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UFC Vegas 47 Bonuses: Julian Erosa banks an extra $100,000 The Ultimate Fighting Championship revealed the recipients of the coveted fighter bonuses stemming from UFC Vegas 47 following Saturday’s event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Julian Erosa banked $100,00 for his catchweight bout against Steven Peterson that kicked off the main card. Due
(screenshot of UFC broadcast) Sean Strickland’s coach has had just about enough of Sal D’Amato at the judges’ table. Last night (Feb. 5), Strickland shared the Octagon with Jack Hermansson. The middleweight scrap headlined UFC Vegas 47 inside the UFC Apex. The bout went the distance and by the time it was over, fight fans
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Credit: UFC Sean Strickland defeated Jack Hermansson via split decision in their middleweight clash in the main event UFC Vegas 47, Saturday in Las Vegas. Strickland took the fight 49-46, 47-48, 49-46 at the UFC APEX. Strickland (25-3) landed more strikes (161-137) and more significant strikes (153-137) than Hermansson (22-7), who finished 0-for-8 on takedown
Not surprisingly, the two veterans took their time getting acclimated to the Octagon, but once they found their rhythm, a fight broke out, with the action really picking up as they traded at close range in the final 30 seconds. Bloodied in the previous round, Peterson came out strong in the second, tagging Erosa with
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There’s been a lot of controversy surrounding Joe Rogan but he has a supporter in Brazilian President Jair M. Bolsonaro. The Joe Rogan Experience is a polarizing podcast. The endeavor has been quite lucrative for Rogan, earning him a $100 million deal with audio streaming platform Spotify. The service reached over 406 million monthly users
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For those of you who watched UFC Vegas 47 from first to final bell, Sean Strickland’s performance against Jack Hermansson was not exactly a rousing finale to six hours of combat sports. After spending the past several months acting like he’s one bout of road rage away from a manslaughter charge, Stickland went into the
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Sean Strickland got the job done in the UFC Vegas 47 main event. But he knows that a split decision win over Jack Hermansson was far from his best performance. Despite controlling the majority of the fight, sticking behind his jab and avoiding virtually all of Hermansson’s offensive advances, Strickland explained why he just never
10:44 PM ET The controversial Sean Strickland continues his rise in the UFC’s middleweight division. Strickland defeated Jack Hermansson via split decision (49-46, 47-48, 49-46) Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. Strickland used his jab to keep Hermansson at bay the entire fight. Hermansson did not succeed on any
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UFC continues its run of shows at UFC APEX with a pivotal matchup in the middleweight division that will see No. 6 ranked Jack Hermansson look to snap the win streak of No. 7 Sean Strickland. In the co-main event, middleweight finishers Punahele Soriano and Nick Maximov lock horns. UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs Strickland will take place Saturday, Feb. 5 from UFC