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Yahya Steps in for Aldo to Face Mendes at UFC 133 August 6 in Philadelphia

(“Get a load of this guy. He calls himself ‘Money.'”)

The UFC moved swiftly to find a replacement opponent for number one UFC featherweight contender Chad Mendes when 145-pound champ Jose Aldo bowed out of a planned late summer match-up with the 26-year-old Hanford, California native earlier in the week. According to MMAJunkie, the promotion has inked Rani Yahya to face Mendes at UFC 133 August 6 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

(“Get a load of this guy. He calls himself ‘Money.’”)

The UFC moved swiftly to find a replacement opponent for number one UFC featherweight contender Chad Mendes when 145-pound champ Jose Aldo bowed out of a planned late summer match-up with the 26-year-old Hanford, California native earlier in the week. According to MMAJunkie, the promotion has inked Rani Yahya to face Mendes at UFC 133 August 6 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

According to Aldo, contrary to a Heavy.com report, he did not injure himself since his fight with Mark Hominick in April, but he is dealing with lingering nagging injuries that are going to take some time and rest to heal. As such, he was instructed by his doctor to take the time to heal up and take care of his afflictions before stepping back into the Octagon in the Fall.

News of the Mendes-Yahya pairing was first reported by MMAJunkie.com.

The fight could prove a huge opportunity for Yahya, an accomplished grappler who holds wins over Hominick and former WEC featherweight champions Mike Brown and Eddie Wineland. With guys like Josh Grispi and Dustin Poirier already booked for fights, Yahya was the next man down on the list who wasn’t already spoken for.

Mark Hominick was another fighter who was being considered, but considering he is still under a medical suspension in Canada from his UFC 129 war with Aldo and the fact that he and his wife had their first baby two weeks ago, he’s likely taking a much deserved vacation.

Exclusive Interview: Mark Hominick Reflects on Jose Aldo Fight, Potential Return Match Against the ‘Korean Zombie’

Mark Hominick MMA Live interview – Watch more Funny Videos

Three weeks after his unsuccessful bid for the UFC featherweight title at UFC 129, Mark Hominick was in London, Ontario, supporting his Adrenaline Training Center teammate James Haourt at MMA Live 1. Our own Brian J. D’Souza caught up with the local hero to get his thoughts on his last fight and his immediate future. Some highlights…

On his performance against Jose Aldo: “[He’s] one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world, and I wasn’t supposed to get out of the first round, and if there were 30 more seconds, I’d be wearing the belt right now. It was one of those fights that like, you go back to the drawing board and there’s a few things that could have changed, but I laid my heart out on the line, I laid it in the ring, I put everything into that fight and everybody who was there knows that, and everyone who watched the fight knows that…I almost had him finished in the fifth, and it’s just that the knockdown in the third kind of took the momentum I felt I was building, and kind of took the sail out until I had to come back in the fifth.”


Mark Hominick MMA Live interview – Watch more Funny Videos

Three weeks after his unsuccessful bid for the UFC featherweight title at UFC 129, Mark Hominick was in London, Ontario, supporting his Adrenaline Training Center teammate James Haourt at MMA Live 1. Our own Brian J. D’Souza caught up with the local hero to get his thoughts on his last fight and his immediate future. Some highlights…

On his performance against Jose Aldo: “[He’s] one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world, and I wasn’t supposed to get out of the first round, and if there were 30 more seconds, I’d be wearing the belt right now. It was one of those fights that like, you go back to the drawing board and there’s a few things that could have changed, but I laid my heart out on the line, I laid it in the ring, I put everything into that fight and everybody who was there knows that, and everyone who watched the fight knows that…I almost had him finished in the fifth, and it’s just that the knockdown in the third kind of took the momentum I felt I was building, and kind of took the sail out until I had to come back in the fifth.”

On Aldo’s punching power: “His hands are definitely harder that I thought. He’s very heavy-handed. The first uppercut he hit me with, I knew right away that I had to respect him. And I think that kind of hindered me from throwing a lot of combinations because I didn’t want to get mixing up, I wanted to score and get out, not trading punch for punch, because someone with punching power, that’s the fight they want.”

On Chan Sung Jung calling him out: “That’s a fight that I’d love to take…and I think that’s a fight that makes sense, because he’s just coming off a big win, I came off a loss, and we’re both up there, we’re both hungry, and I think another two fights and I’ll be deserving of a shot. But I just have to go out there and prove it, and that’s what I said three years ago when I started the winning streak I was on, it was like ‘there’s no more talk, I gotta go out there and prove it,’ and that’s what I gotta go back and do now. You have to win, you have to make impressive performances, and I have to go out and do that, not talk about it.”

Aldo Injured; Planned Fight With Mendes Pushed Back Until At Least Fall


(That’s what happens when you spar every day with Steven Seagal.)

