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John Lineker vs. John Dodson set to headline UFC Fight Night 96 in Portland

August 13, 2016

The UFC’s return to Portland, Ore., on October 1 now has its main event, as FoxSports.com reports with confirmation from the UFC that John Dodson and John Lineker will meet in the five round headliner. […]

MMATorch Daily Top Five 8/11: Top Fights to Make in UFC’s Bantamweight Division

August 11, 2016

Welcome to MMATorch’s Daily Top Five. Every weekday, tune in for a new Top Five list on a variety of topics; some will be regularly updated, some will be one offs, but we hope you […]

MMATorch Daily Top Five 5/23: Worst Performing UFC Pay-Per-View Events of the Last Five Years

May 23, 2016

Welcome to MMATorch’s Daily Top Five. Every weekday, tune in for a new Top Five list on a variety of topics; some will be regularly updated, some will be one offs, but we hope you […]

UFC on Fox 19 Payroll: Rashad Evans ($150K) tops earnings in main event loss to Glover Teixeira ($120K)

April 18, 2016

Rashad Evans, despite losing Saturday’s UFC on Fox 19 main event in under two minutes, came out as the top earner on the card. The Florida State Boxing Commission released disclosed payroll figures for the […]

MMATorch Daily Top Five 4/6: Top Preliminary Card Fights For April 2016

April 6, 2016

Welcome to MMATorch’s Daily Top Five. Every weekday, tune in for a new Top Five list on a variety of topics; some will be regularly updated, some will be one offs, but we hope you […]

John Dodson returns to bantamweight at UFC on Fox 19, meets Manvel Gamburyan in Tampa

February 25, 2016

John Dodson’s return to bantamweight finally has a date and an opponent, with the two-time UFC Flyweight Title challenger and Ultimate Fighter winner revealing on Twitter that he’s facing Manvel Gamburyan at UFC on Fox […]

Demetrious Johnson says current crop of challengers “good,” but not as good as Joseph Benavidez or John Dodson

February 11, 2016

“The top dogs, I’ve beat them already. Now, I’m fighting the guys who, they’re good guys, but they’re not a Joseph or a Dodson… I think now the UFC is all about selling cards; it’s […]

John Dodson vs. Bryan Caraway reportedly in the works for Dodson’s bantamweight return

January 23, 2016

John Dodson may have his opponent sent for his move back up to bantamweight, as this week’s episode of UFC Tonight on Fox Sports 1 featured a report that the UFC is targeting him for […]

John Dodson says he “always wanted to go back” to 135 lbs., “already destroyed” champ T.J. Dillashaw

December 1, 2015

John Dodson’s return to the bantamweight division is something he’s had on his mind for a while. The cut to 125 lbs. had been wreaking havoc on his body at times, and two losses to […]

John Dodson wants to face rising bantamweight Thomas Almeida in 135 lb return

November 12, 2015

With Thomas Almeida scoring an impressive victory at UFC Fight Night 77 last weekend to stay undefeated, he’s looking to make a move up the ranks. He’s been massively impressive so far in his UFC […]

John Dodson moving back up to bantamweight after second UFC Flyweight Title loss to Demetrious Johnson

October 8, 2015

Following a second loss to UFC Flyweight Champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson, John Dodson is heading back to the bantamweight division. According to Dodson’s manager via a report from Fox Sports 1’s UFC Tonight program […]

UFC 191 LIVE RESULTS: Penick’s round by round report for “Johnson vs. Dodson II” event

September 5, 2015

UFC 191 SEPTEMBER 5, 2015 LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS, NEVADA =====UFC Fight Pass Prelims Quick Results===== -Joaquim Silva def. Nazareno Malegarie via split decision (28-29, 30-27, 30-27) Note: Having stream issues for Fight Pass on […]

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