Three years ago, heavyweight legend Fedor Emelianenko had just lost to Ryan Bader via TKO in the Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix Final. Despite having won two of his last three fights coming into that bout, a former foe of Fedor, Dan Henderson, considered the possibility that the then 42-year-old Emelanenko was, as he put it, “used up.”
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On This Day Three Years Ago…
[ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED JANUARY 29, 2019, 1:45 PM]
Headline: Dan Henderson Believes Fedor May Be All Used up After Bellator 214 Loss
Author: Andrew Ravens
MMA Legend Dan Henderson has sounded off the state of Fedor Emelianenko’s career after suffering his most recent loss.
This past Saturday night in the headliner of Bellator 214 at The Forum in Inglewood, California on the Paramount Network, Ryan Bader finished Fedor Emelianenko to win the vacant Bellator heavyweight title.
Emelianenko is a historic figure in the history of the MMA game and no doubt an MMA Legend. In the eyes of Henderson, he praised Bader for a job well done but also thinks that Fedor’s chin is suspect and could be all used up.
“Damn good job from Bader, for sure. Fedor’s had kind of a suspect chin,” Henderson told Fight Hub TV (H/T to MMAMania). “He’s still super dangerous. I figured [Bader] would win but not quite in that manner. It seems like [Fedor] could be all used up, unfortunately, I would love to see him out there more, but.”
The MMA legend finished former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir in the main event of the Bellator 198 event at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois via strikes in the first round in a Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix quarterfinal bout. His next fight saw him beat Chael Sonnen on at Bellator 208 at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York by first-round TKO.
Francis Ngannou vs. Ciryl Gane was everything that was advertised as Gane stepped up to challenge for the heavyweight title.
The two fighters met in a bout on Saturday night (January 22, 2022) at the UFC 270 pay-per-view event from Anaheim, California at the Honda Center. Francis was wearing knee pads. Not a ton happened in the first frame aside from clinch work.
Gane started letting his hands go in the second round and was landing some kicks. Another lackluster round as Francis is swinging, but not connecting. In the third round, Francis caught a kick and slammed him down hard right into side control.
This happened another time with Gane continuously getting back up. Ngannou was tired at this point. Ngannou got a few more takedowns in the fourth round, but Gane did a nice job of defending transitions and wrist control.
Ngannou got a takedown to open the fifth round, but Gane went for a leg submission only for Ngannou to get out and got on top in half guard. Francis was awarded the decision win. Ngannou revealed he tore his MCL in training and injured his ACL in training for this fight.
Peep the highlights of the fight courtesy of the UFC’s official Twitter account:
Ngannou entered this fight on a five-bout winning streak. He scored three straight first-round KO wins over the likes of Curtis Blaydes in November 2018, Cain Velasquez in February 2019, and Junior Dos Santos in June 2019. He previously knocked out Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC 249 before knocking out Stipe Miocic to win the UFC heavyweight title at UFC 260.
Gane picked up a few wins under the TKO banner where he finished all of his fights before going to the UFC. He beat Raphael Pessoa by submission in his promotional debut with the UFC. He got decision, submission and KO victories. He beat Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC Vegas 20 by decision and then over Alexander Volkov at UFC Vegas 30th by decision. He won the interim title with a TKO win over Derrick Lewis at UFC 265.
Let’s see how the fighters reacted to the outcome of this fight:
To see Francis be able to knock people out the way he does and now win the later rounds of a championship title fight with grappling… #LovetoSeeIt#UFC270
The trilogy fight for the flyweight title between Brandon Moreno and Deiveson Figueiredo was just as good as their past two fights.
The two fighters met in a bout on Saturday night (January 22, 2022) at the UFC 270 pay-per-view event from Anaheim, California at the Honda Center. The first round saw Moreno catch him a few times, but was taken down only to roll through to his feet while Figueiredo had his back.
The second round saw Moreno stuff two takedown attempts and cracked him a few times with shots. The third round was wild as both were hurting each other in it. Figueiredo dropped him with a massive right hand then went for a guillotine choke, but the bell sounded. The fourth round was a close striking match.
The fifth round was crazy as they both caught each other at the end of the round and had a wild exchange with 30 seconds left. Figueiredo got the decision to win the flyweight title.
Peep the highlights of the fight courtesy of the UFC’s official Twitter account:
Their first fight took place at UFC 256 in December 2020 where they went to a majority draw. Their second fight was the UFC 263 co-main event in June 2021 where Moreno locked in a rear-naked choke for the win to become the new champion.
Before the first fight, Figueiredo was on a four-fight win streak. He got a first-round submission win over Alex Perez at UFC 255, a KO win over Joseph Benavidez at the UFC on ESPN+ 30 event from Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island aka Fight Island, another TKO win over Benavidez in February 2020, a decision win over Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 240 and then a submission victory over Tim Elliott in October 2019.
On the flip side heading into their first fight, Moreno had three straight wins including two back-to-back decision wins over Kai Kara-France at UFC 245 and Jussier Formiga in March 2020 before knocking out Brandon Royval at UFC 255.
Let’s see how the fighters reacted to the outcome of this fight:
Low leg kicks of Figueirdo landing….let see how Moreno ressponds. #ufc270
The UFC 270 post-fight press conference will be live once the action concludes.
