UFC on FOX 3: Nate Diaz vs. Jim Miller

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Nate Diaz vs. Jim Miller Set for UFC on FOX 3 on May 5

A lightweight fight that could earn the winner a shot at the championship has been added to the May 5 UFC on FOX event in New Jersey.

UFC President Dana White announced that Nate Diaz will fight Jim Miller on that fight card, making it the first fight announced for the main card to be shown on the FOX network.

Miller is coming off a very impressive first-round submission win over Melvin Guillard in the main event of Friday night's UFC on FX show. The UFC was clearly eager to get Miller back inside the Octagon quickly after that. Diaz is on a two-fight winning streak, having beaten Takanori Gomi and Donald Cerrone in back-to-back fights since moving back down to lightweight after previously fighting at welterweight.

The winner of the Diaz-Miller fight will have a very good case to make that he deserves to be the No. 1 contender in the lightweight division. Diaz and Miller are two of the best 155-pounders who haven't yet received a shot at the lightweight title.

UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar will face Ben Henderson in February at UFC 144, but beyond that the UFC lightweight title picture is murky. None of the top lightweight title contenders are riding winning streaks of longer than a couple of fights, so whoever wins between Diaz and Miller may be next in line.

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TUF Champ John Dodson Moves to Flyweight, Faces Darren Uyenoyama at UFC on FOX 3

Last year's Ultimate Fighter winner John Dodson won't stick around at bantamweight.

With the arrival of a flyweight class in the UFC, the "Magician" will disappear from the 135-pound weight class to move down to the flyweight division, where he will face Darren Uyenoyama at the upcoming UFC on FOX 3 event, the UFC confirmed late on Tuesday night.

Dodson (12-5) steamrolled his way through season 14 of TUF last year, knocking out TJ Dillashaw in the finals to capture his division. The Team Greg Jackson trained fighter is 27 years old.

Uyenoyama (7-3) will also be making his octagon flyweight division, though he has fought in the UFC once before, defeating Kid Yamamoto via decision at the first UFC on FOX show.

UFC on FOX 3 takes place on May 5 from the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The only other announced bout to date is a lightweight fight between highly ranked contenders Jim Miller and Nate Diaz.

[sandervb]

Hopelijk haalt Diaz het en hierna de belt, die broers vechten echt fantastisch (al ben ik ook wel fan van Edgar)

[Appielwt]

Ik hoop Henderson vs Diaz, dat wordt een knaller

[Lionheart]

Ik hoop dat Miller Diaz pakt!

Maar Henderson vs Diaz zou echt dé partij van het jaar kunnen worden!

[MMAProfessor]

interessant voor title picture. Je hebt binnekort ook een winaar tussen pettis vs lauzon. maar dit gevocht op FOX lijkt me dan eerder de match waar een contender voor de titel uit komt. Maynard,Guida en Cerrone staan op 1 loss en worden het zowiezo niet. De enige die de pret voor mijn held Nate kan bederven is als teammakker Melendez de overstap maakt maar als Diaz wint dan gaan ze daar nog even mee wachten bij Cesar Gracie. Ideale situatie voor die gym dus, wint nate is alles goed en wint miller dan moet melendez de overstap al maken.

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Fresh Off KO Wins, Pat Barry vs. Lavar Johnson Set for UFC on FOX 3

It won't take either Pat Barry or Lavar Johnson long to get right back in the cage after knockout wins within the last two weeks.
The two heavyweight sluggers have agreed to face each other at the upcoming UFC on FOX 3 event this spring, the UFC confirmed early Tuesday morning.

Johnson (16-5) made his UFC debut at last weekend's UFC on FOX 2, knocking out Joey Beltran with a hail of first-round uppercuts. Meanwhile, Barry (7-4) returned to the win column at the UFC on FX show on Jan. 20, overcoming some early first-round troubles on the ground to KO Christian Morecraft.

Both fighters took nightly awards for their performances, with Johnson winning KO of the Night for becoming the first man ever to knockout Beltran, while Barry won a Fight of the Night award for his comeback.

