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Bellator, papading ya ditebele tsa, e tsoakiloeng libetsa, MMA, Rich Bergeron, Tom Padgett, Tony Penecale, UFC

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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Bellator, papading ya ditebele tsa, e tsoakiloeng libetsa, MMA, Rich Bergeron, Tom Padgett, Tony Penecale, UFC

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.

 

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Fight Network Presents KSW 38 & WHO 38 Live Doubleheader this Friday, April 7, Plus Live UFC® 210 Coverage on April 8

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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, presents a thrilling live mixed martial arts doubleheader this Friday, April 7, beginning with NSS 38: Live in Studio from Warsaw, Poland at 3 p.m. ET followed by WHO 38: Ascensionfrom Montreal, Canada at 6 p.m. LE. Live fight coverage continues on Saturday, April 8 with the live PRE-FIGHT le POST-FIGHT shows for UFC® 210: CORMIER vs. JOHNSON 2.

NSS 38: Live in Studio will be televised live on Fight Network in Canada, le U.S. le lefatseng ka bophara tse fetang 30 bikolo Europe, Afrika le Bochabela bo Hare. Ntango wana, WHO 38: Ascension airs live on Fight Network in Canada and streams globally on UFCFightPass.com.

Kicking off at 3 p.m. LE, a pair of top Polish featherweight stars will headline NSS 38: Live in Studio, e leArtur Sowinski (17-8) collides le Lukasz Chlewicki (14-5-1). A ho sebdisana ka sehloohong ketsahalo, Polish lightweightGrzegorz Szulakowski (7-1) welcomes Brazil’s Renato Gomes (20-9) into enemy territory. In other featured contests, Polish featherweight Roman Szymanski (9-3) meets Brazil’s Denilson Neves (11-4),Lukasz Rajewski (6-2) lifahleho Sebastian Romanowski (11-7-1) in a battle of Polish featherweights, Kamil Selwa (10-5) tackles fellow Polish bantamweight prospect Anzor Azhiev (6-2), Antoni Chmiewlewski (32-15) le Lukasz Bienkowski (4-1) square off in a clash of Polish middleweights, hape Kamil Szymuszowski (15-4) le Grajcan Szadzinski (5-1) throw down in an all-Polish lightweight showdown.

WHO 38: Ascension gets underway at 6 p.m. ET and will be headlined by a massive lightweight matchup between Ontario’s Jesse Ronson (16-8) and Montreal’s Derek Gauthier (8-6). The bantamweight co-feature pits Michael Imperato (7-2) khahlanong le Xavier Alaoui (7-1). In other marquee bouts, T.J. Laramie (5-1) nka ka Alex Morgan (6-2) ka featherweight Tlholisanong, Speedy Gym product Dimitri Waardenburg (12-7) meets American bantamweight David Sachs (10-3), once-beaten Canadian middleweight Marc-Andre Barriault (6-1) loanang le oa Mofora Yacine Bandaoui (7-5), undefeated Canadian heavyweight Adam Dyczka (4-0) takes on debuting Bobby Sullivan (0-0), hape Tyler Wilson (1-0) lifahleho Eric Daigneault (2-2) ka 135 lik'hilograma tse, Charles Jourdain (3-0) lifahleho Mathieu Morciano (3-2) ka 145 lik'hilograma tse, Jeremie Capony (5-0) risks his perfect record against Kevin Genereux (2-2) ka 155 pounds and highly touted flyweight prospect Tony Laramie (1-0) pursues his second professional triumph opposite undefeated Derek Falk (2-0).

Holim'a moo, Fight Network e tla fana ka litaba tse pharalletseng tsa UFC® 210: CORMIER vs. JOHNSON 2 ka moqebelo, April 8, ho qala ka 1 p.m. ET with four hours of Fight Network’s original series UFC IN 60showcasing main event and co-main event stars Daniel Cormier, Anthony Johnson, Chris Weidman and Gegard Mousasi. Ka 5 p.m. LE, UFC 210 COUNTDOWN goes inside the lives and gyms of four athletes preparing for pivotal battles.

Fight Network will televise the live UFC® 210 PONTŠO TSA NTOA ka 7 p.m. ET leading into live prelims on TSN2. The show features retired UFC contenders Kenny Florian and Yves Edwards working as desk analysts with host Karyn Bryant, along with reporter Megan Olivi conducting on-site fighter interviews.

At the conclusion of UFC® 210: CORMIER vs. JOHNSON 2, e phelang UFC® 210 PONTŠO MOLATOfeatures highlights, tlhahlobo le lipuisano ka mor'a ntoa.

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March 30, 2017 FNU Combat Sports Show: King Mo vs. Rampage Preview, Arum says UFC will take half of Conor’s purse against Floyd

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Tom, Rich and Tony break down last week’s big fights and preview the upcoming week’s combat sports cards. The main focus is Bellator 175 in MMA this week. We also discuss some of the latest news, such as a claim made by Bob Arum that the UFC wants to take half of Conor MacGregor’s purse when and if he fights Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a boxing match. We also have a good laugh about Rampage Jackson being mad at King Mo Lawal for “fat shaming” him.. Rampage’s defense is vintage Cartman from South Park: “I’m not fat, I’m just big boned.”

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FNU Combat Sports Show: UFC Recaps, Golovkin vs.. Jacobs Results, Bellator 175 Preview

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Tom, Tony and Rich discuss the world of combat sports. Conor MacGregor will fight Floyd Mayweather, Refresh. if you believe Dana White. We also chat about UFC Fight Night events featuring Jimi Manuwa and Kelvin Gastelum notching huge career wins. We look back at Golovkin vs. Jacobs and the unlikelihood of Canelo taking the fight with Golovkin now. We also preview King Mo Lawal vs. Rampage Jackson next Friday.

