“Wonderboy” picked right back up where he left off last November, earning another shutout unanimous decision win over the streaking Geoff Neal in similar fashion to his Fight of the Night effort against Vicente Luque at UFC 244. Thompson started quickly, evading Neal as he pressed forward and making him pay for the perpetual forward
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8:30 AM ET MMA fans who have seen recent social media posts by Jon Jones know that he’s nearly ready to compete at heavyweight. He has stated he weighs around the 240-pound mark, and at 6-foot-4, the former UFC light heavyweight champ is looking to pack more muscle onto his frame. He should be ready
Deiveson Figueiredo finally sat down and re-watched his epic five-round war with Brandon Moreno seven days after it went down at UFC 256 in Las Vegas, and he disagrees with the judges’ call. Derek Cleary saw it 48-46 in favor of the flyweight champion, but Sal D’Amato and Junichiro Kamijo made it a majority draw
Promising Brazilian bantamweight Raoni Barcelos will have an opportunity to burst into the rankings in a big way should he defeat top-10 mainstay Raphael Assuncao on February 27. As reported by Sherdog, it will be Brazilian vs. Brazilian when Raoni Barcelos takes on Raphael Assuncao on February 27. The stakes are high for both men,
News Kirik | December 20, 2020 UFC on ESPN+ 42, also known as UFC Vegas 17, UFC Fight Night 183, and UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal, will be held on December 19, 2020, at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. These are songs they walked out to, winner first. Stephen Thompson defeated Geoff
Former PRIDE lightweight champion Takanori Gomi makes his return to combat sports on New Year’s Eve for a special exhibition bout opposite kickboxing standout Koji “Kouzi” Tanaka, part of the RIZIN 26 event inside Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. “I’d like to show the best I could do as a fighter in my 40’s,”
Jose Aldo calls out T.J. Dillashaw following UFC Vegas 17 win Former two-time featherweight champion Jose Aldo picked up his first UFC win as a bantamweight on Saturday in the UFC Vegas 17 co-main event. Heading into the bout, Aldo has lost his last three outings, including his first two bantamweight matches. Now that he
An intriguing welterweight bout between Santiago Ponzinibbio and Li Jingliang has been added to UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar. MMAFighting.com was the first to confirm that Ponzinibbio vs. Jingliang will take place on the UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar card, which is set to take place on January 16 on Fight Island. It
Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson won every round on all three judge’s scorecards for the unanimous decision win over Geoff Neal in the main event of UFC Vegas 17. 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
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11:35 PM ET ESPN’s panel of Ariel Helwani, Brett Okamoto, Marc Raimondi and Jeff Wagenheim breaks down the biggest stories coming out of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night, including Stephen Thompson‘s convincing unanimous decision win over Geoff Neal and two former champions earning key victories. Helwani: ‘Wonderboy’ is no steppingstone Considering what Geoff Neal overcame just
UFC and Bellator vet Philip De Fries remains the KSW heavyweight champ, and the Polish promotion has a new lightweight champ after Marian Ziolkowski landed a brutal body kick at KSW 57. De Fries pounded out Michal Kita at the 0:50 mark of the second round with a flurry of ground and pound, while Ziolkowski
No one has been more dominant through as many fights as Khabib Nurmagomedov, but even he has had some dangerous moments in his career. If Khabib Nurmagomedov’s retirement sticks, he would have left this sport with a flawless, unprecedented 29-0 record. But no human being is perfect, not even the undefeated Nurmagomedov. Khabib was able
UFC Vegas 17 took place at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, last night (Sat. Dec. 19, 2020), headlined by a welterweight scrap between #5 ranked Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson and Geoff Neal that saw “Wonderboy” re-establish himself as a threat at the top of the division. In the co-main event, Jose Aldo put on
Anthony Pettis addresses recent success following final fight on UFC contract [embedded content] Former lightweight champion Anthony “Showtime” Pettis is officially on a winning streak. Pettis picked up his second consecutive win on Saturday at UFC Vegas 17 against Alex Morono. Pettis, who recently committed to sobriety, attributes his recent success to lifestyle changes he’s
UFC welterweight contender Stephen Thompson showed off his facial cuts following his war against Geoff Neal in the UFC Vegas 17 main event. Despite entering the Octagon as the slight betting underdog to Neal based on closing odds, Thompson won the fight in a blowout, winning 50-45 on all three of the judges’ scorecards. Thompson
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