MMA Odds and Ends for Wednesday: UFC Pittsburgh adds more fights, Gulliard vs. Bronzoulis added to Bellator 149

UFC Fight Night 82 adds more fights Derek Brunson vs. Roan Carneiro Brunson (14-3) has won three straight fights since his loss to Yoel Romero at UFC Fight Night 35. Carneiro (20-9) has been out the last few months due to injury, but he returns to action off a submission win over Mark Munoz at UFC 184. Chris Camozzi vs. Joe Riggs Camozzi (22-10) is 3-1 in his last four fights, including his last fight, a victory over Tom Watson at UFC Fight Night 73. Riggs (41-16) is coming off a DQ win over Ron Stallings at UFC 191. Prior to that, the 33-year old lost two straight fights to Ben Saunders and Patrick Cote. Trevor Smith vs. Leonardo Augusto Guimaraes Smith (13-6) is coming off a win over Dan Miller in July and now meets Guimares (11-1), who is making his UFC debut. Shane Campbell vs. James Krause Campbell (12-3) bounced back from his dissapointing UFC debut loss to John Makdessi, with a unanimous decision win over Elias Silverio back in August. Krause (22-7) snapped his two fight losing streak with a first round submission victory over Daron Cruickshank in July. Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Brandon Thatch Bahadurzada (21-6-1) returns to the octagon after a two-year layoff and hopes to break his two-fight losing streak. Thatch (11-3) has dropped back to back fights against Gunnar Nelson and Benson Henderson. Shamil Abdurakhimov vs. Anthony Hamilton Abdurakhimov (15-3) had his three-fight win streak snapped in his UFC debut when he lost to Timothy Johnson at UFC Fight Night 63. Hamilton (14-4) is coming off a unanimous decision victory over Daniel Omielańczuk at UFC Fight Night 64. Alex Garcia vs. Sean Strickland Garcia (13-2) is coming off a unanimous decision victory over Mike Swick and is currently 3-1 in the UFC.  Strickland (16-1) improved his UFC record to 3-1 with a unanimous decision victory over Igor Araújo at UFC Fight Night 71. Here’s an updated look at UFC Fight Night 82 Cody Garbrandt vs. John Lineker Sarah Moras vs. Lauren Murphy Derek Brunson vs. Roan Carneiro Chris Camozzi vs. Joe Riggs Trevor Smith vs. Leonardo Augusto Guimaraes Shane Campbell vs. James Krausev Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Brandon Thatch Shamil Abdurakhimov vs. Anthony Hamilton Alex Garcia vs. Sean Strickland UFC Fight Night 82 takes place at Pittsburgh’s Consol Energy Center on Feb. 21. The card will air on FOX Sports 1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass.   Changes to WSOF 26 WSOF officials Tuesday announced a lightweight matchup between Jonathan Nunez and David Jordan to Friday’s WSOF 26 event Nunez (5-1) has gone 1-1 in WSOF with a promotional debut victory over Ozzy Dugulubgov in March 2014 and a submission loss to Joe Condon at WSOF 17. Jordan (3-3) makes his WSOF debut and has won back to back fights. Also Andreas Spang (9-3) has contracted pneumonia and withdrawn from the card which has also cancelled his fight with Kelvin Tiller (7-1). With the changes to the card, WSOF 26 now includes: MAIN CARD Champ Lance Palmer vs. Alexandre Almeida for featherweight title Ozzy Dugulubgov vs. Nic Herron-Webb Sheymon Moraes vs. Robbie Peralta Josh Hill vs. Bekbulat Magomedov Jake Heun vs. Clinton Williams PRELIMINARY CARD David Jordan vs. Jonathan Nunez Danny Davis Jr. vs. Abubakar Nurmagomedov Andreas Spang vs. Kelvin Tiller Hakeem Dawodu vs. Marat Magomedov Giga Chikadze vs. Gil Guardado   Bellator 149 adds Bronzoulis vs. Guillard Bellator President Scott Coker tweeted Tuesday about the addition of Mike Bronzoulis vs. Melvin Guillard to February’s Bellator 149 event. Bronzoulis (18-9) had his three-fight winning streak snapped after suffering a submission loss to Josh Thomson in his return to Bellator. Guillard (35-15-2) lost his Bellator debut in a split-decision loss to Brandon Girtz.   Here’s an updated look at Bellator 149 Royce Gracie vs. Ken Shamrock Kimbo Slice vs. Dhafir Harris Daniel Pineda vs. Emmanuel Sanchez Mike Bronzoulis vs. Melvin Guillard Bellator 149 takes place Feb. 19 at Toyota Center in Houston. The main card will air on Spike TV.   