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Alex Pereira sent Jiri Prochazka into another pressing phase of self-reflection after a definitive head kick knockout finish in their rematch, as the light-heavyweight champion made defence #2 of his 205lb title to headline a second UFC PPV in 11 weeks – after Las Vegas resident Dan Ige stepped up on four hours’ notice and produced a spirited effort vs. Diego Lopes in the co-main. Continue reading “UFC 303: Pereira’s switch kick sends Prochazka packing, Lopes-Ige saves card”
After contrasting victories over Billy Quarantillo and Sodiq Yusuff in 2023, long-standing contender Edson Barboza – both at feather and lightweight – prepares to defend his top-15 ranking at 145lbs against a surging unbeaten hopeful in Lerone Murphy to headline UFC Vegas 92 this weekend. Will he make it three in a row for the first time since 2017, or will the Brit pass his toughest career test? Continue reading “UFC Vegas 92: Barboza expects a war with Murphy as he again defends 145lb ranking”
An intriguing matchup between two top-10 lightweights ended in disaster for Rafael Fiziev, who lost his #6 ranking and any momentum he could’ve earned with victory at the weekend after sustaining a nasty ACL injury during round two of his competitive clash with Mateusz Gamrot [7]. It means a lengthy spell on the sidelines, while the Pole will look to build off an unfortunate ending. Continue reading “UFC Vegas 79: Gamrot gets anticlimactic victory, as Fiziev sidelined with torn ACL”
Two-weight world champion Amanda Nunes made her sixth bantamweight title defence against Irene Aldana, then announced she would retire aged 35 after tying compatriot and impending Hall of Famer Anderson Silva’s record for championship wins (11). Prior, Charles Oliveira’s long-awaited return was electrifying – snapping Beneil Dariush’s eight-fight win streak in the co-main.
Continue reading “UFC 289: Nunes retires with dominant Aldana win, after Oliveira blasts Dariush”
The Korean Zombie rebounded from his humbling defeat by title challenger Brian Ortega, with a shrewd show of ringcraft and timely tactics to stifle Dan Ige’s stand-up skills while retaining his #4 spot in the promotion’s featherweight rankings. Elsewhere, there were credible wins for welterweight prospect Khaos Williams and bantamweight Marlon Vera (#15) among others. Continue reading “UFC Vegas 29: Korean Zombie patiently mixes it up, eventually outworks Dan Ige”
Ahead of his main event matchup vs. Chan Sung Jung (#4) this weekend, #8 ranked featherweight contender Dan Ige has a chance to surge up the rankings but is under no illusions about the task at hand – even though he’s confident about producing a similarly powerful display to the one that saw him blast beyond Gavin Tucker in 22 seconds three months ago. Continue reading “UFC Vegas 29: Dan Ige vows to impress in main event slot against Korean Zombie”
Fresh from his third-round TKO win over Shane Burgos on the UFC 262 main card, perennial contender Edson Barboza publicly revealed his desire to face one of the big guns at 145lbs next, preferably in late August or early September.
Continue reading “Edson Barboza targets top names at featherweight after Shane Burgos win”#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.
Continue reading “UFC Vegas 21: Edwards-Muhammad ends in tears as eyepoke causes no contest”
Ahead of their main event matchup on January 16 at UFC Fight Island 7, #5 ranked featherweight Calvin Kattar (22-4) has warned former divisional champion Max Holloway (21-6) that overlooking him would prove costly as the 32-year-old has his sights set on a title fight vs. Alexander Volkanovski (22-1) in 2021 – with this headliner a golden opportunity to cement that. Continue reading “UFC Fight Island 7: Overlooking me is a mistake, Calvin Kattar warns Max Holloway”
Calvin Kattar (22-4) delivered an accomplished display over 25 minutes, ending Dan Ige’s impressive six-fight win streak (14-3) to further assert his featherweight title credentials during Wednesday’s Fight Night main event clash in Abu Dhabi.
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Alistair Overeem survived Walt Harris’ first-round onslaught to ultimately prevail in an important R2 TKO victory, while Claudia Gadelha improved to 17-4 with a much-needed split decision win over Angela Hill in the night’s co-main event. Continue reading “UFC on ESPN 8: Alistair Overeem, Claudia Gadelha record important victories”
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