Toronto – Fight Network, the world’s premier 24/7 multi-platform channel dedicated to complete coverage of combat sports, presents an action-packed weekend of live combat sports action, including the live prelims for UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: POIRIER vs. JOHNSON on Saturday, Sept. 17 at 8 p.m. ET, a live broadcast of LEGACY FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP 59 on Friday, Sept. 16 at 10 p.m. ET, plus live coverage ahead of Saturday’s showdown between Canelo Alvarez and Liam Smith.

Fight Network will air the live UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: POIRIER vs. JOHNSON prelims across Canada. In featured bouts from Hidalgo, Texas, Mexico’s Gabriel Benitez (18-6) battles American power puncher Sam Sicilia (15-6) at 145 pounds, Mexico’s Augusto Montano (15-2) meets Chicago’s Belal Muhammad (9-1) in a welterweight contest, Brazilian middleweight compatriots will clash when Antonio Carlos Junior (6-2, 1NC) faces Leonardo Augusto Leleco (11-2, 1NC), and Mexican bantamweight Jose Quinonez (5-2) throws down with the “KO King” Joey Gomez (6-1).

Friday’s presentation of LEGACY FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP 59 will air live on Fight Network in Canada and globally in over 30 countries across Europe, Africa and the Middle East. In the middleweight main event, Trevin Giles (7-0) puts his perfect record on the line against Ike Villanueva (11-7). Meanwhile, Ray Blodgett (10-3) takes on undefeated Jason Langellier (4-0) in a lightweight bout, featherweight Alex Black (10-4) welcomes Japan’s Takayuki Ijima (6-6) to American soil, once-beaten bantamweight Domingo Pilarte (5-1) collides with Cody Williams (10-6), plus heavyweight sluggers Orlando Coulter (6-1) and Jeremy Hardy (4-2) will cross paths. A pair of bantamweight bouts round out the card as Colin Wright (5-2) meets Adrian Yanez (4-1), while Randy McCullough (3-0) looks to extend his perfect mark against Mike Trinh (4-3).

Ahead of Saturday’s live UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: POIRIER vs. JOHNSON prelims, Fight Network presents the live weigh-ins on Friday, Sept. 16 at 5 p.m. ET, preceded by the live weigh-ins for Canelo Alvarez vs. Liam Smith at 3:30 p.m. ET. Fight News Now will also feature exclusive one-on-one interviews ahead of Saturday’s HBO pay-per-view event.

Former world title challenger Bethe Correia took a split decision from Jessica Eye in a Bantamweight cintest

In round two, Correia began to bleed from her forehead, while Eye had a welt under her right eye.

Corriea, 135 lbs of Champina Gardens, BRA won two cards by 29-28 scores, while Eye took a card 29-28. The decision was roundly booed by the pro-Eye Crowd.

Correia is 10-2. Eye, 135 lbs of Cleveland is 11-6-1.

Brad Tavares won a split decision over Caio Magalhaes in a middleweight bout.

Tavares, 186 lbs of Las Vegas won two cards by 30-27 and 29-28 tallies. Magalhaes took a card 29-28.

Tavares is now 14-5. Magalhaes, 185.5 lbs of Fautaleza, BRA is 9-3.

Nik Lentz pounded out Michael McBride in the 2nd round of their lightweight bout.

Lentz, 156 lbs of Coconut Creek, FL stopped McBride at 4:17 and is now 29-7-2-1. McBride, 158 lbs of Webster City, IA is 8-2.

Drew Dober destroyed Jason Gonzalez in the 1st round of their lightweight bout.

Dober landed a crunching lright that backed Gonzalez up against the cage. He followed up with a straight left and then 5 more hard shots crumpled Gonzalez to the ground and the fight was stopped at 1:45.

Dober, 155 lbs of Denver, CO is 17-7-1. Gonzalez, 156 lbs of Rancho Cucumanga, CA is 10-3.

Stipe Miocic 246 – Alistar Overeem 249
(UFC Heavyweight title)
Fabrcio Werdum 239.5 – Travis Browne 241
CM Punk 170 – Mickey Gall 170.5
Urijah Faber 136 – Jimmie Rivera 135.5
Jessica Andrade 115.5 – Joanne Calderwood 116
Jessica Eye 135 – Bethe Correia 135
Brad Tavares 186 – Caio Maghalhaes 185.5
Nik Lentz 156- Michael McBride 158
CB Dollaway 205 – Francimar Barrso 205.5
Yancy Medeiros 171 – Sean Spencer 170
Drew Dober 155 – Jason Gonzalez 156

Toronto – Fight Network, the world’s premier 24/7 multi-platform channel dedicated to complete coverage of combat sports, presents a live broadcast of RFA 43: Camozzi vs. Barnes this Friday, Sept. 9 from 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colo. The entire main card will be televised live in Canada and 30 countries across Europe, Africa and the Middle East beginning at 10 p.m. ET.

In addition, Fight Network will air extensive pre and post-fight coverage for UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem, including the live weigh-ins on Friday, Sept. 9 at 6 p.m. ET and the live post-fight press conference on Sunday, Sept. 11 at approximately 1:30 a.m. ET. Check listings for all airings of Fight Network’s original UFC 203 Pre-Show, an encore presentation of UFC 198: Werdum vs. Miocic, as well as the official UFC 203 Countdown Show and the four-part UFC docu-series THE EVOLUTION OF PUNK, chronicling former WWE superstar CM Punk’s journey from the wrestling ring to the UFC.

The main event of RFA 43 will feature a battle for the vacant RFA welterweight title as Brian “The Mantis” Camozzi (6-2) will look to keep the title in Colorado when he takes on Nick “The Phoenix” Barnes (11-1).