In the headliner, Francis Ngannou vs. Ciryl Gane in a heavyweight title bout goes down. UFC 270’s co-main event will see Brandon Moreno vs. Deiveson Figueiredo in a flyweight title bout. More action will also be featured on the main card as Michel Pereira shares the Octagon with Andre Fialho.
The fighters from both the main and co-main events are expected to attend the post-fight press conference barring any hospital visits. Of course, anyone else on the card who has a breakout performance could also attend the presser.
MMA News will be providing live coverage of the UFC 270 card. Be sure to check back here for the post-fight presser with a tentative start time of 12:45 a.m. ET.
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The event took place in Anaheim, California at the Honda Center. Headlining the card was a clash between Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane in a heavyweight title bout. Francis was wearing knee pads. In the first round, they did a lot of clinching and that made for a lackluster round. The second round was slow, but Gane did start letting his hands go and landing some kicks.
In the third round, Francis caught a kick and slammed him down hard right into side control. Ngannoudid get two more takedowns, but Gane kept getting up. The fourth round saw Ngannou get a few more takedowns, but Gane did a nice job of defending transitions and wrist control.
The final round saw Ngannou get a takedown to open the fifth round, but Gane went for a leg submission only for Ngannou to get out and got on top in half guard. Francis was awarded the decision win and revealed he tore his MCL in training and injured his ACL in training for this fight.
The co-main event saw more action between Brandon Moreno and Deiveson Figueiredo in a flyweight title bout. This fight saw an action-packed pace. While Figueiredo did get a takedown and got his back, Moreno rolled through to his feet. Moreno did stun him with a right cross when Figueiredo landed a leg kick in the first round.
The second frame saw Figueiredo continue to go for takedowns, but was stuffed twice. The third round featured both of them hurting each other, but most notably, Figueiredo dropped him with a massive right hand then went for a guillotine choke, but the bell sounded. The fourth round was a close striking match. They had a wild exchange with 30 seconds left in the fifth round. Figueiredo got the decision to win the flyweight title.
Peep the full list of performance bonus winners below:
Performance of the Night: Said Nurmagomedov and Vanessa Demopoulos
Fight of the Night:: Brandon Moreno vs. Deiveson Figueiredo
The final UFC 270 betting odds are in for as this event is quickly approaching for the Las Vegas-based promotion.
The event is here, and it goes down tonight (Saturday, January 22, 2022) from Anaheim, California at the Honda Center.
Francis Ngannou vs. Ciryl Gane in a heavyweight title bout will headline the show. In the co-main event, Brandon Moreno vs. Deiveson Figueiredo in a flyweight title bout will take place.
Rounding out the main card is Michel Pereira vs. André Fialho in a welterweight fight, Cody Stamann vs. Said Nurmagomedov in a bantamweight bout, and Rodolfo Vieira vs. Wellington Turman in a welterweight bout.
According to oddsmakers, Gane is a -150 favorite over Ngannou, who is a +130 underdog. Other odds for the main card include Figueiredo being a +155 underdog against Moreno, who is a -180 favorite. Here are the full betting odds:
Cyril Gane (-150) vs. Francis Ngannou (+130)
Brandon Moreno (-180) vs. Deiveson Figueiredo (+155)
Michel Pereira (-290) vs. Andre Fialho (+230)
Said Nurmagomedov (-180) vs. Cody Stamann (+155)
Michael Morales (-130) vs. Trevin Giles (+110)
Raoni Barcelos (-450) vs. Victor Henry (+340)
Jack Della Maddalena (-320) vs. Pete Rodriguez (+250)
Tony Gravely (-240) vs. Saimon Oliveira (+195)
Kay Hansen (-225) vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius (+185)
Vanessa Demopoulos (-140) vs. Silvana Gomez Juarez (+120)
UFC 270 went down tonight (Sat. January 22, 2022) from Anaheim, California at the Honda Center and we have the results. The world’s leading mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion compiled an excellent card for fight fans to enjoy.
It was headlined by a meeting between Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane in a heavyweight title bout.
The co-headliner saw a flyweight title bout between Brandon Moreno and Deiveson Figueiredo.
Their first fight took place at UFC 256 in December 2020 where they went to a majority draw. Their second fight was the UFC 263 co-main event in June 2021 where Moreno locked in a rear-naked choke for the win to become the new champion.
Michel Pereira vs. André Fialho in a welterweight fight, Cody Stamann vs. Said Nurmagomedov in a bantamweight bout, and Trevin Giles vs. Michael Morales finished out the main card.
It was certain to have a great night of fights. Check out MMA News’ UFC 270 results below:
Trevin Giles vs. Michael Morales
Giles stunned him right out of the gate then clinched with him up against the fence. Giles took him down and got in half guard. However, Morales got back to his feet. Morales hurt him with some jabs then landed an uppercut that dropped him and finished him on the ground with strikes for the TKO win.
Nurmagomedov was cracking him in the opening minutes of the first round. Cody went for a single leg and they clinched up against the fence. Nurmagomedov got the guillotine choke for the win.
