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UFC featherweight Lando Vannata reveals details of stopping home invasion: “Stay strapped”
Just a few days out from Christmas, UFC featherweight Lando Vannata had his Die Hard moment. ‘Groovy’ is a fan-favorite octagon veteran, having been in the promotion for nearly seven years. During his time in the promotion, he’s shared the UFC cage with incredible names, including Tony Ferguson, Bobby Green, Marc Diakiese, and more. The […]
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Amanda Lemos, Lando Vannata and other fighters react after suffering losses at UFC Vegas 52
UFC Vegas 52 is in the books and while the winners are enjoying the fruits of their labor, the athletes who weren’t successful have some reflecting to do. The event took place this past Saturday night (April 23). It was held inside the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Headlining the card was a strawweight […]
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UFC 234 Results: Lando Vannata submits Marcos Rosa Mariano (Video)
A lightweight bout between Marcos Rosa Mariano and Lando Vannata co-headlined tonight’s UFC 234 event in Melbourne, Australia. Round one begins and Mariano starts things off with a high kick and then a front kick. Vannata responds with a low kick. Lando with some pressure now. He backs Mariano against the cage. Marcos with a […]
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Lando Vannata explains how he knew the UFC would re-sign him
Lando Vannata never had any doubts that he wouldn’t be back with the UFC. The 26-year-old came to terms with the UFC on a new four-fight deal and is set to face Marcos Rosa Mariano at UFC 234 on Feb. 9 “I figured [the UFC] would want to re-sign me. I’m a pretty exciting fighter, […]
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Lando Vannata signs new four-fight contract with the UFC
Lando Vannata is staying with the UFC. The lightweight announced on his Instagram account that he’s signed a new four-fight deal with the Las Vegas based promotion. https://www.instagram.com/p/BsLpTponlwS/?utm_source=ig_embed “Signed back up for four more fights with the @ufc. Buckle your seatbelts and hold on tight, 2019 is gonna be a wild ride” Lando Vannata on Instagram. […]
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UFC 230 Results: Matt Frevola and Lando Vannata battle to a majority draw
A lightweight fight between Matt Frevola and Lando Vannata served as the featured bout of tonight’s UFC 230 Fight Pass Prelims from New York City. Lando Vannata enters tonight’s UFC 230 contest looking to rebound from a three-fight stretch that has seen “Groovy” go 0-2-1. Vannata was most recently seen in action at July’ UFC […]
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UFC 226 Results: Drakkar Klose defeats Lando Vannata (Highlights)
A lightweight fight between Drakkar Klose and Lando Vannata took place during tonight’s UFC 226 prelims on FS1. Round one begins and Klose immediately comes forward with pressure. The fighters clinch against the fence and after a missed spinning elbow, Lando breaks free. Klose immediately rushes in again and presses Lando back against the fence. […]
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UFC 209 Results: David Teymur defeats Lando Vannata (Highlights)
A lightweight scrap between Lando Vannata and David Teymur served as the co-main event of tonight’s UFC 209 fight card in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Teymer and Lando trade kicks early. Body kick and low kicks from both men. Lando is pressing forward here. Vannata with a body kick. David replies with two […]
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Eddie Alvarez & Lando Vannata offer to step in at UFC 209
This week, news surfaced that undefeated UFC lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov had been taken to the hospital prior to his UFC 209 interim lightweight title scrap with Tony Ferguson Saturday night in Las Vegas. While details were scarce regarding Nurmagomedov’s hospitalization, the UFC officially cancelled the fight, resulting in former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez, and […]
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Lando Vannata looks forward to future rematch with Tony Ferguson
Back in July of 2016, Jackson-Winkeljohn student Lando Vannata made a short notice UFC debut against one of the best lightweights in the world: Tony Ferguson. Though Ferguson was expected to blow through his debuting foe, this is not the way things went down. Twice in the fight’s first round, a surprisingly confident Vannata was […]
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Lando Vannata returns at UFC 209
‘Groovy’ Lando Vannata may only have two fights in the UFC, however the New Jersey native has an extremely loyal fan-base, which has only grown over the course of 2016. In the middle of the year, TUF winner Michael Chiesa was forced out of his scheduled ‘UFC Fight Night: Sioux Falls’ scrap with top ranked […]
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Twitter Beef! Lando Vannata Calls Tony Ferguson a “F**kcing Idiot”
Tony Ferguson‘s last fight, which occured back in July in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, was originally expected to be against fellow Ultimate Fighter winner Michael Chiesa. When Chiesa withdrew from the fight with back injury just weeks before the event, however, Ferguson was forced to shift his attention to late replacement Lando Vannata, who made […]