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Gabriel Bonfim and Ange Rosa at the UFC Denver weigh-in. Photo Credit: Youtube/UFCGabriel Bonfim, one half of the powerful Bonfim brothers, faced off against Ange Rosa in a welterweight clash on Saturday’s main card of UFC Denver at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. Bonfim is coming off the first loss of his professional career against Nicolas Dalby late last year, while Roosa is riding a two-fight winning streak and is 2-1 overall in the UFC. Bonfim was a tough opponent, especially when it came to the first round, but Roosa will likely have something to say about that. “The Last…
Julian Erosa and Christian Rodriguez at UFC Denver media dayFeatherweight Julian Erosa will be looking to secure his second straight win against Christian Rodriguez on Saturday night’s UFC Denver main card. “Juicy J” was coming into the night coming off a win over Ricardo Ramos, while Rodriguez was riding a four-fight win streak that included upset wins over promising prospects Raul Rosas Jr. and Cameron Syman. Rodriguez started the bout on the offensive right away, getting in Erosa’s face with a jab before quickly launching punches and landing a low kick. Erosa landed a few looping uppercuts as his opponent…
Abdul Razak Alhassan and Cody Brundage at the UFC Denver weigh-in. Photo Credit: Youtube/UFCThe always flamboyant Abdul Razak Alhassan seemed to have his eye on Joaquin Buckley rather than fellow Denver native Cody Brundage ahead of their middleweight showdown at UFC Denver on Saturday. Alhassan was quick to vent his anger at Buckley and current 185-pound champion Dricus du Plessis for comments about being a “real” African fighter in the UFC, but he promised to take those frustrations and more out on Brundage, who was last seen getting dominated by Beau Nickall. The bout began with Brundage landing several punches…
Joshua Vann and Charles Johnson at the UFC Denver weigh-in. Credit: Youtube/UFCRounding out UFC Denver’s six-bout preliminary card were flyweight bouts Charles Johnson and Joshua Vann. Vann had won all three of his previous UFC bouts and was on an eight-fight winning streak overall, while Johnson had won two in a row before Saturday. As is typical in bouts between 125-pounders, Johnson and Vann started the fight right away at Ball Arena. The bigger Johnson landed kicks from the outside. Johnson closed the distance and mixed in strikes to the head and body, forcing Vann to back away, only to…
Jasmine Jasdavičius and Fatima Klein at the UFC Denver weigh-in. Credit: Youtube/UFCUndefeated Invicta FC star Fatima Klein made her UFC debut on short notice on Saturday, taking on No. 15-ranked women’s flyweight contender Jasmine Yasdavicius at UFC Denver. As a strawweight, Klein had all the tools to advance in the UFC, even though he was moving up a weight class and facing a taller, more experienced opponent, but 115 pounds was by far the better option. The bout began with Klein in the center of the cage. It was Jasdavicius who used the distance to land the strikes early on.…
Montel Jackson and Damon Blackshear at the UFC Denver weigh-in. Credit: Youtube/UFCBantamweights Montel Jackson and Damon Blackshear appeared on the preliminary card for UFC Denver on Saturday, July 13 at Ball Arena. Jackson began the night on a four-fight win streak that included wins over Rani Yahya and Julio Arce, while Blackshear had won two straight fights before his last loss to Mario Bautista. Montel Jackson lived up to his nickname “Quick” in a performance that saw Blackshear start off with some quick leg kicks. Jackson landed a lightning-fast jab to the chest and a cross that knocked his opponent…
She cut her hair to lose weight! #UFCDenver pic.twitter.com/C01B7fYOTe — Amy Kaplan (@PhotoAmy33) July 12, 2024 The main event for UFC on ESPN 59 is officially confirmed, but there was some drama at the weigh-ins.Former Ultimate Fighting Championship strawweight champion Rose Namajunas moved up to flyweight with ease, but her opponent, Tracy Cortez, did not: Cortez started out overweight at 126.5 pounds, but later dropped to 126 after cutting some of her hair. All the other fighters also lost weight.advertisement Namajunas (12-6) recently bounced back from two straight losses with a unanimous decision win over Amanda Rivas. Currently 1-1 at…
The welterweight and lightweight divisions did not disappoint in Riyadh!Every PFL MENA 2 finish About #PFLMENA pic.twitter.com/HalC5XdDNZ — PFL (@PFLMMA) July 12, 2024 The semi-final matchups for the Professional Fighters League’s inaugural season in the Middle East and North Africa have been decided.Welterweights Mohamed Alakra, Jallah Al Shirawi, Badreddine Diani and Omar El Dhaflawi, along with lightweights Mohsen MohammadSeifi, Suhir Tahiri, Abdullah Saleem and Georges Eid, will compete in PFL MENA 2 on Friday at the Green Hall in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The winners of each weight class will receive a $100,000 prize and will also be considered for a…
Gokhan Sarikham receives punishment for violating PFL Anti-Doping Policy https://t.co/U5STdxlebp — USADA (@usantidoping) July 11, 2024 Gokhan Sarikam’s 2024 Professional Fighters League campaign is over before it even began.The United States Anti-Doping Agency announced on Thursday that Sarikham had failed two out-of-competition tests in April and May. The Turkish heavyweight boxer tested positive for clomiphene and related metabolites, which are prohibited in and out of competition under USADA and PFL rules. As a result, Sarikham was suspended for one year from competition beginning on April 29, when he first failed the test. Salicam last competed under the Bellator MMA banner,…
Sherdog’s live coverage of UFC on ESPN 59 begins Saturday at 7 PM ET. Betting Preview | Scouting Report | Odds: N/A Round 1 Sherdog scores Jay Petrie scores the round: Tristen Critchfield scored the round: Tyler Treece scored the round. Round 2 Sherdog scores Jay Petrie scores the round: Tristen Critchfield scored the round: Tyler Treece scored the round.Round 3 Sherdog scores Jay Petrie scores the round: Tristen Critchfield scored the round: Tyler Treece scored the round. Official Results Betting Preview | Scouting Report | Odds: Fremd (-110), Petroski (-110) Round 1 Sherdog scores Jay Petrie scores the round:…