maudlin career Posted July 8 Author Share Posted July 8 Makhachev With Dominant Performance That Ends in Fifth Round Submission; Rousey Has Astonishing Comeback Victory UFC 313 is in the books and Las Vegas is abuzz with a memorable night of exciting bouts. Islam Makhachev extended his UFC Lightweight Championship defenses to four with a dominant performance over Michael Chandler. Makhachev was able to make Chandler’s wrestling ineffective with excellent takedown defense. In the fifth round, Makhachev was able to pick Chandler’s ankle to get the fight back to the ground. Not long after, Makhachev was able to backpack himself on Chandler to secure a rear naked choke submission victory. The Holly Holm Ronda Rousey rematch did not disappoint and initially, it seemed to retread old ground as Holm rocked Rousey with a roundhouse kick that left Rousey with no choice but to retreat. Holm went in for the kill and tagged Rousey with a series of rights and lefts but Rousey was able to cover up and survive the round. In between rounds, it was apparent that Holm had tired herself out by looking for the first round finish and Rousey picked up on that. Upon the second round’s start, Rousey muscled Holm against the cage who offered little resistance. Rousey was able to tag Holm with some uppercuts from the clinch and much like Islam, she backpacked herself around Holly Holm to earn a rear naked choke victory. On the undercard, Kevin Holland was awarded a split decision victory over former UFC Welterweight Champion Leon Edwards. Magomed Ankalaev won a unanimous decision over Ryan Spann. In the opening fight of the Pay Per View, Irene Aldana was able to catch Kayla Harrison with a straight left that stunned her but despite that, Harrison’s superior wrestling would ultimately lead for a split decision to go Kayla Harrison’s way. For the complete UFC 313: Chandler vs. Makhachev results, see below. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maudlin career Posted July 8 Author Share Posted July 8 Notes & Highlights FroM UFC 313 Post-Fight Presser -UFC 313 drew a live gate of $9,192,495 making it the highest paid attendance for a UFC event in 2025. -Ronda Rousey and Geoff Neal took home Performance Bonuses estimating to be about $75,000 -With his win over Michael Chandler, Islam Makhachev is “very interested” in a welterweight superfight. Dana White believes that there are still a couple of intriguing fights for Makhachev at 155 but will talk with Makhachev to discuss what’s next. -Ronda Rousey attributed cockiness to her first loss to Holm. She was getting comfortable with her boxing and naively thought she could finish Holm on the feet. The game plan in the rematch was to look for openings where Rousey could make it a wrestling match and although things got dicey in the first round, she couldn’t be happier with her performance. -Dana White has confirmed Kevin Holland as the next challenger for Shavkat Rakhmonov but does not have an exact time table for that bout. -When asked about Porier vs. McGregor IV, Dana White cited there being legitimate bad blood between Porier and McGregor and that this is a fight that they need to get out of the way before moving on to what’s next in their respective careers. -Kayla Harrison hoped for a more impressive performance. She gives Irene Aldana props and says Aldana was a lot tougher than she anticipated. Doesn’t quite know if a title shot is the right fight to make next. She’ll take the fight if offered and believes that she’s a better all around mixed martial artist than Raquel Pennington and Nora Cornolle but she’s open to fighting whoever UFC puts in front of her. -On Shavkat Rakhmonov, Kevin Holland believes that he matches up well against the champ. He believes that Rakhmonov beats his opponents before the fight even begins. Holland has proved throughout his career that he’s not afraid to fight anyone. Holland was quoted as saying: “Shavkat will have a fight on his hands.” -Chandler has had one goal since signing with the UFC: winning gold. Chandler cites it as being the one mountain he has yet to climb in his career. He’s willing to fight whoever UFC puts in front of him until he’s right back in the challenger spot again. Up Next - UFC APEX: Orolbai vs Williams (Saturday, April 26th 2025) Main Card (ESPN+) Preliminary Card (ESPN+) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maudlin career Posted July 8 Author Share Posted July 8 Orolbai Wins With Devastating Knockout; “Thug” Rose Records Second Stoppage In a Row Another UFC APEX has wrapped up and with its conclusion, Myktbek Orolbai has officially entered the top ten rankings in UFC’s welterweight division. In the night’s main event, Orolbai caught opponent Khaos Williams off guard with a right kick to the head that had Williams hurt. With Williams still showing signs of life after the kick, Orolbai responded by firing a right hand right down the pipeline, the punch putting Williams away on impact. Rose Namajunas and Natalia Silva had an absolute dog fight in the co-main event but Rose Namajunas was able to put away Silva with a front kick that crumpled Silva. Silva, still shellshocked from the kick, tried to take hold of Namajunas’ right ankle, hoping to get the fight to the ground. Rose instead hammered away with right hands to the side of the heat that hurt Natalia even further leaving Mark Smith with no choice but to call off the fight. Anthony Smith extends his record to 39 - 20 with a rear naked choke victory over Brendson Ribeiro. Andre Fili defeated Alex Cacaeres by unanimous decision Caremon Saaiman earned a third round knockout victory over Davey Grant Su Mudaerji was able to stop Murad Magomedov in the second round via technical knockout to kick off the main card of the event. For the complete UFC APEX: Orolbai vs. Williams results, see below Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maudlin career Posted July 8 Author Share Posted July 8 UFC News & Rumor Round-Up -Confirmed: A Flyweight Championship bout between challenger Muhammad Mokaev and champion Alexandre Pantoja has been confirmed for UFC 316. -Confirmed: UFC heads to Colorado for their next ESPN event. The main event has been confirmed as being a lightweight tilt between Renato ‘Moicano’ Carneiro and Grant Dawson. UFC on ESPN: Moicano vs. Dawson will take place on June 14th live on ESPN. -Confirmed: Per Dana White, Raquel Pennington will defend UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship against Nora Cornolle at UFC’s July 5th ABC event. -Confirmed: Kamaru Usman vs. Randy Brown has been officially announced and will join Dustin Porier vs. Conor McGregor as the co-headlining fight at UFC 315. -Confirmed: UFC will add a second Pay Per View to the month of June with June 28th’s UFC 316. As previously mentioned, Alexandre Pantoja will defend the UFC Flyweight Championship against Muhammad Mokaev at this event. Confirmed: As revealed during the UFC 313 broadcast, Ryan Bader has officially signed to the UFC. A fight with Tom Aspinall is likely in the works. -Erin Blanchfield challenging Alexa Grasso for the UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship is in the works -Rounda Rousey wants to fight one more time this year. Rousey is expected to talk to Dana White about potential future bouts. -Expect a fight announcement between Jan Blachowicz and UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jiri Prochazka -The July 5th edition of UFC on ABC is expected to take place live from the nation’s capital. As of now, the only confirmed bout for the event is the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship tilt between champion Raquel Pennington and challenger Nora Cornolle but the current expectation is this card will be stacked top to bottom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maudlin career Posted July 8 Author Share Posted July 8 Notes & Highlights from UFC 314 Pre-Fight Presser -Brendan Allen knows he’s an underdog heading into his fight with Khamzat Chimaev but states that he’s going to make a lot of people a lot of money at UFC 314. -Per Dana White, North Carolina has always been a lucrative market and after the success of the Rozenstruik vs. Almeida ABC card, he knew he wanted a UFC Pay Per View in the Tar Heel State. -Movsar Evloev thinks he’s a dangerous match up for Ilia Topuria. Plans to nullify Topuria’s striking power by making it a wrestling match. Topuria welcomes the challenge. -Nursulton Ruziboev will definitely be in the title conversation with a win over former UFC Middleweight Champion Dricus Du Plessis -Aljamain Sterling believes that he is finally feeling comfortable with the move to 145 and states that’s a big reason for his prior losses to Calvin Kattar and Arnold Allen. -Tecia Torres believes that if she can beat Xiaonan Yan, that should put her next in line for a fight with Weili Zhang. Torres has won six of her past seven fights and thinks a title fight is the next logical step. Full UFC 314: Allen vs. Chimaev card: UFC 314: Allen vs. Chimaev (Saturday, May 10th 2025) Main Card (PPV) Preliminary Card (ESPN) Preliminary Card (ESPN+) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maudlin career Posted July 8 Author Share Posted July 8 Chimaev Dominates Five Round Bout to Remain Champion; Topuria Knocks Out Evloev in the Fourth Khamzat Chimaev makes his second defense of the UFC Middleweight Championship at UFC 314 with a dominant performance over Brendan Allen. Over the course of their 25 minute bout, Chimaev saw a 100% success rate by scoring ten of ten takedowns over the course of five rounds. When the final bell sounded, there was no doubt in anyone’s mind who was walking away with the decision: Khamzat Chimaev was declared the victor with a 50 - 45 scorecard from all three judges. In the UFC Featherweight Championship co-main event, Movsar Evloev found early success by scoring two takedowns in the first and second rounds, but a right overhand from Topuria in the third round had Evloev rocked. While the challenger was able to survive the third round, a left straight into a right hook combo from Topuria put Evloev to sleep 22 seconds into the fourth round, giving Topuria his third straight finish. Nursulton Ruziboev drove Dricus Du Plessis to the canvas in their undercard middleweight bout but it would prove to be a fatal mistake for the Uzbekistani fighter. Upon the completion of a takedown, the two fighters would break into a sloppy scramble where Dricus was able to get back to his feet and shove Ruziboev against the cage. From the clinched position, Du Plessis caught Ruziboev across the chin with an elbow that gave Ruziboev rubber legs. A follow up right hand from Du Plessis would put Ruziboev to sleep, giving Dricus Du Plessis a first round KO win. Tecia Torres, the +330 underdog, gave Xiaonan Yan more than she bargained for in their Strawweight fight. Throughout the three rounds, Torres proved to be a better boxer than Xiaonan Yan, catching her with several clean punches. In the third round, an uppercut from Torres would drop Yan to the canvas. Before Yan could even get back to her feet, Torres towered over her, firing on Yan with several hard right hands. Marc Goddard saw enough and put a stop to the fight. In the opening fight, Aljamain Sterling proved that his words were true. Although Brian Ortega was able to catch the former UFC Bantamweight Champion in the first round with a right hand, Aljamain was able to get Ortega to the canvas in round three. From the grounded position, Sterling was able to position himself on Ortega’s back with a tight body triangle and would eventually secure a rear naked choke for a submission victory. For the full UFC 314: Allen vs. Chimaev results, see below: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maudlin career Posted July 8 Author Share Posted July 8 HYPE ALERT UFC 316 "On December 21st, 2024, history was made" "And now a new Heavyweight holds the crown..." "But heavy is the head that wears the crown... "And a real king must defend the throne" Dana White: "A rematch between Derrick Lewis and Jon Jones is the only fight that makes sense." "With the champion fighting with all of Houston at his side, can Derrick Lewis do the impossible TWICE or will Jon Jones reclaim the throne?" PLUS UFC Flyweight Champion Alexandre Pantoja looks to make his fourth defense of the Flyweight Championship against the #4 ranked 8 and 1 Muhammaed Mokaev. JON JONES. DERRICK LEWIS. THE UFC UNDISPUTED HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP. UFC 316: Jones vs. Lewis II. Live on Pay Per View. June 28th UFC 316: Jones vs. Lewis II (Saturday, June 28th 2025) Main Card (PPV) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maudlin career Posted July 8 Author Share Posted July 8 (edited) Notes & Highlights From UFC 314 Post-Fight Presser -23,478 were in attendance for UFC 314, earning a live gate of $6,926,010. When asked, Dana White said he was definitely interested in bringing more events to North Carolina. -Khamzat Chimaev is already looking ahead at what’s next. He’s ready to go and he’s willing to fight whoever the UFC puts in front of him. Dana White praises Khamzat for always being game and says they’ll talk about his next title fight. -Aljamain Sterling, Tecia Torres, and Ilia Topuria took home $75,000 bonuses as a result of their performance in their respective bouts. -Tecia Torres is ready for Weili Zhang. Dana White agrees that that fight does make sense. White was very impressed with Torres tonight and knows that Zhang is game. Will talk with both women about making that fight official. -Ilia Topuria believes a big fight is in his future and calls out Sean O’Malley...if he does decide to return. When asked about a fight with Connor McGregor, Ilia doesn’t turn the idea down. Dana White isn’t interested in making either of those fights happen and still believes Topuria has viable contenders at 145. -Dricus Du Plessis wants the rubber match with Sean Strickland. -Aljamain Sterling isn’t sure where his win over Ortega lands him but described fights with Holloway and Volkanovski as being “very interesting” Up Next - UFC APEX: Song vs. Garbrandt Main Card (ESPN+) Preliminary Card (ESPN+) Edited July 8 by maudlin career Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maudlin career Posted July 8 Author Share Posted July 8 Yadong Finishes Former Alpha Male Teammate; Rosa Enters Top 10 With KO Former Alpha Male teammates Song Yadong and Cody Garbrandt headlined last night’s UFC APEX event and it only took Song Yadong a minute and 19 seconds to put Cody Garbrandt away. Trepidation was apparent from both men as they started the fight circling around the octagon. Then, Yadong changed the trajectory of the fight after leading a right hook with a jab to drop Garbrandt, Yadong then followed up with a series of right hands to earn a first round TKO stoppage. In women’s bantamweight action, things were looking good initially for Montserrat Rendon who started her bout with Karol Rosa by using better wrestling to keep Rosa clinched against the cage. Tried as she might, however, Rendon couldn’t get Rosa off of her feet and when the clinch was broken up, Rosa caught Rendon with a hard right hand. Before Rendon could even get a chance to recover, Rosa threw a right kick that sent Rendon crashing to the canvas. One punch later and Rendon was out cold, giving Rosa a first round KO victory. Michel Pereira earned a TKO victory over Will Fleury in the first round in a middleweight tilt. Martin Buday extended his win streak to four with a unanimous decision victory over Rizvan Kuniev. Ariane Lipski earned a 57 second TKO victory over the debuting Randi Field And in the light heavyweight opener, Oumar Sy finished Da Un Jung with a first round TKO victory two minutes and 40 seconds into the first round. For the complete UFC APEX: Song vs. Garbrandt results, see below Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maudlin career Posted July 8 Author Share Posted July 8 Up Next - UFC APEX: O'Neill vs. Ribas (Saturday, May 31st) Main Card (ESPN+) Preliminary Card (ESPN+) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maudlin career Posted July 8 Author Share Posted July 8 Ribas One Fight Closer to Title Contention; Mejias Makes UFC Debut With Devastating TKO The final UFC event of May saw a five round tilt go down between women’s flyweights Amanda Ribas and Casey O’Neill. O’Neill was a game opponent and showed moments of brilliance but Ribas led with more significant strikes and a higher takedown percentage to earn a unanimous decision nod from the judges. Floridian Yoanse Mejias made his UFC debut with a devastating finish over Muslim Salikhov. The fight started off fairly competitive and it seemed like it could go either way. In the third round, Muslim made a mistake by telegraphing a body kick. Mejias saw it coming and countered by loading up with a powerful right hook that floored Salikhov. It would only take four more punches from Mejias before referee Keith Peterson put an end to the fight. In undercard action, Tracy Cortez earned a split decision nod over Karine Silva. Tracy Cortez was not satisfied with her performance and promised she’d go after it next fight. Jean Matsumoto extended his undefeated streak to 17 - 0 with a unanimous decision nod over Daniel Marcos Rafael Fiziev earned a performance bonus with his first round KO over Mateusz Rebecki In the opening fight of the main card, Anton Turkalj spoiled Jarod Trice’s UFC debut with a first round TKO stoppage. For the complete UFC APEX: O’Neill vs. Ribas results, see below Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maudlin career Posted July 8 Author Share Posted July 8 UFC News & Rumor Round-Up -Confirmed: The July 5th UFC on ABC card has been revealed and as previously reported, it is STACKED! A UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship tilt between champion Raquel Pennington and Nora Cornolle had previously been reported to take place on this event. At this time, we can confirm that bout is indeed happening on July 5th. Joining Cornolle vs. Pennington is a UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship bout with Erin Blanchfield challenging reigning champion Alexa Grasso. If that wasn’t enough, the main event of the evening: UFC Welterweight Champion Shavkat Rakhmonov taking on the officially recognized #1 contender: Kevin Holland is riding a wave of momentum with back to back to back wins over MVP, Sean Brady, and former UFC Welterweight Champion Leon Edwards. In the opening fight of the evening, in what is certainly a compelling welterweight bout, Colby Covington returns to the octagon, facing one of the most dangerous new faces in the welterweight division: Mykybek Orolbai. For the complete UFC on ABC: Holland vs. Rakhmonov card, see the schedule below Confirmed: A UFC Light Heavyweight Championship fight between Jan Blachowicz and defending champion Jiri Prochazka has been confirmed for July 19th’s UFC 317 will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada. -Confirmed: Another action packed event has been added to the UFC’s calendar. UFC returns to ESPN on August 9th in Minneapolis, Minnesota with UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Strickland. The main event of the event will be a five round middleweight fight between former UFC Middleweight Champions Robert Whittaker and Sean Strickland. Light heavyweights Ion Cutelaba and Alonso Menifield have also been attached to this event. -Reminder: UFC on ESPN is just two weeks away. Coming hot off the heels of June 7th’s UFC 315: Poirier vs. McGregor IV, UFC returns to ESPN just 7 days later with UFC on ESPN: Moicano vs. Dawson. In the main event of the evening, Renato Carneiro and Grant Dawson move one step closer to becoming lightweight elites. In the co-main event, bantamweight standouts Marlon Vera and Petr Yan collide. For the complete UFC on ESPN: Moicano vs. Dawson card, see the schedule below -UFC is highly interested in doing an event in Japan by the end of the year. -The idea of Kayla Harrison vs. Ronda Rousey has been floated around as an upcoming bout. At this time neither party has commented on the rumored bout. We’ll provide more information as we find out. -Islam Makhachev and his camp have been pushing for a Welterweight fight. Makhachev is interested in a championship fight but is apparently also open to fighting a top contender. The current belief is that Dana White isn’t quite convinced that’s the next step for Makhachev. -Ryan Bader vs Tom Aspinall is a story that’s been rumbling for the past few weeks. At certain points the story has that the fight’s on and that both parties are interested, then it was off because Bader signed to the UFC with the idea of a superfight with the PFL Heavyweight Champion vs. the UFC Heavyweight Champion. As of this report, it seems like Aspinall vs. Bader is back on. Both men have signed the contract. It’s just a matter of a date announcement. -Demetrious Johnson is close to signing a deal with the UFC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maudlin career Posted July 8 Author Share Posted July 8 Current UFC Schedule UFC 315: Porier vs. McGregor IV (Saturday, June 7th 2025) Main Card (PPV) Preliminary Card (ESPN) Preliminary Card (ESPN+) UFC on ESPN: Moicano vs. Dawson (Saturday, June 14th 2025) Main Card (ESPN) Preliminary Card (ESPN 2) Preliminary Card (ESPN+) UFC APEX: Wood vs. Emmett (Saturday, June 21st 2025) Main Card (ESPN+) Preliminary Card (ESPN+) UFC 316: Jones vs. Lewis II (Saturday, June 28th 2025) Main Card (PPV) Preliminary Card (ESPN) Preliminary Card (ESPN+) UFC on ABC: Holland vs. Rakhmonov (Saturday, July 5th 2025) Main Card (ABC Network) Preliminary Card (ESPN 2) Preliminary Card (ESPN+) UFC APEX: Tate vs. Edwards (Saturday, July 12th 2025) Main Card (ESPN+) Preliminary Card (ESPN+) UFC 317: Blachowicz vs. Prochazka (Saturday, July 19th 2025) Main Card (PPV) UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Strickland (Saturday, August 9th 2025) Main Card (ESPN) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maudlin career Posted July 8 Author Share Posted July 8 Notes & Highlights from UFC 315 Pre-Fight Presser -Conor is up to his usual antics, showing a lot of disrespect toward Dustin Porier. Dana White has to play mediator several times and it's more than apparent that this isn’t a ruse: there is legitimate bad blood between McGregor and Porier. McGregor spends most of the conference prodding and poking at Porier with Porier ultimately stating he's going to shut him out permanently. -Dana White confirms that Randy Brown is a kid who’s looking to seize his moment. He calls Usman Brown’s biggest challenge yet and praises Brown for stepping up to the plate to face a guy that many are too afraid to step in against in Kamaru Usman -Giga Chikadze and Max Holloway are paring for a war. Dana White says he was so excited when putting this match together and thinks it could steal the show. -Kamaru Usman expresses interest in welcoming Islam Makhachev to the welterweight division. -Dana White was asked about a potential bout with Ronda Rousey and Kayla Harrison and he does reveal that it was a match that had been proposed, but talks are in the preliminary stages. -Dana White reveals that he has spoken to Sean O’Malley several times over the past couple of months. He believes O’Malley will be back in the UFC by the new year. UFC 315: Porier vs. McGregor IV (Saturday, June 7th 2025) Main Card (PPV) Preliminary Card (ESPN) Preliminary Card (ESPN+) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maudlin career Posted July 8 Author Share Posted July 8 And now we're officially caught up to where I am at in the game. I don't know how often people frequent this message board anymore but if anyone's down to submit their pick'ems for this card, I would love to incorporate a system where the lead scorer in picks every three months in game earns a matchmaking, hiring, or idea for me to use in the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maudlin career Posted July 8 Author Share Posted July 8 McGregor Shuts Up Critics With Stunning KO Over Long Time Rival; Randy Brown Ready Title Fight Ready UFC 315 has just wrapped up mere moments ago and many pundits believe that they have just witnessed one of the greatest main event fights in UFC history. Conor McGregor stood tall after a five round dog fight with Dustin Porier. There was no love lost between these two who hurt each other several times throughout this fight. In the second round for instance, McGregor had found his mark with a leg kick that bruised up the calf of Porier noticeably causing him discomfort. Then in the third round, Porier caught McGregor with an overhand and had him trapped against the cage where he caught McGregor with some clean punches and a knee but McGregor was quite literally saved by the bell as the round came to an end. In the fifth round, McGregor found his moment. Porier stepped in for a jab and McGregor was able to slip it, catching Porier flush on the chin with his signature left hand. The counter straight put Dustin Porier to sleep on impact. McGregor strutted off with his chest puffed out as Mark Smith called off the fight. Randy Brown proved that he is indeed the real deal in the welterweight division with an impressive victory over one of the greatest welterweight fighters of all time Kamaru Usman. Usman and Brown started the fight on their feet, with each man fighting behind a jab. Usman made a mistake by over committing with a left and Brown timed his counter perfectly, counter with a picture perfect right hook that floored “The Nigerian Nightmare” Randy Brown only had to connect with a pair of punches on the grounded Kamaru Usman who ate them clean, leaving referee Mark Smith no choice but to call the fight. Giga Chikadze made a case for a UFC Featherweight Title fight by finishing former UFC Featherweight kingpin Max Holloway in the second round via TKO. This would be the second time in Max Holloway’s MMA career that he lost by TKO. Chikadze called out Topuria during his post-fight speech and with his victory tonight, he does make a good case for himself. In bantamweight action, Deiveson Figueiredo returns to the win column after his knock out loss to Sean O’Malley by finishing former UFC Bantamweight Championship contender Merab Dvalishvili by TKO in the second round and Tagir Ulanbekov opened the main card with a unanimous decision victory over former UFC Flyweight Championship contender Brandon Royval. For the complete UFC 315: Porier vs. McGregor IV results, see below: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maudlin career Posted July 8 Author Share Posted July 8 Notes & Highlights From UFC 315 Post-Fight Presser -Neither McGregor or Porier are present at the beginning of the conference but Dana White praises both men, calling the fight the greatest fight that he has ever seen. Says he knows there’s a lot of history between McGregor and Porier but calls them both warriors. -The recorded attendance for the night is 22,319 drawing a gate of 8.5 million. -Randy Brown was asked if he believes he deserves a title fight over Kevin Holland. Brown shows Holland respect, calling Holland an OG and that he earned his fight. Brown is willing to wait but is eyeing a title fight next. -Dana White confirms that with his win over Max Holloway tonight, Chikadze vs. Topuria will happen sometime in the fall or winter of this year. -Conor McGregor marches in and when asked about a potential superfight with Featherweight Champion Ilia Topuria, McGregor calls him a nobody. McGregor was quoted as saying “When you’re the man, everyone thinks that they can call their shot. I call the shots and I ain’t wasting me time on bums and nobodies” -Dana White is asked about Dustin Porier’s comments in his post-fight interview with Daniel Cormier where Porier was alluding to hanging it up. Dana White reveals that that’s the first time he’s ever heard Porier mention retirement. He said, Porier’s egos hurt so that might have something to do with it but he will talk to the kid in a few days to see where his head is at. -As revealed on the UFC 315 broadcast former ONE and UFC Flyweight Champion Demetrious Johnson has signed to return to UFC. Dana White is describes bout with former Flyweight Champion Brandon Moreno as one that he finds "interesting". Up Next - UFC on ESPN: Moicano vs. Dawson UFC on ESPN: Moicano vs. Dawson (Saturday, June 14th 2025) Main Card (ESPN) Preliminary Card (ESPN 2) Preliminary Card (ESPN+) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maudlin career Posted July 9 Author Share Posted July 9 Dawson Leaves Denver With Submission Win; Vera Finishes Yan in First Round UFC on ESPN: Moicano vs. Dawson came to its conclusion just moments ago! Since his 2023 loss to Bobby Green, lightweight standout Grant Dawson has been on a tear. Tonight’s main event was no exception as Grant Dawson scored a big win against Renato “Moicano” Carneiro. Dawson kept the pressure on Moicano, not giving the Brazilian competitor anytime to get in their rhythm. In the third round round, with Moicano trapped against the cage, Dawson was able to take his back and secure a rear naked choke submission. Marlon Vera snapped a two fight losing streak with a devastating knockout over the former UFC Bantamweight Champion Petr Yan. Two minutes into the first round, Vera dropped Yan with a left roundhouse kick that wobbled him. Vera smelled blood and caught the retreating Yan with a left hand that dropped him to a knee. Vera launched a series of punches at Yan who was offering no defense resulting in Herb Dean calling the fight at 2:32 in the first round. Brandon Moreno was awarded a unanimous decision over Amir Albazi. Albazi looked great in the first round, making Moren fight his fight, wrestling Moreno to the canvas two separate times in the first round. In rounds 2 and 3, Moreno’s better conditioning was showcased and Moreno began boxing Albazi up to earn a 29 - 23 scorecard from all the three judges. Joanderson Brito and Charles Jourdain put on a fight that had Denver, Colorado buzzing. The two men held nothing back in a fight where both men tagged each other with various kickboxing combinations that had fans on their feet. When the bout was all said and done, Joanderson Brito walked away with a unanimous decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maudlin career Posted July 9 Author Share Posted July 9 Up Next - UFC APEX: Wood vs. Emmett UFC APEX: Wood vs. Emmett (Saturday, June 14th) Main Card (ESPN+) Preliminary Card (ESPN+) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maudlin career Posted July 9 Author Share Posted July 9 (edited) UFC With Another Fight of the Year Contender; Gastelum Wins With KO UFC APEX: Wood vs. Emmett went down in Las Vegas and in the main event, featherweights Nathaniel Wood and Josh Emmett put on a bout that was must watch. For four rounds, Wood and Emmett gave each other everything they had but in the third round Wood was getting the better of Wood, hurting him in a couple of different instances in the third round. A minute into the fourth round, Wood caught Emmett in the body with a left hook that doubled Emmett over. Official Mark Smith intervened, calling the fight off the moment Emmett buckled to the canvas, the body shot doing its damage. Kelvin Gastelum blitzed through Miguel Baeza, dropping Miguel Baeza with a left hook two minutes and 33 seconds into the first round to earn a knockout victory. Kelvin Gastelum accomplished this despite having issues making weight. French light heavyweight Jacky Jeanne made a statement in his debut with a knockout victory over Mingyang Zhang. Antonina Shevchenko edged out a close split decision victory to snap the undefeated streak of the debuting Yuka Okutomi. Christian Leroy Duncan defeated Ilja Stojanov via unanimous decision. In the opening fight of the main card, Armen Pretsoyan picked up a second round TKO victory over Brunno Ferreira. For the complete UFC APEX: Wood vs. Emmett results, see below Edited July 9 by maudlin career Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maudlin career Posted July 9 Author Share Posted July 9 (edited) UFC News & Rumor Round-Up -Confirmed: The card is set and finalized for the upcoming UFC 317: Blachowciz vs. Prochazka. As previously announced, two time UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jiri Prochazka makes the first defense of his second reign against former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jan Blachowicz. Officially joining them in the co-main event is a five round Lightweight Title Eliminator that sees former UFC Lightweight Champion Charles Oliveira taking on New Zealand stand out Dan Hooker. In undercard action Valentina Shevchenko, considered one of the greatest women’s mixed martial artists of all time takes on former UFC Women’s Flyweight title contender Manon Fiorot. Victor Henry faces Vicius de Oliveira in a fight that could have UFC Bantamweight Championship implications. Anthony Hernandez and Marvin Vettori open the PPV in a three round middleweight conest. -Confirmed: Giga Chikadze will headline his first UFC PPV against the dominant UFC Featherweight Champion Ilia Topuria. UFC returns to Chicago for the first time since 2019 with UFC 318: Chikadze vs. Topuria. Joining the Featherweight Championship tilt as the co-headlining bout is PFL Heavyweight Champion Ryan Bader who makes his UFC return against former UFC Interim Heavyweight Champ Tom Aspinall in a five round title eliminator. UFC 318: Chikadze vs. Topuria is live on Pay Per View August 30th! -Confirmed: UFC 319 has been added to the calendar. UFC 319 will take place September 20th live from Sydney, Australia. At this time, no fights have been attached. -Confirmed: UFC will be making extra space in the APEX for the August 23rd edition of their APEX events. This APEX event will feature a bout between Drakkar Klose and Tony Ferguson in his last UFC fight. The show will be a big celebration of Tony Ferguson’s career with several fun fights including a lightweight bout between Viacheslav Borschchev and longtime UFC vet Joe Lauzon. -Alexander Volkanovski and Israel Adesanya have been mentioned for the Sydney card. -UFC is aiming for another ABC Network event in October. Weili Zhang defending her Strawweight Championship against Tecia Torres is slated to potentially headline the event. -Ronda Rousey and Kayla Harrison seemingly off the table for now. -Makhachev has been testing the waters at 170. With a lightweight title eliminator being announced, it doesn’t seem that Dana White is on board with move to 170 yet. -Khamzat Chimaev wants another fight before the year is over. Edited July 9 by maudlin career Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maudlin career Posted July 9 Author Share Posted July 9 (edited) Current UFC Calendar UFC 316: Jones vs. Lewis II (Saturday, June 28th 2025) Main Card (PPV) Preliminary Card (ESPN) Preliminary Card (ESPN+) UFC on ABC: Holland vs. Rakhmonov (Saturday, July 5th 2025) Main Card (ABC Network) Preliminary Card (ESPN 2) Preliminary Card (ESPN+) UFC APEX: Tate vs. Edwards (Saturday, July 12th 2025) Main Card (ESPN+) Preliminary Card (ESPN+) UFC 317: Blachowicz vs. Prochazka (Saturday, July 19th 2025) Main Card (PPV) Preliminary Card (ESPN) Preliminary Card (ESPN+) UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Strickland (Saturday, August 9th 2025) Main Card (ESPN) Preliminary Card (ESPN 2) Preliminary Card (ESPN+) UFC APEX: Tavares vs. Muniz (Saturday, August 16th 2025) Main Card (ESPN+) Preliminary Card (ESPN+) UFC APEX: Drakkar vs. Ferguson (Saturday, August 23 2025) Main Card (ESPN 2) Preliminary Card (ESPN+) UFC 318: Chikadze vs. Topuria (Saturday, August 30 2025) Main Card (PPV) UFC APEX: Kianzad vs. Holm (Saturday, September 13th 2025) Main Card (ESPN+) UFC 319: TBA (Saturday, September 20th 2025) Edited July 9 by maudlin career Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maudlin career Posted July 9 Author Share Posted July 9 (edited) News & Notes From UFC 316 Pre-Fight Presser -Derick Lewis gives a big shout out to Houston showing him love all week. Says he loves this city and he’s winning Saturday night for his H-town people. -Dana White would love for the winner of this to fight the winner of Bader and Aspinall down the road but that they need to get to Saturday first. -Alexandre Pantoja believes that a win over Mokaev will cement him as the greatest Flyweight of all time. -Volkan Oezdemir believes he is one fight away from title contention. -Jon Jones admits that the loss to Derrick Lewis was crushing and calls it one of the most humiliating moments in his life. Said the experience humbled him in a big way and he’s motivated in a different way. -Both Rafael dos Anjos and Arman Tsarukyan believe that they are in a position where a big win on Saturday could lead to a title fight. -Dana White has confirmed that Islam Makhachev will be at 155 against the winner of Oliveira and Hooker. White does confirm that Makhachev’s camp has come at him with fight welterweight match ups but Islam’s next fight will 100% be a 155 championship bout. UFC 316: Jones vs. Lewis II (Saturday, June 28th 2025) Main Card (PPV) Preliminary Card (ESPN) Preliminary Card (ESPN+) Edited July 9 by maudlin career Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maudlin career Posted July 9 Author Share Posted July 9 Okay, so I don't know if people frequent this forum like they used to but I want to give everyone sometime to submit their pick'ems for UFC 316. I'm posting this diary across three different boards and starting with this show, I'm going to start a leaderboard. Who ever has the most points going from UFC 316 until UFC 320 will get the chance to make one decision in this save. The decision could be as simple as signing a fighter, booking a fight, or if you even have ideas for an event...or even a TUF season...if it makes sense, I'll use it. Hope you guys have been enjoying it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maudlin career Posted July 10 Author Share Posted July 10 Jones Returns to Form; Mokaev Becomes New Flyweight Champion Derrick Lewis had all of Houston riding with earlier tonight in the main event of UFC 316, but even with Houston at his side, it wasn’t enough to stop future hall of famer Jon Jones from regaining the UFC Heavyweight Championship. A little under a minute forty-five and Jones dropped Lewis to the canvas with an inside leg kick and although Lewis got back to his feet with haste, Jon Jones was able to attempt a guillotine. Initially, Lewis was reasonably safe until Jones was able to back him into the cage which caused Jones to get more leverage. Lewis was in trouble and he knew he wasn’t going to escape, at 2:18 Lewis tapped awarding Jon Jones a first round submission victory. A new Flyweight Champion was crowned in a co-main event that could have gone either way, as evidenced by the judges' scorecards. Pantoja caught Mokaev with a couple of solid combinations in the first couple of rounds, but Mokaev was able to mix grappling into his striking, taking down Pantoja at three different instances in the bout, accomplishing a 100% takedown rate. When the twenty-five minutes expired, Cai Rodman scored the fight 48 - 47 Pantoja while Frederick Watcher scored it 48 - 47 Mokaev. The decision all came down to Nelson Hamilton who scored the bout 49 - 46 in favor of the NEW UFC Flyweight Champion, Muhammad Mokaev. Jamahal Hill stopped the rise of light heavyweight Volkan Oezdimir with a second round TKO victory. Michael Bisping interviewed Hill after the fight and Jamahal Hill to which Jamahal warned Jiri and Jan that he was coming for them. In the lightweight bout between Arman Tsarukyan and Rafael dos Anjos, Tsarukyan caught cut dos Anjos open above the eyebrow with an elbow in the first round. For the rest of the fight, Tsarukyan worked on the cut with a high volume of jabs to win a doctor stoppage TKO in the second round. Gillian Robertson wowed the mixed martial arts world when she controlled the -230 favorite Amanda Lemos to win a unanimous decision. With this win, Gillian Robertsons believes she is the most well rounded Strawweight in the UFC. She called out Victoria Souza saying “I want to welcome the new kid to the UFC and show her that this is my time, not hers. For the completed UFC 316: Jones vs. Lewis II results, see below Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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