UFC 2 Universe: The Best gets Better

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This thread will be used for my UFC 2 Universe. I'll be updating after every event, posting results and rankings. Hope you enjoy!!

New Matchmaker Takes Over at UFC Headquarters

AP - The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) introduced their new matchmaker today at a press conference in Las Vegas, NV. ezevthokie9 was announced as the replacement to retiring matchmaker Joe Silva, who will take an executive role in the company.

"I'm thrilled to have this job with the UFC. Joe [Silva] has laid down the groundwork in his years with the company and I look to build off success," ezevthokie9 stated during the press conference.

The move comes as a shock to the MMA community. ezevthokie9 has never had any experience in any capacity in MMA and is a relative unknown to UFC fans.

"We went off the board with this one, for sure! He's got a knack for the business and is what we all wanted in our eventual hire: a true fan of the sport! You guys will say what you want but we're confident in our hire and how it will effect our company for foreseeable future!" UFC President Dana White said after the press conference.

ezevthokie has plans to keep the fights the Silva signed before his departure date of March 15. These fights include the Fox Sports 1 event headlined by Ben Rothwell and Junior Dos Santos and UFC 199 that included middleweight and bantamweight title fights. This also gives ezevthokie9 the pressure of building UFC 200 from top to bottom.

In closing, ezevthokie discussed UFC 200. "I think the fans will like what we have in store [for UFC 200]. I've been talking to a lot of fighters who have expressed interest in the card and I have no doubt the fans and you guys [the media] will be very impressed with what we have in store!"

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UPCOMING EVENTS

UFC 200 - July 9, 2016
Main Event: Conor McGregor (c) vs. Jose Aldo for the UFC Featherweight title
Co-Main Event: Carlos Condit vs. Rory McDonald for the Interim UFC Welterweight title

UFC FN 4: Magny vs. Gastelum - July 23, 2016
Main Event: Neil Magny vs. Kevin Gastelum

UFC on Fox 2: Dos Anjos vs. Nurmagomedov - August 6, 2016
Main Event: Rafael Dos Anjos (c) vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov for the UFC Lightweight title

UFC 201: Tate vs. Davis - August 13, 2016
Main Event: Miesha Tate (c) vs. Alexis Davis for the UFC Women's Bantamweight Title

UFC FN 5: Jedrzejczyk vs. Gadelha - August 20, 2016
Main Event: Joanna Jedrzejczyk (c) vs. Claudia Gadelha for the UFC Women's Strawweight Title

UFC 202: Lawler vs. Thompson - August 27, 2016
Main Event: Robbie Lawler (c) vs. Stephen Thompson for the UFC Welterweight title
Co-Main Event: Ronda Rousey vs. Holly Holm

UFC FN 6: Dos Santos vs. Arlovski - Sept 3, 2016
Main Event: Junior Dos Santos vs. Andrei Arlovski

UFC 203 - Sept 17, 2016
Jon Jones will defend the Light-Heavyweight Title

UFC 204 - Oct 8, 2016

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NEXT EVENTS

UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Weidman 2 - June 4, 2016

Main Card
Luke Rockhold (c) vs. Chris Weidman for the UFC Middleweight title
Dominick Cruz (c) vs. Uriah Faber for the UFC Bantamweight title
Anthony Johnson vs. Glover Teixeira
Michael Bisping vs. Yoel Romero
Frankie Edgar vs Max Holloway
Preliminary Card
Maryna Moroz vs Joanne Calderwood
Jussier Formiga vs Ali Bagautdinov
Diego Sanchez vs Michael Johnson

UFC FN 3: Hendricks vs. Henderson - June 18, 2016

Main Card
Johny Hendricks vs. Benson Henderson
Cain Velasquez vs Travis Browne
Sarah Kaufman vs Jessica Eye
Gilbert Melendez vs Bobby Green
Raphael Assuncao vs Michael McDonald
Preliminary Card
Zach Makovsky vs Wilson Reis
Charles Oliveria vs Jeremy Stephens
Rose Namujunas vs Michelle Waterson

UFC 200: McGregor vs. Aldo 2 - May 20, 2016

Main Card
Conor McGregor (c) vs Jose Aldo for the UFC Featherweight Title
Carlos Condit vs. Rory McDonald for the Interim UFC Welterweight Title
Georges St. Pierre vs Tyron Woodley
Anderson Silva vs Gegard Mousasi
CM Punk vs Mark Munoz

Preliminary Card
Tim Kennedy vs Lyoto Machida
Nate Diaz vs Dustin Poirier
Chan Sung Jung vs Ricardo Lamas

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RANKINGS (MENS)

  

    
Heavyweight
    
Light Heavyweight
    
Middleweight
    
Welterweight
    
Lightweight
    
Featherweight
    
Bantamweight
    
Flyweight
  
  

    
Fabricio Werdum
    
Jon Jones
    
Luke Rockhold
    
Robbie Lawler
    
Rafael Dos Anjos
    
Connor McGregor
    
Dominick Cruz
    
Demetrious Johnson
  
  

    
Cain Velasquez
    
Anthony Johnson
    
Chris Weidman
    
Carlos Condit
    
Khabib Nurmagomedov
    
Jose Aldo
    
TJ Dillashaw
    
Joseph Benavidez
  
  

    
Stipe Miocic
    
Alexander Gustafson
    
Yoel Romero
    
Rory McDonald
    
Anthony Pettis
    
Frankie Edgar
    
Renan Barao
    
John Dodson
  
  

    
Junior Dos Santos
    
Daniel Cormier
    
Jacare Souza
    
Georges St-Pierre
    
Donald Cerrone
    
Cub Swanson
    
Uriah Faber
    
Jussier Formiga
  
  

    
Alistair Overeem
    
Ryan Bader
    
Michael Bisping
    
Nick Diaz
    
Eddie Alvarez
    
Max Holloway
    
Raphael Assuncio
    
Ian McCall
  
  

    
Ben Rothwell
    
Glover Teixeria
    
Anderson Silva
    
Stephen Thompson
    
Tony Ferguson
    
Ricardo Lamas
    
Aljamain Sterling
    
Henry Cejudo
  
  

    
Andrei Arlovski
    
Rashad Evans
    
Vitor Belfort
    
Johny Hendricks
    
Gilbert Melendez
    
Chad Mendes
    
John Dodson
    
Ali Bagautdinov
  
  

    
Travis Browne
    
Ovince Saint Preux
    
Lyoto Machida
    
Tyron Woodley
    
Nate Diaz
    
Charles Oliveria
    
Thomas Almeida
    
Zach Makovsky
  
  

    
Josh Barnett
    
Shogun Rua
    
Tim Kennedy
    
Demian Maia
    
Beniel Dariush
    
Chan Sung Jung
    
Michael McDonald
    
Kyoji Horiguchi
  
  

    
Frank Mir
    
Minotouro Nogueira
    
Uriah Hall
    
Matt Brown
    
Michael Johnson
    
Jeremy Stephens
    
Takeya Mizugaki
    
Wilson Reis
  

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RANKINGS (WOMEN)

  

    
Bantamweight
    
Strawweight
  
  

    
Miesha Tate
    
Joanna Jedrzejczyk
  
  

    
Ronda Rousey
    
Claudia Gadelha
  
  

    
Holly Holm
    
Carla Esparza
  
  

    
Cat Zigano
    
Rose Namujunas
  
  

    
Alexis Davis
    
Valerie Letourneau
  
  

    
Amanda Nunes
    
Maryna Moroz
  
  

    
Sara McMann
    
Joanne Calderwood
  
  

    
Bethe Coreia
    
Tecia Torres
  
  

    
Juliana Pena
    
Paige Vanzant
  
  

    
Jessica Eye
    
Jessica Penne
  

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UFC Fight Night 1: Dos Santos vs. Rothwell Preview


#6 Junior Dos Santos (-150) vs. #4 Ben Rothwell (+125)
Since losing the UFC Heavyweight title to Cain Velasquez, JDS is 2-2 in the octagon. He's defeated Mark Hunt and current title challenger Stipe Miocic and lost to Velasquez a second time and Alistair Overeem. He is still very relevant in the title scene and could easily challenge for the title again in the near future with a win. Ben Rothwell has won four straight fights, finishing Brandon Vera, Alistair Overeem, Matt Mitrione and Josh Barnett. A win over JDS would propel Rothwell into the championship scene behind the injured Cain Velasquez. This match-up is easily a title eliminator bout with the winner challenging the Werdum/Miocic winner later in this year.

