Event UFC on FOX 18: Johnson vs. Bader [Results]

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    January 30, 2016 | Prudential Center| Newark, New Jersey

    MAIN CARD
    FOX, 8 p.m. ET
    Anthony Johnson vs. Ryan Bader
    Josh Barnett vs. Ben Rothwell
    Iuri Alcântara vs. Jimmie Rivera
    Bryan Barberena vs. Sage Northcutt

    PRELIMINARY CARD
    Fox Sports 1, 5 p.m. ET
    Jake Ellenberger vs. Tarec Saffiedine
    Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Joaquim Silva
    Kevin Casey vs. Rafael Natal
    Dustin Ortiz vs. Wilson Reis
    George Sullivan vs. Alexander Yakovlev
    Alex Caceres vs. Masio Fullen

    PRELIMINARY CARD
    UFC Fight Pass, 3 p.m. ET
    Levan Makashvili vs. Damon Jackson
    Tony Martin vs. Felipe Olivieri
    Matt Dwyer vs. Randy Brown​
     
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    Is there any way Bader wins this fight? I mean aside from AJ not training hard enough and being overweight or out of shape... which I think he has put past him.
     
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    I wouldn't have picked Bader in his last three fights. He's got to be very confident right now. Final form AJ is impressive but Bader is a better wrestler if it goes that way. Odds are stacked against him but he must know it's his last chance to push for a title shot.
     
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    I like Bader's chances if he can survive the first round.

    Anthony will succumb to wrestling and be submitted in the mid to late rounds.
     
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    how about moving bader vs johnson to UFC 196 and just bumping every fight up one? Ellenburger vs Saffedine is a solid main event fight IMO and Josh vs Rothwell is a good enough free main event too.
     
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    Weigh-in results via MMA Junkie...

    MAIN CARD (FOX, 8 p.m. ET)

    • Anthony Johnson (205.25) vs. Ryan Bader (205)
    • Josh Barnett (241) vs. Ben Rothwell (265)
    • Iuri Alcantara (135.25) vs. Jimmie Rivera (135)
    • Bryan Barberena (170) vs. Sage Northcutt (170)

    PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1, 5 p.m. ET)

    • Jake Ellenberger (170) vs. Tarec Saffiedine (169.75)
    • Olivier Aubin-Mercier (155) vs. Diego Ferreira (156)
    • Kevin Casey (185.25) vs. Rafael Natal (185)
    • Dustin Ortiz (125) vs. Wilson Reis (126)
    • George Sullivan (171) vs. Alexander Yakovlev (171)
    • Alex Caceres (145) vs. Masio Fullen (145)

    PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 3:30 p.m. ET)

    • Randy Brown (171) vs. Matt Dwyer (169)
    • Damon Jackson (145) vs. Levan Makashvili (145)
    • Tony Martin (155) vs. Felipe Olivieri (155)
     
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    OAM gave his opponent Silva a jug of maple syrup at the weigh-ins.
     
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    Bader's strategy of holding on a kimura until Johnson mounted him was not so good.
     
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    Man, so many ufc fighters are being dicks in response to sage tapping out.

    Kid is 19, fighting in a different weight class. It's not unusual to get a loss in your career and make a mistake.

    Still think the kid has championship prospects.
     
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    Who would have thought, bisping is the guy that tweets something positive for sage
     
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    Rumble Johnson dominated bader. I'd loveeeeeee to see rumble fight Jones after Jones beats Cormier
     
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    Sage is very young and the UFC is a hard place to earn your stripes.
     
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