After a feeling out process to start the first round, Andre started connecting up against the fence. Andre was pushing forward and in his face. Pereira slipped and fell on his back so Andre got on top to dish out punishment before the round was up.
In round 2, Pereira started letting his hands go and Andre had a nasty looking cut above his left eye. He was also bleeding from his nose.
The third round, they continued striking until Andre got kicked in the nuts. They had a wild exchange to end the round.
In the first round, they had a clash of heads early on before clinching up against the fence. Moreno started firing head kicks. As Figueiredo went for a kick, Moreno caught him with a cross. Figueiredo took him down and got the back, but Brandon rolled through and to his feet.
In the second round, Figueiredo went for a single leg right out of the gate, but Moreno stuffed it. Figueiredo landed a big straight hand before Moreno checked a kick. Figueiredo went for a takedown and Moreno stuffed it well before going back to his feet. Moreno started cracking him at the end of the round.
The third round saw Figueiredo back him up against the fence and tried to take his back standing, but couldn’t. Figueiredo hurt him with a left hand, but Moreno fired back with a straight right. Moreno stunned him with a left hand. Figueiredo dropped him with a massive right hand then went for a guillotine choke, but the bell sounded. Figueiredo pushed him away after the round.
The fourth round saw them continue to have a close striking match and they added in more kicks. They clinched to end the round before Moreno pushed him to the ground.
The fifth round saw Moreno score a takedown to start off the round, but the challenger got back to his feet. Moreno caught him at the end of the round before they had a wild exchange. Figueiredo got the decision to win the flyweight title.
They did some on-off clinching in the opening frame. Gane was landing some knee strikes to the body. Francis was wearing knee pads.
The second frame saw Gane start to increase his output, but did avoid a monstrous uppercut. Gane landed a spinning wheel kick to the head.
The third round saw Francis catch a kick and slammed him down hard right into side control. Francis got his back and rained down some strikes. Gane got to his feet and clinched up against the fence. Francis took him down again, but Gane right back up. Gane landed a spinning back elbow as they separated. By this time, Francis was getting tired. Francis took him down and got on top to end the round.
The fourth round saw Ngannou get a takedown in the middle of it, but Gane once again got back to his feet and then another takedown. Gane did nice job of wrist control, but Francis did get in some shots.
The final round saw Gane get a takedown and was on top in half guard. Gane went for a heel hook, but Ngannou got out. Gane is now tired. Ngannou scrambled and got on top in half guard. Francis was awarded the decision win.
The event took place in Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility. Headlining the card was a featherweight clash between Calvin Kattar and Giga Chikadze. This fight was crazy. In the first round, calmness as Giga slipped and Calvin jumped on top of him where he got back mount.
The second round, these guys let their hands go as both stunned each other. Calvin did get a brief takedown to end the round. The third round continued the striking. Calvin did think about going for a takedown, but decided against it. At the end of round four, Calvin hurt him at the end of the round, but Giga survived. Kattar, who dropped him at the end of the round, grabbed the decision win.
The co-main event saw more action between Jake Collier and Chase Sherman in a heavyweight fight.
This fight saw it end quickly. Jake scored a trip takedown where he would get full mount and rained down strikes that sliced open his opponent. Sherman gave up his back so Jake took advantage of that and locked in the rear-naked choke for the win.
Peep the full list of performance bonus winners below.
Fight of the Night: Calvin Kattar vs. Giga Chikadze
Performance of the Night: Viacheslav Borshchev and Jake Collier
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Calvin Kattar vs. Giga Chikadze was a worthy main event. The two fighters met in a bout on Saturday night (January 15, 2022) at the UFC Vegas 46 event from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility.
An interesting start as Giga actually slipped and Calvin dove on top of him. Calvin worked him over with strikes from half guard. Giga did give up his back, but didn’t let him lock the rear-naked choke fully in. The second round was wild as both fighters hurt each other.
Calvin was putting together jabs and combos. Giga had a nice combo that included a head kick. Calvin did get a brief takedown to end the round. The third and fourth rounds saw them strike it out as Calvin was pushing forward and both were bloody.
At the end of round four, Calvin hurt him at the end of the round, but Giga survived. Calvin continued to put it on him and dropped him at the end of the round enroute to a decision win.
Let’s see how the fighters reacted to the outcome of this fight:
Kattar entered this fight after dropping a decision loss to Max Holloway in January 2021. Before that he had picked =up a decision win over Dan Ige in July 2020 and a TKO win over Jeremy Stephens at the UFC 249 pay-per-view event from Jacksonville, Florida at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. This was prior to him dropping a decision loss to Zabit Magomedsharipov at the UFC Moscow event and then Kattar blitzed Ricardo Lamas his way to victory at the UFC 238 pay-per-view event from the United Center in Chicago, Illinois where he won by TKO.
Chikadze was on a nine-fight winning streak heading into this bout including a TKO win over Edson Barboza in August 2021, decision wins over Irwin Rivera and Omar Morales. His previous fights saw him beat Jamey Simmons by TKO in November 2020 and Cub Swanson in May 2021 by TKO.
Jake Collier vs. Chase Sherman lived up to co-main event status with a slugfest.
