UFC 192: Cormier Vs. Gustafsson promo released, UFC veteran retires
- UFC 192 will be headlined by the Light Heavyweight Championship bout between the Champ Daniel Cormier and Alexander Gustafsson. It is a very interesting match up with the wrestling, takedowns and ruthlessness of DC against the reach and striking of Gustafsson.
Rashad Evans makes his much-anticipated return to the octagon against Ryan Balder which makes the card a must watch. Below is the complete card and the promo for the event that would take place at The Toyota Center on Oct. 3, 2015, in Houston, Texas in what will be Cormier’s first title defense:
UFC 192 Fight Pass Prelims (6 p.m. ET):
155 lbs.: Islam Makhachev vs. Adriano Martins
125 lbs.: Chris Cariaso vs. Sergio Pettis
265 lbs.: Derrick Lewis vs. Viktor Pesta
170 lbs.: Sage Northcutt vs. Francisco Trevino
UFC 192 FOX Sports 1 Prelims (8 p.m. ET):
125 lbs.: Ali Bagautinov vs. Joseph Benavidez
145 lbs.: Daniel Hooker vs. Yair Rodriguez
115 lbs.: Angela Hill vs. Rose Namajunas
170 lbs.: Alan Jouban vs. Albert Tumenov
UFC 192 PPV Main Card (10 p.m. ET):
170 lbs.: Johny Hendricks vs. Tyron Woodley
205 lbs.: Ryan Bader vs. Rashad Evans
265 lbs.: Shawn Jordan vs. Ruslan Magomedov
135 lbs.: Jessica Eye vs. Julianna Pena
UFC 192 PPV Main Event:
205 lbs.: Light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier vs. Alexander Gustafsson
- UFC Heavyweight veteran Pedro ‘The Rock’ Rizzo has called it quits on his 20 year MMA career after his recent knockout victory over Andrew Flores in Vitoria, Espirito Santo, Brazil. This was Rizzo’s first win in three years after losses to Satoshi Ishii and Fedor Emelianenko. He competed 14 times in the octagon and challenged for the Heavyweight title thrice coming out short in all of those attempts. He retires with a record of 20 wins and 14 losses. Below is his Instagram post in which he pays his respects to his coaches and mentors: