A world-class jiu-jitsu player, Mackenzie Dern’s transition into mixed martial arts generated a tremendous amount of buzz. Less than 18 months in, Dern had posted a 5-0 mark with victories over Montana De La Rosa (nee Stewart) and former Invicta FC title challenger Kaline Medeiros, resulting in the promising prospect inking a deal with the
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A five-round battle between Michelle Waterson and Angela Hill saw a pair of contending strawweights scrapping for every bit of their 25-minute battle. In the end, Waterson edged Hill by split decision, regaining some traction in her bid for the 115-pound title. Hill was the aggressor early, tagging Waterson with a few heavy overhand shots,
Due to weight management issues with Matt Schnell, his bout against Tyson Nam has been canceled from this weekend’s event. In addition, Matt Frevola has withdrawn due to injury and will be replaced by newcomer Kevin Croom in a lightweight bout against Roosevelt Roberts. Croom, riding a three-fight win streak, has a finish in 16
USADA announced today that Jorge Gonzalez Villa, of Mexico City, Mexico, has accepted a two-year sanction for a violation of the UFC® Anti-Doping Policy. Gonzalez Villa, 36, tested positive for stanozolol metabolites 16β-hydroxystanozolol and 4β-hydroxystanozolol, drostanolone metabolite 2α-methyl-5α-androstan-3α-ol-17-one, and tamoxifen metabolite 3-hydroxy-4-methoxytamoxifen as the result of a urine sample collected out-of-competition on August 5, 2020.
Key Stats: 52% significant striking accuracy (3rd all-time among WSW), 44.8% takedown accuracy (5th all-time among WSW), 0.97 submissions per 15 minutes (4th all-time among WSW) What It Means: Although “The Karate Hottie” is known for her fast and technical standup attack, more than half of the 34-year-old’s wins have come by submission, including both
He couldn’t even use the recklessness of youth as an excuse, yet despite knowing better, he still traveled to Europe for the traditional event that sees an estimated 50 to 100 people injured each year. Shockingly, only 15 runners have been killed during the run since 1910. Worthy wasn’t planning on being part of either
“I was living this crazy life and I wasn’t ready,” he said. “But when I saw my daughter, something just clicked and I was ready to make a change.” He made it. These days, visits home to Florida to see his kids are broken up with work trips to his adopted home state of California.
Waterson actually views the change in circumstances as a potential advantage in the matchup. Saturday will mark her third main event in the UFC. On top of the championship rounds extension, there’s a lot of responsibility that comes with the opportunity. Your name is on the poster, there’s media obligations, and it can lead to
First, Angela Hill calls in to make her case against her split decision loss to Claudia Gadelha, share how it feels to be the first African-American female to headline a UFC card, and her thoughts on opponent Michelle Waterson’s recent comments on her game plan. After Jim and Matt recap the results from Dana White’s
On top of that, Mazo had the pleasure of working with former UFC women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg as a training partner. Mazo was complimentary of the former champion, and she enjoyed picking up small habits just from working closely with Cyborg. “Every camp has something different,” Mazo said. “Something that made a difference in
“I liked Kendall Grove, so I’m going, ‘Kendall Grove is gonna win it; he’s gonna take it.’ And he’s like ‘Hell no, I’m going with Ed.’” Herman lost a close, but unanimous, decision to Grove that night, earning Rodriguez some bragging rights. And now, 14 years later, he’ll be throwing hands with him, which led
Given the opportunity to elaborate, she declined, but said, “I’ve had some hard camps lately and I’m just trying to figure out my balance. I’ve been getting challenged in certain ways and I can’t wait to get out there and get the win.” With balance being one of the core tenets of martial arts training
As the old saying goes, in life, we are often “too soon old and too late smart.” That hasn’t been the case for Alistair Overeem. At 40 years old, Overeem has become a wise veteran, using his wits and Fight IQ as much as his punches, kicks and takedowns to win fights. Saturday night was
TAFON NCHUKWI VS. AL MATAVAO Light heavyweights take center stage in the main event of Week 6 on the Contender Series as unbeaten Cameroonian finisher Tafon Nchukwi takes on streaking Alaska-based upstart Al Matavao. Nchukwi has fought six times in his career, making three starts as both an amateur and a professional. He’s yet to
At weigh-ins, Eye missed weight and the fighters agreed to a catchweight bout at 131 pounds. Then Araujo broke her hand in the first round. Things clearly weren’t going her way. She wasn’t able to focus on the fight – through all the pain from her hand – and went on to lose by unanimous
Another Michel Pereira fight, another fight that I couldn’t keep my eyes off of. “Demolidor” proved once again that he is one of the most unpredictable and fun fighters to watch in the UFC. There was a little bad blood in his bout with Zelim Imadaev after the fighter from Russia reached out and slapped
On Saturday, in his UFC debut against Marcos Rogerio de Lima, Romanov will start his trek towards becoming the best. “King Kong” has delivered finishes in all 11 of his professional fights and only twice has he allowed his opponent to get past the opening round. Romanov’s highly anticipated debut comes against am experienced UFC
Due to a positive COVID test, next Saturday’s light heavyweight main event of Thiago Santos vs. Glover Teixeira will be rescheduled to a later date. Stepping in to headline will be strawweight contenders Michelle Waterson (#8) vs. Angela Hill ( #13) In a five-round main event. UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill will take place