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  • UFC On FOX 17: Dos Santos vs. Overeem co-main event announced

    By Ryan Frederick, WrestlingObserver.com

    A long-awaited heavyweight bout between former UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior Dos Santos and former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem will serve as the co-main event of UFC On FOX 17 in Orlando, Florida on December 19. UFC officials announced the bout today on Twitter.

    Dos Santos and Overeem have previously been scheduled to fight before, at UFC 146 in May 2012 when Dos Santos held the UFC Heavyweight Championship. However, Overeem was pulled from the bout after he was avoiding a drug test from the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Dos Santos instead faced Frank Mir, making his only successful title defense when he scored a TKO over Mir in the second round.

    The two have been long-rumored to be fighting, but injuries have slowed the booking of the bout. They were slated to fight at UFC 160 in May 2013, but Overeem pulled out due to an injury. Dos Santos has been out of action since scoring a decision win over Stipe Miocic at UFC On FOX 13 in December. The fight in December will be only Dos Santos’ second fight since losing a trilogy bout with Cain Velasquez for the UFC Heavyweight Championship at UFC 166 in October 2013. Meanwhile, Overeem has won two straight bouts and is looking at a potential title shot with a win over Dos Santos.

    UFC On FOX 17 will be headlined by a UFC Lightweight Championship bout as Rafael Dos Anjos makes his first title defense against the top contender, Donald Cerrone. Also on the card is a lightweight bout between Michael Johnson and Nate Diaz, which was announced by the UFC last night.

  • Fights To Make Following UFC Fight Night 74

    By Ryan Frederick, WrestlingObserver.com

    UFC Fight Night 74 ended with a whimper on Sunday night. Max Holloway extended his win streak to seven straight, and he now has ten wins in the UFC at just 23-years-old. It wasn’t the way he wanted to win as his opponent Charles Oliveira suffered a neck injury just 99 seconds into the bout, and was stretchered out of the Octagon following the fight. Holloway was looking good on his feet before the injury, but without a satisfying ending, it remains to be seen whether Holloway is ready to fight for a title.

    The UFC’s debut in Saskatoon may have had a disappointing ending, but there was some solid action on the card. Neil Magny and Patrick Cote were among the winners on the main card, and as we move past UFC Fight Night 74, it is time to play matchmaker and come up with some fights to make in the aftermath of UFC Fight Night 74.

    Max Holloway vs. Frankie Edgar

    Max Holloway was able to take home the win in the main event of UFC Fight Night 74, scoring a TKO victory over Charles Oliveira after Oliveira suffered a neck injury very early in the fight. While it was not the type of win Holloway was looking for, it still extended his win streak to seven and keeps him in the top five of the UFC’s featherweight rankings. He’s ready for the next level of competition and a title eliminator bout, and that means one man right now- Frankie Edgar. Edgar is, without a doubt, next in line for a shot at the UFC Featherweight Championship when the saga between Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor ends. However, he isn’t going to sit around and wait and wants to remain active. Holloway is the right fight for him to take at this time, and it would be a fine addition to a December card in Las Vegas, whether it be a main card bout for UFC 194, or even a headliner for the TUF 22 Finale.

    Neil Magny vs. Rick Story

    Neil Magny made a quick turnaround at UFC Fight Night 74, coming back 22 days after seeing his seven-fight win streak stopped by Demian Maia. It was a solid bounce back for Magny, who scored a split decision win over Erick Silva, who didn’t look like himself on Saturday night. The fight shouldn’t have even been a split decision and Magny was lucky he didn’t get robbed of a decision as he clearly won. Magny is now 8-1 in his last nine fights and is still a top-flight welterweight. He will definitely be back in action, likely sooner rather than later, this year, and a fight against the man he replaced on Sunday, Rick Story, looks to be a solid match-up. Story has won two straight fights and three of his last four, and both are similarly ranked. Story should be back in action before the end of the year.

