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Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson danced with some first-round danger before rolling back the years en route to a R4 TKO victory during a fun battle against Kevin Holland in last weekend’s UFC Orlando main event, while there were big main card stoppage wins for Rafael dos Anjos, Matheus Nicolau and Roman Dolidze – a newcomer in the middleweight rankings this week. Continue reading “UFC Orlando: Wonderboy outworks Holland in crazy headliner – after RDA, Nicolau and Dolidze win big”
Light-heavyweight contender Jamahal Hill (#12) began the new year the same way he ended the last: producing a furious first-round finish, this time blasting Johnny Walker (#10) into a state of helplessness midway though a memorable maiden main event slot. The 205lb division needs some fresh contenders and after an early KO of the Year contender, that won’t be his last. Continue reading “UFC Vegas 48: Hill’s highlight-reel R1 KO win over Walker puts LHW division on notice”
It wasn’t a vintage performance, but former light-heavyweight title challenger Thiago Santos produced a vitally important decision win (48-47 x 3) over Johnny Walker in the main event on the final fight of his existing contract. Afterwards, he called out Jiri Prochazka (#2) – who is the alternate for this month’s championship fight between Jan Blachowicz and Glover Teixeira.
Continue reading “UFC Vegas 38: Santos outlasts Walker in five-round clash, calls out Prochazka”
On an evening which was impacted by multiple card cancellations, not least the original Sandhagen-Dillashaw main event, #6 strawweight Marina Rodriguez produced a dominant display and almost finished a durable Michelle Waterson in their flyweight headliner before calling out former champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk (#2) as a potential new challenge to come. Continue reading “UFC Vegas 26: Marina Rodriguez dominates Michelle Waterson in flyweight scrap”
#3 ranked lightweight Dustin Poirer outlasted #5 ranked Dan Hooker in a Fight of the Year candidate, topping off a brilliant UFC Vegas main card. There were big wins for Mike Perry, Brendan Allen and a triumphant return on short notice for Julian Erosa among others on display during a memorable evening of action. Continue reading “UFC on ESPN 12: Dustin Poirier beats Dan Hooker in Fight of the Year candidate”
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