Meanwhile, the UFC also confirmed that the previously announced lightweight bout pitting Nate Diaz vs. Jim Miller during the same show would serve as the evening's main event and be scheduled for five rounds. It is possible that the winner will become the No. 1 contender for the lightweight title, though the promotion did not confirm that.

UFC on FOX 3 will take place on May 5 at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

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Danny Castillo vs. John Cholish Set for UFC on FOX 3

After an impressive octagon debut, lightweight John Cholish will see an immediate increase in opponent level. The east coast fighter will take on surging Danny Castillo in a bout scheduled for the upcoming UFC on FOX 3 event.
The UFC confirmed that both fighters have agreed to the bout.

Cholish (8-1), a Team Renzo Gracie fighter out of New York, won his eighth straight fight overall at UFC 140, earning a TKO victory over Mitch Clarke.

Cholish is one of the more interesting stories in MMA, having graduated from Cornell University of the Ivy League. He also holds a white-collar career as a commodities trader while progressing his fight career.

His next step will almost certainly be the most challenging of his fighting days, as he prepares for Castillo, a winner of five of his last six. In his most recent bout, Castillo (13-4) earned a decision over Anthony Njokuani. Castillo has been a Zuffa fighter far longer than Cholish, making his WEC debut back in 2008 before moving over to the UFC in 2011. Overall, he's 8-4 during his UFC/WEC run.

UFC on FOX 3 takes place from the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey on May 5. The arena is less than a one-hour drive from Morristown, where Cholish went to high school.

[nick diaz]

Ik hoop dat Nate diaz weer gaat winnen!!! Stockton slap

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UFC on FOX 3 Fight Card: Diaz vs. Miller

The UFC on FOX 3 fight card boasts a main event between Nate Diaz and Jim Miller on May 5 at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, N.J.

The winner of Diaz-Miller will likely become the No. 1 contender for the UFC lightweight title.

Also confirmed for the FOX card will be a heavyweight tilt between sluggers Pat Barry and Lavar Johnson.

The current UFC on FOX 3 lineup is below.

Nate Diaz vs. Jim Miller
Pat Barry vs. Lavar Johnson
Darren Uyenoyama vs. John Dodson
Mike Massenzio vs. Karlos Vemola
John Hathaway vs. Pascal Krauss
Danny Castillo vs. John Cholish
Louis Gaudinot vs. John Lineker
Tony Ferguson vs. Dennis Hallman

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Dana White Announces Josh Koscheck vs. Johny Hendricks for UFC on FOX

A fight that will bring some order to the rapidly evolving welterweight division has been booked for the May 5 UFC on FOX 3 card.
UFC President Dana White announced on Twitter that Josh Koscheck will face Johnny Hendricks on the card, which is expected to be headlined by Nate Diaz vs. Jim Miller.

The fight is a huge one for Hendricks, who is coming off a 12-second knockout of Jon Fitch at UFC 141. Hendricks was a heavy underdog heading into that fight, but if he follows his upset win over Fitch with a win over Koscheck, he'd have a very strong case that he deserves to be third in line in the UFC's welterweight division, behind only the sidelined champion Georges St. Pierre and interim champion Carlos Condit.

For Koscheck, the fight shows that he's now settling into a gatekeeper role, after his second loss to St. Pierre eliminated him from title contention any time soon. Koscheck got by with a tough split decision win over Mike Pierce at UFC 143, and now he'll have another tough fight against another younger, less experienced opponent in Hendricks.

Koscheck-Hendricks is a great fight for hard-core MMA fans, but the big question is whether it will also be a great fight for the more casual FOX audience, an audience that doesn't necessarily appreciate great wrestlers like Koscheck and Hendricks. The best-case scenario for the UFC is an exciting slugfest in which Hendricks establishes himself as not only a future title contender, but also as the kind of fighter that fans will want to pay to see.

[superfreak]

Begint een leuke card te worden zo.

