UFC Vegas 50: UFC Apex: Everyone wants their opportunity to win gold. And Magomed Ankalaev is no different. Calling for that opportunity is best done after your best performance, or at least a memorable moment. So does Ankalaev deserve a shot after a forgettable outing against Thiago Santos? And in his first UFC main event […]
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UFC 271: Toyota Center, Houston: Winning “ugly” is still a win, and sometimes that’s what’s called for. Is it egregious to say that Robert Whittaker regained the UFC Middleweight strap? No; but it’s big a stretch. It was close at times, but not that close. But with the unanimous decision win, Israel Adesanya‘s lapping the […]
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UFC Vegas 47: UFC Apex, Las Vegas: For five-rounds Sean Strickland did somethings really well. His takedown defense was on point, stuffing eight attempts from Jack Hermansson. “Tarzan” had his left jab working solidly as well. He paced himself almost to the point of being too measured. At least until the last few seconds of […]
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UFC Apex, Las Vegas; UFC Vegas 41: Whether Paulo Costa‘s antics were done on purpose, or accident, only he knows for certain. But after bouncing from weight to weight, he found himself in a back and forth brawl. Marvin Vettori used his solid gas tank and a high level output to take a unanimous decision […]
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There comes a time when everyone draws a line in the sand. And if pushed any further, there are consequences. And that is happening with the presently red hot New Zealand gym, City Kickboxing. With the word coming from the gym’s captain, Israel Adesanya; a move is afoot. And that is making fans Stateside wonder […]
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UFC Vegas 36: UFC Apex- Las Vegas: Derek Brunson has seemingly found the fountain of youth training under Henri Hooft and Sanford MMA. On what is most likely his last run at the UFC middleweight title he’s now 5-0 with the team. His streak extended after utterly dominating Darren Till for almost three full rounds. […]
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UFC Vegas 34: UFC Apex There’s a bit of a logjam at 185 pounds in the UFC now. Giving multiple fighters their claim on who gets Adesanya next. It’s not a massive build-up where you need to call Roto-Rooter, but there’s one there nonetheless. Jared Cannonier got back in the win column after taking a […]
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The UFC is truly an international organization. Fighters from all corners of the globe are on the roster. Every continent is represented, and now Africa is on full display. Of the eight current male champions, three were born in Africa. That’s right, not of African descent, but actually born in Africa. Heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, […]
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UFC 248 is tomorrow and us fight fans are in for a good one! Weili Zhang is putting her Women’s Strawweight belt on the line against one of the greatest women to ever do it, Joanna Jedrzejczyk. The main event will feature the electrifying Israel Adesanya defending his middleweight strap against the Cuban Olympic wrestler, […]
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This isn't so much an article previewing Anderson Silva's upcoming bout this Saturday at UFC 234 against Israel Adesanya, It is more so something
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