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LAS VEGAS – UFC 177 comes to us Saturday night from Sacramento, with a bantamweight title fight between champion T.J. Dillashaw and No. 1 contender Renan Barao. It’s an immediate rematch of a fight back in May, when Dillashaw defeated then-champ Barao. The most memorable thing about that fight – besides a +550 underdog winning the belt – was the total domination that Dillashaw displayed that evening. He won every round and finally finished Barao in the fifth....

Bad blood started between Jones and Cormier in early August to announce their fight at UFC 178 in September. After the pre-fight press conference, they did a face to face staredown. Jones leaned his forehead into Cormier and a brawl ensued into the lobby of the MGM Grand Hotel. That led to both guys getting fined by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for the incident and a lot anticipation to see the fight happen....

But when comes down to it, he will kick your butt quicker than he can beat up Floyd Mayweather. Unfortunately for Johnson, for one reason or another he is always fighting for respect. People say he’s not a draw, too small, not charasmatic and boring. MORE: Astonishing UFC photos | TKO Radio podcast Johnson will once again try to go out and prove those critics wrong when he defends his flyweight championship in the main event of Saturday’s UFC 186 against Kyoji Horiguchi....

In the main event, Ronda Rousey will defend the UFC women’s bantamweight championship against Bethe Correia. MORE: Rousey’s career-defining-moments | Classic Ronda Rousey photos | UFC 190 keys to victory Rousey and Correia made weight as the champion weighed in at 135 pounds and the challenger came in at 134. After Rousey weighed in, they went right at each other and face to face. Correia was talking Portuguese to Rousey, who just stared a hole through Correia....

Now, the leading MMA organization is in search of a new flag-waver. Look no further than heavyweight Francis Ngannou, who knocked Alistair Overeem back to the Netherlands with one vicious left uppercut in the co-main event of UFC 218 and will fight Stipe Miocic for the heavyweight championship of the world in the beginning of 2018. “When you look at him, he looks like the heavyweight champion of the world,” White said at the presser....

The main event features a rematch as Max Holloway defends the featherweight championship against former titleholder Jose Aldo. In the co-main event, in heavyweight action, former Strikeforce champion and UFC title challenger Alistair Overeem (43-15) battles rising contender Francis Ngannou (10-1). Who walks out of the “Motor City” with the featherweight championship? UFC 218 predictions Max Holloway vs. Jose Aldo for the UFC featherweight title Kyte: I think it’s worth noting that there seems to be this weird revisionist history happening with the first fight now that a couple months have passed and they’re about to run it back....

The co-headlining bout, however, will be for the vacant women’s flyweight title between Valentina Shevchenko and Joanna Jedrzeczyk, who will be extending their amateur Muay Thai rivalry, onto the big stage. In case you didn’t know.. On December 8th, 2018, the UFC will be moving to the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The main event championship bout between Max Holloway and Brian Ortega has been scheduled again for UFC 231, after a previously failed attempt to make the fight happen at UFC 226....

UFC president Dana White announced the matchup Wednesday to ESPN. Justino later confirmed the fight on her Instagram page. DAZN: There’s a new way to watch fight sports — find out more A post shared by CRIS CYBORG 🌎CHAMPION (@criscyborg) on Aug 22, 2018 at 3:38pm PDT Calls for the two best female fighters in the world to meet began when Justino destroyed Yana Kunitskaya by first-round TKO at UFC 222 and Nunes beat Raquel Pennington by unanimous decision at UFC 224....

While speaking at the UFC 239 post-fight press conference, UFC president Dana White confirmed Rockhold suffered a broken jaw during his brutal knockout loss to Jan Blachowicz on Saturday and suggested he take it as a sign considering his injury history. Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year “I think Luke Rockhold should talk about hanging it up,” White said at the UFC 239 post-fight press conference....

These two fighters had been set to face each other numerous times, but somehow or the other, the fight never seemed to happen. However, there was no escaping the fight tonight at UFC 241 where both fighters pushed each other’s limits. However, once the fight was done, there was one man standing tall, and it was Paulo Costa – much to the displeasure of the crowd. Who won Yoel Romero vs Paulo Costa at UFC 241?...

