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Alexander Hernandez Takes The Loss In Main-Card Opener
Without back-to-back wins since his first two bouts in the UFC, Alexander Hernandez continued to alternate wins and losses after suffering a second-round loss via a submission rear-naked choke to Renato Moicano at UFC 271 on Saturday. Getting off some big shots of his own, Hernandez actually out-struck Moicano in 6:23 of action with 37 […]
Matt Bricker 3 years agoRenato Moicano Opens Main Card With Second-Round Submission
Picking up his third win in four contests, Renato Moicano locked in a rear-naked choke for a second-round submission victory over Alexander Hernandez at UFC 271 on Saturday. With both fighters striking early, Moicano landed 33 significant strikes in 6:23 of total action. Rocking Hernandez with a big right hand, the end was soon in […]
Matt Bricker 3 years agoNasrat Haqparast's Struggles Continue On Saturday
After winning back-to-back fights in 2020 and 2021, Nasrat Haqparast has now dropped back-to-back bouts after suffering a decisive decision loss to Bobby Green at UFC 271. In Saturday's contest, Haqparast landed only 76 significant strikes while absorbing a massive 188 significant strikes. Coming out of Tristar Gym, the 26-year-old Haqparast can still get wins […]
Matt Bricker 3 years agoBobby Green Earns Fifth Straight Win At UFC 271
Bobby Green continued his strong run in the Octagon by winning his fifth straight fight after defeating Nasrat Haqparast at UFC 271 on Saturday. In 15 minutes of action, Green racked up an impressive 188 significant strikes and missed on his lone takedown attempt. Though Green has only earned one finish on his five-fight winning […]
Matt Bricker 3 years agoRobert Whittaker Gets First Crack At Recapturing The Title
Robert Whittaker (23-5) has earned three straight victories since dropping the middleweight title to Israel Adesanya. Whittaker will take to the main event of UFC 271 on Saturday to avenge that loss to Adesanya and hopefully regain his championship. With 14 of his 23 professional wins coming via the finish, all three of his victories […]
Matt Bricker 3 years agoIsrael Adesanya Set For Fourth Title Defense At UFC 271
Already with a victory in the bank over former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker, Israel Adesanya (21-1) will defend his middleweight championship on Saturday against the man he won the title from in the main event of UFC 271. Known for his dangerous kickboxing style, Adesanya has finished 15 of his 21 career victories by knockout/TKO. […]
Matt Bricker 3 years agoTai Tuivasa Can Earn Fifth Straight Victory Saturday
Tai Tuivasa (14-3) has been on a roll since October of 2020, securing four straight wins, all by knockout/TKO. Three of those four victories came in the first round of action. On Saturday, Tuivasa can potentially add the biggest name of his career to his resume when he meets Derrick Lewis in the co-main event […]
Matt Bricker 3 years agoDerrick Lewis Searching For Another Huge Win Saturday
Three of Derrick Lewis' (26-8) last four bouts have ended with him earning a knockout win, and he will look for another impressive win in the co-main event of UFC 271 on Saturday. With the opportunity to return back to the title scene, Lewis will face Tai Tuivasa. It's no secret that Lewis' key to […]
Matt Bricker 3 years agoDerek Brunson Can Earn His Sixth Straight Win At UFC 271
On a roll since his loss in November of 2018 to the current champion, Derek Brunson (23-7) will face a dangerous striker in Jared Cannonier on Saturday night at UFC 271. Brunson competed twice in 2021, earning victories over top-rated prospects Kevin Holland and Darren Till. With a much higher takedown rate than his opponent, […]
Matt Bricker 3 years agoJared Cannonier Faces Very Tough Opponent Saturday
Ready to earn his way to the top of the middleweight division, Jared Cannonier (14-5) will face a dangerous veteran in Derek Brunson on Saturday at UFC 271. Cannonier is a veteran in the UFC from the heavyweight division all the way down to the middleweight division. Eleven of Cannonier's 14 career wins have come […]
Matt Bricker 3 years agoMarcelo Rojo Looking For His First UFC Victory
Taking a third-round TKO loss in his UFC debut, long-time Combate veteran Marcelo Rojo (16-7) will look for his first UFC victory when he takes on Kyler Phillips on the main card of UFC 271 this Saturday. With 74 significant strikes in his UFC debut, Rojo would love to improve that number when he takes […]
Matt Bricker 3 years agoKyler Phillips Looking For Victory No. 10
After starting out 3-0 in the UFC, Kyler Phillips (9-2) suffered his first UFC defeat back in July of last year and will enter UFC 271 on Saturday hoping to get back on track. With the majority of his wins coming by finish, six of his nine professional wins have come by knockout/TKO or submission. […]
Matt Bricker 3 years agoBobby Green Hoping For Back-To-Back Wins
A veteran of the UFC since 2013, Bobby Green (28-12-1) will open the main card of UFC 271 against Nasrat Haqparast on Saturday night. With a wealth of experience, the 35-year-old is set to make his 41st professional appearance and is hoping to earn back-to-back wins after collecting a first-round knockout back in November of […]
Matt Bricker 3 years agoNasrat Haqparast Set To Open UFC 271 On Saturday
Coming off of a tough one-sided defeat in his last Octagon outing, Nasrat Haqparast (13-4) will look for his sixth UFC victory when he opens up the main card of UFC 271 on Saturday night against Bobby Green. A big-time striker, nine of Haqparast's 13 career wins have come by knockout/TKO, though only one of […]
Matt Bricker 3 years agoJack Hermansson Takes Split-Decision Loss Saturday
Since a win in April of 2019 against Jacare Souza, Jack Hermansson has alternated wins and losses, and that streak continued on Saturday night when he took the loss in the main event against Sean Strickland. Hermansson's takedown game was not on point Saturday, as he had all eight of his takedown tries stuffed by […]
