Demian Maia is used to playing the spoiler role for up-and-coming fighters looking to use him as a springboard to the next level. Maia talks about his opponent Ryan LaFlare and more ahead of his main event bout at Fight Night Rio, Saturday, March 21st.
Fight Night Rio main event fighter Ryan LaFlare went 1-on-1 with UFC correspondent Megan Olivi ahead of his welterweight bout against Demian Maia. He talks about not being the fan favorite in Brazil and what he needs to do to beat Maia.
UFC Fight Night Rio de Janeiro is on Saturday, March, 21st.
Ryan LaFlare talks about the importance of his family life as a father to his two children in this edition of “Gym Escape.”
LaFlare takes on Demian Maia in the main event of Fight Night Rio, Saturday, March 21st.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
On episode No.6 of UFC 185 Embedded, Powered by Alienware, all roads lead to weigh-in day.
UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis, welterweights Johny Hendricks and Matt Brown and strawweight challenger Joanna Jedrzejczyk cut their final pounds in the gym, jacuzzi and hotel rooms.
Then it’s off to the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center for the fighters to face the scale — and their opponents.
UFC Embedded is an all-access, behind-the-scenes video blog leading up to the championship double-header at UFC 185, taking place this Saturday, March 14th.
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