Nunes defeats Rousey
Nunes retains the bantamweight championship, defeating Rousey in 48 seconds with a TKO.
I am dedicated fighter and I had my team behind me. All those guys have made me an amazing fighter and brought me onto another level. This is my moment. She had her time, she done her actress parts – thank you Ronda Rousey but right now I am the champion. I prepared my mind, body and spirit. I know they love Rousey but I was ready for this fight. I trained for this girl since my first fight in UFC. I am the best on the planet…I knew I was going to beat the shit out of Rousey like that.
Rousey-Nunes face-off
Rousey and Nunes face off in Las Vegas. Nunes comes out in a lion’s head mask.
She’s Back!! Can! Not! Wait!! @Amanda_Leoa vs. @RondaRousey at #UFC207 pic.twitter.com/04KJtchjkM
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) December 29, 2016
UFC 207: Official Weigh-in
Rousey and Nunes will appear at the official weigh-in for UFC 207 at 6pm/3pm ET/PT (11pm UK time) live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
UFC 206: Holloway beats Pettis
Holloway beats Pettis with a TKO in the interim featherweight title fight in the night’s main event at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Holloway stopped Pettis at the 4:50 mark of the third round. Holloway:
We’re trying to fight (Jose) Aldo, so I thought I’d call him Waldo – Jose Waldo. Hashtag Jose Waldo, and tell him meet me in Brooklyn in February. Let’s get the real one!
Fighter fixes opponent’s dislocated shoulder in ring
During Mannheim Harbor Brawl 5 in Germany, Wroblewski dislocates his left shoulder while throwing a looping overhead right. He heads back to his corner to seek assistance. Tschapelia comes over to Wroblewski’s corner and pulls his arm, setting it back in position. The bout continues and Tschapelia wins with a one-punch knockout (not shown in video).
McGregor vacates featherweight belt, Aldo becomes champ
The UFC confirms McGregor has vacated his featherweight title, and that Aldo, who defeated Frankie Edgar for the interim title at UFC 200 in July 2016, is now the undisputed champion of the division. The UFC 206 main event on Dec. 10 between Max Holloway and former lightweight champion Anthony Pettis will be contested for the interim featherweight title.
UFC 205: McGregor beats Alvarez
McGregor beats Alvarez to become lightweight champion, and take two belts. After three knockdowns in the first round, Alvarez is beaten in the second by KO at 3:04.
A-MAZING!!! TWO. WEIGHT. WORLD. CHAMP!! Take a bow @TheNotoriousMMA at #UFC205 https://t.co/Qb8k37z9Cl
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) November 13, 2016
Ceremonial weigh-in
McGregor and Alvarez appear at the UFC 205 Ceremonial weigh-in. Alvarez (to boos from the audience):
I’m here to represent the beast coast, the East Coast, I’m gonna silence all of you.
McGregor:
This is just another day for me. I do this every week. Raise double gold. Ireland stand up, we’re about to do it again.
Lights out at weigh in
McGregor makes his weight at the official UFC 205 weigh in. When he steps up to the podium the lights in the room go out. His recorded weight is 154.4 pounds.
Conor McGregor makes weight at #ufc205 weigh-ins, but his new nickname might be "Lights Out." pic.twitter.com/jtYUalXShd
— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) November 11, 2016
UFC 205 official weigh-in
McGregor and Alvarez will appear at the UFC 205 official weigh-in at 6pm/3pm ETPT (11pm UK time) live from Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Beats Alvarez on UFC punch test
McGregor comes second in the the UFC punch test, beating Alvarez, and hitting harder than Welterweight challenger Stephen Thompson. Welterweight champ Tyron Woodley was the hardest hitter.
Lopez beats Vasquez
Lopez stops Vazquez in the 11th round at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Vasquez suffered an eye injury that caused him problems in the 11th. The southpaw Lopez then hit with a blizzard of punches to put him down on the canvas. The referee stops the fight immediately, at 2:29 of the round, rather than letting Vasquez attempt to get up from the knockdown.
