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Abdul Razak Alhassan Returns To Action In Co-Main Event
Abdul Razak Alhassan (12-5) is coming off a second-round TKO win over Claudio Ribeiro and is 2-1 in his last three fights, but he will now face prospect Joe Pyfer at UFC Vegas 80 on Saturday. Known as a dangerous knockout artist, all of his 12 wins have come by knockout/TKO. Alhassan is the underdog […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year agoRicky Glenn Looking To Return To Win Column
Ricky Glenn (22-7-2) and Drew Dober are scheduled for three rounds in the lightweight division as a featured undercard attraction on this weekend's UFC Fight Night card from The APEX in Las Vegas. Glenn has lost two fights and won two in his five recent bouts, while one of the fights ended in a draw. […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year agoDrew Dober A Favorite At UFC Vegas 80
Lightweight Drew Dober (26-12) will square off against Ricky Glenn at UFC Vegas 80 on Saturday. Dober suffered only his second knockout loss of his career and his first in the UFC in his last fight against Matt Frevola. Prior to that loss, Dober picked up three knockout wins over Terrance McKinney, Rafael Alves, and […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year agoPhilipe Lins Looks To Extend His Win Streak
Philipe Lins (17-5) will look for his fourth straight victory when he faces Ion Cutelaba on Saturday. A very dangerous finisher, nine of his 17 wins have come by knockout/TKO, and four by submission. Lins' recent fight was at the UFC Vegas 74 event, where he defeated Maxim Grishin by unanimous decision. Before Grishin, Lins […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year agoIon Cutelaba Looks To Score Back-To-Back Wins
Rebounding from a recent tough skid, Ion Cutelaba (17-9-1) will take to the preliminary card of the UFC Vegas 80 show on Saturday to face off with a tough opponent in Philipe Lins. At the UFC on ESPN 44 event, Cutelaba ended his three-fight losing streak by securing a knockout victory over Tanner Boser. Prior […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year agoRafael Fiziev Suffers Knee Injury To Cut Main Event Short
Rafael Fiziev was unable to get back in the win column, as he suffered a knee injury and a TKO loss in the second round of the main event against Mateusz Gamrot at UFC Vegas 79. What promised to be an enthralling lightweight showdown came to a halt prematurely when a blocked kick sent Fiziev […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year agoMateusz Gamrot Victorious After Rafael Fiziev Suffers Knee Injury
Mateusz Gamrot has now won back-to-back fights after dropping a decision to Beneil Dariush at UFC 280. Unfortunately, it wasn't exactly a clean win, as Rafael Fiziev's knee gave out in the second round and ensured that he was unable to continue. Gamrot and Fiziev put on a great first round as Fiziev's combinations landed […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year agoMichelle Waterson-Gomez Dominated In TKO Loss
Michelle Waterson-Gomez had a rough night on Saturday as she suffered a brutal TKO loss to Marina Rodriguez at UFC Vegas 79. Waterson-Gomez met Rodriguez in the Octagon in a rematch of a five-round battle that Rodriguez won by unanimous decision. In this bout, however, Waterson-Gomez was bloodied and finished by the Brazilian fighter in […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year agoAJ Fletcher Drops To 1-3 In The UFC
AJ Fletcher lost via submission to Bryan Battle at UFC Vegas 79 on Saturday night. Fletcher fell victim to a rear-naked choke at the 4:32 mark of the second round. In 9:32 of action, Fletcher landed 25 significant strikes, compared to Battle who landed 63 significant strikes. With this loss, Fletcher drops to 10-3 as […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year agoBryan Battle Submits AJ Fletcher For Second Straight Finishing Win
With 28 seconds left in the second round, Bryan Battle was able to secure a rear-naked choke to make AJ Fletcher tap out on Saturday. After he controlled much of the first round on the feet, Battle got dropped when Fletcher landed an elbow with 30 seconds left in the round. Battle survived the round […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year agoMateusz Gamrot Seeking Victory In Seventh UFC Appearance
Mateusz Gamrot (22-2) will take on Rafael Fiziev in a potential fight of the night in the main event at UFC Vegas 79 on Saturday. After losing in his second promotional main event to Beneil Dariush, Gamrot got back in the win column by defeating Jalin Turner via split decision at UFC 285 back in […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year agoRafael Fiziev Looks To Get Back In Win Column
Since losing his UFC debut, Rafael Fiziev (12-2) has been an absolute problem at lightweight. He's gone 6-1 in his last seven fights but lost his last bout to Justin Gaethje by a majority decision in an epic back-and-forth fight at UFC 286 back in March. Fiziev will take on Mateusz Gamrot in a key […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year agoMichelle Waterson-Gomez In Dire Need Of Victory
Michelle Waterson-Gomez (18-11) arguably needs a victory more than anyone else on Saturday's main card as she is set to face Marina Rodriguez. Waterson-Gomez is searching for a win after losing three fights in a row. She will be facing the Brazillian for the second time, with the first fight not going in her favor. […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year agoAJ Fletcher Set To Showcase On Main Card
AJ Fletcher (10-2) takes on Bryan Battle on the main card of UFC Vegas 79 this Saturday. After falling short in his first two UFC fights, Fletcher scored his first UFC win in February when he submitted Themba Gorimbo. On paper, Fletcher should have a wrestling advantage over Battle. Battle's takedown defense is improving, but […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year agoBryan Battle A Favorite At UFC Vegas 79
Bryan Battle (9-2) will be looking for his second straight win as he takes on AJ Fletcher at UFC Vegas 79 on Saturday. In the UFC, Battle has established himself as one of the most exciting welterweights to look out for. In his last fight, Battle defeated Gabe Green via knockout at UFC on ABC […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year agoAlexa Grasso Retains Flyweight Title With Split Draw
Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko put on an epic back-and-forth battle on Saturday for the UFC women's flyweight title in the main event of Noche UFC. Grasso's huge upset victory this past March set the stage for a big rematch on Mexican Independence Day. Shevchenko took the first round without much contention, however, the second […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year agoValentina Shevchenko Unsuccessful In Bid To Recapture Title
Valentina Shevchenko and Alexa Grasso fought to a controversial draw at Noche UFC after 25 minutes of back-and-forth action. Both fighters were awarded a 48-47 win by one judge apiece, while the other scored it a draw. The judge who awarded a draw, Mike Bell, had Shevchenko ahead after four rounds but scored the fifth […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year agoJack Della Maddalena Pulls Out Close Decision Win At Noche UFC
In a closely contested welterweight fight on Saturday, Jack Della Maddalena did just enough in the eyes of the judges to earn a split-decision win over Kevin Holland. With the win, Della Maddalena kept his perfect UFC record intact. He's won 15 fights in a row, six of them being in the UFC. In 15 […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year agoKevin Holland Takes Close Loss In Split-Decision Showing
Kevin Holland and Jack Della Maddalena shared the Octagon inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada in the co-main event of Noche UFC. While it wasn't the fire-fight many expected, as both fighters were surprisingly cautious, Della Maddalena edged out a split-decision win. In 15 minutes of action, Holland landed 127 significant strikes compared […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year agoRaul Rosas Jr. Knocks Out Terrance Mitchell In 54 Seconds
Raul Rosas Jr. returned to the Octagon and the win column in a big way at Noche UFC on Saturday. Rosas Jr. faced off with Terrance Mitchell in a featured bantamweight bout on the main card of Noche UFC, and it took him less than a minute to knock Mitchell out. During an exchange in […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year agoAlexa Grasso Set For First Title Defense Against Familiar Foe
Alexa Grasso (16-3) shocked the world back in March at UFC 285 by dethroning the flyweight queen and one of the best female fighters of all time, Valentina Shevchenko. Grasso submitted Shevchenko in the fourth round in March, ending Shevchenko's five-year reign as the flyweight champion, as well as ending Shevchenko's nine-fight winning streak. On […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year agoValentina Shevchenko Hopes To Recapture UFC Gold
After losing her title after a nine-fight winning streak, Valentina Shevchenko (23-4) will look to recapture the UFC championship belt when she faces off against Alexa Grasso in their rematch in the main event of Noche UFC on Saturday. In their first fight, Shevchenko was edging Grasso out in a closely contested bout. While Grasso […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year agoKevin Holland Can Earn Third Straight Win With Victory
Kevin Holland (25-9) will be seeking his third straight victory in the Octagon when he faces Jack Della Maddalena on Saturday. Holland's last bout was against Michael Chiesa, and he won the bout in the very first round via submission. He has strung together back-to-back wins at welterweight and is 4-1 in his last five […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year agoJack Della Maddalena Has A Tough Test In Front Of Him
Jack Della Maddalena (15-2) and Kevin Holland are set to face off in a co-main event in a welterweight bout that surely earns the winner a big name in the top 10 as their next opponent. Della Maddalena is 5-0 in the UFC with 11 of his 15 professional wins coming by way of knockout. […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year agoRaul Rosas Jr. Looks To Get Back In The Win Column
Raul Rosas Jr. (7-1) and Terrence Mitchell are scheduled for three rounds in the bantamweight division as a featured undercard attraction on this weekend's Noche UFC card that will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Rosas generated a great deal of buzz when he earned a UFC contract at 17 years old […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year agoIsrael Adesanya Loses Middleweight Belt By Unanimous Decision
After a lackluster showing and losing to Sean Strickland, it's safe to say that it was not the performance Israel Adesanya would have hoped for on Saturday. Tallying 94 significant strikes in the contest, he was on the losing end of a unanimous decision on Saturday, which took place at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year agoSean Strickland Becomes The New UFC Middleweight Champion
Sean Strickland defied the odds at UFC 293 by scoring one of the biggest upsets in recent UFC history. Strickland maintained relentless pressure and even managed to knock down the former middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya, in the first round. With that impressive performance, Strickland won the fight via unanimous decision and earned a championship belt. […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year agoFelipe Dos Santos Takes Decision Loss Despite Solid Performance
Despite debuting in the UFC and taking a short-notice fight against a top 10 flyweight in Manel Kape, Felipe dos Santos gained a lot of new fans around the world after this bout. For Felipe dos Santos, his undefeated record was on the line in his promotional debut, while Kape was risking losing his spot […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year agoTyson Pedro Quickly Flattens Anton Turkalj
Tyson Pedro managed to get back into the win column when he defeated Anton Turkalj via TKO in 2:12 of action on Saturday. In his last bout, Pedro suffered a unanimous decision loss to the former undisputed Cage Warriors light heavyweight champion Modestas Bukauskas back in February of this year at UFC 284 in Perth. […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year agoAnton Turkalj Losses Third Fight In A Row
Anton Turkalj remains winless in the UFC after dropping his third bout to Tyson Pedro on Saturday, this time via first-round TKO. This is the first three-fight losing streak of Turkalj's professional career. Pedro dropped Turkalj in quick succession on the feet with his boxing, before quickly following up with a ground strikes to force […]
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