In other action, red-hot middleweight Adam Stroup (10-3) looks to put himself into title contention with a win over former two-title RFA title challenger Gabriel “Zangief” Checco (9-2), Boston “Boom Boom” Salmon (5-0) looks to keep his unblemished record in tact against Colorado’s own Zac “The Anointed Warrior” Riley (4-3) in a featured bantamweight bout, plus Cory Sandhagen (4-0) meets Clay Wimer (6-1) and Josh Wick (5-2) faces Jonathan Wyderko (2-0) in a pair of featherweight contests, while light heavyweight prospect Alonzo Menifield (1-0) pursues his second professional victory against Brock Combs (2-1)

Camozzi (6-2), the younger brother of UFC star Chris Camozzi, was quick to let the world know that there are two world-class fighters in the family when he made his RFA debut in January. “The Mantis” became the first man to finish Tyler Milner and he did so in 80 seconds at RFA 34. Camozzi then kicked off the main card of one of the most stacked cards of the year in April. Camozzi proceeded to showcase his dynamic striking prowess with UFC president Dana White sitting cageside at RFA 37. Camozzi knocked out Kenn Glenn with a flying knee that made White, former UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra, and current UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler jump to their feet in excitement. Camozzi now returns home to Colorado looking for championship gold.

Barnes (11-1) will be the man looking to spoil Camozzi’s homecoming party. “The Phoenix” rose to the top of the RFA welterweight division last month with a dominant Unanimous Decision victory over dangerous submission specialist Jose Diaz at RFA 38. Barnes is a resident of southern California, but he will be returning home to the Rocky Mountain region as he is a native of Rock Springs, Wyoming. UFC President Dana White was also sitting cageside for Barnes’ last fight, which gives him firsthand knowledge on the skills that both men will be bringing to this title fight. It is safe to say that this bout will be monitored closely by influential people with added interest in September.

For a full listing of Fight Network’s broadcast schedule, please visit www.fightnetwork.com, follow us on Twitter @fightnet, become a fan on Facebook and visit us on Instagram @fightnet.

oronto – Fight Network, the world’s premier 24/7 multi-platform channel dedicated to complete coverage of combat sports, today announced extensive live coverage for UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: ARLOVSKI vs. BARNETT from Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany, including the live main card, extensive pre-show and a three-hour original production entitled Arlovski vs. Barnett – 15 Years in the Making, which chronicles the similar career journeys of former UFC heavyweight champions Andrei Arlovski and Josh Barnett leading up to their explosive heavyweight main event on Saturday afternoon.

Fight Network will air the live UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: ARLOVSKI vs. BARNETT main card across Canada on Saturday, Sept. 3 at 3 p.m. ET. The main card will repeat in its entirety in primetime at 9 p.m. ET and again on Sunday, Sept. 4 at 11 p.m. ET.

In the main event, well-travelled top 10 heavyweights will finally cross paths as No. 6-ranked Belarusian sambo specialist Andrei Arlovski (25-12, 1NC) throws down with No. 9-ranked submission wrestling ace Josh Barnett (34-8). In the co-main event, No. 2-ranked Swedish sensation Alexander Gustafsson (16-4) looks to reassert his foothold in the light heavyweight division against Poland’s Jan Blachowicz (19-5). In another pivotal 205-pound showcase, Sweden’s Ilir Latifi (13-4, 1NC) faces a big step up in competition against perennial contender Ryan Bader (21-5). Meanwhile, Germany’s own Nick Hein (13-2) will kick off the main card in a lightweight contest against South Korea’s Tae Hyun Bang (18-9).

Check listings for additional fight week coverage, including Arlovski vs. Barnett – 15 Years in the Making. The three-hour special airs on:

Wednesday, Aug. 31 at 8 p.m. ET
Thursday, Sept. 1 at 3 p.m. ET
Friday, Sept. 2 at 7 p.m. ET
Saturday, Sept. 3 at 11 a.m. ET

On Thursday, Sept. 1 at 7 p.m. ET, Fight Network premieres a 60-minute UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: ARLOVSKI vs. BARNETT Pre-Show, featuring previews, predictions and analysis leading into the UFC’s first event in Hamburg.

Also this week, Fight Network presents the third episode of The Evolution of Punk, a four-part series documenting former pro wrestler CM Punk’s quest to become an MMA fighter. His wife reluctantly attends a sparring session to see his progress. The couple decides to move closer to Milwaukee to be closer to the gym, but just as everything is starting to come together for the fighter, he experiences a devastating setback. The 30-minute special airs on:

Tuesday, Aug. 30 at 9:30 p.m. ET
Thursday, Sept. 1 at 2:30 a.m. ET
Friday, Sept. 2 at 12:30 p.m. ET
Sunday, Sept. 4 at 5 p.m. ET

In addition to all the live events, Fight Network is the destination for UFC library content, specials and series, including The Ultimate Fighter, UFC Unleashed, UFC Now, UFC Ultimate Insider and classic UFC PPV, WEC and PRIDE events.

New programming this weekend includes:

Best of PRIDE – Sat, Sept. 3 at Midnight ET / Sun, Sept. 4 at 6 p.m. ET
WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis – Sun, Sept. 4 at 1 a.m. ET / Sun, Sept. 4 at 5 p.m. ET
UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Barao – Sun, Sept. 4 at 9 p.m. ET

Fight Network’s extensive slate of UFC programming this week is bolstered by a pair of live events on Friday, Sept. 2, beginning at 8:30 a.m. ET as ONE Championship invades Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for a live broadcast of ONE: Unbreakable Warriors. In featured bouts, featherweight hometown heroes Ev Ting (11-3) and Peter Davis (10-4) square off with Australian Robert Lisita (15-8) and Thailand’s Shannon Wiratchai (5-1, 1NC), respectively, plus Malaysia’s own Ann Osman (4-2) looks to extend her winning streak against Filipino prospect April Osenio (1-1), Brazilian Gilberto Galvao (29-5-1) battles Japan’s Tatsuya Mizuno (15-11-1) in a middleweight matchup and Yago Bryan (3-1) meets Gianni Subba (7-2) in a flyweight tilt.

Later that day, on Friday, Sept. 2 at 9 p.m. ET, North America’s largest Muay Thai organization finally debuts on Fight Network, as LION FIGHT 31 invades Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. with a pair of massive title fights topping the card. Reigning Lion Fight women’s welterweight champion Jorina Baars, who is best known for her stunning victory over the phenomenal Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino in March 2014, will put her title on the line against Angela “Riptide” Whitley. The vacant Lion Fight super lightweight crown is at stake when rising stars Gaston “The Dreamkiller” Bolanos takes on Tum “Hollywood” Sityodtong. Also at the top of the marquee is another burgeoning female fighter as European sensation Iman “Pretty Killer” Barlow makes her promotional debut.

UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: ARLOVSKI vs. BARNETT and ONE: Unbreakable Warriors will be televised on Fight Network across Canada, while LION FIGHT 31 will be televised in Canada and over 30 countries across Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

For a full listing of Fight Network’s broadcast schedule, please visit www.fightnetwork.com, follow us on Twitter @fightnet, become a fan on Facebook and visit us on Instagram @fightnet.

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Toronto – Fight Network, the world’s premier 24/7 multi-platform channel dedicated to complete coverage of combat sports, presents a pair of live events this Friday, Sept. 2, beginning at 8:30 a.m. ET as ONE Championship invades Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for ONE: Unbreakable Warriors, which is followed later at 10 p.m. ET by Fight Network’s debut of North America’s largest Muay Thai organization when LION FIGHT 31 emanates from Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn.

Both events air just one day ahead of the live UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: ARLOVSKI vs. BARNETT main card in Canada on Saturday, Sept. 3 at 3 p.m. ET. The main card will repeat in its entirety in primetime at 9 p.m. ET and again on Sunday, Sept. 4 at 11 p.m. ET.

Airing live exclusively across Canada at 8:30 a.m. ET, ONE: Unbreakable Warriors features featherweight hometown heroes Ev Ting (11-3) and Peter Davis (10-4) squaring off with Australian Robert Lisita (15-8) and Thailand’s Shannon Wiratchai (5-1, 1NC), respectively, plus Malaysia’s own Ann Osman (4-2) looks to extend her winning streak against Filipino prospect April Osenio (1-1), Brazilian Gilberto Galvao (29-5-1) battles Japan’s Tatsuya Mizuno (15-11-1) in a middleweight matchup and Yago Bryan (3-1) meets Gianni Subba (7-2) in a flyweight tilt.

Later that day, on Friday, Sept. 2 at 10 p.m. ET, LION FIGHT 31 airs live in Canada and over 30 countries across Europe, Africa and the Middle East, topped a by a pair of massive title fights. Reigning Lion Fight women’s welterweight champion Jorina Baars, who is best known for her stunning victory over the phenomenal Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino in March 2014, will put her title on the line against Angela “Riptide” Whitley. The vacant Lion Fight super lightweight crown is at stake when rising stars Gaston “The Dreamkiller” Bolanos takes on Tum “Hollywood” Sityodtong. Also at the top of the marquee is another burgeoning female fighter as European sensation Iman “Pretty Killer” Barlow makes her promotional debut.

In the UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: ARLOVSKI vs. BARNETT main event, well-travelled top 10 heavyweights will finally cross paths as No. 6-ranked Belarusian sambo specialist Andrei Arlovski (25-12, 1NC) throws down with No. 9-ranked submission wrestling ace Josh Barnett (34-8). In the co-main event, No. 2-ranked Swedish sensation Alexander Gustafsson (16-4) looks to reassert his foothold in the light heavyweight division against Poland’s Jan Blachowicz (19-5). In another pivotal 205-pound showcase, Sweden’s Ilir Latifi (13-4, 1NC) faces a big step up in competition against perennial contender Ryan Bader (21-5). Meanwhile, Germany’s own Nick Hein (13-2) will kick off the main card in a lightweight contest against South Korea’s Tae Hyun Bang (18-9).

Check listings for additional fight week coverage, including a three-hour original production chronicling the similar career journeys of Andrei Arlovski and Josh Barnett leading up to their explosive heavyweight main event. The special entitled Arlovski vs. Barnett – 15 Years in the Making airs on:

Wednesday, Aug. 31 at 8 p.m. ET
Thursday, Sept. 1 at 3 p.m. ET
Friday, Sept. 2 at 7 p.m. ET
Saturday, Sept. 3 at 11 a.m. ET

On Thursday, Sept. 1 at 7 p.m. ET, Fight Network premieres a 60-minute UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: ARLOVSKI vs. BARNETT Pre-Show, featuring previews, predictions and analysis leading into the UFC’s first event in Hamburg.

Also this week, Fight Network presents the third episode of the four-part UFC docu-series THE EVOLUTON OF PUNK, documenting former pro wrestler CM Punk’s quest to become an MMA fighter. His wife reluctantly attends a sparring session to see his progress. The couple decides to move closer to Milwaukee to be closer to the gym, but just as everything is starting to come together for the fighter, he experiences a devastating setback. The 30-minute special airs on:

Tuesday, Aug. 30 at 9:30 p.m. ET
Thursday, Sept. 1 at 2:30 a.m. ET
Friday, Sept. 2 at 12:30 p.m. ET
Sunday, Sept. 4 at 5 p.m. ET

In addition to all the live events, Fight Network is the destination for UFC library content, specials and series, including The Ultimate Fighter, UFC Unleashed, UFC Now, UFC Ultimate Insider and classic UFC PPV, WEC and PRIDE events.

