UFC: The Matty Way

Zmac32 · May 31, 2018

The Quarter Finals are announced:

Brett Rogers vs Sokoudjou

Aleksander Emelienenko vs Anderson 'Braddock' Silva

Mike Kyle vs. Pat Barry

Wes Sims vs Wes Sims

I would love a Kyle Emelienenko final! I'm always a fan of Sokoudjou in the game though, so I could see that too. I'll go Kyle/Aleksander....with Kyle bringing home the crown.

kingdamo · June 1, 2018

love ur work. a great read

mattu29 · June 1, 2018

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="kingdamo" data-cite="kingdamo" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="45417" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>love ur work. a great read</div></blockquote> Cheers man <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Thanks for the predictions Zmac <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Quarter Final results: Brett Rogers defeated Sokoudjou via Unanimous Decision in what turned out to be the most entertaining fight so far, with both guys just swinging for the fences and leaving everything in the cage. In probably the biggest shock of the quarter finals, MMA prospect, but World Class Kickboxer, Anderson 'Braddock' Silva defeated Aleksander Emelienenko via TKO. Mike Kyle defeated Pat Barry via TKO, following up a solid punch with some ground and pound. Barry's weak chin let him down again here. Jeff Monson defeated Wes Sims via Submission with an Arm Triangle, this was a bit of a grudge match as Sims had really annoyed Monson with his attitude around the house. Semi Finals will be Kyle vs Rogers and Monson vs Braddock Predictions for the semi finals? <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

mattu29 · June 1, 2018

Champions and likely next challengers:

Heavyweight:

Junior Dos Santos vs Francis Ngannou/Cain Velasquez winner

Light Heavyweight:

Jon Jones vs Anthony Johnson

Middleweight:

Lyoto Machida vs Robert Whittaker

Welterweight:

Carlos Condit vs Colby Covington

Lightweight:

Conor McGregor vs Tony Ferguson

Featherweight:

Max Holloway vs TBA

Bantamweight:

Dominick Cruz vs TJ Dillashaw

Flyweight:

Ray Borg vs Jussier da Silva

Womens:

Cristiane Justino vs TBA

Zmac32 · June 1, 2018

TUF Predictions:

I'll Go Kyle vs. Braddock in the finals.

Kyle has been my guy from the beginning, but wow Braddock would be marketable coming off of the crown if he wins. Would have gone through some solid vets.

Excited for some of those future match ups.

mattu29 · June 2, 2018

Semi Final results:

Both the semi finals had something we'd not seen much of, and thats fights that went the distance. In semi final no.1, Brett Rogers continued his very impressive run, defeating one of the favorites in Mike Kyle via Unanimous Decision.

In the second semi final, Jeff Monson defeated a very game Anderson 'Braddock' Silva, who has impressed everyone with his run in the competition, despite being so inexperienced in MMA.

The Finals are set, with surprise package, Brett Rogers taking on the highly experienced veteran grappler in Jeff Monson.

mattu29 · June 2, 2018

<div style="text-align:center;"><div style="text-align:center;">TUF27 Heavyweights Finale</div>

<div style="text-align:center;">Nevada,USA</div>

Attendance: 2,674 (Gate: $694,170)

Critical Rating: 69% / Commercial Rating: 85%

<div style="text-align:center;">Prelims</div>

Justin Ledet defeated Gilbert Yvel via KO (Punch) at 3:17 of Round 1

Tai Tuivasa defeated James Mulheron via KO (Punch) at 1:48 of Round 1

Arjan Bhullar defeated Jarjis Danho via Unanimous Decision

Rico Verhoeven defeated Wesley 'Cabbage' Correira via TKO (Strikes) at 1:22 of Round 1

Mark Godbeer defeated Lorenzo Hood via KO (Punch) at 3:14 of Round 1

Daniel Spitz defeated Dmitry Smolyakov via TKO (Strikes) at 0:42 of Round 1

Dmitriy Sosnovskiy defeated Sergey Pavlovich via TKO (Strikes) at 4:47 of Round 1

Curtis Blaydes defeated Dhafir 'Dada 5000' Harris via KO (Punch) at 0:23 of Round 1

Chase Sherman defeated Fernando Rodrigues Jr via Submission (Armbar) at 3:34 of Round 3

Yaozong Hu defeated Tyrell Fortune via TKO (Strikes) at 4:25 of Round 3

Mariusz Pudzianowski defeated Siala-Mou 'Mighty Mo' Siliga via Submission (Americana) at 1:37 of Round 1

(#16) Stefan Struve defeated (#15) Brendan Schaub via KO (Punch) at 1:22 of Round 1

(#9) Andrei Arlovski defeated (#18) Alexander Volkov via KO (Punch) at 2:49 of Round 1

TUF 27 Final: Brett Rogers defeated Jeff Monson via Unanimous Decision

(#8) Brock Lesnar defeated (#5) Josh Barnett via TKO (Strikes) at 3:15 of Round 4</div>

Awards:

Fight of the Night: Chase Sherman vs Fernando Rodrigues Jr

KO of the Night: Tai Tuivasa (vs James Mulheron)

Sub of the Night: Chase Sherman (vs Fernando Rodrigues Jr)

Notes:

Chase Sherman took a double bonus for the event with FOTN and SOTN.

Rico Verhoeven destroyed Cabbage Correira then called out Mariusz Pudzianowski for a future bout. After Pudzianowski beat Mighty Mo later in the night, he accepted Verhoeven's challenge.

Daniel Spitz was a heavy underdog with the bookies at +470, but continued his run of alternating wins and losses, altho both his wins have come in a total time of 1 minute 6 seconds.

Josh Barnett's contract expired after his fight and both sides have decided not to renew, he has since signed with ROC.

Brett Rogers surprised many by defeating veteran grappler, Jeff Monson to win the 27th season of The Ultimate Fighter. Rogers went into the season with little expectations, so winning it has really pushed his profile.

Tyrell Fortune continues to be a bit of a bust, losing his second straight fight after a previous loss to Phil De Fries in Bellator.

Andrei Arlovski continued his comeback with his third win in a row, defeating both Volkov and Stefan Struve by stoppages in his last two bouts.

