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This Week’s Combat Sports Show: Nunes vs. Pennington Recap, Lomachenko vs. Linares analysis, Liddell Unretires and calls out Jon Jones

This week’s fight news unlimited combat sports show is a great mix of boxing and mixed martial arts. Tom, Tony and Rich cover all the action from last weekend and marvel at the master of his craft that is Vasyl Lomachenko. We discuss Chuck Liddell coming out of retirement with Golden Boy MMA, and Tito Ortiz taking the debate to be his first opponent. We also have a bit of a debate about Raquel Pennington telling her corner she wanted to be done after the fourth round against Amanda Nunes. Her coaches pep talked her into continuing, which led to more blood loss and facial damage from a clearly more hyped up and fresh opponent. Weigh in right here in the comment section if you have your own opinion on the situation.

 

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FNU Combat kev ua si Qhia: Fight Recaps, Bellator and UFC Previews, Chuck vs. Tito 3?

Tom, Tony and Rich recap last week’s boxing action, including the quick KO of Vanes Martirosyan by Gennady Golovkin. We also look ahead to Ryan Bader vs. King Mo Lawal in the Bellator Heavyweight Tournament. Tsis tas li ntawd, Raquel Pennington takes on Amanda Nunes at UFC 224, and Pennington will likely have to win by knockout to get the belt in the Brazilian backyard of Nunes. We also chat about the week’s major news stories in combat sports, namely Chuck Liddell wanting a rematch with Tito Ortiz and Oscar De La Hoya promising to promote the fight in a new MMA venture for the boxing legend and promotional kingpin. Tsis ntev los no, after our broadcast Thursday night, Tito and Chuck moved much closer to that trilogy fight with Tito announcing he is coming out of retirement for the bout. Listen to the whole show by clicking on the link below.

 

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Fight Network Delivers Extensive UFC Fight Week Coverage, Including THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER FINALE PRELIMS Live Across Canada

FFor Immediate Release – July 6, 2017

TORONTO – Fight Network, lub ntiaj teb premier 24/7 multi-platform channel dedicated to complete coverage of combat sports, will deliver extensive live UFC fight week coverage for THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER FINALE: JOHNSON vs. GAETHJE thiab UFC 213: NUNES vs. SHEVCHENKO 2 los ntawm Las Vegas, including live WEIGH-INS, PREFIGHT thiab POSTFIGHT shows and a live broadcast of THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER FINALE PRELIMS across Canada on Friday, Lub Xya hli ntuj 7 ntawm 7:00 p.m. THIAB.

The coverage begins on Thursday, Lub Xya hli ntuj 6 ntawm 7:00 p.m. ET with the live ceremonial WEIGH-INS rau THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER FINALE: JOHNSON vs. GAETHJE, as headliners Michael “The Menace” Johnsonand Justin “The Highlight” Gaethje tip the scales ahead of their pivotal lightweight showdown in the main event.

Nyob rau hnub Friday, Lub Xya hli ntuj 7 ntawm 5:00 p.m. THIAB, Fight Network presents the live ceremonial WEIGH-INS rau UFC 213: NUNES vs. SHEVCHENKO 2, as Amanda Nunes, Valentina Shevchenko, Yoel Romero and Robert Whittaker all weigh in ahead of their five-round championship clashes on pay-per-view.

Tam sim ntawd tom qab lub nyob luj-ins, Fight Network will broadcast THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER FINALE PREFIGHT SHOW ntawm 6:00 p.m. ET followed by the live PRELIMS ntawm 7:00 p.m. THIAB.

THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER FINALE PREFIGHT SHOW will feature former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz and retired contender Kenny Florian serving as desk analysts with host Karyn Bryant and reporter Megan Olivi conducting on-site interviews.

THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER FINALE PRELIMS will feature an intriguing women’s strawweight encounter between Angela “Overkill” Hill (6-3) thiab Ashley “SpiderMonkey” Yoder (5-2), a welterweight matchup between TUF contestants James Krause (23-8) thiab Tom “Da Tank” Gallicchio (19-10), a light heavyweight pairing between battle-tested veterans Ed “Short Fuse” Herman (24-12, 1NC) thiab CB “The Doberman” Dollaway (16-9), plus a women’s bantamweight matchup pitting Jessica “Evil” Eye against undefeated newcomer Aspen Ladd (5-0).

At the conclusion of Friday’s main card on TSN5, the live broadcast of THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER FINALE POSTFIGHT SHOW airs at approximately 12:00 a.m. THIAB, featuring highlights, analysis and post-fight interviews.

Nyob rau hnub Saturday, Lub Xya hli ntuj 8 ntawm 7:00 p.m. THIAB, UFC middleweight champion Michael Biping will join the desk for theUFC 213 PREFIGHT SHOW, featuring final predictions and analysis from Las Vegas.

