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Cub Swanson Wins Controversial Decision
Cub Swanson returned to the win column when he picked up a controversial decision win over Hakeem Dawodu at UFC Vegas 78 on Saturday. Swanson was out-struck 29 to 23 in the first round and 52 to 32 in the third round, but he did outland the Canadian in the second round. However, the judges […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoChris Daukaus Drops Down To Light Heavyweight At UFC Vegas 78
Chris Daukaus (12-6) is now a light heavyweight as he made the drop from heavyweight at UFC Vegas 78 this Saturday. Daukaus enters his fight against Khalil Rountree on a three-fight losing skid after suffering three straight knockout losses to Jairzinho Rozenstruik, Curtis Blaydes, and Derrick Lewis. Before losing three fights, Daukaus won his first […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoKhalil Rountree Looking To Make It Four Wins In A Row
Khalil Rountree (11-5 with one no-contest) enters his UFC Vegas 78 fight on Saturday against Chris Daukaus riding a three-fight winning streak. Rountree picked up a split-decision win over Dustin Jacoby last time out to enter the light-heavyweight rankings. In the UFC, Rountree is 7-5 with one no-contest and is a sizeable favorite against Daukaus, […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoHakeem Dawodu Ends Layoff In Co-Main Event Of UFC Vegas 78
Hakeem Dawodu (13-3-1) will be fighting for the first time since last September when he takes on Cub Swanson in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 78 on Saturday. Dawodu enters the fight coming off a decision loss to Julian Erosa, but he is a sizeable betting favorite, as DraftKings has him at a salary […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoCub Swanson Returning To Featherweight At UFC Vegas 78
Cub Swanson (28-13) is set to return to featherweight in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 78 on Saturday against Hakeem Dawodu. Swanson is coming off a second-round TKO loss to Jonathan Martinez at bantamweight. The long-time UFC veteran is 13-9 inside the Octagon but sees himself as a sizeable underdog on Saturday, as DraftKings […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoGavin Tucker Loses Quickly In Return
Gavin Tucker was ending his near two-and-a-half-year layoff at UFC Nashville on Saturday in a fight against Diego Lopes. Right away, Tucker got a takedown, but Lopes was able to grab ahold of Tucker's arm and get the Canadian into a triangle armbar. Not even two minutes into the fight, Tucker was forced to tap […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoDiego Lopes Gets Quick Submission Win
Diego Lopes picked up his first UFC win in a big way at UFC Nashville on Saturday when he submitted Gavin Tucker in the first round. Tucker took Lopes down, but the Brazilian got ahold of Tucker's arm off his back and ended up securing a triangle armbar. Tucker was forced to tap out, giving […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoRob Font Outwrestled At UFC Nashville
Rob Font lost a one-sided decision to Cory Sandhagen in the main event of UFC Nashville on Saturday. Font stepped up on two weeks' notice to take the fight against Sandhagen, but he was outwrestled badly. Font didn't stuff one takedown, as Sandhagen went 7-for-7 on takedown attempts and had nearly 20 minutes of control […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoCory Sandhagen Cruises To Lopsided Decision
Cory Sandhagen extended his winning streak to three with a lopsided decision win over Rob Font in the main event of UFC Nashville on Saturday. Sandhagen was supposed to face Umar Nurmagomedov, but the Dagestani native had to pull out, and Font replaced him on just two weeks' notice. Right away, Sandhagen used his wrestling […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoDiego Lopes Looks For First UFC Win
Diego Lopes (21-6) is set for his second UFC appearance after suffering a decision loss to Movsar Evloev back in May. Lopes took that fight on short notice and nearly submitted the ranked featherweight contender. The Brazilian enters his UFC Nashville fight on Saturday against Gavin Tucker as the favorite, as DraftKings has him at […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoGavin Tucker Ends Two-And-A-Half-Year Layoff
Gavin Tucker (13-2) hasn't fought since March of 2021 when he suffered a 22-second knockout loss to Dan Ige. Since then, Tucker withdrew from two fights due to injuries but will finally return at UFC Nashville against Diego Lopes on Saturday. Tucker is currently 4-2 in the UFC and enters the fight as the underdog, […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoRob Font Gets Big Test On Short Notice
Rob Font (20-6) was supposed to face Song Yadong at UFC 292 in two weeks, but after Yadong and Umar Nurmagomedov withdrew due to injuries, he stepped up to face Cory Sandhagen in the main event of UFC Nashville this Saturday. Font returned to the win column in a big way last time out when […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoCory Sandhagen Eyeing Title Shot With A Win
Cory Sandhagen (16-4) is set for his third straight UFC main event when he takes on Rob Font in a 140-pound catchweight fight at UFC Nashville on Saturday. Sandhagen was originally supposed to face Umar Nurmagomedov, but about two weeks from the fight, Nurmagomedov was forced out of the scrap and was replaced by Font. […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoMarcos Rogerio de Lima Suffers TKO Loss At UFC 291
Marcos Rogerio de Lima had his two-fight winning streak snapped on Saturday when he suffered a 33-second TKO loss to Derrick Lewis. The Brazilian got caught by a flying knee just seconds into the fight that dropped him. Lewis then landed ground-and-pound shots before the referee stopped the scrap. The loss drops de Lima to […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoDerrick Lewis Gets Another Early Knockout
Derrick Lewis snapped his three-fight losing streak at UFC 291 on Saturday with a 33-second knockout win over Marcos Rogerio de Lima. Lewis started the fight off with a flying knee that dropped de Lima. After landing some ground-and-pound shots, the referee stopped the fight to give Lewis his 18th UFC knockout victory, which is […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoMichel Pereira Gets Toughest Test To Date
