Share this: Fight fans at Dallas’ American Airlines Arena are in for quite the treat Saturday night. Not only will they see heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic defend his title against Junior dos Santos in the UFC 211 main event, but they’ll also witness a second title fight when women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk faces Jessica Andrade. Oh, and that’s not all. Big names will be featured throughout the main card, as Demian Maia vs. Jorge Masvidal, Frankie Edgar vs. Yair Rodriguez and Krzysztof Jotko vs. David Branch also will air during the pay-per-view. And former lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez, who lost his title to Conor McGregor at UFC 205, couldn’t even crack the main card, so he’ll face Dustin Poirier during the FX prelims. The main card will begin at 10 p.m. ET, but fans can
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UFC 211 Weigh-In Results: Stipe Miocic, Junior Dos Santos Set For Main Event
Share this: UFC 211, which is headlined by the five-round heavyweight title bout between Stipe Miocic and Junior dos Santos, and the strawweight title bout between Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Jessica Andrade, airs live on pay-per-view from American Airlines Center in Dallas on Saturday at 10 p.m. ET. Four prelim bouts will air live on FX starting at 8 p.m. Three fights will kick off the night of action on UFC FIGHT PASS starting at 6:30 p.m. Main EventStipe Miocic (246) vs. Junior dos Santos (245) Pay-Per-View Main CardJoanna Jedrzejczyk (115) vs. Jessica Andrade (114.5)Demian Maia (170.5) vs. Jorge Masvidal (171)Frankie Edgar (145.5) vs. Yair Rodriguez (146)Krzysztof Jotko (185) vs. David Branch (185) FS1 PrelimsEddie Alvarez (156) vs. Dustin Poirier (156)Chas Skelly (146) vs. Jason Knight (146)Chase
Chelsea secure Premier League title in Conte’s first season
How they won itBack-to-back defeats by Liverpool (2-1) and Arsenal (3-0) in September prompted Antonio Conte to switch to a 3-4-2-1 system; this was a clear turning point. Indeed the Blues have dropped just 13 points in their subsequent 30 fixtures, with David Luiz, Marcos Alonso, N'Golo Kanté (Premier League player of the year) and Eden Hazard among those to have profited most visibly from their manager's tactical tweak. Key number: 13Following that change in formation, Chelsea racked up 13 consecutive league wins – just one shy of the English top-flight record. That sequence was ended ... UEFA.com - News
UFC 211: Dana White Discusses Stacked Fight Card, Future UFC Fights
Share this: UFC President Dana White is calling UFC 211 the best card of the year. It’s hard to argue with him. Stipe Miocic will defend his UFC heavyweight title in a rematch against Junior dos Santos, while budding superstar Joanna Jedrzejczyk will make her fifth title defense of the UFC strawweight title against Jessica Andrade. White joined NESN.com’s Rachel Holt via Skype on Wednesday to discuss what we can expect on Saturday, the latest in the Anderson Silva drama, and where the McGregor/Mayweather superfight currently stands. To hear the interview, listen in the player above. Thumbnail Photo Via Joe Camporeale/USA TODAY Sports Images More Stories Source link
WrestleMania 33 Live: Results, Highlights, Analysis From WWE Event
Share this: 10:58 p.m.: The two wasted no time getting things going in this one. Brock Lesnar kicked things off with a series of suplexes, followed by a brutal spear from Goldberg. 10:48 p.m.: In a rivalry that’s lasted over a decade, Goldberg will defend his WWE Universal title against Brock Lesnar. 10:41 p.m.: This time, Randy Orton made his finisher count. A second RKO to Bray Wyatt earned “The Viper” the 13th world title of his career. 10:38 p.m.: Bray Wyatt had been dominating, but Randy Orton changed the tone of the match with an RKO outside of the ring. 10:33 p.m.: We’re not quite sure what’s going on, but we know it’s weird. 10:25 p.m. The WWE championship is up for grabs as Bray Wyatt defends his title against
AFC Title Game Was Patriots’ Second-Highest Rated Non-Super Bowl Game
The New England Patriots dismantled the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Championship Game on Sunday, and a lot of New Englanders tuned in to watch Tom Brady and Co. clinch their NFL-record ninth Super Bowl appearance. The local TV ratings for Sunday’s tilt against the Steelers were released on Monday, and the 2017 AFC title game was one of the most viewed non-Super Bowl games in team history. The Patriots’ 41-27 victory over the Steelers in the 2005 AFC Championship Game is the only non-Super Bowl game to receive a higher rating. The other three games in the top five were also AFC playoff games. The Patriots will face the
Patriots Notes: How Goal-Line Defense Helped Turn Tide In AFC Title Game
by Zack Cox on Mon, Jan 23, 2017 at 2:11AM 2,003 FOXBORO, Mass. — Tom Brady and Chris Hogan both had fantastically productive performances in Sunday’s AFC Championship Game. But two of the most important sequences in the New England Patriots’ rout of the Pittsburgh Steelers came on the defensive side of the ball. The Patriots’ defense mounted two successful goal-line stands, keeping the Steelers out of the end zone on seven plays from inside the 5-yard line. Pittsburgh managed just thre... NESN.com