At the conclusion of Saturday’s pay-per-view, lub nyob UFC 213 POSTFIGHT SHOW airs at approximately 1 a.m. THIAB, recapping all the exciting action.

Additional UFC fight week content on Fight Network includes Countdown to UFC 213, a behind-the-scenes look at the men and women involved in Saturday’s championship bouts, a three-hour special on UFC Hall of Fame inductee Kazushi Sakuraba entitled SAKURABA: GRACIE HUNTER, plus post-fight press conference highlights airing on Sunday, Lub Xya hli ntuj 9.

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HAPPY NEW YEAR! FNU Combat Sports Show Kicks off 2017

Tom, Tony and Rich break down the biggest year-ending fights of 2016 and look forward to what should be a phenomenal 2017. We discuss Ronda Rousey, Floyd Mayweather, Andre Ward and other fighters in the news. We recap UFC 207 and look ahead to some Friday night fights on January 13th.

 

Rhuav tshem UFC 207 Main Card: Saib ua ntej thiab Predictions

 

Los ntawm: Nplua nuj Bergeron

UFC 207 cim qhov ntev-tos rov qab los ntawm “Txoj cai” Ronda Rousey (12-1) mus rau ib tug octagagon nws ib zaug yeej ua poj niam bantamweightight. Lub npe coj los ntawm rousey nyob rau hauv yeeb yuj zam los ntawm Holly Holm yog tam sim no nyob ib ncig ntawm lub peev xwm uas muaj peev xwm ntawm Amanda Nunes (13-4). Rawbe yuav muaj lub sijhawm rov qab nws tawm thiab muab rov qab ib ncig ntawm nws tus kheej lub duav rau lub Kaum Ob Hlis 30th.

Rowy tau tawm ntawm lub tawb rau ntau xyoo, thiab nws twb tau lees tias tsis ntev los no tias nws txoj haujlwm hauv kev sib xyaw sib xyaw ua ke yuav los ze. Nunes yog hluas, Tshaib plab thiab hem li cov underdog (+150) nrhiav tuav kom tuav tau rau nws txoj siv sia tawm tsam cov lus Jetendary Juano thiab MMA Juggernitaut. Rousey los nyob rau hauv raws li qhov nyiam ntawm -185.

Rau ntau qhov txawv thiab twv cov ntaub ntawv 12Twv nyiaj.

Muaj ntau cov lus nug tshaj li cov lus teb mus rau hauv qhov kev tshwm sim blockbuster no. Yuav rovey co lub nplhaib xeb thiab rov qab mus rau lub yeeb koob? Yog nws twb tau ib kauj ruam rau kev so haujlwm? Tuaj yeem nunes nyob ntsiag to nws ua xyem xyav thiab txuas ntxiv mus ua txhaum txojsy ntawm thawj zaug UFC Cov Poj Niam Bantamweight? Txawm li cas, Thawj puag ncig yuav yog qhov tseem ceeb. Ob tus poj niam yuav tab tom nrhiav kom nws hmo ntuj ceev.

Twv ua ntej: Roove rov qab los nrog kev ua pauj thiab qhia txog kev txhim kho thiab ncaws tawm kev tiv thaiv. Nunes kev sib tua ua ke thiab sawv cev rau qhov zoo tshaj plaws Brazil yuav tsum muaj, Tab sis ronda muaj ntau dhau los poob. Tej zaum nws yuav tsis muaj ib daim ntawv zoo tshaj plaws los tiv thaiv ntxiv lawm, Tab sis nws muaj qhov laj thawj zoo tshaj plaws los yeej sib ntaus. Nws kuj yuav tsum tsim tsa nws cov xwm txheej alpha kom kaw nws tus neeg thuam thiab ua pov thawj tias nws tau rov qab los ntawm nws lub npe. Rousey yeej los ntawm knockout thaum ntxov hauv ob puag ncig.

Lwm UFC Bantamweight lub npe yog nyob rau ntawm kab hauv Co-Main Prement. Dominic Cruz (22-1) muab ib daig garbrandt (10-0) Qhov tawg ntawm txoj siv sia hauv dab tsi yuav yog qhov tseeb slugfest. Txawm hais tias Cody yeej tsis plam kev sib ntaus thiab khob cuaj ntawm nws txoj kev tawm tsam ntawm qib kev tshaj lij, Dominic Cruz (-225) yog dov raws li ntawm 13-sib ntaus yeej streak uas hnub rov qab mus rau Lub Peb Hlis 2008. Tus kws sib twv (+175) Puas yog sawv cev rau cov proverbial “Puncher lub caij nyoog” no, tab sis yog. Nws tau yeej nws kawg peb lub bouts by tko lossis knockout. Txhua tus ntawm lawv xaus ua tsaug rau Cody lub teeb pom kev nrawm nrawm nrawm.

