UFC 186: April 25, 2015

[ace3g]

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main CARD
Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET
Demetrious Johnson (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/demetrious-johnson) vs. Kyoji Horiguchi (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/kyoji-horiguchi)
for flyweight title
Quinton Jackson (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/quinton-jackson) vs. Fabio Maldonado (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/fabio-maldonado)
Michael Bisping (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/michael-bisping) vs. C.B. Dollaway (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/cb-dollaway)
Shane Campbell (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/shane-campbell) vs. John Makdessi (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/john-makdessi)
Thomas Almeida (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/thomas-de-almeida) vs. Yves Jabouin (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/yves-jabouin)

preliminary CARD
FOX Sports 1, 8 p.m. ET
Patrick Cote (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/patrick-cote) vs. Joe Riggs (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/joe-riggs)
Alexis Davis (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/alexis-davis) vs. Sarah Kaufman (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/sarah-kaufman)
Bryan Barberena (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/bryan-barberena) vs. Chad Laprise (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/chad-laprise)
Olivier Aubin-Mercier (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/olivier-aubin-mercier) vs. David Michaud (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/david-michaud)

preliminary CARD
UFC Fight Pass, 6:30 p.m. ET
Chris Clements (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/chris-clements) vs. Nordine Taleb (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/nordine-taleb)
Valerie Letourneau (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/valerie-letourneau-trouble) vs. Jessica Rakoczy (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/jessica-rakoczy)
Aisling Daly (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/aisling-daly) vs. Randa Markos (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/randa-markos)

[polandprzem]

Rory is gonna destroy Lombard. I can't see it different then a unanimous or finish by the Canadian.

Hector got a worthy opponent at last. Well the guy that should fight for the title.

[ace3g]

First round should be exciting...after that Rory should be able to control the fight.

[polandprzem]

Yea well Lombard has never exploded in the UFC and is holding himself. When he had lesser competition he was running through them. Now with the tougher guys he cannot dominate. Rory may pick him apart from the distance and probably will. I don't see ths fight going to the ground at all. It might be a snoozer. It all depends if lombard gonna be desperate enough to engage frequently

[txstr1986]

Yea well Lombard has never exploded in the UFC and is holding himself. When he had lesser competition he was running through them. Now with the tougher guys he cannot dominate. Rory may pick him apart from the distance and probably will. I don't see ths fight going to the ground at all. It might be a snoozer. It all depends if lombard gonna be desperate enough to engage frequently

It will definitely be a snoozer. Rory is just going to use his length and continuously pop Lombard from range, and Lombard isn't going to be able to do anything about it. Just give Rory the title shot already - how many guys does he need to walk through before Dana gives him his due?

[ace3g]

UFC 186 heads to Montreal for the rematch between Dillashaw and Barao! Plus, Rampage returns!
Story: http://t.co/itaX6jdcuS

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[txstr1986]

I love the Bisping-Dollaway match-up. This card is getting really good.

[polandprzem]

This card looks fantastic!
TJ is one of the fighters I love to watch and with the occasion I dislike Barao so ... you know



I'm not gonna say much but IMO this can be the last year of fighting for Michael. If he is gonna get beaten that's it - he seems like burned out

[ernest787]

Rory is so boring. I hate that everyone from that camp just jabs all night long. Dana hates it too and that's the reason Rory hasn't got his shot yet. Also doesn't help that he lost to the current champ for the #1 contendership.

[Cry Havoc]

Rory is so boring. I hate that everyone from that camp just jabs all night long. Dana hates it too and that's the reason Rory hasn't got his shot yet. Also doesn't help that he lost to the current champ for the #1 contendership.

wtf? Have you ever watched him fight? Yes his jab is potent but he throws a ton of stuff. He throws kicks and roundhouses, he grapples and has fantastic technique.

[ernest787]

yes I've watched him. For someone crying about Henderson trying to point someone to death, funny that you are defending Rory. Him trying to point everyone with his jab is the exact reason Dana White skipped him when he thought he was getting a title shot. I hope he gets smashed.

