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LAS VEGAS, NV – AUGUST 9: (L-R) Opponents Chris Gutierrez and Quang Le of Vietnam face off during the UFC weigh-ins at UFC APEX on August 9, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Al Powers/Zuffa LLC)LFA star and unbeaten 8-0 bantamweight Quang Le made his Octagon debut on Saturday, facing Chris Gutierrez on the main card of UFC Las Vegas 95. The Vietnamese native replaced Javaid Basarat in the bout, which was originally scheduled for UFC Abu Dhabi. Round 1 began with Gutierrez going for lead leg kicks. Gutierrez used a lot of feints to confuse the newcomer, but…
LAS VEGAS, NV – AUGUST 09: (L-R) Russian opponents Jana Santos and Chelsea Chandler face off during the UFC weigh-ins at UFC APEX on August 9, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Al Powers/Zuffa LLC)The No. 12 and No. 14 ranked UFC women’s bantamweight fighters squared off on the main card of UFC Las Vegas 95, with Jana Santos taking on Chelsea Chandler. “Bantamweight” may have been a misnomer for Chandler, who, while talented, missed the weight limit for two consecutive fights, including missing five pounds for the Santos fight, and his remaining UFC fights have come at featherweight…
LAS VEGAS, NV – AUGUST 10: (From left) Toshiomi Kazama of Japan punches out Charalampos Grigoriou of Cyprus in a bantamweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on August 10, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Al Powers/Zuffa LLC)Bantamweights Toshiomi Kazama and Charalampos Grigoriou faced off at UFC Las Vegas 95, each looking to score their first UFC victory. Japan’s Kazama had been knocked out in his first two UFC bouts, while Cyprus’ Grigoriou had only lost by decision in his debut after his DWCS victory, and with both fighters looking for their first UFC…
LAS VEGAS, NV – AUGUST 9, 2024: (L-R) Karol Rosa of Brazil and Panny Kianzad of Iran fight during the weigh-in for UFC APEX on August 9, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Al Powers/Zuffa LLC)Women’s bantamweights Karol Rosa and Panny Kianzad rounded out the UFC Las Vegas 95 preliminaries card on Saturday. Both fighters were looking to get back to winning ways at the UFC Apex Fight Night event, with Kianzad coming off a pair of straight losses to Ketlen Vieira and Macy Chiasson, and Rosa coming off a loss to Irene Aldana. On the night, Rosa was…
LAS VEGAS, NV – AUGUST 9: (L-R) Jonata Diniz of Brazil and Karl Williams of the U.S. Virgin Islands compete during the weigh-in for UFC APEX on August 9, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Al Powers/Zuffa LLC)Former GLORY kickboxer Jonata Diniz will be looking to maintain his unbeaten MMA record when he takes on heavyweight Karl Williams on the UFC Las Vegas 95 preliminary card. Diniz qualified for the UFC via the Contender Series and knocked out Austin Lane in his debut in April. Taking aim at Diniz’s 0 was Karl Williams, who recently made a permanent move…
LAS VEGAS, NV – AUGUST 9, 2024: (L-R) Youssef Zalal of Morocco and Jarno Elens of the Netherlands fight during the weigh-in for UFC APEX on August 9, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Al Powers/Zuffa LLC)Featherweight Yousef Zalal dominated opponent Jarno Ellens in the second bout at UFC Las Vegas 95. Zalal went 3-3-1 in his first fights with the UFC, but a string of draws and losses at the end of his contract meant he had to find a way to survive outside of the organization. After winning five fights, he got a second chance and made…
LAS VEGAS, NV – AUGUST 9, 2024: (L-R) Brazilian opponents Stephanie Luciano and Talita Alencar of Brazil face off during the UFC weigh-ins at UFC APEX on August 9, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Al Powers/Zuffa LLC)Talita Alencar welcomed Stephanie Luciano into the Octagon to kick off UFC Las Vegas 95 on Saturday. The bout was a rematch of their 2023 Contender Series showdown that ended in a draw. Both fighters are signed to UFC, with Luciano making his UFC debut and Alencar coming off a win over Leanne Amanda dos Santos earlier this year. Alencar started the…
Brendan Loughnane has been with the Professional Fighters League since 2019 and has grown with the company to the point where both are now thriving. Loughnane, who lost just twice in the PFL, invented the promotion’s regular season and playoff format and is ready to get back in business five years later.Loughnane will begin his quest for a two-time PFL championship when he faces UFC and Bellator MMA veteran Kai Kamaka III in the featherweight semifinals at PFL9 on Aug. 23. During a recent conference call with media, Loughnane spoke about his veteran status in the promotion and why he…
Caio Borrallo believes a title fight is on the horizon if he can beat his next opponent. The next middleweight championship bout is already set, with Dorricus du Plessis facing Israel Adesanya for the 185-pound belt at UFC 305 on August 17 in Perth, Australia. Borrallo has long been a bettor on du Plessis, but admits the champion has proven him wrong time and time again. Still, Borrallo expects “Stillnox” to lose the title to Adesanya due to a stylistic disadvantage.”I always bet on Dorricus, but I always lost,” Borrallo told MMAjunkie.com. “It’s not about the money, but I thought…
UFC middleweight Bruno Silva has been suspended for six months for a “likely unintentional” drug testing violation.UFC’s drug testing partner, Combat Sports Anti-Doping (CSAD), announced Friday that Silva tested positive for 3a-hydroxy-2a-methyl-5a-androstan-17-one, a metabolite of drostanolone, in an out-of-competition sample he submitted to Drug-Free Sport International (DFSI) on April 11, 2024. “Brindado” also submitted negative samples on March 30 (the day of his last fight), April 30 and June 14 before he was notified of his failure.”Because Silva’s positive sample also contained extremely low concentrations of banned substances, the CSAD concluded that the Brazilian had not injected drostanolone and was…