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What’s next for Jan Blachowicz and Ronaldo Souza after UFC Sao Paulo?
Jan Blachowicz was looking to cement himself as a top contender at light heavyweight in the main event of UFC Sao Paulo. He was taking on Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza who was making his debut in the division after having mixed results at middleweight as of late. In the end, just like Luke Rockhold and Chris […]
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Jared Gordon issues statement following KO loss to Charles Oliveira
UFC lightweight Jared Gordon has issued a statement in the wake of his defeat to Charles Oliveira at UFC Sao Paulo this past weekend. The main card clash between these two men was poised as being a potential show-stealer, and it certainly lived up to the hype, but unfortunately, Gordon didn’t have all too much […]
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UFC Sao Paulo Results: Jan Blachowicz defeats Jacare Souza
A light heavyweight bout featuring Jan Blachowicz taking on division newcomer Jacare Souza headlines tonight’s UFC Sao Paulo event. Jan Blachowicz (24-8 MMA) will be returning to the cage for the first time since destroying Luke Rockhold at July’s UFC 239 event in Las Vegas. The Polish star has gone 5-1 over his past six […]
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Pros react to Mauricio Rua and Paul Craig’s controversial split-draw at UFC Sao Paulo
An opportunity of a lifetime hung in the balance for Paul Craig in Saturday’s co-main event tilt with former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. The beautiful city of Sao Paulo served as the backdrop for UFC Fight Night 164, where a journeyman came face-to-face with a beloved MMA legend. Craig (12-4) was coming […]
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UFC Sao Paulo Results: Shogun Rua vs. Paul Craig ends in a split draw (Highlights)
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua squares off with Scottish standout Paul Craig in the co-headliner of tonight’s UFC Sao Paulo. Shogun Rua (26-11 MMA) was most recently seen in action at December’s UFC Adelaide event, where he scored a third round TKO victory over Tyson Pedro. The Brazilian legend has gone 4-1 […]
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UFC Sao Paulo: ‘Blachowicz vs. Jacare’ Results and Highlights
The Octagon returns to Sao Paulo this evening for UFC Fight Night 164, an event headlined by a light heavyweight bout between Jan Blachowicz and Jacare Souza. The entire 12-bout fight card is set to air on ESPN+ starting at 5pm EST. Jan Blachowicz (24-8 MMA) will be returning to the cage for the first […]
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Commission issues weight corrections after scale error at UFC Sao Paulo weigh-ins
Initially, it looked as though a whopping three fighters had missed weight for Saturday’s UFC Sao Paulo card, including bantamweight opponents Tracy Cortez and Vanessa Melo. After the weigh-ins had wrapped up, however, the Comissao Atletica Brasileira de MMA (CABMMA) announced that the scale was not properly calibrated for the UFC Sao Paulo weigh-ins and […]
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UFC Sao Paulo weigh-in results: three fighters miss their marks
On Saturday, the UFC will return to our screens with the compelling UFC Sao Paulo card. The event will be topped by a light heavyweight duel between Polish contender Jan Blachowicz and former Strikeforce middleweight champ Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza, who will be making his debut in the division. The UFC Sao Paulo co-main event will […]
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UFC Sao Paulo | Pro fighters make their picks for Jan Blachowicz vs. Ronaldo Souza
In the main event of UFC Sao Paulo, Jan Blachowicz is looking to make it two in a row when he welcomes Ronaldo Souza to the light heavyweight division. Heading into the fight, Blachowicz is a -200 favorite while ‘Jacare’ is a +160 underdog. Ahead of the action, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters […]
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UFC São Paulo | Jan Blachowicz believes he has to KO ‘Jacare’ in the first round to earn a title shot
After Jan Blachowicz knocked out Luke Rockhold at UFC 239, many expected the Polish fighter to get the next title shot. Yet that opportunity has continued to elude Blachowicz. Instead of fighting for the title next, he’ll welcome former Strikeforce middleweight champion Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza to the light heavyweight division in the main event of […]
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Paul Craig steps in to fight “Shogun” at UFC São Paulo
UFC light heavyweight Paul Craig will step in to face Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in the co-main event of UFC São Paulo, UFC has announced. The card is scheduled to take place on November 16 at Ginásio do Ibirapuera, with the headliner pitting Jan Błachowicz against Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza. The co-main event was also set to […]
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Shogun Rua to return to action opposite Sam Alvey
The MMA legend Maurício “Shogun” Rua is set to return to the Octagon. According to ESPN, the former light heavyweight champion will fight Sam Alvey on Nov. 16th at UFC Sao Paulo in Brazil. Shogun (26-11) has won four of his last five fights. He bounced back from a knock out loss against Anthony Smith […]
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UFC Fight Night 137 Results: Thiago Santos stops Eryk Anders (Highlights)
A light heavyweight bout between Thiago Santos and Eryk Anders served as the headliner of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 137 event in Sao Paulo. Thiago Santos was initially scheduled to meet Jimi Manuwa at the event, replacing former title challenger Glover Teixeira who was forced to pullout with an injury. However, Manuwa would also suffer […]
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UFC Fight Night 137 Results: Alex Oliveira KO’s Carlo Pedersoli (VIDEO)
A welterweight bout between Alex Oliveira and Carlo Pedersoli served as the co-headliner of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 137 event in Sao Paulo. “Cowboy” enters tonight’s contest having won five of his past six fights. Oliveira (18-4-1 MMA) was most recently seen in action at April’s UFC on FOX event where he scored a submission […]
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UFC Fight Night 137 Results: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira stops Sam Alvey (VIDEO)
