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  • MMA Community Debates The Finish Of Costa vs. Schnell

    MMA Community Debates The Finish Of Costa vs. Schnell

    Though there is debate about the finishing sequence, Alessandro Costa came away with the win over Matt Schnell in the featured prelim of UFC Vegas 118.

    Both men took a cautious approach to start, but Costa started to get his striking going, picking up the pace. Costa landed a combination a couple of minutes in, blasting Schnell with a right hand that made him wobbly before falling flat onto his face.

    Costa got on top and started to throw punches that went unanswered, resulting in referee Herb Dean stepping in to stop the fight.

    Schnell, however, appeared to scramble into grappling for a takedown after the stoppage, needing to be informed by Dean that the fight was over. Schnell protested the stoppage; however, the result will stand.

    Alessandro Costa Gets Bizarre Stoppage Win Over Matt Schnell At UFC Vegas 118

    Costa has now won three of his last four. He came into this bout off a performance bonus-earning finish of Stewart Nicoll in April.

    Schnell has now lost back-to-back fights and five of his last six.

  • ‘His Career Revitalization Has Been Beautiful’ – Fans & Fighters React As Joseph Morales Submits Matt Schnell In First UFC Bout Since TUF 33 Win

    ‘His Career Revitalization Has Been Beautiful’ – Fans & Fighters React As Joseph Morales Submits Matt Schnell In First UFC Bout Since TUF 33 Win

    Joseph Morales’ official UFC return ends in a big way for him, as he secured a first-round submission of Matt Schnell in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 111.

    Though Schnell got the fight to the mat quickly, Morales managed to reverse position and get into side control quickly as well. Morales kept the pressure, eventually threatening a kimura before settling into a crucifix.

    Morales then managed to work his way into a guillotine choke, forcing a first-round tapout victory.

    Joseph Morales Submits Matt Schnell At UFC Vegas 111

    Morales went 1-2 in the UFC during his first tenure in 2017-18, which included a loss to future flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo. Morales won season 33 of The Ultimate Fighter through victories over Eduardo Henrique, Imanol Rodriguez, and Alibi Idiris.

    Schnell has now lost four of his last five and is winless in five of his last seven fights.

  • UFC Fight Night Results & Highlights: Sean Brady Outlasts Gilbert Burns

    UFC Fight Night Results & Highlights: Sean Brady Outlasts Gilbert Burns

    The mixed martial arts leader staged its latest UFC Fight Night event on Saturday, and MMA News has you covered with all the action.

    Before all focus turns to a highly anticipated and significantly built-up Noche UFC pay-per-view at the Sphere next weekend, the promotion put on another card at a much more low-key Las Vegas venue in the Apex.

    The headline spot fell in the welterweight division, where former title challenger Gilbert Burns attempted to defend his #6 spot on the ladder and keep his hopes of a late-career second opportunity at the gold alive at the expense of Sean Brady.

    “Durinho” ultimately failed in that mission, with his Philadelphian opponent putting on a dominant display en route to a lopsided unanimous decision victory.

    Before that, a former champion was in action as ex-strawweight queen Jéssica Andrade shared the cage with her surging fellow countrywoman Natália Silva. The latter put on another striking masterclass to earn the nod from all three judges, catapulting her into the title picture at 125 pounds.

    With that said, see below for the full results, followed by all the highlights!

    UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady Results & Highlights

    Main Card:

    • Welterweight Main Event: Sean Brady def. Gilbert Burns via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 49-46)
    • Women’s Flyweight Co-Main Event: Natália Silva def. Jéssica Andrade via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
    • Featherweight: Steve Garcia def. Kyle Nelson via TKO (ground strikes): R1, 3:59
    • Bantamweight: Cody Durden def. Matt Schnell via submission (ninja choke): R2, 0:29
    • Lightweight: Yanal Ashmouz def. Trevor Peek via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

    Preliminary Card:

    • Lightweight: Chris Padilla def. Rongzhu via TKO (doctor stoppage): R3, 4:14
    • Featherweight: Isaac Dulgarian def. Brendon Marotte via submission (arm-triangle choke): R2, 4:19
    • Flyweight: André Lima def. Felipe dos Santos via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
    • Featherweight: Gabriel Santos def. Yizha via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27)
    • Women’s Strawweight: Jaqueline Amorim def. Vanessa Demopoulos via submission (armbar): R1, 3:28
    • Middleweight: Andre Petroski def. Dylan Budka via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
    • Featherweight: Nathan Fletcher def. Zygimantas Ramaska via submission (arm-triangle choke): R2, 1:14

    Nathan Fletcher Def. Zygimantas Ramaska

    Andre Petroski Def. Dylan Budka

    Jaqueline Amorim Def. Vanessa Demopoulos

    https://twitter.com/Haduuuucken/status/1832525623090381020

    Gabriel Santos Def. Yizha

    André Lima Def. Felipe dos Santos

    Isaac Dulgarian Def. Brendon Marotte

    https://twitter.com/Haduuuucken/status/1832546395653337462

    Chris Padilla Def. Rongzhu

    https://twitter.com/Haduuuucken/status/1832552709209096224

    Yanal Ashmouz Def. Trevor Peek

    Cody Durden Def. Matt Schnell

    https://twitter.com/Haduuuucken/status/1832567560644014199

    Steve Garcia Def. Kyle Nelson

    https://twitter.com/Haduuuucken/status/1832573926872064167

    Natália Silva Def. Jéssica Andrade

    Sean Brady Def. Gilbert Burns

  • Alex Perez vs. Matt Schnell Rebooked For UFC 271 on February 12

    Top-10 flyweights Alex Perez and Matt Schnell will meet on February 12.

    As announced in a UFC press release, former title challenger Alex Perez will compete for the first time in over a year when he takes on Matt Schnell at UFC 271. This will be the fifth time this fight has been booked this calendar year. The latest attempt to see this fight was for this past weekend’s UFC 269. However, Schnell had to withdraw due to medical reasons.

    Alex Perez (24-6) last competed at UFC 255 against then-flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo. Perez earned this shot by defeating three consecutive opponents, including two finishes in a row over Jordan Espinosa (triangle choke) and Jussier Formiga (TKO). Perez fell short in his bid to unseat Figueiredo, but the 29-year-old will march forward onto his next assignment in veteran Matt Schnell.

    Matt Schnell (15-6) has had mixed results as of late, going 2-2 in his last four bouts. In his most recent contest, Schnell fell to Rogério Bontorin at UFC 262 in May. From 2017-2019, Schnell enjoyed a four-fight winning streak with victories over Marco Beltrán, Naoki Inoue, Louis Smolka, and Jordan Espinosa. 8 of Schnell’s 15 career wins have come by submission.

    The main event for UFC 271 has been announced to feature middleweight champion Israel Adesanya defending his title against former champion Robert Whittaker in a rematch of their 2019 showcase inside the Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia.

    With this addition, here is the updated lineup for UFC 271:

    UFC Middleweight Championship Bout: Israel Adesanya(c) vs. Robert Whittaker

    Alex Perez vs. Matt Schnell

    Alexander Hernandez vs. Renato Moicano

    Roxanne Modafferi vs. Casey O’Neill

    Douglas Silva de Andrade vs. Sergey Morozov

    Mark Madsen vs. Vinc Pichel

    Fabio Cherant vs. Carlos Ulberg

    Orion Cosce vs. Mike Mathetha

    Maxim Grishin vs. Ed Herman

    Ronnie Lawrence vs. Mana Martinez

    AJ Dobson vs. Jacob Malkoun

    MMA News will keep you updated on all the latest updates concerning the UFC 271 event.