Michael Morales called out Ian Garry — along with a few other names — after a statement win over Neil Magny at UFC on ESPN 62. Advertisement Moraels faced his biggest step up in competition so far in Magny, who is widely considered the welterweight gatekeeper. The Ecuadorian dropped Magny with a spinning elbow before …
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Caio Borralho knows he’s on the precipice of big things in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s middleweight division. Advertisement The Fighting Nerds product earned the most signifcant victory of his career to date in the UFC on ESPN 62 headliner, as he weathered a game effort from Jared Cannonier to capture a unanimous decision triumph on …
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Cong Wang was a late addition to the list of bonus winners at UFC on ESPN 62. Advertisement Wang set a high standard for the night in the first preliminary bout of the card against Victoria Leonardo at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday. “The Joker,” who has appeared at the face-offs dressed …
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Sean O’Malley is not impressed with the promotion of his fight against Merab Dvalishvili at #UFC 306: “A little annoyed-ish about the promotion of the ‘the sphere, the sphere, the show’. I’m the one doing interviews not the sphere, let’s promote Sean vs Merab, The Suga Show,… pic.twitter.com/iYTbeehmiV — Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) August 23, …
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Francis Marshall re-established a foothold in the Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight division with a split decision over Dennis Buzukja in their featured UFC on ESPN 62 prelim on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Judges Ben Cartlidge and Junichiro Kamijo scored it 29-28 for Marshall, while Adalaide Byrd saw it 30-27 for Buzukja. …
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Jared Cannonier (184) vs. Caio Borralho (186) Angela Hill (115.5) vs. Tabatha Ricci (115) Ryan Loder (186) vs. Robert Valentin (185) Kaan Ofli (145) vs. Mairon Santos (146) Neil Magny (170) vs. Michael Morales (171) Gerald Meerschaert (185) vs. Edmen Shahbazyan (184.5) Dennis Buzukja (155.5) vs. Francis Marshall (156) Jose Medina (186) vs. Zachary Reese …
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Caio Borralho broke down the door to the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s middleweight elite. A potent jab, punishing leg kicks and powerful punching combinations carried the Fighting Nerds star to a unanimous decision over Jared Cannonier in the UFC on ESPN 62 headliner on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Borralho (17-1, 7-0 UFC) …
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“Problema” wanted to make sure that what he said did not cause a problem. At the “Battle for the Giants: Brace for Impact” press conference on Thursday, heavyweights Francis Ngannou and Renan Ferreira took the stage in Washington, D.C., to help sell their upcoming slugfest. The two will throw down atop an event in Riyadh, …
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WASHINGTON D.C. — It’s a classic case of he said, he said when it comes to who flinched first. Speaking at the “Battle of the Giants” press conference on Thursday, Francis Ngannou was asked about reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship champion Jon Jones, who won the belt against Ciryl Gane after Ngannou vacated it with his …
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WASHINGTON D.C. — Renan Ferreira is matched up against arguably the scariest heavyweight in the sport. How has he responded? No “Problema.” Professional Fighters League heavyweight champion Renan Ferreira will have the biggest opportunity of his career on Oct. 19. In the main attraction of the gala event titled “Battle of the Giants: Brace for …
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