UFC 299: Kaseya Center; Miami, Florida And the reign of Sean OMalley at bantamweight is off and running. Whether hero or villian he’s becoming the money making star he’s believed he is. And in a mostly pro Marlon Vera crowd it was a thorough beating for the champion at every angle 50-45 2x, 50-44 in […]
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UFC Nashville: Bridgestone Arena; Nashville, TN In sports it doesn’t always look pretty. But a fighter must do only what it takes for him to come out unharmed, and on the winning side. In that the fourth-ranked UFC bantamweight is 50-50. He came out on top, but possibly not unharmed. Cory Sandhagen mentioned to MICHAEL […]
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Russia: According to some slight trembles in the former Soviet Union a change MIGHT be in store. A complete pullout of Crimea and Ukraine? Highly unlikely, at least in this lifetime. But for one of it’s presently struggling stars. So will Petr Yan pull off another move now. It’s good to stay the course during […]
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UFC 288: Prudential Center; Newark, New Jersey In the history of the UFC there has been a plethora of great fighters at 135. But maybe Aljamain Sterling is as good as he says he is. After defeating “Triple C” Henry Cejudo and possibly sending him back into retirement, he continues to do things others haven’t. […]
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The waiting comes to an end tonight at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. UFC 288 features a blockbuster bantamweight main event. Henry “The Messenger” Cejudo takes on champion Aljamain “Funk Master” Sterling. This will be Sterling’s third title defense. The 16-2 Cejudo has “unretired” himself to come back to try to take the […]
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UFC San Antonio: AT&T Center; San Antonio, Texas A leopard doesn’t change it’s spots. And athletes do what they do, no matter how hard they try to change. The book on Marlon Vera is to jump on him early and often because of how much of a slow starter he is. And that’s exactly what […]
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UFC Las Vegas: The Theater At Virgin Hotels, Nevada We have seen time and again in the history of combat sports where close friends refuse to fight one another. And if there was no agreement between champion Aljamain Sterling and Merab Dvalishvili we might see the UFC bantamweight title switch hands. Thanks in part to […]
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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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Bellator 286: The Long Beach Arena; Long Beach, California It’s almost become a ho-hum situation in Bellator. Patricio Freire fights… and wins. With win 22 in Bellator, it expands one of his 11-records as Pitbull reigns supreme again. And what sets him apart from all others is his ring IQ. “Pitbull” is far from the […]
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UFC Vegas 60: UFC Apex; Las Vegas When top level fighters meet, you’re just about guaranteed something fun. And on full display was the grit and determination of Yadong Song. He was pop shotted, sliced, and had to worry about takedowns. However it was Cory Sandhagen breaking a two-fight losing streak. And now that Sandhagen […]
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UFC San Diego: Pechanga Arena; San Diego Sure, the heavier divisions in combat sports have the brutal power. However when the ranked fighters of a lighter division are all due to fight each other within a month, it means one thing. Well… two things. The margin for error is reduced dramatically, and bantamweight is getting […]
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UFC Vegas 53: UFC Apex, Las Vegas If you placed this version of Marlon Vera next to his Ultimate Fighter Latin America self; you wouldn’t recognize him. The 29-year old Ecuadorian has grown leaps and bounds. Now the question becomes, just how high is Vera’s ceiling. After demolishing Rob Font for five-rounds the duo has […]
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UFC Vegas 44: UFC Apex, Las Vegas: The former featherweight kingpin, Jose Aldo is hunting history. Aldo’s run is legit at bantamweight as he looks to become a two-division champion. Once the Brazilian figured out the 4th-ranked 135er; Rob Font, things got a little easier for him. Not a lot though as the Massachusetts native […]
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Bellator 272: Mohegan Sun Arena, Connecticut: Sometimes in sports a person or team can literally pull victory out of the teeth of defeat. And after his first title defense, Sergio Pettis still on top. Now on a five-fight win streak (the last four in Bellator); the knock out of Kyoji Horiguchi ends a streak of […]
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