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Dustin Poirier never misses an opportunity to jump to the guillotine, and coach Mike Brown knows it all too well. Poirier is notorious for attempting a guillotine choke, which often leaves him in trouble. Most recently, “The Diamond” repeatedly failed to perform a guillotine jump against Benoit St. Denis at UFC 299 in March, despite being advised by his corner not to.Brown, Poirier’s coach at American Top Team, recently revealed what happened in the corner between rounds during that fight. According to Brown, Poirier blatantly ignored advice from his corner to avoid a guillotine and went on to attempt another…
Joaquin Buckley tried his best to get a finish against Nursulton Rujiboev in the third round of the UFC co-main event on ESPN 56, but it wasn’t meant to be. Despite a dominant third round in which Buckley dropped his opponent and dominated by a 64-16 count with key strikes, Luzhboev was able to advance to the final horn. Still, there was no doubt about the final verdict as “The New Mantha” emerged with a clear unanimous decision victory Saturday at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, clinching his fourth consecutive UFC title.”I’m not going to lie, I think (referee…
Rizin 47’s lineup continues to grow as the Japanese promotion announced four new matches for the June 9 card over the weekend. The new booking will also include several Ultimate Fighting Championship veterans as Spike Carlyle takes on Kim Kyung Pyo. Kazuki Tokudome will take on Patrick Usami Sho and Johnny Case will take on Noah Bey, both in the lightweight division. Additionally, Mikio Ueda is scheduled to face Przemysław Kowalczyk in a heavyweight bout.RIZIN 47 will be held at the Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo, and will feature a bantamweight showdown between Kyoji Horiguchi and Sergio Pettis. Another notable…
Derrick Lewis finished the job a little earlier than expected against Rodrigo Nascimento in the UFC main event of ESPN 56. After catching his Brazilian opponent in the clinch in the first two rounds, “The Black Beast” changed gears in the third stanza, flooring Nascimento with an overhand right and racking up follow-up strikes until the bout was stopped at 49 seconds. I hit him with a punch. mark.”I was really waiting for him to explode in the fifth round, but the opportunity was there,” Ruiz said in the post-fight press conference. “He wouldn’t let me catch my breath, so…
Conor McGregor’s return will set an all-time gate record for the Las Vegas-based promotion, according to UFC CEO Dana White.McGregor will take on Michael Chandler in the main event of UFC 303 on June 29th at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, culminating International Fight Week. It will be the UFC’s biggest star’s first fight since July 2021, and ticket sales appear to reflect his high level of interest in the former two-division champion.”It’s well over $20 million already,” White said during Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 56 post-fight press conference.To put that number into perspective, the UFC has never held an…
Derrick Lewis and Rodrigo Nascimento, UFC St. Louis weigh-in credit: Youtube/UFCDerrick Lewis, the UFC’s all-time knockout leader, defeated Rodrigo Nacimiento in violent fashion in the main event of UFC St. Louis on Saturday. Ruiz, 39, said he is feeling better than ever after recovering from a series of injuries, but the problem is that his legendary heavy hands were enough to suffocate Rodrigo Nacimiento’s jiu-jitsu and youth. It was about whether it was there or not. Brazil’s Nacimiento, who has won three straight matches, wanted to be a true contestant in this match, but once the results settled, he was…
Derrick Lewis kept his UFC on ESPN 56 main event fight against Rodrigo Nascimento from ending for 25 minutes.In a surprising change of pace, Ruiz (28-12, 1 NC State) initially came out looking to settle the fight with the Brazilian, but couldn’t do much in that position. Instead, Nascimento (11-2, 1 NC State) secured a takedown and took the match to the floor. Lewis survived the frame, but took a number of elbows. Lewis was more successful in the second frame, landing some heavy uppercuts while dirty boxing. Then, in the third round, “The Black Beast” was fully unleashed with…
Joaquin Buckley vs. Nursulton Ruzhiboev at UFC St. Louis Credit: Youtube/UFCJoaquin Buckley continued to campaign hard to earn a spot in UFC St. Louis, and he did so in the co-main event of the night when he was paired with Nursulton Rujiboev. In a three-round welterweight bout, local favorite #11 Buckley was well supported by the crowd. He started the match with feints and foot movements, trying to close the distance. When he did, it wasn’t a dazzling blow, but a powerful takedown that Buckley connected with. But Luzhboev managed to escape and continue attacking, staggering Buckley, who then took…
Carlos Diego Ferreira and Mateusz Rebecchi, UFC St. Louis Credit: Youtube/UFCPoland’s Mateusz Rebecchi faced the biggest fighter of his career at UFC St. Louis on Saturday, taking on famous Brazilian Carlos Diego Ferreira. Lightweight Diego Ferriera shared the cage with Dustin Poirier, Anthony Pettis and Mateusz Gamlot. Rebecchi landed a big left hand on Ferreira with a swing early in the match, and undoubtedly earned some respect in the process. Rebecchi lands an inside leg kick while Ferreira switches stances and pivots to the outside. Just over a minute into the round, Rebecchi placed Diego Ferreira on the canvas with…
Alex Caceres and Sean Woodson, UFC St. Louis weigh-in credit: Youtube/UFCWhen the two featherweights clashed at UFC St. Louis on Saturday, Alex Caceres was looking to get back in the win column after a setback against Giga Chikadze, but his opponent Sean Woodson was coming off a win over Charles Jourdan. I was trying to accumulate. Both fighters were tall and lanky and tended to fight from a distance, but at 145 feet, few were as tall as the 6-foot-1 Woodson. The Enterprise Center crowd roared as the iconic Bruce Buffer introduced St. Louis hometown kid Sean “The Sniper” Woodson.…