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Max Holloway vs. Charles Oliveira To Headline UFC Fight Night: Saskatoon
This fight is gonna be dope as fuck.
Max Holloway vs. Charles Oliveira headlines UFC Fight Night card in Canada - MMA Fighting
UFC’s second trip to Canada in 2015 will be headlined by top ranked featherweights.
Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira, both fighters riding long winning streaks in the 145-pound division, are set to collide in a five-round bout on Aug. 23 at the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, Canada, The Star Phoenix reported on Monday.
Holloway (13-3) has looked impressive as of late, scoring five finishes in his current six-fight winning streak, including submissions over Cub Swanson and Andre Fili.
Oliveira (20-4, 1 no-contest) won four post-fight bonuses in his last four fights, defeating the likes of Nik Lentz and Jeremy Stephens.
"I really honestly believe that whoever wins this fight will be in a (No. 1) contender's fight next," UFC director of Canadian operations Tom Wright told The Star Phoenix.
The UFC Fight Night card will air live on Fox Sports 1, and tickets go on sale on June 26.
This fight is gonna be dope as fuck.
Max Holloway vs. Charles Oliveira headlines UFC Fight Night card in Canada - MMA Fighting
UFC’s second trip to Canada in 2015 will be headlined by top ranked featherweights.
Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira, both fighters riding long winning streaks in the 145-pound division, are set to collide in a five-round bout on Aug. 23 at the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, Canada, The Star Phoenix reported on Monday.
Holloway (13-3) has looked impressive as of late, scoring five finishes in his current six-fight winning streak, including submissions over Cub Swanson and Andre Fili.
Oliveira (20-4, 1 no-contest) won four post-fight bonuses in his last four fights, defeating the likes of Nik Lentz and Jeremy Stephens.
"I really honestly believe that whoever wins this fight will be in a (No. 1) contender's fight next," UFC director of Canadian operations Tom Wright told The Star Phoenix.
The UFC Fight Night card will air live on Fox Sports 1, and tickets go on sale on June 26.
Jacare’ Souza won’t wait for title shot, open to fight with Vitor Belfort
RIO DE JANEIRO --Luke Rockholdwill be the next to challenge UFC middleweight championChris Weidman, andRonaldo Souzaisn’t happy about it. The Brazilian middleweight, former Strikeforce middleweight champion and undefeated in five UFC fights, believes he did enough to earn a shot at the gold.
"Sometimes I wonder why people don’t give us credit," "Jacare" said during the UFC 190media day in Rio de Janeiro. "My fight with Rockhold (in Strikeforce) was a five-round war and people started to mock me, they didn’t know how tough Rockhold was. It’s good that they start believing in our work, in the Brazilians. Sometimes a loss happens, even if by the judges’ hands, but we come back stronger. I surprised against Mousasi, and will do the same to Rockhold, no doubt."
Souza, who avenged an old loss to Gegard Mousasi with a fourth-round guillotine choke last September, believes he should be the next in line, saying that Rockhold wins aren’t that impressive.
"I don’t think it’s fair," he said. "I thought that Rockhold should get past by me to fight for the title, or wait before I get my shot at the title. That’s the reality, there’s no other way, but unfortunately happened this way and we have to do one more fight.
"I don’t think (Rockhold) fought tougher fighters, I don’t know why people say that," he continued. "He fought Tim Boetsch, who has more holes in his game than a Swiss cheese. He fought Costa Phillipou, who can’t stop a takedown – but his merits for beating him standing. I fought Okami, who is tougher than them. I fought Mousasi, who is as tough as Lyoto – and he did a great job. And he fought Belfort, and I don’t even need to comment on that."
With Weidman vs. Rockhold official, "Jacare" won’t sit and wait for his opportunity.
"I’m anxious and always ready to fight," he said. "Give me a tough opponent and I will beat him up. I won’t wait for anyone. I was not born to wait, I was born to become champion."
Vitor Belfort, who recently lost to Weidman for the title in May, could be an option.
"I could fight him, yes," Souza said. "If he accepts, I can fight him."
Souza believes he’s a better grappler and striker than Weidman, and is not ready to call the champion a "Brazilian Killer" following wins over Anderson Silva, Vitor Belfort, andLyoto Machida.
"I’ve seen him fight at the ADCC and I know about his qualities, but he’s not a ‘Brazilian Killer’," Souza said. "I’ve seen two Brazilians beat him, one (Vinny Magalhaes) with a flying armbar, andAndre Galvao. When I fight him, I’ll show that I’m the champion."
RIO DE JANEIRO --Luke Rockholdwill be the next to challenge UFC middleweight championChris Weidman, andRonaldo Souzaisn’t happy about it. The Brazilian middleweight, former Strikeforce middleweight champion and undefeated in five UFC fights, believes he did enough to earn a shot at the gold.
"Sometimes I wonder why people don’t give us credit," "Jacare" said during the UFC 190media day in Rio de Janeiro. "My fight with Rockhold (in Strikeforce) was a five-round war and people started to mock me, they didn’t know how tough Rockhold was. It’s good that they start believing in our work, in the Brazilians. Sometimes a loss happens, even if by the judges’ hands, but we come back stronger. I surprised against Mousasi, and will do the same to Rockhold, no doubt."
Souza, who avenged an old loss to Gegard Mousasi with a fourth-round guillotine choke last September, believes he should be the next in line, saying that Rockhold wins aren’t that impressive.
"I don’t think it’s fair," he said. "I thought that Rockhold should get past by me to fight for the title, or wait before I get my shot at the title. That’s the reality, there’s no other way, but unfortunately happened this way and we have to do one more fight.
"I don’t think (Rockhold) fought tougher fighters, I don’t know why people say that," he continued. "He fought Tim Boetsch, who has more holes in his game than a Swiss cheese. He fought Costa Phillipou, who can’t stop a takedown – but his merits for beating him standing. I fought Okami, who is tougher than them. I fought Mousasi, who is as tough as Lyoto – and he did a great job. And he fought Belfort, and I don’t even need to comment on that."
With Weidman vs. Rockhold official, "Jacare" won’t sit and wait for his opportunity.
"I’m anxious and always ready to fight," he said. "Give me a tough opponent and I will beat him up. I won’t wait for anyone. I was not born to wait, I was born to become champion."
Vitor Belfort, who recently lost to Weidman for the title in May, could be an option.
"I could fight him, yes," Souza said. "If he accepts, I can fight him."
Souza believes he’s a better grappler and striker than Weidman, and is not ready to call the champion a "Brazilian Killer" following wins over Anderson Silva, Vitor Belfort, andLyoto Machida.
"I’ve seen him fight at the ADCC and I know about his qualities, but he’s not a ‘Brazilian Killer’," Souza said. "I’ve seen two Brazilians beat him, one (Vinny Magalhaes) with a flying armbar, andAndre Galvao. When I fight him, I’ll show that I’m the champion."
i don't remember the Bendo fight too much, but I do think he won the Alvarez fight. on paper he's 1-3. he musta begged for the Iaquinta fight. I don't fuck with Iaquinta since he started crying at his last fight.
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