The two fighters met in a bout on Saturday night (January 15, 2022) at the UFC Vegas 46 event from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility. This one didn’t last long as Jake got a trip takedown before getting in full mount where he rained down strikes and elbows that sliced open Sherman. This led to Sherman giving up his back and Jake locked in the rear-naked choke for the win.
Peep the highlights of the fight courtesy of the UFC’s official Twitter account:
Collier entered the fight by going 2-3 in his previous five fights. After beating Gian Villante by decision in December 2020, he lost by split decision to Carlos Felipe at UFC 270.
Sherman entered this fight on a two-fight losing streak after ripping off four straight wins. He lost back-to-back decision losses to Andrei Arlovski and Parker Porter.
The UFC Vegas 46 post-fight press conference will be live once the action concludes.
In the headliner, Calvin Kattar vs. Giga Chikadze will collide in a featherweight clash. UFC Vegas 46’s co-main event will see a clash between Jake Collier and Chase Sherman
The fighters from both the main and co-main events are expected to attend the post-fight press conference barring any hospital visits. Of course anyone else on the card who has a breakout performance could also attend the presser.
MMA News will be providing live coverage of the UFC Vegas 46 card. Be sure to check back here for the post-fight presser with a tentative start time of 10:15 p.m. ET.
Let us know your big takeaways once the UFC Vegas 46 post-fight press conference.
UFC Vegas 46 went down tonight (Sat. January 15, 2022) from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility and we have the results. The world’s leading mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion compiled an excellent card for fight fans to enjoy.
It was headlined by a meeting between Calvin Kattar and Giga Chikadze in a featherweight bout.
The co-headliner will see a heavyweight bout between Jake Collier and Chase Sherman. Katlyn Chookagian vs. Jennifer Maia in a women’s flyweight bout, Brandon Royval vs. Rogerio Bontorin in a flyweight fight, Viacheslav Borshchev vs. Dakota Bush in a lightweight bout and Bill Algeo vs. Joanderson Brito in a featherweight bout finishes out the main card.
It was certain to have a great night of fights. Check out MMA News’ UFC Vegas 46 results below:
Bill Algeo vs. Joanderson Brito
Brito scored a takedown in the first round within the first minute. Brito picked him up, carried him across the cage, and slammed him down before getting his back. Algeo scrambled and got on top in guard. Brito got back to his feet and they exchanged.
In the second round, Algeo caught him with a right hand right out of the gate. Brito tagged him before clinching. Brito worked for a takedown, but Algeo did a nice job of defending it. Algeo tagged him as they stood up.
In round three, Brito came out firing. Alego tossed him to the ground with under a minute to go and dished out some damage from back mount. Algeo got the decision win.
Busch scored a takedown in the first round and got on top in guard. Borschev got up and they stunned each other before Busch got a takedown and took his back. Borshchev dropped him with a big liver shot then finished him on the ground.
Bontorin clinched with him then slammed him to the ground where he was in half guard. Brandon scrambled back to his feet. With a minute to go, Bontorin scored another takedown, but Brandon scrambled right back to his feet.
In round two, Bontorin took him down, but Brandon grabbed a hold of the arm and went for an armbar, but Bontorin got out of it and took his back. Bontorin changed it up and got on top in guard. Brandon scrambled to his feet. Bontorin clinched with him and took him down, but Brandon was working hard to stay up.
In round 3, they came out firing. Bontorin did drop him, but Brandon got right back to his feet. Bontorin took him down. Brandon scrambled on top and dished out some shots. Brandon got the decision win.
Katlyn got a takedown in the middle of the first round where she got half guard. Maia did a good job of defending and not letting her advance. Maia scrambled to her feet to end the round.
In round two, Katlyn worked for the takedown. They mostly clinched. At the end of the round, Katlyn did get the takedown and got her back where she kept her in place. In round three, they came out firing. Kaylyn was putting together head/body combos. Kaylyn got the decision win.
Sherman tagged him in the early going. Jake was pushing forward and landing. Jake did a trip takedown and moved onto top then full mount. Jake rained down big shots and Sherman was bleeding. Jake took his back and went for the rear-naked choke for the win.
Giga slipped and Calvin jumped on top of him. Calvin got on top and tried to advance past half guard. Giga gave up his back briefly and this allowed Calvin to take his back and put him in a body triangle.
In round 2, Calvin was letting his hands go in the second round and was landing jabs. Giga was back peddling then reaching for his shots. Calvin kept pushing forward. Calvin rocked him with some big shots then landed a knee strike to the head. Giga put together a combo that included a head kick. Calvin got a takedown to end the round then smashed him while Giga got to his feet.
Round three featured Calvin pushing forward. Giga was trying to find some momentum and did land some shots. He was still being outlander by Calvin.
The fourth round, Calvin teased taking him down, but let it go as Giga was firing away. Giga was bleeding pretty good from the bridge of his nose. Calvin hurt him at the end of the round, but Giga survived.
In round five, Calvin continued the performance and dished out more damage to Giga, who was trying his best, but didn’t have anything for the output that was facing him. Kattar got the decision win.
The final UFC Vegas 46 betting odds are in for as this event is quickly approaching for the Las Vegas-based promotion.
