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Mackenzie Dern, UFC 321 Ceremonial Weigh-in Credit: Dave Noseworthy/Cageside Press On paper, UFC 321 had a lot going for it. A very consistent division fight at 205 pounds to start the main card, followed by two number one contenders fights at 265 and 135 pounds. Then a vacant strawweight title fight, topped off by a […]
Christian Natividad delivered exactly the kind of performance the UFC is keeping its eyes peeled for on Saturday night at LFA 220, scoring an impressive win over Jostin Quilca that further cemented his status as one of the top flyweight prospects outside of the promotion. With poise, speed and finishing intent on full display, Natividad […]
Abu Dhabi – His nickname is “The Clean Monster,” but maybe it should be the “Heel Monster,” because as of UFC 321, Valter Walker has four straight wins inside the octagon via heel hook. Those outrageous feet are a promotional record, and the latest victim was newcomer Louie Sutherland. “I don’t know if I’m very […]
Abu Dhabi – With a thunderous finish from Aleksandar Rakic to kick off the UFC 321 main card on Saturday, Azamat Murzakanov may finally be on the radar of fight fans. After his previous fight, a TKO of Brendson Ribeiro, UFC commentator Joe Rogan called Azamat Murzakanov one of the most unknown light heavyweights. While […]
Abu Dhabi – The timeline for Umar Nurmagomedov to return to a bantamweight title after UFC 321 could become very interesting. Nurmagomedov earned a hard-fought decision victory over Mario Bautista on Saturday and returned to the win column after suffering the first defeat of his professional career against Merab Dvalishvili earlier this year. Khabib Nurmagomedov’s […]
Abu Dhabi – After the unfortunate disappointment of Saturday’s UFC 321 main event, Dana White says the plan is to bring the fight back. The heavyweight title fight between Tom Aspinall and Ciryl Gane ended in a No Contest after Aspinall was stabbed in the eye and was unable to continue late in the opening […]
Quillan Salkilld, UFC 321 ceremonial weigh-in Credit: Dave Noseworthy/Cageside Press A pair of huge finishes delivered the performance bonuses at UFC 321 on Saturday, and with only three fights on the card finishing within the distance (barring a No Contest in the main event), it’s a good thing they were as big as they were. […]
Abu Dhabi – A bit painful, but great. That’s how newly crowned strawweight champion Mackenzie Dern felt after UFC 321 on Saturday. Although she would have wanted a finish, a knockout or a submission, in her first UFC title fight, Dern (16-5) also knows she “left it all out there.” Ultimately, she earned a hard-fought […]
Christian Natividad (left), LFA 92 Credit: Legacy Fighting Alliance When the UFC sent out the casting call for flyweights last season, Christian Natividad was initially interested. However, after talking to his coaches and management about it, they decided to wait for the summer and a shot at Dana White’s Contender Series. Unfortunately for him, that […]
Credit: ONE Championship ONE Championship was once again at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok for ONE Friday Fights 130, featuring Muay Thai, kickboxing and MMA action. The headliner found Nontachai Jitmuangnon taking on Turkey’s Soner “Golden Boy” Sen in bantamweight Muay Thai action; 2023 Road to ONE: Thailand winner Nontachai was looking for his 51st professional […]
