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Dominick Reyes and Dustin Jacoby at the UFC Louisville weigh-in. Photo Credit: Youtube/UFCFormer title challenger Dominick Reyes returned after a year and a half absence, knocking out Dustin Jacoby in the co-main event of UFC Louisville. After losing his unbeaten streak to Jon Jones in 2020 and deserving of both a decision loss and the belt, Reyes suffered brutal knockouts in three consecutive bouts, the final blow coming from a jab. After a hiatus from competition, Reyes returned to the ring against former Glory kickboxer Dustin Jacoby. Jacoby’s poor performances have caused him to fall out of the rankings, with…
Raul Rosas Jr. and Ricky Turcios at the UFC Louisville weigh-in. Photo Credit: Youtube/UFCAfter their bout at UFC Mexico City was canceled just hours before, bantamweights Raul Rosas Jr. and Ricky Turcios will finally share the cage, this time as part of Saturday’s UFC Louisville main card. The bout was originally rescheduled for a week from the Mexico City date but was postponed again, with Rosas looking to improve to 3-1 under the UFC banner. Turcios, the winner of The Ultimate Fighter 29, was a definite step up competitively. Tarsios started the fight hot, screaming and throwing kicks to get…
Bruno Ferreira and Dustin Stoltzfus at the UFC Louisville weigh-in. Photo Credit: Youtube/UFCPowerful striking Brazilian Bruno “Tank” Ferreira defeated grappler Dustin Stoltzfus on Saturday night at UFC Louisville. Ferreira is known as a kill-or-be-killed fighter who has never fought more than two rounds. With two knockout wins and one knockout loss at UFC, he had a great opportunity to improve to 3-1 here. Standing in his way was Stoltzfus. Once 0-3 at UFC, the Pennsylvania native bounced back by winning two of his last three bouts, but still needs more work to get into a safe position. But Ferreira was…
Miguel Baeza and Punahele Soriano at the UFC Louisville weigh-in. Photo credit: Youtube/UFCHawaii’s Punahele Soriano moved up to welterweight at UFC Louisville on Saturday, welcoming Miguel Baeza into the Octagon. Baeza, best known for his thrilling finishes and feud with Santiago Ponzinibbio, is sitting out the entire 2023 season, leaving the issue of ring rust unresolved. Early in the bout at the KFC Yum! Center, Baeza backed Soriano against the fence and then attempted a guillotine, but Soriano broke free and was poised to do damage. Baeza survived and later landed a heel hook. Soriano hung in there, landing some…
Thiago Moises and Ludovit Klein at the UFC Louisville weigh-in. Photo Credit: Youtube/UFCTo close out the UFC Louisville preliminaries, Brazilian lightweight fighter Thiago Moises looked to continue his winning streak against up-and-coming contender Ludovit Klein. The Slovakian native had a 4-0-1 record in his last five UFC fights and was coming off a win over AJ Cunningham. The bout began with both fighters taking a cautious approach, feeling each other out. Klein landed a few kicks, and Moises, showing a slight speed disadvantage, responded with a few kicks as well. About halfway through the round, Moises went for a takedown.…
Charles Radke and Carlos Prates at the UFC Louisville weigh-in. Photo Credit: Youtube/UFCNew UFC welterweight contenders Carlos Prates and Charles Radke faced off on Saturday night in Louisville. Both fighters were looking to remain undefeated at UFC at the expense of the other. Radke won his first two UFC opponents last year, while Prates had recently knocked out Trevin Giles in his debut. Both fighters have finishing power, and this bout had the potential to be exciting. Prates was considered the favorite going into the bout, and when the action settled down, that proved to be the right call. At…
Brad Katona and Jesse Butler at the UFC Louisville weigh-in. Photo credit: Youtube/UFCBrad Katona, nicknamed “The Multi-Mate Fighter,” won two seasons of The Ultimate Fighters and will be looking to bounce back from a hometown loss to Garrett Armfield when he takes on Jesse Butler at UFC Louisville on Saturday. Katona, who trains at SBG Ireland alongside Conor McGregor and other big names, won both seasons 27 and 31 of The Ultimate Fighter to become the first and only double TUF champion in UFC history, while Butler went 0-1 with the promotion after taking on veteran Jim Miller on short…
Andrea Lee and Montana De La Rosa at the UFC Louisville weigh-in. Photo Credit: Youtube/UFCPopular flyweight contender Andrea Lee finds herself in a must-win situation at UFC Louisville, facing Montana De La Rosa in a rematch for the first time since 2019. “KGB” Lee won that bout by unanimous decision, but had lost his previous four fights under the UFC banner, and Montana found himself in a similar situation, losing his previous three bouts, making the booking feel very much like a repechage bout. Clearly the more aggressive one in the early going, Montana De La Rosa wasted no time…
Eduardo Moura and Dennis Gomez at the UFC Louisville weigh-in. Photo Credit: Youtube/UFCEduardo Moura, the only fighter to miss weight ahead of UFC Louisville, faced Dennis Gomez in the third bout on the preliminary card for the Fight Night event. Moura missed out by just half a pound, meaning she didn’t have much of a weight advantage over Gomez, but it remains to be seen how much she’ll have to expend physically to make the strawweight limit. Early on, Moura closed the distance looking for a takedown, and Gomez went for the fearsome guillotine. Gomez twisted his neck as Moura…
Pooja Tomar and Leighanne Amanda dos Santos at the UFC Louisville weigh-in. Photo Credit: Youtube/UFCIndian strawweight fighter Pooja Tomar made her promotional debut at UFC Louisville on Saturday, taking on Brazil’s Leanne Amanda dos Santos. Tomer is a ONE Championship veteran (she has competed in both MMA and Muay Thai) but has struggled competing under the ONE banner, losing to the likes of Stamp Fairtex and Jihin “Shadowcat” Radzuan, but Tomer has won her past four fights, while Leighanne Amanda was looking to bounce back from a loss in her UFC debut. As the bout began, both fighters started attacking…