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Ex-ufc-champ Anderson Silva Talks Dreams Of Action Movie Stardom, Netflix Show, Hollywood Auditions

... seems to be paying off. The former UFC middleweight champion – who’s had appearances in a couple of movies, a music video for a major Brazilian recording artist, and has even been the subject of a documentary – says his decision to return to the octagon in February, instead of the June/July alternative, had a lot to do with some artistic side projects. “I have a few auditions to do in Hollywood,” Silva said during a media day in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday. “I have a Netflix show that I wrote, and Netflix bought the idea, thankfully. “Apart from this dream of doing this (boxing) fight against Roy Jones Jr., I’ve always had a dream of being an action movie actor. I’ve been studying that for a few years, and now things are happening. I have a team of fantastic people working with me, helping with that project, and I’m studying a lot, we’ll see what will happen.”. Silva’s (33-8 MMA, 16-4 UFC) creative aspirations had to be put on hold briefly as he prepares to face Derek Brunson (16-4 MMA, 7-2 UFC) at UFC 208, which takes place Feb. 11 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N. Y. The main card airs on pay-per-view ...

Jason Gonzalez Leaves J.c. Cottrell With Regret After First-round D'arce Choke

... latch onto a D’Arce choke. Gonzalez sat into the choke and squeezed, leaving Cottrell with no choice but to submit. The win is Gonzalez’s first in the UFC, bouncing him back from a knockout loss to Drew Dober in September. Cottrell has now lost two straight. “It feels freaking amazing to get my first UFC win,” Gonzalez said. “My first fight, I lost it and it broke down a lot mentally and emotionally, but I didn’t give up. I came back and got this one. This means a lot to me. I knew I was a little in trouble a couple times, but he didn’t feel like he was too strong for me. I knew that as soon as I got up, he was going to shoot again, so I planted that in my head and set it up perfectly.”. Up-to-the-minute UFC on FOX 23 results include. Jason Gonzalez def. J. C. Cottrell via submission (D’Arce choke) – Round 1, 3:54. For complete coverage of UFC on FOX 23 , check out the UFC Events section of the site. (MMAjunkie’s John Morgan and Steven Marrocco contributed to ...

Fox, Fs1 Ratings Show That Women's Fights Are Exceptionally Popular With Ufc Fans

... jab on Claudia Gadelha during their bout in July. (Getty Images). Ronda Rousey may have laid the foundation for women fighting in the UFC, but  women across the board are proving popular for the UFC. Television ratings for shows headlined by women on either Fox or Fox Sports 1 are almost always above average and show the impact that women have made on the promotion since they began to compete in the UFC in 2013. On Saturday in Denver, Valentina Shevchenko will meet Julianna Pena in a bout that will be broadcast live on Fox. The winner will most likely be women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes’ next challenger. If history is a precedent, Fox will get a large number on Saturday. Consider some of striking television ratings numbers the Fox Sports research department dug up at Yahoo Sports’ request. • The Paige Van ...

Mcgregor Can Grow Ufc Even More

... to the sport by taking on Mexican Henry Briones. The 38-year-old has become a key figure in British MMA and is one of the pioneers of the sport alongside the likes of UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping. Many have likened Irishman Mc Gregor's impact to that of retired boxer Floyd Mayweather, and Pickett thinks his sport will only benefit from the Dubliner's exploits in and outside the cage. He said: "It's not what he can do; it's what he's done for the sport. He's helped the sport grow massively over the past two years and there's only a few characters out there who have attracted an audience outside of its initial fan base, and Conor Mc Gregor has managed to do that. "I think he's great for the sport. So as long he's still around and still fighting, then he will help the sport grow even more.". Pickett believes mixed martial arts (MMA) has overtaken boxing as the world's premier combat ...

Like Conor Mcgregor, Holly Holm Also Wants To Hold Two Ufc Titles At Once

... just one woman standing in her way when it comes to accomplishing her longterm goal of wearing two belts at once — women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes. Not only is Nunes, who successfully defended her belt against Rousey last month, fearsome at the 135-pound mark, but like Holm, she also wants to follow in Mc Gregor’s footsteps and hold two belts at once. “I really look forward to this 145-pound belt,” the Brazilian told TMZ Sports (via Fox Sports ) earlier this month. “Maybe I’ll go up to fight for the 145-pound belt. We’ll see. Maybe I’m going to have two belts like Conor Mc Gregor.”. With Nunes’s star rising faster than Holm’s, it’s likely Nunes would get the first shot at holding two titles at once. Then again, the UFC can be unpredictable. Before Nunes beat Rousey, rumors circulated that the promotion actually set up the women’s featherweight division with the idea that Rousey would be the first woman to hold two belts in two different weight classes at the same time. However, with Rousey’s most recent loss leading ...

Li Jingliang Takes Out Bobby Nash With Second-round Knockout

... The fighters traded leg kicks early. About a minute in Nash tried to rush forward with a right hand, but Jingliang ducked away from it. Not long after, Jingliang drilled Nash with a two-punch combo along the fence, forcing Nash back to the middle. Nash went high with a kick, and when Jingliang caught his leg on the exit, Nash landed a solid counter-punch. But Jingliang seemed to hurt Nash with an overhand right, and it forced Nash to shoot for a takedown. Jingliang stuffed it, and the same thing happened seconds later with another shot that was stuffed. Jingliang continued to work kicks to Nash’s lead leg, and it started to show. But almost out of nowhere, Nash dropped Jingliang with a big left hook, then pounced on him with a rear-naked choke attempt. Jingliang fought it off, but Nash got on top and worked ground-and-pound to ride out the first round. Nash seemed to hurt Jingliang quickly in the second, then tried to let his hands fly. Jingliang tried to tie things up, but Nash landed uppercuts before going back to the middle. A minute in, Nash landed a big right hand, then came behind it ...