10 of the 15 fights ended in the 1st round, and only 2 of those 15 went to decision.

mattu29 · June 2, 2018

<div style="text-align:center;"><div style="text-align:center;">UFC 229: McGregor vs Ferguson</div>

Attendance: 22,209 (Gate: $5,472,298)

Critical Rating: 70% / Commercial Rating: 98%

<div style="text-align:center;">Prelims</div>

Shamil Akhmedov defeated Aleksandar Rakic via Unanimous Decision

Ryan LaFlare defeated Lyman Good via Unanimous Decision

Randy Brown defeated Chad Laprise via KO (Punch) at 4:38 of Round 1

Brian Kelleher defeated (#22) Frankie Saenz via Submission (Kneebar) at 1:54 of Round 2

Julio Arce defeated Brandon Davis via Unanimous Decision

(#10) Gian Villante defeated (#16) Misha Cirkunov via Unanimous Decision

Andrew Holbrook defeated Chris Gruetzemacher via KO (Punch) at 1:57 of Round 1

Abubakar Nurmagomedov defeated Abu Azaitar via Unanimous Decision

(#25) Will Brooks defeated Al Iaquinta via Unanimous Decision

(#20) Hector Lombard defeated (#11) Yoel Romero via Unanimous Decision

(#2) Chris Weidman defeated (#9) Derek Brunson via KO (Punch) at 1:32 of Round 2

(#6) Glover Teixeira defeated (#2) Daniel Cormier via TKO (Cut) at 4:13 of Round 1

(#7) Luke Rockhold defeated (#5) Michael Bisping via Unanimous Decision

UFC Middleweight Title - (#1) Lyoto Machida defeated (#3) Robert Whittaker via TKO (Strikes) at 0:30 of Round 4

UFC Lightweight Title - (#1) Conor McGregor defeated (#3) Tony Ferguson via KO (Punch) at 2:32 of Round 1</div>

Awards:

Fight of the Night: Lyoto Machida vs Robert Whittaker

KO of the Night: Conor McGregor (vs Tony Ferguson)

Sub of the Night: Brian Kelleher (vs Frankie Saenz)

Notes:

Will Brooks called out Nik Lentz after his fight, claiming theres unfinished business there and vowing to overturn his previous loss to him.

Andrew Holbrook demanded a top 15 opponent, naming Francisco Trinaldo as a big test of his skills.

Daniel Cormier announced a move up to Heavyweight after struggling with his weight cut for the fight against Glover Teixeira, and it showed with a sluggish performance before a cut ended his night.

Glover Teixeira called out Jimi Manuwa after the Cormier win, looking to avenge his loss to the Englishman. (whats up with guys calling out their last loss, first Brooks and then Teixeira)

Hector Lombard threw out Uriah Hall's name as a future opponent, which was strange as defeating Yoel Romero puts him in contention to fight a top 10 guy, which Hall is not.

It was a good night for the hosts, as New York saw hometown fighters win 5 in a row from Ryan LaFlare to Gian Villante, and then Chris Weidman winning on the main card aswell.

Luke Rockhold won the trilogy fight against Michael Bisping in a great fight, Bisping was very disrespectful after the decision and straight away left the cage and went to the changing rooms as soon as it was announced.

mattu29 · June 4, 2018

UFC on FOX: Khabib vs Pettis

Alaska,USA

Attendance: 4,389 (Gate: $1,125,778)

Critical Rating: 65% / Commercial Rating: 84%

Prelims

Luis Henrique defeated (#22) Pat Barry via TKO (Strikes) at 2:47 of Round 2

Abdul-Kerim Edilov defeated Marcin Prachnio via Submission (Kimura) at 3:27 of Round 1

Erik Koch defeated Frankie Perez via Unanimous Decision

Chris Wade defeated Damir Hadzovic via Submission (Arm Triangle) at 3:49 of Round 2

Joey Gomez defeated Kwan Ho Kwak via TKO (Strikes) at 3:22 of Round 1

Marcos Rogerio de Lima defeated Timothy Johnson via Unanimous Decision

Nathan Coy defeated Neil Magny via Unanimous Decision

(#24) Johny Hendricks defeated (#21) Thales Leites via KO (Punch) at 3:00 of Round 1

(#10) Edson Barboza defeated (#14) Michael Chiesa via KO (Knee) at 4:58 of Round 1

(#12) Yancy Medeiros defeated (#19) Belal Muhammad via Unanimous Decision

Main Card

(#14) Matt Brown defeated (#13) Jorge Masvidal via KO (Kick) at 0:45 of Round 2

(#18) Antonio Rogerio Nogueira defeated (#11) Forrest Griffin via Unanimous Decision

(#4) Georges St.Pierre defeated (#10) Demian Maia via Unanimous Decision

(#3) Khabib Nurmagomedov defeated (#9) Anthony Pettis via Unanimous Decision

Awards:

Fight of the Night: Chris Wade vs Damir Hadzovic

KO of the Night: Matt Brown (vs Jorge Masvidal)

Sub of the Night: Abdul-Kerim Edilov (vs Marcin Prachnio)

Notes:

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira defeated Forrest Griffin and called out Gian Villante for his next fight, this fight likely wont happen, as Nogueira decided to sign a contract with Brazillian company, Jungle Fight.

Matt Brown made it 3 KO victories in a row, and his decision not to retire for long seems to have been the right one.

Khabib bounced back from his first loss in his career with a dominant victory over former champ, Anthony Pettis. Pettis was taken to the hospital after this one-sided beating.

Nathan Coy was meant to be a way to get Neil Magny back to winning ways, but he upset the odds with a victory.

Johny Hendricks ended his two fight losing streak and called out Elias Theodorou after his victory.

It was a battle of two fighters on impressive 4 fight win streaks, Yancy Medeiros edged Belal Muhammed by Unanimous Decision, putting him in the top 15 welterweights in the rankings.

Abdul-Kerim Edilov continues his perfect start to his UFC career with a third straight victory.

Pat Barry was released after his loss to Luis Henrique

mattu29 · June 4, 2018

<div style="text-align:center;"><div style="text-align:center;">UFC 230: Cruz vs Dillashaw II</div>

<div style="text-align:center;">Saturday, Week 4, July 2018

North Dakota,USA</div>

Attendance: 15,718 (Gate: $4,031,667)

Critical Rating: 69% / Commercial Rating: 81%

<div style="text-align:center;">Prelims</div>

Tom Breese defeated Joe Gigliotti via Unanimous Decision

Adam Yandiev defeated Igor Pokrajac via TKO (Strikes) at 3:16 of Round 1

Anthony Smith defeated Antonio Carlos Junior via TKO (Cut) at 3:16 of Round 1

Drakkar Klose defeated Alex Reyes via KO (Knee) at 1:33 of Round 1

Darrell Horcher defeated Yan Cabral via TKO (Strikes) at 0:29 of Round 1

(#15) Chan Sung Jung defeated Alex White via TKO (Strikes) at 1:16 of Round 1

Dan Hardy defeated Che Mills via TKO (Strikes) at 2:36 of Round 1

(#9) Ovince St.Preux defeated (#15) Ilir Latifi via TKO (Strikes) at 0:54 of Round 2

(#9) Valentina Shevchenko defeated (#7) Alexis Davis via TKO (Strikes) at 1:15 of Round 2

Cody Garbrandt defeated Bryan Caraway via TKO (Strikes) at 0:52 of Round 3

Diego Sanchez defeated (#8) Nate Diaz via Unanimous Decision

(#3) Frankie Edgar defeated (#13) Clay Guida via Unanimous Decision

(#4) Robbie Lawler defeated (#2) Tyron Woodley via TKO (Strikes) at 2:10 of Round 1

UFC Flyweight Title - (#3) Jussier da Silva defeated (#1) Ray Borg via Unanimous Decision

UFC Bantamweight Title - (#1) Dominick Cruz defeated (#2) TJ Dillashaw via TKO (Strikes) at 1:22 of Round 1</div>

Awards:

Fight of the Night: Frankie Edgar vs Clay Guida

KO of the Night: Drakkar Klose (vs Alex Reyes)

Sub of the Night: N/A

Notes:

The card was full of finishes with 11 out of 15 fights ending that way, 10 of those ending via TKO. There were no submissions on the card.