A light heavyweight bout between Sam Alvey and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira took place on tonight’s UFC Fight Night 137 main card from Sao Paulo, Brazil. Sam Alvey enters tonight’s fight having won three of his past four octagon appearances. His latest victory came over Gian Villante via split-decision at June’s UFC Fight Night event in […]
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UFC Fight Night 137 Results: Randa Markos and Marina Rodriguez battle to a majority draw
A women’s strawweight bout between Randa Markos and Marina Rodriguez kicked off tonight’s UFC Fight Night 137 main card from Sao Paulo, Brazil. The fight proved to be an absolute thriller with Randa Markos dominating round one before Marina Rodriguez was able to turn the tide in round two. Round three was another exciting back […]
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UFC Fight Night 137 Results: Augusto Sakai TKO’s Chase Sherman (VIDEO)
A heavyweight bout between Augusto Sakai and Chase Sherman took place on tonight’s UFC Fight Night 137 prelims from Sao Paulo, Brazil. Chase Sherman enters tonight’s contest on a two fight losing skid. His latest setback came to Justin Willis via decision this past April in Atlantic City. Meanwhile, Augusto Sakai’s most recent effort came […]
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UFC Fight Night 137 Results: Thales Leites defeats Hector Lombard and proceeds to retire
A middleweight showdown between former Bellator champion Hector Lombard and former UFC title challenger Thales Leites took place at tonight’s UFC Fight Night 137 event in Sao Paulo. Prior to tonight’s fight, Leites, announced that he would be retiring from the sport win or lose following his bout with Lombard at UFC Fight Night 137. […]
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UFC Fight Night 137 Results: Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos KO’s Luigi Vendramini (VIDEO)
A welterweight scrap between Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos and Luigi Vendramini served as the second bout of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 137 event in Sao Paulo, Brazil. In the second round, Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos was able to connect with a huge flying knee that had Luigi Vendramini staggering in retreat. From there, Elizeu landed […]
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UFC Fight Night 137 Live Results
The octagon returns to Sao Paulo, Brazil this evening for the promotions UFC Fight Night 137 event. Tonight’s fight card is headlined by a middleweight bout between Thiago Santos and Eryk Anders. UFC Fight Night 137 also features the return of light heavyweight standout Antonio Rogerio Nogueira who will be taking on Sam Alvey. Other […]
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UFC Sao Paulo weigh in results: Headliners on point, Renan Barao misses by large margin
Tomorrow night, the UFC will promote its latest show in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Although this UFC Sao Paulo card has been absolutely shellacked by injuries and fight cancellations, it’s still highlighted by some interesting matchups. One of those matchups is the main event. Originally, the card was expected to be headlined by a light heavyweight […]
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UFC Sao Paulo takes yet another hit, as Belal Muhammad withdraws with injury
The UFC’s return to Sao Paulo, which goes down on Saturday, September 22, has been absolutely decimated by fight cancellations. The latest blow to this UFC Sao Paulo card occurred when welterweight fighter Belal Muhammad was forced out of his fight with Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos. This news comes was first reported by Combate. Per Combate’s report, […]
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Jimi Manuwa injured out of UFC Sao Paulo main event vs Thiago Santos, Eryk Anders steps in
Just when we thought that UFC Sao Paulo couldn’t take any more damage to its lineup, it goes and does just that. The main event has changed once again. Originally, the UFC’s return event to Brazil this Saturday was to be headlined by hometown favorite, Glover Teixeira who was to welcome the Brit Jimi Manuwa […]
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Aspen Ladd replaces Ketlen Vieira vs Tonya Evinger, fight moved to UFC 229
After losing one half of its co-main event earlier this week, UFC Sao Paulo now has lost the whole thing as a replacement has been found but the date changed. Injury after injury has seemed to occur for the UFC’s return event to Brazil on September 22 and here’s to hoping there will be no […]
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Antonio Carlos Junior injury moves Elias Theodorou fight from UFC Sao Paulo to UFC 231
UFC Sao Paulo can’t seem to catch a break. First, it lost its original main event with the loss of Glover Teixeira and just yesterday the co-main took a hit as well. But the ever so cruel injury bug wouldn’t stop his reign of terror there… MMAFighting confirms that “Shoeface” Antonio Carlos Junior (10-2) has been injured […]
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Report | Ketlen Vieira injured out of UFC Sao Paulo bout with Tonya Evinger
After losing out on its original main event, UFC Sao Paulo is now unfortunately in need of a new co-main event matchup as well. The UFC’s return to Sao Paulo, Brazil takes place on September 22. When the early announcements came, top-ranked light heavyweight contenders were Jimi Manuwa and former title challenger Glover Teixeira were […]
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Glover Teixeira out of UFC Sao Paulo main event vs Jimi Manuwa
Before we could really even get all too excited about it, UFC Sao Paulo in September has already lost its main event due to injury. It was recently announced that the headliner for the September 22nd event would be a light heavyweight scrap between Jimi Manuwa and Brazil’s Glover Teixeira. Unfortunately, it has now been […]
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BREAKING | Jimi Manuwa vs. Glover Teixeira bout headlines stacked UFC Sao Paulo card
UFC Sao Paulo, which goes down September 22 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, now has a main event. This main event will occur at light heavyweight, where British knockout artist Jimi Manuwa will collide with dangerous Brazilian star Glover Teixeira. This bout was announced by UFC Brazil on Twitter. https://twitter.com/ufc_brasil/status/1025415736431394816 This bout will mark Jimi Manuwa’s […]