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11:27 PM ET If Rob Font was underrated heading into Saturday’s UFC Fight Night main event against Cody Garbrandt, he took a big step toward establishing his presence in the bantamweight division with a unanimous decision win. The co-main event was considered by some to be a No. 1 contender fight. Carla Esparza was ranked
Former strawweight champion Carla Esparza earned her first finish since 2014 as she bludgeoned Yan Xiaonan with punches and elbows to get a second-round TKO stoppage and she was rewarded with a Performance of the Night bonus as a result. Esparza was dominant from start to finish as she sought to make a statement with
Featured News UFC Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports The UFC Vegas 27 bantamweight main event bout between Rob Font and former champion Cody Garbrandt would put the winner within reach of a championship opportunity. An opportunity the Boston native has never had, and one many thought Garbrandt might never get back to after three street
Yet despite having a semi-straight path to a rematch with Oliveira with a couple wins, after his grueling war with Hooker, Felder admitted that he didn’t know if he wanted to continue to go through the process of getting ready for a fight and leaving his daughter for training camp anymore. Final Results: UFC Fight Night:
UFC Vegas 27 lost a fight just hours before the event was slated to get started. Damir Hadzovic vs. Yancy Medeiros in a lightweight bout was supposed to be the second fight on the prelims of this card, but news broke that the fight was pulled to Damir having health issues. The promotion won’t get
The action delivered throughout UFC Vegas 27’s card last night (Sat., May 22, 2021) live on ESPN+ from inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, as Rob Font out-classed Cody Garbrandt to a dominant main event win (highlights HERE). In addition to the bantamweight headliner, a collection of main card and “Prelims” fights produced memorable
Carla Esparza wants title shot against Rose Namajunas Carla Esparza won the inaugural women’s strawweight championship in December 2014 by defeating current titleholder Rose Namajunas. With Esparza second round stoppage of no. 3 ranked Yan Xiaonan, Esparza is riding a five-fight winning streak and thinks it’s time to face Namajunas the second time for the
By MMA Junkie Staff | May 22, 2021 11:55 pm Follow @MMAjunkie Kevin Lee will give it another go at welterweight – at least for his next fight. And he’s got a stiff test in front of him. Lee, a former UFC interim lightweight title challenger, will take on undefeated Sean Brady on July 10
12:37 AM ET Cris Cyborg picked up yet another victory in a long, illustrious career. But this one, unlikely many of the others, wasn’t over quickly. Cyborg defended her Bellator women’s featherweight title, beating Leslie Smith by TKO at 4 minutes, 51 seconds of the fifth round in the main event of Bellator 259 on
Edmen Shahbazyan has always understood the fickle nature of the fight business. After starting out his career with a perfect 11-0 record including four straight wins in the UFC, the now 23-year-old Contender Series veteran was touted as the future of the middleweight division division. Then he stumbled in his first main event as Shahbazyan
First, after comparing each other and Matt to steaks vs. cheap hamburgers, Jim and Forrest discuss how awestruck they were at Shane Burgos’ delayed reaction to Edson Barboza’s knockout punch at UFC 262, and Forrest offers his take on the age-old debate between fast and slow zombies in horror movies. Then, Cody Garbrandt joins the show
The inaugural strawweight champ Carla Esparza thinks a win against Xiaonan Yan will catapult her back into unfinished business with strawweight great, Rose Namajunas. This weekend, taking place inside the UFC Vegas APEX facility, Carla Esparza and the number three ranked Xiaonan Yan will throw down for a possible title shot. With each athlete within
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is locked and loaded for the upcoming UFC Vegas 27 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, scheduled for this Sat. night (May 22, 2021) on ESPN+ from inside APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Headlining duties fall to rising bantamweight contender Rob Font and former champion Cody Garbrandt, who collide for a
Take a look back at Yan Xiaonan’s rise in the UFC women’s strawweight division UFC strawweight Yan Xiaonan has yet to suffer a defeat in her UFC career, reeling off six consecutive wins since joining the promotion in 2017. Yan will face former strawweight champion Carla Esparza in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 27.
By Nolan King | May 22, 2021 12:00 pm UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Sumiko Inaba’s second professional fight took longer than the first but she’s more than OK with that. On the preliminary card, Inaba (2-0 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) defeated Kristina Katsikis (1-2 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) via third-round TKO. The fight was her sophomore promotional and
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