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Sean Strickland Loses Title At UFC 297
Sean Strickland suffered a split decision loss to Dricus Du Plessis in the main event of UFC 297 on Saturday to lose his middleweight title. Strickland started off strong as he outstruck Du Plessis 39-to-19 in the first round, but did get taken down twice in the opening five minutes. The next four rounds were […]
Cole Shelton 10 months agoDricus Du Plessis Becomes New Middleweight Champ At UFC 297
Dricus Du Plessis remained undefeated in the UFC and became the new middleweight champion with a split decision win over Sean Strickland at UFC 297. Du Plessis was outstruck in the first round but did go for 2-for-3 on his takedowns in the first five minutes. The fight was back-and-forth, but the South African was […]
Cole Shelton 10 months agoMarc-Andre Barriault Looking For Third Straight Win
Marc-Andre Barriault (16-6, one no-contest) will be fighting at home in Canada for the second straight time. Barriault is coming off a decision win over Eryk Anders at UFC 289 in Vancouver in June, and the Quebec native will now face Chris Curtis at UFC 297 in Toronto. Barriault is on a two-fight winning streak […]
Cole Shelton 10 months agoChris Curtis Looking To Rebound At UFC 297
Chris Curtis (30-10, one no-contest) has had some bad luck as of late, as the American is coming off a no-contest to Nassourdine Imavov back in June in Vancouver due to an accidental clash of heads. Curtis will once again fight in Canada and will go into enemy territory to face Marc-Andre Barriault at UFC […]
Cole Shelton 10 months agoMike Malott Gets Hometown Fight At UFC 297
Mike Malott (10-1-1) will be fighting at home as he takes on Neil Magny on the main card of UFC 297 on Saturday in Toronto. Malott is coming off a submission win over Adam Fugitt back in June in Vancouver and will now get the first-ranked opponent of his UFC career. Despite being unranked, Malott […]
Cole Shelton 10 months agoDricus Du Plessis An Underdog At UFC 297
Dricus Du Plessis (20-2) is set to fight for the middleweight title for the first time in the main event of UFC 297 on Saturday in Toronto. Du Plessis earned the title shot after scoring an upset TKO win over Robert Whittaker back in July. Despite being 6-0 in the UFC with five of those […]
Cole Shelton 10 months agoSean Strickland Set For First Title Defense At UFC 297
Sean Strickland (28-5) scored one of the biggest upsets of 2023 as he beat Israel Adesanya to become the new middleweight champion. Strickland will now defend his belt for the first time against Dricus Du Plessis on Saturday night in the main event of UFC 297 in Toronto. Strickland enters the fight as a slight […]
Cole Shelton 10 months agoPhil Hawes Gets Knocked Out In Third Straight Fight
Phil Hawes suffered his third-straight knockout loss at UFC Vegas 84 on Saturday, as he was KO'd by Brunno Ferreira in the first round. Hawes was coming off a KO loss to Ikram Aliskerov and before that, was knocked out by Roman Dolidze. Hawes decided to stand with Ferreira and got caught with a flying […]
Cole Shelton 10 months agoBrunno Ferreira Scores First-Round KO Win At UFC Vegas 84
Brunno Ferreira rebounded from his first career loss in a big way at UFC Vegas 84. Ferreira was coming off a first-round knockout loss to Nursulton Ruziboev back in July after he KO'd Gregory Rodrigues in his debut. On Saturday, Ferreira was taking on Phil Hawes, in a fight he was a small favorite in. […]
Cole Shelton 10 months agoRicky Simon Suffers Decision Loss At UFC Vegas 84
Ricky Simon dropped a one-sided decision to Mario Bautista at UFC Vegas 84, which was his second straight defeat. Simon was coming off a TKO loss to Song Yadong in his first main event and then took on the unranked Bautista on Saturday. Simon entered the fight as the favorite, but he struggled to get […]