New programming this weekend includes:

Best of PRIDE – Sat, Sept. 3 at Midnight ET / Sun, Sept. 4 at 6 p.m. ET
WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis Replay – Sun, Sept. 4 at 1 a.m. ET / Sun, Sept. 4 at 5 p.m. ET
UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Barao Replay – Sun, Sept. 4 at 9 p.m. ET

UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: ARLOVSKI vs. BARNETT and ONE: Unbreakable Warriors will be televised on Fight Network across Canada, while LION FIGHT 31 will be televised in Canada and over 30 countries across Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

For a full listing of Fight Network’s broadcast schedule, please visit www.fightnetwork.com, follow us on Twitter @fightnet, become a fan on Facebook and visit us on Instagram @fightnet.

Demian Maia choked out former world title challenger Carlos Condit in the 1st round of their welterweight bout in Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada.

Maia got Condit to tap from a rear naked choke at 1:52.

Maia, 171 lbs of Sao Paulo, BRA is 24-6. Condit, 170.5 lbs of Albuquerque, NM is 30-10.

Anthony Pettis submitted Charles Oliveria in the 3rd round of their lightweight bout.

Pettis made Oliveira tap with a front guillotine at 1:49 of round three.

Pettis, 146 lbs of Milwaukee, WI is 19-5. Oliveira, 143 lbs of Houston, TX is 20-6-1.

Paige Van Zant stopped Bec Rawlings in the 2nd round of their strawweight bout.

Van Zant landed a flying left kick that crumpled Rawlings to the canvas and Van Zant jumped on her and the fight was stopped at 17 seconds of round two.

Van Zant, 115.5 lbs of Sacramento, CA is 7-2. Rawlings, 115.5 lbs of Brisbane, AUS is also 7-2.

Jim Miller gained his 2nd victory over Joe Lauzon with a split decision in a lightweight bout.

Miller won two cards 29-28, while Lauzon took a card 29-28.

Miller, 154.5 lbs of Sparta, NJ is 27-8-1. Lauzon, 156 lbs of Bridgewater, MA is 26-13.

Sam Alvey stopped Kevin Casey in the 2nd round of their middleweight bout.

Alvey got Casey on the ground with a hard 3 punch combination and then jumped on Casey and landed 5 punches and the bout was stopped at 4:56 of round two.

Alvey, 186 lbs of Temecula, CA is 28-8-1. Casey, 185 lbs of Hawthorne, CA is 9-5-1-2.

Kyle Bochniav won a split decision over Enrique Barzola in a featherweight bout.

Bochniav, 145.5 lbs of Boston, MA won by scores of 29-28 twice and is now 7-1. Barzola, 145.5 lbs of Lima, Peru took a card 30-27 but falls to 11-3-1.

Alessio Di Chirico won a unanimous decision over Garreth McClellan in a middleweight bout.

McClellan began to bleed from his ear in round two.

Di Chirico, 185 lbs of Rome, IT won two cards 29-28 and is now 10-1. while McLellan, 184 lbs of Johannesburg, SA took a card and is now 13-5.

Felipe Silva remained undefeated by stopping Shane Campbell in the 1st round of their lightweight bout.

Silva dropped Campbell with a left hook and then jumped on Campbell with shots on the ground and referee John McCarthy at 1:13.

Silva, 154.5 lbs of Juiz De Forga, BRA is 8-0. Campbell, 156 lbs of Kelowana, BC, CAN is 12-6.

Conor McGregor won a majority decision over Nate Diaz in a welterweight rematch that lived up to the immense hype at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

McGregor came out early landing leg kicks in effort to slow Diaz down.  McGregor started mixing in punches as he featured straight left hands.  In round two, Diaz began to bleed around his left eye, and he seemed to be fading into the Las Vegas.  But it was McGregor who started to wilt at the end of round two and Diaz started to comeback and the fight was looking reminiscent of the first fight that took place on March 5.

Diaz had a big round three, as he landed some hard blows that had McGregor barely making it to the third round bell.  McGregor got his 2nd wind in round four as he opened up Diaz even more to the point that was clearly affected by the blood streaming down his face.  McGregor continued to score with his leg kicks and steadied himself against multiple takedown attempts by Diaz.  McGregor moved around the Octagon throughout the final round and held on for the victory by scores of 48-47 twice and 47-47.

The two intimated that a rubber match would be taking place at some point, but McGregor would like the fight at 155 pounds.

McGregor, 168 lbs of Dublind, IRE is now 20-3.  Diaz, 170.5 lbs of Stockton, CA is 20-11.

Anthony “Rumble”Johnson will get his rematch as he destroyed Glover Teixeira in 13 seconds of their light heavyweight bout.

Johnson landed one right uppercut that knocked Teixeira stiff and cold and the bout was stopped.

Johnson, 205.5 lbs of Boca Raton, FL is now 22-5.  Teixeira, 205.5 lbs is now 25-5.

Johnson will now earn his rematch with light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier,

Donald Cerrone scored a 2nd round stoppage over Rick Story in a welterweight contest.

Cerrone landed a body shot that was followed by a kick to the head that hurt Story.  Cerrone landed several punches that sent Story to the ground and then landed seven punches before referee Herb Dean stopped the bout at 2:02 of round two.

Cerrone, 170 lbs of Albuquerque, NM is now 31-7.  Story, 171 lbs of Vancouver, WA is 19-9.

Mike Perry stopped Hyun Guy Lim in the first round of their welterweight bout.

Perry dropped Lim hard several times with the final time coming from a hard left hand.  Lim was badly hurt and ate a few punches while on the ground that forced referee John McCarthy stopping the bout at 3:38.

Perry, 169 lbs of Orlando, FL is 7-0.  Lim, 171 lbs of Seoul, South Korea is 13-6-1.

Tim Means battered and dominated Sabah Homasi in the second round of their welterweight bout.

