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LAS VEGAS, NV – NOVEMBER 8: (LR) Opponents Karolina Kowalkiewicz of Poland and Denis Gomez of Brazil compete at UFC Fight Night at UFC APEX on November 8, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada They confront each other during the weigh-in. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)Former strawweight title challenger Karolina Kowalkiewicz faced Denis Gomez on Saturday in a highly anticipated prelim at UFC Vegas 100. Gomez began her professional fighting career in 2017, and the following year Kowalkiewicz faced fellow Polish star Joanna Jerzejczyk for the UFC 115-pound title. In the early going, Gomez landed low and body kicks, while Carolina…
LAS VEGAS, NV – NOVEMBER 8: (LR) Zachary with opponent Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos of Brazil during the UFC Fight Night weigh-in at UFC APEX on November 8, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada – Scroggin faces off. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)Zack Scroggin suddenly landed a tough first challenge in the UFC in the form of Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos at UFC Vegas 100. Complicating matters, Scroggin, making the biggest step up of his career, missed the weigh-in at Friday’s official weigh-in and was one of two athletes not to weigh in. This wasn’t a great start to his run…
LAS VEGAS, NV – NOVEMBER 9: Charles Radke punches Matthew Semelsberger in a welterweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on November 9, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)Welterweight Matthew Semelsberger drew his 11th walk into the UFC Octagon on Saturday against Charles Radke on the preliminary card of UFC Vegas 100. This battle was a key one for “Semi the Jedi,” who had lost three in a row and needed a victory to stay in the company. In contrast, “Chuck Buffalo” Radke started with one loss to Carlos Prates, who happened…
Carlos Prates has cracked open the door to the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s welterweight elite.The fast-rising Vale Top Team and Fighting Nerds stars competed in ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ Season 16 semifinals during the first round of the UFC Vegas 100 headliner on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. He defeated advance winner Neil Magny. Magny (29-13 UFC, 22-12 UFC) fell victim to one of the fastest-growing 170-pound talents in the sport, checking out round one in 4 minutes, 50 seconds. Prates (21-6 UFC, 4-0 UFC) remained patient against an experienced and volatile opponent. Magny passed with various takedowns, but…
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos was not in a charitable mood.The CM System mainstay bounced back from a decision loss to Randy Brown on June 1 and will take on Ultimate Fighting Championship rookie Zach Scroggin in the first round of the highly anticipated UFC Vegas 100 Welterweight Preliminary at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday. I overwhelmed him with punches. Scroggin, who was brought on late notice to replace Nicholas Dalby, was previously undefeated (7-1, 0-1 UFC) and needed relief 1 minute and 15 seconds into round one. Zaleski dos Santos (25-8-1, 11-4-1 UFC) backed the marathon mixed…
LAS VEGAS, NV – NOVEMBER 9: (RL) Damon Blackshear punches Cody Stamann in a bantamweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on November 9, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)On Saturday, as part of the preliminary card for UFC Vegas 100, two bantamweights with their backs to the wall faced off against Cody Stamann and Damon Blackshear. Both fighters were on a two-fight skid, with Stamann appearing in the final fight of his UFC contract. The key question in this matchup was how Blackshear would utilize the advantages of his 4-inch height…
Carlos Prates currently has a 4-4 record when it comes to securing post-fight bonuses in the Octagon. The Fighting Nerds representative quickly finished Neil Magny in the main event of UFC Vegas 100 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday, earning him a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” bonus. . After dodging his opponent’s grappling attempts, Prates knocked Magny out cold with a flash of a left hand 4 minutes and 50 seconds into the opening round of their welterweight showdown, earning him his fourth straight finish in UFC competition.Also on the main card, Mansoor Abdul Malik won the…
LAS VEGAS, NV – NOVEMBER 9: (LR) Trecean Gore fights Antonio Trocoli of Brazil in a middleweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on November 9, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. secured a guillotine choke submission against. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)Trecean Gore’s two-year layoff from The Ultimate Fighter 29 came to an end on Saturday when he faced Antonio Trocoli at UFC Vegas 100. In the end, it was worth the wait. Although Gore was absent due to injury, Rusty seemed to have no problem as he wasted no time in the match and landed…
Credit: Octagon MMAEuropean MMA legend Ivan Buchinger returns to the Octagon 63 on Saturday when he takes on rising star Hafeni Navka. Billed as the “Battle of Generations,” the bout is set at a catchweight of 161 pounds and will be co-headlined by former welterweight title challenger Mate Kertesz and UFC veteran Leandro Silva. The fight is booked just over three weeks into the card and is set at a catchweight of 176 pounds. Controversial former UFC flyweight contender Zhargas Zhumagulov, whose run in the promotion was marred by a series of split decisions that didn’t go his way, also…
😁 Now that elbows are legal in MMA, Jon Jones wants to get a 12-6 elbow KO victory.🎥 @espnmma ▫️ pic.twitter.com/WDDIkYtPn6 — Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) November 9, 2024 For Jon Jones, finishing the UFC 309 headliner with 6-for-12 elbows will somewhat correct the only stain on his record.Jones’ perfect record was ruined by a controversial disqualification loss to Matt Hamill in December 2009. Jones hurt Hamill with a 12-6 elbow on the ground, which was illegal at the time, and referee Steve Mazzugatti was forced to stop the fight. first round. Jones recalls that maintaining a perfect record in…