Matt Bricker 3 years agoSean Strickland Continues To Impress With Main-Event Victory
It has been quite the return to action for Sean Strickland, who has gone 5-0 since his two-year layoff from 2018 to 2020. In Saturday's main event, Strickland took the split-decision win (46-49, 48-47, 46-49) over Jack Hermansson. In 25 minutes of action, Strickland landed 153 significant strikes (161 total strikes) and stuffed all eight […]
Matt Bricker 3 years agoPunahele Soriano Loses Second Straight Bout
After scoring two impressive victories upon entering the UFC, Punahele Soriano has now lost his last two contests, including his split decision in Saturday's fight against Nick Maximov. In 15 minutes of action, Soriano was able to rack up 45 significant strikes (74 total strikes), actually out-striking Maximov statistically. The difference came in the ground […]
Matt Bricker 3 years agoNick Maximov Remains Undefeated After Split-Decision Win
Remaining undefeated in the UFC, Nick Maximov used his ground game and wrestling skills to pull out a split decision on Saturday. In 15 minutes of action, Maximov collected 29 significant strikes (60 total strikes) but really dominated in the control-time department, controlling Soriano for 8:45 of the contest. A rising star in the middleweight […]
Matt Bricker 3 years agoCarlston Harris' Night Ended In First Round Via TKO
Carlston Harris' bid for three straight wins in the UFC came to a crash on Saturday night as he fell to Shavkat Rakhmonov via first-round knockout on the main card of action. Near the end of the first round, Harris took a spinning head kick that dropped him to the mat. Rakhmonov was able to […]
Matt Bricker 3 years agoShavkat Rakhmonov Earns Third Straight Finish On Saturday
Less than one round of action is all it took for young rising star Shavkat Rakhmonov to go 15-for-15 in his professional career. A big spin kick to the head of Carlston Harris dropped him, leading to a flurry of strikes from Rakhmonov to end the contest 4:10 into the first round. In the one […]
Matt Bricker 3 years agoSam Alvey Unable To Break Winless Streak
Things continue to go downhill for the aging Sam Alvey, who was submitted in the second round of his contest on Saturday against Brendan Allen. Alvey is now winless in his last eight contests, with seven of those being losses and one a draw. In 7:10 of action, Alvey collected 24 significant strikes but absorbed […]
Matt Bricker 3 years agoBrendan Allen Secures Submission Victory On Saturday
Stepping in on less than a week's notice, Louisiana native Brendan Allen went up in weight class to meet Sam Alvey in a main-card showdown on Saturday night. Wanting to avenge his loss to end 2021, Allen did just that to secure a second-round submission against the declining Alvey. With the win, Allen has now […]
Matt Bricker 3 years agoTresean Gore Hits A Roadblock In Debut
With the TUF tournament championship canceled due to injury, the matchup finally came to be, but for Tresean Gore, it did not go as planned on Saturday. Suffering the first loss of his professional career, Gore was out-struck and landed only 57 significant strikes (86 total strikes) compared to Bryan Battle's 112 significant strikes. The […]
Matt Bricker 3 years agoBryan Battle Earns Decision Win Saturday
Still undefeated since his run on TUF, Bryan Battle earned a unanimous-decision victory over Tresean Gore (28-29, 28-29, 28-29) on Saturday to move to 8-1 in his professional career. Battle dominated on the stat sheet, collecting 112 significant strikes (119 total strikes) compared to Gore's 57 significant strikes. The takedowns were not quite working for […]
Matt Bricker 3 years agoSteven Peterson Unable To Get The Victory After Missing Weight
Missing weight was the first problem for Steven Peterson, who would go on to drop a split decision to Julian Erosa in the main-card opener on Saturday night. The stat columns were close, with Peterson landing 148 significant strikes (174 total strikes), but he was unable to land any takedowns. Erosa landed three of his […]
Matt Bricker 3 years agoJulian Erosa Does Enough To Get Split-Decision Nod
On a main card full of close bouts, Julian Erosa pulled out the first of three split-decision victories on Saturday night. Through 15 minutes of action, Erosa tallied 155 significant strikes (163 total strikes) and landed three of his five takedown tries. With the two veterans going back and forth statistically, it was the ground […]
Matt Bricker 3 years agoSean Strickland Looking For Sixth Straight Victory
Currently on a five-fight winning streak, Sean Strickland (24-3) has been nothing short of impressive after a two-year layoff from October of 2018 to October of 2020. One of those wins was against streaking middleweight contender Brendan Allen as well. 2021 saw Strickland earn decision wins over tough opponents Krzysztof Jotko and Uriah Hall. Ten […]
Matt Bricker 3 years agoJack Hermansson Hoping To Get Back Into Title Talks
Winning his lone fight from last year, Swedish-born fighter Jack Hermansson (22-6) is set to fight in the main event on Saturday night to see if he can propel himself back into the middleweight championship talks. Hermansson has been in the Octagon with the division's best, and a main-event win over a veteran like Sean […]
Matt Bricker 3 years agoNick Maximov Set For Co-Main-Event Spot In Second UFC Bout
Looking to build momentum for a solid UFC run, Nick Maximov (7-0) will make his second appearance in the Octagon in a co-main-event spot on Saturday when he faces Punahele Soriano, who is rebounding from his first career loss. The dangerous ground fighter has won five of his seven career bouts with finishes, with three […]
Matt Bricker 3 years agoPunahele Soriano Looking To Rebound Saturday
Coming off of a loss, Punahele Soriano (8-1) has the chance to rebound in a big way and is set to compete in Saturday night's co-main event against Nick Maximov. Suffering his first loss to Brendan Allen in July of last year, Soriano will make his return to action against an undefeated dangerous ground fighter […]
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