Homasi was bleedingbadly from his forehead after catching an elbow from Means in the first round.  Means continued to land at will as he divided his attack from body to the head and was efficient until a heavy combination forced referee Hern Dean to the stop the fight at 2:56.

Means, 171 lbs of Albuquerque, NM is 26-7-1.  Homasi, 170.5 lbs of Coconut Creek, FL is 11-6.

Sensationl prospect Cody Garbrandt remained perfect with a 1st round destruction of Takeya Mizugaki in a bantamweight bout.

Garbrandt landed perfect right that knicked Mizugaki down and Grabrandt jumped on his prey and pounded him out until referee John McCarthy ended the bout at 48 seconds.

Garbrandt, 136 lbs of Sacramento, CA is 10-0.  Mizugaki, 136 lbs of Kangwai, JAP is now 21-10-2.

Raquel Pennington won a three-round unanimous decision over Elizabeth Phillips in a featherweight bout.

Pennington, 135.5 lbs of Colorado Springs, CO won by scores of 30-27 on all cards and is now 8-6.  Phillips, 134 lbs of Spokane, WA is now 5-4.

Conor McGregor training partner Artem Lobov won a three-round unanimous decision over Nate Diaz training partner Chris Avila in a featherweight bout.

Lobov dominated with leg kicks and won by scores 30-27 on all cards.

Lobov, 144.5 lbs Dublin, IRE is now 13-12-1-1.  Avila, 146 lbs of Stockton, CA is 5-3.

In round three, Lobov was cut from his forehead from an accidental headbutt.

Cortney Casey made Randa Markos tap in round one of their stawweight bout.

Markos held an early advantage, but Casey reversed and got the armbar and Markos tapped at 4:34

Casey, 116 lbs of Maui, HI is now 6-3.  Markos, 116 lbs of Windsor, ONT, CAN is 6-5.

 

Follow all the action live as Nate Diaz takes on Conor McGregor in one of the most anticipated rematches in sports History.  The action begins at 8 PM ET with the Prelims and then at 10 PM ET with a stacked undercard featuring Anthony “Rumble” Johnson taking on Glover Teixeira.

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Round 1: McGregor landing leg kicks…lands a left knocks Diaz down…Combination…Diaz starting to punch…Leg kick from McGregor..Body shot…Hard leg kicks…another leg kick…2 hard punches..

Round 2 Big left drops Diaz…McGregor lets him up..Left drops Diaz..Diaz face bleeding..Hard leg kick…Nice counter left…Diaz starting to land punches…Diaz landa big combinaion..uppercuts…body

Round 3 Diaz lands a right McGregor fading…Right hook from McGregor..Back to the leg kicks..Counter left…Body shot..Inside shot from McGregor..Good combo from Diaz..Diaz pointing at McGregor..Diaz lands a 1-2..Diaz landing hard shots,,,,McGregor in trouble…Huge shots…McGregor barely gets out of the round

Round 4 Hard 1-2 from McGregor…leg kick..Diaz bleeding from eyes …he is pawing at his cuts…Hard leg kick from McGregor…body shot..Hard left..Diaz tries for the double…good defense from McGregor..Knee to body from Diaz…Big shot from McGregor..Knee to body from Diaz…Diaz staggers McGregor..great counter from McGregor..Good combination..another combination,..Hard left over the top..

Round 5 Diaz tries for another double leg and McGregor blocks it..Good combination from McGregor..Good left..Diaz landing little shots inside..Good takedown from Diaz.

48-47 TWICE FOR MCGREGOR AND 47-47

Round 1 JOHNSON LANDS A RIGHT AND DROPS TEIXEIRA AND THE FIGHT IS OVER…13 SECONDS…HUGE UPPERCUT

Round 1: Leg kick from Cerrone that is followed by a take down..Story reverses and pushes Cerrone on the cage..Cerrone attempting a triangle…Story lands a knee to the body..Inside leg kick from Story..Kick to the body and left hand…Leg kick from Cerrone..Leg kick..combination..Inside kick by story..

Round 2 2 good rights from Cerrone…Leg kick..Kick to head hurts Story…STORY IS DOWN …CERRONE LANDING AND THE FIGHT IS STOPPED

Round 1: Right from Lim..Nice uppercut…Big right from Perry drops Lim..Perry gets top control…Mounted Crucifix..Perry has him pinned down..Huge right knocks Lim down again and Perry begins the ground and pound..Lim is hurt and bleeding on the ground…Lim walks into a huge left and Lim goes down and after  COUPLE PUNHES THE FIGHT IS STOPPED

Round 1: Good counter right hand from Means..Good leg kick from Homasi..Right to chin from Means..Homasi lands a leg kick..Homasi gets a take down..Homasi looking tired..Take down for Homasi…Means throwing elbows to the arm..lect to body from means..short elbow…Homasi bleeding badly from his forehead..Short elbow from Means..Homasi is hurt..Body shots from Means..knee and a short elbow

Round 2 Means lands a kick to the body..Homasi seems hurt and tired..Body shots and right that hurts Homasi again….Means 50/83 in strikes…Good right from Means..Good right and left...HEAVY COMBINATION AND THE FIGHT IS STOPPED

Round 1:  Pennington lands a knee to the bottom…Phillips has Pennington’s neck

Round 2:  Knee to head from Pennington…Pennington has a front Guillotine…Good forearm from Phillips..Pennington pounding Phillips on the ground

Round 3 Hard right from Pennington..Hard take down…Pennington on top of Phillips..Pennington going for choke…full back mount..Vicious ground and pound…Penning going for triangle…Phillips gets out of it

30-27 on all cards for Pennington

Round 1 Leg kick from Lobov…Kick to the body..Lobov lands a left hand..2 good leg kicks..make that 3..Straight left..Leg kick..leg kick..18-7 strike advantage for Lobov..Good leg kick from Avila…9 leg kicks from Lobov..Kick to the body from Lobov

Round 2 Leg kick from Avila..1-2 from LobovLeg kick..

