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Jake Paul takes a jab at Cody Garbrandt following UFC Vegas 27 loss, ‘No Love’ responds
Jake Paul was quick to poke fun at Cody Garbrandt after the former UFC bantamweight champion suffered a lopsided decision loss to Rob Font this evening. Font (19-4 MMA) and Garbrandt (12-4 MMA) squared off in the headliner of tonight’s UFC Vegas 27 main event with the winner presumably entering bantamweight title contention. Ahead of […]
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UFC President Dana White reacts after Paul Felder announces his retirement from MMA
UFC President Dana White was asked for his thoughts after Paul Felder announced his retirement from mixed martial arts on Saturday evening. During tonight’s UFC Vegas 27: ‘Font vs. Garbrandt’ main card broadcast, Felder (17-6 MMA) shocked fans by announcing his retirement from the sport. “I don’t have that burning desire to fight for many […]
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Report | Kevin Lee books UFC return opposite undefeated welterweight contender Sean Brady
Former interim lightweight title challenger Kevin Lee has booked his UFC return opposite an undefeated welterweight contender according to ESPN. During tonight’s UFC Vegas 27 broadcast, MMA journalist Brett Okamoto took to Twitter where he shared the following update regarding Kevin Lee’s return. “Kevin Lee has booked his return, after missing 2020, per sources. It […]
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Dana White responds to Carla Esparza’s request for a title shot: “Statement made. Message received. We see you!”
UFC President Dana White has responded to Carla Esparza after the former champ called for a title shot following her mauling of Yan Xiaonan. Esparza (18-6 MMA), the promotions inaugural strawweight champion, squared off with Xiaonan (13-2 MMA) in the co-headliner of tonight’s UFC Vegas 27 event. Carla Esparza had entered the pivotal contest sporting […]
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Dana White reacts to Rob Font defeating Cody Garbrandt at UFC Vegas 27
Dana White spoke with ESPN moments after Rob Font was awarded a unanimous decision victory over Cody Garbrandt this evening in Las Vegas. Font (19-4 MMA) and Garbrandt (12-4 MMA) squared off in the headliner of tonight’s UFC Vegas 27 main event with the winner presumably entering bantamweight title contention. Font (19-4 MMA) had entered […]
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UFC Vegas 27 Bonus Report: Carla Esparza rewarded for impressive TKO
The Octagon returned to Nevada for tonight’s UFC Vegas 27 event, a twelve-bout fight card headlined by Rob Font vs. Cody Garbrandt. The highly anticipated men’s bantamweight main event resulted in a dominant performance for Rob Font. The 33-year-old was able to batter ‘No Love’ for the better portion of twenty-five minutes on route to […]
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Pros react after Rob Font dominates Cody Garbrandt at UFC Vegas 27
Tonight’s UFC Vegas 27 event was headlined by a bantamweight matchup between perennial division contenders Rob Font and Cody Garbrandt. Font (19-4 MMA) had entered tonight’s main event on a three-fight win streak, his latest being a first round TKO victory over Marlon Moraes this past December. That win was preceded by unanimous decision victories […]
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UFC Vegas 27 Results: Rob Font defeats Cody Garbrandt (Highlights)
Tonight’s UFC Vegas 27 event is headlined by a key bantamweight matchup between perennial division contenders Rob Font and Cody Garbrandt. Font (18-4 MMA) will enter tonight’s main event on a three-fight win streak, his latest being a first round TKO victory over Marlon Moraes this past December. That win was preceded by unanimous decision […]
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UFC Vegas 27 Results: Carla Esparza TKO’s Yan Xiaonan (Video)
Tonight’s UFC Vegas 27 event is co-headlined by a key women’s strawweight matchup between top division contenders Carla Esparza and Yan Xiaonan. Esparza (18-6 MMA) will enter tonight’s contest sporting a four-fight winning streak, her latest being a split-decision victory over Marina Rodriguez. The former strawweight champion has gone 7-3 overall since losing her title […]
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Paul Felder announces his retirement from MMA, UFC fighters react
