UFC 264 predictions: ‘McGregor vs Poirier 3’ early ‘Prelims’ undercard preview
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is bringing more “Prelims” fights to ESPN and
this weekend (Sat., July 10, 2021) when UFC 264: “McGregor vs. Poirier 3” storms T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. MMAmania.com’s Patrick Stumberg kicks off the UFC 264 “Prelims” party with the first installment of a two-part undercard preview series below.
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns from its brief hiatus with a bang this Saturday (July 10, 2021), pitting Lightweight sluggers Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor in a pay-per-view (PPV) main event rubber match at UFC 264.
In the co-feature, which will emanate from inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, Welterweight contender Gilbert Burns looks to rebound from his unsuccessful title shot against long-time divisional standout Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson, while Tai Tuivasa brawls it out with Greg Hardy
Breese has been removed from the UFC's fan rankings pool amid his recent last-minute withdrawal from a UFC Vegas 28 main card with bout with Antonio Arroyo.
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Just minutes before they were scheduled to walk to the octagon, middleweights Tom Breese and Antonio Arroyo were pulled from the UFC Vegas 28 card on Saturday night.
The announcement was made during the broadcast with Breese unable to compete due to “medical issues.”
No further details were revealed regarding Breese’s condition but obviously he was not able to fight, which meant his bout with Arroyo had to be cancelled.
The British middleweight was looking to bounce back after suffering a submission loss to Omari Akhmedov in his most recent appearance in the UFC. Overall, Breese has gone 5-3 in the UFC with four of those wins coming by knockout or TKO.
UFC Vegas 28: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai results and post-fight analysis
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I get it. Nobody enjoys watching heavyweights spending long amounts of time playing patty cake. Jairzinho Rozenstruik heard those complaints too and sharpened his footwork. There were still long periods of inactivity, but he also was far more effective in cutting off the cage and pushing Augusto Sakai where he wanted him with low kicks. It was a buzzer beating combination from Rozenstruik, catching Sakai with a left hook, then a powerful right to floor Sakai. A couple of heavy shots later and the fight was over right before time expired in the first. That put UFC Vegas 28 in the books.
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Join us here at BloodyElbow.com around 10:15 PM ET/7:15 PM PT for a live stream of the UFC Vegas 28: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai post-fight press conference, live from the Apex Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. You can catch the video above, and since Bloody Elbow has the best comments section of any sports site, you should stick around here and participate below.
Fighters like the main event stars Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Augusto Sakai will be in attendance, along with the best performers from the rest of the card, including Santiago Ponzinibbio, Miguel Baeza, Tom Breese, Walt Harris and more. The press conference will announce the fight of the night and performance of the night bonuses and includes the new media Q&A with the fighters individually breaking down the bouts and finding out what the winners are aiming for when negotiating their next fight. We often get some great moments and quote gold from these pressers, so it’s definitely wor