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Almost a year to the day since their original matchup was scheduled and shelved after a pectoral muscle tear, UFC heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones finally faces two-time former titleholder Stipe Miocic in an encounter no-one asked for – yet we’re getting it nonetheless – while interim champion Tom Aspinall will watch cageside after defending his status against Curtis Blaydes in late July. Continue reading “UFC 309: Oh yeah, Jon Jones returns again this weekend… but Stipe’s an easy target”
Well then, who saw that coming? Sean Strickland is now king of the UFC middleweights after a fantastic display of pressure and stern defence over 25 minutes bamboozled Israel Adesanya into submission at the weekend, on enemy soil no less, as fresh matchups galore have been cracked open after the American’s shock title victory in Australia. Click to read more, for the debrief. Continue reading “UFC 293 – The debrief: Strickland stuns, outboxes Adesanya to earn 185lb gold”
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Stipe Miocic retained his heavyweight title after going the distance with Daniel Cormier in their highly-anticipated trilogy fight, cementing his standing as one of the UFC’s all-time greats by retiring DC with a gritty unanimous decision win. There were also statement victories for Marlon Vera and Jairzinho Rozenstruik. Continue reading “UFC 252: Stipe Miocic defends HW title to end Daniel Cormier trilogy victorious”
The first ever Fight Island card is set to feature a trio of exciting title fights on July 11 at UFC 251. Dana White confirmed a welterweight title bout between Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns will headline the card, on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi.
Continue reading “UFC 251: Three title fights, Dana confirms Abu Dhabi as Fight Island location”
In tonight’s main event, #8 ranked light-heavyweight Glover Teixeira earned a big TKO victory against Anthony Smith, while making record-breaking history to end a compelling midweek card – which will propel him higher in next week’s rankings.
Continue reading “UFC Fight Night 171: Glover Teixeira earns big TKO win vs. Anthony Smith”
After his 20-second knockout blitz on Saturday night vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik, Ngannou (15-2) is eager to fight Daniel Cormier (22-2) for the heavyweight title: as current champ Stipe Miocic may potentially be stripped through inactivity. Continue reading “What about Stipe Miocic? Ngannou eyes Cormier for UFC heavyweight title fight”
UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones has this weekend revealed a move up into the heavyweight division could happen sooner than expected – possibly as early as after his upcoming title defence. He faces #4 ranked Dominick Reyes on February 8 at UFC 247 and is targeting a step-up after that. Continue reading “UFC: Jon Jones reveals ‘strong possibility’ he’ll move up to heavyweight in 2020”
He vowed to reclaim his gold, insisting DC’s knockout win during their previous encounter last July was a lucky one. So despite losing all three previous rounds, Stipe stunned Cormier with a barrage of punches before standing victorious in defiant fashion on Sunday morning. Continue reading “UFC 241: Stipe Miocic reclaims HW title with fourth-round KO win vs. Daniel Cormier”
Jon Jones regained the UFC Lightweight Championship after a powerful head kick sent Daniel Cormier stumbling towards only the second defeat of his professional career during the third round of the rematch between the fiercely-contested pair.
Continue reading “UFC 214: Jones beats Cormier once again, Cyborg prevails and more – Review”
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