UFC 283: Jeunesse Arena; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil They say be careful for what you wish for, because you might just get it. And everyone’s wish is to be a champion. Well now the hunter becomes the hunted as Jamahal Hill whitewashes Glover Teixeira to become the new light heavyweight champion in a 50-44 unanimous […]
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UFC Vegas 67: UFC Apex, Las Vegas The heart of a fighter really shows through when they take short notice fights. And due to another injury to Kelvin Gastelum, that’s what “TARZAN” did. At least the UFC didn’t push him or Nassourdine Imavov to drop down to 185. While 205 might not be where either […]
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Capital One Arena: Washington, DC; PBC Boxing- Showtime PPV It matters not what you think of him as a human being. At least for this second. But, Gervonta Davis is one bad young man. And it seems the more “chaos” is around, the better he does. And not necessarily the domestic violence kind. There are […]
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RIZIN 40: Bellator vs RIZIN: Saitama Super Arena; Saitama, Japan There have been plenty of cross promotions in the past. But for Bellator’s head man Scott Coker, this one turned out really special. It was a 5-0 clean sweep on the main card for them over Nobuyuki Sakakibara‘s RIZIN FF. And closed with one of […]
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UFC Vegas 66: UFC Apex; Las Vegas The UFC has now closed the book on the year 2022. It’s been a year that has seen multiple divisions flip. And that brings options moving forward; which is a good thing, and an exciting thing. The options for middleweight Jared Cannonier are decent for him. Not only […]
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New Plan For Joseph Benavidez If He Has His Way When one retires from something the amount of time on their hands usually comes as a surprise. But there’s a new plan for Joseph Benavidez if things play out right. Now that the smoke has cleared fully from a future Hall Of Fame career, the […]
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UFC Orlando: Amway Center; Orlando, Florida It was really starting to look like the gatekeeper at welterweight was “Wonderboy”. However, at least on this night Stephen Thompson finds the fountain of youth. As he kept the pace high and slowly broke down the bigger Kevin Holland. But what does it all mean for his future? […]
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UFC Vegas 65: UFC Apex; Las Vegas No matter where one is in one’s MMA journey, one must master one thing early on. Listening. And at FORTIS MMA Kennedy Nzechukwu is doing it quite well. The huge light heavyweight with an 83-inch reach was pushed in his first-main event early by Ion Cutelaba. And then […]
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Bellator 288: Wintrust Arena; Chiago, Illinois It’s safe to say that this will not be the last time that Corey Anderson and Vadim Nemkov face one another. But after the rematch due to the accidental head clash, Vadim Nemkov looks complete as light heavyweight champion. And he’s a million dollars richer too boot winning the […]
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UFC 281: Madison Square Garden; New York City Well Israel Adesanya played with fire, and he got burned. Whether you think referee Marc Goddard’s stoppage was early or not is inconsequential. He actually saved him from getting crumbled viciously even though Adesanya tried to roll with some of the strikes at the fence. And yes, […]
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UFC Vegas 64: UFC Apex; Las Vegas For the lightest division in the UFC, there certainly is a lot of explosive power at the top of 115. While champion Carla Esparza can wrestle you to death, she has her hands full next week with the super explosive Weili Zhang. And now you can definitely add […]
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Hulu Theater: Madison Square Garden When looking across the landscape at boxing’s lightweight division, there are changes coming. Maybe in drips and drabs and not one giant tsunami though. It was looked at like a new renaissance at 135, but the moves have already started. So is it time for it’s undisputed champion to join […]
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UFC Vegas 63: UFC Apex; Las Vegas It’s not close to the way this fight should have ended. Sports fans always talk about robberies. Well, those watching this card were robbed of what should have been a high octane main event. In fact, before the injury, the action was starting to pick up. Leaving a […]
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Bellator 287: Allianz Cloud Arena; Milan, Italy When Scott Coker starts to put together the Bellator MMA lightweight tournament next year, there may very well be a surprising name in it. The mysterious Mansour Barnaoui in his Bellator debut and his first-fight in three-years and five-months smoked Adam Piccolotti. Not in a Mike Tyson-esque knock […]
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