Welterweight star Erick Silva goes one round with UFC correspondent Denis Martins to discuss fighting in Rio, his opponent change, and what the fans can expect from him inside the Octagon.
Silva takes on Josh Koscheck at UFC Fight Night Rio de Janeiro, Saturday, March, 21st.
UFC veteran and No. 7 welterweight Demian Maia continues his climb up the rankings as he takes on Rick Story.
Maia headlines in his home country against Ryan LaFlare in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Saturday, March 21st.
The UFC heads to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for Fight Night 62, with welterweight Demian Maia taking on the undefeated Ryan LaFlare in the main event.
Josh Koscheck, steps in on short notice to face Erick Silva in the co-main event, whilst ‘The Queen of Spades’ Shayna Baszler takes on Amanda ‘The Lioness’ Nunes in a bantamweight showdown.
First of all, the all important weigh-ins, with all 24 athletes making weight on their first attempt.
Main Card
Demian Maia 171 lbs vs. Ryan LaFlare 171 lbs
Josh Koscheck 170 lbs vs. Erick Silva 171 lbs
Leonardo Santos 156 lbs vs. Tony Martin 156 lbs
Amanda Nunes 136 lbs vs. Shayna Baszler 136 lbs
Gilbert Burns 154 lbs vs. Alex Oliveira 155 lbs
Godofredo Pepey 145 lbs vs. Andre Fili 145 lbs
Preliminary Card
Francisco Trinaldo 155 lbs vs. Akbarh Arreola 156 lbs
Kevin Souza 146 lbs vs. Katsunori Kikuno 146 lbs
Leandro Silva 156 lbs vs. Drew Dober 156 lbs
Leonardo Mafra 155 lbs vs. Cain Carrizosa 155 lbs
Preliminary Card UFC Fight Pass
Jorge de Oliveira 156 lbs vs. Christos Giagos 155 lbs
Bentley Syler 126 lbs vs. Fredy Serrano 125 lbs
UFC Fight Night 62, takes place at the Ginásio do Maracanãzinho in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, March 21st.
The new season of The Ultimate Fighter premiers in April on FOX Sports and BT Sports in the UK.
Two rival teams are set to collide as American Top Team takes on the Blackzilians.
A season not to be missed TUF 21 ….
It was the event we was all waiting for, UFC 185 where we would get to witness great elite, MMA athletes in a double-header Championship Title Event.
The whole card did not let us down, from the very first opening card right up to Anthony Pettis, Main Card Title defence fight.
There were far too many standout fighters for me to mention, they all did bring their A Game, with the exceptional few who lost out to what we could only describe, as this is why we love watching MMA, as anything can happen, and did!
Here are the exciting results:
Rafael dos Anjos Def Anthony Pettis Via UD 50-45, 50-45, 50-45 #NEW #Lightweight #Champion
Joanna Jedrzejczyk Def Carla Esparza Via TKO 4 min 17 secs Round Two #NEW #Strawweight #Champion
Johny Hendricks Def Matt Brown Via UD 30-27, 30-27, 30-27
Alistair Overeem Def Roy Nelson Via UD 30-27, 30-27, 30-27
Henry Cejudo Def Chris Cariaso Via UD 30-27, 30-27, 30-27
PRELIMS
Ross Pearson Def Sam Stout Via KO 1 min 33 Secs Round Two
Elias Theodorou Def Roger Narvaez Via TKO 4 mins 07 Secs Round Two
Beneil Cariush Def Daron Cruickshank Via RNC 2 mins 48 Secs Round Two
Jared Rosholt Def Josh Copeland Via TKO 3 mins 12 Secs Round three
UFC Fightpass Prelims
Ryan Benoit DEF Sergio Pettis Via TKO 1 min 34 Secs Round Two
Joseph Duffy DEF Jake Lindsey Via TKO 1 min 47 Secs Round One
Germaine de Randamie Def Larissa Pacheco Via TKO 2 mins 02 Secs Round Two
BONUSES
PERFORMANCE OF THE NIGHT
Rafeal dos Anjos $50,000
Joanna Jedrzejeczyk $50,000
Ross Pearson $50, 000
Beneil Dariush $50,000
UFC Lightweight Champion Anthony ‘Showtime’ Pettis puts hit belt on the line this Saturday, March 14th at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas for UFC 185 to face Rafael dos Anjos for the Lightweight Championship Title.
Pettis,whom is a long time student at the Roufusport MMA Academy in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which also happens to be the training home of newly signed UFC fighter CM Punk, for which he also stated that CM Punk will accompany him to the octagon for his fight against Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 185 said “we want to make him feel part of the family”.
You can watch the whole interview that took place with Inside MMA in the video below:
Video Credit: InsideMMA AXS TV
Lightweight champ Anthony “Showtime” Pettis and younger brother Sergio Pettis test their knowledge of how well they know each other.
Watch the Pettis brothers do work at UFC 185 in Dallas, Texas, Saturday, March 14th.
Go inside the camps of former UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks and welterweight contender Matt Brown as they prepare to face each other at UFC 185, which happens Saturday, March 14th.
Video Credit: UFC
Action and ReAction fron title challenger Rafael dos Anjos
UFC women’s strawweight champion Carla Esparza talks about The Ultimate Fighter, fighting Rose Namajunas for the women’s strawweight title, and winning.
Esparza looks to defend her belt against top contender Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 185 in Dallas, Texas, this Saturday, March 14th.
Five Rounds with Emma 
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