marquez and Wladimir Klitschko.

Tom and Tony Talk Shop:

Rich Wraps it Up:

 

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FNU COMBAT SPORTS SHOW: Lou Duva Tribute Show, Psychic Tom Padgett absolutely crushes UFC 209 Predictions, Garcia vs. Thurman Recap and Analysis

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Tony Penecale (kwesokunxele) and Lou Duva (kwesokudla) at the Brockton, Massachusetts dedication of the Rocky Marciano statue.

Our show this week was dedicated to Lou Duva (above right with our co-host Tony Penecale). Lou died earlier this week at the ripe old age of 1994. He was a great friend to Rocky Marciano, a promoter of 19 ompetha bomhlaba, and a man who had all his irons in the one fire that lit his life: boxing. The promoter/trainer/manager/legend appeared on the FNU Combat Sports show years back, but unfortunately the audio is grainy and spotty. If you listen closely the gems our talk contains outweigh the difficult spots to hear.

The full Lou Duva interview is here:

http://hosts.blogtalkradio.com/fightnewsunlimited/2009/07/03/joey-giambra-the-uncrowned-champion

I’m also posting a couple specific remastered clips here:

 

 

 

 

 

Tom, Tony and Rich also recap Garcia vs. Thurman, The latest on Mayweather vs. McGregor, UFC 209 and the many controversies attached, GSP’s dark warning about weight cutting, and Tony Bellew’s shocking upset of David Haye.

 

Here’s the tape: (THE TAPE DOESN’T LIE)

 

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FNU Combat Sports Show: UFC, Bellator and Boxing Recaps/Previews; Dana The Drama Queen; Muhammad Ali Jr. Detained at Florida Airport; Transgender Wrestler Wins Women’s Wrestling Title in Texas

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Tom, Rich and Tony recap the major combat sports events from last week, including a major heavyweight showdown between Deontay Wilder and Gerald Washington, a successful title defense by Liam McGeary last Friday at a Dublin, Ireland Bellator show, and a superb comeback by Jarrett Hurd over Tony Harrison. We also look forward to the inaugural women’s featherweight title bout in Bellator tomorrow night and a star-studded UFC 209 fight card including two of the most anticipated co-main events in recent UFC history. Stephen Thompson gets his rematch with UFC Welterweight Champ Tyron Woodley in the main event while Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson fight for a shot to face Conor McGregor for the lightweight title in the co-main event. We also discuss GSP’s comeback fight against Michael Bisping, a transgender female on her way to becoming a male winning a Texas women’s wrestling title, and Muhammad Ali’s son being detained at a Florida airport in early February. Check out our first Full FNU Combat Sports Show hosted on YouTube:

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UFC 209: Woodley vs. Wonderboy and Khabib vs. Ferguson Preview and Prediction

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By: Rich Bergeron

UFC 209 is fast approaching with two dynamic fights headlining the card, including a highly anticipated rematch closing the show. Fans are itching for a solid fight card to watch after multiple disappointing Pay-Per-View events left them wanting more in recent months. This is a card that could definitely deliver the action-packed, adrenaline-filled spectacle fans have come to expect for the price of admission. Here are my previews and predictions for the two blockbuster fights at the top of the bill.

Stephen Thompson (13-1-1) gets another crack at the welterweight title against Tyron Woodley (16-3-1) kwenzeka main. Even the odds makers (Check out the M88 sportsbook for more betting info) have a tough time predicting how this highly charged rematch will go. Woodley comes in as the slight underdog at +110 to Thompson’s -140.

Still, the Champion came close to finishing the first fight in the fourth round. Rather than continue with his powerful ground and pound approach against the in-trouble Thompson, Woodley switched to a failed choke attempt instead. Thompson was able to weather the storm and eke out the draw, but he also won three out of the five rounds on the scorecard. The experts who set the betting lines are obviously conscious of this and factoring it into their calculations.

Can Woodley put himself in position to get the knockout win this time or will Thompson make the right adjustments to win every round this time?

Ukubikezela: Stephen Thompson made one glaring mistake in the first fight that led to Woodley having a huge chance to win by knockout. Woodley picked his spots and made the fight competitive, but with both fighters knowing so much about each other now he may not be able to repeat or improve upon his performance in the first fight. Khonamanjalo, Thompson is a skilled tactician, and he will focus on cage control this time around. He will use distance striking, superb defense, and constant movement to keep Woodley from doing any major damage this time around. Woodley of course has a chance to quiet all his doubters with one punch, but Thompson is the type of fighter who may not give the champ a chance to land that shot.

THOMPSON WINS BY UNANIMOUS DECISION

The co-main event will set the stage for Conor MacGregor’s return to the UFC cage. The Irish superstar will eventually face the winner of UFC 209’s co-main event: Khabib Nurmagomedov (24-0) vs. Tony Ferguson (22-3). This fight could potentially upstage the main event, despite the fact that Khabib is a -205 favorite to Ferguson’s +165 odds to win. Both fighters have enough momentum going for them to earn a title shot without fighting each other, but that doesn’t make this bout any less exciting on paper. Ferguson is 12-1 in the UFC with his only loss coming against Khabib’s last opponent: Michael Johnson. Ferguson lost to Johnson in 2012 by unanimous decision while Khabib submitted Johnson via Kimura in the third round of their UFC 205 clash last November.