Perennial lightweight contender Paul Felder shocked fight fans this evening when he announced his MMA retirement during the UFC Vegas 27 broadcast. Felder (17-6 MMA) had most recently competed this past November where he suffered a split-decision setback to Rafael dos Anjos at UFC Vegas 14. The ruling marked Paul’s third straight split-decision result, as […]
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Pros react after Jack Hermansson defeats Edmen Shahbazyan at UFC Vegas 27
A middleweight bout between perennial division contenders Jack Hermansson and Edmen Shahbazyan kicked off tonight’s UFC Vegas 27 main card. Hermansson (22-6 MMA) entered tonight’s fight looking to rebound from his recent unanimous decision loss to Marvin Vettori. Prior to that setback, ‘The Joker’ had earned an impressive first round submission victory over Kelvin Gastelum. […]
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UFC Vegas 27 Results: Jack Hermansson defeats Edmen Shahbazyan (Highlights)
A middleweight bout between perennial division contenders Jack Hermansson and Edmen Shahbazyan kicks off tonight’s UFC Vegas 27 main card. Hermansson (21-6 MMA) enters tonight’s fight looking to rebound from his recent unanimous decision loss to Marvin Vettori. Prior to that setback, ‘The Joker’ was coming off an impressive first round submission victory over Kelvin […]
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Pros react after Ben Rothwell submits Chris Barnett at UFC Vegas 27
A heavyweight bout between Ben Rothwell and Chris Barnett served as the featured prelim of tonight’s UFC Vegas 27 event. Rothwell (39-13 MMA) was originally slated to face Philipe Lins at tonight’s event, but the Brazilian was forced to pullout of the fight due to undisclosed reasons. Replacing Lins on short-notice was Chris Barnett, who […]
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UFC Vegas 27 Results: Ben Rothwell stops Chris Barnett in Round 2 (Video)
A heavyweight bout between Ben Rothwell and Chris Barnett serves as the featured prelim of tonight’s UFC Vegas 27 event. Rothwell (38-13 MMA) was originally slated to face Philipe Lins at tonight’s event, but the Brazilian was forced to pullout of the fight due to undisclosed reasons. Replacing Lins on short-notice is Chris Barnett, who […]
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Kamaru Usman claims Conor McGregor is no longer a top-tier mixed martial artist: “He’s just a regular fighter”
Kamaru Usman believes Conor McGregor’s best days are behind him, suggesting that the former two-division UFC champ is now just a “regular fighter”. The promotions reigning welterweight kingpin, Usman (19-1 MMA), successfully defended his strap at for a fourth time at UFC 261, scoring a second round knockout of Jorge Masvidal. Immediately following his impressive […]
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Justin Tafa says he’s ‘coming for war’ against Jared Vanderaa at UFC Vegas 27
Justin Tafa hasn’t been in the UFC long, but his no-nonsense style means he’s fast becoming a fan favourite. The 27-year-old lost a split decision to Carlos Felipe in his last outing. It was an action-packed affair and one which he felt should have gone his way. The Kiwi is back in action this weekend […]
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UFC Vegas 27: ‘Font vs. Garbrandt’ Live Results and Highlights
The Octagon returns to Nevada for tonight’s UFC Vegas 27 event, a twelve-bout fight card headlined by bantamweights Rob Font and Cody Garbrandt. Font (18-4 MMA) will enter tonight’s main event on a three-fight win streak, his latest being a first round TKO victory over Marlon Moraes this past December. That win was preceded by […]
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UFC Vegas 27 is down to twelve fights following another last minute cancellation
Tonight’s UFC Vegas 27 event is down to a total of twelve fights after a lightweight bout between Yancy Medeiros and Damir Hadzovic was called off. Medeiros and Hadzovic were expected to throw down on today’s preliminary fight card, but due to health complications the bout has now been postponed. UFC Europe released the following […]
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Oscar De La Hoya issues challenge to Dana White in hopes of securing future boxing match with Georges St-Pierre
