UFC on FOX 8: Johnson vs. Moraga - July 27th

[canucksfreak19]

3 of the four Main Card fights are appealing, but Robbie Lawler has had two opponents drop out with injuries and will now face Voelker in a fight that is not the most compelling of affairs.


Main Bouts (on Fox):
Demetrious Johnson (17-2-1; #1 Flyweight) vs. John Moraga (13-1; #8 Flyweight)
Rory MacDonald (14-1; #9 Welterweight) vs. Jake Ellenberger (29-6; #7 Welterweight)
Robbie Lawler (20-9-1) vs. Bobby Voelker (24-9-0)
Liz Carmouche (8-3) vs. Jessica Andrade (9-2)

Preliminary Bouts (on FX):
Michael Chiesa (9-0) vs. Jorge Masvidal (24-7)
Danny Castillo (15-5) vs. Tim Means (18-4-1)
Mac Danzig (21-10-1) vs. Melvin Guillard (30-12-2)
Yves Edwards (42-19-1) vs. Daron Cruickshank (12-3)
Ed Herman (20-9) vs. Trevor Smith (10-3)
Julie Kedzie (16-11) vs. Germain de Randamie (3-2)

Preliminary Bouts (on Facebook):
Aaron Riley (30-13-1) vs. Justin Salas (10-4)
John Albert (7-4) vs. Yaotzin Meza (19-8)

 

[chadsexington]

Making the drive down on Saturday with Jon, Derek and another friend of mine. I don't know where I'm sitting but I've been told they're great seats.

I can't wait to see Aaron Riley back in action. He's one of the grittest, toughest guys in the sport, and despite the fact that he doesn't have the best win/loss record, he refuses to quit. I'm sure he would've fought Tony Ferguson to the end had the docs not overheard him tell his corner that he'd broken his jaw. Crazy to think that was almost 2 years ago and that was the last time he fought.

This card top to bottom has a lot of great fights. The Kedzie/Germaine fight is the weirdest of coin flips. It's crazy to see that Jules is actually the underdog here, but I guess she's coming off 2 losses, and Germaine's last win was against a legitimate top 10 opponent (who has now fallen off the face of the earth with 3 straight losses)

 

[canucksfreak19]

It's just about time for some fights.

UFC on Fox 8 Weigh-In Results:

Demetrious Johnson (124.5) vs. John Moraga (124.5)
Jake Ellenberger (171) vs. Rory MacDonald (170.5)
Robbie Lawler (170.5) vs. Bobby Voelker (170)
Liz Carmouche (136) vs. Jessica Andrade (134)
Michael Chiesa (155.5) vs. Jorge Masvidal (*155)
Danny Castillo (155) vs. Tim Means (*160)
Melvin Guillard (155) vs. Mac Danzig (155)
Yves Edwards (155) vs. Daron Cruickshank (156)
Ed Herman (186) vs. Trevor Smith (185)
Julie Kedzie (135.5) vs. Germaine de Randamie (135)
Aaron Riley (156) vs. Justin Salas (155)
John Albert (*137) vs. Yaotzin Meza (136)

* Masvidal made weight on his second attempt. Means and Albert failed to make weight and will be fined 20 percent of their respective purses.

 

[canucksfreak19]

Herman/Smith was one heck of a fun scrap.

 

[canucksfreak19]

$50K Bonuses went to Demetrious Johnson - Submission; Melvin Guillard - Knockout; and Ed Herman/Trevor Smith - Fight.