Cole Shelton 10 months agoMario Bautista Pulls Off Upset At UFC Vegas 84
Mario Bautista scored a clear-cut decision win over Ricky Simon at UFC Vegas 84 on Saturday. Bautista entered the fight as the underdog, as he was unranked and getting a shot at a top-15 opponent in Simon. Bautista was able to keep the fight standing, as Simon went 2-for-13 on takedowns, and on the feet, […]
Cole Shelton 10 months agoJim Miller Submits Gabriel Benitez
Jim Miller improved to 37-17 and one no contest with a third-round submission win over Gabriel Benitez in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 84 on Saturday. Miller entered the fight as a small favorite and the bout was back-and-forth early on. Miller and Benitez both landed 32 significant strikes in the first round, but […]
Cole Shelton 10 months agoBrunno Ferreira Enters UFC Vegas 84 Coming Off First Career Loss
Brunno Ferreira (10-1) is set to face Phil Hawes on Saturday at UFC Vegas 84 in the main card opener. Ferreira is coming off his first career loss as he suffered a first-round knockout loss to Nursulton Ruziboev after he scored an upset KO win over Gregory Rodrigues in his UFC debut. Ferreira enters the […]
Cole Shelton 10 months agoPhil Hawes An Underdog At UFC Vegas 84
Phil Hawes (12-5) is set to face Brunno Ferreira at UFC Vegas 84 on Saturday. Hawes is coming off a knockout loss to Ikram Aliskerov back in May, which was his second straight knockout loss to drop him to 4-3 in the UFC. Hawes is once again an underdog as DraftKings has him at a […]
Cole Shelton 10 months agoMario Bautista Gets Ranked Opponent At UFC Vegas 84
Mario Bautista (13-2) will be fighting a ranked opponent for the first time at UFC Vegas 84. Bautista is coming off a decision win over Da'Mon Blackshear in August to extend his win streak to five and will now face Ricky Simon on Saturday. Bautista enters the fight as the underdog as DraftKings has him […]
Cole Shelton 10 months agoRicky Simon Looking To Return To Win Column
Ricky Simon (20-4) had his five-fight winning streak snapped last time out as he suffered a fifth-round TKO loss to Song Yadong in his first UFC main event. Following the loss, Simon will return to the octagon against unranked Mario Bautista at UFC Vegas 84. Simon enters the fight as the favorite as DraftKings has […]
Cole Shelton 10 months agoJim Miller Rebooked Against Gabriel Benitez
Jim Miller (36-17 and one no contest) is set to return to the Octagon on Saturday at UFC Vegas 84 against Gabriel Benitez. The two were supposed to fight last February, but an injury to Benitez forced him out of the scrap. Since then, Miller lost a decision to Alexander Hernandez, and last time out, […]
Cole Shelton 10 months agoBryce Mitchell Suffers Knockout Loss At UFC 296
Bryce Mitchell suffered a first-round knockout loss to Josh Emmett in the main card opener of UFC 296. Mitchell stepped up on short notice but entered the scrap as the betting favorite. After a feeling-out process early on, Emmett landed a big overhand right that knocked Mitchell out. Mitchell ended up going 0-for-3 on strikes […]
Cole Shelton 11 months agoPaddy Pimblett Remains Undefeated In The UFC
Paddy Pimblett improved to 21-3 as a pro and 5-0 in the UFC with a lopsided decision win over Tony Ferguson at UFC 296. Pimblett dropped Ferguson in the first round and nearly finished him. After dominating the second round, the Brit did start to fade but was able to get Ferguson down and controlled […]
Cole Shelton 11 months agoTony Ferguson Loses Seventh Straight Fight At UFC 296
Tony Ferguson suffered his seventh straight defeat as he dropped a one-sided decision to Paddy Pimblett on Saturday at UFC 296. Ferguson was dropped in the first round and was outstruck 76-to-31 in the first round, as 'El Cucuy' nearly got finished. The second round was much of the same, but as Pimblett started to […]
Cole Shelton 11 months agoColby Covington Not Competitive At UFC 296
