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During his streak of 11 consecutive flyweight title defenses, Demetrious Johnson rarely lost rounds as he usually outclassed every opponent put in front of him.

Henry Cejudo was one of those victims, losing to “Mighty Mouse” by technical knockout in the first round at UFC 197 in April 2016. The Olympic gold medalist continued to improve after that setback, and he entered the rematch at UFC 227 on a three-fight winning streak. In a tension-filled bout, Cejudo emerged with a split-decision triumph at the Staples Center in Los Angeles in a strong 2018 “Upset of the Year” candidate.

When Cejudo made his MMA debut on the regional circuit, Johnson was already flyweight champion. A little more seasoning was all an athlete of Cejudo’s caliber needed to pull an upset. Even then, the scorecards could have just as easily gone against him.

“It was a close fight. Demetrious is a guy that you really have to adjust to. That’s all it was. I know it could’ve gone either way…

Beijing bound on November 24th! #UFCBeijing pic.twitter.com/yZeX3nxowj

— UFC_Asia (@UFC_Asia) August 5, 2018

The Ultimate Fighting Championship will make its second visit to mainland China – and first trip to Beijing – this fall.

The Las Vegas-based promotion recently announced that it will hold a Fight Night card at Cadillac Arena on Nov. 24. No bouts were announced for the event. According to a release, the UFC will work with Endeavor China, a subsidiary of the UFC’s ownership group, Endeavor, to deliver the event.

“Endeavor China is excited to once again bring UFC – the world’s premier professional MMA organization – to Chinese audiences. After the great success of last year’s event in Shanghai, we are happy to announce that this year’s UFC Fight Night event will take place in the country’s capital, Beijing,” said Endeavor China CEO Michael Ma said in a release. “MMA’s popularity is quickly rising in China, and we look forward to br…

It’s not every night that a record title reign comes to an end.

With that in mind, it’s no surprise that Henry Cejudo and Demetrious Johnson received “Fight of the Night” honors and $50,000 apiece for their five-round nail-biter in the UFC 227 co-headliner at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Saturday. Ultimately, Cejudo made the necessary adjustments from his first-round TKO defeat to “Mighty Mouse” in April 2016 to capture a hard-fought split decision verdict and end Johnson’s stranglehold on the division.

Meanwhile, T.J. Dillashaw had a pretty good night at the office as well, getting a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” check for his first-round knockout of rival Cody Garbrandt in the evening’s main event. As the action got more and more frenzied, it was Dillashaw who found a home for the devastating counter that put “No Love” on his heels. That set the stage for the reigning bantamweight champion to swarm, and he put Garbrandt away with a barrage of offen…

T.J. Dillashaw left no doubt as to who the best at bantamweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship is as he torched hated rival Cody Garbrandt in the main event of UFC 227 Saturday night at Staples Center in Los Angeles.

The two enemies traded low kicks early but once Dillashaw slipped during an exchange, “No Love” opened up with a flurry of punches. Dillashaw waded through the attack and, just like in their first match, blasted Garbrandt with a counter right cross to the jaw. Garbrandt (11-2) stumbled and once Dillashaw knew his foe was rocked, he unloaded an endless stream of punches on the ground and against the cage.

Finally, after a knee and follow-up punches rubberized Garbrandt, referee Herb Dean intervened, ending the fight officially at 4:10 of the first to allow Dillashaw (17-3) to retain his bantamweight title.

Cejudo Dethrones Johnson Henry Cejudo did the unthinkable Saturday night in the co-featured bout as he dethroned Demetrious Johnson. Cejudo fo…

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THE FIGHT IS ON!@TeamKhabib vs @TheNotoriousMMA Oct. 6 in Las Vegas at #UFC229! pic.twitter.com/GHNzmj4eWY

— #UFC227 (@ufc) August 3, 2018

The betting odds are in for the newly announced Conor McGregor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov superfight, and they might be closer than you’d think for a fighter who hasn’t fought since Nov. 2016.