Jussier da Silva confirmed who the better man was with a Unanimous verdict over Ray Borg, after the final of the Flyweight Grand Prix ended in a dubious Split Decision for Borg.

Dominick Cruz went 2-0 against old rival TJ Dillashaw and did it in style, ending the fight in less than 1 and a half minutes.

Drakkar Klose rebounded from his first professional career with a quite dismantling of Alex Reyes, who is now on a 2 fight losing streak, both by 1st Round KOs due to knees. His next fight is a must win.

An accidental clash of heads ended the Antonio Carlos Junior vs Anthony Smith fight just 35 seconds in. The result ended Carlos Junior's 5 fight win streak but extended Smith's win streak to 4.

Adam Yandiev made a successful debut, TKOing veteran Igor Pokrajic to extend his record to a perfect 10-0.

Tom Breese returned after more than 2 years away from the cage with a victory.

mattu29 · June 4, 2018

<div style="text-align:center;"><div style="text-align:center;">UFC on FOX: Women Only</div>

<div style="text-align:center;">Saturday, Week 1, August 2018

Nevada,USA</div>

Attendance: 2,989 (Gate: $1,309,406)

Critical Rating: 74% / Commercial Rating: 93%

<div style="text-align:center;">Prelims</div>

Sarah Moras defeated Yanan Wu via Submission (RNC) at 4:10 of Round 3

Xiaonan Yan defeated Viviane Pereira via TKO (Strikes) at 2:46 of Round 1

Lucie Pudilova defeated Lauren Murphy via KO (Kick) at 3:34 of Round 2

JJ Aldrich defeated Justine Kish via TKO (Strikes) at 4:12 of Round 2

Gillian Robertson defeated Andrea lee via Submission (Guillotine) at 1:26 of Round 1

Tatiana Suarez defeated Tin Lahdemaki via Unanimous Decision

Ashley Yoder vs Cortney Casey ended in a Unanimous Draw

Amanda Bobby Cooper defeated Bec Rawlings via TKO (Strikes) at 2:15 of Round 2

Alex Chambers defeated Angela Hill via Unanimous Decision

(#19) Cat Zingano defeated (#24) Tonya Evinger via TKO (Strikes) at 4:42 of Round 1

Katlyn Chookagian defeated (#18) Julianna Pena via Unanimous Decision

Aisling Daly defeated (#12) Jessica Andrade via Split Decision

Raquel Pennington defeated Rin Nakai via TKO (Strikes) at 0:59 of Round 2

(#6) Miesha Tate defeated (#13) Gina Carano via Submission (Kimura) at 4:26 of Round 3

UFC Womens Title - (#1) Cristiane Justino defeated (#21) Germaine de Randamie via TKO (Strikes) at 3:09 of Round 4</div>

Awards:

Fight of the Night: Raquel Pennington vs Rin Nakai

KO of the Night: Lucie Pudilova (vs Lauren Murphy)

Sub of the Night: Miesha Tate (vs Gina Carano)

Notes:

Raquel Pennington extends her win streak to 5.

Ashley Yoder failed a drugs test after her bout with Cortney Casey, the fight actually ended in a Unanimous Draw but was turned into a no-contest after the failure.

Aisling Daly came out of retirement and upset Jessica Andrade.

Bec Rawlings and Angela Hill were cut after their losses.

mattu29 · June 4, 2018

<div style="text-align:center;"><div style="text-align:center;">UFC on FOX: Australia</div>

<div style="text-align:center;">Saturday, Week 2, August 2018

Western Australia</div>

Attendance: 803 (Gate: $238,491)

Critical Rating: 66% / Commercial Rating: 61%

<div style="text-align:center;">Prelims</div>

Daniel Hooker defeated Diego Rivas via Submission (Arm Triangle) at 4:39 of Round 1

Danny Roberts defeated Luke Jumeau via TKO (Strikes) at 0:54 of Round 1

Israel Adesanya defeated Karl Roberson via Unanimous Decision

Shane Young defeated Teruto Ishihara via Unanimous Decision

Garreth McLellan defeated James Te Huna via TKO (Strikes) at 3:39 of Round 1

Cynthia Calvillo defeated Jessica-Rose Clark via Unanimous Decision

Rob Wilkinson defeated Elias Urbina via Submission (RNC) at 3:45 of Round 2

Kenan Song defeated Jake Matthews via Unanimous Decision

Tyson Pedro defeated Darko Stosic via Unanimous Decision

Soa Palelei defeated Azunna Anyanwu via Submission (Armbar) at 1:02 of Round 1

Yoshihiro Akiyama defeated Kyle Noke via Unanimous Decision

Desmond Green defeated Damien Brown via Unanimous Decision

Alexander Volkanovski defeated Olivier Aubin-Mercier via Unanimous Decision

Daniel Kelly defeated (#17) Uriah Hall via Unanimous Decision

(#24) Todd Duffee defeated (#9) Mark Hunt via Submission (Americana) at 3:43 of Round 2</div>

Awards:

Fight of the Night: Tyson Pedro vs Darko Stosic

KO of the Night: Danny Roberts (vs Luke Jumeau)

Sub of the Night: Todd Duffee (vs Mark Hunt)

Notes:

Danny Roberts took home the KOTN bonus and then called out Jordan Mein.

Shane Young asks for Danny Henry for his next bout.

Rob Wilkinson called out the undefeated, Oskar Piechota for his next fight, Piechota fights next against Magnus Cedenblad.

Kenan Song pulled off a big upset against hometown fighter, Jake Matthews. He was expected to be cannon fodder for the young Aussie but sent the crowd silent when he was announced as the winner.

Yoshihiro Akiyama announced his retirement after defeating Kyle Noke. This was Noke's second straight loss on home turf and fourth in a row, he has one more fight on his contract.

Mark Hunt also announced his retirement after a very impressive career. He congratulated Todd Duffee but also suggested he was a steroid user like many of Hunt's previous opponents. Hunt then ranted about how he didnt want to continue in a sport spoiled by heavy steroid abuse, before thanking the crowd and leaving his gloves in the cage.

