UFC Fight Night 82 rumored for Jessica Eye vs. Bethe Correia, Sam Alvey vs. Daniel Sarafian Globo reports that Jessica Eye Eventually got her wish in Rival on the UFC’s card at Pittsburgh.
Eye (11-4) is coming off back to back losses to Miesha Tate and Julianna Pena and will be looking to avoid three straight losses for the first time in her profession. The 29-year old is currently 1-3 -1 NC at the UFC, with her lone win coming from Leslie Smith in UFC 180. Correia (9-1) competes for the first time since her 34-second weight loss loss to former bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey at UFC 190 at August. Also on the card is a middleweight matchup that definitely will not disappoint. Alvey (26-7) is coming off the first knockout loss of his professional career, as Derek Brunson put him away from the first round of the fight back at UFC Fight Night 73. The loss snapped”Smilin”`s fight win streak. Sarafian (9-5) bounced back from a two-fight slide after knocking out Ant??nio dos Santos Jr. at UFC Fight Night 58 back in December 2014. UFC Fight Night 82 takes place on Feb. 21 in the Consol Energy Center at Pittsburgh, PA.. Here’s an updated look at the UFC Pittsburgh card Jessica Eye vs. Bethe Correia (rumor) Cody Garbrandt vs. John Lineker Derek Brunson vs. Roan Carneiro Sam Alvey vs. Daniel Sarafian Joe Riggs vs. Chris Camozzi Trevor Smith vs. Leonardo Augusto Guimaraes Shane Campbell vs. James Krause Brandon Thatch vs. Siyar Bahadurzada Anthony Hamilton vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov Sean Strickland vs. Alex Garcia Sarah Moras vs. Lauren Murphy Ovince Saint-Preux vs. Rafael”Feij??o” Cavalcante added to UFC 196 Is the vacant Strikeforce light heavyweight title on the line? Per UFC Tonight, Ovince Saint-Preux will take on Rafael”Feij??o” Cavalcante. Saint Preux (18-7) had his two battle win streak snapped in his last fight — along with his third-round entry loss to Glover Teixeira in August — but has amassed an impressive 6-2 UFC record. His sole UFC reverses have been into the aforementioned Teixeira and top contender Ryan Bader. Cavalcante (12-6, 1 NC) has lost two straight and three of the last four fights. The 35-year-old is in desperate need of a victory if he wishes to maintain his spot on the UFC’s light heavyweight roster. UFC 196 takes place Feb. 6th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Fabricio Werdum signs eight-fight contract with the UFC According to Ariel Helwani on UFC Tonight, current UFC heavyweight champion Werdum has reportedly signed a new eight-fight contract that the UFC. The contract is reportably worth seven figures. Werdum (20-5-1) will defend his title at UFC 196 in February at a rematch against former champion Cain Velasquez. Al Iaquinta undergoes successful knee operation, aiming for July return UFC lightweight Al Iaquinta experienced a successful knee operation Monday. MMAFighting.com’s Ariel Helwani verified that UFC lightweight Al Iaquinta underwent successful knee surgery on Monday. The New York native hopes to return to training in three to four months with a possible return in July. Iaquinta (12-3-1) is coming off a controversial split decision victory over Jorge Masvidal at UFC Fight Night 63 back in April. Then he was scheduled to fight Bobby Green in UFC Fight Night 71 in San Diego, but an accident to Green forced him off the card. Gilbert Melendez was tabbed as his replacement, but he failed a post fight drug evaluation and Iaquinta was abandoned with no opponent. CABMMA discovers fraud by fighters MMAFighting.com’s Guilherme Cruz reports that the Brazilian MMA Athletic Commission (CABMMA) is defined to reveal the names of several MMA fighters who perpetrated fraud by falsifying medical exams. This was discovered during a secret investigation and it ought to be noted, the series of frauds doesn’t incorporate any fighters presently signed from the UFC. CABMMA charman Rafel Favetti told MMAFighting.com”The commission was doing a secret identification against frauds in medical exams provided by athletes in many gyms. We got to a stage where we’re possibly addressing a criminal gang, a gang that has as its motto to fraud medical exams for MMA athletes” Favetti also mentioned that each the fighters involved in this investiation will be suspended indefinitely and probably banned from the sport.
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