The event is here, and it goes down tonight (Saturday, January 15, 2022) from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility.
Calvin Kattar vs. Giga Chikadze in a featherweight bout will headline the show. In the co-main event, Jake Collier vs. Chase Sherman will take place.
Rounding out the main card is Katlyn Chookagian vs. Jennifer Maia in a women’s flyweight bout, Brandon Royval vs. Rogerio Bontorin in a flyweight fight, Viacheslav Borshchev vs. Dakota Bush in a lightweight bout and Bill Algeo vs. Joanderson Brito in a featherweight bout.
According to oddsmakers, is a – favorite over, who is a + underdog. Other odds for the main card include being a + underdog against, who is a – favorite. Here are the full betting odds:
Giga Chikadze (-235) vs. Calvin Kattar (+190)
Jake Collier (-130) vs. Chase Sherman (+110)
Katlyn Chookagian (-180) vs. Jennifer Maia (+155)
Brandon Royval (-160) vs. Rogerio Bontorin (+140)
Joanderson Brito (-130) vs. Bill Algeo (+110)
Court McGee (-115) vs. Ramiz Brahimaj (-105)
Joseph Holmes (-150) vs. Jamie Pickett (+130)
Brian Kelleher (-305) vs. Kevin Croom (+255)
Viacheslav Borshchev (-180) vs. Dakota Bush (+155)
The UFC Vegas 45 bonuses have been released. The event took place in Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility. Headlining the card was a heavyweight clash between Derrick Lewis and Chris Daukaus.
This fight didn’t last long Lewis controlled the entire fight. Lewis caught him with a combo before they clinched. Coming out of that, Lewis hurt him with right hooks before unleashing with more strikes and Daukaus dropped. Lewis now has the most knockout wins in the history of the UFC.
The co-main event saw more action between Stephen Thompson and Belal Muhammad.
This fight saw Belal dominate the former title contender. While Thompson was able to land some kicks early, Belal dominated this fight with his takedown and holding Thompson in position on the ground. Belal did score a late round takedown where he got his back and dished out a lot of damage. In the next two rounds, Belal continued to score takedowns and kept Thompson in side control. Thompson did stuff one takedown in the third round, but it wasn’t enough and couldn’t overcome the challenge. Belal got the decision win.
This event had 10 finishes, tied for 3rd most in modern UFC history. It was just behind UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Bisping and UFC 224 to have more finishes in modern UFC history with 11 each. Peep the full list of bonus winners below.
Performance of the Night: Cub Swanson and Gatto
Fight of the Night: Lemos vs. Hill
Melissa Gatto scored a TKO win over Sijara Eubanks while Cub Swanson got a TKO win over Darren Elkins. Amanda Lemos defeated Angela Hill by split decision
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UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus ends with 10 finishes, a tally tied for 3rd most in modern UFC history. Only UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Bisping and UFC 224 have more finishes in modern UFC history with 11 each. #UFCVegas45
Derrick Lewis vs. Chris Daukaus was a quick fight.
The two fighters met in a bout on Saturday night (December 18, 2021) at the UFC Vegas 45 event from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility.
This one didn’t last long. Lewis was in complete control as he landed some combos before they clinched. After they separated, Lewis hurt him with right hooks before unleashing with more strikes and Daukaus dropped.
Peep the highlights of the fight courtesy of the UFC’s official Twitter account:
Lewis was coming off a loss to Ciryl Gane by TKO in an interim heavyweight title fight at the UFC 265 PPV event. Before that, Lewis got a TKO win over Aleksei Oleinik in August 2020, beat Ilir Latifi by decision at the UFC 247 pay-per-view event on February 8, 2020, and then beat Curtis Blaydes by TKO at UFC Vegas 19. Before that, Lewis beat Blagoy Ivanov at the UFC 244 pay-per-view event from Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York prior to him losing by second-round TKO to former UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos in the headliner of UFC on ESPN + 4 on March 9, 2019 from Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas.
Daukaus entered this fight with a 5-fight winning streak and a 12-3 pro-MMA record. Victories in his past five fights were over the likes of Danny Holmes, Parker Porter, Rodrigo Nascimento, Aleksei Oleinik, and Shamil Abdurakhimov. All of those fights ended in TKO/KO.
Let’s see how the fighters reacted to the outcome of this fight:
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Stephen Thompson vs. Belal Muhammad was a one-sided fight.
The two fighters met in a bout on Saturday night (December 18, 2021) at the UFC Vegas 45 event from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility.
Thompson threw a lot of kicks to open the first round. Belal did tag him with a right hand. They did some cage fighting while in the clinch and Belal landed several good left hands. Belal did score a late round takedown where he got his back and dished out a lot of damage to the bell. In the second round, Belal scored two takedowns with the latter being the dominant position as he held him there while holding onto his right arm for a submission. Belal later dished out some punches. Belal went right back to the takedown in the third round. Thompson stood up then stuffed a takedown. Belal did get a takedown right after that. Belal got the decision win.
