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Sean O'Malley Stops Aljamain Sterling In Spectacular Fashion
Sean O'Malley got the job done on Saturday night at UFC 292 as he scored a TKO victory over Aljamain Sterling in the opening minute of the second round to become the new undisputed bantamweight champion. O'Malley entered the main event of UFC 292 as a sizeable underdog, with Sterling riding a nine-fight undefeated streak […]
Alen Kurbasic
Aljamain Sterling Loses His Title To Sean O'Malley
The reign of Aljamain Sterling in the bantamweight division has come to an end after a second-round TKO defeat to Sean O'Malley on Saturday. Sterling had won nine straight fights, including three title defenses, heading into the main event this weekend. The new champion made Sterling miss before catching him with a lightning-fast counter that […]
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Amanda Lemos Unable To Earn Victory
It was not the performance Amanda Lemos was hoping for on Saturday, as she got completely dominated in a unanimous-decision loss by strawweight champion Weili Zhang. Lemos entered as a winner of seven of nine UFC bouts, including back-to-back stoppages of Michelle Waterson-Gomez and Marina Rodriguez. In 25 minutes of action, Lemos only landed 24 […]
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Weili Zhang Dominates In Saturday Night's Co-Main Event
Weili Zhang defended her strawweight belt with one of the best performances of her career, dominating Amanda Lemos in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 76 on Saturday. Zhang out-struck Lemos 296 to 29 in terms of total strikes, which was the largest differential in UFC women's history. She also landed six takedowns and logged […]
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Sean O'Malley Could Earn Bantamweight Title
Sean O'Malley (16-1) looks to continue his run toward UFC stardom in his first promotional title bout. He is set to face bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling in the main event of UFC 292 on Saturday. O'Malley is 8-1 since Dana White's Contender Series bout, only losing to veteran Marlon "Chito" Vera in 2020. His last […]
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Aljamain Sterling Set For Fourth Title Defense
Aljamain Sterling (23-3) will put his bantamweight belt on the line against Sean O'Malley in the main event of UFC 292 at Boston's TD Garden on Saturday night. Sterling's last title defense was in May, when he won a split decision against former flyweight and bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo. He also has a 10-fight winning […]
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Weili Zhang Looks To Defend Her Crown On Saturday
UFC 292 takes place this coming Saturday, and the co-main event will feature current champion Weili Zhang (23-3), who looks to defend her title against Amanda Lemos, in a strawweight matchup. A two-time strawweight champion, Zhang reclaimed the belt last time out with a second-round submission of Carla Esparza at UFC 281 last November. Zhang […]
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Amanda Lemos Set For A Title Shot At UFC 292
Saturday night's co-main event of UFC 292 will feature a title fight between Amanda Lemos and Weili Zhang. Lemos will be entering the Octagon with two victories in her last two fights against Michelle Waterson-Gomez and most recently against Marina Rodriguez. She's 13-2-1 overall in mixed martial arts and 7-2 in the UFC. Lemos has […]
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Vicente Luque Snaps Losing Streak
Vicente Luque managed to get back into the win column when he defeated Rafael dos Anjos via unanimous decision in the main event of UFC Vegas 78 on Saturday. It was a great night for Luque, who returned after successfully recovering from a brain hemorrhage that he suffered a year ago in his fight with […]
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Rafael dos Anjos Loses To Vicente Luque
Former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos suffered a unanimous-decision loss to Vicente Luque at UFC Vegas 78 on Saturday. dos Anjos found himself being outworked and outwrestled by a slightly larger foe, which was very reminiscent of his fights with Kamaru Usman, Colby Covington, and Leon Edwards. In 25 minutes of action, dos Anjos […]
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Iasmin Lucindo Taps Out Polyana Viana
Iasmin Lucindo and Polyana Viana squared off in a strawweight contest at UFC Vegas 78 on Saturday, and it's safe to say that Lucindo put the women's strawweight division on alert when she made Viana tap out. The fight came to an end in the second round when Lucindo severely compromised Viana with a staggering […]
Alen Kurbasic
Polyana Viana Unable To Earn Victory
Polyana Viana ran into a tough foe in Iasmin Lucindo on Saturday and lost via second-round submission. In 8:42 of action, Viana landed 10 significant strikes and one takedown. Lucindo landed 10 significant strikes as well, but also landed two takedowns. The fight was something of a grind until Lucindo got on top and locked […]
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Rafael dos Anjos Has A Tough Test In Front Of Him
Rafael dos Anjos (32-14) takes on Vicente Luque in the main event of UFC Vegas 78 at the Apex on Saturday. This will be dos Anjos' 34th UFC fight, which will break a tie for the sixth-most bouts in the organization's history, a tie held alongside Demian Maia. The fight was originally scheduled for July […]
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Vicente Luque Looks To Get Back In The Win Column
Welterweight veterans Vicente Luque (21-9-1) and Rafael dos Anjos will go to war this weekend at the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Saturday. Despite coming off two losses, it's probably fair to argue that Luque has slightly more traction in the welterweight division right now, considering that he has finished the likes […]
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Polyana Viana Set For Flyweight Showdown
Polyana Viana (13-5) takes on Iasmin Lucindo on the main card of UFC Vegas 78 this Saturday. Viana will look to re-enter the cage after two canceled matches with Emily Ducote in April and May of this year. Flyweight prospect Viana is coming off a vintage Performance of the Night, knocking out Jinh Yu Frey […]
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Iasmin Lucindo Looking For Second Win In UFC
