After a rare week off last Saturday, the promotion returns with the heavily-anticipated UFC 273 PPV this weekend from Jacksonville featuring two title fights. However before then, it’s time to reflect and unpack proceedings from an eventful Fight Night card attended by 18,630 in Columbus, Ohio as Curtis Blaydes reasserted his heavyweight title aspirations and much more. Continue reading “UFC Columbus: Key observations, five things we learned from Mar. 26’s Fight Night card”
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UFC 264: Dustin Poirier beats Conor McGregor in trilogy, R1 TKO doctor stoppage
After an electric start, Dustin Poirier landed vicious ground and pound strikes, raining down on Conor McGregor up against the fence as they exchanged various attacks before an anti-climactic finish. The former two-weight world champion landed awkwardly on his left leg and has a suspected fracture, contorting it after they both missed punches in the final seconds of R1.
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UFC Vegas 22: Disciplined Derek Brunson derails the Kevin Holland hype train
#7 middleweight Derek Brunson embraced his role as underdog again, riding the big punches to earn a composed, workmanlike UD (49-45, 49-46 x 2) win over Kevin Holland (#10) with a career-best six takedowns, before calling out Paulo Costa (#2) after a fourth straight victory.
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