Todd Duffee then had his time on the mic, angering the crowd by kicking Hunt's gloves out of the way, the fans then started pelting the cage with drinks and food and Duffee was escorted from the cage by security with riot shields.

mattu29 · June 4, 2018

UFC Press Conference News

Unfortunately due to a lack of depth for the Flyweight division, UFC management has decided to dissolve the division into the Bantamweight division as of 2019.

The move will lead to Dominick Cruz defending his Bantamweight Title against current (and last) Flyweight Champion, Jussier da Silva on the January 1st UFC PPV.

This merger will also lead to alot of new and exciting matchups for the fans.

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UFC announces International Fight Week

The UFC have announced a week full of international fight cards in November, one per day for a week, featuring fighters from that area. The schedule looks like this:

Tuesday - Canada (Headlined by - Georges St.Pierre vs Matt Brown)

Wednesday - Brazil (Headlined by - Gabriel Gonzaga vs Rampage Jackson)

Thursday - South Europe (Headlined by - Alistair Overeem vs Brendan Schaub)

Friday - Scandinavia (Headlined by - Alexander Gustafsson vs Corey Anderson)

Saturday - Poland (Headlined by - Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs Rose Namajunas)

Sunday - Russia (Headlined by - Rashid Magomedov vs Kevin Lee)

Monday - USA (Headlined by - Luke Rockhold vs Hector Lombard)

Zmac32 · June 5, 2018

Still really enjoying this.

Excited to see the matchups from that monster BW division. I like the ladies only and region-specific themed cards.

Keep it up, thanks for the content.

mattu29 · June 6, 2018

<div style="text-align:center;"><div style="text-align:center;">UFC Fight Night: England</div>

<div style="text-align:center;">Saturday, Week 4, August 2018

London, England</div>

Attendance: 2,006 (Gate: $758,268)

Critical Rating: 68% / Commercial Rating: 76%

<div style="text-align:center;">Prelims</div>

Marc Diakiese defeated Claudio Puelles via KO (Kick) at 2:58 of Round 1

Sheldon Westcott defeated Jim Wallhead via Unanimous Decision

Jack Marshman defeated Salim Touahri via KO (Punch) at 0:26 of Round 1

Luke Barnatt defeated Charles Byrd via TKO (Strikes) at 1:13 of Round 1

Bradley Scott defeated Andrew Sanchez via TKO (Strikes) at 1:45 of Round 1

Tom Watson defeated Anatoly Tokov via KO (Punch) at 1:29 of Round 3

John Phillips defeated Josh Stansbury via TKO (Strikes) at 1:21 of Round 2

Paul Craig defeated Darren Stewart via Unanimous Decision

Alvaro Herrera defeated Galore Bofando via TKO (Strikes) at 4:23 of Round 1

Ross Pearson defeated Tiago dos Santos via TKO (Strikes) at 2:37 of Round 2

Drew Dober defeated Norman Parke via TKO (Strikes) at 0:40 of Round 2

Joseph Duffy defeated John Makdessi via Submission (Leglock) at 4:11 of Round 1

(#12) Thomas Almeida defeated (#17) Brett Johns via KO (Punch) at 0:40 of Round 1

Zabit Magomedsharipov defeated Arnold Allen via Unanimous Decision

(#9) Martin Kampmann defeated (#6) Gunnar Nelson via Submission (Kimura) at 2:53 of Round 5</div>

Awards:

Fight of the Night: Zabit Magomedsharipov vs Arnold Allen

KO of the Night: Thomas Almeida (vs Brett Johns)

Sub of the Night: Joseph Duffy (vs John Makdessi)

Notes:

Martin Kampmann not only picked up an upset in the main event, but he managed to sub one of the best grapplers in the Welterweight division. Fatigue may have played a part, but it was a big win for the Danish fighter.

Thomas Almeida handed Brett Johns his first loss of his career in impressive fashion with a big Right Hook knockout, just 40 seconds into the bout. He announced his intention to fight one of his idols in Urijah Faber next.

It was 3-0 vs 4-0 in their UFC careers, and a real future title challengers bout between Zabit Magomedsharipov and Arnold Allen, and the bout didnt disappoint, winning Fight of the Night. It was Magomedsharipov who continued undefeated in the octagon and moved to 4-0, and onto a bout against a top 10 fighter.

Paul Craig sent Darren Stewart crashing out of the UFC in a loser-leaves-UFC fight. Stewart was 0-4 and 1 no contest in the UFC after the loss.

Ross Pearson broke his 4 fight losing streak and saved his job for at least another fight with this victory.

mattu29 · June 6, 2018

TUF 28 announced:

- Middleweight Division

- Coaches: Brock Lesnar and Alistair Overeem

Fighters:

- Abdulsupyan Alikhanov (9-2) - This tough Russian is a former FNG Middleweight champion who holds one punch knockout power in either fist. Uppercuts are his speciality with a number of victories coming that way. He lost his first two bouts but is 9-0 since then, with his last 3 wins being via stoppage.

- Albert Duraev (12-3) - Another Russian, Duraev is a former two-weight champion in ACB at Welterweight and Middleweight. He is nicknamed 'Machete' for the way he cuts through his opponents. He holds stoppage wins over Vyacheslav Vasilevsky and Clifford Starks.

- Alex Nicholson (10-4) - Nicholson has been rejuvinated since leaving the UFC, winning 3 straight, 2 of which have been at Heavyweight. Nicholson is never far from controversy, having been caught up in supposed racial remarks and domestic violence issues in recent times.

- Brennan Ward (15-6) - A former Bellator Middleweight Tournament Champion, Ward has fought alot of great fighters at Middleweight or Welterweight, aswell as going 1-0 in Rizin. Very rarely will a Ward fight go to decision, with only 2 of his 21 fights going the distance.

- Cristiano Souza (9-2) - Souza is another fighter whos fights dont go the distance with just 1 of his 11 fights going to a decision. He has a 2 fight winning streak coming into the Ultimate Fighter house, both via stoppage with his last victory against TUF alumni, Dominic Waters.

- Danny Mitchell (22-9-1) - A fighter who went 0-2 in his original UFC stint by decisions, he has won seven fights since, all by stoppages. He has fought a number of current UFC fighters, Cathal Pendred, Nico Musoke and Gunnar Nelson to name a few.

- Guilherme Vasconcelos (12-4) - 'Bamba' is possibly more famous for dating Demi Lovato than his actual MMA career. He made his MMA debut against UFC vet Wendell Oliveira, who was 17-6 at the time and pulled off the upset by submission. He was unfortunate to be cut from the UFC originally, after just one loss by decision but is back for redemption.

- Hayder Hassan (8-4) - One of the stars of the ATT vs Blackzillians TUF season, Hassan almost single handedly carried his ATT team in the cage. A heavy hitter, unfortunately his sub defense isnt quite up to par. His gas tank is also another worry.