Round 3 Leg kick from Lobov..Lobov cut from his forehead from an accidental headbutt..Avila lands a kick to the head..Leg kick from Lobov..Lobov lands a kicks and falls…Avila gets on top..Lobov has landed 25 leg kicks…

Round 1: Markos has Casey down…Good control…Casey trying to get Markos Back..Casey has Markos arm hooked..Markos reverses..Pounding from behind..Big Elbow from Casey..Casey going for armbar…..MARKOS TAPS…

Conor McGregor 168 – Nate Diaz 170.5
Anthony Johnson 205.5 – Glover Teixeira 205.5
Donald Cerrone 170 vs. Rick Story 171
Hyun Gyu Lim 171 -Mike Perry 169
Sabah Homasi 170.5 – Tim Means 171
Cody Garbrandt 135 – Takeya Mizugaki 136
Raquel Pennington 135.5 – Elizabeth Phillips 134
Chris Avila 146) – Artem Lobov 144.5
Cortney Casey 116 – Randa Markos 116
Lorenz Larkin 170.75 – Neil Magny 171
Colby Covington 171 – Max Griffin 170.5
Alberto Uda 185.5 – Marvin Vettori 185.5

Yair Rodriguez won a five-round split decision over Alex Cacares in a featherweight bout in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Rodriguez, 146 lbs of Chicago, IL won two cards by 48-47 counts while Cacares took a card 49-46.

Rodriguez is 9-1. Cacares, 145 lbs of Miami, FL is 12-9-1.

Dennis Bermudez won a unanimous decision over Rony Jason in a featherweight bout.

Jason’s face was a mess as it was covered in blood from round one.

Bermudez, 146 lbs of Lyndonhurst, NY won by scores of 30-27 twice and 30-26 and is now 17-5. Jason, 146 lbs of Quixada, BRA is 15-6-1.

Thhales Leites scored a third round submission over Chris Camozzi in their middleweight bout.

Leites made Camozzi tap out with a rear naked choke at 2:58

Leites, 186 lbs of Rio di Jenairo, BRA is 26-6. Camozzi, 186 lbs of Lakewood, CO is 24-11.

Santiago Pozinbbio son a unanimous decision over Zaxk Cummings in a welterweight bout.

In round three, Cummings started to bleed from his nose.

Pozinbbio, 171 lbs of Coconut Creek, FL won by scores of 30-27 and 29-28 twice and is now 24-3. Cummings, 171 lbs of Kansas City. MO is 19-5.

Trevor Smith defeated Joe Gigloiotti via unanimous decision in a middleweight bout.

Gigliotti started bleeding from the nose in round two when he was hit with a knee.

Smith, 185.5 lbs of Tokwila, WA won by scores of 30-26 on all cards ans is now 14-6. Gigliotti, 185.5 lbs of Gilbert, AZ is 7-1..

Maryna Moroz won a split decision over Danielle Taylor in a strawweight bout.

Moroz, 115 lbs of Ukraine won by scores of 30-27 and 29-28, while Taylor took card 29-28.

Moroz is 7-1. Taylor, 11.5 lbs of Van Nuys, CA is 7-2.

Court Mcgee won a unanimous decision over Dominique Steel in a welterweight bout.

In round one, Steele was cut over his right eye.

McGee, 169.5 lbs of Orem, UT won by scores of 30-27 and 29-28 twice and is now 19-5. Steele, 171 lbs of Cincinnati, OH is 14-8.

Marcin Tybura scored an explosive second round stoppage over Viktor Pesta in a heavyweight bout.

In round two, Tybura countered a right hand with a devastating left kick to the head and Pesta was knocked out cold at 53 seconds.

Tybura, 249 lbs of Warszwa, POL is 14-2. Pesta, 239.5 of Prague, Czech Republic is 10-3.

David Teymur stopped Jason Novelli in the second round of their lightweight bout.

In round two, Teymur landed a straight left that sent Novelli to the ground. Teymur got t his feet only to eat six punches and the bout was stopped at 1:28.

Teymur, 155 lbs of Stockholm, SWE is 5-1. Novelli, 155.5 lbs of Portland, OR is 11-2-1.

Teymur was cut under his left eye in the first round.

Teruro Ishihara knocked out Horacio Gutierrez in the first round of their featherweight bout.

Ishihar landed a hard left that knocked Gutierrez down. Ishihara pounced on Gutierrez and landed one more clipping left and the fight was stopped at 2:32.

Ishihara, 146 lbs of Osaka, JAP is 10-2-2. Gutierrez, 146 lbs of Chicago is 3-3.

Yair Rodriguez 146 – Alex Caceres 145
Dennis Bermudez 146 – Rony Jason 146
Thales Leites 186 – Chris Camozzi 186
Zak Cummings 171 – Santiago Ponzinibbio 171
Trevor Smith 185.5 – Joe Gigliotti 185.5
Danielle Taylor 115.5 – Maryna Moroz 115
Court McGee 169.5 – Dominique Steele 171
Viktor Pesta 239.5 – Marcin Tybura 249
David Teymur 155 – Jason Novelli 155.5
Horacio Gutierrez 146 – Teruto Ishihara 146
Cub Swanson 144.5 – Tatsuya Kawajiri 145.5
Chase Sherman 245 – Justin Ledet 234.5

NEW YORK – August 2, 2016 – Combate Americas today announced that reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC) women’s bantamweight (135 pounds) superstar Julianna “The Venezuelan Vixen” Peña, along with 14-time UFC veteran and Team Alpha Male standout Danny “Last Call” Castillo and journalist Andrea Calle, will host the first-ever open tryout for the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports franchise, in Los Angeles, Calif. on Saturday, Aug. 13.