#10 Mark Hunt (-110) vs. #11 Frank Mir (+105)
The heavy-handed Hunt meets the submission-minded Mir. Hunt has lost 2 of his last 3 fights and looks to take out Mir and rebound to the top of the heavyweight division. Mir also looks to bounce back, having lost 5 of this last 7 outings. Both fighters have work to do to reenter the championship chase and the loser might not never have a title shot again.

#13 Neil Magny (-175) vs. #11 Hector Lombard(+150)
Magny has won 10 of his last 11 fights and 11 of his 14 fights in the UFC. He looks to crack the top 10 with a win over Lombard, who hasn't fought since January of 2015. Lombard is returning after a year suspension for PED use. Magny looks to break the glass ceiling that has been over him since entering the UFC.

#17 Bec Rawlings (+110) vs. #18 Seohee Ham (-130)
In a matchup that should have happened in May 2015, Rawlings and Ham will finally step in the octagon. Both women are coming off of victories following losses on the TUF finale that crowned the first Strawweight champion. Ham is clearly the more experienced of the two fighters and looks to climb the relatively new division.

#30 Chad Laprise (+300) vs. #18 Ross Pearson (-250)
In the most lopsided matchup of the evening, Ross Pearson looks to bounce back against Laprise. Pearson is 3-4 in his last 7 fights while Laprise looks to rebound from his first career loss. The veteran Pearson needs a win here to stay relevant in the lightweight division.

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UFC ANNOUNCES UFC 200 CARD FEATURING TWO CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS
Card also features UFC Legends returning to the Octagon

UFC President Dana White and new matchmaker ezevthokie9 announced possibly the biggest card of all time, UFC 200. The announcement was made during the UFC Fight Night Q and A session this afternoon.

The main event of UFC 200 will feature the highly anticipated rematch between Conor McGregor and Jose Aldo for the UFC Featherweight title. McGregor beat Aldo with a 13 second knockout at UFC 194. McGregor lost his most recent outing against Nate Diaz at UFC 196 in March. Aldo looks to avenge his only loss in the UFC after holding the title for over six years.

UFC 200 will also feature Welterweight champion Robbie Lawler against #1 contender Stephen Thompson. Lawler has successfully defended his title twice before and is 8-1 since returning to the UFC. Thompson has won his last six fights and has won Performance of the Night three times.

UFC 200 also features the return of Georges St-Pierre. GSP, the longest reigning welterweight champion in UFC history, will face Benson Henderson, who returns to the UFC.

UFC 200 will also have Anderson Silva face Gegard Mousasi and the debut of CM Punk against Mark Munoz.

MAIN CARD
Conor McGregor (c) vs. Jose Aldo for the UFC Featherweight title
Robbie Lawler (c) vs. Stephen Thompson for the UFC Welterweight title
Georges St-Pierre vs. Benson Henderson
Anderson Silva vs. Gegard Mousasi
CM Punk vs. Mark Munoz

Preliminary Card
Tim Kennedy vs. Lyoto Machida
Johny Hendricks vs. Nick Diaz
Chan Sung Jung vs. Ricardo Lamas

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UFC Fight Night 1: Rothwell vs. Dos Santos Results

Roy Nelson def Alexey Oleynik by Split Decision
Donald Cerrone def Eddie Alvarez by 3rd Round KO (Side back mount GnP)
Gabriel Gonzaga def Ruslan Magomedov by 3rd Round KO (Thai Knee to the head)
Chad Laprise def Ross Pearson 1st Round KO (GnP, Laprise is quick and GOOD)
Bec Rawlings def Seohee Ham by Decision
Neil Magny def Hector Lombard by 3rd Round KO (Reach was HUGE, kept Lombard on the outside with kicks)
Frank Mir def Mark Hunt by 1st Round KO (Hunt hit less than 5 strikes on the feet. Takedowns and sweeps)
Junior Dos Santos def Ben Rothwell by 3rd Round KO (lots of ground fighting. 2nd round was fully on the ground)