McGregor is a modest underdog at +155 while Nurmagomedov is a -185 betting favorite, in what oddsmakers are calling a wrestler versus striker format.

The lightweight title fight was officially announced for Oct. 6 at UFC 229 on Friday, with the Vegas odds coming out shortly thereafter. Oddsmaker Nick Kalikas revealed the factors that led to these odds in a BetDSI press release:

"This should be more of your a classic wrestler versus striker matchup. Style wise, it’s a nightmare for Conor. He needs to stay off his back, which will be tough to do. Nurmagomedov has been one of the most dominant wrestlers the …

Nate Andrews sang a lullaby to D'Juan Owens, and he was asleep in no time.

The once-beaten Andrews choked Owens unconscious with a first-round triangle to retain his lightweight championship in the CES MMA 51 headliner on Friday at the Twin Rivers Casino in Lincoln, Rhode Island. Owens (15-12-1) went limp 94 seconds into Round 1.

Andrews (14-1) yielded a takedown after delivering a partially blocked head kick to his dreadlocked challenger. Owens set up shop in full guard but wandered into immediate danger. Andrews framed his triangle choke, locked it in place and squeezed until the job was done.

The 34-year-old Andrews has recorded eight consecutive victories, the last six by submission.

In the co-main event, Youngs MMA export Bruce Boyington submitted Sean Soriano with a second-round rear-naked choke to capture the vacant CES MMA featherweight championship. Soriano (11-5) conceded defeat 1:55 into Round 2, his modest two-fight winning streak a thing of the …

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O brasileiro @gloverteixeira enfrenta o inglês @POSTERBOYJM na luta principal do #UFCSP, dia 22 de setembro.

Os ingressos para o evento começarão a ser vendidos a partir do dia 9 de agosto

— UFC Brasil (@ufc_brasil) August 3, 2018

Two light heavyweight sluggers are set to throw down in the main event of UFC Sao Paulo in September, with Glover Teixeira and Jimi Manuwa scheduled for five rounds, the Ultimate Fighting Championship announced on Friday.

Both Teixeira (27-7) and Manuwa (17-4) are coming off of recent setbacks, with Manuwa on the heels of a disappointing two-fight losing streak and Teixeira dropping a decision to Corey Anderson last month. The two light heavyweights were recently top contenders in the division, making a win for either man crucial in their pursuit of UFC gold.

Manuwa especially will be looking to bounce back from a deflating 42-second knockout loss to Volkan Oezdemir last year. Mean…

Choked out in the first round! @NatanSchulte scores the first round submission win, earning 6 points and a spot in the PFL Lightweight Playoffs. #PFL5 #PFLmma pic.twitter.com/rAhyOfjA7n

— #PFLmma (@ProFightLeague) August 3, 2018

Natan Schulte dominated Jason High is every aspect of their lightweight battle until he put him to sleep in the first.

The two highlighted the latest Professional Fighters League 2018 Playoff eliminator event inside Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, New York. The Brazilian scored a pair of foot sweep takedowns, the second of which paved the way toward a highlight-reel submission win. Schulte passed his opponent’s guard, seized his back and from there, worked his submission mastery until the rear-naked choke was sunk. High tried crazily to escape but Schulte’s choke was locked in, eventually putting the Kansas City native into dreamland. The end came at the 4:18 mark of the opening frame, allowing “Russo” to earn six …

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UFC 227 is now available on Amazon Prime.

Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight ace Demetrious Johnson wants the winner of Saturday night’s bantamweight title fight between T.J. Dillashaw and Cody Garbrandt, but only if the money is right. Both Dillashaw and Garbrandt have expressed great interest in dropping down a weight class in an effort to dethrone the flyweight king, however “Mighty Mouse” is only game if the UFC shows him the big bucks.