The last time Nurmagomedov (27-0) fought was a fourth-round submission victory over Conor McGregor at UFC 229. More people remember the aftermath than the stellar performance of the Dagestani star when he leaped over the cage and went after McGregor teammate Dillon Danis that incited a melee between the two fight camps. Nurmagomedov received a nine-month suspension from the Nevada State Athletic Commission and fined $500,000 (he later got it back)....

After facing off with Anderson, Walker slowly turned his head around and comically raised an eyebrow, posing for photos with a cartoonish grin. To complete the act, he grabbed his leg and pretended to labor in pain as he walked off the stage. Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year In a snapshot, the scene during Thursday’s UFC 244 media day proves that Walker’s personality remains as vivid as ever after returning from shoulder surgery stemming from a self-induced injury....

Sherdog.com and The New York Times report that there are plans for the April 18 event to take place at the Tachi Palace Casino Resort, a facility near Lemoore, Calif., about 40 miles south of Fresno. The casino, which is on land belonging to the Tachi-Yokut tribe, was shut down March 20, the Times reported. Rewatch classic fights on DAZN UFC president Dana White had been searching for an alternative venue for UFC 249 ever since the original site, Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N....

Hughes Ricour, the managing director of Ubisoft Singapore (the studio responsible for Skull and Bones), has reportedly been removed from the position following a leadership audit. The news comes from an internal company email sent out by Virginie Haas, Ubisoft’s chief studios operating officer; one which Kotaku was able to obtain. RELATED: Skull and Bones Revealed as Ubisoft’s New IP While it isn’t stated why Ricour has been removed, this does follow an investigation into workplace abuse conducted by Gamasutra back in August....

More important, Pritchard — who suffered a massive stroke in 2012 that left him temporarily paralyzed and wheelchair-bound — walked the stage Friday to receive it at the university’s commencement ceremony in Orlando, according to the Knights’ website. MORE: FSU the front-runner for Golson | 2015-16 bowl projections | 2015 breakout candidates Pritchard, a defensive end for the Knights from 2008-11, was at home in Atlanta in the summer of 2012 when he suffered the rare stroke....

The Knights dominated in a 38-13 blowout, improved to 10-0 on the season and extended the nation’s longest win streak to 23 games heading into a Rivalry Week matchup against South Florida (7-4) next week. It doesn’t matter whether you feel like the Knights are the valiant team fighting the good fight for the Group of 5 or the upstart that tweets statements its program can’t cash. MORE: Takeaways from UCF’s win over Cincinnati...

We’re assuming it’s Rosen’s dorm since he posted the video to his account. There’s also another twist to this story involving an Arizona fan, which you can read about here. Let’s just say that Arizona fan posted a photo of herself in the hot tub with Rosen on her own Instagram account. A video posted by Josh Rosen (@josh3rosen) on Oct 17, 2015 at 12:15pm PDT MORE: SN Week 8 Power Rankings | Strength of schedule analysis...

Line: SMU -3.5, Total: 144 (Current NCAA Tournament spreads and totals) UCLA Record: 20-13 ATS: 17-16 O/U: 12-20 Overview: The selection of the Bruins was probably the most-widely panned of the committee’s decisions, but they were actually a nice bet in the latter part of the season, finishing on a 10-3 ATS run. UNDER has been an even stronger play when it comes to UCLA games, as the bet cashed in 16 of the Bruins’ 22 most recent games, a run that started with an embarrassing 83-44 loss at Kentucky on Dec....

Udinese come into this game on the back of a 3-1 win over Vicenza in the third round of the Coppa Italia on Wednesday. Goals from former Sheffield Wednesday attacker Fernando Forestieri, Spain international Gerard Deulofeu and winger Ignacio Pussetto secured the win for Luca Gotti’s Udinese. Young forward Gabriele Gori scored the only goal for Vicenza. AC Milan, on the other hand, beat Czech Republic side Sparta Prague 3-0 in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League on Thursday....

I’d originally intended to have this piece focus on a stellar performance against PSG (which was not forthcoming on the night) and perhaps only fleetingly bring up that fat but obscure win. It was significant only up to the point that it ensures they keep pace with Dybala and Co at the summit, and stall Inter who are breathing hard down their necks. The football on show in the Napoli vs PSG match wasn’t thoroughly enjoyable, except, perhaps, for Kylian Mbappe doing his thing down the flanks....