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Josh Quinlan and Adam Fugit at the UFC Las Vegas 93 weigh-in. Credit: Youtube/UFCWelterweights Josh Quinlan and Adam Fugitt opened the main card of UFC Vegas 93 on Saturday at the APEX in Las Vegas. Quinlan was looking for his second win with the organization but has lost two straight and Saturday will be key to his continued promotional career. Fugitt is also 1-2 at UFC and enters the bout after a loss to Mike Marotte at UFC 289 last year. The bout began with both fighters gauging each other’s strengths, with Fugit landing a back kick to his opponent’s…
Nate Maness and Jimmy Flick at the UFC Las Vegas 93 weigh-in. Credit: Youtube/UFCJimmy Flick vs. Nate Manes was one of several promising flyweight bouts on Saturday’s UFC Las Vegas 93 card, with another 125-pound bout between Alex Perez and Tatsuro Taira being the main event. Flick and Manes both had solo wins and were looking to start winning streaks. Manes started the bout with a quick jab, while Jimmy tried to use his head movement and defense. Flick landed multiple kicks to the body and head, and landed a hit to the body. With nearly three minutes left in…
Carly Giudice and Gabriella Fernandez at the UFC Las Vegas 93 weigh-in. Credit: Youtube/UFCCarly Giudice made her Octagon debut on Saturday at UFC Las Vegas 93, facing Gabriela Fernandez under highly unusual circumstances. Giudice has only four pro fights under her belt, losing her final bout in the Contender Series, but impressed enough to earn a UFC contract, while Fernandez has losses to Jasmine Yasdavičius and Teresa Breda, leaving the LFA veteran looking to claim her first UFC win. Early in the match, Giudice opened the fight with a kick to the body, and Fernandez responded with a left cross.…
Melquizael Costa and Shaylan Nurdambieque at the weigh-in for UFC Las Vegas 93. Credit: Youtube/UFCFeatherweights Melquizael Costa and Shaylan Nueldanbieque will compete in the second bout at UFC Las Vegas 93 on Saturday, with the China-based Nueldanbieque coming into the bout with 50 professional fights under his belt. That experience was on display early on when the five-fight UFC veteran got a clean takedown of Costa in the middle of the Octagon. Off his back, Costa went for a kimura, but instead of trying to escape, he went for the sub, which paid off and Nuel Danvierke was back in…
Josefine Knutsson and Giulia Polastri at the UFC Las Vegas 93 weigh-in. Credit: Youtube/UFCContender Series alumnus Giulia Polastri has appeared on the show twice, first against Jasmine Yasdavicius and then in a rematch last year, but makes her UFC debut against Josefine Knutsson at UFC Las Vegas 93 on Saturday. The bout between the two fighters was originally scheduled for March but was postponed for several months after Knutsson, an unbeaten strawweight prospect, withdrew from the fight. As the bout began, the two exchanged kicks. Knutson kept Polastri at bay with kicks, including deep kicks to the body. Knutson attacked…
It is extremely difficult for me to miss my planned return fight. I sustained an injury prior to the press conference and have needed more time than I had time to recover. The decision to postpone the fight was not made lightly and was made in consultation with my doctors, UFC, … pic.twitter.com/ACNnbvr27p — Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) June 15, 2024 Conor McGregor’s absence from mixed martial arts will now last more than three years, but the Irishman remains optimistic about his future. The former two-division champion made a statement on Saturday about his withdrawal from UFC 303’s main event bout…
Sherdog’s live coverage of UFC on ESPN 58 begins Saturday at 7 PM ET. Betting Preview | Scouting Report | Odds: Knutsson (-225), Polastri (+185) Round 1 Sherdog Scores Jay Petrie scored this round: Ben Duffy scored the round: Tristen Critchfield scored the round.Round 2 Sherdog Scores Jay Petrie scored this round: Ben Duffy scored the round: Tristen Critchfield scored the round. Round 3 Sherdog Scores Jay Petrie scored this round: Ben Duffy scored the round: Tristen Critchfield scored the round.Official Results Betting Preview | Scouting Report | Odds: Costa (-170), Chaylan (+142) Round 1 Sherdog Scores Jay Petrie scored…
When grappling virtuoso Beatriz Mesquita makes the switch to mixed martial arts this weekend, the possibilities may be endless.Ten-time Jiu-Jitsu World Champion Mesquita will compete in mixed martial arts on Saturday at Spaten Fight Night. She will face fellow debutant Georgina Ramos in a bout that is highly anticipated by the BJJ community and many fans in Brazil. The IBJJF Hall of Famer, considered one of the greatest female champions in the history of Jiu-Jitsu, has been training in mixed martial arts for nearly a year under coach Marcos “Palumpinha” da Matta at American Top Team. “She was immature, but…
Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight Bruno Ferreira has learned that there’s value in giving of yourself.Brazil’s Ferreira (12-1), fresh off his third win inside the Octagon – a spinning back elbow that knocked out Dustin Stoltzfus to earn a “Performance of the Night” bonus in addition to the show and prize money – told Sheldog he’s staying in Las Vegas for Wanderlei Silva’s Hall of Fame induction ceremony on June 27. “Not only is he a friend and long-time training partner of my master Dida, [Andre Amado]”Wanderlei is an idol for all Brazilian fighters, so I couldn’t miss the opportunity to…
Kaito Oda is posing a potential problem for other contenders in the ONE Championship flyweight division.The 26-year-old Japanese prospect used multiple takedowns, brutal control and a flurry of ground-and-pound to defeat previously unbeaten Ngoc Luong Tran by unanimous decision on Friday at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand at ONE Friday Fights 67. All three ringside judges had their scorecards in favor of Oda (5-1, 2-0 ONE), who is riding a four-fight win streak.Tran (4-1, 0-1 ONE) faced danger wherever he turned. Oda took down Tran with a clean one-two in the first round, then powered into top position, racking…