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Vancouver – A move with Danny Barlow left Brazilian Djorden Santos with both a knee and ankle wrapped and frozen after UFC Vancouver, although he joked he could fight properly again “tomorrow.” “Not serious at all,” Santos (11-2) said of his injuries, though he will likely need some time off to heal. Still, Santos picked […]
Vancouver – Recent challenger to the women’s flyweight title, Manon Fiorot, returned to the win column at UFC Vancouver, earning a quick TKO finish over the rising Jasmine Jasudavicius. While it wasn’t considered an upset (Fiorot was the favorite going into the fight), few expected Fiorot to wrap things up in just over a minute. […]
Vancouver – Stephanie Luciano earned her first career submission at UFC Vancouver, putting away compatriot Ravena Oliveira last Saturday. She also got a first in her UFC career by fighting with fans in attendance. After two consecutive fights at the virtually barren UFC Apex, Luciano was introduced to a live audience in Vancouver (a very […]
Vancouver – Chinese bantamweight Aoriqileng had a big night at UFC Vancouver, securing a TKO finish over Cody Gibson 21 seconds into the opening round of the preliminary card fight. What he didn’t have was a translator available for his post-fight interviews. Instead, Fight Ready’s Eddie Cha (Korean, not Chinese) did his best and put […]
Brendan Allen, UFC Vancouver ceremonial weigh-in. Credit: Jay Anderson/Cageside Press UFC Vancouver was a fun card with Canadian fighters winning 5-2 that night, 6-2 if you count Brendan Allen, who walked out with the Canadian flag because his mother is from the Great White North. In the main tournament, the aforementioned Allen broke the streaking […]
Vancouver – Flyweight Bruno Gustavo da Silva (or simply Bruno Silva, not to be confused with Bruno “Blindado” Silva) could have the inside track in Alexandre Pantoja vs. Joshua Van, recently confirmed for UFC 323 in December. After all, Silva (15-7-2, 1NC) lost to Van last June before returning with a submission of Hyun Sung […]
Vancouver – Perhaps surprisingly to many considering he took the fight on short notice in place of Anthony “Fluffy” Hernandez, Brendan Allen got the job done in the main event of UFC Vancouver, leaving Reinier de Ridder unable to continue after four rounds. Allen (26-7) suspected such an ending was in store, as De Ridder […]
Charles Jourdain, UFC Vancouver ceremonial weigh-in. Credit: Jay Anderson/Cageside Press The standard four bonuses were handed out after UFC Vancouver, and it was no surprise that the main event was not included. A lackluster four-round affair between Reinier de Ridder and Brendan Allen ended in a stoppage, especially when former ONE Championship doubles champion RDR […]
Zahabi (13-2) entered the fight riding an impressive six-fight win streak, with notable victories over Aoriqileng, Javid Basharat, Pedro Munhoz and former champion José Aldo. A win over Vera had the potential to propel the No. 9 bantamweight into the top five and put him firmly in the title conversation. Round 1 – Both men […]
Phil De Fries, KSW 84 weighing Credit: KSW With Francis Ngannou barely fighting anymore (especially not in MMA, with just one fight and one win since leaving the UFC), it’s hard to imagine a better heavyweight outside of the UFC right now than Phil De Fries. England’s Fries, a former UFC talent himself, went 2-3 […]
