On Episode 2 of UFC 194 Embedded, middleweight title challenger Luke Rockhold talks bongs, bacon and being underestimated. In Long Island, New York, reigning champion Chris Weidman joins his family at a special church service. Featherweight champion Jose Aldo continues to train in the gym to finish his opponent, while interim champion Conor McGregor hits […]
On Episode 2 of UFC 194 Embedded, middleweight title challenger Luke Rockhold talks bongs, bacon and being underestimated. In Long Island, New York, reigning champion Chris Weidman joins his family at a special church service. Featherweight champion Jose Aldo continues to train in the gym to finish his opponent, while interim champion Conor McGregor hits the beach for some parkour-inspired training.
On Episode 1 of UFC 194 Embedded, middleweight champion Chris Weidman talks fashion, friendship and fights during a media day in New York City. On the other coast, Californian challenger Luke Rockhold wraps up the most important training camp of his life. In Rio de Janeiro, featherweight champion Jose Aldo mulls over his methods for defeating [….]
On Episode 1 of UFC 194 Embedded, middleweight champion Chris Weidman talks fashion, friendship and fights during a media day in New York City. On the other coast, Californian challenger Luke Rockhold wraps up the most important training camp of his life. In Rio de Janeiro, featherweight champion Jose Aldo mulls over his methods for defeating interim champion Conor McGregor, who is busy honing his own skills in Los Angeles.
UFC Embedded is an all-access, behind-the-scenes video series going inside the lives and training camps of four past and present champions preparing for their world title bouts at UFC 194. Featherweight champion Jose Aldo trains his sights on nasty rival and interim king Conor McGregor. And former Strikeforce titleholder Luke Rockhold focuses on his long-awaited UFC title shot against defending undefeated middleweight Chris Weidman.
UFC Embedded is an all-access, behind-the-scenes video series going inside the lives and training camps of four past and present champions preparing for their world title bouts at UFC 194. Featherweight champion Jose Aldo trains his sights on nasty rival and interim king Conor McGregor. And former Strikeforce titleholder Luke Rockhold focuses on his long-awaited UFC title shot against defending undefeated middleweight Chris Weidman.
UFC Embedded is an all-access, behind-the-scenes video series going inside the lives and training camps of four past and present champions preparing for their world title bouts at UFC 194. Featherweight champion Jose Aldo trains his sights on nasty rival and interim king Conor McGregor. And former Strikeforce titleholder Luke Rockhold focuses on his long-awaited UFC title shot against defending undefeated middleweight Chris Weidman.
UFC Fight Night New Jersey, came live from the Prudential Center in Newark last night where Luke Rockhold put on a clear dominant performance to become, only, the third person to have ever submit Lyoto Machida.
In the co-main event Jacare Souza proved yet again why he should be the number one contender in the middleweight division, with almost an exact re-run of his first encounter with Chris Camozzi and defeating him under three minutes of the first round.
Max Holloway grows with each fight and the 23-year-old featherweight proved again why he is ‘Blessed’ by dismantling Cub Swanson in the third round with an awesome mounted Guillotine Choke.
One of the youngest fighters on the UFC’s roster is female athlete Paige VanZant for whom their was a lot of hype surrounding this match up with veteran fighter Felice Herrig. It was to be the youngster’s night who clearly put on a one-sided dominant performance who took the unanimous decision victory over Felice Herrig.
