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Dustin Poirier– Poirier has some of the best power in the lightweight division, but sometimes he gets a bit too emotional in the cage and makes mistakes.Expect Teixeira to dominate or go out on his sword. He was knocked out in just :13 against Anthony Johnson and Texiera desperately needs a win to keep his place in line in the UFC light heavyweight division. Preux, then knocking out both Pat Cummins and Rashad Evans. Texeira went HAM in his next three fights, choking out Ovince St.

Glover Teixeira– Texeira lost his title shot to Jon Jones back in 2014, then followed that up with another loss to Phil Davis.It may be a bit too much, too soon, but it will be interesting to see what he can accomplish against the veteran. This is an amazing opportunity for Cannonier, an unranked fighter going up against one of the beasts of the division in #3-ranked Texeira. Cannonier lost his UFC debut but then went out and won two straight fights, including a vicious KO of Cyril Asker. Jared Cannonier– “Tha Killa Gorilla” gets the fight of his career against former title contender Glover Teixeira at UFC 208.I expect to see the best Jacare there is on Saturday night, and he is an exceptional athlete in terms of both speed and power. He then dropped a fight to current #1 contender Yoel Romero, but came back to knock out MMA legend Vitor Belfort in the first round of their UFC 198 fight. Jacare won eight straight fights from 2012-2015 to cement himself as a top contender in the UFC middleweight division. Jacare Souza– Souza is widely regarded as one of the best grapplers to ever fight MMA, and he also has insane power in both hands.The Monkey God or The Monkey Child?īesides calling McCall a f-g the first time they met, Brooks took to Twitter for the most original of social media barbs: the mother joke.įloat like a butterfly sting like a bee I slept with your momma now it stings when I pee Jarred Brooks February 1, 2017įive other fighters you’ll want to watch at UFC 208. I wasn’t able to source the origin of Brooks’ “The Monkey God” nickname, but I just love it in a world of mostly repetitive and lame nicknames.

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Pro tip for McCall and his friend: you should probably get children to bed before 3 am, just sayin’. He wanted to play with a skateboard at like three in the morning, and he just called me Uncle Creepy and everybody heard. “My friend, his son calls me “Uncle Ian,” and he just ended up calling me “Uncle Creepy” one night when I was trying to put him to bed. McCall is a former title contender who got his nickname from his friend’s son. Your UFC 208 Nickname Battle of the Week will take place in the flyweight division, a match between Ian “Uncle Creepy” McCall and Jared “The Monkey God” Brooks. Nobody thinks of Willie Mays on the Mets or Jordan on the Wizards, why should we do so for fighters? But it would be incredibly sweet to see Silva go out and knock out contender Derek Brunson on Saturday, just to put the cherry on top of one of the best careers in MMA history. But I still think of Silva as the GOAT and I won’t judge him on his career past age 40. MMA is still a young sport, and whether or not these late-career losses tarnish legacies is open to debate. He also stepped in to face Daniel Cormier just weeks after gallbladder surgery to save the UFC 200 card after Jon Jones had to withdraw. He suffered the devastating leg injury in the rematch with Chris Weidman, and put down current champ Michael Bisping in their fight last year, only to have the bell sound before he could put one last lick on Bisping.

You can also get behind-the-scenes coverage and other event notes from on-site reporters Farah Hannoun ( and Abbey Subhan ( on Twitter.It’s insane to think that Anderson Silva has not registered a win since 2012, although there have been some weird occurrences that have gone into that. To discuss the show, be sure to check out our UFC Fight Night 208 discussion thread. Plus, British fan favorites and rising stars Paddy Pimblett (18-3 MMA, 2-0 UFC) and Molly McCann (12-4 MMA, 5-3 UFC) return against Jordan Leavitt (10-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) and Hannah Goldy (6-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC), respectively.įollow along with our round-by-round updates and official results beginning at approximately noon ET for the prelims on ESPN+ and 3 p.m. In the co-feature, short-notice replacement Chris Curtis (29-8 MMA, 3-0 UFC) meets Jack Hermansson (22-7 MMA, 9-5 UFC) at middleweight. In the main event, Curtis Blaydes (16-3 MMA, 11-3 UFC) takes on Tom Aspinall (12-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC) at heavyweight. UFC Fight Night 208 takes place at The O2 in London. LONDON – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 208 event, and you can join us for live play-by-play and official results beginning at noon ET (9 a.m.