Oscar De La Hoya has issued a challenge to UFC President Dana White in hopes of securing a future boxing match with Georges St-Pierre. Earlier this week Triller boss Ryan Kavanaugh accused White and company of blocking GSP from competing in a proposed boxing match with De La Hoya. “Dana White and the UFC just […]
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Judge Sal D’Amato explains 10-8 scorecard for Michael Chandler in Charles Oliveira title fight at UFC 262
Veteran MMA judge Sal D’Amato explained why he scored a 10-8 scorecard for Michael Chandler in the Charles Oliveira title fight at UFC 262. Oliveira didn’t need the judges to come into the equation because he knocked Chandler out in the second round to win the vacant UFC lightweight belt. But the fact the first […]
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Christos Giagos blasts commentary team for being bias towards Sean Soriano, doubles down on Donald Cerrone callout
Christos Giagos wasn’t a fan of the UFC 262 commentary team. Opening up the card, Giagos fought short-notice replacement, Sean Soriano. Soriano is one of Michael Chandler’s main training partners. Throughout the fight, Giagos believes the commentary team was biased towards his opponent and they weren’t mentioning anything he was doing well. “It depends on […]
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UFC Vegas 27 weigh-in results: Rob Font and Cody Garbrandt official for headliner
The official weigh-ins for UFC Vegas 27 took place on Friday in Las Vegas and all but one fighter scheduled to compete has made weight. The main event of UFC Vegas 27 sees top-five ranked bantamweights battle it out as Rob Font takes on Cody Garbrandt. Font has won his last three fights in a […]
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Anderson Silva praises longtime rival Vitor Belfort as both MMA legends transition into boxing
Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva praised his longtime rival Vitor Belfort as both MMA legends make the transition into boxing. Silva makes his return to boxing next month when he takes on Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in his first boxing match since 2005. At age 46, Silva was released by the UFC last year […]
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Jared Vanderaa predicts “spinning wheel kick KO” over Justin Tafa at UFC Vegas 27
Jared Vanderaa is looking to get his first UFC win in a big way. On the main card of UFC Vegas 27, Vanderaa is set to return to the Octagon against Justin Tafa. In his promotional debut, Vanderaa suffered a TKO loss to Sergey Spivak, but before the fight, “The Mountain” says he was super […]
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UFC Vegas 27 loses fight after Raulian Paiva hospitalized after brutal weight cut
UFC Vegas 27 has lost one of its fights after flyweight Raulian Paiva fell ill during a tough weight cut and had to be hospitalized. MMAFighting.com’s Damon Martin first reported that Paiva got sick during his weight cut and was pulled from the card. His scheduled flyweight bout against fellow top-15 ranked contender David Dvorak […]
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Carla Esparza wants rematch with Rose Namajunas with win over Yan Xiaonan at UFC Vegas 27
UFC women’s strawweight contender Carla Esparza wants a rematch with champion Rose Namajunas with a win over Yan Xiaonan at UFC Vegas 27. Esparza meets Xiaonan in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 27 this Saturday night. Esparza is the No. 4 ranked women’s strawweight while Xiaonan is ranked No. 3, so the winner of […]
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Luke Rockhold says no one in the UFC middleweight top-15 wants to fight him
Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold says that no one in the current UFC middleweight top-15 wants to have a fight against him. Rockhold hasn’t fought since a KO loss to current UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz at UFC 239 in July 2019. He has been dealing with injuries ever since then, including a […]
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UFC 262 Medical Suspensions: Shane Burgos out indefinitely following scary loss to Edson Barboza
The official list of UFC 262 medical suspensions have been released with Shane Burgos and Jacare Souza being suspended indefinitely. The pay-per-view last weekend was hailed by many as a success with the majority of fans watching at home feeling as if they were able to get a good night of fights under their belt. […]