For instance, Edgar lost to Gray Maynard, then had a draw with Maynard, thus setting up a third fight. Gilbert Burns didn’t thrill the crowd with his takedown-heavy game plan, but he did get the unanimous decision victory over Stephen Thompson mostly by nullifying Thompson’s frustrating karate-based striking attack. He picked the right guy for that project, because Tuivasa obliged him – only to put him to sleep moments later. Machida's famous front kick knockout of Randy Couture puts the Dragon right back into the big picture. Outlook: The most accomplished heavyweight in UFC history seems content to sit and wait for what is arguably a well-deserved rubber match with Francis Ngannou. Faber came closer to solving the riddle of Cruz than anyone so far. Making another title run is highly improbable, but Ortiz (in a surprising moment of practicality) recognizes his time will be better served rematching certain fighters. McGregor tries to elbow back, throws off some upkicks when Poirier stands, but Poirier keeps the pressure on. In a five-round bout Saturday night, Stipe Miocic beat Daniel Cormier by unanimous decision to win the rubber match of a fantastic trilogy between the fighters and retain his heavyweight championship at UFC 252. McGregor has now won just one fight in four years. Found inside – Page 121You move like no human I've ever seen playing sports or even fightin in the UFC. ... “It looks like thick rubber, but feels really light,” Brogan said ... It took just over two minutes for Zhalgas Zhumagulov to get Jerome Rivera to tap out. ", On Conor McGregor, and the never-ending struggle to keep from getting left behind. First, Mir increased his strength to compete with the sport's "super heavyweight" class. He started his UFC career at 145 pounds with a 7-0 record and six knockouts — including a stunning 13-second knockout of then-champion Jose Aldo — but hasn’t been the same force in the Octagon since then. ESPN's Marc Raimondi was first to report that COVID-19 protocols in Amedovski's camp were the cause. In the Frankie Edgar sense of the word trilogy, there is no such thing as a rubber match. Zhumagulov got the neck of Rivera and ended that fight quickly. Not just the gruesome injury either. Penn knocked out Hughes in just 21 seconds, which was great for him (and depressing for the guy with a shotgun, a rifle and a 4-wheel drive).Ken Shamrock versus Tito Ortiz I, II and IIIThis is literally one of the rivalries that had everything to do with bad blood and little to do with actual competitiveness. Found insideRather than sign the rubber match with Nate Diaz, the UFC opted to return to the way things had been before Rafael dos Anjos pulled out of UFC 196. This edition includes more than 10,000 terms with 18,000 individual entries, and more than 250 photos. This “impressively comprehensive” (The Nation) book will delight everyone from the youngest fan to the hard-core aficionado. Around 20,800 fans are expected to be in the T-Mobile Arena to watch UFC 264. Conor McGregor has been a superstar for UFC, but the way Saturday's fight ended was ugly. Du Plessis was far from dominant before that, but was cocky in the post-fight interview, saying his name is one to remember. However, Dustin Poirier did add that, as things stand, he has no idea if the UFC would allow Conor McGregor to get a … It was obvious from all the heated interviews. Trilogy fights are usually known as rubber matches, because the first two fights were split and could bend either way. Wertheim intertwines Miletich’s own life story, by turns tragic and triumphant, with the larger story of the unholy rise of the UFC, from its controversial, back alley roots to the fastest-growing sports enterprise in America. Both fighters need to get healthy and finish this trilogy before we all die of old age. It's finally time for the main event. In the meantime, a fan spiked the drink with a heavy pour of Dustin Poirier's hot sauce. He won that one at UFC 136 in Houston, to make the series 1-1-1, meaning a quadrilogy fight becomes the rubber match. Found inside – Page 234Our two victories allowed Zuffa to start hyping the rubber match between us, which would take place in four months on February 4, 2006, at UFC 57: Liddell ... Conor McGregor returns to the octagon this weekend in his third fight against American Dustin Poirier, with bettors looking to get in on the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 264 action. After Hardy backed Tuivasa up with a straight right and then tried to follow up, Tuivasa answered with a left hook that extinguished the light in Hardy’s eyes as it dropped him to the mat. Found inside – Page 11As a matter of fact, I realized this right in the middle of a match. ... such as Pride and the UFC, would begin to realize what I had already realized—that ... Chris Leben violently shut out Wanderlei Silva's lights. If Tito Ortiz is part feline, he's undoubtedly used up most of his nine lives in the UFC so far. Kunitskaya tried to rally off her back, but Aldana kept the pressure on and finished with a brutal torrent of ground strikes that forced referee Jason Herzog to intervene at the 4:35 mark of Round 1. With the score even at 1-1 and both men set to return to the Octagon in the coming weeks, could a rubber match be on the horizon? The UFC 264 main event features a rubber match between lightweights Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor. Headlining the event will be the rubber match of the trilogy between former interim UFC lightweight champion and current No. Twitter Mailbag: Stipe Miocic vs. UFC Fight Night 190 main event winner next? UFC 264: POIRIER vs. McGREGOR 3 TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, APRIL 16. Jennifer Maia is the first underdog winner of the night. Six years after McGregor introduced the world to “Red Panty Night,” he enters his rubber match with Dustin Poirier at a crossroads. Sure, why not. Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier face off on Saturday, July 10 in what is expected to close their trilogy of UFC fights. It was competitive. The Athletic Staff. Perennial underdog, and a perennial old man. Poirier going to work in McGregor's guard now, blasting him with elbows. Referee Herb Dean is waving it off without starting the second round. It's McGregor going to work with leg kicks this time, committing to several early on in the first round. It was a barnburner. It was anticipated the minute Faber dropped from featherweight to bantamweight. Oh, and Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker shared a weird kiss on camera. The rubber match. Hughes, all neck and density, and Penn, the elastic man who was always a little unsettling, made for an intense rivalry. She got a unanimous decision against Jessica Eye by scores of 29-28, 29-28, 30-27 in a very close fight. The T-Mobile Arena is filling in and the light show is on display. With that, O’Malley notched a TKO win at the 4:24 mark of Round 3. Alistair Overeem Fails Pre-Fight Drug Test, UFC 146 In Limbo; Fisher and Stout Get Summer Rubber Match; AMADI: Junior dos Santos vs. Mark Hunt – Why the UFC Can’t Make That Fight Recent Posts. ", Everyone was trying to figure out what just happened when the fight was called after the bell rang for the end of the first round. After coaching opposite one another on the third season of "The Ultimate Fighter," in which Shamrock became the equivalent of an absentee father for his team (and Ortiz came off like a gentleman, all tenderness and caring), they fought twice more in 2006. Found inside – Page 302... TOP tier sponsor for IOC Global 835 9 92.78 Soccer Yokohama Rubber Co. ... USA 48 4 12 MMA Reebok (apparel) Exclusive uniform deal with UFC USA 70 6 ... In the final minute of the fight is where Tavares really set himself apart, cranking up the volume and bloodying Akhmedov’s nose with a diverse striking attack as the clock wound down. UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 Picks. And it's a match that fight fans want to see again. Could we possibly see Cruz vs. Faber 3 happen in the near future? Found inside – Page 331( 1973 ) ICBO UFC * 2ART26 Std . Meth . of Test . ... 11 50 Ft . Summer Camp Rifle Range Plans ( 1972 ) NRA * 16 Metallic Silhouette Match Rifle Range Plans ... The pair first fought at UFC 178 when Notorious claimed victory via a first round knockout. Stipe Miocic down to fight Jon Jones but priority is Francis Ngannou rubber match. Cruz and Faber need this rubber match. Dustin Poirier returns in the highly anticipated rubber match with Conor McGregor at UFC 264 for a big payday, but how much is the fighter currently worth? Greg Jackson was raised in a neighborhood where he had to fight to survive. Found inside – Page 11Coleman, the 32-year-old Columbus, Ohio-based wrestler who brought a 6-0 UFC record into the match, seemed to run out of gas midway through the bout and ... Come for the hard-hitting analysis, stay for the shooey gif. Ten months later, they’d do it again at UFC 57, a true rubber match, but Liddell put an exclamation point on the rivalry, scoring a second-round KO. Regardless of how many people Edgar beats, both MMA fans and oddsmakers are going to continue underestimating the diminutive UFC champion. At the very least, it will give one of the fighters permanent bragging rights over the other in lieu of a championship belt. Where: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada. Notching a win against Ryan Bader at UFC 132 not only saves his career, but the nature of MMA rankings also launches Ortiz right back into the upper tier of the light heavyweight division. Miocic (20-3) swept 49-46, 49-46 and 48-47 scorecards to stake his claim as perhaps the biggest heavyweight in UFC history. Fast forward about four years and one weight class later. Found inside – Page 113In Abu Dhabi at UFC 112 in April of 2010, before taking on Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ... called him with an offer he couldn't refuse: a rubber match with BJ Penn. Poirier later said, "We are going to fight again whether it's in the octagon or on the sidewalk. When: Saturday, July 10, 2021. Just a few hours ago, BetMGM took a $130,000 bet on Poirier to win $100,000. Dustin Poirier: -105; Conor McGregor: -114; According to FanDuel Sportsbook, McGregor and Poirier is nearly an even money fight with Poirier at … Brock Lesnar vs Frank Mir Rubber match 3 ? Dricus Du Plessis landed a decisive blow in the second round to send Devin Giles to the mat for a knockout victory 1:41 into the round. Hughes faced BJ Penn on November 20, 2010, in a rubber match at UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida, after their previous two fights at UFC 46 and UFC 63. Edgar has beaten Penn twice already. Winning the rubber match and then going on to win the lightweight title from champion Charles Oliveira is the path to immortality for McGregor, according to White in an interview with ESPN. The reason we do a third is to settle it, once and for all. Poirier fires back with a good straight left that stuns McGregor, then bulls him back toward the fence. Found inside – Page 36The pool match between Mr. De Poorter of Gatun and Mr. Pearson of Empire ... 70 bales rubber hose , 13 cases paint , for stock ; 16 cases rubber boots ... Diamond then took the honours in January at UFC 257 with a second round KO. But judging by the crowd’s reaction, the largely unknown late replacement Moutinho won a lot of people over with his grit and resolve tonight. Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier got a rubber match for their third fight at UFC 264 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Found inside – Page 492U.F.C..Aug . 6 .... Aug . 13 Prinz Sigismund . H. - A .... Aug. 9 . ... It is expected that the Culebra checker club will play a return match at Balboa . McGregor has to heal and who knows where Poirier will be in his career when that happens, but White and UFC seem to want another edition of this rivalry. Many injuries and surgeries have stolen years of their prime from the octagon. Rubber matches are a rare thing in MMA—and if the fight gods are good to Dana White, Joe Silva and the UFC, these five matches could (and … Ben Fowlkes caught the reaction cageside: Jessica Eye lost the decision, but got a lot of love from fans as she was leaving. If you buy something from an SB Nation link, Vox Media may earn a commission. Miocic (20-3) swept 49-46, 49-46 and 48-47 scorecards to stake his claim as perhaps the biggest heavyweight in UFC history. Found insideTaking some time off from the UFC, he returned to Japan and fought Kazushi ... away because it was a big title match— didn't want to screw up my head. However, both are expected to do plenty well at the box office. Nick Diaz vs. Robbie Lawler full fight video highlights. Stemming from a promotional "diss" move by Dominick Cruz—who was rightly angry at being left out of the fight poster for WEC 26—Urijah Faber was the target of his opponent's aggression early on. Dustin Poirier followed with a much more muted entrance. Similarly, his re-rematch with BJ … The sporting term "rubber match" refers to the final and deciding game in any series, and its origins trace back to the 16th-century English game of lawn bowling. Poirier pours on the punches until the horn blows to end the round. McGregor opened at -120 at BetMGM, but is now at +110. Ben Fowlkes wrote that it seemed to show he was less dedicated than he needed to be for that fight: "He’s recommitted himself, he said. Before Jim Miller, Clay Guida, Dennis Siver or Melvin Guillard can move anywhere on the UFC chessboard, Edgar and Maynard need to do something. But the thing about this sport is that it doesn’t slow down to wait for anyone, even its biggest stars. But Couture did what he did best: Defy logic. In a five-round bout Saturday night, Stipe Miocic beat Daniel Cormier by unanimous decision to win the rubber match of a fantastic trilogy between the fighters and retain his heavyweight championship at UFC 252. Megadeth would coil in fear if they saw Liddell walk in. Despite being the underdog, more than 70 percent of the bets and 70 percent of the money are being bet on McGregor as he will be the crowd favorite at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas tonight. Get ready for the night with Ben Fowlkes' mailbag touching on how Dustin Poirier can win, what Conor McGregor is trying to prove and what to watch for on the rest of the card. (Note: You will not find the Forrest Griffin/Tito Ortiz series here, because that particular trilogy falls under the category of "existential vertigo"). Only two of the five fights so far have gone the distance. Seemed he wanted to see it for himself to figure out what happened. Has his act become tired? The final, and deciding game between two tied teams/opponents. Trilogy fights are usually known as rubber matches, because the first two fights were split and could bend either way. Conor McGregor walked into T-Mobile Arena with the Irish flag draped around him. Former President Donald Trump is in attendance and can be spotted if you have a keen eye. Found inside – Page 259Plenty of big - money fights were waiting for me in the UFC . Beginning with Randy Couture , who wanted a rubber match . My feelings about how to fight ... Either winning or losing, Griffin must put in a good showing against Shogun Rua at UFC 134 in Rio. He had a girthy mohawk with a Matrix-like tattoo running down the side of his head, and he painted his toenails. Similarly, his re-rematch with BJ Penn makes zero sense from conventional rubber match perspective. For this rubber match to have the proper setup, Rua's best move is to beat (or draw with) Griffin at UFC: Rio. Their highly-anticipated rubber match is now just nine days away, but many believe that McGregor could in fact have an injury. Either way, the loser falls out of the elite class entirely, while the winner avoids gatekeeper status and endless fights against new, dangerous prospects. Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield was watching with some teammates. However, both are expected to do plenty well at the box office. "According to Paul Dickson's The New Dickson's Baseball Dictionary (Harcourt Brace, 1999), a "rubber game" is "The last and deciding game of a series when the previous games have … Even Tuivasa could barely drink that, pouring most of it on his shirt. The UFC champ would probably be the favorite in this rubber match, but if the wrecking machine version of Anderson that’s been in Bellator shows up for the third fight, I think it could go either way. Shamrock hated Ortiz. Sitting and waiting is always a dicey game to play, but Miocic has nothing left to prove. Main Event: Dustin Poirier vs Conor McGregor. While McGregor … It's not fair to any of them to wait so long for a title shot. Of course, the added drama to this match comes directly from the awe-inspiring performance both men gave at UFC 125. Found inside – Page 36The pool match between Mr. De Poorter of Gatun and Mr. Pearson of Empire ... 70 bales rubber hose , 13 cases paint , for stock ; 16 cases rubber boots ... Here’s the most bet props according to BetMGM: Max Griffin got a unanimous decision in the final bout of the undercard. Time had gotten on with things, so this trilogy felt more like a twilight fight (particularly for Hughes) and didn’t nearly have the luster of the first meet-ups. A rubber match only refers to the third match when the score is 1-1. Found insideIn the UFC, fighters must be able to fight for three five-minute rounds, ... That said, I placed second and found that by the third match the pain began to ... Ben Fowlkes from cageside: Hall paused on his walk out of the cage to look at the big screen when his knockout loss to Topuria was being replayed. has been about a month since Brock Lesnar went from being the most physically prominent force in UFC history to an all-but-invisible fighter. Topuria got on top of Hall with ground and pound on two different occasions. Found inside – Page 36The pool match between Mr. De Poorter of Gatun and Mr. Pearson of Empire ... 70 bales rubber hoge , 13 cases paint , for stock : 16 cases rubber boots ... The Kazakhstani flyweight gets us going in a hurry with a submission following a guillotine choke at 2:02 in Round 1. That means the winner of this fight will have a big leg up, with opportunities for titles so few in this sport. He’s back to living and breathing mixed martial arts. Follow his Twitter account for crazy talk, 1990s movie references, and general weirdness. The two each have a win over the other, so another trilogy bout is in order for Miocic. At UFC 46, Hughes was riding a 13-fight winning streak and had defended his welterweight belt five times. He threw some shots McGregor's way before saying, "Everybody booing, you can kiss my whole asshole.". In Machida's case, his staggering climb up the MMA rankings happened shortly after the decimation of everything between him and the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. "Was the loss to Poirier just the motivator he needed to become a better, updated version of the fighter he used to be? Six years after McGregor introduced the world to “Red Panty Night,” he enters his rubber match with Dustin Poirier at a crossroads. Ben Fowlkes has more on what this fight means for McGregor's legacy and his future: "It’s tricky because normally the whole promise of a rubber match is closure. Penn has been sleepless in Hilo trying to get back at Edgar one more time. McGregor jumps for a guillotine choke and it looks tight. It was a chaotic scene. McGREGOR-POIRIER 3: Date, time, odds, PPV price, card & location for UFC 264. For Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber, UFC 132 was the chance to settle an old score that had overshadowed their title fight since the day it was signed. Neither man is going to be able to complete at the highest levels of the division for much longer. Nick Diaz ‘Don’t Be Scared Homie’ T-Shirt, UFC 266 live blog: Alexander Volkanovski vs. Brian Ortega, Anthony Joshua vs. Oleksandr Usyk full fight video highlights, UFC 266 in Tweets: Fighters react to Alexander Volkanovski’s slugfest with Brian Ortega, Nick Diaz loss. Poirier is now the -130 favorite, while McGregor is +110 at BetMGM. Even though Cruz and Faber embraced after the fight—a showing of good sportsmanship that could be seen as begrudging respect on the parts of both men—the judges' decision could have gone either way. Found inside – Page 147... of Pancrase title in a unification match with Bas Rutten on May 16, 1996, ... mixed martial artist that by the time of their rubber match he was in the ... Among those in attendance are Dave Chappelle, Megan Fox, Justin Bieber and Chuck Liddell. This is the conventional thing. Found inside... takes ten — and four years after that he won the UFC championship. ... The match was fascinating in part because Penn's limbs looked like they were made ... UFC ® welcomes fans back to the fight capital of the world at full capacity as T-Mobile Arena opens its doors on Saturday, July 10 for one of the biggest fights in UFC history. As the saying goes, this town isn't big enough for the both of them. And, of course, Tito Ortiz dug himself out of a five-year, four-loss hole by upsetting Ryan Bader. But shortly after dominating the first eight minutes of the fight, Pereira started to fatigue, and Price nearly rallied for the victory as Pereira struggled to stand upright in the final minute of the battle. Tai Tuivasa put on a show in the cage and then put on a show after the fight. Griffin was the aggressor in the first round and held a big advantage in significant strikes that round. He won that one at UFC 136 in Houston, to make the series 1-1-1, meaning a quadrilogy fight becomes the rubber match. However, Mir represents a nice alternative—a fighter who will try his best to ruin Lesnar's return party but is unlikely to completely obliterate him in a victory. Dustin Poirier's calf kicks were key in the second fight with McGregor. Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor meet in a rubber match at UFC 264. One would expect by now, with so many pay-per-view main events to fill and barely enough headliners to fill them, the company would have a … Shortly after a brutal loss to Shane Carwin, Mir sat down to reassess his striking. (Photo by Jeff Bottari / Zuffa LLC via Getty Images). Dustin Poirier vs Conor McGregor 3: UFC 264 tickets. It's a highlight worth watching. Melvin Guillard crushed an unfairly overmatched Shane Roller. Thompson had some bright spots where he was able to open up with punches and kicks, even dropping Burns once. Yet it was the challenger Penn walked out of the cage with that belt. Maynard's looming presence doesn't help matters much either, as "The Bully" represents the largest lingering dark spot on Edgar's fight career. Sitting and waiting is always a dicey game to play, but Miocic has nothing left to prove. Brad Tavares outworked Omari Akhmedov over the course of three close rounds to win a split-decision victory. The rubber match, it does make sense." He seemed to be headed for a moral victory by at least lasting the distance, but after one ferocious flurry in the final minute of the fight referee Herb Dean decided he’d seen enough and stepped in to call it off. There is only re-rematches. The two flyweights clashed heads in the second round and Eye was covered in blood. According to UFC president Dana White, the UFC 264 tickets went live a couple of days ago and were sold out in seconds. Aldana, who missed weight badly for the bout, bloodied Kunitskaya early on and then picked her apart with punches at distance. Replay shows he rolled over on his left foot while being dropped by Poirier's punch near the end of the round. McGregor seemed to be surprised by that tactic despite it becoming en