    Patrick Cote vs. Hector Lombard

    Patrick Cote scored an impressive third-round technical knockout win over Josh Burkman in a fun fight at UFC Fight Night 74. Cote rocked Burkman several times throughout the fight, but Burkman showed heart in surviving. It was a battle in the final round and Burkman looked to have Cote hurt before Cote rocked Burkman with a right hand and finished him with more shots on the ground. It was Cote’s first stoppage win in the Octagon since 2008, but his resurgence since coming back has seen him win five of his last six fights. Cote is in line for a solid fight, and he called out a fighter in his post-fight interview- Hector Lombard. Lombard did call out Cote a while back, but is currently out of action until at least January due to a drug test failure. Cote let it be known he wants Lombard when he comes back, calling him a cheater in the process. Let’s get that fight booked for Lombard’s return.

    Francisco Trinaldo vs. Olivier Aubin-Mercier

    Francisco Trinaldo and Olivier Aubin-Mercier both picked wins on Sunday night at UFC Fight Night 74 and extended their win streaks in the process. Trinaldo picked up his fourth straight win when he became the first man to defeat former TUF winner Chad Laprise, finishing him by TKO in the first round. Aubin-Mercier scored his third straight win, going to a decision with Tony Sims. He wasn’t as impressive, only landing three significant strikes in the full 15 minutes, the least amount of significant strikes ever landed in that length of time. Aubin-Mercier only has eight fights in his career, but he is ready for the next level of competition. Trinaldo is that next level. It makes sense to book them against each other.

    Valerie Letourneau vs. Joanne Calderwood

    Valerie Letourneau remained undefeated in her UFC career as she moved to 3-0 inside the Octagon win an unanimous decision win over Maryna Moroz. It was the fourth straight win overall for Letourneau, and she has now won seven of her last eight fights. Her last loss came at the hands of Claudia Gadelha, who will next challenge for the title in the women’s strawweight division. Letourneau is ready for a step up in competition, so why not against the woman that was derailed by Moroz- Joanne Calderwood. Calderwood scored a win in her last fight and she is looking at getting back into contention. She has just one blemish on her career, to Moroz, and now that Letourneau has blemished Moroz’ career, she and Calderwood would be a solid booking.

  • SAT. UPDATE: SummerSlam weekend notes, UFC sort of announces next Ronda Rousey co-main event, & more

    by David Bixenspan | davidbix@wrestlingobserver.com | Follow @davidbix

    Major shows this weekend:

    NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn airs live from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York tonight at 9:00 p.m. ET on WWE Network (preceded by a NXT TV taping airing Wednesday):

    NXT Championship: Finn Balor (c) vs. Kevin Owens in a ladder match (Half of double main event)
    NXT Women’s Championship Sasha Banks (c) vs. Bayley (Other half of double main event)
    NXT Tag Team Championship: Blake & Murphy (c) vs. The Vaudevillains
    Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Tyler Breeze
    Samoa Joe vs. Baron Corbin
    Apollo Crews vs. Tye Dillinger (Crews/Uhaa Nation makes his debut on his birthday)

    They’ve made a point of billing the top two matches as a double main event and treating them that way, which is for the best . Even though the women’s title match should be the emotional high point of the night if Bayley wins as expected, Owens-Balor is a ladder match and given the way NXT is booked, it can’t really go on next to last. On another presentation note, here’s to hoping that Liger gets his proper entrance music, though since it’s dubbed on NJPW World, I’m not exactly holding my breath.

    WWE SummerSlam 2015 live from Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, New York on WWE Network and pay-per-view:

    Brock Lesnar vs. The Undertaker
    WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins vs.  United States ChampionJohn Cena for both titles
    WWE Intercontinental Championship: Ryback (c) vs. The Miz vs. The Big Show
    WWE Tag Team Championship: The Prime Time Players (c) vs. Los Matadores vs. New Day vs. Lucha Dragons
    Sheamus vs. Randy Orton
    Roman Reigns & Dean Ambrose vs. Bray Wyatt & Luke Harper
    Kevin Owens vs. Cesaro
    Three-Way Elimination Match (Whole team is out when they lose a fall): Team PCB vs. Team Bella vs. Team B.A.D.
    Dolph Ziggler vs. Rusev
    Steven Amell & Neville vs. Stardust & Cosmic King Barrett

    A rare Sunday UFC card (opposite SummerSlam no less) comes tomorrow in the form of UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Oliveira:

    MAIN CARD (FOX SPORTS 1- 9 PM ET/6 PM PT):
    Max Holloway vs. Charles Oliveira in the five round main event.
    Neil Magny vs. Erick Silva
    Patrick Cote vs. Josh Burkman
    Chad Laprise vs. Francisco Trinaldo
    Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Tony Sims
    Maryna Moroz vs. Valerie Letourneau

    PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX SPORTS 1- 7 PM ET/4 PM PT):
    Sam Stout vs. Frankie Perez
    Yves Jabouin vs. Felipe Arantes
    Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs. Nikita Krylov
    Chris Kelades vs. Chris Beal

    PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC FIGHT PASS- 6 PM ET/3 PM PT):
    Shane Campbell vs. Elias Silverio
    Misha Cirkunov  vs. Daniel Jolly

    Not much at all in the way of name value, but the fights have a ton of potential for action on paper, especially with the fireworks the main event and c-feature should bring,

    Raw on Monday is, of course, still in Brooklyn at Barclay’s Center, while SmackDown is being taped Tuesday in Providence, Rhode Island.

    Feedback, polls and show report requests: 

    For this weekend, we will be doing polls on both NXT Takeover tonight and SummerSlam tomorrow, so you can leave a thumbs up, thumbs down or thumbs in the middle along with a best and worst match to Dave Meltzer

    Looking for reports on the following, which you can send to newstips@wrestlingobserver.com:
    Global Force Wrestling TV tapings from last night in Las Vegas

    ROH from tonight in MCU Park in Brooklyn

    We’re also looking for reports on the various WWE activities around New York, as well as th Five Borough Wrestling/House of Glory show last night with Rey Mysterio vs. The Amazing Red, the Jim Ross show tonight at 7 p.m. at the Gramercy Theater, and the Pro Wrestling Syndiate show at 8 p.m tonight in Sayreville, NJ with Rey Mysterio Jr., Kenny Omega, Sabu and Mick Foley.

    Saturday Daily Update

  • UFC Fight Night 74: Holloway vs. Oliveira weigh-in results and live video

    Welcome to WrestlingObserver.com’s live coverage of the UFC Fight Night 74: Holloway vs. Oliveira weigh-ins from the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan kicking off at 6 PM eastern time. The event airs on Sunday on FOX Sports 1 at 9 PM eastern time. Preliminary card action kicks off on UFC Fight Pass at 6 PM eastern time before moving over to FOX Sports 1 at 7 PM eastern time. This marks the first time the Octagon has been seen in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.

    The event is headlined by a five-round featherweight bout as rising contenders and top-ranked fighters Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira square off in the first main event of both men’s UFC careers. Holloway puts a six-fight win streak on the line while Oliveira puts his four-fight win streak on the line. In the co-main event, Neil Magny looks to rebound from seeing the end of his seven-fight win streak as he takes a short notice bout against the tough Brazilian, Erick Silva. Also on the main card is a welterweight bout between long-time UFC veterans Patrick Cote and Josh Burkman.

    MAIN CARD (FOX SPORTS 1- 9 PM ET/6 PM PT):

    Max Holloway (145) vs. Charles Oliveira (145.5)
    Neil Magny (170.5) vs. Erick Silva (171)
    Patrick Cote (170) vs. Josh Burkman (170)
    Chad Laprise (155.5) vs. Francisco Trinaldo (155.5)
    Olivier Aubin-Mercier (155) vs. Tony Sims (155.5)
    Maryna Moroz (115) vs. Valerie Letourneau (116) This was the second attempt.   Letourneau weighed in at 117 the first try.

    PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX SPORTS 1- 7 PM ET/4 PM PT):

    Sam Stout (155) vs. Frankie Perez (155.5)
    Yves Jabouin (135.5) vs. Felipe Arantes (135.5)
    Marcos Rogerio de Lima (205) vs. Nikita Krylov (205.5)
    Chris Kelades (125.5) vs. Chris Beal (126)

    PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC FIGHT PASS- 6 PM ET/3 PM PT):

    Shane Campbell (155) vs. Elias Silverio (154.5)
    Misha Cirkunov (205) vs. Daniel Jolly (204)

  • UFC Fight Night 74 Picks And Betting Game From The Secret Psychic Spy~!

    By the Secret Psychic Spy (secretpsychicspy@yahoo.com)

    Starting Bankroll: $1,500

    Current Bankroll: $744.18

    Last week (Aug 8): 3/5 Overall 75/134 (56%)

    Back on the winning track last time out, with a slight profit at the UFC Nashville event. This weekend, the Octagon is in Saskatoon, SK and there’s a lot of Canada vs the World on this card. In fact three of my picks are from the Great White North. Here’s the five picks on the card that I think have the best value. I’d also highly recommend if you like  props to bet on the Magny/Silva and Krylov/de Lima fights not going to the judges.

    Pick 1 – Nikita Krylov (18-4) +125 over Rodrigo de Lima (13-2-1) I’m betting $100 to win $125

    Both of these guys are former heavyweights who’ve moved down a weight class. Both are knockout artists whose UFC fights have never gone the distance. I like Krylov here as he’s faced a slightly higher level of competition, with his UFC losses coming to huge heavyweight Soa Paleli and top 205 lb contender Ovince St Preux.

    Pick 2 – Sam Stout (20-11-1) -115 over Frankie Perez (9-2) I’m betting $100 to win $86.96

    This fight is basically a pick ‘em and I really like Stout to go into the fountain of youth and grind out a decision win. Despite his reputation for one punch power, “Hands of Stone” usually wins by decision and that’s what I think he does here. Perez lost his only UFC fight to non-contender Johnny Case and he’ll go 0-2 here.

    Pick 3 – Maryna Moroz (6-0) -190 over Valerie Letourneau (7-3) I’m betting $100 to win $52.63

    Moroz had a spectacular UFC debut earlier this year, destroying Joanne Calderwood, who was thought to be a title contender. She may be the only person in the 115 lb division who can match champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk in the striking department. Letourneau has looked good so far in her UFC career but I think the gets blitzed by the Ukranian “Iron Woman” here.

    Pick 4 – Olivier Aubin-Mercier (6-1) -245 over Tony Sims (12-2) I’m betting $100 to win $40.82

    Aubin-Mercier has been very impressive since losing the TUF Nations final match to Chad Laprise (who also fights on this card). He’s submitted both of his opponents and looked really good in doing so. The Tri-Star product, who many have compared to legendary Welterweight Champion George St. Pierre, should make quick work of the debuting Sims here.

    Pick 5 – Max Holloway (13-3) -240 over Charles Oliveira (20-4) I’m betting $100 to win $41.67

    For any of you out there who will be watching SummerSlam instead of this card, it should be over before the time these two hit the cage for the main event. It’s worth making time to watch this as this should be a hell of a fight. Both are future potential contenders for whomever emerges from the Jose Aldo/Conor McGregor fight in December and are both riding impressive win streaks. I like Holloway here as he’s the younger fighter, who’s constantly improving. Remember that he took Conor to the limit in the Irishman’s UFC debut and has rung up 6 straight wins since that defeat. He should run the streak to 7 in winning his first UFC main event.

    All told, I’m betting $500 with a chance to win $347.07

    On with the betting game.

    2015 Betting Game: Secret Psychic Spy vs Ryan Frederick

    Current Standings:

    Ryan Frederick: $1,082.53 (Picked Watson, Aguilar, Eye, Leites, Lawler, Gordon, Hein, Alvarez, Ortega, Noons, Browne, Magny, Matthews)

    Secret Psychic Spy: $1,470.18 (Picked Salazar, Bruno, Duke, Rivera, Samman, Bosse, Amirkhani, Henderson, Breese, Pyle, Wee, Andrews)

    We both lost last week, so I retain my lead. This week, I like Stout at close to even money (-115) and should retain my lead no matter who young Ryan picks.

    Ryan’s pick:

    I’m going Charles Oliveira +200 over Max Holloway

    I’m surprised the odds are as long as they are now. I see this fight as more of a pick ’em. Both are extremely young and talented, but I do think Oliveira has more raw ability right now. Holloway has been impressive and has power and Oliveira can mentally break. Oliveira’s last fight against Nik Lentz really impressed me how he was able to come back in that fight. I see him doing the same and submitting Holloway in the later half of the fight.

