Back in August 2012, on the same night that Ronda Rousey defeated Sarah Kaufman, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza knocked out a green Derek Brunson inside the Strikeforce cage. The bout lasted 41 seconds. Now, five and a half years later, they are going to run it back on network television.

The 24 fighters competing on Saturday's UFC on FOX 27 fight card at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C., weighed in on Friday.

Stipe Miocic’s next heavyweight title defense could potentially generate more buzz than even his heavily-hyped UFC 220 showdown against Francis Ngannou last weekend.

Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza earned a Performance of the Night bonus with this finish of Tim Boetsch at UFC 208 last February.

Georges St-Pierre's longtime head coach, Firas Zahabi, believes that his charge will eventually fight in the UFC again... in a year or two.

Ali Abdelaziz, agent to Khabib Nurmagomedov, has come forward to

UFC on FOX 27 has flown somewhat under the radar until this week, largely overshadowed by the heavyweight blockbuster between Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou at UFC 220 in Boston. Now the spotlight is fully on the middleweight rematch between Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza and Derek Brunson, which headlines the Charlotte fight card.

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Light heavyweight champ Cormier (20-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) will return to the heavyweight division to challenge Miocic (18-2 MMA, 12-2 UFC) for the gold in the UFC 226 pay-per-view headliner, which takes place July 7 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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Former light heavyweight champion Liam McGeary will meet Vadim Nemkov at Bellator 194 . A promotion official confirmed the pairing with Sherdog.com following an initial report from Tass.ru . Bellator 194 takes place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., on Feb. 16 and is headlined by a heavyweight grand prix matchup pitting Matt Mitrione against Roy Nelson . The main card will air on the Paramount Network. McGeary has split a pair of bouts since relinquishing the light heavyweight title in a five-round decision to Phil Davis in November 2016. He began his 2017 campaign with a second-round technical knockout of Brett McDermott at Bellator 173 in February before falling to Linton Vassell via third-round submission at Bellator 179 in May. The 35-year-old Englishman kicked off his career with 11 consecutive triumphs. Nemkov was victorious in his first promotional foray, as he knocked out Philipe Lins in the first round at Bellator 182 on Aug. 25. The 25-year-old Russian prospect owns an 8-2 career mark, with all of his victories coming inside the distance.

Editor’s note: The views and opinions expressed below are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Sherdog.com, its affiliates and sponsors or its parent company, Evolve Media. * * * When Rory MacDonald came to Bellator MMA from the Ultimate Fighting Championship , he did not take the route to an immediate title shot. Instead, he fought one of Bellator’s top-ranked welterweights to get a feel for his new home, and at Bellator 192 on Saturday, he proved it was the best path to a championship. Benson Henderson and Lorenz Larkin were given immediate title shots when they arrived. In fact, Henderson fought for the welterweight and lightweight belts in two of his first three appearances with the company, falling short on the judges’ scorecards on both occasions. MacDonald probably could have done the same, but it looks as if not doing so has paid off. After his dominant victory over Paul Daley in his promotional debut, MacDonald broke ground on 2018 by challenging and defeating Douglas Lima for the welterweight championship on the rebranded Paramount Network.

Francis Ngannou took UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic the distance in their UFC 220 headlining bout in Boston recently. None of Miocic’s five previous opponents could say the same. In fact, the last man to go the distance with Miocic, former champion Junior dos Santos, defeated Miocic when they went all five rounds in headlining UFC on FOX 13.

“Don’t get me wrong, right after [the loss] I’m still thinking about it but once I’m in the training camp for the next fight, it’s out of my head,” Larkin explained when speaking to MMAWeekly. “I’m just training. I don’t ride horses but that’s what they say with people who ride horses. You get bucked off, you can’t wait for a long time to jump back on the horse and do it again. That’s kind of my outlook on this whole fight game. Cause I’ve had a bad little string of fights in the past and I did the same thing. I just kept at it.

