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MMA community reacts to Kamaru Usman’s dominant decision defeat of Demian Maia
Last night, in the main event of the UFC’s debut in Santiago, Chile, surging UFC welterweight contender Kamaru Usman picked up his biggest win yet, authoring a dominant unanimous decision victory over Brazilian jiu jitsu ace Demian Maia. Usman, who was originally expected to battle Argentine striker Santiago Ponzinibbio in the UFC Chile main event, […]
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UFC Chile Results: Kamaru Usman defeats Demian Maia
A key welterweight fight between former title challenger Demian Maia and surging division contender Kamaru Usman served as the headliner of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 129 event in Chile. Round one begins and Kamaru Usman starts off quickly. He throws a jab and then another. Maia is circling looking for a way inside. Demian shoots […]
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UFC Chile Results: Tatiana Suarez submits Alexa Grasso (VIDEO)
A key women’s strawweight bout between Alexa Grasso and Tatiana Suarez served as the co-headliner of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 129 event in Chile. Round one begins and Suarez starts off quickly. She presses forward but Grasso greets her with a low kick. Suarez continues to press and lands a kick tot he body. She […]
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UFC Chile Results: Dominick Reyes KO’s Jared Cannonier (VIDEO)
A light heavyweight fight between Jared Cannonier and Dominick Reyes took place on tonight’s UFC Fight Night 129 main card from Santiago, Chile. Round one begins and Cannonier comes forward with a punch. Reyes catches him with a kick to the body. More forward pressure from Jared. He misses with a left. Reyes connects with […]
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UFC Chile Results: Vicente Luque KO’s Chad Laprise (VIDEO)
A welterweight bout between Chad Laprise and Vicente Luque kicked off tonight’s UFC Fight Night 129 main card in Chile. Round one begins and Luque quickly takes the center of the octagon. Laprise connects with a low kick. Chad is circling along the outside and then proceeds to land a jab. Luque with a leg […]
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VIDEO | UFC Chile’s first fight ends in a beautiful come from behind submission
The octagon made it’s debut in Chile tonight for UFC Fight Night 129. The first fight of the evening featured a lightweight battle between Claudio Puelles and Felipe Silva. Felipe Silva started off with a strong opening two rounds getting the better of Puelles in both the striking and grappling departments, almost finishing the fight […]
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UFC Chile Results: Maia vs. Usman
UFC Chile Results Thread The octagon invades Chile for the first time tonight for the promotions UFC Fight Night 129 event. The fight card, which takes place at Movistar Arena in Santiago, is headlined by a key welterweight contest featuring former title challenger Demian Maia taking on surging division contender Kamaru Usman. Kamaru Usman (12-1 […]
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UFC Chile weigh-in results : Headliners Kamaru Usman, Demian Maia hit their marks
On Saturday night, the UFC will make its anticipated debut in the South American nation of Chile with an exciting card out of the capital city of Santiago. This UFC Chile card was originally expected to be headlined by a welterweight contender bout between Argentine striker Santiago Ponzinibbio and Kamaru Usman. When Ponzinibbio was forced […]
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VIDEO | Kamaru Usman predicts first round finish of Demian Maia at UFC Chile
Ahead of #UFCChile, hear what Kamaru Usman (@USMAN84kg) said about the possibility of fighting Demian Maia – in 2016. "My style will trump his style. … I know that I can get him out of there."@DanTomMMA breaks down the fight: https://t.co/6MuEkJdLE0 pic.twitter.com/4ujn4sw477 — MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) May 16, 2018 “You know what, this is fighting […]
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Demian Maia targets next year as his last before retirement, plans to finish out the four fights on his contract
Whenever an MMA debate breaks out over who is the greatest BJJ practitioner in all of the sport, you would be hard-pressed to find a time that the name Demian Maia won’t be mentioned. Maia, who is set to take on rising contender, Kamaru Usman this Saturday in the main event of UFC Chile knows […]
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UFC Chile Fight Card and Start Time
UFC Chile Fight Card and Start Time The octagon invades Chile for the first time on May 19 for the promotions UFC Fight Night 129 event. The fight card, which takes place at Movistar Arena in Santiago, is headlined by a key welterweight contest featuring former title challenger Demian Maia taking on surging division contender […]
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BREAKING | Demian Maia In for Santiago Ponzinibbio, Faces Kamaru Usman in UFC Chile Main Event
Disaster struck for UFC Chile the past week when it lost it’s main and co-main events. The co-main was initially set to be Volkan Oezdemir vs Mauricio “Shogun” Rua but was then moved to be the UFC Hamburg main event after some issues with Oezdemir’s visa came to light. The main event, on the other […]
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UFC Chile loses Kamaru Usman vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio main event!
UFC Chile loses Kamaru Usman vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio main event! The octagon will invade Chile for the first time next month but the historic fight card is now without a main event. The event, which takes place May 19 live from Movistar Arena, was expected to be headlined by a key welterweight fight between surging […]
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Report | UFC Chile card loses Volkan Oezdemir vs. Shogun Rua co-headliner.
The UFC’s May 19 debut in Santiago, Chile seems to have taken a major hit, as Raphael Marinho of Combate is reporting that the card’s Volkan Oezdemir vs. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua co-headliner is off. According to Combate’s report, Oezdemir will not be able to leave the United States as planned due to legal issues stemming from […]
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PHOTO | Here’s the UFC Chile poster featuring Usman, Ponzinibbio, Shogun and Oezdemir
On May 19, the UFC will touch down in beautiful Santiago, Chile, with an exciting Fight Night card. As this event draws closer, the promotion has dropped the official UFC Chile poster, which includes the four fighters competing in the main and co-main events. See it below! ¡POSTER OFICIAl #UFCChile!..¡Se agotan los boletos! Compra Aquí […]