UFC Austin: Moody Center; Austin, Texas It didn’t take long at all for the UFC’s lightweight division to be flipped. And that tends to happen when a veteran puts his ranking slot on the line versus a rising threat. After Arman Tsarukyan made quick work of Beneil Dariush he proved just why everyone at 155 […]
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UFC Vegas 79: UFC Apex; Las Vegas It was supposed to be an amazing fight between two top-ten lightweight fighters. Rafael Fiziev and Mateusz Gamrot had a tight opening round. It was setting up to be what was promised in the back and forth high paced contest. But sadly an injury ends main event just […]
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UFC Singapore: Singapore Indoor Stadium; Kallang, Singapore It might not be the fight that UFC fans are jumping up and down for at the moment. However, it is brewing none-the-less. A fourth fight will concievably have more on the line between Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway. Now that the smoke has cleared between Justin Gaethje […]
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UFC Vegas 78: UFC Apex; Las Vegas, Nevada After a grueling five-round battle between Vicente Luque and Rafael dos Anjos they went to the scorecards. And all three were in favor of the “Silent Assassin”, 49-46, 48-47 2x. But in this fight does the heavy grappling mean anything. The duo only had each other marginally […]
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UFC 291: Delta Center; Salt Lake City, Utah Holly Holm, Leon Edwards, and a slew of other fighters have grabbed walk off wins thanks to the head kick. This time it was Justin Gaethje adding his name to that list thanks to a head kick work again. This time it also got him a loss […]
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UFC 290: T-Mobile Arena; Las Vegas, Nevada It took less than three-rounds for the UFC pound-for-pound king Alexander Volkanovski to stamps his spot as the best 145er in MMA. It was 4:19 of the third-round to be exact, before referee HERB DEAN had to jump in to stop the fight as the result of ground-and-pound. […]
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UFC 284: RAC Arena; Perth, Australia Sometimes when you find yourself on the short end of the stick, you actually win in the long run. And that comes from the lessons you learn. So whether there is a flip-flop of pound-for-pound or not is inconsequential. Both Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski however have proved why […]
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UFC 280: Etihad Arena; Abu Dhabi Like they say “defense wins championships”. In the words of Khabib Nurmagomedov 22 years of training together has brought the heir apparent to his destination. Becoming the new UFC lightweight champion. With Islam Makhachev (who might need a nickname now), tapping Charles Oliveira Nurmagomedov’s father’s plan comes true. As […]
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UFC Vegas 58: UFC Apex, Las Vegas So it appears that the hype may be real on another surging young star in the making for the UFC. Rafael Fiziev passed his first real test by finishing Rafael dos Anjos. But where does Fiziev belong in the division. Ideally, you’d like the young to eat the […]
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UFC Vegas 57: UFC Apex; Las Vegas, Nevada There’s a very good reason why American Top Team founder Dan Lambert wasn’t really looking forward to Arman Tsarukyan and Mateusz Gamrot fighting right now. He knew better than anyone just how mirror-like the teammates are. However, it makes the lightweight future looks as bright as the […]
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UFC 274: Footprint Center; Phoenix, Arizona The only two-times Justin Gaethje has been submitted in his career have been in undisputed UFC lightweight title fights. First to Khabib Nurmagomedov, and now to Charles Oliveira. With the title being vacated because of the weight miss by “Do Bronx”, the belt belongs to nobody. Oliveira is as […]
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The time is coming when Dustin Poirier may need to make another move. Whether it’s for a one off against Nate Diaz at 170, or to eventually wrap up his career. He’s come up short in grabbing the lightweight strap twice. But could Poirier beat Kamaru Usman and swipe the welterweight one. That’s a tricky […]
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UFC 272: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas: For 25-minutes Colby Covington did what he knows best. Use a smothering and controlling wrestling game to stifle an opponent. He took the three-scorecards easily from Jorge Masvidal 49-46, 50-44, 50-45. And then in true “Chaos” fashion has set up to fight another former ATT teammate; Dustin Poirier. But […]
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UFC Vegas 49: UFC Apex, Las Vegas: In his second fight in two-weeks Bobby Green had a tsunami going against him. Short notice, a red-hot heir apparent opponent in Islam Makhachev amongst other factors. But after another first-round finish (3:23 via TKO), does Makhachev get next crack at the lightweight strap. 10. In. A. Row […]
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