UFC on FoxSports 1: January 17, 2016

[ace3g]

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(https://twitter.com/UFCTonight)
main CARD
FOX Sports 1, 10 p.m. ET
T.J. Dillashaw (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/tj-dillashaw) vs. Dominick Cruz (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/dominick-cruz)
for bantamweight title
Eddie Alvarez (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/eddie-alvarez) vs. Anthony Pettis (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/anthony-pettis)
Travis Browne (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/travis-browne) vs. Matt Mitrione (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/matt-mitrione)
Ross Pearson (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/ross-pearson) vs. Francisco Trinaldo (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/francisco-trinaldo)

preliminary CARD
FOX Sports 1, 8 p.m. ET
Patrick Cote (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/patrick-cote) vs. Ben Saunders (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/ben-saunders)
Mairbek Taisumov (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/mairbek-taisumov) vs. Chris Wade (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/chris-wade)
Tim Boetsch (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/tim-boetsch) vs. Ed Herman (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/ed-herman)
Maximo Blanco (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/maximo-blanco) vs. Luke Sanders (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/luke-sanders)

preliminary CARD
UFC Fight Pass, 6 p.m. ET
Daron Cruickshank (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/daron-cruickshank) vs. Paul Felder (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/paul-felder)
Ilir Latifi (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/ilir-latifi) vs. Sean O'Connell (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/sean-oconnell)
Jimy Hettes (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/jimy-hettes) vs. Charles Rosa (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/charles-rosa)
Rob Font (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/rob-font) vs. Joey Gomez (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/joey-gomez)
Francimar Barroso (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/francimar-barroso) vs. Abdul-Kerim Edilov (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/abdul-kerim-edilov)




UFC Tonight @UFCTonight
(https://twitter.com/UFCTonight)BREAKING: TJ Dillashaw vs. Dominick Cruz for the UFC Bantamweight title on January 17th on @FS1 (https://twitter.com/FS1/)



Jeremy Botter @jeremybotter
(https://twitter.com/jeremybotter)First title fight on Fox Sports 1. That’s cool.

[Cry Havoc]

UFC Tonight @UFCTonight
(https://twitter.com/UFCTonight)BREAKING: TJ Dillashaw vs. Dominick Cruz for the UFC Bantamweight title on January 17th on @FS1 (https://twitter.com/FS1/)



Jeremy Botter @jeremybotter
(https://twitter.com/jeremybotter)First title fight on Fox Sports 1. That’s cool.



:wow

Hopefully the rest of the card isn't a shitshow.

[txstr1986]

Hopefully Cruz actually makes it to the fight in one piece...

[ace3g]

based on the trash talk during UFC 195, can't wait!!!

[Cry Havoc]

What a fucking card for a FoxSports deal! Awesome!

T.J. Dillashaw vs. Dominick Cruz
for bantamweight title
Eddie Alvarez vs. Anthony Pettis
Travis Browne vs. Matt Mitrione
Ross Pearson vs. Francisco Trinaldo

[Cry Havoc]

Taking Cruz, I think he's the smarter fighter. TJ is amazing but he hasn't fought anyone like Cruz yet, and I think Cruz has had the time to gameplan for TJ's movement.

[ace3g]

main CARD
FOX Sports 1, 10 p.m. ET
T.J. Dillashaw (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/tj-dillashaw) vs. Dominick Cruz (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/dominick-cruz)
for bantamweight title
Eddie Alvarez (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/eddie-alvarez) vs. Anthony Pettis (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/anthony-pettis)
Travis Browne (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/travis-browne) vs. Matt Mitrione (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/matt-mitrione)
Ross Pearson (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/ross-pearson) vs. Francisco Trinaldo (http://mmajunkie.com/fighters/francisco-trinaldo)

[ace3g]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKhRAcM4JtQ


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrF2Auh7MPE

[txstr1986]

T.J. Dillashaw vs. Dominick Cruz for bantamweight title - real tough fight to pick as both fighters have excellent footwork. However, I can't see Cruz being able to control Dillashaw on the ground for long, and stand-up probably leans to TJ.

Eddie Alvarez vs. Anthony Pettis - Alvarez's style is right in Pettis's wheelhouse

Travis Browne vs. Matt Mitrione - toss up, IMHO, but Browne's length will win this one for him.

Ross Pearson vs. Francisco Trinaldo - should be a fun scrap

[ace3g]

Everyone made weight

[dbreiden83080]

Pulling for Cruz tonight. What a comeback story it would be and TJ is a douche..

[Cry Havoc]

Pulling for Cruz tonight. What a comeback story it would be and TJ is a douche..

[ace3g]

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[ace3g]

what a slam by Trinaldo to end the round

[ace3g]

umm ouch, that is what 2 eye pokes, and 1 straight right will do






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OH MY GAWD #UFCBoston (https://twitter.com/hashtag/UFCBoston?src=hash)
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[thiste]

Kinda bored, hope the title fight will be good.

[Kawhitstorm]

Cruz's surgical repaired knee is fucked up

[ace3g]

He just said it was training injury with his foot that finally flared up in the 5th round, but we will see in the later days.

[Cry Havoc]

THE DOMINATOR RETURNS

[thiste]

I find it hard to get excited by midgets. Unfortunately, the HWs didn't really deliver tonight

[pgardn]

Did I hear 49-46 TJ by one judge?

Close fight.
Do it again.

[01Snake]

I had Cruz 3 to 2

[pgardn]

I find it hard to get excited by midgets. Unfortunately, the HWs didn't really deliver tonight

Yeah.

The little guys are much more athletic but the striking is quick-weak
And the heavy weights were awful imo. They get tired so quickly at the lower level.

[Cry Havoc]

I find it hard to get excited by midgets. Unfortunately, the HWs didn't really deliver tonight

:lol They would destroy you. Cruz is 5'8", not sure how that's a midget by any definition.

[Cry Havoc]

Yeah.

The little guys are much more athletic but the striking is quick-weak
And the heavy weights were awful imo. They get tired so quickly at the lower level.

Even the top heavyweights wear out. Cain was a sloppy mess at the end of his fight and he has the best cardio of any HW in history.

[Cry Havoc]

Two fucking awesome fights to start the year. Cruz/TJ and Lawler/Condit were both outstanding.

Odd that one fight went to the power guy and the other went to the technician.

[ace3g]

https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/607744420104912896/PBrwx9dt_bigger.jpg Brett Okamoto ‏@bokamotoESPN (https://twitter.com/bokamotoESPN)

Bro. Photo by @powersimagery (https://twitter.com/powersimagery).
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[Cry Havoc]

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Shiiiiiiiiit.

[pgardn]

Even the top heavyweights wear out. Cain was a sloppy mess at the end of his fight and he has the best cardio of any HW in history.

After 5 rounds. The guys last night were done after 2 and they had extra rest time due to eye pokes.

This is where really good athletes like Cruz and TJ are fun to watch. They are so damn quick and agile. They can throw round house kicks, completely miss, and they are back up in a defensive position. It's amazing how quickly they can get off the mat and scramble around.

[pgardn]

https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/607744420104912896/PBrwx9dt_bigger.jpg Brett Okamoto ‏@bokamotoESPN (https://twitter.com/bokamotoESPN)

Bro. Photo by @powersimagery (https://twitter.com/powersimagery).
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A good place to store that extra golf ball for the water hazard holes.

That was more than moderately disgusting.