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Myktybek Orolbai Looks Impressive In UFC Debut
Myktybek Orolbai scored a second-round submission win over Uros Medic at UFC Vegas 82 in a fight he took on less than a week's notice. Orolbai entered the scrap on a six-fight winning streak and had fought three weeks prior. Right out of the gate, Orolbai wanted to grapple earlier, as he went 5-for-8 on […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoJordan Leavitt Submitted At UFC Vegas 82
Jordan Leavitt suffered a first-round submission loss to Chase Hooper at UFC Vegas 82. Leavitt tried to engage with the grappling right away but went 0-for-2 on his takedown attempts. After Hooper stuffed one of his takedown attempts, the two ended up on the mat which began a plethora of scrambling, which saw both men […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoChase Hooper Gets First-Round Stoppage At UFC Vegas 82
Chase Hooper has his first win streak in the UFC as he scored a first-round submission win over Jordan Leavitt at UFC Vegas 82. Hooper entered the fight coming off a decision win over Nick Fiore back in May in his lightweight debut in the UFC. Right away, Hooper and Leavitt engaged in clinch work […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoPaul Craig Uncompetitive At UFC Vegas 82
Paul Craig suffered a third-round submission loss to Brendan Allen at UFC Vegas 82, which served as Craig's first main event. Craig was badly outstruck on the feet and also went 0-for-2 on takedowns, while he failed to defend any of Allen's takedown attempts, which led to the American having nearly eight minutes of control. […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoBrendan Allen Gets Dominant Win At UFC Vegas 82
Brendan Allen improved to 23-5 as a pro and 11-2 with the UFC with a dominant third-round submission win over Paul Craig in the main event of UFC Vegas 82. Allen entered the fight as a sizeable betting favorite, and he showed why. The American outstruck Craig 52-to-13 and had nearly eight minutes of control […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoUros Medic Faces Short-Notice Replacement At UFC Vegas 82
Uros Medic (9-1) will now face Myktybek Orolbai on Saturday at UFC Vegas 82 after Jonny Parsons was forced to pull out of their scrap. Medic enters the fight riding a two-fight winning streak and coming off an upset TKO win over Matthew Semelsberger back in July. He's currently a slight favorite on Saturday as […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoMyktybek Orolbai Making UFC Debut On Short Notice
Myktybek Orolbai (11-1-1) is set to make his UFC debut in the main card opener of UFC Vegas 82 against Uros Medic. Orolbai has fought the last three times in LFA, which is one of the best regional promotions in the world. The Kyrgyzstan native is riding a six-fight win streak and enters UFC Vegas […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoChase Hooper Looking For First Win Streak In The UFC
Chase Hooper (12-3-1) is set for his second lightweight fight in the UFC as he's set to take on Jordan Leavitt at UFC Vegas 82 on Saturday. Hooper made the move to lightweight back in May and scored a dominant decision win over Nick Fiore. In his UFC career, Hooper alternated wins and losses, as […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoJordan Leavitt A Sizeable Underdog At UFC Vegas 82
Jordan Leavitt (11-2) is set to make the walk to the Octagon for the seventh time on Saturday at UFC Vegas 82 as he will take on Chase Hooper. Leavitt is coming off a first-round TKO win over Victor Martinez to return to the win column after a submission loss to Paddy Pimblett. Entering this […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoPaul Craig Gets First UFC Main-Event Spot
Paul Craig (17-6-1) is set to headline his first UFC event on Saturday as he takes on 10th-ranked middleweight contender Brendan Allen. Craig is coming off his middleweight debut back in July and he scored a second-round TKO win over Andre Muniz to snap his two-fight losing streak. Despite the impressive performance last time out, […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoBrendan Allen Looking To Extend Win Streak To Six
Brendan Allen (22-5) is set to take on Paul Craig in the main event of UFC Vegas 82 on Saturday. Allen enters this spot on a five-fight win streak and coming off a first-round submission win over Bruno Silva back in June. Heading into this fight, Allen is the second-biggest favorite on the card as […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoMatt Frevola Suffers First-Round Knockout Loss At UFC 295
Matt Frevola (11-4-1) had his three-fight win streak snapped on Saturday as he suffered a first-round knockout loss to Benoit Saint-Denis. Frevola started out strong as he went to his wrestling and went 2-for-2 on takedowns. However, he couldn't keep Saint-Denis down, and after the Frenchman got up for the second time, he landed a […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoBenoit Saint-Denis Extends Win Streak To Five
Benoit Saint-Denis scored a first-round knockout win over Matt Frevola at UFC 295 to extend his win streak to five. Saint-Denis entered the fight as a betting favorite, despite fighting a ranked opponent. Early on, Frevola looked to wrestle the Frenchman as the American went 2-for-2 on takedowns but Saint-Denis was able to get back […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoMackenzie Dern Gets Finished For First Time In Her Career
Mackenzie Dern entered UFC 295 as a sizeable favorite but lost by second-round knockout to former strawweight champion Jessica Andrade. Dern was having some success on the fete in the first round but struggled to get it down to the mat as she went 0-for-3 on takedown attempts in the opening round. Then, with less […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoSergei Pavlovich Gets Knocked Out In The First Round
Sergei Pavlovich had his six-fight win streak snapped in the co-main event of UFC 295 on Saturday. Pavlovich was taking on Tom Aspinall for the interim heavyweight title. Right when the fight started, Pavlovich landed a big shot that appeared to have Aspinall hurt. However, the Russian failed to land another strike as Aspinall landed […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoTom Aspinall Gets First-Round TKO At UFC 295