Coming off a decision victory in her last bout, UFC flyweight Iasmin Lucindo (14-5) will enter the Octagon against Polyana Viana at UFC Vegas 78 on Saturday. Most recently, Lucindo earned a unanimous-decision win over Brogan Walker in a flyweight bout, with each judge scoring it 30-27 in her favor. It was a significant win […]
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Jessica Andrade Loses For The Third Time In A Row
Jessica Andrade had a women's record for most fights in the UFC with 25 when she entered the Octagon against Tatiana Suarez on Saturday, but in doing so, she suffered her third straight defeat. It didn't take long for Suarez to assert her dominance, as she managed to out-strike and out-grapple Andrade throughout the fight. […]
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Tatiana Suarez Remains Undefeated
The UFC's return to Nashville saw Tatiana Suarez put her undefeated record on the line against former champion Jessica Andrade on Saturday. Suarez made it look easy during the toughest test of her career as she submitted the former strawweight champion inside two rounds. In 6:31 of action, Suarez landed three takedowns and 23 significant […]
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Kennedy Nzechukwu's Winning Streak Comes To An End
With a four-fight winning streak on the line on Saturday, Kennedy Nzechukwu was unable to bring another win to fruition and suffered a first-round TKO loss to Dustin Jacoby in a featured light-heavyweight bout. In 1:22 of action, Nzechukwu landed four significant strikes. With this loss, Nzechukwu drops to 12-4. Nzechukwu's loss to Jacoby was […]
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Dustin Jacoby Gets Back In Win Column
Dustin Jacoby faced off with rising prospect Kennedy Nzechukwu in a featured light-heavyweight bout on the main card of UFC Nashville on Saturday, and it took him less than two minutes to knock Nzechukwu out. Jacoby took a shot from Nzechukwu but countered with a one-two combination and finished him with a series of hammer […]
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Jessica Andrade In Dire Need Of Victory
Jessica Andrade (24-11) will try to snap a two-fight losing streak when she takes on Tatiana Suarez in the co-main event of the UFC on ESPN 50 this Saturday. Recently, the Brazilian-born fighter lost to Yan Xiaonan via knockout and to Erin Blanchfield via submission. Despite her credentials and ex-champ status, DraftKings sees Andrade heading […]
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Tatiana Suarez Hoping To Secure Title Shot
Undefeated UFC contender Tatiana Suarez returns to the Octagon in the co-main event of UFC on ESPN 50 against former UFC strawweight champion Jessica Andrade on Saturday. Suarez was initially scheduled to face Virna Jandiroba, but Jandiroba suffered a torn ligament in her knee that could keep her out for a while. DraftKings sees Suarez […]
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Kennedy Nzechukwu Looks To Extend His Winning Streak
Kennedy Nzechukwu (12-3) will look to continue his ascent up the light-heavyweight rankings when he takes on Dustin Jacoby on Saturday's UFC on ESPN 50 main card. Nzechukwu looks to extend his winning streak to four fights, coming into the bout off wins over Karl Roberson, Ion Cutelaba, and Devin Clark. DraftKings sees Nzechukwu as […]
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Dustin Jacoby Looking To Get Back Into The Win Column
Light heavyweight Dustin Jacoby (18-7-1) will square off against Kennedy Nzechukwu at UFC on ESPN 50 on Saturday. Jacoby looks to snap a two-fight losing skid with his third appearance since October. "The Hanyak" is known for his striking skills, with 11 of his wins coming by way of knockout. DraftKings sees him as an […]
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Dustin Poirier Unsuccessful In Bid To Capture BMF Title
Former interim champions Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje clashed at UFC 291 inside the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Saturday Poirier and Gaethje first met inside the Octagon back in 2018, with Poirier winning that fight via fourth-round TKO. Unfortunately for Poirier, things didn't go his way this time. Poirier performed well […]
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Justin Gaethje Becomes The New BMF Champion
Justin Gaethje knocked Dustin Poirier out cold with a stunning head kick on Saturday, winning their rematch at UFC 291 and claiming the BMF title. Emerging victorious in their first encounter was Poirier via TKO. Five years after suffering a TKO loss to Poirier, Gaethje looked like a completely different fighter, getting the better of […]
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Jan Blachowicz Drops Split Decision In Co-Main Event
In a closely contested light-heavyweight showdown on Saturday, Jan Blachowicz was on the wrong side of a split-decision announcement after his fight with Alex Pereira. The fight saw Blachowicz go to his grappling early, controlling Pereira for the majority of the first round, as well as threatening him with submissions. That action was reflected in […]
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Alex Pereira Earns A Close Victory In Saturday's Co-Main Event
Former UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira scored a split-decision win over Jan Blachowicz in his light-heavyweight debut in the UFC 291 co-main event on Saturday. Pereira survived a scare with Blachowicz being stuck on his back following a takedown early in the fight, but he was able to get back on his feet in the […]
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Justin Gaethje Looking For Big Finish At UFC 291
After suffering a fourth-round TKO loss to Dustin Poirier in their initial encounter in the 2018 Fight of the Year, Justin Gaethje (24-4) will get his shot at revenge in Saturday's main event of UFC 291. In his last bout, Gaethje had an epic back-and-forth fight against Rafael Fiziev, which saw Gaethje come out on […]
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Dustin Poirier Set For BMF Title Showdown At UFC 291
For just the second time in UFC history, the symbolic BMF title is on the line to add another dimension to an already high-stakes bout between former interim lightweight champions Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje on Saturday. Poirier (29-7) has bragging rights after beating Gaethje by TKO in their first meeting in the 2018 Fight […]
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