Here is the card so far. UFC®181: Hendricks vs Lawler II Date: September 26, 2014 Venue: MGM Grand Hotel(Las Vegas, NV) Main Card Johny Hendricks vs. Robbie Lawler Anthony Pettis vs. Gilbert Melendez Travis Browne vs. Brendan Schaub UnderCard Corey Anderson vs. Gian Villante Todd Duffee vs. Anthony Hamilton …
source | FoxSports.com He’s not a fan of anybody getting a title shot ahead of him — especially not Cerrone or Alvarez. “Nate Diaz smashed him, Rafael dos Anjos smashed him, Benson Henderson, Anthony Pettis knocked him out, I don’t know why no one says ‘Khabib is the No. 1 …
source | MMAFighting.com “As the champ things are a little different now,” acknowledged Pettis, who is currently shooting the latest season of The Ultimate Fighter out in Las Vegas. “I’m trying to keep my composure and not get into situations.” Fortunately for Pettis, he knows knows when he’ll be able …
source | MMAJunkie.com “I’m not going to take him down,” he said at a Q&A session this past Friday prior to the weigh-ins for UFC 171 in Dallas. “I’m probably going to knock him out.” That’s not to say Pettis thinks it’s going to be easy to stop the former …
source | MMAJunkie.com “As for my staff, for sure I’ve got to go with my big brother Jake Shields since he brings so much experience to the table,” he said in the above video from our partners at Shoot Media. “He’s been here for so long, and no one outworks …
source | MMAJunkie.com Thomson (20-6 MMA, 3-2 UFC) thinks he should have gotten Melendez’s opportunity, and now he wants to return to the cage to show the UFC why. “It made me kind of sick to my stomach,” he told MMAjunkie Radio. “I think it’s a good chance I’ll be …
source | MMAJunkie.com Despite agreeing to an offer from Bellator MMA, Gilbert Melendez (22-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) will still fight for the UFC. UFC officials today announced Melendez has agreed to a new contract with the world’s largest MMA promotion and will now coach on “The Ultimate Fighter 20″ opposite current lightweight champ Anthony …
source | Bellator.com “The moment Gil was legally able to explore the free agent market, Gil’s management team reached out to me and we began figuring out how to bring Gil to Bellator,” said Bellator Chairman & CEO Bjorn Rebney. “It’s no secret that I’ve been a big “El Nino” fan …
OF-THE-NIGHT-BONUS’ Fight of the Night: Gilbert Melendez vs. Diego Sanchez Knockout of the Night: John Dodson Submission of the Night: Tony Ferguson RESULTS Main Card (Live Pay-per-view, 10 PM ET) Cain Velasquez defeated Junior Dos Santos by TKO (Ref Stoppage, 5th Round, 3:09) Daniel Cormier defeated Roy Nelson by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Gilbert Melendez defeated Diego …
source | MMAFighting.com Gilbert Melendez is my golden ticket,” Sanchez declared on Wednesday. “I’ve done it before. I fought two fights in 2009 at 155. Straight to the belt. “(Melendez) has never been stopped. He avenged two of his three losses. His only loss is to Benson Henderson in a …
UFC 166: Velasquez vs. dos Santos III Date: October 19, 2013 Venue: Toyota Center MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET) Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos – for heavyweight title Daniel Cormier vs. Roy Nelson Gilbert Melendez vs. Diego Sanchez Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Shawn Jordan John Dodson vs. Darrell Montague …
UFC 166: Velasquez vs. dos Santos III Date: October 19, 2013 Venue: Toyota Center MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET) Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos – for heavyweight title Daniel Cormier vs. Roy Nelson Gilbert Melendez vs. Diego Sanchez Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Shawn Jordan John Dodson vs. Darrell Montague …
GREAT fight for Diego… leaps backward for Melendez. Source | MMAJunkie.com In an intriguing lightweight matchup, former Strikeforce champion Gilbert Melendez (21-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) meets “The Ultimate Fighter 1” winner Diego Sanchez (24-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) at October’s UFC 166 event in Houston. MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) in June first reported …
Main Bouts (Live on Fox, 8:00 PM ET) -Benson Henderson defeated Gilbert Melendez by Split Decision (47-48, 48-47, 48-47) -Daniel Cormier defeated Frank Mir by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) -Josh Thomson defeated Nate Diaz by TKO (Ref Stoppage, 2nd Round, 3:44) -Matt Brown defeated Jordan Mein by TKO (Ref Stoppage, …
UFC on FOX 7: Henderson vs. Melendez Date: April 20, 2013 Venue: HP Pavilion MAIN CARD (FOX, 8 p.m. ET) Benson Henderson vs. Gilbert Melendez – for lightweight title Daniel Cormier vs. Frank Mir Nate Diaz vs. Josh Thomson Matt Brown vs. Jordan Mein PRELIMINARY CARD (FX, 5 p.m. ET) …