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
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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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10:43 PM ET Geoff Neal chased Stephen Thompson down near the cage. When he got close, Thompson ripped off a lightning-quick punching combination and then angled off before Neal could even start throwing punches. That sequence — Thompson playing matador and Neal the hapless bull — occurred over and over again Saturday in the main
Rob Font is keeping his sights set high after taking out a perennial contender. Fighting for the first time in over a year, Font didn’t just remind everyone why he’s one to watch at bantamweight, he announced himself as a legitimate title contender with a first-round TKO of Marlon Moraes at UFC Vegas 17. Immediately
Geoff Neal has issued a statement about what he had to endure in both the lead-up and the course of his UFC Vegas 17 main event against Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson. In the UFC Vegas 17 main event, Stephen Thompson defeated Geoff Neal in a shutout unanimous decision win, snapping Neal’s undefeated UFC run. This loss
2019 saw our first glimpse of the Paul brothers getting into boxing, but 2020 is the year they proved they’re not going anywhere. Fitting for a year that also featured the plague. Jake Paul started the year off TKOing some random YouTube personality and ended it with a monster highlight reel knockout of former NBA
After UFC Vegas 17 win, Michel Pereira says, “I’m ready to be the UFC Champion” [embedded content] Welterweight Michel Pereira picked up his second consecutive win on Saturday by defeating Khaos Williams by unanimous decision at UFC Vegas 17. Pereira ended Williams’ eight-fight winning streak and has his sights set on the top of the
Image via @ufc on Instagram UFC welterweight Anthony Pettis discussed what’s next for him after fighting out the final fight of his contract at UFC Vegas 17. Pettis defeated Alex Morono by unanimous decision on the preliminary card of the final UFC event of 2020. For Pettis, it was a great way to close the
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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 stepping-stone Considering what Geoff Neal overcame just three
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Stephen Thompson vs. Geoff Neal ended 2020 with a bang. The showdown served as the main event of the UFC Vegas 17 event on Saturday night (Saturday, December 19, 2020) from UFC APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. As seen in the fight, which was the final event for the UFC of 2020, it was
After more than one year on the sidelines, newly-minted free agent, Canelo Alvarez returns to action tonight (Sat., Dec. 19, 2020) to face Super Middleweight champion, Callum Smith, inside The Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE coverage of tonight’s main event below. The DAZN-streamed broadcast (watch it here) kicks off at 8
The Ultimate Fighting Championship held their final event of 2020 on Saturday with UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Neal at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. No. 5 ranked welterweight Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson faced No. 11 ranked Geoff Neal in the fight card’s main event. Thompson and Neal closed out the year by going the