Main Card Results
Luke Rockhold Def Lyoto Machida Via RNC 2 mins 31 secs Round Two
Jacare Souza Def Chris Camozzi Via Verbal submission Armbar 2 mins 33 secs Round One
Max Holloway Def Cub Swanson Via Mounted Guillotine Choke 3 mins 58 secs Round Three
Paige VanZant Def Felice Herrig Via Unanimous Decision 30-27, 30-26, 30-26
Preliminary Card FOX, BT Sports
Beneil Dariush Def Jim Miller Via Unanimous Decision 29-28, 29-28, 29-28
Ovince St. Preux Def Patrick Cummins Via KO 4 mins 54 secs Round One
Gian Villante Def Corey Anderson Via TKO 4 mins 18 secs Round Three
Aljamain Sterling Def Takeya Mizugaki Via Arm Triangle 2 mins 11 secs Round Three
Preliminary Card (Fight Pass)
Tim Means Def George Sullivan Via Arm Triangle 3 mins 21 secs Round Three
Diego Brandao Def Jim Hettes Via TKO (Dr Stoppage)* 5 mins Round One
Chris Dempsey Def Eddie Gordon Via Split Decision 28-29, 29-28, 29-28
*Jim Hettes sustained an Ear Injury for which turned out his ‘Cauliflower’ on his Ear exploded
BONUSES
FOTN
Gian Villante and Corey Anderson
POTN
Luke Rockhold
Max Holloway
All earned $50,000 each
Top 5 middleweight contenders Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida and Luke Rockhold explain why each one believes they will win when they face each other inside the Octagon. These two fighters square off at UFC Fight Night in Newark, New Jersey.
UFC Fight Night Jersey takes place Saturday April 18th coming live from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
If Luke Rockhold hadn’t become a pro fighter, he would have been a professional surfer. Lyoto Machida gave Chris Weidman his toughest fight to date. Check out both fighters in this edition of Road To The Octagon for Fight Night New Jersey.
UFC Fight Night Jersey takes place Saturday April 18th coming live from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
The UFC is in New Jersey this weekend, coming live from the Prudential Center in Newark, where Lyoto Machida faces Luke Rockhold in which could potentially be a No.1 contender’s match-up in the middleweight division. With Yoel Romero injured, Chris Camozzi has stepped in on short notice to face Jacare Souza in the co-main event. In the featherweight showdown Cub Swanson takes on Max Holloway in what should be an action packed fight, while Felice Herrig opens up the Main Card with a women’s strawweight showdown with the much talked about Paige VanZant, and lets face it, there seems to be no love lost between these two athletes, so expect fireworks from the off and a potential FOTN!
Before we get to the fights we have to make sure they’re all on weight. Here are at the results:
Main Card (FOX, BT Sports)
Lyoto Machida (185 lbs) vs. Luke Rockhold (185 lbs)
Jacare Souza (186 lbs) vs. Chris Camozzi (185 lbs)
Cub Swanson (145 lbs) vs. Max Holloway (146 lbs)
Felice Herrig (115 lbs) vs. Paige VanZant (115 lbs)
Preliminary Card FOX, BT Sports)
Jim Miller (156 lbs) vs. Beneil Dariush (155 lbs)
Ovince St. Preux (205 lbs) vs. Patrick Cummins (205 lbs)
Corey Anderson (205 lbs) vs. Gian Villante (206 lbs)
Aljamain Sterling (136 lbs) vs. Takeya Mizugaki (136 lbs)
Preliminary Card (Fight Pass)
Tim Means (170 lbs) vs. George Sullivan (171 lbs)
Diego Brandao (145 lbs) vs. Jim Hettes (146 lbs)
Eddie Gordon (186 lbs) vs. Chris Dempsey (186 lbs)
Former UFC light heavyweight champion talks about his family’s rich history in martial arts and where he got the motivation to become a professional fighter. Machida, now fighting at middleweight, faces Luke Rockhold at Fight Night New Jersey
UFC Fight Night Jersey takes place Saturday April 18th coming live from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
In a momentous five round main event, victory could be the final hurdle to a title shot as top ranked middleweight’s Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida and Luke Rockhold square off. For legendary Brazilian Lyoto Machida, fighting and fatherhood is carefully balanced as he trains while also becoming acclimated to a new life in Los Angeles.
Luke Rockhold, a close training partner of heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez, maneuvers through the celebrity spotlight and the big waves of Santa Cruz with the same fierce determination that he shows inside the Octagon.
Five Rounds with Emma 
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