{"id":206330,"date":"2016-10-06T12:05:22","date_gmt":"2016-10-06T19:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=206330"},"modified":"2016-10-06T12:05:22","modified_gmt":"2016-10-06T19:05:22","slug":"five-fights-added-ufc-206","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-206\/five-fights-added-ufc-206\/","title":{"rendered":"Five fights added to UFC 206"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Five more fights have been added to UFC 206 following the announcement of <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/daniel-cormier\/daniel-cormier-set-defend-ufc-light-heavyweight-title-ufc-206-toronto\/\">Daniel Cormier&#8217;s rematch with Anthony &#8216;Rumble&#8217; Johnson headlining the card.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The UFC is currently rounding out the card in their return to Toronto, having added Landro Vanatta, who impressed in spite of a losing effort to Tony Ferguson, against Canadian MMA veteran John Makdessi, alongside:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Former title challenger Valerie Letourneau (8-5) vs. Poliana Botelho (10-0) (strawweight)<\/li>\n<li>Olivier Aubin-Mercier (8-2) vs. Drew Dober (17-7) (lightweight)<\/li>\n<li>Rustam Khabilov \u00a0(20-3) vs. Jason\u00a0Saggo (12-2) (lightweight)<\/li>\n<li>John Moraga (16-5) vs. Zachary Makovsky (19-7) (flyweight)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Rustam-Khabilov-wins.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-202997\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Rustam-Khabilov-wins.png\" alt=\"Rustam Khabilov wins\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Rustam-Khabilov-wins.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Rustam-Khabilov-wins-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Rustam-Khabilov-wins-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Rustam-Khabilov-wins-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>UFC 206 takes place on December 10th and rumors are still abound whether or not Canadian MMA superstar Georges Saint Pierre will <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/georges-st-pierre\/georges-st-pierre-vs-nick-diaz-2-ufc-206-toronto\/\">come out of retirement and fight on the card.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Georges-st-pierre-gsp.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-190150\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Georges-st-pierre-gsp.png\" alt=\"Georges st-pierre gsp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Georges-st-pierre-gsp.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Georges-st-pierre-gsp-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Georges-st-pierre-gsp-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Georges-st-pierre-gsp-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>GSP has <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/georges-st-pierre\/georges-st-pierre-officially-begins-usada-process-return-ufc\/\">recently said he had enrolled into USADA&#8217;s drug testing pool<\/a>, which all UFC athletes must do in order to compete. In addition, St-Pierre has stated that he <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/georges-st-pierre\/georges-st-pierre-says-he-will-be-making-a-big-announcement-next-week\/\">has a big announcement to make next week.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The former welterweight kingpin hasn&#8217;t fought since a <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/gsp-opens-up-on-issues-with-ufc-post-ufc-167\/\">split decision victory over eventual champ Johnny Hendricks at UFC 167.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>GSP relinquished his belt soon after, which has bounced around from waist to waist ever since.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the biggest reason why GSP and the UFC are pursuing a comeback for &#8216;Rush&#8217; was his record breaking fight with Jake Shields during the promotions first event in Toronto back at UFC 129.<\/p>\n<p>Over 55,000 MMA fans filed into the Rogers Centre on that night in April, 2011, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/ufc-sets-attendance-record-with-ufc-193-rousey-vs-holm\/\">which remained a record-breaking feat until UFC 193<\/a>. However, it still is the second-most highest attended UFC event in the promotions history.<\/p>\n<p>How do you feel about the additions to UFC 206? Sound off in the comments section, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Five more fights have been added to UFC 206 following the announcement of Daniel Cormier&#8217;s rematch with Anthony &#8216;Rumble&#8217; Johnson headlining the card. 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