Johnson of course will have to get past Henry Cejudo again at UFC 227 on Saturday, right before the two bantamweights battle it out in the main event. But if “Mighty Mouse” dispatches Cejudo like he did the first time they fought in 2016, a superfight with either Dillashaw or Garbrandt is absolutely in the cards:

“Obviously, if the money's right. I've always had an interest in it. If the money's right, then we'll make it happen,” Johnson told TMZ. Read more about Money Talks: Demetrious Johnson Open to Fight Against Winner of Dillashaw-Garbrandt at UFC 227

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— Dan Scavino Jr. (@Scavino45) August 2, 2018

Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White paid a visit to the White House on Tuesday to see his old pal, U.S. President Donald Trump, and came bearing a UFC championship belt.

A photo emerged later in the week of the two men, who were all smiles as a piece of UFC gold adorned the President’s desk. While it may seem out of the blue, the two share quite the history together, with Trump carrying the UFC through it’s darkest days, at a time when the promotion had extreme difficulty in finding venues willing to host the then-controversial sport of mixed martial arts.

Trump allowed the UFC to host a slew of events at his casino properties in Atlantic City when no other venues would host the controversial events. Flash forward to 2018, and the once-fledgling…

UFC lightweight Jared Gordon was far from 100 percent for his last Octagon appearance, but he has a good reason for it.

Gordon was involved in a street fight outside a barber shop in Queens, N.Y., this past December that resulted in him nearly losing three fingers. Gordon and a friend who trains Brazilian jiu-jitsu were talking to one of the friend’s former students when the group was attacked by what Gordon called “two gang members.” One of the two gang members spat in the ex-student’s face and took a swing at him, and that’s when Gordon and his friend stepped in to intervene.

“That’s when I jumped him,” Gordon told Bloody Elbow. “We all started fighting. My friend starts fighting the other kid, and they bumped into me and the kid I was fighting. We hit the storefront window, and the whole thing came down on us.”

Gordon and his friend were able to win the altercation but let the two men go free before doing any serious damage. However, Gordon wasn’t as f…

A flyweight bout between top contenders Sergio Pettis and Jussier da Silva is in the works for UFC 229.

Multiple outlets have confirmed the booking following an initial report from ESPN.com. UFC 229 takes place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Oct. 6. A headliner has not been announced for the card. The Pettis-da Silva winner could presumably be the next No. 1 contender for the 125-pound title.

Pettis rebounded from a loss to Henry Cejudo in December to earn the biggest win of his career to date, as he took a split decision over Joseph Benavidez at UFC 225 on June 9. The 24-year-old Roufusport product has won five of his last six Octagon appearances, with other notable triumphs coming against Brandon Moreno, John Moraga and Chris Cariaso.

Da Silva, meanwhile has won three of his last four promotional appearances. The Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt last appeared at UFC 221, where he choked out Ben Nguyen in the third frame on Feb. 10. The 33-year-old Br…

UFC 227 is now available on Amazon Prime.

Demetrious Johnson apparently accepted a champion vs. champion superfight against T.J. Dillashaw earlier this year before an injury derailed those plans.

“Mighty Mouse,” the reigning UFC flyweight champion, revealed during a recent conference call that he didn’t get offered the fight against Dillashaw, the bantamweight king, after he recovered from shoulder surgery.

“I accepted the fight, I got injured, I had surgery, and they never offered it to me after I got injured,” Johnson said. “When they offered it to me I accepted, I got injured and got surgery, and then when it came time to fight again, from my understanding, from my management’s point of view, T.J. got offered to fight Cody [Garbrandt] with a brand new deal, so God bless him for getting a new deal to fight Cody.

“So the entire lead-up to this fight, even in July, I was never offered to fight T.J. Dillashaw. Before I got injured I was up for fighting…

The first-round finishes keep coming, as Ian Heinisch (11-1) shellacks Justin Sumter with these elbows! The reigning LFA Middleweight Champion, Heinisch hopes to join the three previous holders of that belt (Eryk Anders, Markus Perez, and Anthony Hernandez) in the UFC. #DWTNCS pic.twitter.com/3WydvGdYKS

— Tanuki Usman (@Hamderlei) August 1, 2018

Reigning Legacy Fighting Alliance champion Ian Heinisch knocked out Justin Sumter with a volley of violent elbows in the first round of their middleweight clash on Season 2, Week 7 of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series at the UFC Training Center in Las Vegas.