Wins kickboxing debut
Elba wins his kickboxing debut at in London at the York Hall. He took the fight as a part of Idris Elba: Fighter, a three-part documentary where Elba trains across the world while learning the history of Muay Thai and kickboxing. The show is set to air on the Discovery Channel early 2017. Madonna films the bout.
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Out for six months
Odubajo may miss the whole season after sustaining his second serious knee injury in just over three months. He will have surgery next week after fracturing a kneecap during a non-contact training session. Hull says Odubajo had been making “excellent strides” after dislocating the same kneecap. The ligaments he had reconstructed then “remain intact” and he would be out for about six months
UFC 202: McGregor beats Diaz
McGregor beats Diaz in a majority decision (48-47, 48-47, 47-47) after five rounds. McGregor leads with leg kicks in the first round, knocking down Diaz within 1m 30s. Diaz is knocked down in the beginning of the second round, and starts bleeding from above the eyes. Round three comprises grappling, with a strong finish from Diaz. A re-energized McGregor comes back in round four. In the final seconds of the final round Diaz gets McGregor on the ground.
McGregor:
Surprise! Surprise, motherf-cker! The king is back! He took [leg kicks] better than I expected. He’s a hell of a fighter. A hell of a competitor. He brought out the best in me. But I stayed calm with him. I learned from last contest. This time I want to do it at 155 pounds, I came in at 170 with him as the bigger man and I overcame that adversity. Now this trilogy is on my terms, come back down to 155 and we’ll do it.
Diaz:
I thought I had him. I’m too real for this fight. I’m ready to go again. Good job Conor, but we going for three.
Czech GP Pole Position
Marquez takes pole position in the Czech Republic GP, ahead of Jorge Lorenzo and Andrea Iannone.
Outstanding lap from @marcmarquez93
All the more impressive considering the final sector #VR46 overtake!😳#CzechGP https://t.co/np7AkCie4t
— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) August 20, 2016
Sixth place on grid
Rossi places sixth on the grid for the Czech Republic GP, 0.913s behind Marc Marquez in pole position.
Outstanding lap from @marcmarquez93
All the more impressive considering the final sector #VR46 overtake!😳#CzechGP https://t.co/np7AkCie4t
— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) August 20, 2016
Leads Free Practice
After coming sixth in the first session, Marquez recovers from nearly crashing on Turn 13 to finish the session leading the field.
Today wasn’t an easy day, especially in the morning when we started and the feeling wasn’t so good. Then for the afternoon we changed and we made some changes in the electronics and the setup and it was working slightly better. We still have to improve. Ok, we were first and have the fastest time but with the used tyre we must improve a lot. It looks like both Yamaha riders are strong here, which is what we already expected – and we’ll see if we can improve our rhythm because especially Iannone on the Ducati is fast, too.
Friday Free Practice: 5th place
Rossi comes fifth overall after the two sessions of Friday’s Free Practice, 0.334 behind leader Marc Marquez.
The first feeling was not so bad: this morning and also this afternoon I was quite fast, we worked a lot. We have some different options and some different settings and also some different tyre choices on the front and the rear. I‘m not so bad, I‘m fifth but I‘m not so far from pole position. All the top riders are fast so we have a lot to do, a lot of work on the bike, but the first impression is positive. The lean angles changed a lot compared to last year‘s tyres, because last year we were able to lean more, with Michelin a little bit less because it‘s a different shape of tyre. It‘s just a feeling that you have to understand, usually it‘s the bike that tells to you how much you can do, that‘s always the limit. The best riders are able to go close to limit but not too much.
Austrian GP: Fifth place on grid
Despite his shoulder injury, Marquez comes fifth in qualifying for the Austrian GP, 0.333s behind Andrea Iannone, who takes the pole.