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LAS VEGAS, NV – NOVEMBER 9: (LR) Neil Magny takes on Carlos Prates of Brazil in a welterweight bout at the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on November 9, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. . (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)On a night of seven finishes, the best on a fight night card in a long time, UFC Vegas 100 concluded with welterweights Carolos Prates and Neil Magny. Magny, 37, held several welterweight records, primarily for most wins and most fights at welterweight. Prates, 31, wasn’t exactly a kid, but he’s still in his prime and looking to make…
Charles Oliveira (34-10) wants to be fearless when he takes on Michael Chandler (23-8) at UFC 309. Oliveira and Chandler will clash in a five-round co-main event at UFC 309 on Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York. “De Bronx,” who has previously shared the Octagon with Chandler, promises not to back down while respecting his opponent.”I think he’s a tough guy,” Oliveira told Shaquiel Majuli. “He’s a guy who always moves forward, just like me. I don’t want to go home. I want to keep pushing forward too. I want to go win, and I want to go…
LAS VEGAS, NV – NOVEMBER 9: (RL) Peru’s Gaston Bolanos defeats Cortavias Romias in a bantamweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on November 9, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. kick (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)Gaston Bolanos and Cortavias Romeos met Saturday at UFC Vegas 100 in the bantamweight division, but the bout was moved up to the main card after several other matchups failed. Bolanos, a former Bellator talent, is looking for his second win in the UFC, while Romias was making his promotional debut following his victory on the most recent season of Dana…
Michael Chandler promises to show off a different version of himself at UFC 309. Chandler will face Charles Oliveira in a five-round co-headliner on Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York. The two first met back in 2021 at UFC 262, where Chandler suffered a technical knockout in the second round.Chandler and Oliveira clashed for the vacant lightweight title in the main event of UFC 262. “Iron” hurt Oliveira multiple times early on, even threatening the jiu-jitsu specialist with a guillotine. But “De Bronx” turned the tide early in the second round, clipping Chandler with a left hook and…
LAS VEGAS, NV – NOVEMBER 8: (LR) Opponents Luana Pinheiro of Brazil and Jillian Robertson of Canada compete at the UFC Fight Night weigh-in at UFC APEX on November 8, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada Confront inside. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)Luana Pinheiro was ranked one spot higher in the strawweight division, so she chose to wear a red fight kit at Saturday’s UFC Vegas 100, and Canadian Gillian Robertson was, in her words, a “funeral”. I decided to ditch my usual attire and wear a black uniform. The strawweight scrap was the second match on Saturday’s main card, with…
LAS VEGAS, NV – NOVEMBER 9: Mansour Abdul Malik punches Dusko Todorovic of Montenegro during a middleweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on November 9, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Do (LR). (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)Contender Series alum Mansour Abdul-Malik made his Octagon debut at UFC Vegas 100 against fellow DWCS veteran Dusko Todorovic. Abdul-Malik had a perfect 6-0 record, while Todorovic started his UFC career at 3-4 and was looking to get back to .500. The match didn’t last long and it was a great night for debutant Abdul Malik. In the opening…
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…