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Kelvin Gastelum defeated the former middleweight champion Michael Bisping with a Performance of the Night at Fight Night Shanghai in 2017. Next, he faces Israel Adesanya for the interim middleweight title at UFC 236 on April 13.

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Tune in Saturday, April 13, for UFC 236 full live results, where Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier battle for the next shot at UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. In the UFC 236 co-main event, Kelvin Gastelum and Israel Adesanya fight for the interim middleweight belt and a shot at champion Robert Whittaker.

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Bellator MMA held a press conference in London on Tuesday featuring the stars of Bellator 222: Mousasi vs. Lovato. Bellator made several announcements and the stars of Bellator 222 fielded questions ahead of the event that takes place at SSE Arena on May 11.

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Middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi puts his title on the line against undefeated Rafael Lovato Jr. in the Bellator 222 main event.

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Israel Adesanya continued his rapid ascent up the middleweight rankings after he faced off with UFC legend Anderson Silva at UFC 234 in February. Adesanya faces Kelvin Gastelum next for the interim middleweight championship at UFC 236 on April 13.

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Tune in Saturday, April 13, for UFC 236 full live results, where Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier battle for the next shot at UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and Israel Adesanya squares off with Kelvin Gastelum for the interim middleweight title.

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Though he was able to pick up a unanimous decision victory over previously undefeated Ryan MacDonald at UFC on ESPN+ 6 in Nashville on March 23, bantamweight Chris Gutierrez feels like his performance wasn’t perfect.

According to Gutierrez, even though he came out of the bout relatively unscathed, there is more work to be done and there are always areas he can make adjustments to.

“I just watched the fight a couple days ago and as a martial artist there’s always room for improvement,” Gutierrez told MMAWeekly.com. “I’m my own biggest critic.

“I’m happy I got the win, but I’m excited to get back to training and keep evolving as a martial artist. Overall I’m glad I got the win, but I know I can do more.”

For Gutierrez, picking up a win over MacDonald following a loss in his UFC debut last November to Raoni Barcelos at The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale was essential.

“It’s a very big deal to me,” said Gutierrez. “After my loss I didn’t really consider myself a UFC fighter. It gave me more motivation to really go out there and perform.

“Of course all the adversity that I was going through and am still going through, it was a big relief. Hard work does pay off, and I’ve got to stay persistent and stay at it.”

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Now that he’s picked up his first UFC victory, Gutierrez will take just a short time off before returning to training in preparation for his next bout sometime hopes during the summer.

“I feel like this (last) fight I broke out of my shell and this version of myself I feel good,” Gutierrez said. “With the good things that I’ve been learning, just growing as a man and having my life in order, it makes fighting and training just fall into line. Everything happens for a reason, and I really believe that. Everything is going the way I feel it should and the way it’s supposed to play out.

“I’m not that hurt, so I’m taking this week off to relax and recoup a little bit. Come Monday it’s back to training. And hopefully around May or June or by the end of July I’ll get back to it.”

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