UFC bantamweight Aiemann Zahabi says he received a new UFC contract after his opponent Drako Rodriguez missed weight before UFC Vegas 19. Zahabi was one of a number of underdogs who won in dominant fashion at UFC Vegas 19, as he was able to knock Rodriguez out in the first round with a vicious 1-2.
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12:14 AM ET Ariel Helwani: It’s time to focus the attention on Derrick Lewis One of the big storylines heading into Saturday night’s main event was what should Curtis Blaydes do if he beats Derrick Lewis? Ordinarily, a victory like that — which would have been his fifth in a row — over a quality
Curtis Blaydes vs. Derrick Lewis a typical heavyweight fight. The showdown served as the main event of the UFC Vegas 19 event on Saturday night (February 20, 2021) from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility. As seen in the fight, Lewis landed some solid strikes in the early portion of the first round,
Top Rank Boxing delivered last night (Sat., Feb. 20, 2021) from inside MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, as Oscar Valdez stopped Miguel Berchelt with a 10th-round knockout to become the new WBC super featherweight champion. Valdez, 30, pushes his undefeated record to 29-0 with this win and cements his third-straight knockout finish.
Derrick Lewis addresses late KO shots on Curtis Blaydes at UFC Vegas 19 [embedded content] Derrick Lewis appeared to be on the back foot against Curtis Blaydes at UFC Vegas 19 on Saturday night. He turned the tables when Blaydes made a mistake in round two, shooting for a takedown, but leaving his chin open
The Octagon remained in Nevada for tonight’s UFC Vegas 19 event, a twelve-bout fight card headlined by Derrick Lewis vs. Curtis Blaydes. The highly anticipated heavyweight fight proved to be a tale of two rounds. Curtis Blaydes seemingly dominated the opening round landing a barrage of punches and kicks on Derrick Lewis. However, in round
8:59 PM ET Former UFC bantamweight champion Holly Holm will seek her third consecutive win when she faces Julianna Pena in a non-title bout in May, UFC officials said Friday. The 135-pound contest will take place on a UFC Fight Night event on May 8. The UFC has not yet announced an official location for
Ciryl Gane has issued a response to Junior dos Santos’ complaints about the finish of their UFC 256 bout. At UFC 256, Junior dos Santos suffered a TKO loss against Ciryl Gane, but the ending did not come without controversy. The finish came as a result of a standing elbow from Gane, but the placement
We are already one week removed from UFC 258, but Kamaru Usman’s main event win over Gilbert Burns still plays fresh in our minds. Usman, who successfully defended his UFC welterweight title for a third-straight time at UFC 258, was supposed to have his hands full with Burns considering the two were old training partners.
UFC Vegas 19 Preview Show: Curtis Blaydes vs. Derrick Lewis UFC heavyweight contenders Curtis Blaydes, ranked No. 2 in the division, and Derrick Lewis, who sits at No. 4, square off in Saturday night’s main event in Las Vegas. Listen in as Jim “Gries” Grieshaber and Jeff Cain host the UFC Vegas 19 Preview Show,
Image Credits: UFC The Octagon remains in Nevada for tonight’s UFC Vegas 19 event, a fourteen-bout fight card headlined by Curtis Blaydes vs. Derrick Lewis. Blaydes (14-2 MMA) will be stepping foot in the Octagon for the first time since defeating Alexander Volkov by unanimous decision this past June. That win marked Blaydes’ fourth in
2:48 PM ET A UFC fighter missed weight Friday by a record amount. Rafael Alves weighed in at 157.5 pounds for a scheduled featherweight bout against Patrick Sabatini. The limit for a non-title featherweight fight in MMA is 146 pounds, so Alves weighed 11.5 pounds over the contracted mark. It was the biggest weight miss
A possible title eliminator in the bantamweight division is set to take place on May 8 between Julianna Pena and former champion Holly Holm. Julianna Pena is set to take on another specialist according to a Friday ESPN report that revealed that Pena will be facing Holly Holm on a May 8 Fight Night. This
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Per ESPN, former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s Bantamweight champion, Holly Holm, will return to action opposite Ultimate Fighter (TUF) winner Julianna Pena on May 8, 2020 at a UFC Fight Night event in a yet to be disclosed location. Holm is pursuing yet another title shot, but “The Preacher’s Daughter”
Derrick Lewis is ready for anything ahead of his main event fight with Curtis Blaydes at UFC Vegas 19 on Saturday. Everyone who has watched the sport knows what his stand-up game is like. Lewis has the most knockouts in UFC heavyweight history and is also tied for the most knockouts in UFC history with
Image: @ufc on Instagram Maycee Barber suffered her second loss in a row at UFC 258 and proceeded to apologize to Dana White right after the setback. In last Saturday’s co-main event, Barber took on Alexa Grasso in her return to the Octagon after tearing her ACL at UFC 246 last January in a loss
8:04 PM ET Former UFC fighter Bryan Caraway has been charged with four felonies in a 2018 case involving the alleged theft of an all-terrain vehicle belonging to his ex-girlfriend, former UFC champion Miesha Tate. Caraway was charged with fraud, first-degree attempted theft, filing a false insurance claim and making a false statement on a
The UFC is continuing to put on events every weekend as on February 20, UFC Vegas 19 goes down from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. In the main event of the card, top-five heavyweight contenders collide as Curtis Blaydes and Derrick Lewis finally fight. The two have been on a collision course and it’s