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Betting Odds For UFC Fight Night 95: Cyborg Massive Favorite

UFC Fight Night 95 is here, and it goes down tonight (Saturday, September 24th) from the Nilson Nelson Gymnasium in the Brazilian capital of Brasilia. The UFC Fight Pass prelims begin at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT and feature three bouts, the FOX Sports 1 prelims begin at  8 p.m. ET/5 pm. PT and feature

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UFC Fight Night 95 is here, and it goes down tonight (Saturday, September 24th) from the Nilson Nelson Gymnasium in the Brazilian capital of Brasilia. The UFC Fight Pass prelims begin at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT and feature three bouts, the FOX Sports 1 prelims begin at  8 p.m. ET/5 pm. PT and feature four bouts. The main card begins on FS1 at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT and feature six bouts.

The main features Cris Cyborg vs. Lina Lansberg while the co-main event features Renan Barao vs. Phillipe Nover. Rounding out the main card is Roy Nelson vs. Antonio Silva, Francisco Trinaldo vs. Paul Felder, and Godofredo Pepey vs. Mike De La Torre.

Here are the full UFC Fight Night 95 betting odds courtesy of BigOnSports:

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L A Lansberg +712 vs. C Cyborg -1285

P Nover +360 vs. R Barao -455

A Silva +340 vs. R Nelson -425

P Felder +105 vs. F Trinaldo -125

E Spicely +464 vs. T Santos -602

M De La Torre +100 vs. G Pepey -120

M Prazeres +197 vs. G Burns -243

M Tanaka -103 vs. R Yahya -117

D Ortiz +160 vs. J Formiga -185

L Chagas -121 vs. E Silva +101

A Patrick +141 vs. S Ray -166

H Urbina +360 vs. V Luque -455

G Franca -139 vs. G Gillespie +119

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Liam McGeary vs. Phil Davis Main Events Bellator 163

Bellator MMA has announced several bouts for the upcoming Bellator 163 event including the main event and co-main event. The main event will feature Bellator light heavyweight champion Liam McGeary (11-0) vs. Phil “Mr. Wonderful” Davis (16-3) while the co-main event will feature a welterweight battle between Saad Awad (19-8) and Brennan Ward (13-4). Also

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Bellator MMA has announced several bouts for the upcoming Bellator 163 event including the main event and co-main event.

The main event will feature Bellator light heavyweight champion Liam McGeary (11-0) vs. Phil “Mr. Wonderful” Davis (16-3) while the co-main event will feature a welterweight battle between Saad Awad (19-8) and Brennan Ward (13-4). Also announced is a female featherweight contest pitting Marloes Coenen (23-7) against undefeated Brazilian Talita Nogueira (6-0).

McGeary has finished his opponent in 10 of his 11 career bouts, including eight first round wins – one coming against Tito Ortiz and is fresh off a win over Emanuel Newton at Bellator 134. Davis returns to the Bellator MMA cage having won three consecutive contests and seven of his last nine.

The event takes place on November 4 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The prelims will air on Bellator.com and the main card will air live on SPIKE at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT. Tickets for Bellator 163 are on sale now at Bellator.com, as well as the Mohegan Sun Box Office and Ticketmaster.  Here is the updated card for the event:

Main Card:

Light Heavyweight World Title Bout: Liam McGeary (11-0) vs. Phil Davis (16-3)

Welterweight Feature Bout: Saad Awad (19-8) vs. Brennan Ward (13-4)

Featherweight Feature Bout: Marloes Coenen (23-7) vs. Talita Nogueira (6-0)

Preliminary Card:

Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Josh Diekmann (15-7, 1 NC) vs. Tyler King (11-4)

Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Blair Tugman (8-6) vs. Walter Smith-Cotito (4-4, 1 NC)

Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Michael Zichelle (8-4) vs. Tim Caron (5-0)

Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Ilya Kotau (1-1) vs. Carlos Corriea (1-0)

