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It looks like a potential bantamweight matchup is being prepared. Adrian Yanez scored a brutal first-round technical knockout victory over Vinicius Salvador at UFC Fight Night 241 on Saturday. Yanez then called up fellow prospect Daniel Santos for a Noche UFC bout at The Sphere in Las Vegas. Yanez also expressed interest in a potential matchup with Victor Henry during Saturday’s post-match media scrum.”I was accosted by a couple of guys,” Yanez said. “I know that Jon Castaneda is going to have a really tough fight in front of him when he faces Daniel Marcos. Daniel Santos, on the other…
Former UFC and BKFC fighter Gene Herrera has died at the age of 33. Herrera reportedly died in a motorcycle accident in Tampa, Florida. A GoFundMe account has been set up by Herrera’s family to help cover her funeral expenses.”Our family is devastated by the tragic loss of our beloved Jean Carlos Herrera, known in the world of professional martial arts as ‘La Pulga’, whose life was cut short at just 33 years old. ” reads a post written by Herrera’s family. GoFundMe. “Gene leaves behind a 16-year-old son, his girlfriend who is three months pregnant, his mother, father, sister,…
Justin Gaethje claims that his fighting style has a lot to do with his past success as a fighter. Arguably one of the biggest fan favorites in the history of the sport, Gaethje is known for donning the shield every time he steps into the Octagon. Despite being a former NCAA Division I wrestler from the University of Northern Colorado, Gaethje is rarely seen displaying his grappling skills. The former BMF champion instead chose to participate in a brutal slugfest that produced some of the best highlights in the promotion’s history.Gaethje recently explained that despite having the skill set, he…
On Saturday night, Karin Williams taught Carlston Harris a valuable lesson: Don’t look too far ahead when you’re facing a dangerous opponent. “Chaos the Ox Fighter” finished off Harris with a brutal right hand just 90 seconds into round one in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 241, earning his fourth knockout victory of the promotion. After the match, Williams admitted that he found more motivation than what Harris had said before the match about his future opponent.”He was looking behind me. Don’t look in front of me,” Williams said in a backstage interview at the UFC. “You’re here…
Adrian Yanez was genuinely worried about Vinicius Salvador after his technical knockout victory over the Brazilian at UFC Fight Night 241. Yanez pinned Salvador down with a huge right hand midway through the opening round and followed up with brutal ground and pound to secure the finish. After the game, the amount of attack that referee Chris Tognoni allowed Salvador to absorb before stepping in was a topic of discussion among spectators.While some praised coach Tognoni for giving the ‘Fenomeno’ a chance to recover, others believed that some of Yanez’s devastating shots could have been stopped if the referee had…
After losing weight on his first try, Omar Sy was able to shed the 1.5 pounds he needed to make his official debut in the Ultimate Fighting Championship on his second try. Sy initially weighed in at 207 pounds for his light heavyweight bout against George Toccos at UFC Fight Night 241. But the unbeaten French prospect was able to make the non-title limit of 206 pounds on his second attempt after being weighed in undressed and with a towel. Sy revealed that the majority of the 1.5 pounds he missed in weight was clocking.”Actually, that was a mistake,” he…
After making a successful bantamweight debut at UFC Fight Night 241, Melissa Gatto is looking to return to flyweight. Gatto scored a third-round TKO victory over fellow Brazilian Tamirez Vidal on Saturday at UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Gatto now hopes to return to competition in August – preferably at 125 pounds.“I want to fight at flyweight in August,” Gatto said during the post-fight scrum. “But if the UFC wants me at bantamweight, I’m here to fight. I want to fight. I was born to fight.” Gatto feels he is a natural flyweight, but also emphasizes that he could comfortably…
Pierra Rodriguez believes Ariane Carnerossi was looking for a shot at strawweight at UFC Fight Night 241. After rocking Carnerossi with a front kick and getting on top, Rodrigues landed an accidental headbutt, but the Venezuelan repeated the maneuver after receiving a warning from referee Mark Smith, which resulted in a disqualification at 3 minutes and 16 seconds into the second round. Carnerossi took as much time as possible to recover after the foul, but the decision was ultimately upheld. The Brazilian was unable to continue.After the loss, Rodriguez questioned his opponent’s motives in a social media post. “I’d rather…
It was a statement performance for Lerone Murphy at UFC Fight Night 241. The undefeated Brit downed veteran opponent Edson Barboza for the better part of five rounds to earn a lopsided unanimous decision victory in Saturday’s headliner of UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Murphy’s only scare came at the end of the first round when his Brazilian opponent rocked him with an upkick. Fortunately for Murphy, his blow hit the horn and he was able to recover in the corner.”Honestly, I don’t even know why he hit me,” Murphy said in the postgame press conference. “I looked up at…
Tom Nolan revealed that his victory over Victor Martinez at UFC Fight Night 241 was a huge one. Nolan earned a UFC contract with a six-fight win streak after a knockout victory over Bogan Grado on Dana White’s Contender Series last year. The then-undefeated prospect was a heavy favorite heading into his UFC debut against Nicolas Motta in February of this year. However, “Big Train” suffered his first career loss with a first-round TKO.Nolan admitted that he let some of the hype around him go to his head in the lead-up to his UFC debut and felt pressure to quickly…