Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Daron Cruickshank vs. James Krause set for UFC on FOX 16 in Chicago
A pair of exciting lightweights will meet on big FOX.
Daron Cruickshank will take on James Krause at UFC on FOX 16 on July 25 in Chicago, the UFC announced Friday.
Cruickshank (16-6, 1 NC) missed weight in his last fight and ended up falling to Beneil Dariush at UFC 185 on March 14 in Dallas. Before that, "The Detroit Superstar" was beating K.J. Noons at the Ultimate Fighter 20 Finale in December before getting poked in the eye. The bout was ruled a no contest. Overall, the highlight reel-producing Cruickshank, 29, is 6-4-1 in his UFC career.
Krause (21-7) has lost two straight and coming off a close split decision defeat againstValmir Lazaro at UFC 184 on Feb. 28 in Los Angeles. The former WEC and RFA fighter won two of his first three bouts in the UFC before falling in his last two. Krause, 28, has been a pro since 2007 and is a two-time UFC bonus winner.
UFC on FOX 16 is headlined by a bantamweight title shot between champion T.J. Dillashaw and Renan Barao. The co-main event pits former lightweight championAnthony Pettis against Myles Jury. Also set for United Center is a women's bantamweight title eliminator between Miesha Tate and Jessica Eye.
Source: MMAFighting.com
Saturday, January 17, 2015
Daron Cruickshank vs. Beneil Dariush lightweight bout added to UFC 185 in Dallas
Daron Cruickshank vs. Beneil Dariush lightweight bout added to UFC 185 in Dallas
The lineup for the UFC’s return to Dallas continues to grow with the addition of a lightweight scrap.
Daron Cruickshank (16-5 MMA, 6-3 UFC) will meet Beneil Dariush (9-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) at UFC 185 in March. UFC officials announced the new bout today.
Featuring a lightweight title fight between champ Anthony Pettis and challenger Rafael dos Anjos, UFC 185 takes place on March 14 at Dallas’ American Airlines Center. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass.
Cruickshank was in a “Fight of the Night” candidate against K.J. Noons at the TUF 20 Finale. Then he got poked in the eye in the second round and was unable to continue, leaving the bout a no-contest. That came on the heels of a decision win over Anthony Njokuani.
Dariush has won back-to-back fights following the first loss of his pro career nine months ago. Dariush made a short-notice UFC debut a year ago Wednesday and submitted Charlie Brenneman in the first round at UFC Fight Night 35. But three months later, he was stopped by Ramsey Nijem in Abu Dhabi. Since then, though, he has a submission win over Tony Martin and a decision win over Carlos Diego Ferreira.
With the addition to the card, UFC 185 now includes:
- Champ Anthony Pettis vs. Rafael dos Anjos – for UFC lightweight title
- Champ Carla Esparza vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk – for UFC strawweight title
- Roy Nelson vs. Alistair Overeem
- Matt Brown vs. Johny Hendricks
- Chris Cariaso vs. Henry Cejudo
- Ross Pearson vs. Sam Stout
- Ryan Benoit vs. Sergio Pettis
- Roger Narvaez vs. Elias Theodorou
- Daron Cruickshank vs. Beneil Dariush
For more on UFC 185, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.
Source: MMAJunkie.com
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