A former All-American wrestler who was born without legs made his MMA debut on Saturday night and emerged victorious. Zion Clark was born with a rare birth defect called caudal regression syndrome, a disorder that impairs the development of the lower half of the body. The condition occurs every one in 60,000 live births. But
Month: December 2022
Zion Clark made a successful mixed martial arts (MMA) debut last night (Sat., Dec. 17, 2022) at a Gladiator Challenge event in Valley Center, Calif., as the wrestler with no legs scored a unanimous decision win over Eugene Murray. Clark has a background in wrestling and that is exactly what he leaned on early into
10:36 PM ET LAS VEGAS — The UFC’s final fight of 2022 came down to the scorecards on Saturday, as former middleweight title challenger Jared Cannonier defeated Sean Strickland via split decision. Cannonier (16-6) out-pointed Strickland (25-5) over the course of a five-round main event that took place almost exclusively on the feet. Judges Derek
Jared Cannonier vs. Sean Strickland produced one of the stranger scorecards of the year. It was Cannonier who emerged victorious in Saturday’s UFC Vegas 66 main event, earning the nod on a pair of judges’ scorecards. What made the final tally strange is that Cannonier appeared to have won convincingly on two judges’ cards with
Both men were patient and measured in the opening frame, throwing little and landing few blows, but Albazi dropped Costa with a clean one-two early in the second. He followed him to the canvas and worked from inside the Brazilian’s guard, landing heavy, punishing shots for the remainder of the frame. Just before the midway
Jared Cannonier and Sean Strickland ended in a split decision at UFC Vegas 66. They started off relatively slow, looking to size up the other and preparing to potentially go the long haul five rounds. Outside of a takedown for Strickland, not much happened in the first round. In the second, it was much like
Sean Strickland doesn’t agree with the scoring in his loss to Jared Cannonier at UFC Fight Night 216. Strickland (25-5 MMA, 12-5 UFC) suffered a split decision defeat to Cannonier (16-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC) in Saturday’s middleweight headliner at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, putting back-to-back losses on his record for the first time
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The California State Athletic Commission is taking action after a historically awful pair of scorecards from veteran mixed martial arts (MMA) judge Doug Crosby. Last Friday night (Dec. 9, 2022), Crosby scored the Bellator 289 main event between Danny Sabatello and Raufeon Stots. This was likely his most absurd take of the weekend, as he
Mike Jackson and Jake Shields agree their clash started on Twitter. They accuse each other of making things physical on Friday at the UFC Performance Institute. In separate phone interviews with MMA Fighting, Jackson said Shields spit on him twice before he was ambushed by the ex-UFC fighter and a teammate, leading to a brief
“It’s pretty cool to see that all those dreams come true,” McKenna said. “It takes a lot of hard work, a lot of years, a lot of ups and downs, highs and lows, but it’s really satisfying, and hopefully I’m not done yet. I still got big goals to accomplish. But yeah, it’s been a
UFC Vegas 66 Live Results: Cannonier vs. Strickland UFC Vegas 66 live results begin at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT on Saturday, December 17, on MMAWeekly.com. The fights take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Click on the fight below in the UFC Vegas 66 live results section for live
Flyweights head to San Antonio, Texas. Brazil’s Daniel Da Silva will enter enemy territory as he battles Texas’ CJ Vergara, pending bout finalization. Both parties have verbally agreed to fight at the UFC Fight Night event March 25, which takes place at AT&T Center. Two people with knowledge of the matchup recently informed MMA Junkie
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UFC Fight Night 216’s Arman Tsarukyan spoke to MMA Junkie and reporters at media day for his fight vs. Damir Ismagulov on Saturday in Las Vegas Full event coverage: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/ufc-fight-night-216 Visit us on the web: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY network: http://www.usatoday.com #UFCVegas66 #UFC
UFC superstar Conor McGregor may be on the verge of adding another element to his success outside the Octagon. McGregor is nearing a potential UFC return after a long hiatus from competition. He hasn’t fought since suffering a nasty leg injury against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. McGregor has kept busy during his time away
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