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Miocic (18-2 MMA, 12-2 UFC) and Cormier (20-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) will coach 16 undefeated athletes split into two weight classes. Lightweight and featherweight athletes will go through the traditional tournament format with the winner receiving a UFC contract.

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It’s true. Oh, it’s true. Daniel Cormier and Stipe Miocic are going to fight and the world will probably never be the same. Despite how earth-shatteringly insane the match-up is, some people somehow still aren’t in support of it. In all things, especially in MMA, you can’t please everyone even with the most legendary of match-ups. One of those people who aren’t happy, is former UFC light heavyweight challenger Alexander Gustafsson .

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In the headliner, Larkin (19-7 MMA, 1-2 BMMA) scored a unanimous-decision victory over Fernando Gonzalez (27-15 MMA, 7-2 BMMA) in a catchweight bout. Larkin finished strong with some heavy shots in close to get the victory via 29-28, 30-27 and 30-27 scores.

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“Weight is usually a huge factor, but ‘DC’s’ steamrolled over heavier guys than Stipe. … Now he’s facing arguably the best heavyweight fighter in the past 20 years. Cormier’s got all the talent in the room to prepare him for a fight where he has nothing to lose. So sure, he’s (a live underdog). ”

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The UFC is doing Gaethje dirty. First they let Alvarez break his streak. Now they're letting Poirier send him to the bottom of the bucket. It's all fun and games until the UFC signs you, haha...

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If Firas Zahabi is correct, Georges St. Pierre could be due for another lengthy layoff. While the Tristar Gym coach expects St. Pierre to eventually compete in the UFC again, it won’t necessarily be soon. Citing health issues due to colitis, St. Pierre vacated the middleweight title he won with a third-round submission of Michael Bisping at UFC 217. Prior to that, “Rush” hadn’t fought since defending his welterweight crown against Johny Hendricks at UFC 167 in November 2013. “I have no idea [how long he’ll be out].” Zahabi told Fight Hub TV . “I think he’s out for at least a year or two. I don’t know. We all love Georges but he’s put in so many years, he’s put in so many bouts, I don’t think it’s fair to ask him for more.” In December, Zahabi indicated that St. Pierre would only return to the UFC for a ”big, exciting fight.” One name Zahabi mentioned was Conor McGregor , currently the promotion’s top pay-per-view draw. Regardless of whether that fight becomes a reality, Zahabi believes that St. Pierre’s competitive spirit will eventually lure him back into the Octagon once again.

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Round 3 – Touch of gloves in an overall lackluster fight. They trade leg kicks and Silva inches forward, trying to find Pichel, who plays the jab counter and just misses on a head kick. Silva is undeterred and punches in again, and Pichel sneaks in a right hand. Silva chasing down Pichel and lands a leg kick. Another kick caught by Pichel, and he tries to convert to a takedown. Both fighter have realized they need to actually fight to take home the decision. Pichel looking to catch Silva on the counter. Silva with a one-two. He’s in Pichel’s face and takes a body shot for his effort. Still on the chase, Silva gets out of the way of Pichel’s counters. Better luck next time for Pichel in the next exchange. Silva pushing forward. Pichel attacks the legs. One-two good for Silva. So far, Pichel hasn’t been able to get Silva to back off. He’s content to look for the counter. Body kick for Silva, and Pichel repays. Silva lets up a little bit and measures his offense. Lands a nice right hand. Pichel with a straight shot to the body, and Silva counterws with right hands over the top.

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MMAjunkie Radio co-host and MMAjunkie contributor Dan Tom provides an in-depth breakdown of all of UFC on FOX 27’s main-card bouts. Today, we look at betting and fantasy options for the card.

Johnson also tabbed Woodley vs. Georges St-Pierre (26-2 MMA, 20-2 UFC) as one of three title fights on the card, which is expected to take place July 7 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The third title fight, a women’s featherweight tilt between champ Cris Cyborg (18-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) and bantam titleholder Amanda Nunes (15-4 MMA, 8-1 UFC), recently got a thumbs up from both fighters .