Heinisch (11-1) drew the curtain 3:37 into Round 1, as he posted his third straight win. The 29-year-old was one of four fighters who were awarded Ultimate Fighting Championship contracts.

Sumter (6-2) countered a flying knee with a takedown, applied his ground-and-pound and scrambled to the back. However, Heinisch reversed posi…

Former women’s bantamweight title challenger Bethe Correia has withdrawn from a proposed bout against Irene Aldana at UFC 227 due to injury, the promotion announced Tuesday.

The 135-pound contest will not be replaced, so Saturday’s card will proceed with 12 bouts. UFC 227 takes place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and is headlined by a bantamweight title rematch between T.J. Dillashaw and Cody Garbrandt. In the co-main event, Demetrious Johnson will defend his flyweight crown against Henry Cejudo in another rematch.

The evening’s main card airs on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. Prelims begin on UFC Fight Pass before moving to FX at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m PT. Correia vs. Aldana was slated for the FX portion of the prelims.

Correia hasn’t competed since suffering a head-kick knockout loss to Holly Holm in the UFC Fight Night 111 main event in June 2017. The Brazilian is just 1-3-1 in her last five Octagon appearances, including a 34-second knockout loss…

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When Conor McGregor makes his highly-anticipated Ultimate Fighting Championship return, it will likely be in Las Vegas.

The former UFC two-division champion spoke briefly with TMZ Sports regarding his next move after jogging on the streets of New York. While he did not confirm whether Khabib Nurmagomedov would be his next opponent, he did give some insight into the venue for his next bout.

“We’ll see what happens,” McGregor said as he was jogging on the streets of New York. “I’d love to fight in the Garden again. But I believe this one is Las Vegas.”’

The promotion currently has two pay-per-view cards scheduled for Las Vegas for the remainder of 2018: UFC 229 on Oct. 6 and UFC 232 on Dec. 29, both of which will take place at the T-Mobile Arena. The Irish star has not competed since defeating Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight belt inside Madison Square Garden at UFC 205 in November 2016.

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Max Holloway doesn’t have a definitive answer as to why his health deteriorated just prior to his scheduled title defense at UFC 226, but he knows that he definitely did not suffer a stroke.

“When we were in the ER with doctors the word ‘stroke’ never came up,” Holloway said during an appearance on "Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show" on Monday. “I was in disbelief when people were trying to use that. My entire team wasn’t in the ER, so when we heard the rumors come out I thought it was just clickbait. If it was a stroke or heart problem or whatever people were gossiping about, how in their right mind would the doctors discharge me from the hospital? I was never scared I was never going to fight again. It never crossed my mind I might not fight again.”

Holloway was pulled from his bout vs. Brian Ortega just a few days prior to UFC 226 due to concussion-like symptoms. However, the 26-year-old Hawaiian dispelled another rumor that he was knocked out in sparring during his ca…

The lineup for Bellator 205 continues to expand, as Patricky Freire will meet Goiti Yamauchi at lightweight, while Veta Arteaga will face Denise Kielholtz at lightweight on Sept. 21 in Boise.

A promotion official confirmed the bouts to Sherdog.com on Monday following an initial report from MMAjunkie.com. Bellator 205 takes place at CenturyLink Arena and is headlined by a featherweight tilt pitting Pat Curran against A.J. McKee. The main card will be televised on Paramount Network at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT.

Freire has won three straight fights since suffering a brutal knockout loss to Michael Chandler at Bellator 157. During that stretch, the 32-year-old “Pitbull” brother has bested Josh Thomson, Benson Henderson and Derek Campos to improve his Bellator record to 12-7.

