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Stephen Thompson has committed to a show with Joaquin Buckley at UFC 307. The fan-friendly strikers will square off at welterweight in a highly anticipated qualifying matchup Saturday night at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Meanwhile, the main card matches open with a 2022 middleweight matchup between Roman Dorise and Kevin Holland, whom “Wonder Boy” defeated in a corner stoppage.Thompson, on the other hand, is happy to have secured the high-profile reserve spot, as it means much less work behind the scenes. However, Thompson believes the matchup with Buckley could be a “fight of the night” and…
Alex Pereira wants Khalil Rountree to put his money where his mouth is. Pereira will face Rountree for the light heavyweight title in the main event of UFC 307 on Saturday at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Rountree’s victory over Magomed Ankalaev for the title came as a surprise to many, including Pereira.But “War Horse” has consistently defended his gold medal win as a fan-friendly clash of styles. Both Pereira and Rountree, both proven knockout artists, have a total of one takedown attempt in their UFC careers. And Rountree promises that won’t change come Saturday night.UFC 307:…
If you needed further proof of Alex Pereira’s power, it arrived in the form of confirmation from Glover Teixeira. The pace at which Pereira rose to Ultimate Fighting Championship stardom is perhaps unprecedented. When he made his UFC debut in 2021, Pereira had only fought four fights in MMA. Pereira went on to defeat former Glory Kickboxing opponent Israel Adesanya to win the middleweight title within a year of his UFC debut.”Poitin” lost the title in a rematch immediately after, but went on to establish his light heavyweight title reign. Teixeira, Pereira’s coach and mentor, lost his light heavyweight title…
Khalil Rountree was in a dark place in his life before he started MMA.Rountree will challenge Alex Pereira for the light heavyweight title in the main event of UFC 307 on Saturday at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. “The War Horse” recently detailed how sports saved him from a difficult situation in life years ago.Rountree was just two years old when his father, who once worked as Muhammad Ali’s bodyguard, died. Without someone to vouch for her in life, Rountree feels she wasn’t strong enough to face some of the challenges.”When I was two years old, my…
When Raquel Pennington and Julianna Pena were part of the cast of The Ultimate Fighter 18 in 2013, it seemed like they were destined to meet on the show or soon after.However, the two bantamweights never crossed paths on the show, and it took more than a decade before they were finally booked to fight within the Las Vegas-based promotion. On Saturday, Pennington will defend his 135-pound belt against Pena in the co-main event of UFC 307 at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. In a recent interview with MMAjunkie.com, Pennington reflected on his interaction with Pena at…
⏱️ 2️⃣ 1️⃣ seconds?! And yet 💥👑 Lightweight Champion Roberto Satoshi Souza gets KO in no time 🇧🇷 🌎 For overseas fansLive for free – watch now! ⬇️ https://t.co/yrws1Ftt8eMichael Schiavello and Damian Brown appear on the mic! 🎤 #RIZIN #RIZIN48 #RIZINTV pic.twitter.com/c2Ummo0Bug — RIZIN.tv (@RIZINTV_) September 29, 2024 Rizin Fighting Federation lightweight champion Roberto Satoshi de Souza scored the fastest win of his 11-year MMA career at Rizin 48 in Saitama, Japan. De Souza now has 14 first-round finishes and capped off an entertaining card by KOing title challenger Luis Gustavo in just 21 seconds. Immediately after the opening bell,…
Kayla Harrison is very likely someone no one in the UFC women’s bantamweight division wants to face. After making her promotional debut at UFC 300 and scoring a dominant stoppage victory over Holly Holm at 135 pounds, the two-time Olympic gold medalist will compete against Ketlen at UFC 307 on Saturday in Salt Lake City, Utah. -Returns to action to face Vieira. On the same card, reigning bantamweight queen Raquel Pennington will defend her belt against Juliana Pena in the co-main event. Both Pennington and Pena have been unabashed in expressing their displeasure with Harrison’s rapid rise within the department.”I…
Despite losing to Nasouddin Imavov on Saturday, Brendan Allen believes he can beat Doricus du Plessis. Allen faced Imavov in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 243 at the Accor Arena in Paris. Allen controlled Imavov on the ground in the early going, but as the fight progressed, the Frenchman broke All In with his legs and earned a unanimous decision victory.Allen has been keeping an eye on current champion du Plessis for many years, hoping that a victory over Imavov would earn him the title against the South African national team. Du Plessis seized the opportunity to hurt…
Alex Pereira avoids Magomed Ankalaev fight:“That has to be discussed with the organization… It’s not my fault that Ankalaev fights so boringly that no one wants to see him fight. ”🎥 @Kevin #UFC #mixed martial arts #UFC307 pic.twitter.com/42OS04SuHr — Championship Round (@ChampRDS) September 28, 2024 Alex Pereira insists he has never turned down an offer to fight Magomed Ankalaev.Pereira will defend his light heavyweight title against Khalil Rountree Jr. in the main event of UFC 307 on October 5th at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Rountree is on a five-fight winning streak and has four finishes, but…
Sean Strickland doesn’t think Khalil Rountree Jr. has anything to offer Alex Pereira in their next title fight. Pereira will defend his light heavyweight title against Rountree in the main event of UFC 307 on October 5th at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Strickland is currently in Utah helping his former foe train for his next fight.Strickland suffered a knockout loss to ‘Poitan’ in 2022, but has since repeatedly acknowledged the Brazilian’s power and skill. The former enemies have trained together many times. The former middleweight champion also has a history with Rountree, having trained together in…