With all the UFC action last week, here’s a list of the medical suspensions. At the top of the list is a victorious Rose Namajunas who could be out close to 6-months. UFC Fight Night 80 medical suspensions  Rose Namajunas: suspended 180 days unless doctor clears left hand Paige VanZant: suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days for precautionary reasons Michael Chiesa: suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days for precautionary reasons Jim Miller: suspended 30 days with no contact for 14 days for precautionary reasons Cody Pfister: suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days for precautionary reasons Elias Theodorou: suspended 180 days unless doctor clears right hand; regardless, suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days John Howard: suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days for precautionary reasons Sergio Moraes: suspended 180 days unless doctor clears left hand; regardless, suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days Omari Akhmedov: suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days Kevin Casey: suspended 180 days unless eye cleared by ophthalmologist Johnny Eduardo: suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days Aljamain Sterling: must have MRI by doctor within 7 days Andreas Stal: suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days Emily Kagan: suspended 180 days unless doctor clears left knee; regardless, suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days TUF 22 Finale medical suspensions  Chad Mendes: suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days for precautionary reasons Tony Ferguson: suspended 180 days unless cleared by CT scan of head; regardless, suspended 60 days with no contact for 45 days Edson Barboza: suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days for lacerations on forehead Evan Dunham: suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days for laceration over right eyebrow Joe Lauzon: suspended 30 days with no contract for 21 days for precautionary reasons Jason Knight: suspended 60 days with no contact for 45 days for laceration on left cheek Tatsuya Kawajiri: suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days for precautionary reasons Konstantin Erokhin: suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days for left thumb injury Mike Pierce: suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days for precautionary reasons Ryan LaFlare: suspended 180 days unless right hand cleared by doctor; regardless, suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days Joey Sanchez: suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days for lacerations under right eye and over left eyebrow Chris Gruetzemacher: suspended 180 days unless left and right forearms cleared by doctor; regardless, suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days Abner Lloveras: suspended 60 days with no contact for 45 days for laceration over right eye lid UFC 194 medical suspensions  Conor McGregor: suspended 180 days unless left wrist cleared by doctor Jose Aldo: suspended 60 days with no contact for 45 days for precautionary reasons Luke Rockhold: suspended 180 days unless left foot and ankle cleared by doctor; regardless, suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days Chris Weidman: suspended 180 days unless both feet cleared by doctor; regardless, suspended 60 days with no contact for 45 days Yoel Romero: suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days for precautionary reasons Ronaldo Souza: suspended 180 days unless left forearm cleared by doctor; regardless, suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days Gunnar Nelson: suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days for precautionary reasons Jeremy Stephens: suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days for precautionary reasons Frankie Saenz: suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days for precautionary reasons Urijah Faber: suspended 180 days unless left knee, right ankle and left thumb cleared by doctor; regardless, suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger: suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days for precautionary reasons Tecia Torres: suspended 180 days unless left thumb cleared by doctor; regardless, suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days Colby Covington: suspended 180 days unless right chest wall cleared by doctor; regardless, suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days Kevin Lee: suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days for precautionary reasons Joe Proctor: suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days for precautionary reasons Yancy Medeiros: suspended 180 days unless right knee sprain cleared by doctor; regardless, suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days John Makdessi: suspended 180 days unless right thumb cleared by doctor  

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