    Good luck, enjoy the fights and remember, don’t bet more than you can afford to lose and try to have fun with it!

    –

  • Josh Nason’s Punch-Out episode 9: UFC light heavyweight “Filthy” Tom Lawlor

    Even though Jon Stewart has left The Daily Show and the U.S. Republican candidates are very Trumpy, Wrestling Observer writer and editor Josh Nason is here to cheer you up with the ninth episode of Josh Nason’s Punch-Out.

    This week, UFC light heavyweight Tom Lawlor joins Josh in a special crossover event. On the menu of topics for their hour-long conversation:

    – Josh takes his lashing for picking against Tom at UFC Fox Chicago

    – Tom talks about picking fighters that are coming off long layoffs

    – Tom describes his ‘business-like’ approach to his Chicago return and his attitude on the win after the fact 

    – Tom spills the beans on his new UFC contract and why Bellator really wasn’t an option

    – Whether there’s anything more to be said about Ronda Rousey after the last week

    – His thoughts on the passing of Roddy Piper

    – Seeing Khabib Nurmagomedov at IHOP the day after the Diaz brothers brawl at WSOF and what happened

    – A look at the main event of UFC Nashville between Glover Teixeira and Ovince St. Preux

    – And more! 

    *****

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  • UFC News: UFC Dublin Main Event

    By Ryan Frederick, WrestlingObserver.com

    A lightweight bout between Dustin Poirier and Joseph Duffy will headline the UFC Fight Night 77 event in Dublin on October 24 at the 3Arena. The entire card will stream on UFC Fight Pass. Duffy announced the bout during an interview on Irish TV earlier today.

    Duffy is known as the last man to defeat Conor McGregor and he has won two straight since joining the UFC, scoring first-round wins over Jake Lindsey and Ivan Jorge. Poirier has won two straight fights since moving to the lightweight division, scoring first-round victories over Carlos Diego Ferreira and Yancy Medeiros. 

  • VIDEO: UFC 190 Countdown

    SEGMENT 1: RONDA ROUSEY VS. BETHE CORREIA

    SEGMENT 2: MAURICIO RUA VS. ANTONIO ROGERIO NOGUEIRA

    SEGMENT 3: STEFAN STRUVE VS. ANTONIO RODRIGO NOGUEIRA

  • Josh Nason’s Punch-Out episode 7: Bloody Elbow’s Stephanie “Crooklyn” Haynes

    It’s a late Friday night on the East Coast which means it’s time for a late night version of Josh Nason’s Punch-Out! On the seventh episode, longtime MMA podcaster and media star Stephanie “Crooklyn” Haynes drops by for an hour-plus conversation. A few of the topics her and Josh talked about include:

    – Her thoughts on Mike Swick’s retirement
    – Her love of pro wrestling in the 80s and what she likes today
    – Her transition to writing for Bloody Elbow
    – How podcasting has changed over the last 10 years she’s been doing it
    – What exactly Kountermove is and why you should check it out
    – Where she thinks Fedor will sign
    – How long she thinks Ronda Rousey will be in the UFC and if there are any challengers on the horizon
    – A look at the weekend Bellator and UFC shows
    – And more! 

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  • JNPO: John Pollock of Live Audio Wrestling & The Fight Network

    International Fight Week is raging in Las Vegas as is the annual Wrestling Observer Convention, so Josh Nason went out and recruited a big international name for the sixth edition of Josh Nason’s Punch-Out: John Pollock of The Fight Network and Live Audio Wrestling!

    On this episode, Josh and John hit on a ton of subjects:

    – This weekend’s UFC 189 and UFC TUF Finale events

    – The importance of the result of Conor McGregor vs. Chad Mendes

    – The underselling of welterweight champion Robbie Lawler vs. Rory MacDonald and the emergence of Rory Mac as a contender

    – Life at The Fight Network and how John juggles his schedule

    – John’s favorite weekly wrestling show and why

    – An interesting note about The Fight Network and the Wrestling Observer Newsletter

    – A few laughs (yes, actual chuckles)

    – Josh’s Opening Round…and more!

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