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Mayra Bueno Silva Unsuccessful In Bid To Capture UFC Title
The first title fight on the UFC 297 card featured a women's bantamweight fight between Mayra Bueno Silva and Raquel Pennington. Silva had her submission win over Holly Holm in her last outing turned to a no-contest after testing positive for a banned substance. Prior to that win being overturned, Silva had won three in […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Neil Magny Bounces Back In Epic Comeback To Stop Mike Malott
Neil Magny pulled off an incredible upset win, stopping rising welterweight prospect Mike Malott with a comeback third-round TKO. Magny was the second-biggest underdog on the card at +290. Malott dominated Magny for the better part of three and a half rounds. However, in the final minutes, Magny stepped on the gas and overwhelmed Malott […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Movsar Evloev Defeats Arnold Allen In Competitive Decision At UFC 297
Movsar Evloev improved to 18-0 as a professional and 8-0 in the UFC by winning a back-and-forth decision over Arnold Allen at UFC 297. While Evloev managed to walk away from the bout with a unanimous-decision victory, he sustained significant damage in the final round, courtesy of some questionably legal knees from Allen. In 15 […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Arnold Allen Loses Second Fight In A Row
Arnold Allen and Movsar Evloev fought to a controversial unanimous decision at UFC 297 after 15 minutes of back-and-forth action. The most talked-about instance from this fight was the knee strikes Allen hit the undefeated Russian fighter, which was deemed illegal. Evloev sustained a cut on his head as a result of the blows, but […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Mayra Bueno Silva Looks To Extend Win Streak At UFC 297
Following the retirement of the great Amanda Nunes in Vancouver last June, Canada will once again be the location as a successor to Nunes is crowned on Saturday in Toronto. In the co-main event of UFC 297, Silva will look to achieve UFC championship status when she faces off against a longtime UFC contender, Raquel […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Raquel Pennington Set For A Title Shot At UFC 297
UFC women's bantamweight veterans Raquel Pennington and Mayra Bueno Silva will collide this weekend at UFC 297 inside Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Pennington will be entering the Octagon with five victories in her last five fights. Most recently, she has defeated Ketlen Vieira via split decision. DraftKings sees Pennington as the underdog with […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Neil Magny Has A Tough Test In Front Of Him
Neil Magny is set to face undefeated prospect Mike Malott at UFC 297, continuing his pattern of being matched up with young, up-and-coming fighters. This weekend is Magny's 32nd UFC fight. Magny has, however, lost three of his last five fights, suggesting a possible dip in his form. It's a battle between a rising star […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Movsar Evloev Looks To Remain Undefeated
This Saturday in Toronto, Canada, at UFC 297, Movsar Evloev faces Arnold Allen. Evloev is an undefeated fighter boasting a record of 17 wins and no losses. He had brief scares against a surprisingly game debutant named Diego Lopes last May but came out unscathed. The result followed victories over Hakeem Dawodu and Dan Ige, […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Arnold Allen Looking To Return To Win Column
This Saturday, UFC featherweight contenders Arnold Allen and Movsar Evloev are scheduled to face each other at UFC 297 inside Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Allen had a 12-fight winning streak snapped by former champion Max Holloway in April 2023. Though Allen didn't manage to secure a title shot, he did confirm his position […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Magomed Ankalaev Scores Big Knockout At UFC Vegas 84
Magomed Ankalaev Khalil picked up a second-round knockout win over Johnny Walker in the main event of UFC Vegas 84, serving as vindication for a fight that ended in a no-contest three months ago. The bout had significant implications for the light-heavyweight title picture. Ankalaev landed a right hook that dropped Walker to the mat. […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Johnny Walker Suffers Second-Round Knockout Loss
Johnny Walker suffered a second-round knockout loss to Magomed Ankalaev at UFC Vegas 84 on Saturday. The first meeting between Walker and Ankalaev took place back in October 2023 at UFC 294. The fight ended in the first round, following an illegal knee strike from Ankalaev. Once the second round began, Ankalaev found his rhythm […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Gabriel Benitez Submitted At UFC Vegas 84
Gabriel Benitez suffered a third-round submission loss to Jim Miller at UFC Vegas 84 on Saturday. Before this fight, Benitez was out of action for quite some time. His last fight took place in August 2022 where he scored a first-round knockout against Charlie Ontiveros. The fight was competitive as both fighters had their moments. […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Johnny Walker Set For A Rematch
A title shot could be at stake on Saturday in the main event of UFC Vegas 84 when Johnny Walker takes on Magomed Ankalaev. The No Contest in his last fight against Ankalaev, at UFC 294 interrupted a three-fight winning streak for Johnny Walker, which included victories over Anthony Smith, Paul Craig, and Ion Cutelaba. […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Magomed Ankalaev Set For First Main Event Of 2024
Magomed Ankalaev is set to face Johnny Walker in a main event of UFC Vegas 84 on Saturday. This light heavyweight bout is a rematch of the clash that took place at UFC 294 in October. It was that event's only disappointing fight, as it was stopped due to an accidental but illegal knee strike […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Matheus Nicolau Looks For Eighth UFC Victory
Matheus Nicolau and Manel Kape will rematch at UFC Vegas 84 in Las Vegas after their controversial split-decision bout in March 2021. Nicolau comes into this fight on the back of a defeat at the hands of Brandon Royval, which ended his four-match winning streak in the UFC. Nicolau's recent loss to Royval will likely […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Manel Kape, Matheus Nicolau Set For Rematch At UFC Vegas 84
