UFC 200: Brock Lesnar beats Mark Hunt in return to MMA

“It’s very sad”, Nunes said of the shooting. In all, two reigning and seven former UFC champions stepped in the cage in one starry night.

In the Fight Pass opener, veteran Jim Miller made quick work of legendary Pride champion Takanori Gomi. Nothing comes easy for Tate, but she perseveres.

Tate’s bantamweight title defense against Amanda Nunes has been promoted to the final fight in the UFC’s landmark show Saturday.

“I thought he was retired”, Hunt said.

Brock Lesnar wrestled his way to a decision victory over Mark Hunt in his first MMA fight in five years.

Lesnar was leery in the first round of Hunt’s knockout punching power, Hunt’s trainers encouraging him by saying, “He felt the wind”, after a missed big punch. Using mostly short strikes with hands encased in triple-XL gloves, the American scored a win (29-27 three times) on his first time back in the Octagon since 2011.

According to UFC President Dana White, it is only proper for Tate to be the headliner considering her performance and monumental victory over Holly Holm at UFC 196 last March 5.

Regardless, Nunes said she has more pressing – and less stressful things – to focus on in the immediate future.

On the few occasions the two exchanged on their feet, Silva was able to find moments of success.

Cormier went from headlining Saturday at T-Mobile Arena to potentially not fighting at all after Jon Jones failed an anti-doping test to facing Anderson Silva in the middle of the pay-per-view.

“It has been a rollercoaster week but the UFC came through”, Cormier said. This is a big accomplishment for me.

Nunes’ girlfriend is Nina Ansaroff, herself a UFC fighter, and they live in Orlando, Fla. “I’m a happy man”. I am this kind of fighter. In fact, the scorecards were exactly the same. She won her fourth straight fight and improved to 6-1 since making her UFC debut in 2013.

Taking things as they come has been Aldo’s modus operandi since suffering an embarrassing 13-second knockout to McGregor in December.

Considering Max Holloway has been snubbed for a title shot during his current nine fight winning streak, UFC brass may request Aldo to defend his interim title against “Blessed” before McGregor returns to the 145-pound division. “I love her so much…Nina is the best training partner I ever had in my life”.

Aldo cut Edgar in the first round and bloodied him for the rest of the bout.

“It’s awesome”, Nunes said at the post-presser (watch here). This is one step to getting the belt back.

“I have a champion mindset already”. The former UFC heavyweight champ had his career sidetracked and ultimately halted by a bout with the intestinal illness diverticulitis that twice put him under the knife. “I had no time to get ready”. He was just trying to hold me.