His Performance of the Night-winning showing under slightly brighter lights with Pettis propelled Ferreira into the top ten early last year, where he’s remained after an uncharacteristically inactive 2020. “The pandemic was kind of really difficult for me. But this fight, I think I’m feeling hungrier than ever,” Ferreira said. “I took a year off
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How did he follow that performance up? With a walk-off spinning backfist knockout against Scott Holtzman, that’s how. On Saturday at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Volkov, Dariush (19-4-1) will have the opportunity to add to his five-fight win streak when he faces fellow contender Diego Ferreira. The lightweight showdown is actually a rematch from
That style, coupled with the way his first two losses went down, might be the reason why he got a call when Julio Arce was forced to withdraw from his bout with Valiev. Day was already in the gym and fresh from a trip to Fight Island, where he cornered Tyson Nam, so getting another
So why not say “no” once in a while? After the fight with Benitez in December, Jaynes planned on returning in April, but when Smith needed an opponent and the phone rang, he picked it up. View Jaynes’ Athlete Profile “It’s one of those things where I wanted the notice, but I feel like a
“There is a difference in my mind that’s happening,” he said. “I think the most important thing is just the guy is really good. He’s proven time and time again that he’s really good, and then just remembering and coming back to that I’m really good too, and that I’m here as well, and although
Additional bouts on the card include: • Former The Ultimate Fighter winner and No. 9 ranked middleweight Kelvin Gastelum (16-6, 1 NC, fighting out of Yuma, Ariz.) squares off with No. 15 ranked Ian Heinisch (14-3, fighting out of Englewood, Colo.) • Top 10 bantamweights hope to steal the show as No. 8 Pedro Munhoz
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Central Europe (Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, and Sweden) Main Card: 4am CET (Sunday) on: Prelims: 2am CET (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS and Viaplay (Denmark, Norway, Scandinavia, and Sweden) Early Prelims: 12:15am CET (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS and Viaplay (Denmark, Norway, Scandinavia, and Sweden)
UFC FIGHT NIGHT: REYES vs. PROCHAZKA Due to an injury to Dominick Reyes, his main event light heavyweight bout against Jiri Prochazka is being postponed to a later date. Stepping in as the new main event on Feb. 27 will be a heavyweight bout between No. 3 ranked Jairzinho Rozenstruik and No. 7 Ciryl Gane.
Updates To UFC FIGHT NIGHT: OVEREEM vs. VOLKOV A featherweight bout between Dana White Contender Series veterans Ode’ Osbourne and Jerome Rivera has been added to the card. Due to an injury, Alex da Silva has been removed from his lightweight bout with Devonte Smith. Replacing him will be Justin Jaynes, who looks to replicate his performance-of-the-night
By the summer of 2001, he began a UFC run that saw him compete nine times in the Octagon against the likes of BJ Penn, Caol Uno, Matt Serra, Clay Guida, Jeremy Stephens and Kenny Florian, while also putting in a stint on season four of The Ultimate Fighter. Following his run in the UFC,