Twv ua ntej: Xav tias CRUZ yog ib lub tswv yim, Defive Fighter, Nws yuav vam meej raws li kev sib ntaus tau mus rau hauv cov rounder tob. Garbrandt tsis tuaj yeem yeej tsis muaj thawj zaug puag ncig ntawm kev paub thiab cov txuj ci nyoos, CARENT CRUZ coj mus rau lub tawb yog qhov tshwj xeeb thiab muaj zog. Nws ua rau kev hloov kho zoo li tsis muaj lwm lub cev tub rog thiab siv lub cev thiab lub taub hau txav uas zoo li tsis ntev los no nws tau ntsib nyob rau xyoo tas los no. Cody yuav tau ntes “Lub Dominator” Txhawm rau txuas nrog nws, Thiab nws yuav muaj ib puag ncig ua nws. Cruz yeej los ntawm lig round tko lossis kev txiav txim siab tsis txaus ntseeg.

Ib txoj kev sib tsoo hnyav ntawm Fabdum Werdum (21-6-1) thiab Khayee velasquez (14-2) tseem muaj tshwj xeeb ntawm UFC 207. Kev sib ntaus yog ib qho kev ua haujlwm ntawm UFC 188 Kev ua rog nruab nrab ntawm ob Goliaths, uas xaus nrog werdum yeej txoj kev sib tw sib tw los ntawm kev xa tawm thib peb (Guillotine Thoke).

Lub sijhawm no ib puag ncig, Velasquez yog cov neeg tua hluav taws (-210) thaum werdum yog a +170 underdog. Qhov no yog lwm brawler vs. tacticic match-up, thiab nws tuaj yeem mus rau txoj kev twg. Werdum tau ua rau lub puab tsaig tsis muaj zog tiv thaiv cov miocic, thiab Khayee yuav nrhiav txhua lub sijhawm los kuaj xyuas nws.

Twv ua ntej: Velasquez xa werdum sab hauv ntawm ob ncig. Cain lub ciav hlau yog zoo dua rau werdum, thiab nws yuav tsis ua yuam kev ntawm kev cia Werdum coj kev sib ntaus mus rau hauv av lub sijhawm no. Ko by Velasquez.

Neil Magny (18-5) thiab Johny Hendricks (17-5) tuaj rau hauv lub tawb rau UFC 207 Raws li ob qho ntawm cov welterweights zoo tshaj plaws hauv cov pab koomtes. Ob qho tib si tau ntsib qee qhov nce thiab nqis hauv kev ua si nawv, tab sis yog. Magny muaj peb qho kev sib ntaus yeej streak nres los ntawm Lorenz Larkin hauv nws txoj kev sib tw kawg thaum Hendricks poob peb tawm ntawm nws cov kev sib ntaus plaub kawg. Hendricks yog txoj kev quaj los ntawm nws tus kheej qub thiab txoj kev ntev los ntawm nws cov hnub sib tw. Stephen Thompson tau txais daim lev nrog Hendricks en kev mus rau lub siab phem ua ntej Kelvin Gastelum nkag mus rau hauv lub zos chanped los ntawm cov kev txiav txim siab qub thiab coj mus txiav txim siab yav dhau los tom qab peb lub zog tawm tsam.

Twv ua ntej: Magny yog cov ntau ruaj khov thiab siv zog ua kom zoo nkauj, thiab hendricks tsis tuaj yeem kaw tau txaus los tsaws nws lub zog zoo tshaj plaws. Magny yuav nres hendricks’ kev hloov zuj zus, Tsis kam lees nws cov khoom siv ua haujlwm thiab xa lossis nres cov qub champ ua ntej lub tswb nrov kawg. Magny los ntawm thib peb-round tko.

Ua rau daim npav tseem ceeb yog lwm txoj kev sib ntaus uas muaj feem nrog tus yeej qub. T.J. Dillashaw (13-3) Kev Sib Tw Sib Ntaus Lub Nrhav John “Txhais tes ntawm pob zeb” RabABKER (29-7) Hauv Bantamweight Sib ntaus sib tua los ua lub neej yav tom ntej classic. LINEKER coj ib qho kev siv, lub hwj chim thiab raug uas tsuas yog xav tsis thoob rau cov ua tim khawv. Dillashaw txav ib ncig lub tawb zoo li Iry Stepdancer, dodging kev tawm tsam zoo li ib tug neeg Mev Bullfighter. Kab lus qhia hauv nws txoj kev xav kawg nrog John Dodson tias nws tuaj yeem ua ib qho, Cov neeg tua neeg sib ntaus sib tua zoo li.

