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
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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
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
Dana White UFC on ESPN 8 post-fight presser: ‘You have to be willing to work hard enough’ [embedded content] Following Saturday’s UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Harris event in Jacksonville, Fla. UFC president Dana White fielded questions from the media at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) TRENDING > Fighters show outpouring of
The bonuses for UFC on ESPN 8 at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena have been announced. The Octagon remains open for business as it featured a stacked card, headlined by Alistair Overeem vs Walt Harris on May 16, at UFC on ESPN 8. The former UFC heavyweight title challenger, Overeem entered tonight’s bout looking to
UFC on ESPN 8 closes out a trilogy of octagon events this week. After a main event that saw Alistair Overeem defeat Walt Harris with a second round TKO and a co-main event where Claudia Gadelha scored a narrow victory over Angela Hill, see how the pros reacted to another memorable card Saturday night in
2:36 PM ET Justin Gaethje, the UFC’s newly-crowned interim lightweight champion, had a pretty simple response to Conor McGregor‘s recent demands to fight him next: No. Gaethje (22-2) is coming off arguably the best performance of his career, a fifth-round TKO victory over Tony Ferguson for the interim title at UFC 249 last weekend. Gaethje’s
Which is a good thing for the 33-year-old, who will be in with an opponent who also has a deceiving UFC slate, setting the stage for an interesting bout. “I think it was a good matchup for her, considering she’s coming off of two losses,” Casey said of Italy’s Borella. “And she’s fighting a 115er