Flyweight Preliminary Bout: Sarah Payant (1-3) vs. Hannah Regina (Debut)

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Report: Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz Booked For UFC 205

It looks as if November 12’s UFC 205 from Madison Square Garden in New York has added another title fight to its card. According to a report from Bloody Elbow, reigning women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk will put her title on the line against fellow polish combatant and No. 2-ranked contender Karolina Kowalkiewicz. “Joanna Champion”

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It looks as if November 12’s UFC 205 from Madison Square Garden in New York has added another title fight to its card. According to a report from Bloody Elbow, reigning women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk will put her title on the line against fellow polish combatant and No. 2-ranked contender Karolina Kowalkiewicz.

“Joanna Champion” also took to her official Instagram account to post a picture of herself holding a freshly signed bout agreement:

Kowalkiewicz currently possesses an undefeated 10-0 professional record as well as a 3-0 record inside the Octagon. She’s picked up victories over Randa Marcos, Heather Clark, and former title challenger Rose Namajunas.

Jedrzejczyk, on the other hand, is also undefeated at 12-0, and has defended her strap three times to date. After destroying former champion Carla Esparza in March 2015, the Polish striker has taken out Jessica Penne, Valerie Letorneau, and Claudia Gadelha, looking more impressive each time out.

UFC 205 will also play host to a welterweight title fight between Tyron Woodley and surging contender Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson. Also confirmed for the event is a welterweight bout between Donald Cerrone and Kelvin Gastelum, a featherweight bout between Frankie Edgar and Jeremy Stephens, and a middleweight fight between Rashad Evans and Tim Kennedy.

It’s currently unclear which bout will headline the monumental card.

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BJ Penn Blasts Georges St-Pierre: Nobody Will Remember Him

Long before Georges St-Pierre was considered one of the greatest of all-time, he faced BJ Penn at UFC 58. At the time ‘The Prodigy’ was yet to embark on his mission as lightweight champion, but had already won the welterweight championship two years prior against Matt Hughes. In a 170-pound welterweight title eliminator, ‘Rush’ defeated Penn

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Long before Georges St-Pierre was considered one of the greatest of all-time, he faced BJ Penn at UFC 58. At the time ‘The Prodigy’ was yet to embark on his mission as lightweight champion, but had already won the welterweight championship two years prior against Matt Hughes. In a 170-pound welterweight title eliminator, ‘Rush’ defeated Penn by split decision and went on to win the belt from Hughes at UFC 65. The Hawaiian would return to lightweight and win the belt before once again facing ‘GSP.’

This time around St-Pierre held the welterweight championship, and Penn was attempting to become a two-division (at the same time) champion. After a grizzly beating the fight was ended by corner stoppage at the end of the fourth, and so ended Penn’s rivalry with ‘Rush.’ Following that second meeting, their careers went in very different directions. Remaining champion for the best part of the next five years, the Canadian national hero would retire in late 2013. Penn would defend his lightweight strap two more times before losing it to Frankie Edgar, winning just three of his next nine fights before retiring in 2014.

BJ Penn GSP

Comebacks

After nearly three years away from the UFC, Georges St-Pierre is heavily rumoured for a return in Toronto at UFC 206. Penn has decided to make a comeback too, and will square off against Ricardo Lamas in a featherweight tilt on October 15. The former lightweight and welterweight champion would try to set up a third fight with ‘GSP,’ but the consensus greatest 170-pounder of all-time wasn’t having any of it.

“It’s an unnecessary risk for my legacy, for my career to take to fight a guy like him right now,” St-Pierre said. “It has nothing that will be good for me right now. I think he’s very dangerous. If it would be a walk in the park, I would do it.”

GSP vs. Penn

Penn’s Response

Clearly frustrated by St-Pierre’s refusal, BJ Penn fired off a few shots about his old foe. As quoted by Bloody Elbow, ‘The Prodigy’ is steaming off those comments. Check it out:

“I remember when I fought him the first time, when he was nobody, I didn’t think about it being risky for my legacy,” Penn said in an interview with Rapid Fire. “That’s why I believe, when all this is said and done, that’s why I’ll be remembered but he will never be remembered.”