Heavy.com is reporting that UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo has sustained an unspecified injury that will likely push back a planned late summer title defense against Chad Mendes.

According to the story, which sites several unnamed sources who predict the minor setback wil keep Aldo out until about September, Mendes will likely take a fight in the interim. Although no potential opponents have been named at this point, one fighter who would likely be up to facing Mendes is Mark Hominick, who logged a gutsy five-round war with Aldo in April at UFC 129 in Toronto.


(That’s what happens when you spar every day with Steven Seagal.)

Heavy.com is reporting that UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo has sustained an unspecified injury that will likely push back a planned late summer title defense against Chad Mendes.

According to the story, which sites several unnamed sources who predict the minor setback wil keep Aldo out until about September, Mendes will likely take a fight in the interim. Although no potential opponents have been named at this point, one fighter who would likely be up to facing Mendes is Mark Hominick, who logged a gutsy five-round war with Aldo in April at UFC 129 in Toronto.

Hominick has been linked to The Korean Zombie, Chan Sung Jung since Jung mentioned wanting a fight with the tough Canadian recently, but “The Machine” told us this week while in London, Ontario for MMA Live 1 that he thinks his stand-up will be too much for Jung to handle.

If MMAmath is any indication, he may be right.

Jung was knocked out in the second round by a highlight-reel headkick by George Roop – Hominick’s last victim — at WEC 51 in December. He rebounded at UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis to beat Leonard Garcia by Twister in a rematch of their WEC 48 bout, earning Submission of the Night honors for the tapout.

Sources close to Hominick tell us that he hasn’t been offered the bout yet, but say it’s likely a fight he would look at taking for his next one in the Octagon if it’s presented.

The MMA Hour With Mark Hominick, Frank Trigg, Donald Brashear, Mike Dolce

Filed under: UFC, FanHouse Exclusive, VideosHere’s who will be stopping by Monday’s episode of The MMA Hour.

* Mark Hominick, fresh off his exhilarating title fight against Jose Aldo at UFC 129, will update us on his health and what’s next for him.

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Here’s who will be stopping by Monday’s episode of The MMA Hour.

* Mark Hominick, fresh off his exhilarating title fight against Jose Aldo at UFC 129, will update us on his health and what’s next for him.

* Frank Trigg, who faces John Phillips at BAMMA 6 on May 21.

* Former NHL enforcer Donald Brashear will discuss his MMA debut at Ringside MMA 11.

* MMA nutritionist Mike Dolce, who has been working closely with UFC 130‘s Thiago Alves.

* Matt Mitrione will grace us with his presence for his popular “Mitrione Minute” segment.

Of course, we’ll be taking your calls. Give us a shout at: 212-254-0193 or 212-254-0237.

Watch the show live below beginning at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT. Download previous episodes of The MMA Hour on iTunes: audio feed here; video feed here.

Mark Hominick Says It’s Bittersweet to Get Congratulated After a Loss

Filed under: UFCOn Monday’s episode of The MMA Hour, Mark Hominick had a message for fans who were concerned about the softball-sized lump growing out of his forehead by the end of his featherweight title bout against Jose Aldo at UFC 129: it looked wo…

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On Monday’s episode of The MMA Hour, Mark Hominick had a message for fans who were concerned about the softball-sized lump growing out of his forehead by the end of his featherweight title bout against Jose Aldo at UFC 129: it looked worse than it felt.

And yeah, he knows it looked pretty bad.

“I remember watching fights, like the [Hasim] Rahman [vs. Evander Holyfield] fight, and it was like, oh my God. I could just imagine what the crowd and everybody else was feeling when they saw that, because it’s definitely disturbing to see that,” Hominick told Ariel Helwani. “But again, it’s a superficial injury. It’s not affecting my vision; it’s not affecting my performance. After I had an icepack on it after the fight, it went right down.”

MMA Top 10 Featherweights: Aldo on Top, Mendes No. 2

Filed under: UFC, Bellator, Rankings, FeatherweightsJose Aldo has now made his UFC debut and won the UFC’s first featherweight title fight, an entertaining if not terribly competitive unanimous decision over Mark Hominick at UFC 129. So what does the U…

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Jose Aldo has now made his UFC debut and won the UFC’s first featherweight title fight, an entertaining if not terribly competitive unanimous decision over Mark Hominick at UFC 129. So what does the UFC do with Aldo from here?

The fight I think the UFC really wants to make for Aldo is against Kenny Florian, who has more name recognition than anyone else on the UFC’s featherweight roster. If Florian wins his featherweight debut against Diego Nunes at UFC 131, he’ll instantly step into title contention — and into the featherweight Top 10.

But for now, the No. 1 featherweight appears headed toward an August showdown with the undefeated Chad Mendes — and on my featherweight rankings, that’s the right call.