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Beneil Dariush vs. Benoit Saint-Denis, UFC 322 Credit: Dylan Napoleone/Cageside Press The only miss on the scale at Friday’s UFC 322 weigh-in was Beneil Dariush, who came in at 1.2 pounds for his lightweight bout with Benoit Saint-Denis. Whether the failed weight cut would have any effect on the fight itself remained to be seen. […]
Roman Kopylov and Gregory Rodrigues delivered one of the most compelling middleweight fights of the night at UFC 322 on Saturday, combining Kopylov’s sharp, surgical striking with Rodrigues’ explosive power and finishing instincts. Kopylov (14-4) entered UFC 322 looking to bounce back from his July loss to Paulo Costa at UFC 318, a setback that […]
Sabatini (20-5) entered the bout on a two-fight winning streak with victories over Jonathan Pearce and Joanderson Brito. Round 1 – Mariscal took the center of the cage while Sabatini circled on the outside. Sabatini scored a clean 1-2, then immediately lowered the level for a takedown and secured it. Mariscal threatened with a heel […]
Credit: KSW Interim featherweight gold was on the line Saturday at KSW 112 in Szczecin, Poland. Coming off a major card last month that saw heavyweight champion Phil De Fries once again defend his title (his thirteenth overall, an absolutely mind-boggling number), KSW 112 was a smaller affair, though it did feature Marcin Held, the […]
Credit: Legacy Fighting Alliance Ahead of a big weekend for MMA and the massive UFC 322 in New York City, Legacy Fighting Alliance was in action as LFA 222 took place in Mashantucket, Connecticut. Vinicius Pires had claimed the promotion’s 135-pound title in March and was looking to defend his title for the first time […]
The grit, fire and resilience that define Repp are evident every time she steps into the cage. At LFA 215, she suffered early setbacks against Lidia Helena, being dropped by a left hook in the opening round, but survived to fight on. In the second, Repp turned the tables and landed a thunderous right hand […]
Cody Haddon, UFC 322 media day Credit: Dylan Napoleone/Cageside Press Cody Haddon has been forced out of his UFC 322 bout due to injury and Ethyn Ewing will step in on short notice to take on Malcolm Wellmaker this Saturday at Madison Square Garden. The fight will now be contested at featherweight. The UFC announced […]
AJ McKee with the Bellator featherweight and Grand Prix title belts. Photo: Lucas Noonan/Bellator AJ McKee is known as ‘The Mercenary’ and it appears he has secured a payday to remain under contract with the PFL. John Martin, CEO of the Professional Fighters League announced on Wednesday that McKee (23-2), a former Bellator MMA featherweight […]
New York, NY – Women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko shut down her emotions during Fight Week, she clarified during Wednesday’s UFC 322 media day. The two-time women’s 125-pound champion was asked about blocking out emotions during training camp, but admitted it would be too tall an order. “No, it’s like emotion, don’t have emotions during […]
New York, NY – “One of the best fighters ever in the UFC, so I’m looking forward to testing myself against him.” Here’s how Jack Della Maddalena sees his UFC 322 main event title fight with Islam Makhachev this Saturday. Since becoming welterweight champion at UFC 315 in Montreal earlier this year, not much has […]
