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Curtis Blaydes talks to the media pre-fight at UFC Fight Night 185 before his heavyweight main event against Derrick Lewis on Saturday in Las Vegas.

MMA Junkie Radio #3132: UFC Fight Night 185 preview, Jake Paul, more (noon ET)

Thursday’s edition of MMA Junkie Radio with hosts “Gorgeous” George and “Goze” is here and will be live on SportsCastr at noon ET.

On episode 3,132, the fellas will preview Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 185 event, as well as discuss the latest news – including LFA’s 100th card; Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal potential; Colby Covington vs. Leon Edwards potential; Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz or Conor McGregor; and much more.

Stream or download this and all episodes of MMA Junkie Radio over at OmnyStudio. You can also catch it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and more. A new episode of the podcast is released every Monday and Thursday.

UFC Fight Night 185 commentary team, broadcast plans set: Laura Sanko returns

Laura Sanko, Joe Martinez and Michael Bisping will be back on familiar duties at UFC Fight Night 185.

The UFC schedule continues this week with UFC Fight Night 185 on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

As always, some marquee on-air talent will be there to help guide viewers through the experience.

Details of who will work as commentators and analysts for each event have been acquired by MMA Junkie through a person with knowledge of the situation, and you can see the scheduled broadcast team below.

Video: Dan Hardy breaks down Curtis Blaydes vs. Derrick Lewis at UFC Fight Night 185

Dan Hardy breaks down the heavyweight main event between Curtis Blaydes and Derrick Lewis at UFC Fight Night 185.

A pair of heavyweight contenders will face off in a pivotal main event clash at UFC Fight Night 185.

Wrestling powerhouse [autotag]Curtis Blaydes[/autotag] will look to cement his position as a leading contender in the heavyweight division by defeating noted knockout artist [autotag]Derrick Lewis[/autotag] in the headline bout Saturday night.

Blaydes (14-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) is riding a four-fight winning streak with victories over Justin Willis, Shamil Abdurakhimov, Junior Dos Santos and Alexander Volkov putting him within an ace of a shot at heavyweight gold.

But he’ll have to run the gauntlet of power-punching fellow contender Lewis (24-7 MMA, 15-5 UFC), who has the most knockouts in UFC heavyweight history – 11 of his victories have come by way of his heavy-handed strikes. The big Texan is on a three-fight winning streak with victories over Blagoy Ivanov, Ilir Latifi and, most recently, Alexei Oleinik.

Ahead of their main event battle, former UFC welterweight title challenger and UFC analyst Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy invites us into “The War Room,” where he takes a deep dive into the matchup and offers his technical pointers ahead of the fight. Check out his pre-fight assessment in the video above.

UFC Fight Night 185 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+.

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UFC free fight: Derrick Lewis breaks record for most KOs in UFC heavyweight history

Watch Derrick Lewis break the record for most knockouts in UFC heavyweight history.

[autotag]Derrick Lewis[/autotag]’s returns to the cage Saturday at UFC Fight Night 185. His last performance set a record in the UFC heavyweight division.

The former UFC title challenger became the man with the most knockouts in divisional history after recording his 11th octagon stoppage. Lewis (24-7 MMA, 15-5 UFC) picked up the record-setting finish back in August, putting away veteran Aleksei Oleinik in the second round of their main event clash at UFC Fight Night 174 in Las Vegas.

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Six months later, Lewis takes on Curtis Blaydes (14-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) on Feb. 20 in the headlining act of UFC Fight Night 185. It’s a key heavyweight bout as it pits two top-five UFC heavyweights against one other. Blaydes, who’s ranked No. 2 in the UFC’s official rankings, is on a four-fight winning streak.

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UFC Fight Night 185 fighters to watch | Spinning Back Clique

With Jai Herbert out, Luis Pena steps in to face Drakkar Klose at UFC Fight Night 185

With Drakkar Klose needing a new opponent for UFC Fight Night 185, Luis Pena has stepped in on a week’s notice to take the challenge.

With [autotag]Drakkar Klose[/autotag] needing a new opponent, [autotag]Luis Pena[/autotag] has stepped in on a week’s notice to take the challenge.

[autotag]Jai Herbert[/autotag] has been forced out of UFC Fight Night 185 on Feb. 20 due to COVID-19 related health issues and Pena (8-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) will step in on short notice to face Klose (11-2-1 MMA, 5-2 UFC).

A person with knowledge of the booking confirmed the news to MMA Junkie on Thursday. They asked to remain anonymous since the promotion has yet to make an official announcement. MMA Fighting was first to report the news.

Following the news, Herbert released a statement on Instagram explaining how a recent positive COVID-19 test forced him to withdraw.

“Unfortunately I’m out of my fight on Feb 20th…couple weeks ago I became ill…I then tested positive for COVID. Obviously this meant I had to isolate & was unable to get my medicals done, train or cut weight.
I was really looking forward to this fight, to show what improvements I’ve made since my last one.
It’s another set back…but there’s people being effected by this pandemic a lot worse then me so it is what it is.
Il be back soon, and cement myself in the @ufc lightweight division….what is life without a bit of adversity ….. 👊🏽 “

https://www.instagram.com/p/CLJaSSKhAJ0/

Klose will look to rebound from a second-round knockout loss to Beneil Dariush at UFC 248, where he was stopped in a thrilling back-and-forth contest. Prior to that, the Arizona native had scored three straight wins over Lando Vannata, Bobby Green and Christos Giagos.