Twv ua ntej: Dab tsi t.j. Tsis muaj yog Layker lub zog: Hwjchim. Kab lus yuav kawm nrhiav nws cov kab ob puag ncig thiab pib nkag mus dillashaw cov kev tiv thaiv tsis muaj kev tiv thaiv dillashodox tsis muaj kev tiv thaiv. Midway Los Ntawm Qhov Thib Peb Nws Yuav Txais T.J. thim rov qab thiab xaus kev sib ntaus ntawm ko taw nrog lub siab phem series ntawm punches, ncaws, lub hauv caug thiab luj tshib tawm tsam lub tawb. Leeker los ntawm thib peb-round tko.

Sib ntaus Network pib nyob UFC sib ntaus Hmo ntuj Nashville Pre-Qhia & Prelims

XOVXWM TSO TAWM
Rau Tam Sim Tso
 

 

Toronto (Aug. 7, 2015) — Sib ntaus Network, lub ntiaj teb premier 24/7 TV channel nplooj siab mus ua kom tiav kev pab them nqi ntawm nqe ntaus rog kev ua si, yuav Cua kim heev nyob programming rau UFC sib ntaus Hmo ntuj: Teixeira vs. Saint Preux no hnub vas xaum, Lub yim hli ntuj 8 los ntawm Bridgestone Arena nyob rau hauv Nashville, Tenn.

 

Sib ntaus Network yuav Cua lub nyob prelims heev dua lwm yam nyob rau hauv Canada los ntawm 8 p.m. rau 10 p.m. THIAB. Cov ntsiab card yuav tsum televised rau TSN2.

 

Nyob rau hauv lub featured prelim, Qhov kawg Fighter lub caij 17 finalist Uriah Hall (11-5) tsoo nrog unbeaten newcomer Oluwale Bamgbose (5-0) nyob rau hauv Middleweight txiav txim. Lwm yam prelims xws li ib tug middleweight clash ntawm Chris Camozzi (21-10) thiab ces tus Tom “Kong” Watson (17-8), ib tug flyweight qaij Pitting Dustin Ortiz (14-4) tiv thaiv Willie rooj vag (12-5), ntxiv rau ib tug bantamweight bout ntawm Frankie Saenz (10-2) thiab Swedish export Sirwan Kakai (13-2).

 

Nyob pre-sib ntaus kev pab them nqi yuav ua rau hauv lub prelims nyob rau hnub Saturday nrog sib ntaus Network lub UFC® Pre-Qhia Live ntawm 7 p.m. THIAB, featuring previews, txoj hau kev thiab tsom xam.

 

Tiam sis ua ntej, Sib ntaus Network yuav qhia ib tug nyob tawm ntawm RFA 28: Sanchez vs. Menyuam roj hmab on Friday, Lub yim hli ntuj 7 ntawm 10 p.m. THIAB, tseem ceeb los ntawm lub koob ntawm ib tug tshiab RFA middleweight yeej thaum lub nce qib ua rau nws thawj mus txawv tebchaws los St. Louis, headlined los ntawm RFA kiv cua nyiam Andrew Sanchez tiv thaiv Wisconsin haiv neeg John Poppie.

 

Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd rau tag nrho cov nyob pre thiab post-sib ntaus kev pab them nqi, Sib ntaus Network yog tus lo lus uas peb rau UFC tsev qiv ntawv rau cov ntsiab lus, specials thiab series, kuj muaj UFC Unleashed, UFC Tam sim no, UFC kawg Insider thiab classic UFC PPV txheej xwm. Tag nrho cov airings yog teev tseg rau tv.fightnetwork.com.

 

Cov tag nrho daim ntawv rau UFC sib ntaus Hmo ntuj: Teixeira vs. Saint Preux muaj xws li:

 

Main Card (Nyob rau TSN2, 10 p.m. THIAB):
-Glover Teixeira (22-4) vs. Ovince Saint Preux (18-6)
-Michael Johnson (17-8) vs. Beneil Dariush (11-1)
-Derek Brunson (13-3) vs. Sam Alvey (25-6, 1NC)
-Jared Rosholt (12-2) vs. Timothy Johnson (9-1)
-Sara McMann (8-2) vs. Amanda Nunes (10-4)
-Ray Borg (8-1) vs. Geane Herrera (8-0)

 

Preliminary Card (Nyob rau sib ntaus Network, 8 p.m. THIAB):
-Uriah Hall (11-5) vs. Oluwale Bamgbose (5-0)
-Chris Camozzi (21-10) vs. Tom Watson (17-8)
-Dustin Ortiz (14-4) vs. Willie rooj vag (12-5)
-Frankie Saenz (10-2) vs. Sirwan Kakai (13-2)

Preliminary Card (Nyob rau UFC sib ntaus Pass, 6:30 p.m. THIAB):
-Chris Dempsey (11-2) vs. Jonathan Wilson (6-0)
-Marlon Vera (6-2-1) vs. Roman Salazar (9-3, 1NC)
-Anthony Christodoulou (12-5) vs. Scott Holtzman (7-0)

 

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