Tom Aspinall is now the UFC's interim heavyweight champion as he scored a TKO win over Sergei Pavlovich in the co-main event of UFC 295. Aspinall and Pavlovich took this fight on about two weeks' notice. Right away, Pavlovich landed a big shot that appeared to hurt Aspinall but the Brit was able to recover […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoBenoit Saint-Denis Goes Into Enemy Territory At UFC 295
Benoit Saint-Denis (12-1) is coming off fighting at home in Paris, France in September and will now go into enemy territory on Saturday. Saint-Denis is set to fight in New York City, New York at UFC 295 and will take on local fighter and 14th-ranked lightweight Matt Frevola. Saint-Denis enters the fight on a four-fight […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoMatt Frevola Looking For Fourth Straight Knockout
Matt Frevola (11-3-1) is set to fight at home in Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York for the second straight year as he's set to face Benoit Saint-Denis at UFC 295. Frevola enters this fight on a three-fight win streak and has won all three fights by first-round knockout and is coming […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoMackenzie Dern Faces Former Champ At UFC 295
Mackenzie Dern (13-3) is set to take on former strawweight champion Jessica Andrade on the main card of UFC 295. Dern is coming off a decision win over Angela Hill back in May, which served as the main event of a Fight Night card. Dern is just 2-2 in her last four but is a […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoSergei Pavlovich Riding A Six-Fight Win Streak Into UFC 295
Sergei Pavlovich (18-1) is set to fight Tom Aspinall in the co-main event of UFC 295 for the interim heavyweight title from Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. Pavlovich and Aspinall took this fight on two weeks' notice after Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic for the undisputed heavyweight title was off due […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoTom Aspinall A Slight Favorite To Win Interim Heavyweight Title At UFC 295
Tom Aspinall (13-3) is set to fight Sergei Pavlovich for the interim heavyweight title in the co-main event of UFC 295 in Madison Square Garden on Saturday. Aspinall and Pavlovich agreed to this fight on two weeks' notice, so neither man got much of a training camp. The Brit is coming off a 73-second TKO […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoAbus Magomedov Loses Second Straight Fight
Abus Magomedov is now 1-2 in the UFC as he suffered his second straight loss at UFC Sao Paulo. Magomedov was coming off a second-round TKO loss to Sean Strickland in July in just his second UFC fight. He ended up stepping up on about a month's notice at UFC Sao Paulo to face Caio […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoCaio Borralho Remains Undefeated In The UFC
Caio Borralho improved to 5-0 in the UFC and 15-1 as a pro with a decision win over Abus Magomedov at UFC Sao Paulo. In the first round, Borralho came out southpaw which is not his usual stance and Magomedov had some success, and even was 1-for-1 on takedowns in the round. However, as the […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoDerrick Lewis Loses One-Sided Decision At UFC Sao Paulo
Derrick Lewis is now 1-4 in his last five fights as he lost a lopsided decision to Jailton Almeida in the main event of UFC Sao Paulo on Saturday. Lewis took this fight on a month's notice but he had nothing for Almeida. 'The Black Beast' was taken down six times and was controlled for […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoJailton Almeida Dominates Derrick Lewis At UFC Sao Paulo
Jailton Almeida improved to 20-2 as a pro and 6-0 in the UFC with a one-sided decision win over Derrick Lewis at UFC Sao Paulo. Almeida went 6-of-15 on takedowns in the fight, but when he did get Lewis down, he was able to keep him there. The Brazilian finished the fight with 21:10 of […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoVinc Pichel Ending Layoff At UFC Sao Paulo
Vinc Pichel (14-3) is set to return at UFC Sao Paulo on Saturday as he takes on Ismael Bonfim. It's the first time Pichel will fight since April of 2022 when he lost to Mark Madsen. Since then, Pichel had hip surgery but is finally able to return on Saturday night in Brazil. The 40-year-old […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoIsmael Bonfim Coming Off First UFC Loss
Ismael Bonfim (19-4) is coming off a first-round submission loss to Benoit Saint-Denis, which was his first loss in the UFC. In his promotional debut in January in Brazil, Bonfim scored a second-round flying knee knockout over Terrance McKinney. Bonfim will now return at UFC Sao Paulo against Vinc Pichel and enters the fight as […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoAbus Magomedov Looking To Rebound At UFC Sao Paulo
Abus Magomedov (25-5-1) is coming off a second-round TKO loss to Sean Strickland in a main event spot in just his second UFC fight. Magomedov stepped up on about a month's notice to face Caio Borralho at UFC Sao Paulo on Saturday. Magomedov enters this fight as an underdog as DraftKings has him at a […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoCaio Borralho Undefeated In The UFC
Caio Borralho (14-1) is a perfect 4-0 in the UFC and is set for his fifth fight on the main card of UFC Sao Paulo as he takes on Abus Magomedov. Borralho was supposed to fight Nursulton Ruziboev but a month out, his opponent pulled out and was replaced by Magomedov. Borralho enters this matchup […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoDerrick Lewis Steps Up On Short Notice At UFC Sao Paulo
Derrick Lewis (27-11 and one No Contest) returned to the win column back in July as he scored a 33-second flying knee KO win to snap his three-fight losing skid. After the win, Lewis re-signed with the Las Vegas-based promotion and ended up agreeing to step up on about a month's notice to face Jailton […]
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