The heavyweight champion makes his first title defence this weekend against a familiar foe, with a well-documented backstory and storyline that has plenty invested. Will interim titlist Gane – who knows him intimately – prove spoiler? Or can the Cameroonian reign supreme? Continue reading
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UFC Vegas 44: Lewis sets KO record to end 2021, after big wins for Muhammad, Gamrot
Derrick Lewis reinforced his knockout artist pedigree, now standing alone with the UFC’s KO record (13) after viciously ending Chris Daukaus’ first main event in R1 to cap the promotion’s final card of an eventful 2021 campaign. Elsewhere, there were big wins for welterweight contender Belal Muhammad and lightweight prospect Mateusz Gamrot among others.
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UFC Vegas 21: Edwards-Muhammad ends in tears as eyepoke causes no contest
#3 ranked welterweight Leon Edwards’ Octagon return after a 20-month hiatus lasted little over a round as his main event matchup against Belal Muhammad (#13) ended rather abruptly: an unintentional eye poke rendered Belal unable to continue as his eye swelled up quickly and he was unable to see. Beforehand, there were big first-round finishes for Dan Ige and Ryan Spann.
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UFC on ESPN 16: Holly Holm dominant in main event UD win over Irene Aldana
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Holly Holm showed why she’s the #2 ranked women’s bantamweight contender with a commanding decision win against Irene Aldana (#6) in the night’s main event, after Germaine de Randamie showed evolution in her game – defending her number one contender spot for Amanda Nunes’ belt courtesy of a third-round submission victory to stifle Julianna Pena (#4).
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UFC on ESPN 10: Cynthia Calvillo dethrones top contender, Vettori earns statement win
Cynthia Calvillo enjoyed a memorable flyweight debut, beating #1 title contender Jessica Eye with an impressive UD win in the night’s main event, after Marvin Vettori settled his score with Karl Roberson – before revealing that type of display will help set up a future rematch with middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. Continue reading
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