Peep the highlights of the fight courtesy of the UFC’s official Twitter account:
Thompson had gone 2-3 in his previous five outings heading into this fight. He suffered a unanimous decision loss to Darren Till in the main event of the UFC Liverpool event back in May 2018, a loss to former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis in the headliner of UFC on ESPN+ 6 by knockout in the second round, and a decision win Vicente Luque at the UFC 244 pay-per-view event from Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. He rallied when he beat Geoff Neal at UFC Vegas 17 by decision. His most recent fight saw him get beat by Gilbert Burns by decision at UFC 264.
Muhammad had gone 8-1-1 in his last 10 fights all coming under the UFC banner with his lone loss to Geof Neal by decision in January 2019. He’s won last four fights over Curtis Millender, Takashi Sato, Lyman Good, and Dhiego Lima before going to a non-contest with Leon Edwards at UFC Vegas 21 in March 21.
Let’s see how the fighters reacted to the outcome of this fight:
Put some respect on his $@& name and remember it, let’s go Bully!! #UFCVegas45
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The UFC Vegas 45 post-fight press conference will be live once the action concludes.
In the headliner, Derrick Lewis vs. Chris Daukaus will collide in a heavyweight clash. UFC Vegas 45’s co-main event will see a clash between Stephen Thompson and Belal Muhammad. More action will also be featured on the main card as Amanda Lemos shares the Octagon with Angela Hill.
The fighters from both the main and co-main events are expected to attend the post-fight press conference barring any hospital visits. Of course anyone else on the card who has a breakout performance could also attend the presser.
MMA News will be providing live coverage of the UFC Vegas 45 card. Be sure to check back here for the post-fight presser with a tentative start time of 10:15 p.m. ET.
Let us know your big takeaways once the UFC Vegas 45 post-fight press conference.
The final UFC Vegas 45 betting odds are in for as this event is quickly approaching for the Las Vegas-based promotion.
The event is here, and it goes down tonight (Saturday, December 18, 2021) from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility.
Derrick Lewis vs. Chris Daukaus in a heavyweight bout will headline the show. In the co-main event, Stephen Thompson vs. Belal Muhammad in a welterweight bout will take place.
Rounding out the main card is Amanda Lemos vs. Angela Hill in a women’s strawweight fight, Mateusz Gamrot vs. Carlos Diego Ferreira in a lightweight bout, and Cub Swanson vs. Darren Elkins in a featherweight bout.
According to oddsmakers, Thompson is a -140 favorite over Belal, who is a +180 underdog. Other odds for the main card include Lewis being a +120 underdog against Daukaus, who is a -140 favorite. Here are the full betting odds:
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
Chris Daukaus (-140) vs. Derrick Lewis (+120)
Stephen Thompson (-220) vs. Belal Muhammad (+180)
Amanda Lemos (-365) vs. Angela Hill (+280)
Ricky Simon (-275) vs. Raphael Assuncao (+220)
Mateusz Gamrot (-180) vs. Diego Ferreira (+155)
Cub Swanson (-200) vs. Darren Elkins (+170)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)
Gerald Meerschaert (-225) vs. Dustin Stoltzfus (+185)
UFC Vegas 45 went down tonight (Sat. December 18, 2021) from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility and we have the results. The world’s leading mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion compiled an excellent card for fight fans to enjoy.
It was headlined by a meeting between Derrick Lewis and Chris Daukaus in a heavyweight bout.
The co-headliner saw a welterweight bout between Stephen Thompson and Belal Muhammad. Amanda Lemos vs. Angela Hill in a women’s strawweight fight, Mateusz Gamrot vs. Carlos Diego Ferreira in a lightweight bout, and Cub Swanson vs. Darren Elkins in a featherweight bout finished out the main card.
Cub tagged him a few times. Elkins was bleeding from the early going. Cub dropped him with a combo, but Elkins got back up. Cub hit him with a spinning back kick and the referee waved it off.
They came out kickboxing to start the opening frame. Gamrot scored a takedown, but couldn’t keep him up. In the middle of the round, he did it again and once again Ferreira got up. Gamrot got a third takedown, but had problems keeping him down. In the second round, Gamrot went back to the takedowns, but Carlos just wouldn’t stay down. Gamrot took him down, but when Ferrira ate a knee strike to the gut, he gave up.
Ricky scored a takedown and got into full guard. Assuncao got back to his feet only to be thrown down. Ricky dominated the first round in this position. Things ended in the second round when Ricky dropped him with a right hook then followed up with strikes for the win.
Lemos dropped her with a front face kick and Hill dropped. Lemos got on top of her in full guard. Lemos kept her there and dished out some shots. In the second round, Hill came out swinging and was walking her down. In the third round, Hill got two brief takedowns. Lemos got up right away both times. They clinched up against the fence and they traded shots. Lemos got a takedown, but Hill was right back up. Hill knocked her down with a spinning elbow with seconds left. The judges gave the win to Lemos by split decision.
Belal scored a brief takedown, but Thompson got right back up. Thompson was throwing kicks early. Belal tagged him with a right hand. Belal put him up against the fence and rained down strikes. Thompson answered with his own. Belal scored a takedown, got his back, and rained down strikes, but Thompson survived. In the second round, Belal went right back for the takedown, but Thompson got right back up. Belal with a takedown and got into side control. Belal held onto the right arm. Belal went right back to the takedown in the third round. While Thompson stood up and stuffed one takedown, Belal got it on a second attempt. Belal got the decision win.
