No. 8 women’s strawweight contender Felice “Lil Bulldog” Herrig talks about life after The Ultimate Fighter, her journey through MMA, staying grounded, and facing Paige VanZant. Felice Herrig takes on Paige VanZant during the main card at Fight Night New Jersey.
UFC Fight Night Jersey takes place Saturday April 18th coming live from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
UFC youngster Paige VanZant talks about life in the limelight, her cooking skills, her dancing background, and facing Felice Herrig inside the Octagon. Paige VanZant takes on Felice Herrig during the main card at UFC Fight Night 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)
UFC veteran Chris Camozzi took his fight with Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza on a week’s notice to get another shot inside the Octagon. He’ll face Jacare in the co-main event of Fight Night New Jersey on Saturday night.
UFC Fight Night Jersey takes place Saturday April 18th coming live from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
Featherweight Cub Swanson revisits the juvenile hall he used to be in during his childhood to speak to children about changing their lives for the better. See Cub Swanson take on Max Holloway during the main card at Fight Night New Jersey.
UFC Fight Night Jersey takes place Saturday April 18th coming live from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
Light heavyweight contender Ovince Saint Preux talks about his transition from the football field to the Octagon, and how his skills and strengths help him during his fights. OSP takes on Patrick Cummins during the prelims at Fight Night New Jersey.
UFC Fight Night Jersey takes place Saturday April 18th coming live from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
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.
Bellator MMA signed sixth* ranked Light Heavyweight in the world, Phil “Mr. Wonderful” Davis (13-3, 1 NC), to an exclusive, multi-fight deal, who had this to say about his signing:
“I can’t wait to be fighting in Bellator and wreck shop on everyone. I am the absolute best and most dominant grappler to ever fight in MMA and I’m excited to get in there and compete at my new home.”
Born and raised in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Phil attended college close to home at Penn State University, where he became a four-time NCAA Division I All-American wrestler for the Nittany Lions.
Davis had his first professional MMA fight in 2008 and accrued nine wins in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, including victories against the likes of Antônio Rogério Nogueira, Lyoto Machida, Alexander Gustafsson, Brian Stann and Glover Teixeira.
A member of Alliance MMA in San Diego, Calif., where he trains alongside Bellator stars like Michael Chandler and Joey Beltran, “Mr. Wonderful” joins the promotions Light Heavyweight division, which is currently upheld by British champion Liam McGeary.
“Phil is a world-class Mixed Martial Artist and we are very happy to be adding him to our roster of some of the best Light Heavyweights in the world,” said the promotion’s president, Scott Coker. “Bellator remains fully committed to building its world-class roster by signing top free agents like Davis, as well as grooming up-and-coming stars. We’ve got some amazing matchups in mind for ‘Mr. Wonderful’ that we will be announcing in the weeks to come.”
Bellator’s Light Heavyweight division is one of the deepest in the promotion, with stars like British champion Liam McGeary, Tito Ortiz, “King Mo” Lawal, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Emanuel Newton and Linton Vassell.
*Ranking according to http://www.sherdog.com
[Press Release]
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.
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