Pendred (17-4-1) mentioned that his lack of passion for the sport was a major factor in his decision. The SBG Ireland product first gained notoriety with the UK based Cage Warriors where he amassed an impressive 5-0-1 record. North American fight fans will remember him as a part of BJ Penn’s group onSeason 19 of The Ultimate Fighter. Pendred made it into the championship semifinals before losing a split decision to eventual tournament winner Eddie Gordon. He left his official promotional debut at UFC Fight Night 46 in July of 2014 and earned an impressive comeback victory over Mike King. He followed that up with wins over Gasan Umalatov, Sean Spencer (albeit controversial) and Augusto Monta??o. He leaves the UFC with a 4-2 record. Michelle Waterson hurt and from UFC 194 UFC officials confirmed Wednesday that the”Karate Hottie” has withdrawn from her UFC 194 bout with Tecia Torres. Waterson (13-4) was powerful in her UFC debut in July defeating Angela Magana by entry at the TUF 21 Finale. Torres (6-0) is coming off two straight UFC victories — beating Angela Hill and Angela Magana — also is now with no opponent. UFC 194 takes place Dec. 12th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. USADA officially announces two-year suspension for Mirko Cro Cop Wednesday USADA declared the official suspension of former UFC heavyweight fighter Mirko Cro Cop, who recently retired from MMA due to a shoulder injury that forced him off Saturday’s UFC Seoul event. Cro Cop (31-11-2 NC) announced his retirement then confessed a day after to utilizing HGH to repair a wounded shoulder. The UFC released their own statement on the suspension UFC recognizes the two-year sanction issued now to Mirko Cro Cop from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) for violations of their UFC Anti-Doping Policy. UFC secured the services of USADA, a third-party service, earlier this year to administer its Anti-Doping Policy to ensure that all athletes compete on an even playing field, with no performance enhancing drugs. UFC appreciates Cro Cop’s disclosure and entrance of usage of a prohibited substance, and supports that the issuance of necessary sanctions to maintain a clean game. Cro Cop has subsequently announced his retirement from the game after a storied career. UFC admits his achievements in the sport of mixed martial arts and wishes him well in future endeavors.” Russell Doane vs. Michinori Tanaka added to UFC 195 The UFC announced via their website that a bantamweight matchup involving Russell Doane and Michinori Tanaka has been scheduled for UFC 195, which takes place Jan. 2nd at Las Vegas). Doane (14-5) is coming off back to back losses such as a unanimous defeat Jerrod Sanders in the TUF 21 Finale. Tanaka (10-1 MMA) endured the first blemish on his eponymous record losing via split decision to Kyung Ho Kang at UFC Fight Night 52. Bellator 149 includes Daniel Pineda vs. Emmanuel Sanchez The Houston Chronicle broke the information (and Bellator later confirmed) which featherweights Daniel Pineda and Emmanuel Sanchez have already been inserted to Belator 149 which includes the highly anticipated rematch (note the sarcasm) between Royce Gracie vs. Ken Shamrock in the primary event. Bellator 149 occurs Feb. 19 at Toyota Center in Houston. Pineda (21-11) yields to Bellator for the first time since May 2010 and has won three-straight beneath the Legacy FC banner such as a victory over UFC fan favorite Leonard Garcia. Sanchez (12-2) is coming off an impressive victory over UFC veteran Justin Lawrence by split decision.
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