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Alex Perez bet on himself, and it paid off in spades.Team Oyama’s product ended a three-fight skid with a second-round knockout of Mateusz Nicolaou on Saturday night in Las Vegas in the headliner of UFC on ESPN 55 at UFC Apex. Perez, filling in for the injured Manel Cape, folded his opponent with a right hook 2:16 into round two, earning him a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” bonus in the process. .Meanwhile, Bogdan Guskov defeated Ryan Spann in the lightweight co-main event to earn a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” check. After being controlled on the canvas in the…
Victor Henry had patience, tenacity, and precision working together.Josh Barnett’s longtime protégé defeated Lani Yahya with a head kick and follow-up punches in the third round of the featured UFC Preliminaries on ESPN 55 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday, leading to his Ultimate Fighting Championship title. He further deepened his position in the bantamweight division. Vegas. Henry (24-6, 3-1 UFC) prompted referee Jason Herzog to intervene at 2:36 into the first round. Yahya (28-12-1 UFC, 13-6-1 UFC) pressured and outclassed the former deep champion in the first round, but gradually faded from that point on. Henry landed…
It was worth the wait for Alex Perez.The Team Oyama standout earned his first win in 1,421 days, defeating Mateusz Nikolaou with a sensational one-punch KO in UFC on Saturday’s ESPN 55 headliner, earning him a spot in the Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight division. He stabilized his position and won a great victory. UFC Apex held in Las Vegas. Perez (25-8, 7-4 UFC) replaced Manel Kape on short notice and advanced the Brazilian to the second round in 2 minutes, 16 seconds. Nicolau (19-4-1 UFC, 7-3 KOs) was content to circle on the outside, dishing out the occasional lightning counter.…
LAS VEGAS, NV – APRIL 27: Alex Perez punches Matheus Nicolau of Brazil in a flyweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on April 27, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)On Saturday, flyweights Matthew Nicolaou and Alex Perez closed out the night at UFC Vegas 91. This pinnacle card was given the less-than-enviable task of following in the footsteps of UFC 300. UFC Vegas 91 only had a handful of notable names and worthwhile highlights, and was hardly a milestone event. The main event would see someone move up…
LAS VEGAS, NV – APRIL 27: Bogdan Guskov of Uzbekistan punches Ryan Spann in a light heavyweight bout at the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on April 27, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. left). (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)Top 15 light heavyweight Ryan Spann will attempt to defend his ranking against Uzbekistan’s Bogdan Guskov in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 91 on Saturday. Guskov lost early in his debut, but bounced back with a KO in the first round and landed this shot against #11 Span, who was looking for a comeback after two…
LAS VEGAS, NV – APRIL 27: Karine Silva of Brazil defeats Ariane da Silva of Brazil in a flyweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on April 27, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ill punch the. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)Ariane da Silva (née Lipski) returned at UFC Vegas 91, taking on former teammate and fellow Brazilian Karine Silva, not only with a new name but also a new nickname. Da Silva actually got married in 2019, but due to a paperwork logjam with the U.S. government, he only recently received permission to…
LAS VEGAS, NV – APRIL 27: Brazil’s Jonata Diniz punches Austin Lane in a heavyweight bout at the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on April 27, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada ( RL). (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)Contender Series alum Austin Lane, perhaps best known as Greg Hardy’s opponent at DWCS, returned for his third visit to the Octagon on Saturday, defeating debutant Jonata Lane at UFC Vegas 91. I played against Dinis. Lane competed in the Contender Series twice, four years apart, before earning a UFC contract. His first two matches were both against…
LAS VEGAS, NV – APRIL 26: (LR) Opponents Jonathan Pearce and David Onama (Uganda) during the UFC Fight Night weigh-in at UFC APEX on April 26, 2024 in Las Vegas, NV. Confront. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)Jonathan Pearce wasn’t too happy about how his UFC Vegas 91 opponent David Onama dropped weight on Friday, but he definitely carried that animosity into Saturday’s main card fight. “JSP” tried to bring his opponent to submission throughout most of the first round, but had trouble finding range as he sliced through the cage. Onama had a speed advantage, which made…
Las Vegas, NV – April 27: (RL) Uros Medic of Serbia takes on Tim Means in a welterweight bout at the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on April 27, 2024 in Las Vegas, NV. . (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)Old welterweight politician Tim Means faced violent young Uros Medic in the opening round of the main card of UFC Vegas 91. Medic has always been all-action and very good when allowed to attack, but wrestling has been his kryptonite. Tim Means, 40, tried to force that wrestling but found the improved Uros was a brick…
Former light heavyweight title contender Dominick Reyes is set to return to action less than two years after his last appearance in the Octagon.“The Devastator” (12-4) will take on Dustin Jacoby (19-8) on June 8th at UFC Louisville, and will compete against KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky. The matchup was announced in a recent press release by the Las Vegas-based promotion.Reyes is currently on a four-game losing streak, including a controversial unanimous decision loss to former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, as well as losses to Jan Blachowicz, Jiri Prochaska and most recently at UFC 281 in November 2022.…