Op dit moment zit ik op me Frankie Edgar bandwagon. Ik ga er dus ook vanuit dat hij wint van Henderson. Als Diaz dan wint van Miller dan pakt Frankie Diaz ook wel. Hij is veels te bewegelijk voor de stand up van Diaz. Zou het anders lopen en wint Henderson dan zou Henderson vs Diaz echt een geweldige match up worden. Ik denk dat we dan ook gaan zien of Henderson echt niet gesubmit kan worden.
Barry vs Johnson is echt wie het eerst komt wie het eerst maalt. De eerste die de ander goed raakt wint.
Koscheck vs Hendericks... heeerlijke partij. Gok toch op Kos.

[Mule-Kick]

Leuke card aan het worden zo inderdaad. Diaz vs Miller wordt mooie pot denk ik

[nick diaz]

Leuke card!!
vooral Nate diaz vs Jim Miller , Josh Koscheck vs. Johny Hendricks en Patt Parry vs Lavar Johnson

[nick diaz]

UFC on FOX 3: Alan Belcher vs Rousimar Palhares booked for May 5 in New Jersey

Looks like we have a "Situation" developing for the UFC on Fox 3 fight card, currently scheduled for May 5, 2012, at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, NJ.Middleweight striking machine Alan Belcher will try to keep his legs out of harm's way when he tangles with Brazilian tree stump Rousimar Palhares when the promotion returns to network television, according to a recent tweet from UFC President Dana White.UFC on FOX 3 will be headlined by a lightweight number one contender bout pitting Nate Diaz vs. Jim Miller while Heavyweights Pat Barry and Lavar Johnson also get busy.In addition, Josh Koscheck vs. Johny Hendricks will face off for a spot in the 170-pound pecking order.More on Palhares vs. Belcher in just a few minutes, so let's hear some early predictions while the bread is in the oven. Can Belcher avoid the deadly tap? Or will he eventually snap?

http://www.mmamania.com/2012/2/13/27...fight-may-5-nj

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Nate Diaz Thinks Brother Nick Diaz Will Remain Retired

Watch below as Nate Diaz talks about his upcoming UFC on FOX 3 fight against Jim Miller, the love he received at Tuesday's press conference, why he thinks his brother Nick Diaz will remain retired and whether he will convince him to come back to MMA.

http://assets.mmafighting.vid.io/690...251d22fbe4.mp4

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Josh Koscheck: If AKA Had Real Coaches, It Would Have Produced More Champions

Watch below as Josh Koscheck discusses his split from the American Kickboxing Academy, what went wrong there, his upcoming fight against Johny Hendricks and UFC on FOX 3 and much more.

http://assets.mmafighting.vid.io/8b3...22344e93cf.mp4

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Pat Barry Still Planning on Letting Hair Grow Until He Submits Someone in UFC

Watch below as Pat Barry talks about his upcoming UFC on FOX 3 fight against Lavar Johnson, his new haircut, the pressure he feels putting on a show on FOX, a potential fight against Mark Hunt and what he hates about New York City.

http://assets.mmafighting.vid.io/123...1e953d9142.mp4

[Shikoku]

Lijkt me toch wel duidelijk dat er een match tussen grote namen voor de main event in gedachten was maar kennelijk toch niet door kon gaan op deze datum. Lijkt me nu vooral echt een goede card om sterke gevechten te laten zijn. Al neem ik niet aan dat de main event anders zal gaan dan Diaz die Miller echt helemaal zoek tikt.

[fightlove]

[Hesen]

Iemand anders nog onder de indruk van Tony Ferguson?? hoor bijna niks over hem hier op mf!?

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Lavar Johnson Thinks Pat Barry Is 'Gun-Shy' Following Cheick Kongo Knockout

Watch below as Lavar Johnson talks about his upcoming UFC on FOX 3 fight against Pat Barry, the pressure he feels going into the fight, why he thinks Pat Barry has changed as a fighter and how he sees the fight playing out.

http://assets.mmafighting.vid.io/e5a...88f0d3c1d7.mp4

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