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Steve Garcia does his best to make all his matches unmissable. The Jackson-Wink MMA alum earned his fourth consecutive victory by knockout or TKO on Saturday night, defeating Choi Seung-Woo by first-round technical knockout in the co-main event of UFC on ESPN 60 at the UFC Apex. This is nothing new for “The Mean Machine,” who has ended 13 of his previous 16 victories in the same manner.“This is just another hat in my hat. [notch]”I’ve been blessed. I’m just trying to get better. Every time I go out there, I want people to watch. I want people to see…
Virna Jandiroba had a shaky start to her Ultimate Fighting Championship run but has emerged as a serious title contender over the past two years. The former Invicta FC strawweight queen recorded her fourth consecutive victory, submitting former title challenger Amanda Lemos via armbar in the second round of the main event of UFC on ESPN 60 on Saturday night at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Jandiroba grappled her opponent for much of the bout, dominating the scramble before landing the bout-ending move late in the second round.”She’s a great striker. Not just a very skilled, good striker, but…
Following his win over Loic Radjabov at UFC on ESPN 60, Trey Ogden called Chase Hooper an “easy” opponent. On Saturday night at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Ogden dominated Radjabov on the ground for three rounds to earn a unanimous decision victory. Afterwards, Ogden called out Hooper, but “Shamurai” thinks he’s overrated him. According to his Marathon MMA head coach, Hooper is not a “scary” opponent.”I want to fight Chase Hooper. This guy’s been on my radar for a long time. I’ve had him on my radar for three fights,” Ogden told media after the fight. “I think…
Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight prospect Haider Amir didn’t always plan on becoming a fighter. Amir earned his second UFC victory on Saturday, defeating Jong Yong Lee by first-round TKO at UFC on ESPN 60. “The Hurricane” spoke afterwards about how he got into martial arts after being raised to be an “intellectual” and an artist.Growing up as the only male in his family, Amir initially began training in martial arts to protect his sisters and mother. Amir’s natural athletic ability soon caught the attention of people, who introduced him to several sports. Amir, who claims to be talented in anything…
Tom Aspinall believes he could beat Alexander Volkov again if there was a potential rematch. Aspinall is scheduled to defend his interim heavyweight title in a rematch against Curtis Blaydes in the main event of UFC 304 on Saturday in Manchester, England, while Volkov is fresh off a unanimous decision win over Sergey Pavlovic at UFC Abu Dhabi last month. A fight between Volkov and Ciryl Gane is reportedly planned for UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi in October, but “Drago” claimed a week before that he had not received a contract for the fight.Meanwhile, lineal champion Jon Jones is currently…
Getty Images/UFC Cody Gibson may be on a break from his job as a history teacher for now, but his job of teaching people is clearly not over yet. Gibson (20-10) dominated Brian Kelleher (24-16) on the stand and on the mat to earn a first-round submission win in the top prelims of UFC on ESPN 60 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday. Gibson immediately pounced on “Boom,” rocking him with a right hand within seconds of the bout and not letting up afterward. Kelleher fought back valiantly, but Gibson never let up for a moment, hurting…
Haider Amir’s ferocious attack paid off in spades at UFC on ESPN 60. The El Nino Training Center graduate outdid Jong Yong Lee in a headline featherweight bout at UFC Apex on Saturday night, earning a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” bonus. Amir landed 42 total significant punches en route to a stoppage victory just 65 seconds into the first round, which was one of four performance bonuses awarded by the promotion following the event.Meanwhile, Virna Jandiroba won the $50,000 prize with her victory over former title challenger Amanda Lemos in the strawweight main event of the night, dominating her…
Nick Diaz’s return to the Ultimate Fighting Championship appears to be facing some problems.During Saturday night’s broadcast of UFC on ESPN 60, it was announced that Diaz vs. Vicente Luque, scheduled for August 3 in Abu Dhabi, has been postponed due to “travel issues.” As a result, a middleweight showdown between Shalabdin Magomedov and Michal Olekseychuk has been added to the lineup for UFC on ABC 7 as the card’s new main event. It was also revealed that the promotion hopes to reschedule the Diaz vs. Luque fight, but that a date is currently unknown.Magomedov, better known as “Shala Bullet,”…
LAS VEGAS, NV – JULY 19: (L-R) Opponents Jeongyong Lee of South Korea and Haider Amir of the Philippines face off during the UFC Fight Night weigh-ins at UFC APEX on July 19, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)Two exciting featherweight contenders who are relative newcomers to UFC answered the call to kick off the main card of UFC on ESPN 60. Jeongyong Lee, the winner of the 2022 Road to UFC, has two wins with the promotion, most recently taking on Haider Amir in February and defeating Blake Bilder by unanimous decision.…
Virna Jandiroba is becoming a force to be reckoned with in the fight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship strawweight title.In the main event of UFC on ESPN 60, Jandiroba (21-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) overpowered Amanda Lemos (14-4-1 MMA, 8-4 UFC) in just under two rounds, choking on a bout-ending armbar. The former Invicta Fighting Championship strawweight titleholder landed a double leg takedown early in round one and quickly took the bout into her favor. With help from Lemos, who was looking to go for a guillotine, “Kalkara” pulled her head out of the choke and settled into Lemos’ half guard,…