Colby Covington was fighting for the undisputed welterweight title for the third time as he took on Leon Edwards in the main event of UFC 296. Covington struggled to wrestle Edwards as he went 2-for-10 on his takedowns while he struggled to pressure the champ, as 'Chaos' was on his back foot for most of […]
Cole Shelton 11 months agoLeon Edwards Defends Title With Ease At UFC 296
Leon Edwards defended his welterweight title for the second time with a lopsided decision win over Colby Covington in the main event of UFC 296. Edwards put Covington on his back foot for the majority of the fight, as the champ was able to control the pace. Edwards outstruck Covington 57-to-44 in significant strikes and […]
Cole Shelton 11 months agoBryce Mitchell Steps Up On Short Notice At UFC 296
Bryce Mitchell (16-1) stepped up on less than two weeks' notice to face Josh Emmett at the UFC 296 main card opener. Mitchell returned to the win column in September with a decision win over Dan Ige after suffering a submission loss to Ilia Topuria last December. Despite taking the fight on short notice, Mitchell […]
Cole Shelton 11 months agoPaddy Pimblett Gets Toughest Test At UFC 296
Paddy Pimblett (20-3) is set for his first fight in a year as he takes on the former interim lightweight champion, Tony Ferguson, at UFC 296. Pimblett is coming off a controversial decision win over Jared Gordon in a fight he hurt his ankle in early on. The Brit is 4-0 in the UFC and […]
Cole Shelton 11 months agoTony Ferguson Looks To Snap Six-Fight Losing Streak
Tony Ferguson (25-9) is on a six-fight losing streak with his last win coming in June of 2019. Ferguson is coming off a submission loss to Bobby Green back in July in his first fight of the year. Heading into Ferguson's UFC 296 fight against Paddy Pimblett, 'El Cucuy' is a sizeable underdog as DraftKings […]
Cole Shelton 11 months agoColby Covington Gets Third Crack At Undisputed Title
Colby Covington (17-3) is set to fight for the undisputed welterweight title in the main event of UFC 296 as he takes on Leon Edwards. Covington is 0-2 in undisputed title fights, losing to Kamaru Usman both times, but is the former interim welterweight champion. 'Chaos' hasn't fought since March of 2022 when he beat […]
Cole Shelton 11 months agoLeon Edwards Eyes Second Title Defense
Leon Edwards (21-3 and one No Contest) is coming off the first defense of his welterweight title as he beat Kamaru Usman by a majority decision back in March. To win the title, Edwards scored a fifth-round head kick KO over Usman. The Brit enters his UFC 296 title defense against Colby Covington on a […]
Cole Shelton 11 months agoAndre Muniz Edges Out Controversial Decision At UFC Vegas 83
Andre Muniz snapped his two-fight losing streak with a controversial split decision win over Jun Yong Park at UFC Vegas 83 on Saturday. Muniz was outstruck 20-to-10 in the first round but had over three minutes of control time. In the second round, Muniz was able to get over four minutes of control but didn't […]
Cole Shelton 12 months agoJamie Mullarkey Falls To .500 In The UFC
Jamie Mullarkey suffered a first-round knockout loss to Nasrat Haqparast at UFC Vegas 83 on Saturday. Mullarkey was coming off a controversial decision win over John Makdessi back in September to return to the win column. Mullarkey didn't have much for Haqparast as he was outstruck early and got dropped by a big punch. Although […]
Cole Shelton 12 months agoNasrat Haqparast Makes Quick Work At UFC Vegas 83
Nasrat Haqparast scored a first-round knockout win over Jamie Mullarkey at UFC Vegas 83. Haqparast started strong landing some good shots, then out of nowhere landed a massive punch that dropped Mullarkey. After landing some good shots, Mullarkey got back to his feet, but Haqparast immediately sent him back down with a punch, forcing the […]
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