All men and women, ages 18 and over, who are interested in participating in the tryout with the opportunity to earn a multi-fight promotional agreement with Combate Americas, can pre-register online at www.CombateAmericas.com.

Castillo and Calle will preside over the event, while Peña, along with Combate Americas referee Mike Beltran and Combate Americas Fight Director Mel Valenzuela, will comprise the panel of judges for the tryout that will take place two days after the much-anticipated, 10-bout “Aspira A Mas Presents Combate Americas: Combate OCHO” event, live on UFC FIGHT PASS® from Exchange LA.

“We are on an aggressive hunt to give undiscovered, hungry talent the opportunity to shine on our big stage, and hosting an open tryout in one of the major cities of the U.S. that is also a hotbed for combat sports is one of the best ways to achieve this,” said Combate Americas CEO and UFC co-founder Campbell McLaren.

The tryout process will begin at 12 p.m. and will put candidates through a variety of drills testing speed, endurance and strength.

Basic boxing, kickboxing and grappling skills will also be examined.

Priced from $40, tickets for the “Aspira A Mas Presents Combate Americas: Combate Ocho,” 10-bout event are on sale at ItsMySeat.com as well as at The Exchange box office. UFC FIGHT PASS is available on personal computers, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Amazon Fire TV, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Android, Chromecast, Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV and Roku devices.

In the featherweight (145 pounds) main event, Urijah Faber protégé Erick Sanchez (7-2) of Sacramento, Calif. will look for his third win in the Combate Americas cage, or “La Jaula,” and fourth consecutive victory overall when he squares off with dangerous finisher Angel “Tito” Cruz (5-2) of Rio Piedras, P.R.

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ABOUT COMBATE AMERICAS
Combate Americas, LLC. is the first U.S. Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports franchise in history, designed to build Latino fighting champions and serve Hispanic fans, one of the world’s most avid groups of prize fighting enthusiasts. The Combate Americas franchise includes reality TV programming, live events and mobile programming. The company’s CEO, Campbell McLaren, is universally recognized as the co-founder/co-creator of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). New York Magazine described McLaren as “the marketing genius behind the UFC” and Yahoo! Sports proclaimed that he “knows more about the sport than just about anyone in it today.” With an unprecedented product and a blue-chip ownership and management team, Combate Americas is poised to break new ground and bring about a new era in world championship level MMA competition.

Nikita Khrylov stopped Ed Hermann in the 2nd round of their light heavyweight bout.

Khrylov landed a visious kick to the head sent Hermman down limp to the canvas.

Khrylov, 206 lbs of Doenesk, UKR is 21-4. Hermann, 205.5 lbs of Portland, OR is 24-12-1.

Jorge Masvidal won a unanimous decision over Ross Pearson in a welterweight bout.

Masvidal, 171 lbs of Miami, FL won by scores of 30-27 and 29-28 and is now 30-11. Pearson, 170 lbs of San Diego, CA is 21-12-1.

Anthony Hamilton destroyed Damian Grabowski in 14 seconds of their heavyweight bout.

Hamilton landed an uppercut and left that made Grabowski curl up along the cage. Two more punches made Grabowski go to the deck and the fight was over.

Hamilton, 258.5 lbs of Albuquerque, NM is 15-5. Grabowski, 256 lbs of Opole, POL is 20-4.

Wilson Reis choked out Hector Sandoval in the first round of their flyweiht bout.

Reis got Sandoval on his back and made him tap out at 1:49

Reis, 126 lbs of San Diego, CA is 21-6. Sandoval, 126 lbs of Sacramento is 12-3.

Robbie Lawler 170 – Tyron Woodley 170
(UFC Welterweight Title)
Rose Namajunas 116 – Karolina Kowalkiewicz 114.5
Matt Brown 171 – Jake Ellenberger 170
Francisco Rivera 135.5 – Erik Perez 135
Ryan Benoit 126 – Freddy Serrano 126
Nikita Krylov 206 – Ed Herman 205.5
Ross Pearson 170 – Jorge Masvidal 171
Anthony Hamilton 258.5 – Damian Grabowski 256
Wilson Reis 126 – Hector Sandoval 126
Michael Graves 170.5 – Bojan Velikovic 170.5
Cesar Arzamedia 155 – Damiam Brown 155.5

Valentina Shevchenko won a five-round unanimous decision over former world champion Holly Holm in a bantamweight bout at the United Center in Chicago.

Shevchenko, 133 lbs of Lima, Peru won on all cards by a 49-46 score and is now 13-2. Holm, 135 lbs of Albuquerque, NM is now 10-2.

Edson Barboza won a unanimous decision over Gilbert Melendez in lightweight fight.

Barboza, 155 lbs of Rio de Jineairo, BRA won by cores of 30-27 twice and 29-28 and is now 18-4. Melendez, 155 lbs of San Francisco, CA is 22-6.

Francis Ngannou stopped Bojan Mihalavic in the first round of their heavyweight bout.

Ngannou got Mihalovic on the gorund and pounded him out at 1:34.

Ngannou, 259 lbs of Paris, FRA is 8-1. Mihalavic, 228 lbs of Serbia is 10-4.

Felice Herrig scored a 1st round chokeout of Kailan Curran in a strawweight bout.

Herrig made Curran tap from a rear naked choke at 1:59.

Herrig, 115 lbs of Crystal Lake, IL is now 11-6. Curran, 116 lbs of Ewa Beach, HAW is 4-3.

Eddie Wineland stopped Frankie Saenz in the third round of their bantamweight bout.

Wineland landed a booming right in the final frame that crumpled Saenz to the canvas. Wineland landed several shots on the ground. Saenza got to his feet but was quickly pummeled and the fight was stopped at 1:54.