- Ian Stephens (3-1) - The least experienced fighter in the house by record, Stephens is a former TUF contestant so has a foot up there. He was involved in a highly controversial judges decision in his previous stint in the house, which led to Keith Kizer resigning from his position in the NSAC. Stephens has a fantastic wrestling resume as a 2x All-American.

- Igor Svirid (14-5) - The first ever Kazakhstani TUF contestant, Svirid is coming off the back of a win to take the trilogy against Vitaly Bigdash, making a name for himself in Asia with those wins.

- Jason Jackson (7-4) - An arch rival of Hayder Hassan, itll be interesting to see how these two interact in the house. Jackson is a former Titan FC and Victory FC Welterweight Champion. He is a big talker who took current Welterweight title challenger, Colby Covington to a decision early in their careers.

- Karl Amoussou (25-9-2) - Amoussou is a talented Judoka with an excellent clinch and powerful punches. He is also has very good submission skills. Amoussou seems to have been around forever but is still only 32.

- Ramazan Emeev (17-4) - One of the top Russian fighters currently, Emeev is actually 1-0 in the UFC after beating Sam Alvey by decision, but decided to go back to Russia and fight there for substantially more money. Emeev has been promised a big contract to come thru the season and impress. He avenged his loss to Vyacheslav Vasilevsky with a first round choke.

- Roman Kopylov (5-0) - Kopylov is a multiple time hand-to-hand combat world champion so a move into MMA was an obvious choice. All his victories have come by KO/TKO and comes into the TUF house the only undefeated fighter.

- Scott Askham (15-4) - Askham was cut from the UFC after losing 2 fights in a row, adding to his other 2 losses in the org. He comes back off a victory over Alex Reid and a change of fight camps, hoping to make his way back to the UFC cage quickly. He was 12-0 before his UFC debut, finishing the majority of them in the first round. Askham has yet to be finished in his career.

- Yannick Bahati (8-2) - Bahati is a large Middleweight with accurate and powerful strikes. He finished all his semi-pro bouts via submission however. In his pro career he has finished 7 of 8 fights, with 4 KO/TKOs and 3 submissions.

mattu29 · June 9, 2018

<div style="text-align:center;"><div style="text-align:center;">UFC Fight Night: Brazil vs USA</div>

<div style="text-align:center;">Saturday, Week 2, September 2018

Fortaleza, Brazil</div>

Attendance: 4,219 (Gate: $1,680,216)

Critical Rating: 68% / Commercial Rating: 96%

<div style="text-align:center;">Prelims</div>

Niko Price defeated Luan Chagas via KO (Knee) at 2:51 of Round 2

Augusto Mendes defeated Luke Sanders via Submission (Triangle) at 3:24 of Round 1

Julian Marquez defeated Vitor Miranda TKO (Strikes) at 1:14 of Round 1

Antonio Braga Neto defeated Eric Spicely via Submission (Leglock) at 4:45 of Round 2

Vinc Pichel defeated Carlos Diego Ferreira via Unanimous Decision

Davi Ramos defeated Lance Benoist TKO (Strikes) at 3:04 of Round 1

James Vick defeated Gilbert Burns TKO (Strikes) at 0:49 of Round 3

Court McGee defeated Rousimar Palhares via Unanimous Decision

Jared Gordon defeated Alan Patrick via Unanimous Decision

(#20) Ed Herman defeated Francimar Barroso via Submission (Armbar) at 1:54 of Round 2

(#17) Renan Barao defeated (#9) Cub Swanson TKO (Strikes) at 4:51 of Round 1

(#8) Kelvin Gastelum defeated (#6) Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza via Unanimous Decision

(#8) 'King Mo' Muhammed Lawal defeated (#13) Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua TKO (Strikes) at 1:14 of Round 1

(#7) Rafael dos Anjos defeated (#8) Stephen Thompson via Unanimous Decision

UFC Heavyweight Title - (#3) Stipe Miocic defeated (#1) Junior dos Santos via KO (Punch) at 1:59 of Round 5</div>

Awards:

Fight of the Night: James Vick vs Gilbert Burns

KO of the Night: Stipe Miocic (vs Junior Dos Santos)

Sub of the Night: Ed Herman (vs Francimar Barroso)

Notes:

Final Scores were: USA - 10 wins, Brazil - 5 wins.

Stipe Miocic slightly upset the odds, as a +180 underdog to regain a title he never actually lost one on one. He was met by Francis Ngannou in the cage after the bout, hyping his first defense of this title run.

King Mo made a successful debut in the UFC, dispatching Shogun Rua in just over a minute due to ground and pound.

Renan Barao ended a two fight losing streak with an impressive first round beatdown over heavy favorite for the fight, Cub Swanson, who was -550 to win.

Jared Gordon remains perfect in the UFC with his third straight octagon victory.

Vitor Miranda was released after a quick loss to Julian Marquez, who improves to 2-0 in the UFC. Miranda is now 0-3 in his last 3 fights.

Vinc Pichel is now on a 5 fight winning streak and pushing for a ranking spot within the stacked Lightweight division.

Court McGee was a +390 for his fight with Rousimar Palhares. Palhares was on twitter straight after the bout, still calling out longterm rival Mike Perry, who seemed to also still want the fight despite Palhares loss.

mattu29 · June 9, 2018

UFC Fight Night: Europe

Saturday, Week 3, September 2018

Berlin, Germany

Attendance: 624 (wtf?!) (Gate: $172,692)

Critical Rating: 75% / Commercial Rating: 58%

Prelims

Ion Cutelaba defeated Wojciech Lach via Unanimous Decision

Marcel Fortuna defeated Bojan Mihajlovic via TKO (Strikes) at 2:16 of Round 1

Alessio Di Chirico defeated Abdul Razak Alhassan via Submission (RNC) at 3:46 of Round 1

Gavin Tucker defeated Damian Stasiak via Unanimous Decision

Emil Meek defeated Alex Lohore via TKO (Strikes) at 2:08 of Round 1

Felipe Silva defeated Daniel Teymur via TKO (Strikes) at 1:12 of Round 1

Michal Wlodarek defeated Cyril Asker via KO (Punch) at 4:58 of Round 1

Lando Vannata defeated Mairbek Taisumov via Unanimous Decision

Jack Hermansson defeated (#25) Krzysztof Jotko via TKO (Strikes) at 2:22 of Round 2

Islam Makhachev defeated James Krause via Unanimous Decision

Main Card

(#18) Tarec Saffiedine defeated Patrick Cote via Unanimous Decision

(#19) Alexander Shlemenko defeated (#17) Costas Philippou via TKO (Strikes) at 4:04 of Round 1

Jan Blachoqicz defeated (#20) Nikita Krylov via Unanimous Decision

(#10) Vitaly Minakov defeated (#20) Marcin Tybura via KO (Punch) at 0:56 of Round 2

(#4) Jimi Manuwa defeated (#13) Patrick Cummins via TKO (Strikes) at 4:54 of Round 2

Awards:

Fight of the Night: Jan Blachowicz vs Nikita Krylov

KO of the Night: Vitaly Minakov (vs Marcin Tybura)

Sub of the Night: Alessio Di Chirico (vs Abdul Razak Alhassan)

Notes:

The event was attended by a whopping 624 attendees in Berlin, Germany, with the gate bringing in $172,692.

Jimi Manuwa impressed on the night and called out former title challenger, Volkan Oezmedir to throw down. Manuwa suggested a fight at the next English based card.

Vitaly Minakov stayed unbeaten and improves to 21-0. He requested a top 10 opponent next.

Felipe Silva called out Marc Diakiese after his win, that should be a great standup battle.

Bojan Mihajlovic and Damian Stasiak were released after their losses.

mattu29 · June 14, 2018

UFC on FOX: Asia

Saturday, Week 1, October 2018

Southern Asia

Attendance: 1,514 (Gate: $510,975)

Critical Rating: 69% / Commercial Rating: 82%

Prelims

Naoki Inoue defeated Deiveson Figueiredo via Submission (Kimura) at 1:12 of Round 1

Yadong Song defeated Kyle Bochniak via Unanimous Decision

Christian Lee defeated Cory Sandhagen via KO (Punch) at 1:06 of Round 2

Buren Wuliji defeated Guido Cannetti via Unanimous Decision

Ashkan Mokhtarian defeated Hiromasa Ogikubo via Unanimous Decision

Kyung Ho Kang defeated Enrique Briones via Submission (Kneebar) at 4:12 of Round 1

Ji Yeon Kim defeated Gina Mazany via Split Decision

(#22) Chris Kelades defeated (#8) Yuta Sasaki via Submission (RNC) at 3:34 of Round 1

(#20) Evan Dunham defeated Mizuto Hirota via Submission (Guillotine) at 1:17 of Round 2

Satoshi Ishii defeated Chris de la Rocha via Submission (Kneebar) at 1:54 of Round 3

Main Card

(#25) Rani Yahya defeated Norifumi 'Kid' Yamamoto via KO (Knee) at 1:56 of Round 1

(#9) Ben Nguyen defeated (#12) Matheus Nicolau via TKO (Strikes) at 2:07 of Round 1

(#10) Yair Rodriguez defeated (#20) Doo Ho Choi via KO (Kick) at 0:58 of Round 1

(#24) Vitor Belfort defeated (#23) Rashad Evans via TKO (Strikes) at 1:41 of Round 1

(#5) Derrick Lewis defeated (#8) Fabricio Werdum via KO (Punch) at 4:50 of Round 2

Awards:

Fight of the Night: Ben Nguyen vs Matheus Nicolau

KO of the Night: Rani Yahya (vs Norifumi Yamamoto)

Sub of the Night: Satoshi Ishii (vs Chris de la Rocha)

Notes:

Derrick Lewis knocked out former Heavyweight Champion, Fabricio Werdum to earn himself a no.1 contender fight against unbeaten, Vitaly Minakov.

Fabricio Werdum announced his retirement after the fight, retiring with a 23-9-1 record. He will be a likely entrant into the UFC Hall of Fame.

Another fighter to retire on the night and also likely to enter the UFC Hall of fame is Vitor Belfort, who did so after a victory over former Light Heavyweight Champion, Rashad Evans. A former Light Heavyweight champion himself, Belfort retires with a record of 27-14-1NC.

Ben Nguyen extended his winning streak to 5 and can expect a top ranked opponent in his next bout.

Rani Yahya is now on a 3 fight winning streak, and is 7-1 in his last 8 fights, with only a decision loss to former title challenger, Joe Soto the only blemish in recent times.

mattu29 · June 14, 2018

TUF 28 announced:

- Middleweight Division
- Coaches: Brock Lesnar and Alistair Overeem

Fighters:

- Abdulsupyan Alikhanov (9-2) - This tough Russian is a former FNG Middleweight champion who holds one punch knockout power in either fist. Uppercuts are his speciality with a number of victories coming that way. He lost his first two bouts but is 9-0 since then, with his last 3 wins being via stoppage.
- Albert Duraev (12-3) - Another Russian, Duraev is a former two-weight champion in ACB at Welterweight and Middleweight. He is nicknamed 'Machete' for the way he cuts through his opponents. He holds stoppage wins over Vyacheslav Vasilevsky and Clifford Starks.
- Alex Nicholson (10-4) - Nicholson has been rejuvinated since leaving the UFC, winning 3 straight, 2 of which have been at Heavyweight. Nicholson is never far from controversy, having been caught up in supposed racial remarks and domestic violence issues in recent times.
- Brennan Ward (15-6) - A former Bellator Middleweight Tournament Champion, Ward has fought alot of great fighters at Middleweight or Welterweight, aswell as going 1-0 in Rizin. Very rarely will a Ward fight go to decision, with only 2 of his 21 fights going the distance.
- Cristiano Souza (9-2) - Souza is another fighter whos fights dont go the distance with just 1 of his 11 fights going to a decision. He has a 2 fight winning streak coming into the Ultimate Fighter house, both via stoppage with his last victory against TUF alumni, Dominic Waters.
- Danny Mitchell (22-9-1) - A fighter who went 0-2 in his original UFC stint by decisions, he has won seven fights since, all by stoppages. He has fought a number of current UFC fighters, Cathal Pendred, Nico Musoke and Gunnar Nelson to name a few.
- Guilherme Vasconcelos (12-4) - 'Bamba' is possibly more famous for dating Demi Lovato than his actual MMA career. He made his MMA debut against UFC vet Wendell Oliveira, who was 17-6 at the time and pulled off the upset by submission. He was unfortunate to be cut from the UFC originally, after just one loss by decision but is back for redemption.
- Hayder Hassan (8-4) - One of the stars of the ATT vs Blackzillians TUF season, Hassan almost single handedly carried his ATT team in the cage. A heavy hitter, unfortunately his sub defense isnt quite up to par. His gas tank is also another worry.
- Ian Stephens (3-1) - The least experienced fighter in the house by record, Stephens is a former TUF contestant so has a foot up there. He was involved in a highly controversial judges decision in his previous stint in the house, which led to Keith Kizer resigning from his position in the NSAC. Stephens has a fantastic wrestling resume as a 2x All-American.
- Igor Svirid (14-5) - The first ever Kazakhstani TUF contestant, Svirid is coming off the back of a win to take the trilogy against Vitaly Bigdash, making a name for himself in Asia with those wins.
- Jason Jackson (7-4) - An arch rival of Hayder Hassan, itll be interesting to see how these two interact in the house. Jackson is a former Titan FC and Victory FC Welterweight Champion. He is a big talker who took current Welterweight title challenger, Colby Covington to a decision early in their careers.
- Karl Amoussou (25-9-2) - Amoussou is a talented Judoka with an excellent clinch and powerful punches. He is also has very good submission skills. Amoussou seems to have been around forever but is still only 32.
- Ramazan Emeev (17-4) - One of the top Russian fighters currently, Emeev is actually 1-0 in the UFC after beating Sam Alvey by decision, but decided to go back to Russia and fight there for substantially more money. Emeev has been promised a big contract to come thru the season and impress. He avenged his loss to Vyacheslav Vasilevsky with a first round choke.
- Roman Kopylov (5-0) - Kopylov is a multiple time hand-to-hand combat world champion so a move into MMA was an obvious choice. All his victories have come by KO/TKO and comes into the TUF house the only undefeated fighter.
- Scott Askham (15-4) - Askham was cut from the UFC after losing 2 fights in a row, adding to his other 2 losses in the org. He comes back off a victory over Alex Reid and a change of fight camps, hoping to make his way back to the UFC cage quickly. He was 12-0 before his UFC debut, finishing the majority of them in the first round. Askham has yet to be finished in his career.
- Yannick Bahati (8-2) - Bahati is a large Middleweight with accurate and powerful strikes. He finished all his semi-pro bouts via submission however. In his pro career he has finished 7 of 8 fights, with 4 KO/TKOs and 3 submissions.

