Raoni Barcelos will compete on the UFC’s final event of the month after all. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that Barcelos is now expected to meet promotional newcomer Marcelo Rojo at UFC Vegas 20. Rojo replaces Raphael Assuncao who was forced to withdraw from the bout. Per sources,
Month: February 2021
At this point, you have to love Vanderaa’s attitude, because there’s no BS in his DNA. “There’s a lot of that somewhere,” he laughs. “Just not right now.” That’s okay, we’ll take what we can get and, for the moment, enjoy the fact that the heavyweight division has some of the best prospects in the
There’s some bad news for Alex Volkanovski ahead of his UFC 260 title defense against Brian Ortega: He is the betting favorite. Alex Volkanovski may be the undisputed UFC featherweight champion, but he still feeds off being the underdog. When he faced Jose Aldo at UFC 237, he was an underdog who went on to
UFC Vegas 19 went down last night (Sat., Feb 20, 2021) inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, with Derrick Lewis pulling off a massive betting upset by delivering a brutal knockout victory via uppercut over Curtis Blaydes (see it again here) in the Heavyweight main event. In the co-headlining act, Yana Kunitskaya defeated top-ranked
Having last fought in August of 2019, lightweight Devonte Smith was looking to get back into the Octagon with a bang when he faced Justin Jaynes at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov in early February. With just over a minute remaining in the second round of the bout, the fight was stopped after Jaynes
By Blue Corner | February 21, 2021 8:45 pm Social media has become a significant part of the sporting landscape. But few, if any, professional sports match the level of interaction and personal access provided by MMA. In an individual competition in which nearly every athlete is chasing the same goal of financial success and
Kelvin Gastelum got back in the winner’s circle with a unanimous decision victory over Ian Heinisch at UFC 258 on Saturday night. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the UFC. Visit https://ufcfightpass.com/ To order UFC Pay-Per-Views on ESPN+, visit https://bit.ly/2vNIBE8
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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
There was stiff competition for performance bonuses at UFC Vegas 19, but Derrick Lewis’ jaw-rattling knockout of Curtis Blaydes was a shoo-in for a $50,000 performance bonus on Saturday night at UFC APEX. Lewis was one of four “Performance of the Night” bonuses handed out by the promotion for his second-round stoppage of Blaydes. Lewis
That fight definitely showed the evolution of Blaydes, who allowed his wrestling to set up his standup game. That development has helped make Blaydes one of the biggest threats to Miocic’s heavyweight throne. When it comes to his fight with Lewis, however, Blaydes doesn’t mince words about what he plans to do. He plans to
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,
I genuinely haven’t a clue when the idea of a “new normal” snuck into the COVID-19 lexicon. I am sure I could look it up and find the first time that specific term popped up, but would it really matter when the last ten months have been a somewhat continuous blur for the majority of
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
By Blue Corner | February 21, 2021 8:00 am While it takes intense training, world-class skills and maybe even a bit of luck to register a UFC win, picking the right song to accompany you to the cage is a key talent, as well. See what the fighters from UFC Fight Night 185 went with
4:39 PM ET Two of the best heavyweights in the world will clash with title implications on the line. Curtis Blaydes and Derrick Lewis meet Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. The bout was initially scheduled for back on Nov. 28, but Blaydes tested positive for COVID-19 and the
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