Lewis finished him in the first round with less than two minutes to go. They did some clinch fighting. Lewis caught him with a combo. Lewis hurt him with a few right hands before Chris folded to the ground and that was a wrap.
The event took place in Las Vegas, Nevada at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.. Headlining the card was a clash between Charles Oliveira and Dustin Poirier in a lightweight title bout. This fight saw a wild first round that had both fighters get hurt, a brief takedown by Charles, and a lot of striking. The second round was dominated by Charles, who got a takedown, moved to full guard, and rained down elbows for a few minutes. Charles finished the fight with a standing rear-naked choke in the third round to retain the title.
The co-main event saw more action between Amanda Nunes and Julianna Pena in a women’s bantamweight title bout.
This fight saw Pena shock the world. In the first round, Nunes looked good and dropped her twice thanks to a leg kick and then a punch. Pena went for a takedown, but was stuffed and Nunes took her down where she even took her back. In the second round, history was made as Pena came out swinging. Nunes pushed forward and they had a very entertaining exchange where both were landing and eating shots. Pena scored a takedown and got the back of a tired Nunes before applying a rear-naked choke for the win.
With there being six fighter performance bonuses, there was no “Fight of the Night” honors. Peep the full list of performance bonus winners below.
Tai Tuivasa
Bruno Silva
Sean O’Malley
Kai Kara-France
Julianna Pena
Charles Oliveira
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Charles Oliveira vs. Dustin Poirier lived up to expectations with the lightweight title on the line.
The two fighters met in a title bout on Saturday night (December 11, 2021) at the UFC 269 pay-per-view event from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The first round was madness. Poirier stunned him right out of the gate before they clinched. Charles got a brief takedown before Poirier popped right back to his feet. They had a fun exchange before Poirier dropped him only to let him back up. Charles went for a takedown and got it to start off the second round. Poirier did get back up, but when Charles went for an arm submission, it led to Charles rolling on top in half guard and landed some big elbows. Charles finished the fight with a standing rear-naked choke in the third round to retain the title.
Peep the highlights of the fight courtesy of the UFC’s official Twitter account:
I know y’all feel a difference in the way the other lightweights bring it. Are they really there to do immense damage? Inflict pain? Bring entertainment? Make you feel something? #ufc269
Poirier went on a six-fight winning streak including back-to-back wins over Conor McGregor – a KO win at UFC 257 and then a doctor stoppage win at UFC 264. Before that, he got a win over Max Holloway by a hard-fought unanimous decision in the main event of UFC 236 to earn a title shot. He lost by submission to UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov at the UFC 242 show from The Arena on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. In his previous outing, he got a decision win over Dan Hooker on June 27, 2020.
Entering this fight, Oliveira had been on a hot streak that included nine consecutive victories. In his previous bout, he won the lightweight title when he beat Michael Chandler by TKO at UFC 262. Before that, he got
a decision win over Tony Ferguson at the UFC 256 pay-per-view event. He previously choked out Kevin Lee at the UFC Brasilia event in March 2020, got wins over Jared Gordon by KO at the UFC Sao Paulo event from the Ginásio do Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and a TKO win over Nik Lentz at the UFC Rochester event from the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York on ESPN+.
Julianna Pena shocked the world when she defeated Amanda Nunes to win the UFC women’s bantamweight title.
The two fighters met in a bout on Saturday night (December 11, 2021) at the UFC 269 pay-per-view event from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In the first round, Nunes dropped her twice – once with a leg kick then a jab. Pena tried to go for a takedown, but that didn’t work. Nunes got a takedown and even had her back at one point. Pena had her in a kimura for a bit, but the round ended. In the second round, Pena came out swinging and they had an unbelievable exchange for a few minutes. Nunes got tired. Pena clinched with her up against the fence before taking her down and locking in the rear-naked choke for the win.
Peep the highlights of the fight courtesy of the UFC’s official Twitter account:
In her previous fight, Nunes retained the featherweight strap over Megan Anderson by first-round submission at UFC 259. Before that, she retained the bantamweight strap over Felicia Spencer at the UFC 250 pay-per-view event got a decision victory over Germaine de Randamie at UFC 245 by decision and another impressive victory at the expense of former champ Holly Holm at the UFC 239 pay-per-view event. Nunes knocked out Cris Cyborg in the first round in the co-headliner of UFC 232 to win the UFC women’s featherweight title on December 29, 2018, at The Forum in Inglewood, California. With that win, Nunes became a two-division champion as she’s the champ of the women’s bantamweight and featherweight divisions.
Pena entered this fight with a 10-4 pro-MMA record and had gone 2-2 in her last four fights to get here. She lost to Valentina Shevchenko by submission in January 2017 before getting a decision win over Nicco Montaño, but dropped a loss to Germaine de Randamie by decision in October 2020. She rebounded with a submission win over Sara McMann.
Let’s see how the fighters reacted to the outcome of this fight:
The UFC 269 post-fight press conference will be live once the action concludes.
