Image Credit: Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Marlon Vera thinks he was snubbed at UFC on ESPN 8. Last night (May 16), Vera went one-on-one with Song Yadong on the main card. The bout was contested in the featherweight division. After three rounds of action, the score totals were in. All three judges
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Is Henry Cejudo really retiring? Listening to the former UFC double champ and Olympic gold medalist talk after his win over Dominick Cruz at UFC 249, it sounds like he’s pretty damn done. He laid out his case for hanging up the gloves convincingly, describing a competitive lifestyle that dominated his life since he was
Claudia Gadelha UFC on ESPN 8 post-fight press video [embedded content] Women’s strawweight Claudia Gadelha narrowly defeated Angela Hill in the UFC on ESPN 8 co-main event on Saturday in Jacksonville, Fla. She then fielded questions from the media at the post-fight press conference. (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) TRENDING > Fighters show outpouring of support
UFC heavyweight Ben Rothwell is not a fan of the recent slate of decisions in MMA, calling the judging “extra disgusting lately.” Rothwell was responding to a Tweet from women’s strawweight contender Angela Hill, who lost a narrow split decision to Claudia Gadelha in the co-main event of UFC Florida. The Hill decision was high
JACKSONVILLE — Lightweight Drew Dober spoke with the media following his second-round TKO win over Alexander Hernandez at UFC Jacksonville, and spoke about how he was surprised the referee stopped the fight when he did with how tough Hernandez is, what he wants next, training with Justin Gaethje, and how he would love to be
12:54 AM ET Walt Harris was stopped by Alistair Overeem in the second round in the UFC Fight Night main event on Saturday. But that didn’t diminish his performance in the eyes of his UFC peers. Many of them, including Harris’ heavyweight division rival Francis Ngannou, took to social media after the fight in Jacksonville,
Key Stats: 72% takedown defense (4th all-time among SW), 1,179 total strikes landed (2nd all-time among SW), 64.6% significant strike defense (3rd all-time among SW) What It Means: The always-busy Angela Hill is a fast, in-and-out striker who stays busy, and with her frequent activity has come frequent improvement. While she is often able to
Image Credit: Michael Campanella/Getty Images The main event of UFC Jacksonville did not end without controversy when Glover Teixeira defeated Anthony Smith via fifth-round TKO, and days later, the aftermath of the event continues to linger bitterly in the mouth of the Lionheart. Anthony Smith, by all appearances, was on his way to victory early
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) completed it third event in eight days last night (Sat., May 13, 2020) as UFC on ESPN 8 went down from inside Vystar Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. The headlining act saw Alistair Overeem finish Walt Harris in the third round via strikes (see it again here). In the co-headlining
Flashback Fight: Stipe Miocic face-plants Fabricio Werdum to capture UFC gold [embedded content] (Courtesy of UFC) Stipe Miocic captured the heavyweight title at UFC 198 in 2016 when he upset Fabricio Werdum on home soil in Brazil. The event took place at Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil. Miocic silenced the crowd midway through the
UFC welterweight contender Rafael dos Anjos wonders if the coronavirus pandemic has led to a change in the judging criteria in MMA. UFC Florida featured a number of controversial decisions that left fans, fighters including dos Anjos, and even the media up in arms on social media. The co-main event featured Claudia Gadelha win a
By the time Walt Harris walked through the doors of the UFC octagon on Saturday night, much of the sports world had already learned of the tragedy he’d experienced. Last fall, Harris’s 19-year-old stepdaughter Aniah Blanchard was abducted and murdered. Revolting as it is, the description of the crime does little to convey the true
Alistair Overeem and Walt Harris as well as the rest of the fighters competing at Saturday’s Fight Night event faced off on Friday after weighing in. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the UFC. Visit https://ufcfightpass.com/ To order UFC Pay-Per-Views
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Urijah Faber at the official weigh-ins, Dana White misses the old energy, Aljamain Sterlin ready for Petr Yan, Claudia Gadelha and much more! Informations about our work: This channel is made for MMA fans and has been in existence since 2014. This channel reports daily about the latest news from the world of Mixed Martial
1:09 AM ET It was an emotional Saturday night in Jacksonville, as the UFC wrapped up its three-card stay in Florida. In the main event, Walt Harris came out swinging and nearly picked up a knockout victory over Alistair Overeem, only for the veteran Overeem to come back and take over the fight. After Overeem
Dan Ige’s sixth straight win was his toughest and one of his most impressive, as he won a hard-fought split decision over debuting featherweight Edson Barboza. Scores were 29-28 twice and 28-29 for the No. 15-ranked Ige, now 14-2. Barboza, the former lightweight contender, falls to 20-9. Ige aggressively chased Barboza with an effective punching attack as
Image Credit: Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images The UFC on ESPN 8 bonuses have been released. On May 16, the UFC held another event inside the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. The event was held behind closed doors, meaning no fans were in attendance. The card was headlined by a heavyweight battle. In the