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While a scheduled main event matchup between TJ Dillashaw and Cory Sandhagen has been dropped from the card, UFC matchmakers have been able to scrap together a strong event with multiple long-time veterans of the sport.
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UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson Preview and Predictions
May 4, 2021
The game of musical chairs leading up to this week’s UFC event has come to an end, at least for now. After the original headlining bout between returning former bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw and rising star Cory Sandhagen was called off due to a cut Dillashaw suffered in training camp, a myriad of possible short-notice replacement bouts were potentially due to headline, but now the UFC has finally landed on one particular fight, and so we have
UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson.
The namesakes for this card are strawweight ladies Marina Rodriguez and Michelle Waterson. Rodriguez enters this contest off the biggest win of her career, a TKO finish of Amanda Ribas in the second round of their showdown at UFC 257. The “Karate Hottie” also heads to the cage on the heels of a big victory, which came via split decision in a “Fight of the Night” performance against Angela Hill. As fate would
Markos accuses Pinheiro of stealing DQ win with ‘oversold and suspect’ reaction
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Randa Markos has taken Luana Pinheiro to task for her reaction to the foul that ended their fight at UFC Vegas 25 on Saturday night.
Markos and Pinheiro fought in the featured preliminary fight of the evening. What started off as a solid fight between the two strawweights would soon be marred by controversy after a series of fouls occurred. Markos was poked in the eye several times by Pinheiro, who was verbally warned by referee Mark Smith. One of those eye pokes prompted a break in the action so Markos could be attended to by the cageside physician, but she signaled to both him and the referee that she wanted to continue.
Reyes, Prochazka meet in pivotal UFC main event on TSN
The last two times Dominick Reyes was in the Octagon, he fought for the UFC light heavyweight title. On Saturday, he returns to action against rising prospect Jiri Prochazka in a fight that could put either man squarely in contention for a title opportunity in the near future. Catch UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka LIVE tonight at 8pm ET/5pm PT on TSN5 and TSN Direct.
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The last two times Dominick Reyes was in the Octagon, he fought for the UFC light heavyweight title. On Saturday, he returns to action against rising prospect Jiri Prochazka in a fight that could put either man squarely in contention for a title opportunity in the near future.
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