Virna Jandiroba may very well be next in line to challenge UFC women's strawweight champion Weili Zhang after she came away with a dominant unanimous decision win over former title challenger and No. 1-ranked contender Yan Xiaonan at UFC 314. Grappling was the key for Jandiroba in this one. Though her initial attempts to get […]
Michal Oleksiejczuk has been looking for a career resurgence, and if his UFC 314 performance will be anything to go by, he may have found it. In his first fight since joining the Fighting Nerds team, Oleksiejczuk scored a first-round finish of Sedriques Dumas in the featured bout of the early prelims. After dropping three […]
Lerone Murphy will be looking for his next fight to make a statement toward featherweight contendership after defeating former interim title challenger Josh Emmett in the main event of UFC Vegas 105. The opening round proved to be a competitive one. Murphy looked to use leg kicks to take out Emmett's power and connected with […]
Brad Tavares is back in the win column once again with his decision over Gerald Meerschaert at UFC Vegas 105. And this win is just a little sweeter. This win, Tavares' 16th in the UFC, ties UFC Hall of Famer Michael Bisping for the most Octagon victories at middleweight. Tavares was the aggressor during the […]
For the first time in two years, Ode' Osbourne gets his hand raised in the Octagon, defeating Luis Gurule as part of the main card for UFC Vegas 105. Osbourne came out aggressive in the opening round, focusing on his kicks and combination. Gurule scored a takedown during the round and briefly had top control, […]
The debut of Torrez Finney at UFC Vegas 105 proved to be a disaster in more ways than one. Though he scored a decision win, Finney's performance came under fire — as did one judge's scorecard. After a bit of sizing each other up, Finney went right in for a takedown. He managed to lift […]
The fourth time proves to be the charm for Rhys McKee. Coming into UFC Vegas 105 as an underdog following two losses in the Octagon, Rhys McKee finally scores his first UFC victory, defeating Daniel Frunza. While Frunza opened up with heavy crosses, it didn't take long for McKee to find his rhythm. He quickly […]
A fighter's actions in the immediate aftermath of his victory resulted in fists being thrown outside of the cage. Max Holzer and Deniz Ilbay faced off in the main event of Oktagon 69 in Dortmund, Germany — a battle of noteworthy European featherweight prospects. The finish of the fight saw Holzer lock up a rear-naked […]
Former two-time flyweight champion Brandon Moreno had a successful homecoming, scoring a unanimous decision win over ex-title challenger Steve Erceg in the main event of UFC Mexico. Moreno and Erceg felt each other out to start before the two picked up their striking pressure. The Mexican favorite landed a strong combination that forced his Australian […]
In perhaps the biggest fight of his career to date, competing in a co-main event slot in front of his compatriots, Manuel Torres came out on top at UFC Mexico. He needed just one round to dispose of formerly ranked lightweight contender Drew Dober. Less than two minutes into the fight, Torres landed a jab […]
Raul Rosas Jr. had to survive a number of submission attempts but ended up scoring a unanimous decision win over Vince Morales at UFC Mexico. Rosas started the fight by targeting the midsection before landing a flurry of punches near the fence. This allowed the 20-year-old to scoop Morales up and score a takedown, landing […]
Known as "The Silent Assassin," and dubbed the "middleweight Francis Ngannou," Ateba Gautier seemed to impress in his official UFC debut, dropping and finishing Jose Medina in the featured preliminary bout at UFC Mexico. Gautier showed his punching power almost right away, getting the better hand in exchanges with Medina. The Cameroonian prospect landed a […]
Jamall Emmers got the win in his outing at UFC Mexico, but it looked as if his own corner was going to have another fight not long after. Emmers, who was taking on Gabriel Miranda as part of the UFC Mexico preliminary card, found himself in a bit of trouble early on. The two traded […]
Joe Pyfer has opened up after news came out that he has withdrawn from an anticipated showdown with Kelvin Gastelum just hours before the start of UFC Mexico. Not long after a video interview was released where Pyfer talked about being in excellent shape for the fight, the UFC announced that the middleweight prospect had […]
Though it took until the legitimate last minute, Yoel Romero was able to get a finish before the bell, defeating Ras Hylton in the main event of Dirty Boxing 1 in Miami. Romero circled around the ring to start things, getting a feel for Hylton, while the tall fighter looked to step and reach to […]
Sean Brady may have made his case for a welterweight title shot — or at worse, be one step away from a title shot — after finishing former champion Leon Edwards in the main event of UFC London. Edwards appeared to get to a head start after the first round. He defended Brady's takedown attempts […]
Carlos Ulberg may have now set himself up for a battle of prominent light heavyweight contenders in his next fight after defeating former light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz in the co-main event of UFC London. But while the fight could have fallen either way, the feeling is that both men could have done more to […]
Kevin Holland dropped back down to welterweight and now finds himself back in the win column after defeating Gunnar Nelson at UFC London. Holland looked to utilize his striking to take control early before being taken down. He remained active while on the ground, including a funny scene of him holding onto Nelson's arm when […]
With less than a week's notice, Alexia Thainara managed to make her way into UFC London and score a quick victory over Molly McCann, sending the veteran into retirement in the process. The fight quickly went to the ground, where McCann tried to do damage with elbows and lock up a submission. Thainara, however, was […]
Jumping the gilly worked for one of Dustin Poirier's teammates, Chris Duncan, as he scored a submission victory with the hold against Jordan Vucenic at UFC London. Duncan's power and grappling led him to success in this one, starting from a right cross that dropped Vucenic during the opening frame. Vucenic survived the Scotsman's attempts […]