Michel Pereira (28-11) is riding a five-fight winning streak and now gets the toughest test of his career when he faces Stephen Thompson at UFC 291 on Saturday. Pereira is coming off a split-decision win over Santiago Ponzinibbio back in May of 2022. After losing back-to-back fights to Tristan Connelly and Diego Sanchez, Pereira has […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoStephen Thompson In Fan-Friendly Matchup
Stephen Thompson (17-6-1) has been asking to fight strikers since he lost back-to-back bouts to Belal Muhammad and Gilbert Burns, and he has gotten his wish. Last time out, Thompson scored a stoppage win over Kevin Holland back in December and will now return at UFC 291 on Saturday against Michel Pereira. Thompson enters the […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoAndre Muniz Suffers Second Straight Stoppage Loss
Andre Muniz suffered a second-round TKO loss to Paul Craig at UFC London on Saturday for his second straight loss and second straight stoppage loss. Muniz entered the fight coming off a submission loss to Brendan Allen back in February. After winning the first round, Muniz began to fade, as Craig was able to land […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoPaul Craig Scores TKO Win In Middleweight Debut
Paul Craig dropped down to middleweight for the first time in his career at UFC London on Saturday. Craig had gone 8-6-1 at light heavyweight but decided to change weight classes. In his middleweight debut, he was booked against Andre Muniz, who had a strong first round by going 1-for-1 on his takedowns, and he […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoMarcin Tybura Quickly Finished At UFC London
Marcin Tybura was looking to pull off an upset at UFC London on Saturday against Tom Aspinall. The Pole was riding a two-fight winning streak and was 7-1 in his last eight bouts. However, against Aspinall, just over a minute into the fight, he got dropped and was finished with ground strikes. It was Tybura's […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoTom Aspinall Gets Homecoming TKO Win
Tom Aspinall returned to the Octagon and the win column in a big way at UFC London on Saturday. Aspinall suffered a major knee injury last July against Curtis Blaydes, and a year later was headlining UFC London against Marcin Tybura. Just over a minute into the fight, Aspinall dropped Tybura and finished him with […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoAndre Muniz Looking To Get Back Into The Win Column
Andre Muniz (23-5) had his nine-fight winning streak snapped last time out when he suffered a submission loss to Brendan Allen. Prior to that, Muniz had gone 5-0 in the UFC and will now face Paul Craig -- who is moving down to middleweight -- at UFC London. Muniz enters the fight as the favorite, […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoPaul Craig Dropping Down To Middleweight At UFC London
Paul Craig (16-6-1) is set to make his middleweight debut on Saturday at UFC London as he faces Andre Muniz. Craig has fought at light heavyweight his entire professional MMA career and has gone 8-6-1 in the UFC. Craig is coming off a first-round TKO loss to Johnny Walker and a decision loss to Volkan […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoMarcin Tybura Looking To Spoil The Homecoming
Marcin Tybura (24-7) is set to headline his second UFC event on Saturday when he takes on Tom Aspinall at UFC London. Tybura enters the fight riding a two-fight winning streak, and he is 7-1 in his last eight bouts. Last time out, Tybura picked up a decision win over Blagoy Ivanov after defeating Alexandr […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoTom Aspinall Looking For Redemption
Tom Aspinall (12-3) is set to fight for the first time in a year since he suffered a major knee injury just seconds into his scrap against Curtis Blaydes last July. After a year-long rehab, Aspinall will headline UFC London on Saturday against Marcin Tybura. Prior to the injury, Aspinall was 5-0 in the promotion […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoGenaro Valdez Drops To 0-3 In The UFC
Genaro Valdez suffered a decision loss to Evan Elder on Saturday to drop to 0-3 in his UFC career. The Mexican got hurt early but did get out of a submission attempt and started to land some good shots. In the second round after getting dropped early, Valdez dropped Elder and nearly had him knocked […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoEvan Elder Gets First UFC Win
Evan Elder picked up his first UFC win in a back-and-forth decision against Genaro Valdez on Saturday. Elder landed a big shot early in the first round that rocked Valdez and went for a submission, but the Mexican was able to get out of it. In the second round, both Elder and Valdez knocked each […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoChelsea Chandler Has Lackluster Performance
Chelsea Chandler suffered her first UFC loss on Saturday, as she lost a one-sided decision to Norma Dumont. Chandler didn't stuff one takedown and was out-struck in every round in a rather lackluster performance. The American was controlled for nearly nine minutes on the ground and every round on all three judges' scorecards. With the […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoNorma Dumont Wins One-Sided Decision
Norma Dumont extended her winning streak to three with a lopsided decision over Chelsea Chandler on Saturday. Dumont and Chandler were fighting at women's featherweight, a division that has a murky future. Dumont out-struck Chandler in every round and also went 3-for-3 on takedowns to dominate the fight. Dumont won 30-27 on every judges' scorecard […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoMayra Bueno Silva Gets Biggest Win Of Her Career
Mayra Bueno Silva cemented herself as a title contender with a second-round submission win over Holly Holm on Saturday. The Brazilian entered the fight on a three-fight winning streak -- 3-0 since moving to bantamweight -- and was set for her first UFC main event. After a back-and-forth first round, Silva got ahold of Holm's […]
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