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Joaquin Buckley kept things simple and kind when he attended UFC Tampa’s post-fight press conference on Saturday night. “New Mantha” secured his sixth straight win in the night’s main event with a technical knockout victory over Colby Covington at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. When addressing the media after the card, Buckley only answered one question, but was able to cover a number of topics in his responses.“My first main event was a huge success,” Buckley said. “I feel like the whole card was very successful and I got a lot of knockouts. I feel like my fight shouldn’t have…
Cub Swanson knows he has the ideal opportunity to ride off into the sunset on a high, but he’s not closing the door on his mixed martial arts career just yet. The 41-year-old WEC veteran lost his memory in the co-main event of UFC Tampa on Saturday night, knocking out local favorite Billy Quarantillo at 1:36 of the third round after a back-and-forth battle. He showed a performance that will leave a lasting impression. Won the honor of “Fight of the Night”. In a postgame interview, Swanson said he told his wife beforehand that this might be his last time.…
Dana White is extremely confident that Jon Jones and Tom Aspinall will meet in the Octagon and will guarantee that the heavyweight title fight will take place at some point next year. “Yes, I say 100 percent.” [guaranteed]” White said during Saturday night’s UFC Tampa post-fight press conference.Aspinall revealed that he recently had a conversation with the UFC CEO at UFC 309, where White promised him that his long-awaited showdown with Jones would happen sometime in the future. Jones returned to action in the night’s main event on Nov. 16 at Madison Square Garden in the headliner of UFC 309,…
Jan Blachowicz is participating in a secret training camp in preparation for his upcoming fight.Blachowicz is scheduled to face Carlos Wolberg at UFC Fight Night 255 on February 22nd at the O2 Arena in London. Although the former light heavyweight champion primarily focuses on striking, Blachowicz won’t hesitate to use wrestling when necessary. Blachowicz will be returning to the Octagon after a hiatus of more than a year and a half, but a matchup with Ulberg could cost him the title. And the Polish powerhouse will focus on rallying to win the title if he can get his hands on…
Aljamain Sterling is considering fighting Brian Ortega or returning on a UK card in March to fight Arnold Allen.🎥 @Home_of_Fight pic.twitter.com/Rraprn2Ux2 — Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) December 14, 2024 Aljamain Sterling is looking to move up the rankings despite his recent losses.Sterling faced undefeated featherweight contender Movsar Evloev in the preliminary round of UFC 310 earlier this month. “The Funk Master” dropped a unanimous decision against Evloev, but the Russian faced perhaps his toughest test yet.Sterling doesn’t think it’s a complete loss based on his performance. The former bantamweight champion doesn’t think he deserves a fight below his ranking after…
Colby Covington and Joaquin Buckley at UFC Tampa’s ceremonial weigh-in at Amalie Arena, December 13, 2024 Credit: Jay Anderson/Cageside PressColby Covington was looking to re-establish his relevance, while Joaquin Buckley was looking for the biggest win of his career in Saturday’s main event at UFC Tampa. The former interim champion entered this bout as an underdog despite never losing on UFC Fight Night in his career (8-0). Covington was filling in for Ian Machado-Galley, who was transferred to UFC 310 for his fight against Shavkat Rakhmonov last week. In Covington’s case, he has always been given the nickname “Chaos,” which…
Cub Swanson and Billy Quarantillo at UFC Tampa’s ceremonial weigh-in at Amalie Arena, December 13, 2024 Credit: Jay Anderson/Cageside PressThe co-main event of UFC Tampa featured featherweight Hall of Famer and 20-year veteran Cub Swanson taking on popular Billy Quarantillo. The two veterans started the match by exchanging leg kicks. Swanson’s movement seemed too much for Quarantillo — too fast and at an awkward angle. “Killer” Kabu was landing a straight right like a jab. Swanson fought as if he were sparring, dodging attacks, landing at will, and smiling. Quarantillo started landing late in the round, leaving the California native…
Manel Cape and Bruno Gustavo da Silva at UFC Tampa’s ceremonial weigh-in at Amalie Arena, December 13, 2024 Credit: Jay Anderson/Cageside PressFlyweight contender and former RIZIN champion Manel Kape was looking to bounce back from his loss to Muhamad Mokaev when he took on Brazil’s Bruno Silva at UFC Tampa on Saturday. Silva won four straight matches and moved up to 12th place in the rankings. Kape, who saw his four-fight win streak ended against Mokaev, was placed in ninth place. And with champion Alexandre Pantoja looking for a contender, both fighters could put in great performances here and move…
Vitor Petrino and Dustin Jacoby at UFC Tampa’s ceremonial weigh-in at Amalie Arena, December 13, 2024 Credit: Jay Anderson/Cageside PressLight heavyweights Vitor Petrino and Dustin Jacoby were looking to get back in the win column at UFC Tampa on Saturday. However, the main cardfight had a completely different feel regarding Jacoby. While Petrino was coming off the first loss of his career (a submission at the hands of Anthony Smith), Jacoby had lost two straight and four of his last five fights. Jacoby used his jab early in the first to distance himself from the powerful Petrino, measuring his distance…
Adrian Yanez and Daniel Marcos at UFC Tampa’s ceremonial weigh-in at Amalie Arena, December 13, 2024 Credit: Jay Anderson/Cageside PressOn Saturday’s main card at UFC Tampa, Adrian Yanez and Daniel Markos threw down a promising bantamweight tilt. At the UFC’s final event of 2024, Yanez was looking for his second win of the year, as was Markos (who also had a no-contest with Aori Killen). It will be interesting to see how their batting styles collide. Was Yanez’s boxing approach enough to win Marcos’ kicking game? Both fighters were firing on all cylinders and landed heavily on each other. A…