Since moving back up to 155 pounds, Pena has split his past four appearances. After defeating Steve Garcia via unanimous decision in February, the Season 27 “Ultimate Fighter” alum suffered a third-round submission loss at the hands of Khama Worthy at UFC on ESPN 12 in June.

With the change, the UFC Fight Night 185 lineup includes:

MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)

Curtis Blaydes vs. Derrick Lewis
Yana Kunitskaya vs. Ketlen Vieira
Darrick Minner vs. Charles Rosa
Chris Daukaus vs. Aleksei Oleinik
Rafael Alves vs. Patrick Sabatini
Andrei Arlovski vs. Tom Aspinall

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 5 p.m. ET)

Nassourdine Imavov vs. Phil Hawes
Danny Chavez vs. Jared Gordon
Drakkar Klose vs. Luis Pena
John Castaneda vs. Eddie Wineland
Julian Erosa vs. Nate Landwehr
Shana Dobson vs. Casey O’Neill
Drako Rodriguez vs. Aiemann Zahabi
Serghei Spivac vs. Jared Vanderaa
Jamall Emmers vs. Chas Skelly

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CFFC champion Pat Sabatini steps in to face Rafael Alves at UFC Fight Night 185

Two-time CFFC featherweight champion Pat Sabatini will step in on short notice to take on Rafael Alves at UFC Fight Night 185.

Two-time CFFC featherweight champion [autotag]Pat Sabatini[/autotag] has gotten the UFC call.

With Mike Trizano out, Sabatini (13-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has stepped in on short notice to face [autotag]Rafael Alves[/autotag] (19-9 MMA, 0-0 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 185, which takes place Feb. 20 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Two people with knowledge of the matchup recently confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie but asked to remain anonymous since the promotion has yet to make an official announcement. Alves was first to report the news on his social media.

Winner of five of his past six, Sabatini captured the vacant featherweight title at CFFC 91 in December with a second-round submission of Jesse Stern. Sabatini has finished 11 of his 13 professional victories with 10 submissions and one knockout.

Alves, a former Titan FC lightweight champion, punched his ticket to the UFC on Dana White’s Contender Series this past August with a submission of Alejandro Flores. The Brazilian, who trains at MMA Masters in Florida, has won five in a row.

With the change, the UFC Fight Night 185 lineup includes:

MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)

Curtis Blaydes vs. Derrick Lewis
Yana Kunitskaya vs. Ketlen Vieira
Darrick Minner vs. Charles Rosa
Chris Daukaus vs. Aleksei Oleinik
Rafael Alves vs. Patrick Sabatini
Andrei Arlovski vs. Tom Aspinall

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 5 p.m. ET)

Nassourdine Imavov vs. Phil Hawes
Danny Chavez vs. Jared Gordon
Drakkar Klose vs. Luis Pena
John Castaneda vs. Eddie Wineland
Julian Erosa vs. Nate Landwehr
Shana Dobson vs. Casey O’Neill
Drako Rodriguez vs. Aiemann Zahabi
Serghei Spivac vs. Jared Vanderaa
Jamall Emmers vs. Chas Skelly

With Jeff Molina out, Su Mudaerji steps in to face Zarrukh Adashev at UFC Fight Night on Jan. 20

Su Mudaerji will step in on short notice to replace Jeff Molina and face Zarrukh Adashev on Jan. 20.

[autotag]Zarrukh Adashev[/autotag] will still get to compete on “UFC Fight Island.”

With [autotag]Jeff Molina[/autotag] forced to withdraw from the UFC Fight Night event on Jan. 20, [autotag]Su Mudaerji[/autotag] (13-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC) will step in to face Adashev (3-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC).

Two people with knowledge of the booking informed MMA Junkie of the plans but requested anonymity as the UFC has yet to make a formal announcement. The @bigpunches Instagram channel was first to report the news.

Adashev, a former kickboxer, was signed to the UFC in June after notching three straight wins. His winning streak came to a halt in his promotional debut when he was knocked out by Tyson Nam at UFC on ESPN 10.

After dropping his UFC debut to Louis Smolka in November 2018, China’s Mudaerji has won two in a row. The 24-year-old is coming off a 44-second “Performance of the Night” knockout of Malcom Gordon at UFC on ESPN 18.

With the change, the lineup for UFC Fight Night on Jan. 20 includes:

Michael Chiesa vs. Neil Magny
Viviane Araujo vs. Roxanne Modafferi
Tyson Nam vs. Matt Schnell
Francisco Figueredo vs. Jerome Rivera
Dean Barry vs. Mike Jackson
Pedro Munhoz vs. Jimmie Rivera
Zarrukh Adashev vs. Su Mudaerji
Lerone Murphy vs. Douglas Silva de Andrade
Vinicius Moreira vs. Ike Villanueva
Manon Fiorot vs. Victoria Leonardo

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