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Mariya Agapova (9-2) will take her place.

From the author: UFC 261 will be posted tomorrow, with a main event of Nate Diaz defending the UFC Welterweight Championship against Santiago Ponzinibbio, and a co-main event of Michael Chiesa facing the former welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman. We’ll also see the highly anticipated UFC debut of Angela Lee. Here is a rundown of the card for predictions, comment, etc;

UFC 261: The Sunshine State Showdown

Main Card

UFC Welterweight Champion: Nate Diaz © (#1, 22-12) vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio (#3, 29-3) for the UFC Welterweight Championship
Welterweight: Michael Chiesa (#8, 18-5) vs. Kamaru Usman (#6, 17-2)
Middleweight: Paulo Costa (#8, 13-1) vs. Ian Heinisch (#7, 15-3)
Women’s Strawweight: Angela Lee (11-3) vs. Amanda Ribas (#15, 11-1)
Bantamweight: Alajamain Sterling (#6, 13-2) vs. Cory Sandhagen (#4, 19-4)
Women’s Featherweight: Alexis Dufresne (#4, 8-3) vs. Leah Letson (#3, 7-1)

Preliminary Card

Women’s Featherweight: Ailbhe Krauss (23-7) vs. Amari Penton (26-6)
Women’s Featherweight: Ariella Albright (27-8) vs. Alesha Delcastillo (26-3)
Women’s Featherweight: Londyn Ochs (18-2) vs. Ariya Watts (26-4)
Women’s Featherweight: Sadbh Kuehn (9-2) vs. Everly Runge (8-2)
Women’s Featherweight: Elaina Nipper (12-4) vs. Jaida Odling (20-4)
Women’s Featherweight: Beatrice Farr (3-0) vs. Janay Harding (#7, 6-5)
Women’s Featherweight: Norma Dumont (#14, 4-2) vs. Reina Miura (#11, 12-4)
Women’s Featherweight: Julia Budd (#5, 13-5) vs. Larissa Pacheco (15-4)
Women’s Featherweight: Amanda Lemos (#12, 7-2-1) vs. Iony Razafiarison (#13, 6-4)
Women’s Featherweight: Kathleen Caraway (1-0) vs. Audrey Whitworth (1-0)

McDojoDelux · June 12, 2021

<div style="text-align:center;">Main Card

UFC Welterweight Champion: Nate Diaz © (#1, 22-12) vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio (#3, 29-3)

Welterweight: Michael Chiesa (#8, 18-5) vs. Kamaru Usman (#6, 17-2)

Middleweight: Paulo Costa (#8, 13-1) vs. Ian Heinisch (#7, 15-3)

Women’s Strawweight: Angela Lee (11-3) vs. Amanda Ribas (#15, 11-1)

Bantamweight: Alajamain Sterling (#6, 13-2) vs. Cory Sandhagen (#4, 19-4)

Women’s Featherweight: Alexis Dufresne (#4, 8-3) vs. Leah Letson (#3, 7-1)

Preliminary Card

Women’s Featherweight: Ailbhe Krauss (23-7) vs. Amari Penton (26-6)

Women’s Featherweight: Ariella Albright (27-8) vs. Alesha Delcastillo (26-3)

Women’s Featherweight: Londyn Ochs (18-2) vs. Ariya Watts (26-4)

Women’s Featherweight: Sadbh Kuehn (9-2) vs. Everly Runge (8-2)

Women’s Featherweight: Elaina Nipper (12-4) vs. Jaida Odling (20-4)

Women’s Featherweight: Beatrice Farr (3-0) vs. Janay Harding (#7, 6-5)

Women’s Featherweight: Norma Dumont (#14, 4-2) vs. Reina Miura (#11, 12-4)

Women’s Featherweight: Julia Budd (#5, 13-5) vs. Larissa Pacheco (15-4)

Women’s Featherweight: Amanda Lemos (#12, 7-2-1) vs. Iony Razafiarison (#13, 6-4)

Women’s Featherweight: Kathleen Caraway (1-0) vs. Audrey Whitworth (1-0)</div>

Fantabulous · June 12, 2021

UFC 261: The Sunshine State Showdown

UFC 261: The Sunshine State Showdown

Date: Saturday of Week 4 of April 2021 Location: Florida

Attendance: 22,251 Gate: $5,607,252 PPV Revenue: $156,781

Critical Rating: 66% Commercial Rating: 96%

Commentary Team: Jon Anik, Joe Rogan and Dan Hardy

Preliminary Card

Women’s Featherweight: Kathleen Caraway (1-0) vs. Audrey Whitworth (1-0)

The card kicked off with the official UFC debuts of TUF 29 competitors Kathleen Caraway and Audrey Whitworth, and the ground game of Whitworth was too much for Caraway, who is primarily a striker. Whitworth, who is normally a notoriously slow starter, was quick to take the fight to the ground and it wasn’t long before she was showing her improving submission ability by looking on a tight kimura and getting the tap.

Result: Audrey ‘Crossbones’ Whitworth beat ‘The Monkey’ Kathleen Caraway by submission due to a kimura in 2:01 of Round 1

Women’s Featherweight: Amanda Lemos (#12, 7-2-1) vs. Iony Razafiarison (#13, 6-4)

Our second fight of the night was another short affair, with Lemos bloodying Razafiarison almost right away and then taking the fight to the ground where she powered her way into a painful straight armbar that had Razafiarison quickly tapping.

Result: Amanda Lemos beat Iony Razafiarison by submission due to an armbar in 2:45 of Round 1

Women’s Featherweight: Julia Budd (#5, 13-5) vs. Larissa Pacheco (15-4)

Coming in as a fairly major underdog seemed to light a fire under Pacheco because she was taking the fight to Budd right from the beginning and Budd was on the backfoot for the whole fight. When the first round was over, Budd was looking stunned at how the fight was going, clearly not expecting things to go the way they were, and it never really got better for Budd, whose only real success came in the second round when she literally dragged Pacheco to the mat.

The end came early in the third round when Pacheco dropped Budd with a vicious right cross, Pacheco then destroying Budd with some sickeningly heavy shots that gave the referee no option but to leap in and stop the fight.

Result: Larissa Pacheco beat Julia ‘The Jewel’ Budd by TKO due to strikes in 2:17 of Round 3

Women’s Featherweight: Norma Dumont (#14, 4-2) vs. Reina Miura (#11, 12-4)

Although she put a very spirited defence throughout the fight, Reina Miura was overwhelmed by Norma Dumont, and could never find her groove. Dumont dominated the fight wherever it went, and it was only the tenacity and toughness of Miura that allowed her to avoid being finished and last the duration of the fight.

Result: Norma ‘The Immortal’ Dumont beat ‘King’ Reina Miura by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27 and 30-26)

Women’s Featherweight: Beatrice Farr (3-0) vs. Janay Harding (#7, 6-5)

It was time for the TUF 29 alumni to take centre again as former Team Ferguson teammates squared off.

Although Farr was able to use her high-level wrestling to great effect in the first round, controlling and smothering Harding against the cage for most of it, Harding came out swinging in the second round, literally, and rocked and dropped Farr in no time at all, Harding then pounding Farr out, rendering her unconscious in the process, in less than one minute of the second round.

Result: Janay ‘Hollowpoint’ Harding beat ‘Human Arsenal’ Beatrice Farr by knockout (punch) in 0:47 of Round 2

Women’s Featherweight: Elaina Nipper (12-4) vs. Jaida Odling (20-4)

This was yet another fight where the ground fighter was able to dominate once the action went to the ground, but, in this case, it wasn’t easy. Nipper was getting fairly well lit up on her feet by Odling, Nipper getting cut just above the eye very early on in the fight, before she was finally able to drag Odling to the mat and was very quick in securing an armbar from side-control and gaining a submission.

Result: Elaina ‘Lizard’ Nipper beat ‘Mongoose’ Jaida Odling by submission due to an armbar in 4:56 of Round 1

Women’s Featherweight: Sadbh Kuehn (9-2) vs. Everly Runge (8-2)

Former Team Ferguson teammates faced off again tonight with Sadbh Kuehn and Everly Runge, both high-level wrestlers, squaring off.

Despite being equals on paper, Kuehn was just too much for Runge, her relentless pace and pressure giving Runge problems throughout the fight. It was a clinch-heavy contest, with some smothering as well, so not necessarily crowd-pleasing, but it was a very effective performance from Kuehn, who, despite her gritty style, still made an impression and showed herself to be a fighter to watch out for in the future.

Result: ‘Deadeye’ Sadbh Kuehn beat Everly ‘The Vampire’ Runge by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27 and 30-27)

Women’s Featherweight: Londyn Ochs (18-2) vs. Ariya Watts (26-4)

Despite tiring early in the fight, Londyn Ochs was able to power through that exhaustion to outwork Ariya Watts on the feet, with Watts, a high-level judoka, having serious trouble in her attempts to take the fight to the ground, where she would have had a major advantage. Ochs even threw in some showmanship as at one point she dropped her hands to her side and simply stopped moving, as if to try and goad Watts into getting reckless. Watts was finally able to take Ochs down late in the second round but she had no time to achieve anything amounting to effective offense. Even when she got hold of Ochs in the third round, all Watts could do was push her back against the cage and keep her pressed there until the referee ordered a separation.

The fight went the distance, and the result from the judges was a foregone conclusion.

Result: Londyn ‘Meltdown’ Ochs beat ‘The Total Package’ Ariya Watts by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26 and 30-26)

Women’s Featherweight: Ariella Albright (27-8) vs. Alesha Delcastillo (26-3)

It was a battle of the strikers in this next outing of TUF 29 alumni, with Albright being a high-level kickboxer and Delcastillo being a national-calibre taekwondo fighter. On this night, it was the taekwondo that won out with Delcastillo dropping Albright in the first and third rounds, Delcastillo also showing a little bit of her improving ground game as she effectively coasted to a unanimous victory.

Result: ‘Rapid Fire’ Alesha Delcastillo beat ‘Queen Of The Cage’ Ariella Albright by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27 and 30-27)

Women’s Featherweight: Ailbhe Krauss (23-7) vs. Amari Penton (26-6)

This fight between two experienced competitors was one of the better outings of the evening and the high-level jujitsu of Krauss was in full effect here as she survived the strikes of Penton to take her down, and it was over rather quickly from there with Krauss manoeuvring her way into a armbar that was sunk in deep and Penton had no choice but to tap out.

Result: ‘Buster’ Ailbhe Krauss beat ‘Fireball’ Amari Penton by submission due to an armbar in 2:20 of Round 1

Main Card

Women’s Featherweight: Alexis Dufresne (#4, 8-3) vs. Leah Letson (#3, 7-1)

The main card kicked off with the UFC return of Alexis Dufresne, as she tried to establish herself in the featherweight division against Leah Letson.

The first round was a round of two halves as Dufresne took Letson down right away and maintained top position for half the round before Letson was able to sweep Dufresne to take top position, which she would then maintain for the rest of the round. There was nothing to really separate the two, although Letson did try and work Dufresne over, while Dufresne just kept trying to pass the guard of her opponent.

In the second round, Dufresne again took Letson down early on, but this time she was able to keep control of Letson, although she was kept in half-guard for the entire time and was unable to transition into full guard.

The third round saw things finally pick up with Letson establishing her striking attack, and Dufresne was on defence throughout the entire round, unable to find any substantive response, and she was even busted open under the eye late in the round.

It was a fight that hinged on the first round; Dufresne had dominated the second round, whilst Letson had dominated the third round, so it was going to come down to who the judges gave the first round to.

Opinion was split among the fans, as was the case with the judges as Dufresne got the split-decision win, although curiously, the judge who gave Letson the fight scored it 29-27 in her favour, indicating he had given her a 10-8 round.

Result: Alexis ‘Sneaky Zebra’ Dufresne beat Leah ‘Nidas’ Letson by split decision (29-27, 29-28, and 28-29)

Bantamweight: Alajamain Sterling (#6, 13-2) vs. Cory Sandhagen (#4, 19-4)

Next up was a bantamweight clash between two fighters hoping to finally gain some momentum after suffering mixed fortunes in recent times, so it was expected that we could see some real fireworks here. And that’s how it started with Sandhagen coming out with a series of lefts and rights that had Sterling troubled, albeit only for a moment before he started firing back.

Sandhagen threw a kick that Sterling caught; Sterling attempted to take Sandhagen down, but he could only manage to force Sandhagen back up against the cage. Sterling managed to smother Sandhagen against the cage for a while, working him over with punches, but the action slowed down enough that the referee ordered the fighters to break and brought them back to the centre of the cage.

The action resumed with Sterling quickly looking to get hold of Sandhagen again, which he did, although Sterling once again could not take his opponent down, and he still couldn’t do more beyond pushing Sandhagen against the cage before the round ended.

In the second round, Sterling was quick to try and resume control of the action, but Sandhagen was having none of it and he matched Sterling’s aggressive tone, and this seemed to deflate Sterling because he became a lot more tentative in his actions. This was to prove to be his undoing when Sandhagen’s pressure allowed him to deliver a massive right head kick that rocked Sterling’s world and had him stumbling and then falling to the ground.

Sandhagen began pounding away on Sterling to try and get the finish; Sterling was somehow taking the blows, so Sandhagen grabbed a flailing arm and went for a kimura. Sterling blocked the hold, but he left a leg open and Sandhagen hooked it, secured a kneebar and fell backwards for maximum pressure to sink the hold in tight and Sterling was forced to tap out, and Cory Sandhagen had scored a big victory.

Result: Cory Sandhagen beat Aljamain ‘Funk Master’ Sterling by submission due to a kneebar in 2:57 of Round 2

Women’s Strawweight: Angela Lee (11-3) vs. Amanda Ribas (#15, 11-1)

Next up was the highly anticipated UFC debut of the hottest star in Asian MMA as Angela Lee entered the Octagon for the very first time. Lee had developed quite reputation in her career so far and it was time to see if that reputation could survive the harsh crucible of the biggest stage in MMA, the UFC.

Ribas came into the fight as the favourite because of her record of having suffered only one loss, but the odds seemed to be rather too[i/] heavily against Lee given her credentials, and you had to wonder whether or not this would give Lee some extra motivation, an increased need to prove the doubters and sceptics wrong.

Ribas was quick to try and take the Lee down but Lee showed a tremendous sprawl to keep the fight standing. Lee began tagging Ribas with some very precise striking and it didn’t take long for Ribas to try and clinch up again, seizing upon an opening when Lee mistimed a scything low kick. This time Ribas was able to take Lee down, by using an outside leg trip, with Ribas quickly taking side-control.

Ribas, after taking a few moments to catch her breath and assess the situation, began working to transition into the guard of Lee, but Lee showed great defence off her back and she was able to neutralise Ribas for long enough that the referee, feeling that there had been a lack of progress, ordered the fighters to break and stand back up.

Lee was the aggressor when the fight resumed and it didn’t take long for her to leave her mark on Ribas as she landed a flurry of three punches before landing a crunching straight right that caught Ribas square on the jaw and dropped her to the mat!

Sensing that victory was at hand, Lee unloaded on Ribas with a series of powerful, precise punches, and when one of them nailed Ribas flush and knocked her out, the referee was right there to stop the fight and Angela Lee had proved the doubters and sceptics wrong and made a decisive and definitive statement on her UFC debut.

Lee’s performance carried over into the post-fight interview where she delivered on the mic with a fantastic interview, Lee showing that she knows how to work a crowd and sell herself as a fighter to watch.

Result: ‘Unstoppable’ Angela Lee beat Amanda Ribas by knockout (punch) in 4:33 of Round 1

Middleweight: Paulo Costa (#8, 13-1) vs. Ian Heinisch (#7, 15-3)

This may have been the most important fight of Paulo Costa’s career, even above his challenge for the middleweight title, because it was that fight that saw Costa get dispatched in just 39 seconds. It was a showing that raised a lot of questions about Costa, not least of which was whether he could rebound from a devastating loss, something that would require tremendous mental resolve.

And it wasn’t as if he was coming back to an easy opponent, with Ian Heinisch coming into this fight on a winning streak that include a TKO win over potential middleweight contender Jarod Cannonier.

Indeed, Heinisch came out looking to establish dominance early as he shot in on Costa to and try and take him down; Heinisch couldn’t complete the single leg, although he was able to force Costa back up against the cage, Costa having to hop to stay upright. Heinisch tried to keep control of Costa from here but Costa was able to work enough space that he was able to escape the grip of Heinisch and circle out and away.

As both fighters came forward to exchange strikes, Costa was quick to land a flurry of punches before catching Heinisch with a left hook to the body, with Costa also throwing a little trash talk to Heinisch; the loss to Israel Adesanya had seemingly done nothing to diminish the confidence of Costa. Costa continued coming forward, pressing the action, and Heinisch showed some great head movement to avoid the blows, although Costa was likewise able to avoid the strikes that Heinisch fired back with.

The fight continued in a rather even manner, both fighters landing but not landing anything of note, and then, out of nowhere, Costa blocked a leg kick and cracked Heinisch with a vicious left cross that knocked Heinisch out cold and the fans erupted at the sudden and quite brutal conclusion to this middleweight contest!

Costa continued to show confidence in himself in his post-fight interview, stating that his punch is a dangerous weapon, which he put down to good training and natural ability.

Result: Paulo ‘Borrachinha’ Costa beat Ian ‘The Hurricane’ Heinisch by knockout (punch) in 3:50 of Round 1

Welterweight: Michael Chiesa (#8, 18-5) vs. Kamaru Usman (#6, 17-2)

After losing his welterweight championship in sudden fashion, getting caught with a submission out of nowhere in a fight that he was completely dominating, Kamaru Usman clearly felt he had a point to prove, especially as he would be competing in front of his home crowd.

And we got a Kamaru Usman determined not to leave anything to chance as Usman displayed the wrestling-heavy game that he is (in)famous for, clinching and smothering Chiesa, with a little dirty boxing thrown in, for the majority of this contest, Usman completely neutralizing his opponent’s attempts at striking.

Chiesa did manage, somehow, to take Usman down in the second round, by way of a very low double leg, but Chiesa could do little from this position of dominance, in what was his only real success of the entire fight; beyond this moment, this fight was all Usman. It didn’t make for a particular thrilling contest, at least for the casual fan, but it did make for the kind of domination that Usman needed to display if he was to make the quickest climb back up the ladder to title contention.

Result: ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ Kamaru Usman beat Michael ‘Maverick’ Chiesa by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27 and 30-27)

UFC Welterweight Champion: Nate Diaz © (#1, 22-12) vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio (#3, 29-3) for the UFC Welterweight Championship

The main event had arrived and Nate Diaz was set to make the first defence of his welterweight championship, against the hottest challenger in the division, a fighter who was in terrific form, Santiago Ponzinibbio. The Argentine had secured his title shot off the back of dominant wins over two-time title challenger Stephen Thompson and former champion Tyron Woodley, putting him in the pole position for the first crack at Diaz, who had upset Kamaru Usman at UFC 256 last November to claim the welterweight crown.

The previous champion, Usman, was likely waiting in the wings after his win in the co-main event, but in the welterweight division, there were no shortage of potential title challengers, so whoever wins this title fight will have no time to rest before meeting their next opponent.

Ponzinibbio looked quietly calm ahead of this, the first title fight of his UFC career, while Diaz looked as intense as ever, the Stockton native finding himself, for the first time ever, in the position of defending UFC champion.

The first round saw Ponzinibbio coming out fast, the challenger looking to put the champion on the defensive right from the start. The strategy paid early dividends when a powerful right head kick saw Diaz on unsteady feet, the champion stumbling before his legs betrayed him and he collapsed to the mat. Ponzinibbio pounced on the opening to get the finish; after rocking Diaz with some big rights, Ponzinibbio went for an arm-triangle, but Diaz, a submission master, was able to block the hold from being applied.

Diaz tried to pull guard on Ponzinibbio but the champion successfully blocked the attempt before going for a kimura from side-control, and Diaz was forced to fend off a number of submission attempts, and, with Ponzinibbio blocking Diaz from fully pulling guard, the action slowed down enough for the referee to order a stand-up.

Both fighters moved in to strike; Diaz missed his right hook but Ponzinibbio landed his and Diaz was obviously rocked and was hurriedly backing up against the cage. Diaz covered up as Ponzinibbio pressed forward but a pinpoint head kick from Ponzinibbio caught Diaz flushed and, for the first time in his career, Nate Diaz was knocked out cold, and the fans erupted as Santiago Ponzinibbio had stunned everyone by finishing Nate Diaz in the first round and becoming the new UFC Welterweight Champion!

Ponzinibbio was understandably thrilled about his victory and, in his post-fight interview, he called it the greatest moment of his career.

Result: Santiago ‘Gente Boa’ Ponzinibbio beat Nate Diaz by knockout (kick) in 4:40 of Round 1 to win the UFC Welterweight Championship

Post-Fight Bonuses

Fight of the Night: Paulo Costa vs. Ian Heinisch

Performance of the Night: Larissa Pacheco

Knockout of the Night: Santiago Ponzinibbio

Submission of the Night: Cory Sandhagen

Predictions

mmaddict: (9/15)

mmaddict (overall): (9/15; 60%)

McDojoDelux: (11/16)

McDojoDelux (Overall): (34/59; 57.62%)

Fantabulous · June 13, 2021

UFC Rankings for Sunday, Week 4 of April 2021

Fantabulous · June 15, 2021

UFC 263 to be headlined by Conor vs. Khabib II; Nunes vs. Rousey II to co-main

UFC goes all in for their biggest PPV of the year; UFC 263: All In to be headlined by Conor vs. Khabib II, with Nunes vs. Rousey II as the co-main event

Saturday of Week 4 of April 2021

The UFC has gone all out, and all in, for what it sure to be the biggest PPV of the year as UFC 263: All In will featured the two biggest fights that the company could put on; the main event will see the highly anticipated rematch between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov, and the co-main event is the equality anticipated rematch between Amanda Nunes and Ronda Rousey.

The first fight between Conor and Khabib took place at UFC 229 in October of 2018 and was surrounded by controversy heading into it, especially after the infamous dolly throwing incident in May of that year. And there would be even more controversy in the immediate aftermath of their fight, which Khabib won, when a mass brawl broke out involving members of both fighter’s teams. Fines and suspensions were levied, resulting in even more bad blood between the two men.

The trash talking continued and now, almost three years later, the two will finally meet once again, this time with Conor in the role of UFC Lightweight Champion and Khabib coming in as the challenger.

Who will win when Conor and Khabib face off in perhaps the most anticipated rematch in UFC history?

There is one rematch that could rival Conor vs. Khabib II in terms of its anticipation, however, and we’ll see that rematch at UFC 263 when Amanda Nunes defends the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship against Ronda Rousey.

At UFC 207 in December 2016, Ronda made her much anticipated return to the Octagon after suffering her first loss in a stunning upset at the hands of Holly Holm at UFC 183, and she would do so to challenge Amanda Nunes for the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship. There was incredible hype for the return to action of the biggest star in female combat sports history, but anyone expecting Rousey to return to the top of the women’s bantamweight division had their hopes dashed in brutal fashion when Nunes battered Rousey with a furious barrage of punches to earn a TKO stoppage in just 48 seconds.

It was a loss that resulted in Rousey deciding to retire from MMA and enter professional wrestling. Yet that competitive fire, and a fierce desire for revenge, still burned within Rousey and late last year she announced her return to MMA competition.

Rousey’s first fight back was at UFC 259 and it saw her avenge her shock loss to Holly Holm with a first-round submission victory. With her first defeat avenged, Rousey now looks to avenge her second loss when she challenges Amanda Nunes for the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship.

Can Rousey regain her crown as the top women’s bantamweight in the world, or will Amanda Nunes once again prove to be superior to the former divisional ace?

The next challenger for the winner of the main event will likely be decided when another rematch sees Gregor Gillespie face Kevin Lee. Lee ended Gillespie’s unbeaten record a UFC 244, and since that time, Lee has gone 2-1, with victories over Paul Felder and Justin Gaethje, and his only loss being a controversial split-decision loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Meanwhile, Gillespie has gone unbeaten since that fateful night, with victories over Renato Caneiro, Rustam Khabilov and Carlos Diego Ferreira. Gillespie is now in a position to gain some retribution for his loss at UFC 244, and with it also gain the chance to challenge for UFC gold. Yet Lee will also have that championship opportunity in mind when he takes on his former foe.

Rafael Carvalho has gone 2-0 since debuting in the UFC and he’ll try to keep that undefeated streak going when he takes on Brad Tavares, who is coming into this fight with wins over Antonio Carlos Junior and Renaldo Souza. Victory for either man would surely put them within reach of a contenders match, so both of them will be doing everything they can to win.

And the main card kicks off with a great fight in the women’s strawweight division as Rose Namajunas goes up against Michelle Waterson.

This historic night of action, and a stacked preliminary card that includes four promotional debutants, including Michael Chandler and Patricky Freire, takes place on Saturday, Week 4 of June in Nevada

UFC 263: All In

Main Card

UFC Lightweight Champion: Conor McGregor © (#1, 24-4) vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov (#3, 29-1) for the UFC Lightweight Championship

UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion: Amanda Nunes © (#1, 21-4) vs. Ronda Rousey (#6, 13-2) for the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship

Lightweight: Gregor Gillespie (#2, 16-1) vs. Kevin Lee (#4, 20-7)

Middleweight: Rafael Carvalho (#4, 20-4) vs. Brad Tavares (#6, 19-6)

Women’s Strawweight: Rose Namajunas (#3, 10-5) vs. Michelle Waterson (#4, 18-7)

Preliminary Card

Middleweight: Fabian Edwards (12-1) vs. Dusko Todorovic (8-1)

Lightweight: Michael Chandler (20-6, 1NC) vs. Nasrat Haqparast (12-3)

Lightweight: Olivier Aubin-Mercer (#23, 13-5) vs. Patricky Freire (25-9)

Featherweight: A.J. McKee (16-2) vs. Khalid Taha (#15, 16-2)

Flyweight: Will Campuzano (#20, 16-7) vs. David Dvorak (#24, 19-4)

Flyweight: Shohei Masumizu (12-3) vs. Raulian Paiva (#25, 19-5)

Women’s Strawweight: Ariane Carnelossi (12-3) vs. Celine Haga (12-6)

Heavyweight: Dmitry Poberezhets (25-7-1, 1NC) vs. Ben Rothwell (#24, 37-13, 1NC)

Heavyweight: Tyler East (17-6) vs. Ciryl Gane (#17, 10-1)

Women’s Strawweight: Hannah Cifer (#14, 13-4) vs. Nadia Kassem (9-2)

CageRage · June 16, 2021

UFC 263: All In

Main Card

UFC Lightweight Champion: Conor McGregor © (#1, 24-4) vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov (#3, 29-1) for the UFC Lightweight Championship

UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion: Amanda Nunes © (#1, 21-4) vs. Ronda Rousey (#6, 13-2) for the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship

Lightweight: Gregor Gillespie (#2, 16-1) vs. Kevin Lee (#4, 20-7)

Middleweight: Rafael Carvalho (#4, 20-4) vs. Brad Tavares (#6, 19-6)

Women’s Strawweight: Rose Namajunas (#3, 10-5) vs. Michelle Waterson (#4, 18-7)

Preliminary Card

Middleweight: Fabian Edwards (12-1) vs. Dusko Todorovic (8-1)

Lightweight: Michael Chandler (20-6, 1NC) vs. Nasrat Haqparast (12-3)

Lightweight: Olivier Aubin-Mercer (#23, 13-5) vs. Patricky Freire (25-9)

Featherweight: A.J. McKee (16-2) vs. Khalid Taha (#15, 16-2)

Flyweight: Will Campuzano (#20, 16-7) vs. David Dvorak (#24, 19-4)

Flyweight: Shohei Masumizu (12-3) vs. Raulian Paiva (#25, 19-5)

Women’s Strawweight: Ariane Carnelossi (12-3) vs. Celine Haga (12-6)

Heavyweight: Dmitry Poberezhets (25-7-1, 1NC) vs. Ben Rothwell (#24, 37-13, 1NC)

Heavyweight: Tyler East (17-6) vs. Ciryl Gane (#17, 10-1)

Women’s Strawweight: Hannah Cifer (#14, 13-4) vs. Nadia Kassem (9-2)

Fantabulous · June 17, 2021

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Fantabulous · June 19, 2021

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Fantabulous · June 20, 2021

UFC on Fight Pass series travels to the Volunteer State

UFC on Fight Pass series travels to the Volunteer State

Saturday of Week 1 of May 2021

The UFC on Fight Pass series goes to the Volunteer State for its fifth outing, with a big main event in the lightweight division that will see Clay Guida rematch with Anthony Pettis. Guida and Pettis first met in 2011, with Guida spoiling the much-anticipated debut of Pettis. Now, almost ten years later, Pettis finally gets the chance for revenge.

Another big lightweight fight will pit Dustin Poirier against the resurgent Matt Wiman, Erik Koch takes on Tim Means, and the main card kicks off with James Krause squaring off with Geoff Neal.

UFC on Fight Pass 5 takes place on Saturday of Week 1 of July in the Tennessee.

UFC on Fight Pass 5: Guida vs. Pettis II

Main Card

Lightweight: Clay Guida (36-20) vs. Anthony Pettis (23-10, 1NC)

Lightweight: Dustin Poirier (25-8, 1NC) vs. Matt Wiman (18-9)

Welterweight: Erik Koch (17-7) vs. Tim Means (31-12-1, 1NC)

Welterweight: James Krause (28-9) vs. Geoff Neal (14-3)

Preliminary Card

Women’s Strawweight: Felice Herrig (14-10, 1NC) vs. Mizuki Inoue (16-7)

Women’s Flyweight: Diana Belbita (12-5) vs. Barb Honchak (10-6)

Women’s Flyweight: J.J. Aldrich (9-6) vs. Jessica Rose-Clark (10-7, 1NC)

Women’s Flyweight: Ji Yeon Kim (12-2-2) vs. Maryna Moroz (11-4)

CageRage · June 20, 2021

UFC on Fight Pass 5: Guida vs. Pettis II

Main Card

Lightweight: Clay Guida (36-20) vs. Anthony Pettis (23-10, 1NC)

Lightweight: Dustin Poirier (25-8, 1NC) vs. Matt Wiman (18-9)

Welterweight: Erik Koch (17-7) vs. Tim Means (31-12-1, 1NC)

Welterweight: James Krause (28-9) vs. Geoff Neal (14-3)

Preliminary Card

Women’s Strawweight: Felice Herrig (14-10, 1NC) vs. Mizuki Inoue (16-7)

Women’s Flyweight: Diana Belbita (12-5) vs. Barb Honchak (10-6)

Women’s Flyweight: J.J. Aldrich (9-6) vs. Jessica Rose-Clark (10-7, 1NC)

Women’s Flyweight: Ji Yeon Kim (12-2-2) vs. Maryna Moroz (11-4)

Fantabulous · June 22, 2021

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T.J. Dillashaw out of UFC Fight Night 187

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The UFC has announced that T.J. Dillashaw has been injured in training and is out of the main event of UFC Fight Night 187, where he would have faced Raphael Assuanco.

The new main event of UFC Fight Night 187 is the rematch between Rose Namajunas vs. Michelle Waterson, which has been moved from UFC 263, which takes place one week after UFC Fight Night 187. One other change to the UFC 263 card is that Michael Chandler vs. Nasrat Haqparast has been bumped from the preliminary card to the opening slot on the main card.

Raphael Assuanco remains on the UFC Fight Night 187 card and will face Petr Yan in the new co-main event.

In other news, Marion Raneau and Sarah Moras have completed their one-year suspensions for failing post-fight drug tests at UFC 249.

Sunday of Week 1 of May 2021

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Fantabulous · June 25, 2021

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Tuesday of Week 2 of May 2021

From the author: I guess I need to find a new UFC Welterweight Champion.

Wednesday of Week 2 of May 2021

Thursday of Week 2 of May 2021

Friday of Week 2 of May 2021

From the author: UFC Fight Night 185 will be posted tomorrow night, with a top light heavyweight clash in the main event, as Misha Cirkunov takes on Dominick Reyes. In the co-main event, an equally enticing encounter in the flyweight division pits Magomed Bibulatov against Eric Shelton. Here is a rundown of the card for predictions, comment, etc;

UFC Fight Night 185: Cirkunov vs. Reyes

Main Card

Light Heavyweight: Misha Cirkunov (#4, 17-5) vs. Dominick Reyes (#5, 15-2)
Flyweight: Magomed Bibulatov (#6, 18-2) vs. Eric Shelton (#3, 16-6)
Women’s Flyweight: Mackenzie Dern (#17, 10-1) vs. Lucie Pudilova (#14, 11-6)
Flyweight: Deiveson Figueiredo (#2, 19-1) vs. Alex Perez (#7, 24-5)
Light Heavyweight: Ed Herman (#20, 25-15, 1NC) vs. Paul Craig (#15, 14-4-1)[/i

Preliminary Card

Heavyweight: Juan Espino (#22, 10-2) vs. Dmitriy Sosnovskiy (11-)
Heavyweight: Jeff Hughes (10-4, 1NC) vs. Dontale Mayes (7-4)
Women’s Strawweight: Jessica Andrade (#13, 20-9) vs. Randa Markos (#10, 11-9-1)
Women’s Strawweight: Brianna Van Buren (11-3) vs. Amanda Bobby Cooper (4-6)
Lightweight: Alan Patrick (15-3) vs. Lando Vanatta (11-5-2)
Lightweight: Rustam Khabilov (#25, 25-5) vs. Davi Ramos (10-4)
Welterweight: Abdul Razak Alhassan (10-1, 1NC) vs. Dwight Grant (10-3)
Welterweight: Demian Maia (#17, 28-11) vs. Diego Sanchez (30-11)
Bantamweight: Brian Kelleher (20-10, 1NC) vs. Said Nurmagomedov (14-3)
Bantamweight: Randy Costa (5-2) vs. Jose Alberto Quinonez (8-4)

Fantabulous · June 26, 2021

UFC Fight Night 185: Cirkunov vs. Reyes

UFC Fight Night 185: Cirkunov vs. Reyes

Date: Saturday of Week 2 of May 2021 Location: Indiana

Attendance: 4,733 Gate: $1,041,260

Critical Rating: 70% Commercial Rating: 81%

Commentary Team: Jon Anik, Dan Hardy and Brendan Fitzgerald

Preliminary Card

Bantamweight: Randy Costa (5-2) vs. Jose Alberto Quinonez (8-4)

The night started off with a bang, with a fantastic fight in the bantamweight division between Randy Costa and Jose Alberto Quinonez. Costa was relentless with his takedown attempts, constantly looking to take the fight to the ground and forcing Quinonez to work hard in order to keep the fight standing. Quinonez was able to tag Costa a few times though, and even busted him open above the eye in the second round. But despite Quinonez’s best efforts, Costa was just too ferocious in his ground game and, late in the third round, Costa was finally able to secure a submission on Quinonez and he forced the tap with a rear naked choke.

In his post-fight interview, Costa acknowledged that the fight had been a real war and he said that fights like this are why people love MMA.

Result: Randy ‘The Zohan’ Costa beat Jose ‘El Teco’ Alberto Quinonez by submission due to a rear naked choke in 3:35 of Round 3

Bantamweight: Brian Kelleher (20-10, 1NC) vs. Said Nurmagomedov (14-3)

We went 2-0 for fantastic bantamweight fights as Brian Kelleher and Said Nurmagomedov put on a stand up war that was filled with hard-hitting strikes from both men. Kelleher landed the most significant blow of the first round when he rocked Nurmagomedov with a right cross, but he couldn’t get the finish.

Kelleher put that right in the second round when he caught Nurmagomedov with a guillotine choke off a takedown attempt; Kelleher held on tight and Nurmagomedov could not escapes and, with the hold on tight, he had no choice but to tap.

Kelleher’s post-fight interview saw him challenge Cole Smith, with Kelleher calling a fight a tough challenge but one that he wanted to tackle.

Result: Brian ‘Boom’ Kelleher beat Said Nurmagomedov by submission due to a guillotine choke in 3:22 of Round 2

Welterweight: Demian Maia (#17, 28-11) vs. Diego Sanchez (30-11)

This battle of the veterans was just about good enough to not be disappointing, though it didn’t really impress or excite, especially after the kind of action we’d seen tonight. Sanchez, who was the major underdog, managed to outwork Maia in the first round and, in a stand-up exchange part-way into the second round, Sanchez caught Maia with a right hook that knocked him out cold.

In the post-fight interviews, Maia announced that he had decided to retire.

Result: Diego ‘The Nightmare’ Sanchez beat Demian Maia by knockout (punch) in 2:12 of Round 2

Welterweight: Abdul Razak Alhassan (10-1, 1NC) vs. Dwight Grant (10-3)

The welterweight division provided a quality contest to rouse the fans back into life with a tight, close battle between Abdul Razak Alhassan and Dwight Grant. Although some spectators thought Alhassan was dominant, it was, in fact, a very close fight, very competitive. Alhassan was able, eventually, to get the win, though, but he had to wait until late in the third round to finally break the resistance of Grant, dropping him with a stunning right hook and then pounding him out to force the stoppage.

Result: ‘Judo Thunder’ Abdul Razak Alhassan beat Dwight Grant by TKO due to strikes in 4:01 of Round 3

Lightweight: Rustam Khabilov (#25, 25-5) vs. Davi Ramos (10-4)

Our next outing was poor one, the action not really in evidence due to the fight consisting almost entirely of one fighter pressing the other against the cage, and their opponent making no real effort to escape. The end finally came in the second round when Ramos took Khabilov down and, after some resistance, was able to lock on a kimura and get the tap.

Ramos showed a lot of charisma in his post-fight interview, as he renewed his call for a fight with Marc Diakeise.

Result: Davi ‘Tasmanian Devil’ Ramos beat Rustam ‘Tiger’ Khabilov by submission due to a kimura in 4:52 of Round 2

Lightweight: Alan Patrick (15-3) vs. Lando Vanatta (11-5-2)

Although Vannata couldn’t finish Patrick off after dropping him almost right away, he did dominate the first round and, early in the second, he knocked Patrick out cold with a sick right head kick.

Marc Diakeise seemed to be a popular call-out because Vanatta used his post-fight interview to call for a fight with the Brit.

Result: ‘Groovy’ Lando Vannata beat Alan ‘Nuguette’ Patrick by knockout (kick) in 1:10 of Round 2

Women’s Strawweight: Brianna Van Buren (11-3) vs. Amanda Bobby Cooper (4-6)

The action picked up in the next fight with Brianna Van Buren showing a top-notch ground game to dominate Amanda Bobby Cooper, taking her down with virtual ease and controlling her on the ground before securing a rear naked choke and getting the submission.

Result: Brianna ‘Tha Bull’ Van Buren beat Amanda ‘ABC’ Bobby Cooper by submission due to a rear naked choke in 3:45 of Round 1

Women’s Strawweight: Jessica Andrade (#13, 20-9) vs. Randa Markos (#10, 11-9-1)

An amped up Markos was pacing around before the fight began and she used that pent up emotion to fuel a strategy based on her outgrappling Andrade. It was an effective strategy, when she could employ it, which was not easy with the way Andrade was using her precise leg kicks to wear Markos down. In that respect, it was a striking versus grappling battle, and, whilst not boring, was definitely not one for the neutral.

Markos was limping by the second round and limping heavily by the third, but she was still able to dominate and neutralize Andrade for extended periods, and, despite the punishment her legs took, Markos was never in any danger of being finished.

The fight went the distance and Markos earned a fairly comfortable unanimous decision victory on the scorecards.

Result: Randa ‘Quiet Storm’ Markos beat Jessica ‘Bate Estaca’ Andrade by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-28 and 30-27)

Heavyweight: Jeff Hughes (10-4, 1NC) vs. Dontale Mayes (7-4)

Dontale Mayes got a big reaction coming out for this fight, as he was competing in front of his home fans. And, while Mayes gave the fans plenty to cheer about in the first round, pushing Hughes hard, he was unable to send the fans home happy as he was rocked, dropped and finished in the second, with Hughes knocking Mayes after a barrage of brutal blows.

Result: ‘Lights Out’ Jeff Hughes beat Dontale ‘Kong’ Mayes by knockout (punch) in 2:22 of Round 2

Heavyweight: Juan Espino (#22, 10-2) vs. Dmitriy Sosnovskiy (11-)

Espino pressured Sosnovskiy throughout this fight with his ground game and, although Sosnovskiy put up an admittedly spirited defence, the resistance was broken early in the second when Espino had Sosnovskiy seated against the cage and manoeuvred his way into locking up a tight guillotine that had Sosnovskiy tapping out.

Result: Juan ‘El Guapo’ Espino beat Dmitriy ‘Wicked Machine’ Sosnovskiy by submission due to a guillotine choke in 1:33 of Round 2

Main Card

Light Heavyweight: Ed Herman (#20, 25-15, 1NC) vs. Paul Craig (#15, 14-4-1)

The main card began with a great, competitive light heavyweight encounter as veteran Ed Herman took on Paul Craig.

Craig was a little too quick for Herman for much of the first round, Craig landing as most of what he threw and avoiding a lot of what Herman was throwing back at him. It wasn’t necessarily a one-sided round, but, when the round was over, it was clear that Craig was in control of the fight.

The second round was a little more even and the pace of the fight started to take a noticeable albeit slight toll on the fighters, as both Craig and Herman were breathing just a little heavier. In the second half of the second round, Herman decided to clinch up with Craig Muay Thai-style and, from this position, Herman managed to land a knee to the side of Craig’s face and bust him open. Craig fought hard to and broke away from Herman, but the clinch work of Herman was further sapping his stamina and, heading into third round, the fight seemed finely balanced.

Herman opened up the third round in a big way, rocking Craig with a right head kick; Herman grabbed a woozy Craig in a tight guillotine and pulled guard, but the guillotine wasn’t quite tight enough and Craig broke free, forcing Herman to hurriedly pulled guard. Craig threw some punches at Herman from this position but ‘Short Fuse’ took them on his gloves before trying to work for a triangle, but Craig was alert to this and blocked him.

Things hit a stalemate from here because Craig couldn’t get past the guard of Herman, yet Herman was unable to shift Craig, and the referee eventually stood the fighters back up. Herman was now breathing heavily, but he still had enough to make a fight of things and Craig, who was also looking very tired, was on the defensive for the remainder of the round, one that had clearly gone the way of Herman.

In the end, the judges were all in agreement about how the fight went as all three scored the fight 29-28 in favour of Paul Craig.

Result: Paul ‘Bearjew’ Craig beat Ed ‘Short Fuse’ Herman by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28 and 29-28)

Flyweight: Deiveson Figueiredo (#2, 19-1) vs. Alex Perez (#7, 24-5)

This flyweight contest could easily see the winner put themselves in line for a contendership fight, and it was clear that both competitors had come into this with the mindset of proving their viability as a contender. Figueiredo and Perez were both coming forward throughout, combining flurries of strikes with single, precise shots, and it made for a compelling contest.

Given the stakes that were perceived to be on the line, and the desire of both Figueiredo and Perez to put themselves in prime position for a potential crack at divisional champion Demetrious Johnson, it wasn’t the biggest surprise that this fight didn’t make it out of the first round. With under a minute left in the round, Perez landed a crunching right hook that had Figueiredo backing off in obvious pain. Perez moved in for the kill and dropped Figueiredo with a big head kick, Perez then firing off a series of massive rights and, with seconds left in the round, the referee interceded in the proceedings and stopped the fight, giving Perez a crucial victory in his climb up the flyweight ladder.

In his post-fight interview, Alex Perez said that he was still looking to fight Alexandre Pantoja.

Result: Alex Perez beat Deiveson ‘Daico’ Figueiredo by TKO due to strikes in 4:57 of Round 1

Women’s Flyweight: Mackenzie Dern (#17, 10-1) vs. Lucie Pudilova (#14, 11-6)

The returning and resurgent Lucie Pudilova had a tough challenge ahead of her tonight with Mackenzie Dern as her opponent, Dern not only possessing world class ju-jitsu, but also ascending the flyweight ranks herself, and only one of them would take a further step up the rankings in an increasingly crowded division.

Mindful of Dern’s ground game, where she undoubtedly held the advantage, Pudilova was able to keep Dern at bay with some well-timed strikes, and this also served to make Dern more wary about closing the distance. Dern kept circling and looking for an opening, but every time one seemed to present itself, Pudilova was able to land enough strikes to keep Dern from getting close enough to get a hold of her.

With a minute to go in the first round, and after taking some punishing leg kicks, Dern was finally able to get a hold of Pudilova and take her down with an inside leg trip, Pudilova forced to quickly pull guard. Dern tried to break the guard of Pudilova before the round ended, but Pudilova was able to keep a tight guard and see the round out.

The second round started with Pudilova pressing her advantage in the striking department, landing some great punches and pushing Dern into trying to close the distance, to no avail. By now, Dern was limping slightly; it wasn’t much, but it was just enough of a hindrance that Pudilova was able to land two lefts and then a fantastic right cross that dropped Dern; Pudilova started unloading on Dern with some big punches and the referee quickly jumped in to stop the fight!

Dern was quick to her feet and she and her corner looked absolutely furious about the stoppage, with Dern protesting loudly that she was still in the fight. The stoppage itself did look a little quick, and Dern perhaps should have got more of a chance to recover. However, it ultimately did not matter, because the decision was made, the fight was over, and Lucie Pudilova was the victor.

Result: Lucie ‘Bullet’ Pudilova beat Mackenzie Dern by TKO due to strikes in 0:59 of Round 2

Flyweight: Magomed Bibulatov (#6, 18-2) vs. Eric Shelton (#3, 16-6)

The always-competitive flyweight division featured in the co-main event of the evening with Eric Shelton, who was 2-0 since his return to the UFC, taking on Magomed Bibulatov.

The first round saw Bibulatov having an early advantage in terms of success, but Shelton was soon coming back into it and making the fight more competitive. Yet Bibulatov was still giving Shelton problems as Bibulatov was able to quickly and accurately return fire. With two minutes to go in the round, Bibulatov was able to shoot in and take Shelton down, Shelton quickly pulling guard. Shelton began trying to work for submissions off his back, but Bibulatov was too good for this, Bibulatov also managing to fight his way into the half-guard, but there was little he could from here before time ran out on the round.

In the second round, Bibulatov tried to go for an early takedown, but Shelton saw it coming and kept him at bay with some quick punches. The action kept standing, and then, a few minutes in, Shelton landed a right head kick that wobbled Bibulatov and had him backing up. Shelton moved in for the kill, but Bibulatov was able to circle away and clear his head before coming forward once more, the remainder of the round playing out in a very even manner.

The third round was rather slow for the first minute, with nothing of note happening, before Bibulatov went in for a takedown attempt, getting a hold of the leg of Shelton; Shelton remained standing, but was left hopping on one leg and then driven back up against the cage. It took a while but Bibulatov was eventually able to take Shelton down with a big Greco-Roman slam, with Bibulatov ending up in the half-guard of his opponent.

Not a lot of action took place for the remainder of the round, Bibulatov peppering Shelton with small punches and blocking an attempted sweep. Shelton did try to get Bibulatov back into full-guard but Bibulatov thwarted the attempt; the round ended as Shelton made another unsuccessful attempt to sweep Bibulatov and the fight had ended on something of a flat note.

The judges were unanimous in their scores, all three giving the fight to Bibulatov, although it was all 30-27s, so Shelton didn’t get the second round despite having Bibulatov in trouble.

Result: Magomed ‘Gladiator’ Bibulatov beat Eric ‘Showtime’ Shelton by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27 and 30-27)

Light Heavyweight: Misha Cirkunov (#4, 17-5) vs. Dominick Reyes (#5, 15-2)

The main event of the evening was as hard-hitting as you expected it to be and, because of that, it was a rather brief affair, and perhaps more one-sided than you’d have thought. Reyes was tagging Cirkunov early on, and while Cirkunov, had good heave movement, he couldn’t land anything on Reyes, nor could he get close enough to grapple when he made the attempt to.

Just over a minute in, Reyes floored Cirkunov with a fantastic right cross and, in the barrage of punches that followed, one of them knocked Cirkunov out cold and the referee quickly dived in to pull Reyes away.

In the post-fight interview, Reyes, who has a lot of innate charisma, expressed happiness with the finish, which he said landed perfectly and was also a testament to his training.

Result: Dominick ‘The Devastator’ Reyes beat Misha Cirkunov by knockout (punch) in 1:52 of Round 1

Post-Fight Bonuses

Fight of the Night: Randy Costa vs. Jose Alberto Quinonez

Performance of the Night: Diego Sanchez

Knockout of the Night: Lando Vannata

Submission of the Night: Brianna Van Buren

Fantabulous · June 27, 2021

UFC Rankings for Sunday, Week 2 of May 2021

Fantabulous · June 29, 2021

News Blast

Saturday of Week 2 of May 2021

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Monday of Week 3 of May 2021

Shana Dobson will replace her.

Women’s Featherweight: Joanne Calderwood (#5, 15-5) vs. Shana Dobson (#25, 6-5)

Fantabulous · July 2, 2021

News Blast + preview of UFC Fight Night 186

Tuesday of Week 3 of May 2021

Wednesday of Week 3 of May 2021

Thursday of Week 3 of May 2021

Joseph Duffy has completed his one-year suspension from failing his post-fight drugs test at UFC on ESPN 8. Duffy had tested positive for PEDs.

Friday of Week 3 of May 2021

From the author: UFC Fight Night 186 will be posted tomorrow night, with the main event featuring Edson Barboza welcoming Myles Jury back to the UFC. It’s a loaded card, with Neil Magny vs. Mike Perry in the co-main event, and Donald Cerrone facing Michael Johnson. Here is a rundown of the full card for predictions, comment, etc;

UFC Fight Night 186: Barboza vs. Jury

Main Card

Featherweight: Edson Barboza (#2, 21-8) vs. Myles Jury (#7, 20-5)
Welterweight: Neil Magny (#9, 23-8) vs. Mike Perry (#21, 14-7)
Lightweight: Donald Cerrone (#12, 36-15, 1NC) vs. Michael Johnson (#7, 21-15)
Women’s Bantamweight: Bethe Correira (#11, 12-5-1) vs. Yana Kunitskaya (#10, 15-7)
Women’s Flyweight: Roxanne Modafferi (#12, 26-17) vs. Wu Yanan (#15, 12-4)

Preliminary Card

Women’s Strawweight: Bec Rawlins (9-10) vs. Karine Silva (10-3)
Featherweight: Enrique Barzola (16-6-2) vs. Youssef Zalal (8-3)
Featherweight: Darrick Minner (24-12) vs. Steven Peterson (18-10)
Middleweight: John Phillips (22-10, 1NC) vs. Wellington Turman (16-4)
Lightweight: Jared Gordon (16-4) vs. Damir Hadzovic (13-7)
Lightweight: Yancy Medeiros (15-8, 1NC) vs. Jim Miller (31-16, 1NC)
Bantamweight: Tim Elliot (15-11-1) vs. Alejandro Perez (21-10-1)
Women’s Flyweight: Priscila Cachoeira (9-4) vs. Polyana Viana (#21, 10-5)
Welterweight: Siyar Bahadurzada (24-9-1) vs. Alexey Kunchenko (21-3)
Lightweight: Chris Fishgold (18-4-1) vs. Drakkar Klose (12-3-1)

CageRage · July 2, 2021

UFC Fight Night 186: Barboza vs. Jury

Main Card

Featherweight: Edson Barboza (#2, 21-8) vs. Myles Jury (#7, 20-5)

Welterweight: Neil Magny (#9, 23-8) vs. Mike Perry (#21, 14-7)

Lightweight: Donald Cerrone (#12, 36-15, 1NC) vs. Michael Johnson (#7, 21-15)

Women’s Bantamweight: Bethe Correira (#11, 12-5-1) vs. Yana Kunitskaya (#10, 15-7)

Women’s Flyweight: Roxanne Modafferi (#12, 26-17) vs. Wu Yanan (#15, 12-4)

Preliminary Card

Women’s Strawweight: Bec Rawlins (9-10) vs. Karine Silva (10-3)

Featherweight: Enrique Barzola (16-6-2) vs. Youssef Zalal (8-3)

Featherweight: Darrick Minner (24-12) vs. Steven Peterson (18-10)

Middleweight: John Phillips (22-10, 1NC) vs. Wellington Turman (16-4)

Lightweight: Jared Gordon (16-4) vs. Damir Hadzovic (13-7)

Lightweight: Yancy Medeiros (15-8, 1NC) vs. Jim Miller (31-16, 1NC Bantamweight: Tim Elliot (15-11-1) vs. Alejandro Perez (21-10-1)

Women’s Flyweight: Priscila Cachoeira (9-4) vs. Polyana Viana (#21, 10-5)

Welterweight: Siyar Bahadurzada (24-9-1) vs. Alexey Kunchenko (21-3)

Lightweight: Chris Fishgold (18-4-1) vs. Drakkar Klose (12-3-1)

Fantabulous · July 3, 2021

UFC Fight Night 186: Barboza vs. Jury

UFC Fight Night 186: Barboza vs. Jury

Date: Saturday of Week 3 of May 2021 Location: Wisconsin

Attendance: 4,690 Gate: $1,031,800

Critical Rating: 79% Commercial Rating: 79%

Commentary Team: Jon Anik, Dan Hardy and Brendan Fitzgerald

Preliminary Card

Lightweight: Chris Fishgold (18-4-1) vs. Drakkar Klose (12-3-1)

The night kicked off with a fight that featured a lot of sprawling and clinchwork, along with some ground work. Fishgold and Klose were two well-matched opponents, bringing the fight to each other, but only one of them would walk away the winner and it would be Fishgold who was the victor, sprawling on a takedown attempt and then catching Klose in a D’Arche choke to force the tap near the end of the second round.

In his post-fight interview, Fishgold said he was confident of getting the win once the opportunity presented itself as he has great confidence in his submission game.

Result: Chris Fishgold beat Drakkar Klose by submission due to a D’arce choke in 4:43 of Round 2

Welterweight: Siyar Bahadurzada (24-9-1) vs. Alexey Kunchenko (21-3)

After some extended clinching against the cage, in which both men had the advantage, this fight came to a sudden and brutal end in the first round when Kunchenko landed a crunching straight right to the jaw which dropped Bahadurzada, Bahadurzada then getting pasted with a serious of massive right hands from Kunchenko that forced the referee to jump in and stop the fight.

Result: Alexey Kunchenko beat Siyar ‘The Great’ Bahadurzada by TKO due to strikes in 2:33 of Round 1

Women’s Flyweight: Priscila Cachoeira (9-4) vs. Polyana Viana (#21, 10-5)

After two rounds of getting battered in the stand-up, which saw her get dropped in the first round and then rocked in the second, Priscila Cachoeira finally get into the fight in the third round with some great grappling. But she couldn’t control Viana for any sustained length of time and Cachoeira was unable to get the finish she was in dire need of, and Polyana Viana won the fight by unanimous decision.

Result: Polyana ‘Dama de Ferro’ Viana beat Priscila ‘Zombie Girl’ Cachoeira by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28 and 29-28)

Bantamweight: Tim Elliot (15-11-1) vs. Alejandro Perez (21-10-1)

Although this fight had some fine stand-up action it was the ground work that gave us most of the highlights, and it gave us the finish as well with Elliot’s impressive ground game allowing him to dominate Perez on the mat and then trap him in a kimura to gain the submission late in the second round.

Elliot’s post-fight interview saw him challenge Aiemann Zahabi.

Result: Tim Elliott beat Alejandro ‘El Diablito’ Perez by submission due to a kimura in 4:15 of Round 2

Lightweight: Yancy Medeiros (15-8, 1NC) vs. Jim Miller (31-16, 1NC)

This was a hard-fought and bruising encounter. The first round was fought entirely on the ground, and with plenty of fervour, a fervour that was matched in the second round with Miller especially showing signs of having been in real battle, his body looking really beat up by the end of the round. The third round saw the pace of the fight slow down, with both Medeiros and Miller having put so much into the fight already. The action was still hot, though, both men trying to get the finish in a fight that could have gone either way.

Neither man was able to get the finish, the fight going the distance, and it would be Medeiros getting the nod by way of unanimous decision.

Result: Yancy ‘Frisson’ Medeiros beat Jim Miller by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28 and 29-28)

Lightweight: Jared Gordon (16-4) vs. Damir Hadzovic (13-7)

Jared Gordon put on quite the performance here, Gordon dominating Hadzovic throughout the fight, Gordon even turning his opponent’s aggression against him at one point. Gordon’s ground game got him the win here as he trapped Hadzovic on the mat and managed to lock in an americana in the final minute of the first round and gain the tap.

Result: Jared ‘Flash’ Gordon beat ‘The Bosniam Bomber’ Damir Hadzovic by submission due to an americana in 4:01 of Round 1

Middleweight: John Phillips (22-10, 1NC) vs. Wellington Turman (16-4)

John Phillips was hammering Wellington Turman for much of the first round, rocking him a few times and even dropping him. Turman was somehow able to survive and keep going to see the round out, but the second round was more of the same and, just over a minute in, Phillips landed a vicious right cross that knocked Turman out cold.

Phillips was justly proud of his punching power in his post-fight interview, as he said he can always rely on it when he needs to.

Result: John ‘The Welsh Wrecking Machine’ Phillips beat Wellington ‘Fofao’ Turman by knockout (punch) in 1:25 of Round 2

Featherweight: Darrick Minner (24-12) vs. Steven Peterson (18-10)

Up next was what would turn into the fight of the night, a featherweight outing that saw Darrick Minner and Steven Peterson engage in a tightly contested contest that was fought almost entirely on the ground and contained just as much action as any stand-up based brawl.

There were numerous attempts to pass the guard, transitions and scrambles, mainly with Minner on top, and Peterson was showing a great defensive game in the first round to keep Minner from being in a position to go for any submissions, despite Minner’s best efforts.

The second round was showing itself to be more of the same, and then, out of nowhere, with Peterson on the mat, his back up against the cage, Minner managed to manoeuvre his way into a tight, tight guillotine choke; Peterson was trapped against the cage, with no way to work his way free, and was forced to tap out, giving Minner the well-earned victory.

Minner was thrilled, not just with the outcome of the fight but the quality of it as he called the fight a career highlight in his post-fight interview, and he hoped the fans enjoyed it.

Result: Darrick Minner beat Steven ‘Ocho’ Peterson by submission due to a guillotine choke in 1:35 of Round 2

Featherweight: Enrique Barzola (16-6-2) vs. Youssef Zalal (8-3)

For as long this one lasted, it was great, albeit as something of a showcase for Zalal who was too quick and too alert for whatever Barzola tried, with Zalal eventually dropping Barzola with a powerful right hook and pounding him out with a barrage of massive rights.

In his post-fight interview, Zala said that he next wanted to fight Louis Pena.

Result: Youssef ‘The Moroccan Devil’ Zalal beat Enrique ‘El Fuerte’ Barzola by knockout (punch) in 3:19 of Round 1

Women’s Strawweight: Bec Rawlins (9-10) vs. Karine Silva (10-3)

The UFC debut of Karine Silva was fine if fairly unspectacular as she entered a commanding performance, dominating Bec Rawlins with a combination of striking and grappling, although never having her in any serious danger.

Result: Karine ‘Killer’ Silva beat ‘Rowdy’ Bec Rawlings by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27 and 30-27)

Main Card

Women’s Flyweight: Roxanne Modafferi (#12, 26-17) vs. Wu Yanan (#15, 12-4)

The main card opened up with action in the women’s flyweight division as veteran Roxanne Modafferi took on the rising Wu Yanan.

Wu opened up with some grappling, and she would have taken Modafferi down but Modafferi grabbed the cage, an action which earned her a verbal warning from the referee. Wu was relentless in her attempt to take Modafferi down but Modafferi was stout in her resistance. Nevertheless, Wu came close enough to her goal for Modafferi to grab the cage a second time, but Modafferi was lucky this time because the referee failed to spot the cheating.

Wu was at least able to keep Modafferi against the cage, trapping her and keeping Modafferi pressed up to wear her down, but the action slowed down enough for the referee to order a separation, although the round ended before anything else could happen.

The action picked up in the second round, with Wu electing to keep things standing. Things were a little more even in this area, but, just past the half-way mark of the round, Wu landed a powerful right head kick that dropped Modafferi and Wu seized her chance for the win by raining down punches on Modafferi, the referee eventually interceding to stop the fight.

In the post-fight interviews, Modafferi announced that she was retiring from MMA.

Result: Wu Yanan beat Roxanne ‘The Happy Warrior’ Modafferi by TKO due to strikes in 2:59 of Round 2

Women’s Bantamweight: Bethe Correira (#11, 12-5-1) vs. Yana Kunitskaya (#10, 15-7)

The first half of the first round was a striking battle, the punches of Correia against the kicks of Kunitskaya, with Corereira just about edging ahead. Just past the half-way mark of the round, Corriea tried to take Kunitskaya down and, after some resistance, she was able to get Kunitskaya down with an outside leg sweep. A hard-fought ground battle ensued, with Corrreia trying to pass the guard of Kunitskaya and Kunitskaya working hard to keep Correira in place, and the rest of the round saw both women trying to impose themselves on the other.

The second round played out in a similar fashion to the first, with an early striking battle giving way to a grappling battle, which, in this case, saw Correia controlling Kunitskaya in a Muay Thai clinch, yet Kunitskaya’s defensive game was strong enough to avoid too much punishment, although Kunitskaya did take a big knee from Correira before being able to finally break free just before the end of the round.

Correira didn’t waste time trying to take the fight to the ground in the third round, but Kunitskaya was better at keeping her opponent at bay this time. However, Correira was eventually able to get a hold of Kunitskaya and take her down; Kunitskaya was soon trying to scramble back to her feet, with her back against the cage. Correira tried to take Kunitskaya back down, but Kunitskaya, in desperation, grabbed the cage to prevent this, with referee Marc Goddard giving her only verbal warning for this blatant cheating.

After a concerted effort, Corriera was finally able to get Kunitskaya down to the mat, whereupon she began blasting away, pounding Kunitskaya with some powerful shots, and, before any more damage could be done, Kunitskaya tapped out to the strikes, giving Corriera a quite decisive victory.

Result: Bethe ‘Pitbull’ Correia beat Yana ‘Foxy’ Kunitskaya by submission due to strikes in 3:24 of Round 3

Lightweight: Donald Cerrone (#12, 36-15, 1NC) vs. Michael Johnson (#7, 21-15)

This was yet another great, action-orientated fight, with neither Cerrone nor Johnson holding anything back. Both men really lit up each other with their very aggressive approach, the fans really getting into the fight, with neither man willing to back down or give ground to the other. But a fight like that can only last so long, especially with two strikers like these two, and, late in the first round, Johnson caught Cerrone with a big left hand that dropped the ‘Cowboy’ and Johnson pounded away on Cerrone, landing some heavy shots to the head that forced the referee to jump in and stop the fight, giving Johnson what may be the biggest win of his career.

In his post-fight interview, Johnson said that he wanted to fight Gregor Gillespie, a fight that, with a win, could see Johnson in position for a title shot.

Result: Michael ‘The Menace’ Johnson beat Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone by TKO due to strikes in 4:24 of Round 1

Welterweight: Neil Magny (#9, 23-8) vs. Mike Perry (#21, 14-7)

Perry set the tone when he refused to touch gloves at the start of the fight, an action which drew the ire of the fans, although Perry seemed to not care about the fans’ reaction. Magny wasn’t concerned with the perceived image of Perry, and showed no fear in coming forward, Perry soon knowing that he was in for a fight.

The fight itself was as competitive as you’d expect it to be, contested as it was by two of the standouts in the welterweight division, standouts who hoped to leave a lasting impression on the fans after tonight. Magny and Perry certainly left a lasting impression on each other, both men scoring with plenty of body shots, from both punches and kicks.

When the opening presented itself, Magny got a hold of Perry and took him down, and, whilst he was successful, Magny soon regretted his decision when Perry tried to fight off an attempt by Magny to pass his guard; the resultant scramble saw Perry end up in side-control, and, almost in one swift movement, Perry somehow locked on a tight kimura and Magny was left with no choice but to tap out, giving Perry something of an upset victory.

Result: ‘Platinum’ Mike Perry beat Neil Magny by submission due to a kimura in 4:12 of Round 1

Featherweight: Edson Barboza (#2, 21-8) vs. Myles Jury (#7, 20-5)

The main event was now here as Myles Jury made his UFC return, but he had not chosen an easy opponent for his first fight back. Edson Barboza had been sidelined for a while, but he declared his return to action in emphatic fashion back in January at UFC on ESPN 12 when Barboza destroyed Jeremy Stephens in just 53 seconds.

Would Jury spoil the resurgence of Barboza, or would Barboza spoil the return of Jury?

The early returns were not favourable for Jury, with Barboza landing some of his trademark leg kicks. Jury responded by taking Barboza down, but, when Jury tried to pass the guard of Barboza, Barboza tried to counter and the resultant scramble saw Jury turtle up, facing Barboza. Barboza began pounding away on Jury before landing a powerful knee strike to the head of Jury. Barboza resumed punching Jury, but Jury took the blow well and was able to get to his feet.

Barboza was able to keep a grip of Jury in a Muay Thay clinch, though he could only land one knee before Jury was able to break free.

An exchange of strikes followed, and Barboza nailed Jury with a crunching right hook that had Jury backing off and looking dazed. Barboza tried lock Jury up in a Muay Thai clinch, but Jury was able to dominate the grappling and take Barboza down instead, and Jury spent the remainder of the round smothering Barboza on the ground, taking the time to recover from what had been a powerful looking punch.

The second round saw Jury on the backfoot right away after taking a nasty looking roundhouse kick to the ribs, Barboza pressed his advantage, and, after landing a trio of fast punches, Barboza cracked Jury with a massive right kick to the head and Jury collapsed to the mat in an unconscious heap, and Edson Barboza had once more won in emphatic fashion.

Result: Edson ‘Junior’ Barboza beat Myles ‘The Fury’ Jury by knockout (kick) in 0:42 of Round 2

Post-Fight Bonuses

Fight of the Night: Darrick Minner vs. Steven Peterson

Performance of the Night: Michael Johnson

Knockout of the Night: Edson Barboza

Submission of the Night: Bethe Correira

Predictions

CageRage: (8/15)

CageRage (Overall(: (216/358; 60.33%)

Fantabulous · July 4, 2021

UFC Rankings for Sunday, Week 3 of May 2021

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Fantabulous · July 5, 2021

Holly Holm and Juliana Pena to headline UFC Fight Night 188

Holly Holm and Juliana Pena headline UFC Fight Night 188 in a pivotal bantamweight clash

Saturday, Week 3 of May 2021

The UFC hits the wilds of Nebraska for a big card of action, one that is headlined by a fight that could dictate the direction of the future of the women’s bantamweight division.

Holly Holm was drawn out of retirement to face former rival Ronda Rousey in Rousey’s own, much-heralded return from the exiles of retirement earlier in the year. Holly was unable to repeat her previous stunning upset of Rousey, Holm falling in defeat in the first round. Holly has decided to keep on fighting, but a second consecutive defeat, against an opponent with so much to gain in victory, might have Holly questioning her decision to once again step foot inside the octagon.

Juliana Pena was the winner of the 18th season of TUF, Pena being coached by, ironically, Ronda Rousey. Since that time, Pena has become a recognized force in the women’s bantamweight division, and now she finds herself edging closer to the title shot that has long eluded her; could victory over Holly Holm be enough for Pena to put her in line for a shot at divisional kingpin Amanda Nunes?

Will Holly Holm be able to outfox her opponent, or will Juliana Pena convert any remaining disbelievers and prove herself worthy of a title shot?

Jan Blachowicz is back in action after his highly controversial fight against Jon Jones at UFC 260, and he’ll have to put aside any memories of that fateful night as any mistake could prove fatal against the wily veteran Mauricio Rua, who will be trying to prove he still has what it takes to compete against the best in the sport.

Heavyweight heavy-hitters Sergey Pavlovich and Adam Wieczorek could deliver a knockout of the night in their encounter, and with both men looking to climb the heavyweight rankings, we might see a knockout for the ages. Irene Aldana and Macy Chiasson are high up the rankings themselves, and a big win for either of them could see them sneak past the winner of the main event when it comes to putting themselves in line for title shot.

And the main card kicks off with Amanda Lemos facing TUF 29 winner Caoimhe Vizcarra

All this action, and a great undercard, comes to Nebraska on Saturday of Week 3 of July.

UFC Fight Night 188: Holm vs. Pena

Main Card

Women’s Bantamweight: Holly Holm (#9, 14-6) vs. Juliana Pena (#11, 10-4)

Light Heavyweight: Jan Blachowicz (#5, 28-9) vs. Mauricio Rua (#15, 28-12-1)

Heavyweight: Sergey Pavlovich (#19, 15-2) vs. Adam Wieczorek (#20, 12-2)

Women’s Bantamweight: Irene Aldana (#2, 14-6) vs. Macy Chiasson (#4, 8-2)

Women’s Featherweight: Amanda Lemos (#11, 8-2-1) vs. Caoimhe Vizcarra (#18, 28-3)

Preliminary Card

Light Heavyweight: Michal Oleksiejczuk (#20, 15-5) vs. Adam Yandiev (10-2)

Women’s Featherweight: Alesha Delcastillo (#20, 27-3) vs. Amari Penton (26-6, 1NC)

Women’s Strawweight: Aleksandra Albu (3-3) vs. Loma Lookboonmee (6-3)

Women’s Bantamweight: Sarah Moras (#18, 6-5, 1NC) vs. Marion Reneau (#16, 9-6-1)

Flyweight: Alexandra Pantoja (#7, 23-5) vs. Tagir Ulanbekov (#14, 13-1)

Flyweight: Jordan Espinosa (#13, 14-8, 1NC) vs. Brandon Moreno (#12, 17-6-1)

Heavyweight: Todd Duffee (10-4, 1NC) vs. Rodrigo Nascimento (8-1)

Light Heavyweight: Justin Ledet (11-4, 1NC) vs. Alonzo Menifield (10-0)

Middleweight: Antonio Carlos Junior (#16, 11-4, 1NC) vs. Deron Winn (10-0)

Welterweight: Gilbert Burns (#18, 19-5) vs. Jack Marshman (25-10)

Fantabulous · July 7, 2021

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Fantabulous · July 9, 2021

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From the author: UFC 262 will be posted tomorrow night, and the main event sees Max Holloway defend the UFC Featherweight Championship against Yair Rodriguez, and he’ll be doing so in front of his home fans because UFC 262 is taking place in Hawaii. The co-main event will see Valentina Shevchenko defend the UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship against Montana de la Rosa. Here is a rundown of the full card for predictions, comment, etc;

UFC 262: The Homecoming

Main Card

UFC Featherweight Champion: Max Holloway © (#1, 23-5) vs. Yair Rodriguez (#3, 15-2) for the UFC Featherweight Championship
Women’s Flyweight Champion: Valentina Shevchenko © (#1, 21-3) vs. Montana de la Rosa (#2, 14-5) for the UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship
Featherweight: Zabit Magomedsharipov (#4, 20-2) vs. Chan Sung Jung (#7, 17-6)
Middleweight: Israel Adesanya (#4, 20-1) vs. Kelvin Gastelum (#12, 17-6, 1NC)
Women’s Featherweight: Sheila Blakey (33-1) vs. Zarah Fairn Dos Santos (#12, 7-4)

Preliminary Card

Middleweight: Derek Brunson (#9, 21-8) vs. Yoel Romero (#8, 13-6)
Heavyweight: Anthony Johnson (#5, 24-7) vs. Marcin Tybura (#10, 19-7)
Welterweight: Alex Oliveira (#24, 29-1-2, 1NC) vs. Niko Price (#16, 16-3, 1NC)
Flyweight: Joseph Benavidez (#9, 28-7) vs. Jussier da Silva (#2, 24-7)
Bantamweight: Rob Font (#7, 18-5) vs. Brett Johns (#12, 19-2)
Light Heavyweight: Jim Crute (#9, 13-1) vs. Jiri Prochazka (#22, 27-4-1)
Light Heavyweight: Ion Cutelaba (#17, 17-6, 1NC) vs. Thiago Santos (#11, 21-9)
Women’s Bantamweight: Sarah Alper (#22, 10-4) vs. Lara Procopio (#23, 7-1)
Women’s Bantamweight: Sijara Eubanks (#17, 4-5, 1NC) vs. Liana Jojua (#19, 8-4)
Women’s Flyweight: Izabela Badurek (8-6) vs. Miranda Granger (8-1)

CageRage · July 9, 2021

UFC 262: The Homecoming

Main Card

UFC Featherweight Champion: Max Holloway © (#1, 23-5) vs. Yair Rodriguez (#3, 15-2) for the UFC Featherweight Championship

Women’s Flyweight Champion: Valentina Shevchenko © (#1, 21-3) vs. Montana de la Rosa (#2, 14-5) for the UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship

Featherweight: Zabit Magomedsharipov (#4, 20-2) vs. Chan Sung Jung (#7, 17-6)

Middleweight: Israel Adesanya (#4, 20-1) vs. Kelvin Gastelum (#12, 17-6, 1NC)

Women’s Featherweight: Sheila Blakey (33-1) vs. Zarah Fairn Dos Santos (#12, 7-4)

Preliminary Card

Middleweight: Derek Brunson (#9, 21-8) vs. Yoel Romero (#8, 13-6)

Heavyweight: Anthony Johnson (#5, 24-7) vs. Marcin Tybura (#10, 19-7)

Welterweight: Alex Oliveira (#24, 29-1-2, 1NC) vs. Niko Price (#16, 16-3, 1NC)

Flyweight: Joseph Benavidez (#9, 28-7) vs. Jussier da Silva (#2, 24-7)

Bantamweight: Rob Font (#7, 18-5) vs. Brett Johns (#12, 19-2)

Light Heavyweight: Jim Crute (#9, 13-1) vs. Jiri Prochazka (#22, 27-4-1)

Light Heavyweight: Ion Cutelaba (#17, 17-6, 1NC) vs. Thiago Santos (#11, 21-9)

Women’s Bantamweight: Sarah Alper (#22, 10-4) vs. Lara Procopio (#23, 7-1)

Women’s Bantamweight: Sijara Eubanks (#17, 4-5, 1NC) vs. Liana Jojua (#19, 8-4)

Women’s Flyweight: Izabela Badurek (8-6) vs. Miranda Granger (8-1)

McDojoDelux · July 10, 2021

Main Card

UFC Featherweight Champion: Max Holloway © (#1, 23-5) vs. Yair Rodriguez (#3, 15-2) for the UFC Featherweight Championship

Women’s Flyweight Champion: Valentina Shevchenko © (#1, 21-3) vs. Montana de la Rosa (#2, 14-5) for the UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship

Featherweight: Zabit Magomedsharipov (#4, 20-2) vs. Chan Sung Jung (#7, 17-6)

Middleweight: Israel Adesanya (#4, 20-1) vs. Kelvin Gastelum (#12, 17-6, 1NC)

Women’s Featherweight: Sheila Blakey (33-1) vs. Zarah Fairn Dos Santos (#12, 7-4)

Preliminary Card

Middleweight: Derek Brunson (#9, 21-8) vs. Yoel Romero (#8, 13-6)

Heavyweight: Anthony Johnson (#5, 24-7) vs. Marcin Tybura (#10, 19-7)

Welterweight: Alex Oliveira (#24, 29-1-2, 1NC) vs. Niko Price (#16, 16-3, 1NC)

Flyweight: Joseph Benavidez (#9, 28-7) vs. Jussier da Silva (#2, 24-7)

Bantamweight: Rob Font (#7, 18-5) vs. Brett Johns (#12, 19-2)

Light Heavyweight: Jim Crute (#9, 13-1) vs. Jiri Prochazka (#22, 27-4-1)

Light Heavyweight: Ion Cutelaba (#17, 17-6, 1NC) vs. Thiago Santos (#11, 21-9)

Women’s Bantamweight: Sarah Alper (#22, 10-4) vs. Lara Procopio (#23, 7-1)

Women’s Bantamweight: Sijara Eubanks (#17, 4-5, 1NC) vs. Liana Jojua (#19, 8-4)

Women’s Flyweight: Izabela Badurek (8-6) vs. Miranda Granger (8-1)

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