In the headliner, Charles Oliveira and Dustin Poirier will collide in a lightweight title clash. UFC 269’s co-main event will see a clash between Amanda Nunes and Julianna Pena in a women’s bantamweight title bout. More action will also be featured on the main card as Geoff Neal shares the Octagon with Santiago Ponzinibbio.
The fighters from both the main and co-main events are expected to attend the post-fight press conference barring any hospital visits. Of course anyone else on the card who has a breakout performance could also attend the presser.
MMA News will be providing live coverage of the UFC Vegas card. Be sure to check back here for the post-fight presser with a tentative start time of 12:15 a.m. ET.
Let us know your big takeaways once the UFC 269 post-fight press conference.
The final UFC 269 betting odds are in for as this event is quickly approaching for the Las Vegas-based promotion.
The event is here, and it goes down tonight (Saturday, December 11, 2021) from Las Vegas, Nevada at the T-Mobile Arena.
The headliner will feature a slugfest with Charles Oliveira vs. Dustin Poirier in a lightweight title showdown. Moving things along, Amanda Nunes and Julianna Pena will square off in a women’s bantamweight title bout
Rounding out the main card Geoff Neal vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio, Kai Kara-France vs. Cody Garbrandt and Raulian Paiva vs. Sean O’Malley.
According to oddsmakers, Poirier is a -155 favorite over Oliveira, who is a +135 underdog. Other odds for the main card include Pena being a +600 underdog against Nunes, who is a -900 favorite. Here are the full betting odds:
MAIN CARD (PPV, 10 p.m. ET)
Dustin Poirier (-155) vs. Charles Oliveira (+135)
Amanda Nunes (-900) vs. Julianna Pena (+600)
Santiago Ponzinibbio (-125) vs. Geoff Neal (+105)
Cody Garbrandt (-135) vs. Kai Kara-France (+115)
Sean O’Malley (-300) vs. Raulian Paiva (+235)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
Josh Emmett (-165) vs. Dan Ige (+145)
Pedro Munhoz (-120) vs. Dominick Cruz (EVEN)
Augusto Sakai (-110) vs. Tai Tuivasa (-110)
Bruno Silva (-365) vs. Jordan Wright (+280)
Miranda Maverick (-135) vs. Erin Blanchfield (+115)
Andre Muniz (-135) vs. Eryk Anders (+115)
Ryan Hall (-200) vs. Darrick Minner (+170)
Randy Costa (-180) vs. Tony Kelley (+155)
Gillian Robertson (-400) vs. Priscila Cachoeira (+300)
UFC 269 went down tonight (Sat. December 11, 2021) from Las Vegas, Nevada at the T-Mobile Arena and we have the results. The world’s leading mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion compiled an excellent card for fight fans to enjoy.
It’s headlined by a meeting between Charles Oliveira and Dustin Poirier in a lightweight title bout.
The co-headliner saw Amanda Nunes vs. Julianna Peña in a women’s bantamweight title bout. Geoff Neal vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio is in a welterweight fight, Kai Kara-France vs. Cody Garbrandt in a flyweight bout, and Raulian Paiva vs. Sean O’Malley in a bantamweight bout finished out the main card.
O’Malley was using his jabs nicely in the early going. They had a feeling out process and started to trade leg kicks. O’Malley had the range down. O’Malley briefly dropped him with a right hand then dropped him twice after that with combos until the referee called it off.
Kai dropped him with a big right hand and Cody got back up before being dropped again. Cody went for a takedown, but couldn’t keep him down. Cody was circling away to try to recover. Kai stunned him up against the fence then put him down and the referee stepped in.
After having a feeling out process, they picked up the pace. Santiago was throwing various combos while Neal was mixing things up. Ponzinibbio did land a nice punch at the end of the first round. Ponzinibbio came out strong in the second round with his punches. In the middle of the round, Ponzinibbio got a double leg takedown. Neal got back to his feet quickly after. The third round saw Neal clip him with a right hook. Neal wobbled him with a combo, but Ponzinibbio fired back. The judges gave the win to Neal by split decision.
Nunes dropped her early in the first round with a leg kick. Nunes then dropped her with a jab. Nunes got on top and rained down some shots. Peña went for a takedown of her own when she got up. Nunes took her down and got her back. Peña scrambled and went for a kimura, but the round ended.
In the second round, Peña came out swinging and even rocked her. They had a wild exchange about a minute in. Nunes was loading up on her shots and missing. While Peña was landing shots, she was eating them. Peña continued to land and rock Nunes. Peña put her up against the fence and got a takedown then took her back before locking in the rear-naked choke for the win!
Poirier stunned him in the first few seconds of the round. They did some clinch striking. Charles with a knee strike to the body. Charles clinched with him up against the fence and got a brief takedown, but Poirier scrambled to his feet. Dustin rocked him up against the fence with a hook, but Charles kept coming forward. Dustin dropped him with a right punch and got on top briefly before getting back to his feet.
In the second round, Charles worked for a takedown early in the round, but Poirier got up. Poirier shrugged him off and Charles went for an armbar, but Poirier rolled through and Charles got back on top. Charles landed some big elbow shots. In the third round, Charles clinched with him before getting his back and locking in a standing rear-naked choke for the win!