“You know, Anderson Silva was there, he could have fought Anderson Silva, but he never fought Anderson Silva for his legacy. Just as a rule of thumb, for myself personally, I don’t live thinking about my legacy. I’ll fight. I want to fight anyone, you know?”

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Future

Now 37-years of age, it’s an unsure future in the fight game for BJ Penn. The last time we saw him fight was a tough spectacle to watch. ‘The Prodigy’ looked shaky at featherweight, and Frankie Edgar scored a brutal TKO to send Penn to retirement. Will he be able to overcome ‘The Bully’ in Manilla? If so, perhaps he’ll make leeway towards that third fight with Georges St-Pierre.

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Breaking: Chael Sonnen Ends Retirement, Signs Multi-Fight Deal With Bellator

The wait is over. Former UFC middleweight and light heavyweight title challenger ‘The Bad Guy’ Chael Sonnen has decided to come out of retirement and once again compete in mixed martial arts (MMA), but this time he’ll be competing under the Bellator banner. Sonnen told the associated press that he has signed a multiyear, multi-fight

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The wait is over.

Former UFC middleweight and light heavyweight title challenger ‘The Bad Guy’ Chael Sonnen has decided to come out of retirement and once again compete in mixed martial arts (MMA), but this time he’ll be competing under the Bellator banner.

Sonnen told the associated press that he has signed a multiyear, multi-fight deal with Scott Coker and Bellator. When asked why he lied about having no interest in returning to the sport after being asked multiple times over the years, ‘The Bad Guy’ had this to say:

“I’m a heel. Heels lie.”

Sonnen is expected to discuss his signing with the organization in a conference call tomorrow afternoon according to MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani:

ESPN’s Brett Okamoto also reported that UFC President Dana White has confirmed that the UFC granted Sonnen’s release in order for him to sign with Bellator:

As for Sonnen’s first opponent in Bellator, early reports suggest ‘The Bad Guy’ has former UFC champ Tito Ortiz on his radar for his debut bout:

Sonnen took to Twitter to comment on his signing with Bellator, and he did it in only three words:

We’ll keep you updated as we learn more….

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Report: Sage Northcutt Unable To Fight Mickey Gall At UFC 205

24-year-old Mickey Gall picked up the third victory of his professional mixed martial arts career at last weekend’s (September 10, 2016) UFC 203 by destroying former professional wrestler CM Punk in the very first round of their main card bout. During his post-fight interview with color commentator Joe Rogan, Gall said that he was interested

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24-year-old Mickey Gall picked up the third victory of his professional mixed martial arts career at last weekend’s (September 10, 2016) UFC 203 by destroying former professional wrestler CM Punk in the very first round of their main card bout. During his post-fight interview with color commentator Joe Rogan, Gall said that he was interested in fighting ‘killers’ from now on, specifically calling out fellow young gun “Super” Sage Northcutt for a clash at November 12’s UFC 205 from Madison Square Garden in New York.

UFC President Dana White was quick to comment on the idea, saying that Northcutt’s team was also interested in the fight and that the UFC would make it happen, although that doesn’t seem to be the case as of now.

According to Jonathan Shrager, who recently spoke with Northcutt’s father, Mark, “Super Sage” was never approached regarding the potential scrap and he’s also currently dealing with a staph infection and will be unable to compete at UFC 205:

Northcutt is coming off of a decision victory over Enrique Martin at July 9’s UFC 200, a win that extended his UFC record to 3-1. Prior to that, he had suffered a disappointing loss to Bryan Barberena last January. “Super Sage” has competed both at lightweight and welterweight, but as his father said, he’d be willing to meet Gall at 170-pounds when the time is right.

The bout certainly makes sense given the stage each fighter is at, but obviously Northcutt will need to return to full health before the two could sign on the dotted line.

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