The fighters started the action feeling each other out with kicks that didn’t really land. As the first minute ticked away, Fernando Gonzalez landed a nice body kick as Lorenz Larkin regained cage control and began to work his patented front teep kicks to the body and thigh. Gonzalez fought back with single hooks at times but nothing significant came from them.

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Chookagian starting to pick it up a bit, lands a nice side kick. Borella is waiting to counter and is landing hard when she does, but usually only one at a time #UFCCharlotte

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The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) informed Michal Oleksiejczuk of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an in-competition sample collected in conjunction with his recent bout against Khalil Rountree at UFC 219 in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 30, 2017. USADA, the independent administrator of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, will handle the results management and appropriate adjudication of this case involving Oleksiejczuk, as it relates to the UFC Anti-Doping Policy and future UFC participation. Because the Nevada Athletic Commission was the regulatory body overseeing the fight in Las Vegas and has licensing jurisdiction over Oleksiejczuk, USADA will work to ensure that the Nevada Athletic Commission has the necessary information to determine its proper judgment of Oleksiejczuk’s potential anti-doping violation. Additional information will be provided at the appropriate time as the process moves forward.

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Kish kept the pressure on Kim in the second, then a minute in briefly tied things up. She had to eat a punch to get inside for a leg kick, then tried to pull Kim’s head down for a knee, but it wasn’t there. With a minute left, after Kim tried to put something together, Kish was able to go body-head with a right hand that snapped Kim’s head back. She went back to the body shortly thereafter, and her left hand continued to be on point.

Frank Camacho vs. Drew Dober Round 1 Dober connects with a right hand and a leg kick before Camacho comes inside to clinch. Both welterweights land short punches as they tie up, but once Camacho has Dober wrapped up, it's only a few seconds before they hit the ground. Camacho lands in side control on Dober's right side, but the Saipan native is unable to do anything with the position before Dober rolls to his knees and climbs back to his feet. Camacho slips a left hand from the southpaw and rips an uppercut into Dober's body. Dober goes back to his leg kick, though one of them strays high and inside; Camacho motions that he's OK, and they fight on. Dober clinches up and feeds Camacho a couple left hands before they hit the fence. Camacho eats an elbow as they grapple on the wall, then rips Dober off the cage and trips him to the mat. There's one minute left as Camacho works from Dober's half guard, seemingly hunting for an arm-triangle choke. Dober throws up an armbar but Camacho slips out immediately. Dober posts and scrambles to his feet in the final 10 seconds, only to be wobbled by Camacho's final right hand of the round.

Ninety seconds into the second, Silva landed a solid 1-2 combination that backed Pichel up. He followed it with a kick. And while Pichel never was far from the pocket, Silva’s patience seemed to make Pichel uncomfortable. Halfway through, Silva landed a right hand, and he tried a spinning back kick not long after that. Pichel tried to make things dirty to make him pay, but it wasn’t there. Pichel faked punches and got a low kick off with 90 seconds to go, but couldn’t put anything else behind it. Pichel landed a good combination with an uppercut late, then a solid leg kick for what may have been his best offense of the fight.

“Sometimes you’ve got to get hit in the face a little bit to wake yourself up,” Price said. “I knew he was a grinder and tough on the floor … I just had to be patient and wait for it to come. I was waiting to see my opening. The second I saw it, I took my opportunity and finished him. Once I got under (the neck), you ain’t getting out.

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Arnett came forward better in the second round, but when he tried to tie Sandhagen up a minute in, he got tagged by a big elbow. Sandhagen slipped away, then nearly hit a high kick to follow. Two minutes in, Arnett got good position and took Sandhagen’s back. But he was too high, slipped off, and found himself on his back with Sandhagen on top to land elbows. He opened up a cut on Arnett’s forehead, and back on the feet landed a spinning back fist.

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#UFCCharlotte Fucking beast! Beautiful liver shot to a TKO. Awesome. Love his style/skills, great addition to the FTW Division. I've become a fan.