This weekend, UFC flyweights Manel Kape (19-6) and Matheus Nicolau will rematch at UFC Vegas 84 inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Kape will look to avenge a split decision loss dating back to 2021. He has amassed a four-fight winning streak since suffering the loss and has gained quite a lot of momentum […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Gabriel Benitez Looking For Second Win In A Row
Gabriel Benitez (23-10) is set to face off against Jim Miller at UFC Vegas 84 on Saturday. Known as a dangerous finisher, 10 of his 23 wins have come by submission and nine by knockout/TKO. Benitez is looking to put together a second straight win for the third time in the UFC. He's yet to […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Alexandre Pantoja Defends Flyweight Title
Alexandre Pantoja held on to the UFC flyweight championship with a unanimous decision win over Brandon Royval in the co-main event of UFC 296 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. For his first defense after dethroning former champion Brandon Moreno, Pantoja faced another familiar foe in Royval, whom he already defeated via second-round submission two […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Brandon Royval Takes Decision Loss
Brandon Royval suffered a unanimous decision loss to Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 296 on Saturday. Royval was last seen in action at April's UFC on ESPN 44 event, where he scored a first-round TKO victory over Matheus Nicolau. This was a rematch, as Pantoja secured a second-round submission finish over Royval back in 2021. Pantoja […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Shavkat Rakhmonov Extends Win Streak To 18
Continuing his truly spectacular run to the welterweight championship, unbeaten Kazakh contender, Shavkat Rakhmonov, achieved a historic feat at UFC 296 by becoming the first fighter to submit Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson. After engaging in a clinch for most of the first round, Rakhmonov took over the fight in the second round with his grappling and […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Stephen Thompson Gets Submitted For The First Time Ever
Stephen Thompson suffered a second-round submission loss to Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 296 on Saturday. Thompson did well to remain standing throughout the opening round, hand-fighting to keep Rakhmonov from getting in deep on takedown attempts. Rakhmonov applied the same tactic more successfully in round two, taking Thompson down and eventually securing a rear naked […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Josh Emmett Scores First-Round Knockout At UFC 296
Josh Emmett snapped the first two-fight skid of his career in incredible fashion when he took on Bryce Mitchell at UFC 296. Emmett, who entered tonight's fight with Mitchell in a short-notice reworked clash, had most recently suffered a one-sided unanimous decision loss to Ilia Topuria earlier this summer. This time, however, Emmett knocked out […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Josh Emmett Looking To Return To The Win Column
With Ian Machado Garry versus Vicente Luque cancelled, the featherweight fight between Josh Emmett and Bryce Mitchell has been bumped up to the UFC 296 main card. Emmett was first slated to take on Giga Chikadze at UFC 296. About two weeks before making the walk, Chikadze suffered an injury and was forced to pull […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Alexandre Pantoja Set For First Title Defense Against Familiar Foe
Alexandre Pantoja, the reigning UFC flyweight champion, is seeking his fifth straight victory in the Octagon. His first title defense will be against Brandon Royval. Pantoja and Royval faced off two years ago at UFC Vegas 34, where Pantoja scored a second-round submission finish and a Performance of the Night bonus. Since then, Pantoja has […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Brandon Royval Hoping To Earn Flyweight Belt
This weekend's UFC 296 pay-per-view event will feature Brandon Royval challenging for the flyweight title for the first time in his career, facing reigning champion Alexandre Pantoja. Royval enters this fight on a three-fight win streak, having defeated Matheus Nicolau, Matt Schnell, and Rogerio Bontorin. Despite being ranked second at flyweight and on a winning […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Shavkat Rakhmonov Looks To Remain Undefeated
The undefeated Shavkat Rakhmonov fights Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson this Saturday at UFC 296 with a championship opportunity potentially on the line. Rakhmonov is coming off a third-round submission win over Geoff Neal back in March. This fight earned Rakhmonov his first Fight of the Night award. Heading into the fight, Rakhmonov is a massive favorite, […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Stephen Thompson Seeking Victory In 19th UFC Appearance
Coming off a submission victory in his last bout, UFC welterweight Stephen Thompson will enter the Octagon against Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 296 on Saturday. A very dangerous striker, eight of his 17 wins have come by knockout/TKO. For "Wonderboy," the contest marks the chance to stake his claim for a late third opportunity at […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Song Yadong Earns Big Win Saturday
Bantamweights Song Yadong and Chris Gutierrez headlined Saturday's UFC Fight Night 233 fight card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Yadong showed versatility to his overall game as he defeated Gutierrez by unanimous decision. He swept Gutierrez on the scorecards, earning two 50-45, 50-45, and even a 50-44 for five rounds of superior striking […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Chris Gutierrez Drops Decision Matchup
It was not the return Chris Gutierrez would have hoped for. He took a tough decision loss of 44-50, 45-50, and 45-50 on the judges' scorecards. In 25 minutes of action, he landed 87 significant strikes. Gutierrez entered the fight on Saturday ranked 15th in the division. In his last fight, Gutierrez defeated Alateng Heili […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Su Mudaerji Suffers First-Round Submission Loss
The losses are starting to roll in for Su Mudaerji after his three-fight winning streak. He suffered a first-round armbar loss to Tim Elliott at UFC Fight Night 233 on Saturday. Mudaerji has now lost back-to-back bouts via submission. Despite being the rangier fighter, Mudaerji had a tough time getting a bead on Elliott. Elliott […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago