The 29year old nigerian defeated kelvin gastelum in the ufc 236 comain event on saturday. Former ultimate fighter kelvin gastelum hopes to spark. Ufc fight night 106s main event is set for brazil on saturday. Kelvin gastelum fails drug test, fight with anderson silva. Join facebook to connect with kelvin gastelum and others you may know. The 38yearold dramatically lost his middleweight title at. Mma community reacts to kelvin gastelums ufc 224 win over. Gastelum battered marquardt with a number of strikes from various positions before earning the technical knockout at 5. Frankie to me is more chipper and affable than cain or kevin, you should see his pep talks he does for the ufc, and theres a couple of seminars he gave about school bullying thatll really put a solid light on his positive character.
Gastelum, a former ultimate fighter winner, tested positive for a banned substance and will not. Kelvin gastelum talks to ufc tonight interview fox sports. Kelvin gastelum played out in the main event of ufc fight night 122 in shanghai. Get ufc fight results and career results information at. Gastelum was a state championship wrestler at cibola high school in yuma, az and attended. Kelvin gastelum was a member of the seventeenth season of the ultimate fighter. But, he is still salty about suffering his firstever loss to tyron woodley at. Ufc middleweight kelvin gastelum failed a drug test and his fight with exchampion anderson silva has been canceled. Im not against staying at 185, but i feel like welterweight is my optimal weight class. Kelvin gastelum will headline his first ufc event in march when he faces former ufc light heavyweight champion vitor belfort at ufc fight night 106.
He spoke about his performance with ufc correspondent megan. The fighter put on a dominant performance against vitor belfort at ufc fight night 106. He hopes to breathe new life into it when he begins his coaching stint on season 28 in. Kennedy is one of the few fighters to simultaneously serve in the united states army while also fighting professionally. After his ufc 188 win, kelvin gastelum discusses moving down to 170, how he beat nate marquardt and more. Tyron woodley on why he is giving kelvin gastelum back the. Kelvin gastelum is hoping to come back home after his ufc on fox 25 loss. Gastelum missed weight by one and threequarter pounds and forfeited 20% of his fight purse to musoke. Werdum ufc ppv main card mexico city arena, mexico city, federal district, mexico june, 2015 watch video johny hendricks vs kelvin gastelum ufc 200 full fight part 1.
Kelvin gastelum earned another win to add to his impressive resume and talked with jon anik about what might be next for him. Anderson silva is no longer in the main event of ufc shangai. He lost to neil magny last year via split decision, magny vs gastelum but he came back to win in 2016 against johny hendricks hendricks vs gastelum. His coach, trevor wittman, immediately called the fight with no hesitation. Kelvin gastelum vs marquardt full fight video ufc 188. Last night july 22, gastelum took on former ultimate fighting championship ufc middleweight title holder chris.
Prior to every ufc event, thescores kyle smith, paul gazzola, and ali dar give their predictions on all the maincard fights. Gastelum should fight the winner of robert whittaker vs. Kelvin gastelum bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Gastelum battered marquardt with a number of strikes from.
Timothy fred tim kennedy born september 1, 1979 is a retired american mixed martial artist. Gastelum faced rick story on march 15, 2014 at ufc 171, a fight that he had specifically asked for. Kelvin gastelum official sherdog mixed martial arts stats, photos, videos, breaking news, and more for the middleweight fighter from united states. The tuf 17 winner kelvin gastelum entered this fight with a pro record of 1220 67% finishing rate and he is ranked as the no. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes. At ufc 188 vs kelvin gastelum, nate marquadt told his corner i got nothing left. Kelvin gastelum was hospitalized before ufc 183 weighins. Kelvin gastelum going to prove to dana white he can hit 170 mmafightingonsbn.
Kelvin gastelum already had to be on the defensive, receiving criticisms about the age of his recent opponents. Kelvin gastelum vs nate the great marquardt ufc 188 velasquez vs. Michael bisping is back and raring to go as he faces kelvin gastelum in china on saturday. Kelvin gastelum vs nate marquardt gets three stars.
Tyron woodley did everything right this weekend, he turned up to ufc 183 on weight and bested his opponent kelvin gastelum, but when it came to. The former middleweight champion was scheduled to take on kelvin gastelum, but has been pulled from the fight for. His opponent, the black belt in bjj tim kennedy, has an official mma record of 185. Michael bisping held the belt just three weeks ago, not to mention the 38year old former champ took out luke rockhold last year. My first ever mma based tshirt was a kelvin badboy walkout shirt i think he will be champ one day. Kelvin gastelum tests positive, removed from ufc 212 vs. Gastelum faced nico musoke on june 28, 2014 at ufc fight night 44. Kelvin gastelum rats out 90% of the ufc roster over drug. After a winless 2016 02, vitor belfort looks to get back on track against one of the hottest middleweights in kelvin gastelum. Jaws hit the floor when kelvin gastelum weighed in at 180 pounds. Kelvin gastelums chance to take out another future ufc hall of fame fighter will have to wait. Michael bisping vs kelvin gastelum full fight video.
After losing to kelvin gastelum at ufc 188 in mexico city, marquardt is now on the bad side of five of his last six contests. Here is how the middleweight fight between michael bisping vs. After all, hes back at middleweight, the weight class at which he won the. Kelvin gastelum says a win over michael bisping could mean a permanent move to the weight class. Kelvin gastelum is a mma fighter with a professional fight record of 15 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws.
Gastelum talked to karyn bryant and michael bisping about his upcoming fight against jacare souza, and he also took a shot at the ufc tonight punching machine. Kelvin gastelum returned to 185 pounds and earned a finish over nate marquardt on the main card at ufc 188 on saturday in mexico city. Ufc 183 managed to have one of the most bizarre weighins in the promotions long history. At just 21 years old, kelvin is the youngest fighter ever to make the cut and be on the ultimate fighter show. Kelvin won his spot in the house by taking a unanimous decision over kito andrews. Tim kennedy vs gastelum full fight video hl ufc 206. Kelvin gastelum vs vitor belfort fight result ufc fight. Nate marquardt 184 vs kelvin gastelum 185 charles rosa. Former the ultimate fighter champion kelvin gastelum believes the reality show has grown a bit stale. He has competed for the company since he won the ultimate fighter 17. Mexico city kelvin gastelum looked and sounded relaxed and happy as the days wind down toward saturdays ufc 188.
Kelvin gastelum rats out 90% of the ufc roster over drug use ultimate fighting championship ufc welterweight competitor kelvin gastelum has come under some fire from usada as of late. Chael sonnen selected gastelum in the seventh and final round making him the thirteenth fighter selected overall. Kelvin gastelum at the ufc shanghai postfight press conference. Complete results fro the ufc on fox 25 weighins, featuring a middleweight main event between chris weidman vs. Video kelvin gastelum wants to fight robert whittaker at. A professional from 2001 until 2016, he has fought in the ufc, strikeforce, the wec, shomma, hdnet fights, and represented the chicago red bears in the ifl.