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The civil lawsuit was filed by WWE physician Dr. And, of course, there's emotional stress. Motions they filed put it off I think, to purposefully make it bleed into this week. Punk, who suddenly left WWE in 2014, after reportedly getting frustrated by the creative direction of the company, signed up with UFC in December 2014.
He kept throwing but Jackson just stepped back. And, of course, there's emotional stress. This is an unbelievable zip. The 'Reem' has a deep heel hook early in the second but can't sink it in and looks like there's a problem with one of his legs and Blaydes powers forward with his third takedown of three. The Cuban is so explosive, athletic and durable but his opponent won their first encounter and believes he's improved since then. Megan Anderson via unanimous decision Tai Tuivasa def. Jackson came over the top and tagged him before stepping back out.
A ferocious surge of physicality from Gadelha had her control proceedings in the second, rag-dolling Esparza at times and clearly taking it on the scorecards. Maybe a handful of phone interviews. A Houston native, he has only two MMA appearances but has boxed and kickboxed professionally.
With court case behind him, CM Punk ready for UFC 225 - When they separated, Jackson landed a shot. He doubles up on a jab and then blocks a takedown attempt.
Whittaker turtles up and bides his time trying to see out the final round and take it to the scorecards. Romero is pouring it all on now, expending every last ounce of the energy he's conserved all fight. This is an unbelievable fight. Romero doesn't capitalise on the position on the cage and they're separated. The round ends, the battle ends. How do you score that? To be honest I have no idea. Romero is back into energy conserving mode after taking a kick to the crown jewels. He's got five minutes to recover and he's going to take plenty of it as he get that air back into his lungs. Whittaker is not throwing his right hand at all and it seems to be damaged. At the moment the champion is facing him one handed. Romero rocks Whittaker at the end of the round again! He wobbles but is saved by the bell. Romero's dreadful weight cut will no doubt play a part over the course of this fight but he's still liable to find a ridiculously powerful weapon in his arsenal and Whittaker is rightly wary of that. The front-leg side-kick is working wonders for the champion, keeping range well. No sign of either man chasing a takedown so far. All of a sudden Romero's eye has swollen up badly and Whittaker lands a sweetly timed high kick to the head. Smothering, suffocating, pressure once more and Covington has made Dos Anjos wilt under his aggressive leach-like wrestling. The American isn't doing much with his position but has his opponent on the fence for most of the final round. The interim belt is within reach and 'Chaos' looks destined to become the next challenger to Tyron Woodley's throne. An incredible last 30 seconds sees both swinging for the fences without landing clean. It will be carnage if he beats Whittaker in the rematch and send confusing repercussions across the middleweight division. The Cuban is so explosive, athletic and durable but his opponent won their first encounter and believes he's improved since then. The Australian is a superstar down under and could underline his status as one of the most dangerous fighters in the world with victory. Blaydes takes advantage, diving for a perfectly timed takedown and asserting some crushing top pressure but in truth he fails to make much of the position. The 'Reem' has a deep heel hook early in the second but can't sink it in and looks like there's a problem with one of his legs and Blaydes powers forward with his third takedown of three. Another round in the books and Overeem needs something huge in the final round. Blaydes is looking the real deal. He lands a flurry of punches and with Overeem covering up, he easily takes him down once again. This is a smothering, dominant display and he finishes it in style. Some absolutely mad elbows from on high and Overeem's face explodes in claret. Two of the heavyweight division's most deadly practitioners, on another night this is far higher up the card but what a featured pre-lim we have in store. Overeem was famously knocked into oblivion by Ngannou last time out and Blaydes has surged to 9-1 with his most recent win coming against Mark Hunt. This is another huge test of the local lad's credentials but he'll have the crowd right behind him here. Then out of nowhere the American starched her opponent, sending her to the canvas in a world of trouble. A few precious seconds on the ground to clear her head and Gadelha found a deeeeep guillotine to end the round but was thwarted by the buzzer. A ferocious surge of physicality from Gadelha had her control proceedings in the second, rag-dolling Esparza at times and clearly taking it on the scorecards. Esparza landed a right to send Gadelha wobbling early in the third, but she again recovered admirably. The face betrays some telling blows absorbed however and she can't hold position after a takedown. The judges are earning their money tonight and it goes to the scorecards once more. It was Esparza's night for me. After a slugfest in round 1, Coulter's corner said: 'He's a big old Mexican with a big old head'. Not the most technical advice in the world but very funny nonetheless. In the second De La Rocha took his opponent down and landed some exhausted looking ground and pound. After what seemed like an eternity of half-landed punches, the referee called it. An ugly slugfest but plenty of entertainment to kick things off. Settle in, it's going to be a long and hopefully action-packed night in Chicago with the UFC's most deep, talent-filled card of the year on display. The Windy City plays host to Whittaker vs Romero later on, but the appetisers before then are more than enough to sate your MMA hunger in the mean time. Lets recap a few of the early pre-lims before the televised coverage begins in around 30 minutes. Over to Buff man. That said, their second encounter remains a mouth-watering proposition over five rounds. The main event is positioned on top of arguably the most exciting card of action the UFC have put together this year. The hugely divisive Colby Covington takes on Brazilian Rafael dos Anjos having called Brazilians 'filthy animals' and CM Punk of WWE fame steps into the octagon for the second time. He was obliterated in his first outing. This time he takes on Mike Anderson who should be an altogether more amenable opponent than Mickey Gall was. Follow all the action with Sportsmail's live updates throughout the night as the pre-lims kick off at 1:00am and the main card beginning at 3:00am.