Ufc Champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk Denies Rumors Of Michelle Waterson Fight, Says 'karate Hottie' Not Next

... which is scheduled for May 13 in Dallas. Jedrzejczyk was a guest fighter at tonight’s UFC on FOX 23 event, and when asked directly about the situation, the Polish titleholder said the talk was news to her. “There was a rumor that I’m going to fight Michelle Waterson on (UFC 211), probably, but no, it’s not true,” Jedrzejczyk told reporters. “I was surprised because I got so many phone calls, so many messages, because I was super busy for the last three days and I saw the information. I even called (UFC matchmaker) Sean (Shelby) last night and I was like, ‘What’s going on?’ But no, I’m not going to fight Michelle Waterson yet, not on (211).”. Jedrzejczyk, No. 1 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA women’s strawweight rankings , is coming off her fourth consecutive successful title defense. She defeated her countrymate, Karolina Kowalkiewicz, by unanimous decision at UFC 205 in November, extending her undefeated record to 13-0. Waterson, meanwhile, made waves in her most recent octagon appearance when she returned from a more than 17-month layoff to quickly submit Paige Van Zant in the UFC on FOX 22 headliner in December. Although ...

Ex-michigan State Wrestler Bobby Nash To Make Ufc Debut Saturday

... Jingliang of China in a welterweight bout Check out this story on __link__: __link__/2 kbu S 2 E. Cancel Send. A link has been sent to your friend's email address. A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Join the Conversation. To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs. Ex-Michigan State wrestler Bobby Nash to make UFC debut Saturday. Detroit Free Press Published 12:17 p.m. ET Jan. 27, 2017 | Updated 12:24 p.m. ET Jan. 27, 2017. Bobby Nash wrestled at Michigan State and competed in the 2014 Big Ten championships. (Photo: Sam Janicki, MSU Athletics). Bobby Nash, a former Michigan State and Roseville High wrestler, will make his UFC debut Saturday as part of UFC on Fox 23 headlined by the Valentina Shevchenko vs. Julianna Pena fight. At the Pepsi Center in Denver, Nash, who has an 8-1 record in MMA competition, will face Li Jingliang of China (11-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC) in a welterweight bout on the preliminary card that will air on Fox Sports 1. Welterweights are 156-170 pounds. This is the first of Nash’s four-fight deal with UFC. “I ...

Marcos Rogerio De Lima Needs Half A Round To Tear Through Jeremy Kimball

... de Lima needs half a round to tear through Jeremy Kimball. By Ben Fowlkes January 28, 2017 5:25 pm. By: Ben Fowlkes | January 28, 2017 5:25 pm. DENVER – Jeremy Kimball made one mistake, but it was one too many against Marcos Rogerio de Lima. A slip by Kimball (14-6 MMA, 0-1 UFC) proved to be all the opening de Lima (15-4-1 MMA, 4-2 UFC) needed to end the fight early, notching a TKO victory at the 2:27 mark of Round 1. The catchweight bout (de Lima missed the light heavyweight limit) was part of the preliminary card of today’s UFC on FOX 23 event at Pepsi Center in Denver. It aired on FS 1 following additional prelims on UFC Fight Pass and ahead of a main card on FOX. UFC on FOX 23 play-by-play and live results. From the opening moments on, de Lima was the one pushing forward and pressing the action in this fight, with Kimball searching for some way to halt his advance and force him back. In the early exchanges, he found some success ducking out to the side as de Lima pressured him, but that strategy proved to have its limitations. Midway through the round Kimball slipped while attempting to evade de Lima, and de Lima ...

Alex Caceres Vs. Jason Knight

... Fighting. Alex Caceres and Jason Knight will compete on the UFC on FOX 23 main card Saturday. Getty Images. This is the UFC on FOX 23 live blog for Alex Caceres vs. Jason Knight , a featherweight bout at Friday night's UFC event at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colo. Caceres , who has won two of his past five fights, will face Knight, who has won two of his UFC three fights, on the main card. Check out the UFC on FOX 23 live blog below. Round 1: Kicking off the main card is Bruce Lee Roy and Knight; should be entertaining. Referee is Tom Johnson. They touch gloves. Caceres with a heavy left hand right off, and now a big leg kick that sees Knight diving for a single leg. Body kick from Caceres, and Knight has had enough of that jazz. He shoves Caceres to the fence, and creates a toil. Now they break, and Caceres comes over top with a left hand — that was pretty. Knight lands straight counter that sends Caceres backwards after sally, and now Knight holding the center. High kick from Caceres, and Knight is standing right there trying to punish his aggression. Straight right hand initiated that time from Knight, and Caceres is bouncing around. A lot of ...

Sam Alvey, Raphael Assuncao, Jingliang Li Notch Mile-high Victories

... with a contentious split decision over Serra-Longo Fight Team export Aljamain Sterling in a three-round undercard showdown at 135 pounds. All three cageside judges scored it 29-28: Ron Mann and Ben Ramirez for Assuncao, Hale Hilsabeck for Sterling. Neither fighter seemed eager to lead the dance, which resulted in periods of inactivity and a restless crowd. Sterling (12-2, 4-2 UFC) stayed busy with kicks to the legs and body, even as his opponent returned fire with punches upstairs. Assuncao (24-5, 8-2 UFC) countered effectively for much of the match, but, as has been the case throughout his career, he struggled with output. Sterling exploited that opening in the third round, where he landed with more regularity, pressured the Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt by moving forward and uncorked simple but effective two-punch combinations. Nevertheless, the scorecards favored Assuncao. Li Stops Nash in Barnburner. China Top Team’s ...