[Technique]

Rory is a distance fighter with great technique and good resolve. Lombard is a pressure fighter that's always thinking about that ko hay maker. Lombard's last fight was not impressive as he could not finish some joe plumber that had his hands down 3 feet away from Lombard. This fight is in canada for a reason, I expect Rory to dismantle Lombard with his versatile offensive game and his good range.

[Cry Havoc]

yes I've watched him. For someone crying about Henderson trying to point someone to death, funny that you are defending Rory. Him trying to point everyone with his jab is the exact reason Dana White skipped him when he thought he was getting a title shot. I hope he gets smashed.

Difference being that Rory takes risks and dominates fights. Bendo gets his ass kicked and gets saved by the judges, then has the balls to be upset about being robbed.

If Rory wins the title and starts scraping by fighters that he can dominate or gets lazy, it will be a completely different story.

[ace3g]

Demetrious Johnson vs. Kyoji Horiguchi replaces Rory MacDonald vs. Hector Lombard at UFC 186
UFC 186 lost arguably its most interesting fight, but it also gained another title fight.

Demetrious Johnson vs. Kyoji Horiguchi for the UFC flyweight title is the new co-main event, as Rory MacDonald vs. Hector Lombard has been removed from the card, according to The Canadian Press. No reason was given for the MacDonald-Lombard cancellation.

UFC 186, headlined by T.J. Dillashaw vs. Renan Barao 2 for the bantamweight title, is set for April 25 at Montreal's Bell Centre.

http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/2/10/8010781/demetrious-johnson-vs-kyoji-horiguchi-replaces-rory-macdonald-vs

[txstr1986]

Hector Lombard tested positive (not that it's any big surprise) for the anabolic steroid desoxymethyltestosterone - that's why the fight was dropped.

http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/2/10/8014473/nac-hector-lombard-failed-ufc-182-drug-test

[Technique]

Kyoji Horiguchi is the real deal. If he can keep Mighty Mouse from laying on top of him I think Kyoji will outclass him in striking. This is Johnson's toughest opponent to date imo

[The TroutBum]

wtf? Have you ever watched him fight? Yes his jab is potent but he throws a ton of stuff. He throws kicks and roundhouses, he grapples and has fantastic technique.

I agree with this. I don't like him all that much, but he is an amazing talent. I think he'll beat Ruthless, tbpfhwy.

[ace3g]

damn

UFC News ‏@UFCNews (https://twitter.com/UFCNews) 3h3 hours ago (https://twitter.com/UFCNews/status/580469475998371840) .@TJDillashaw (https://twitter.com/TJDillashaw) out of #UFC186 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/UFC186?src=hash) with rib injury. Story: http://on.ufc.com/1HyC4HU (http://t.co/gAOO6Dvkna)

[The TroutBum]

damn

UFC News ‏@UFCNews (https://twitter.com/UFCNews) 3h3 hours ago (https://twitter.com/UFCNews/status/580469475998371840) .@TJDillashaw (https://twitter.com/TJDillashaw) out of #UFC186 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/UFC186?src=hash) with rib injury. Story: http://on.ufc.com/1HyC4HU (http://t.co/gAOO6Dvkna)

He's scared, and I hate it when people say that shit. Guarantee that this happens again before they meet.

[ace3g]

Rampage is back on this card again


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KNZAIkiqb8

[The TroutBum]

I'm surprised there isn't any chatter going on about this card. Overall, it wasn't that neat, but holy shit, did Rampage look awesome or what? I haven't seen him fight like that since his early Pride days, and even then, I think he looked better against Maldanado than in any other fight I've seen. I have two overwhelming feelings about it though:

1) I won't be a bit surprised when he fails his drug test. The only other old farts that have had this kind of turn around, both physically and statistically, were OverRoid and Vitoroid.

2) If he was fighting clean, and he fought that well because of training and getting in shape, then WHERE THE FUCK HAVE YOU BEEN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, ASS HOLE? Can you imagine how much better the Rashad Evans or even Bones fights would have been if he would have come in looking like that? Judas.