Listen to the broadcast below:

 

 

 

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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 (tloha) and Lou Duva (tokelo ya) 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 lefatše mampoli, and a man who had all his irons in the one fire that lit his life: papading ya ditebele tsa. 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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FORMER CAGE WARRIORS COMMENTATOR JOHN GOODEN SHARES HIS IRISH FIGHT NIGHT MEMORIES AHEAD OF CAGE WARRIORS’ RETURN TO DUBLIN

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As we look forward to our long-awaited return to Dublin this weekend, the former voice of Cage Warriors remembers the raucous atmosphere of the Irish fight fans and recalls the moment he took a knee from a man who would go on to become the biggest star in the sport – Conor McGregor.

Before he started calling fights for the UFC, British play-by-play man John Gooden was the voice of Cage Warriors.

And nobody knows the passion of the Irish fight fans quite like John who, during the now-famous rise to prominence of Conor McGregor, ended up right in the thick of it with the legendary Irish fight fans during both of ‘The Notorious’ one’s Cage Warriors championship victories.

We chatted to Gooden at CW80 in London where he shared his memories of his Irish fight night experiences ahead of our return to Dublin this weekend for Cage Warriors 81.

“I think my first taste was the Helix when Conor won his first world title,” he began.

“I got injured – Conor kneed me in the face! But I stayed here to live to tell the tale!

“He jumped the fence. His fans were going absolutely bonkers, and I think if he didn’t go out, they were coming in. So strategically he did the right thing, although he sort of ran through me to get to them!

“But Josh (Palmer, Cage Warriors co-commentator) and I were covered in beer and it was just this melee of craziness. So that was really cool, because I can say I took a knee from Conor McGregor – which he apologised for, hammoho!

“The Helix was an interesting venue. It was on different levels and the last time I was there the Irish were having mixed results. Then Conor came out and, as he does, rouses everyone and came away with the victory in the fashion that he did. That just put the capstone on the night and just made it celebratory.”

After that fight both McGregor and Gooden were UFC bound, where they would reunite in Dublin at the 3Arena for UFC Ntoa Night: McGregor v Brandao, an event that has gone down in folklore as one of the most raucous in UFC history.

“I’ve been over to Dublin twice (with the UFC) but the first time in 2014 – McGregor-Brandao – it’s gonna be difficult to top that,” Gooden smiled.

“The fans were SO good. The Irish fighters went 100%. They won, they won, they won and the crowd loved it. They got behind every single one and it was just a big celebration.

“Going back there, it was a sensory overload and I’m gonna take that to the grave with me.”

That event has been held up as the standard by which all fight night atmospheres are now judged, but there have been plenty of examples of the Irish fans’ passion since then, whether it’s at home for a host of different events, or on the road supporting their heroes overseas.

And on Saturday night the Irish fight fans have the opportunity to cheer on their boys on home soil once again at Cage Warriors 81. With a host of Irish fighting talent set for action, including Karl Moore bidding to capture the vacant Cage Warriors light-heavyweight title against American Josh Clark, we’re expecting another party atmosphere at the 3Arena.

Tickets are available via Ticketmaster.ie, priced €98, €38 and €24, with ticket holders also able to attend a special meet and greet session with our special guest fighters Neil Seery, Nicolas Dalby and the newly crowned Cage Warriors Welterweight Champion Karl Amoussou.

The bout will be televised live on eirSPORT 1 in Ireland, BT Sport in UK and Ireland, and streamed worldwide on Ufc Fight Pass.

CAGE WARRIORS 81: CONFIRMED BOUTS
Bout order TBC

PRO CARD
Karl Moore (7-1) v Josh Clark (10-3) – Cage Warriors light-heavyweight title (205liponto)
Catherine Costigan (5-2) v Wendy McKenna (1-0) – atomweight bout (105liponto)
Joe McColgan (3-0) v Arnold Quero (13-5, 1 NC) – lightweight bout (155liponto)
Darren O’Gorman (4-1) v Blaine O’Driscoll (3-1) – bantamweight bout (135liponto)
Hughie O’Rourke (bakeng sa qalo) v Arann Maguire (0-1) – bantamweight bout (135liponto)
Håkon Foss (7-3) v Martyn Harris (4-2) – welterweight gia (170liponto)
Lloyd Manning (2-0) v Paul McBain (2-0) – featherweight bout (145liponto)
Eric Nolan (bakeng sa qalo) v Marcin Zembala (bakeng sa qalo) – catchweight bout (150liponto)

AMATEUR CARD
Bill Farrell v David Piotrowicz – khanya e heavyweight bout (205liponto)
Richie Stack v Pawel Politylo – featherweight bout (145liponto)
Mark Gallivan v Makinde Adeyemi – welterweight gia (170liponto)
Francis Treacy v Stephen Treacy – lightweight bout (155liponto)
Austin Lynch v Alex Brophy – bantamweight bout (135liponto)
Colm O’Regan v Mateusz Kopyto – catchweight bout (161liponto)
Ivan Blanita v Gary Coffey – welterweight gia (170liponto)
Gary Wallace v Darren Sarsfield – catchweight bout (161liponto)
David Whelan v Brandon Myers – bantamweight bout (135liponto)
Adam Darby v Leon Hill – lightweight bout (155liponto)
Barry Hanna v Matthew Whyte – catchweight bout (132.2liponto)

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

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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) e kholo ea ho ketsahalo. 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.

E sa ntse e, 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?

Bolela lintho esale pele: 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. Ntango wana, 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. O ile a o na le 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, Refresh. while these two contenders are setting up an inevitable rematch. Leha ho le joalo, 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. Ehlile, 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