Both fighters have equally imposing strengths. Khabib smothers many of his opponents with crisp wrestling skills to match his more than capable striking and submission ability. Sambo and judo are also staples of Nurmagomedov’s intense approach to cage fighting. He is so well rounded that he has an equal number (8) of submission, decision and T/KO wins, and all of his decision wins are unanimous.

Ferguson is on a nine-fight win streak. He is more of a volume striker, and he used excellent boxing to impose his will on the opponents he’s dominated so far. He is also well rounded like Nurmagomedov and can use that superb striking to secure submissions on stunned opponents. Uyala 8 submissions to go with 9 T/KOs and five decisions.

PREDICTION: Ferguson may be on a tremendous run right now, but Khabib’s absolutely dominated every opponent he ever faced in his MMA career. McGregor may actually be rooting for a tie in this fight so he can have some extra time to negotiate a boxing match with Floyd Mayweather, Jr. while these two contenders are setting up an inevitable rematch. Nokho, ties are rare enough in the UFC that one here is far fetched to imagine. It’s much more likely that this fight ends up with one fighter on the canvas, out cold or too dazed to continue. All signs point to that fighter being Ferguson, leaving MacGregor with the prospect of having to prove his mettle by beating a man nobody’s been able to beat before. Kunjalo, anything can happen in that cage and anyone can have a bad night at the office, but perfection is hard to argue with.

NURMAGOMEDOV BY 2nd Round TKO

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UFC 183: Ngubani sizobonisa up?

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship ishayé it out of the park kangaka 2015, ngamakhadi zayo zokuqala ezimbili eziyinhloko ngonyaka ngokuvumelana hype izenzakalo zawo main. Light iqhawe wesibhakela Jon Jones wabusa Daniel Cormier ukufakazela nguye fighter ganda-for-ganda best in the world at UFC 182, futhi ngesikhathi ikhadi the UFC bukhoma in Boston, Mass., ngoJanuwari, Conor McGregor bathola featherweight isihloko shot ngokumelene uJosé Aldo futhi abachithanga sikhathi ukuthola ubuso umphikisi wakhe ozayo.

Yikuphi kusiletha UFC 183 tonight, kanye umcimbi main ukuthi kubhekwa a matchup dream abaningi. Anderson Silva ubuyela Octagon hlupheka a ezesabekayo leg ukulimala empini yakhe yokugcina yokulwa UFC middleweight iqhawe Chris Weidman in 2013. Nick Diaz futhi kwenza ukubuya kwakhe ukuze UFC ngemuva kokulahlekelwa impi yakhe yokugcina yokulwa zangaphambili welterweight iqhawe Georges St. Pierre in 2013.

Ikhadi Tonight ayilona ngaphandle kwezinye storylines yayo noma. A pair of eziphawulekayo undercard ukulwa kwenzeka ngaphansi ezinye mpikiswano, njengoba flyweight John Lineker wangena ukhuluphele for ekulweni Ian McCall, lelindzeleke ukunquma no olandelayo. 1 Olwa isihloko flyweight. In the umcimbi co-main, Kelvin Gastelum wangena 9 amakhilogremu ukhuluphele for ukulwa Tyron Woodley, okuchaza 30 Amaphesenti angu Gastelum sika impi esikhwameni empeleni uya Woodley. Khuluma mayelana hlambalaza ukulimala.

Kunjalo, kukhona futhi kuhlale ikhadi sasendle Diaz. Udlala imithetho yakhe siqu, kokuphunyuka no-wabonisa ukusebenzisa evulekile ngasekuqaleni kwaleli sonto. Ingabe empeleni ukukhombisa kuze yezinyoni umcimbi main kusihlwa? It kusazobonakala, nakuba wonke umuntu iningi ecabanga kuthanda.

Ngakho, esetshilo konke, abenza Ngicabanga kwi tonight?

Miesha "Ikhekhe" Tate (15-5) vs. Sara McMann (8-1) (Bantamweight Yabesifazane - 135 lbs.)

Lokhu empeleni lo mcimbi main of the ikhadi wokulungiselela on Fox Sports 1. Tate eceliwe ukuncintisana kule ngxenye of the ikhadi esikhundleni ikhadi pay-per-view, ukuthatha nekhasi Playbook Urija Faber sika. Tate ulangazelela for a fight yesithathu Ronda Rousey for bantamweight isihloko labesifazane. Bobabili laba besifazane bahlupheka ulaka Rousey sika, ikakhulukazi McMann, ngubani ladilizwa ngo Rousey cishe umzuzu ngonyaka odlule.

McMann kuyinto wrestling elihlanzekile nazo kancane kakhulu futhi ku repertoire wakhe, kanti Tate wakha phezu esungulwe amakhono yakhe wrestling ukuba abe striker ngempumelelo. Ngicabanga ukuthi ngeke izinto imizamo McMann ithathe le mpi ukuba mat futhi usebenzise wakhe omkhulu kakhulu amakhono yesiteleka ukugcina McMann befuddled endleleni eya ukunqoba okudlangile.