vogue in MMA. More than anything, the main issue will be how the extended leave affects Lesnar's fighting ability, health and general public interest. In a night that proved a worthy thrill for both hardcore and casual fans, UFC 132 already had a brimming pocketful of highlight reels to take to the bank. But that cut on her forehead, that's not going to feel good when the adrenaline wears off. Pereira dominated the first two rounds with his speed landing 60 significant strikes to Price’s 32. Another fight must happen. Good chance he doesn't remember it after taking all those punches at the end. Topuria caught Hall with a big punch as he took him to ground the second time and then the ref stepped in to stop the fight. The third meeting between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier is officially on, after both fighters made weight on Friday ahead of Saturday's rubber-match bout. They're 1 and 1 and if Stipe really is considered the best UFC HW ever I think the UFC should grant him a rematch as they did for other great champs that lost the belt, especially if it's 1-1. Both of these men hate each other. Found insideFeaturing advice from UFC Hall of Famers Randy Couture, Ken Shamrock, ... In his rubber match with Andrei Arlovski at UFC 61, Tim Sylvia defeated “The Pit ... The second one ended the fight at 4:47 in the first round. July 11, 2021 at 10:24 AM PDT. In many ways, there is no better opponent for Ortiz right now than Forrest Griffin. McGregor can't get up as his corner rushes in to get him on the stool between rounds. UFC 264’s PPV main event is one of the biggest fights in UFC history — it’s a rubber match trilogy for the ages. Sooner or later, it'll be time for a step up. The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir of U.S. Navy Seal Chris Kyle, and the source for Clint Eastwood’s blockbuster, Academy-Award nominated movie. “An amazingly detailed account of fighting in Iraq--a humanizing, brave story ... More Coverage: UFC 166 Results | UFC newsDownload MMA Fighting iPhone App, BJ Penn versus Matt Hughes I, II and IIIIn the olden days, this was one of those match-ups that bordered on becoming a fight game "standard" for fans. 6 Conor McGregor. Ortiz and Liddell were the two biggest names in the UFC at the time – a pair of highly recognizable, elite talents who had been circling each other for more than a year. Ortiz initially stalled, suggesting that as friends and former training partners, he and Liddell made a pact never to face one another. If Lesnar is welcomed back to the UFC and immediately loses to Nelson, Brendan Schaub, Cro Cop, Cheick Kongo or even Matt Mitrione, he's done as a legitimate title contender. Found insideAt UFC 57 “Liddell vs. ... and Couture Zuffa's most recognizable fighters, and they each had a win over the other, so the rubber match made perfect sense. But the takedown was always there when Burns needed it, even if he often didn’t do much to advance once the fight hit the floor. Throwing him into a fight with Cain Velasquez, Junior dos Santos or even Carwin invites a quick destruction of the promotion's most precious PPV commodity. Found inside – Page 36The pool match between Mr. De Poorter of Gatun and Mr. Pearson of Empire , played on ... .U.F.C .. Wednesday .. Oct. 2 Prinz August Wilhelm . H. - A .. Certain camera views are catching him watching the action. Headlining the event will be the rubber match of the trilogy between former interim UFC lightweight champion and current No. There aren’t many people who would disagree if you suggested that the middleweight title clash between Silva and Sonnen was the most anticipated fight in UFC history at the time. The heat was still there. The rubber match between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor is not only one of the most anticipated fights of the year, but it also will likely be one that the sportsbooks will see a lot of action. He ended up with a 93-57 edge in significant strikes. Sean O’Malley hit Kris Moutinho with almost every strike known to man – and that was just the first round. Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier face off on Saturday, July 10 in what is expected to close their trilogy of UFC fights. Found inside – Page 161... and not only are the fans going to see two of the greatest welterweights of all-time settle their score in a rubber match, but [they're] going to do it ... Greg Hardy walked out to face Tai Tuivasa and pointed to the center of the cage, as if in invitation to join him there for a close-quarters brawl. Found inside – Page 135VITOR AND RANDYPART 2 Randy's eye had healed and it was time for his rubber match with Vitor Belfort. The fight was slated for UFC 49 on August 21 at the ... 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