Episode 1 - Ramazan Emeev defeated Guilherme Vasconcelos via Unanimous Decision. Emeev dominated throughout with superior striking.

Episode 2 - Hayder Hassan defeated Brennan Ward via 1st Round TKO. Hassan came out from the off, clearly headhunting, catching Ward with a big right hand and following up with ground and pound until the referee had to jump in and stop the fight. Hassan came across very cocky in this episode, and is really annoying the opposing team with his house antics.

mattu29 · June 22, 2018

<div style="text-align:center;"><div style="text-align:center;">UFC 231: Jones vs Johnson</div>

<div style="text-align:center;">Saturday, Week 2, October 2018

Nevada, USA</div>

Attendance: 22,199 (Gate: $9,724,826)

Critical Rating: 66% / Commercial Rating: 100%

<div style="text-align:center;">Prelims</div>

James Gallagher defeated Hakeem Dawodu via Submission (Toe Hold) at 2:53 of Round 1

Marvin Vettori defeated Mikkel Parlo via Submission (Kimura) at 3:04 of Round 1

(#23) Mike Perry defeated Alex Morono via KO (Kick) at 2:23 of Round 2

(#16) Darren Till defeated Alberto Mina via Unanimous Decision

Marco Polo Reyes defeated Devin Powell via TKO (Strikes) at 1:48 of Round 1

Jeremy Kennedy defeated Michel Prazeres via Unanimous Decision

Abukar Yandiev defeated Vladimir Mineev via KO (Kick) at 0:15 of Round 1

(#15) Michael Johnson defeated Abel Trujillo via Unanimous Decision

(#14) Travis Browne defeated (#18) Ben Rothwell via TKO (Strikes) at 1:29 of Round 1

(#15) Aljamain Sterling defeated (#17) John Dodson via Unanimous Decision

(#3) Demetrious Johnson defeated (#7) via Split Decision

(#3) Anderson Silva defeated (#6) Paulo Henrique Costa via TKO (Strikes) at 4:58 of Round 1

(#8) Holly Holm defeated (#2) Amanda Nunes via TKO (Strikes) at 3:07n of Round 1

(#10) Charles Oliveira defeated (#1) Max Holloway via Submission (Armbar) at 2:19 of Round 2 to win the UFC Featherweight Title

(#1) Jon Jones defeated (#2) Anthony Johnson via KO (Knee) at 1:18 of Round 4 to retain the UFC Light Heavyweight Title</div>

Awards:

Fight of the Night: Aljamain Sterling vs John Dodson

KO of the Night: Jon Jones (vs Anthony Johnson)

Sub of the Night: Charles Oliveira (vs Max Holloway)

Notes:

Jon Jones announced he was considering a move up to Heavyweight after basically clearing out the whole of the Light Heavyweight division.

Charles Oliveira shocked the world, with very few people seeing him as anything but a easy title defense for Holloway, considering he was a +600 favorite to successfully defend.

Paulo Henrique Costa was fuming at the referee stoppage at the end of the first round. Despite being dropped by Silva, Costa was covering up and waiting for the bell, before referee Steve Mazzagatti stepped in and stopped the fight. Costa asked for a rematch to settle the score on Twitter after the fight and Silva seemed to agree.

Mike Perry continued his odd feud with Rousimar Palhares with a explicit post-feud interview. He also added that he still had his eye on Darren Till, once he'd disposed of Palhares.

James Gallagher made a successful debut in the UFC, extending his unbeaten record to 9-0.

mattu29 · June 22, 2018

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="45417" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div> http://media.ufc.tv/fightweek/ifw_2017_header.jpg UFC announces International Fight Week The UFC have announced a week full of international fight cards in November, one per day for a week, featuring fighters from that area. The schedule looks like this: Tuesday - Canada (Headlined by - Georges St.Pierre vs Matt Brown) Wednesday - Brazil (Headlined by - Gabriel Gonzaga vs Rampage Jackson) Thursday - South Europe (Headlined by - Alistair Overeem vs Brendan Schaub) Friday - Scandinavia (Headlined by - Alexander Gustafsson vs Corey Anderson) Saturday - Poland (Headlined by - Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs Rose Namajunas) Sunday - Russia (Headlined by - Rashid Magomedov vs Kevin Lee) Monday - USA (Headlined by - Luke Rockhold vs Hector Lombard) </div></blockquote> Main Cards for these events: Canada: (#3) Georges St. Pierre vs (#13) Matt Brown (#19) Kajan Johnson vs (#21) Marcin Held (#21) Elias Theodorou vs (#19) David Branch Steve Bosse vs Dongi Yang Nordine Taleb vs Max Griffin Brazil: (#13) Gabriel Gonzaga vs (#12) Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson (#11) Patricio Freire vs (#5) Chad Mendes (#19) Douglas Lima vs (#12) Lorenz Larkin (#4) Bibiano Fernandes vs (#7) Jimmie Rivera Thiago Alves vs (#24) Dong Hyun Kim South Europe: (#11) Alistair Overeem vs (#22) Brendan Schaub (#14) Stefan Struve vs Brett Rogers (#11) Volkan Oezdemir vs Jake Collier Tom Duquesnoy vs Douglas Silva de Andrade Michael Page vs Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos Scandinavia: (#5) Alexander Gustafsson vs (#8) Corey Anderson (#22) Max Nunes vs Fabio Maldonado Niklas Backstrom vs Charles Rosa David Teymur vs Ryan Hall Makwan Amirkhani vs Mirsad Bektic Poland: (#4) Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs (#9) Rose Namajunas Mariusz Pudzianowski vs Dhafir 'Dada 5000' Harris (#16) Mamed Khalidov vs Karlos Vemola (#10) Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs (#20) Jessica Aguilar Daniel Omielanczuk vs Antonio 'Bigfoot' Silva Russia: (#19) Rashid Magomedov vs (#13) Kevin Lee Alexsander Emlienenko vs (#24) Justin Wren Albert Tumenov vs (#22) Santiago Ponzinibbio Sultan Aliev vs (#20) Kamarudeen Usman Alexey Oleynik vs Jeff Monson USA: (#4) Luke Rockhold vs (#18) Hector Lombard Nick Diaz vs Jason 'Mayhem' Miller (#5) Tony Ferguson vs (#8) Justin Gaethje (#6) Henry Cejudo vs (#9) Ali Bagautinov (#8) Eryk Anders vs (#17) Johny Hendricks

mattu29 · June 23, 2018

UFC 232: Condit vs Covington

Saturday, Week 4, October 2018

California, USA

Attendance: 22,199 (Gate: $7,,)

Critical Rating: 66% / Commercial Rating: 92%

Prelims

Tai Tuivasa defeated Pawel Mikolajuq via KO (Punch) at 0:16 of Round 2

Mikhail Mokhnatkin drew with (#22) Junior Albini via Split Draw

Joaquim Silva defeated Felipe Olivieri via Unanimous Decision

Curtis Blaydes defeated Hideki Sekine via TKO (Strikes) at 2:42 of Round 2

Bruno Rodrigues defeated Jose Alberto Quinonez via TKO (Strikes) at 1:32 of Round 1

Kurt Holobaugh defeated Austin Arnett via Unanimous Decision

Tony Martin defeated Jon Tuck via KO (Punch) at 0:54 of Round 3

Jingliang Li defeated Jessin Ayari via Submission (RNC) at 4:20 of Round 2

CB Dolloway defeated Gerald Meerschaert via Unanimous Decision

(#5) Wilson Reis defetaed (#3) Joseph Benavidez via Unanimous Decision

Main Card

(#6) Beneil Dariush defeated (#10) Rustam Khabilov via TKO (Strikes) at 1:55 of Round 2

(#18) Brad Tavares defeated (#24) Thiago 'Marreta' Santos via TKO (Strikes) at 3:43 of Round 1

(#3) Jose Aldo defeated (#5) Jeremy Stephens via Unanimous Decision

(#2) Eddie Alvarez defeated (#4) Gilbert Melendez via TKO (Strikes) at 2:08 of Round 3

(#4) Colby Covington defeated (#1) Carlos Condit via Unanimous Decision to win the UFC Welterweight Title

Awards:

Fight of the Night: Jose Aldo vs Jeremy Stephens

KO of the Night: Tony Martin (vs Jon Tuck)

Sub of the Night: Jingliang Li (vs Jessin Ayari)

Notes:

Colby Covington proved he could back up his words by winning the UFC Welterweight Title. As always, Covington was very vocal in his post fight interview, slating the legacy of Georges St. Pierre, who will be his first title defense, if he defeats Matt Brown in his next bout.

Beneil Dariush and Eddie Alvarez will be matched up with the winner facing the winner of Conor McGregor vs Khabib Nurmagomedov for the UFC Lightweight Title.

Jingliang Li extends his win streak to 5 after submitting Jessin Ayari, he also took home a sub bonus.

Tai Tuivasa continued his record of every fight hes been in, finishing in a KO/TKO, extending his record to 8-1.

mattu29 · July 9, 2018

<div style="text-align:center;"><div style="text-align:center;">UFC International Fight Week: Canada</div>

<div style="text-align:center;">RTuesday, Week 1, November 2018

Ontario, Canada</div>

Attendance: 2,166 (Gate: $731,025)

Critical Rating: 71% / Commercial Rating: 94%

<div style="text-align:center;">Prelims</div>

Aiemann Zahabi defeated Benito Lopez via TKO (Strikes) at 1:48 of Round 1

Leon Edwards defeated Alex Garcia via Submission (Armbar) at 2:59 of Round 1

Sergio Pettis defeated Josh Hill via TKO (Strikes) at 2:30 of Round 3

Jordan Mein defeated Keita Nakamura via KO (Punch) at 1:36 of Round 3

Mitch Gagnon defeated Andre Soukhamthath via Split Decision

Daichi Abe defeated Jonathan Meunier via Unanimous Decision

Adam Hunter defeated Ryan Janes via TKO (Strikes) at 1:08 of Round 2

Marcelo Golm defeated Arjan Bhullar via KO (Punch) at 0:23 of Round 2

Jason Gonzales defeated Jason Saggo via Unanimous Decision

Randa Markos defeated Nicco Montano via Submission (Kimura) at 2:29 of Round 1

Nordine Taleb defeated Max Griffin via TKO (Strikes) at 0:44 of Round 2

Steve Bosse defeated Dongi Yang via Split Decision

(#21) Elias Theodorou defeated (#19) David Branch via KO (Punch) at 2:26 of Round 1

(#21) Marcin Held defeated (#19) Kajan Johnson via Submission (Kimura) at 2:53 of Round 2

(#3) Georges St. Pierre defeated (#7) Matt Brown via Submission (RNC) at 3:32 of Round 2</div>

Awards:

Fight of the Night: Daichi Abe vs Jonathan Meunier

KO of the Night: Elias Theodorou (vs David Branch)

Sub of the Night: Marcin Held (vs Kajan Johnson)

Notes:

GSP's victory earned him the next shot at his very public rival, Colby Covington's newly won Welterweight Belt.

Matt Brown's impressive 3 fight win streak before this loss, with stoppage wins over Diego Sanchez, Thiago Alves and Jorge Masvidal in a combined time of 14 minutes 20 seconds.

Matt Brown said a fight against former champ, Carlos Condit would be a great fight for the fans.

Canadian fighters went 8-7 thru the night, with GSP's victory being the deciding result.

Kajan Johnson saw his 4 fight win streak broken in the co-main event, with Marcin Held submitting him. Held then called out Justin Gaethje.

Elias Theodorou and Steve Bosse both bounced back from losses, to prospects in Paulo Henrique da Costa and Erik Anders, with wins on the main card in front of their home crowd.

Bosse was a +790 underdog before his fight.

Nordine Taleb extended his unbeaten run to 3 with the main card opener, he is now 7-2 in the UFC.

On the prelims, Daichi Abe continued his unbeaten start to his career with Unanimous Decision victory over Canadian, Jonathan Meunier. He's now 8-0 (3-0 UFC).

Marcelo Golm walked away with his undefeated record intact, taking away Arjan Bhullar's undefeated record with him.

Adam Hunter pulled off an enormous upset, he was a +930 underdog with the bookies. Unfortunately for him, he failed a drugs test after the fight and it is now ruled as a no-contest.

There were alot of call outs after victories - Sergio Pettis called out Pedro Munhoz, Jason Gonzales called out David Teymur, Randa Markos called out Xiaonan Yan, and Elias Theodorou (again) called out Johny Hendricks.

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