Winner: Tate by isinqumo ngazwilinye

Jordan "Young Gun" Mein (29-9) vs. Thiago "Pitbull" Alves (25-9) (Welterweight - 170 lbs.)

Alves uye alternated kwi nekulahlekelwa wakhe wokugcina eziyisithupha ukulwa, kanti Mein ugibele ezimbili-fight win streak. Alves kuhlale ngengozi Muay Thai wakhe nokubulawa, kanti Mein lawela a lokuqala round TKO siyonqoba empini yakhe yokugcina. Lokhu kufanele kube okujabulisayo ukuma-up empini neither guy uzimisele ukunikeza ngamasentimitha. Ngicabanga Alves yiyona fighter esiyingozi more lapha, futhi liyothi cababa eyodwa shot okuhle knock Mein silly.

Winner: Alves yesibili round TKO

Thales Leites (24-4) vs. Tim "The Barbarian" Boetsch (18-7) (Middleweight - 185 lbs.)

Leites engena kule mpi a roll, kokuphunyuka wawina wakhe wokugcina eziyisikhombisa ukulwa, kanye emibili ezayo ngendlela TKO. Boetsch uye alternated kwi nekulahlekelwa wakhe wokugcina amane ukulwa, kuhlanganise ukunqoba TKO empini yakhe yokugcina yokulwa Brad Tavares.

Boetsch kuyinto slow, plodding bruiser umhlabeleli aziwa derailing the Hector Lombard hype isitimela lapho kuqala UFC DEBUT yakhe. Leites kuyinto kobuqili, fighter eyingozi abangakwazi ukuqedela wena ngezandla zakhe noma by ukuzithoba. Ngicabanga Leites uyogwema amandla Boetsch kanye ulinda Boetsch ukwenza iphutha, lapho Leits ngeke kuzongisiza.

Winner: Leites by wesithathu round ukuzithoba

Joe Lauzon (24-10) vs. The "Raging" Iaquinta (10-3-1) (UHlelo - 155 lbs.)

Uyazi yini wena uya nge fight Joe Lauzon. You siwubone okujabulisayo, action iziqubu phama ukuthi cishe kuphele naye uvala in a submission bahlakaniphe noma, esimweni ukulwa Jim Miller, ukuhlupheka a cut gnarly ukuthi nakanjani empini igazi.

Iaquinta ubelokhu umqulu kusukela ngesikhathi sakhe phezu The Ultimate Fighter Live, kokuphunyuka kuphela walahlekelwa once in wakhe wokugcina eziyisithupha ukulwa. A win ngokumelene Lauzon bekungaba feather wangempela cap yakhe futhi kungenzeka iya naye zibe isihloko contendership ingxoxo. 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 lbs.)

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, futhi kufanele. Akulungile ukuthi imbangi yakhe uyoba sethubeni isisindo ngenxa yokwehluleka kwakhe siqu ukuba enze lokho okufanele bakwenze. Nikeza Woodley credit zokufuna ukuba balwe lapho bekuzoba kuyaqondakala ngokuphelele ukuhlehlisa kwalo.

Woodley ngeke kuqondiswe ukufutheka kwakhe ibe blitzkrieg lokucasula at Gastelum, kanye Gastelum lethargic futhi mhlawumbe namanje-abalimele bayoba engasabeli.

Winner: Woodley yesibili nxazonke TKO

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

Lona omunye izenzakalo eziningana eziyinhloko eziye ukulwa abalandeli kuyachwaza e 2015. Abaningi abazange bacabange Silva uyoke ukuhamba emva emlenzeni wakhe yokulimala ngokumelene Weidman, ingasaphathwa babuyele UFC ukulwa. Isitayela matchup of Diaz ngilangazelela ibenze ijubane, uthole ebusweni abaphikisi bakhe bese sucker wamyisa Ukuhweba Amagalelo ngomkhuba wokuzifihla Silva sika esingenakuqhathaniswa kuyoba ezithakazelisayo ukubukela.

Diaz wathi wayengeke kudoti inkulumo Silva ngesikhathi impi ngenxa yenhlonipho. Kodwa uma Silva egcina bobbing kanye ukwelukwa futhi dodging punches Diaz sika, Sizobona esingakanani Diaz bophezela ukuthi. Ngicabanga ukuthi uzobona Silva amagilebhisi kule mpi, okwenza Diaz bheka silly e ezinye izindawo ngenkathi kokufika iziteleka kahle usheshile ukukwenza lokho ngeke ukudida futhi zishafise Diaz, okuyokwenza Silva nomhlaba ngisho nangokwengeziwe.

Diaz kakhulu ezinzima ukuze uqede, kodwa kule mpi ngeke ibonise ukuthi Silva usenayo kube kanti iyona fighter kakhulu kunabantu.

Winner: Silva by isinqumo abavumelene

Chris Huntemann ubhala kuxutshwe karate isimo Maryland. He also contributes his thoughts to our site on the UFC, Bellator, futhi World Series of Fighting. Hlola yakhe blog, ungamlandeleli on Twitter: mmamaryland.