Wineland, 135 lbs of Chesepan, IN is 22-11-1. Saenz, 135 lbs of Scottsdale, AZ is 11-4.

Darren Elkins won a three round unanimous decision over Godofredo Pepe in a featherweight bout.

Elkins, 145 lbs of Portage, IN is won by scores of 30-26 and 29-27 twice and is now 22-5. Pepe, 145 lbs of Brazil is now 13-4.

Kamau Usman won a three round unanimous decision over Alexander Yakovlov in a welterweight bout.

Yakovlev was deducted a point in the first round for grabbing the fence. Yakovlov was cut under the eye in round three.

Usman, 170 lbs of Boca Raton, FL is now 8-1. Yakovlov. 170 lbs of Fairfield, NJ is now 23-7-1.

Michel Prazeres won a unanimous decision over JC Cottrell in a lightweight bout.

Prazeres, 155 lbs of Belim, BRA won by scores of 30-26 and 30-27 twice and is now 20-2. Cottrell, 155 lbs of Oklahoma City, OK is 17-4.

Eighth-ranked John Lineker stopped fifth-ranked Michael McDonald in one explosive round in their bantamweight bout in the main event of UFC Fight 91 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Lineker dropped McDonald twice and almost had the Modesto, California native out. McDonald got to his feet only to be dropped again and was basically out on the ground. Lineker added a couple more shots for good measure and referee Herb Dean stopped the bout at 2:43.

Lineker, 136 lbs of Brazil is now 28-7. McDonald, 135 lbs is 17-4.

Number-three ranked lightweight, Tony Ferguson had some anxious moments, but he came back to make Lando Vannata tap out in round two of their wild bout.

After almost being stopped on a few occasions in the first round, Ferguson came back to land a plethora of jabs and huge kick to the head that cut Vannata’s face in round two. Moments later, Ferguson had Vannata on the mat and made him tap out from a guillotine choke at 2:22.

Ferguson, 155 lbs of Orange County, CA is 22-3. Vannata, 155.5 lbs of Albuquerque, NM is now 8-1.

Tim Boetsch stopped Josh Samman in round two of their middleweight bout.

Boetsch pounded away at Samman in round two, which opened up a cut on Samman’s face. More hard shots forced referee John McCarthy to stop the bout at 3:49 of round two.

Boetsch, 186 lbs of Sunbury, PA is 19-10. Josh Samman, 186 lbs of Tallahassee, FL is 12-4.

Daniel Omiellanczyk won a three round majority decision over Aleksey Oliynyk in a Heavyweight bout

Oliynyk was bleeding from the right eye in round two from a left elbow

Omielanczyk, 238 lbs won by scores of won by scores of 29-28 times 28-28 and is now 19-5-1-1. Oliynyk, 243 1/2 lbs is 50-10-1.

Keita Nakamura made Kyle Noke tap with one second to go in round two of their welterweight bout.

Noke’s face was a bloody mess in round two from the striking of Nakamura. Nakamura had Noke in a choke when Noke submitted just as the bell sounded to end the round.

Nakamura, 171 lbs of Tokyo, JAP is now 32-7-2-1. Noke, 170 1/2 lbs of Albuquerque, NM is 22-9-1.

#12-ranked flyweight Louis Smolka stopped Ben Nguyen in round two of their flyweight bout.

Nguyen took some vicious shots while on the ground in round one that forced blood from the nose. Smolka continued to pound Nguyen more in round two and the blood flowed all over the face of Nguyen. Finally, Smolka continued to punish Nguyen and referee Herb Dean stopped the fight at 4:41 of round two

Smolka, 125.5 lbs of Kapeolei, HI is now 11-1. Nguyen, 125 lbs of Brisbane, AUS is 15-6.

Katlyn Chookagian won a unanimous decision over #13-ranked Lauren Murphy in a Bantamweight bout.

Chookagian, 135 lbs of Kenilworth, NJ is now 8-0. Murphy, 135.5 lbs of Glendale, AZ is 9-3.

Sam Alvey scored a 1st round submission over Eric Spicely in a middleweight bout.

Alvey made Spicely tap out with a front choke along the Octagon at 2:43.

Alvey, 185.5 lbs of Temecula, CA is 27-8-1. Spicely, 185 lbs of Olneyville, RI is 8-2.

Cortney Casey scored a 1st round stoppage over Cristina Stanciu in a straweight bout.

Casey got Stanciu on the ground and landed 8 elbows to the prone head of Stanciu and the bout was stopped at 2:36.

Casey, 116 lbs of Maui, HA is 5-3. Stanciu, 114 lbs of Bucharest, ROM is 5-2.

Scott Holtzman won a unanimous decision over Cody Pfister in a lightweight bout.

Holtzman, 155.5 lbs of Knoxville, TN won by scores of 30-27 twice and 29-28 and is now 9-1. Pfister, 156 lbs of Amarillo, TX is 12-6-1.

Juliana Pena won a three-round unanimous decision over Cat Zingano in a bantamweight bout.

Pena, 135.5 lbs of Spokane, WA won by scores of 29-28 on all cards and is now 9-2. Zingano, 135.5 lbs of Denver, CO is also now 9-2.

Kevin Gastelum won a three round unanimous decision over former welterweight champion Johny Hendricks.

Gastelum, 171 lbs of Yuma, AZ won by scores of 30-27 twice and 29-28 and is now 13-2. Hendricks, 171.25 lbs of Firt Worth, TX us 17-5.

TJ Dillashaw won a three round unanimous decision over Rapahel Assucao in a bantamweight bout.

Scores were 30-27 on all cards for Dillashaw, 136 lbs of Dencer, CO and is now 14-3. Assuncao, 135.5 lbs of Alpharetta, GA is 23-5.

Sage Northcutt won a unanimous decision by scores of 29-28 on all cards