Yamauchi, meanwhile, last appeared at Bellator 192 in January, when he lost a unanimous decision to Chandler to end a three-fight winning streak. The 25-year-old is 8-3 in Bellator and 22-4 as a …

One year ago, it looked like Jon Jones was back.

The Jackson-Wink MMA product reclaimed his light heavyweight throne with authority at UFC 214, as he rocked Daniel Cormier with a head kick before finishing his rival with ground-and-pound 3:01 into the third round of the evening’s main event in Anaheim, Calif.

After a couple lengthy stints on the sideline due to numerous issues, it appeared that Jones had scored something of a redemptive victory. Only, it wasn’t. Shortly thereafter, it was revealed that Jones tested positive for the anabolic steroid Turinabol at the event. As a result, he was suspended and stripped of the belt he had only just regained. The victory, of course, was changed to a no contest by the California State Athletic Commission.

Jones remains in limbo as he awaits a USADA ruling an his doping case. After having previously failed a drug test in relation to UFC 200, he could face up to a four-year sanction if USADA isn’t lenient. Even if he…

Mairbek Taisumov will look to build upon a five-bout winning streak in the Octagon when he faces Desmond Green at UFC Fight Night Moscow on Sept. 15.

Taisumov revealed the lightweight booking via social media on Sunday. UFC Fight Night 136 takes place in Moscow and is headlined by a heavyweight bout between Alexey Oleynik and Mark Hunt. The card will stream in its entirety on UFC Fight Pass.

Taisumov was supposed to face Evan Dunham at UFC 223 but had to withdraw from the matchup due to visa issues. The Chechen fighter has finished all of his last five opponents by knockout or technical knockout. Most recently, he stopped Felipe Silva via KO in 84 seconds at UFC Fight Night 115 on Sept. 2. Taisumov owns a 26-5 career mark.

Green, meanwhile, halted a two-fight skid with a decision win against Gleison Tibau at UFC Fight Night 131 on June 1. “The Predator” is 2-2 in the UFC and 21-7 as a professional overall.

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Fighting for his fallen karate master, Kyoji Horiguchi turns back a heroic effort from Hiromasa Ogikubo! Weathering an early knockdown and takedowns from the two-division Shooto champ, Horiguchi (25-2) stormed back and dominated to boost his win streak to 10. #RIZIN11 #RIZINFF pic.twitter.com/AumCCjqvlh

— Kyle Johnson (@Maldobabo) July 29, 2018

Kyoji Horiguchi continues to cement himself as one of the top lighter weight fighters in the world, regardless of organization.

The former UFC title challenger weathered an early storm to win a decision in a rematch with Hiromasa Ogikubo at Rizin Fighting Federation 11 on Saturday at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama Japan. Ogikubo, a two-division Shooto champ, floored his opponent early, but could not capitalize on the fast start, as Horiguchi gradually took control. While the Japanese star was unable to get a finish, he did batter his foe with punches to the face and soccer kicks to the body, leaving O…

Dustin Poirier, Jose Aldo, John Makdessi and Ross Pearson all earned $50,000 bonus checks for their work at UFC on Fox 30.

Dustin Poirier pocketed a “Performance of the Night” award for a thrilling stoppage of Eddie Alvarez in Saturday’s headliner at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. After an illegal Alvarez elbow prompted a standup, Poirier emerged victorious during a wild second-round sequence, as he earned the technical knockout with a multi-faceted assault at the 4:05 mark of the period.

Meanwhile, Aldo rebounded from a two-fight skid to capture the evening’s other “Performance of the Night” award for an emphatic stoppage of Jeremy Stephens in the featherweight co-main event. The Nova Uniao product folded his opponent with a brutal body shot before sealing the victory with ground-and-pound 4:19 into round one.

Finally, Makdessi and Pearson garnered “Fight of the Night” honors for their three-round preliminary lightweight scrap. The …