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Moicano’s best has been on display against Riddell, and in wins over Damir Hadzovic, Jai Herbert and Alexander Hernandez. Even in a March loss to former world champion Rafael Dos Anjos, Moicano showed the heart and grit of a champion, something made even more notable by the fact that he took the bout on four

When it did, Ortiz came out with a quick right hand that missed, and Shamrock locked the champion up. Ortiz fought his way loose and nailed the challenger with a combination of punches and a knee. Shamrock fired off uppercuts from close range, but Ortiz kept throwing, with his opponent finally hitting the deck. Shamrock

Before he had Mjolnir tattooed on his chest, “Marreta” was a 2-2 fighter in the UFC, welcoming Bosse to the Octagon for the first time. The French-Canadian had played semi-pro hockey in Quebec’s fighting-heavy LNAH and went 10-1 with one no contest over his first dozen MMA appearances, earning nine finishes, but on this night,

When the University of Iowa announced the introduction of a women’s wrestling program, it immediately opened up the landscape of the sport for women’s wrestlers looking to carry their skillset into the collegiate world. The world of women’s wrestling existed before Iowa, but didn’t have the authoritative “takeover” presence that one of the Mount Rushmore

Heavyweights Pedro Rizzo and Ricco Rodriguez showed little urgency in their matchup, with Rizzo winning a lackluster three-round decision over the former heavyweight champion. Scores were 30-27 twice and 29-28 for Rizzo. Local middleweight Keith Rockel thrilled the fans who came down from nearby Massachusetts as he scored a first-round submission win over newcomer Chris

Yes, I am well aware that this is mixed martial arts, but oh, what a thing of beauty it is when “The King of Kung Fu,” Muslim Salikhov, gets into a striking match, and when he unleashed his arsenal on Andre Filho, we got to see standup at its most exciting and elite level. Yeah,

Zhumagulov has never been submitted in his career and has only been knocked out twice. His durability is something that caught Johnson’s eye when asked about his skill set. “He is here for a reason and he’s going to be fighting his best fight, in my opinion,” Johnson said. “I’m just ready to go out

In the past, Salikhov has waited until just before fight week or during fight week to make the long travel from Dagestan to the United States. Before his bout with Li, he struggled to get a visa and that affected his training and conditioning for that fight. READ: Find Out Which UFC Vegas 65 Athletes Have

“They say it takes ten years to become an overnight success, and it took me a little longer than that, but when you say overnight, that’s really what happened to me.” Like she said, the Ohio-born Arizona resident didn’t fall out of the sky and into the Octagon in the summer of 2021, but it

“People on Instagram see another part of my life. I always post something sexy or something on the beach, but it’s not real. My reality is that I work hard and train two, three times a day, sometimes four times. Run, train, conditioning, jiu-jitsu, boxing. My coaches are like, ‘Stop, go home, rest.’” The gym

Muslim Salikhov defeats Andre Fialho via TKO, Round 3, 1:03  Welterweight striker Muslim Salikhov rebounded from a rough first round against Andre Fialho to roar back and stop his foe in the third. After some solid striking from both fighters to kick off the bout, Salikhov scored the first takedown of the bout midway through

Now comes the actual business of fighting and, for Bleda, that means the business of winning. Perfect through six professional fights, Bleda oozes confidence. She believes letting the fight go to the scorecards contributed to her not getting a contract on Contender Series, and in her UFC debut, she is all the more eager to

PRELIMS Flyweight Bout: Charles Johnson (125.5) vs Zhalgas Zhumagulov (126) Women’s Flyweight Bout: Jennifer Maia (125) vs Maryna Moroz (124.5) Bantamweight Bout: Vince Morales (136) vs Miles Johns (136) MORE FIGHT NIGHT: Salikhov Interview | Nzechukwu’s Key | Maddalena Interview | Lewis’ Mind | Spivac Preview | Natalia Silva | Jennifer Maia Bantamweight Bout: Ricky Turcios (136) vs Kevin

The victories show he still has perhaps the most dangerous one-punch power in all the sport, while the setbacks showed that despite promises to the contrary, nothing much had really changed when it came to training, preparation, and performing against the absolute best the division has to offer. But this time does feel a little

Matt and Jim are joined by UFC welterweights Andre Fialho and Jack Della Maddalena on today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered! Set to make his fifth appearance in the Octagon this year on Saturday’s UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac main card, Andre explains why he thinks staying incredibly active is beneficial for him ahead of

In the headliner at UFC 275: Teixeira vs Prochazka, Glover Teixeira had an opportunity to defend his light heavyweight title against a relative UFC newcomer in Jiri Prochazka, who was making just his third walk to the Octagon. With dominant knockout wins over Volkan Oezdemir and Dominick Reyes, two of UFC’s current Top 15  light

“When I was on the show, I actually tore my ACL,” Hiestand admits. “Then partially tore my meniscus and MCL. So I had to get surgery, and this whole time, I was out, recovering from surgery and just trying to get my knee right so I could get back there and fight.” This Saturday, Hiestand

Because of his eagerness to fight, Van never stays far from weight, meaning a catchweight bout would likely not be much less than a 15-pound allowance for opponents. He’s got the heart of a giant, but the frame of a bantamweight at his heaviest. “I only walk around at 135, but what can I do?”