Friday, April 5, 2013
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Another loss doesn't worry Rashad Evans for being cut
When talking about people being cut by the UFC, Rashad Evans is not even worried by it.
Rashad Evans is expected to face Dan Henderson at UFC 161 on June 15, 2013 at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. And it could even be the last time we see him at 205 pounds, because he says if he loses his next fight, he will drop to 185 pounds. If Evans does not get the win in his fight against Henderson it will be his third loss in a row, he lost to Jon Jones for the title before losing to Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. But he tells UFC Tonight that even a third loss may not be enough to get him cut:
I watched a little bit of the (Nogueira) fight. It was a lackluster performance on my part. It was one of those life lessons. You watch a fight like that, and it's like, ‘What was I thinking? Where was my head?' It took me weeks to get my head around what I did. Dan Henderson is no secret. The power of Dan Henderson is in his huge right hand. He has great take down offensive, he has a wrestling background and he will get you on the ground and do ground-and-pound. For me, what I need to do is fight my fight. I need to have my transitions, from my punches to my takedowns, and they need to be sharp. No lazy half-shots. No pitty-pat punching. I need hard punching and hard takedowns. No, I'm not worried about losing my job. I put in a lot of good fights at the UFC and I'm confident that I'm not going to lose my next fight. If I lose my next fight, I would consider dropping down a weight class. If I drop down to 185 and things weren't going right, then I would think about retiring.
Before his 2 losses, Rashad Evans was on a 4 fight winning streak, defeating fighters such as Thiago Silva, Quinton Jackson, Tito Ortiz and Phil Davis.
Ilir Latifi replaces Alexander Gustafsson vs. Gegard Mousasi
Ilir Latifi replaces Alexander Gustafsson to fight against Gegard Mousasi in Saturday's UFC on FUEL TV 9 main event.
I'm sure nobody knows who he is but Ilir Latifi is from Sweden and training partner of Gustafsson. UFC president Dana White tweeted about the new fight just a few minutes ago:
Latifi comes into his UFC debut on a 3 fight win streak. His most recent loss was against Bellator MMA light heavyweight tournament winner Emanuel Newton in 2011. Mousasi's original opponent Alexander Gustafsson was forced out of the bout with a cut, which was confirmed by the Swedish Athletic Commission this morning.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Alexander Gustafsson officially out of UFC on Fuel TV 9 fight
Alexander Gustafsson is officially out of his fight with Gegard Mousasi at UFC on Fuel 9 because of a cut suffered in training.
Finally we know something official, even though Dana White said everything could continue as planned, Gustafsson will not be medically cleared for his fight with Gegard Mousasi. Ariel Helwani posted a piece of the statement released by the supervising commission:
The SMMAF Medical Committee has today reviewed the circumstances regarding Gustafsson and his injury. The SMMAF Medical Committee recognizes that a competitor cannot be medically cleared earlier than the day before the match. However, bearing in mind that a correct medical examination that met the regulatory demands has been performed, nothing in the SMMAF regulations hinders the SMMAF Medical Committee from making a decision to stop Gustafsson from competing. As it is clear that Alexander Gustafsson will not be fit to compete as planned and cannot be medically cleared on Friday the 5th of April, the SMMAF Medical Committee has today decided that Alexander Gustafsson will not be allowed to participate in the planned match on April 6th.
No replacement has been found yet, but you should look for updates regularly on MMA Europe. Stay tuned!
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