3:01 PM ET Rory MacDonald, one of the top welterweight mixed martial artists of the past decade, has announced his retirement at age 33. MacDonald, of British Columbia, made the announcement less than 24 hours after suffering a TKO loss to Dilano Taylor in a 2022 PFL semifinals matchup. After the loss, MacDonald removed his
Month: August 2022
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Onama’s punches were coming fast, straight and accurate from the start, and midway through the round, he dropped Landwehr briefly with a right hand. Landwehr was sent down a second time moments later, and it looked like the fight was over, but he weathered the incoming storm and actually got into Onama’s guard on the
UFC San Diego went down last night (Sat., Aug. 13, 2022) from inside Pechanga Arena in San Diego, Calif. Headlining the event was a Bantamweight bout between Dominick Cruz and Marlon Vera, which saw “Chito” knockout “The Dominator” via a devastating head kick (see it here). In the co-headlining act, Nate Landwehr defeated David Onama
Dana White on UFC fighter pay: ‘Mind your business’ Criticism of UFC fighter pay has become regular headlines in recent years with current and former UFC fighters launching complaints. It’s a go to topic for former YouTube content creator turned professional boxer Jake Paul. UFC president Dana White was asked about fighter pay during a
Rory MacDonald was showered with support by fellow fighters and media after announcing his MMA retirement on Sunday. MacDonald (23-10-1), a former Bellator champion and UFC title challenger, had his 2022 PFL campaign brought to an end over the weekend when he was knocked out in the first round by Dilani Taylor in the playoff
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MMA News has you covered with this week’s UFC matchmaking bulletin, featuring fights for former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt, Dagestani welterweight prospect Abubakar Nurmagomedov, entertaining featherweight Charles Jourdain, and veteran 170lber Tim Means. With UFC cards being held most weekends, Mick Maynard and Sean Shelby have their matchmaking work cut out if they’re to fill them, meaning new
4:46 PM ET One week ago, Dilano Taylor‘s 2022 PFL season was officially over. Now, the 25-year-old is headed to the welterweight finals. Taylor (10-2) advanced to the 170-pound championship with a stunning TKO over Rory MacDonald (23-9-1) at 3:59 of the first round of their semifinal matchup Saturday. Taylor initially missed the 2022 playoffs
Marlon Vera had Dominick Cruz’s number on Saturday. “Chito” needed time to put Cruz down for good, but by the fourth round he was locked in and he landed a brutal head kick that left Cruz face-down on the mat to cap off the UFC San Diego main event. It was the fourth straight win
UFC returned to San Diego for the first time since 2015 with a pivotal battle between top bantamweight contenders that saw No. 5 ranked Marlon Vera take on former champion and No. 8 ranked Dominick Cruz in the main event. After a back-and-forth three rounds, the power difference was on display as Vera’s strikes received noticeable
Last night (Sat., Aug. 13, 2022), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) ventured to Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California, for UFC San Diego. The main event was far and away the most serious attraction, a duel between former champion Dominick Cruz and fast-rising finisher Marlon Vera. Outside of that Bantamweight battle, the divisional consequences for the
Dominick Cruz was up on the scorecards when Marlon Vera knocked him out at UFC San Diego Former two-time bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz was stopped in the UFC San Diego main event by a head kick by Marlon Vera followed by punches. Cruz was in control in the opening round, but was dropped by a
SAN DIEGO – UFC bantamweight content Marlon Vera would be the first to tell you that working with coach Jason Parillo has changed his life, so how’s this for a life-altering moment? Six days before his UFC on ESPN 41 headliner against former champion Dominick Cruz, Vera received a text message from Parillo. No words,
David Onama and Nate Landwehr put on a tremendous show for fight fans in their co-main event bout at UFC San Diego. The event’s Fight of the Night appeared to be wrapped up after Yazmin Jauregui and Iasmin Lucindo impressed in their strawweight fight, but Onama and Landwehr managed to take things to another level
10:46 PM ET Marlon Vera‘s nickname is “Chito,” a Spanish-language colloquialism that essentially means “shush.” Vera quieted the crowd briefly Saturday, knocking out former two-time champion Dominick Cruz in Cruz’s adopted hometown in the main event of UFC San Diego. Vera landed a left kick to Cruz’s head, putting him out cold in the fourth
Marlon Vera cashed a $300,000 purse for the biggest win of his UFC career. “Chito” scored one of the most brutal highlights of 2022 with his head-kick knockout of Cruz midway through the fourth round of UFC San Diego’s main event. A former two-time UFC bantamweight champion, Cruz earned $175,000 in the losing effort. The
Jim and Matt talk with Dominick Cruz, Marlon Vera, and “Cousin Sal” Iacono, and preview UFC Fight Night: Vera vs Cruz, on today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered! Dominick Cruz opens the show ahead of his main event bout against Marlon “Chito” Vera on Saturday night. He offers his reaction to Vera’s smack talk during the
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