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LAS VEGAS, NV – JULY 19: (L-R) Opponents Amanda Lemos of Brazil and Virna Jandiroba of Brazil 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)The main event of UFC Las Vegas 94 saw two UFC strawweight contenders step into the Octagon as Amanda Lemos and Virna Jandiroba battle it out for a title shot with a win at the UFC APEX. Lemos (14-3-1) was fresh off a decision win over Mackenzie Dern in her first title challenge, a bout in which…
LAS VEGAS, NV – JULY 19: (L-R) Opponents Steve Garcia and Choi Seung-Woo of South Korea 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)Featherweight action fighters Steve Garcia and Choi Seung-woo collided in the co-main event of UFC Las Vegas 94. Garcia came into the bout on the high of his UFC career with three straight wins and on the brink of a ranking challenge. Standing in his way was Choi, who had once been on a similar winning streak but…
LAS VEGAS, NV – JULY 19: (L-R) Opponents Kurt Hollobaugh of Brazil and Keinan Kruszewski of Brazil 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)Kurt Hollobaugh is the winner of The Ultimate Fighter 31: McGregor vs. Chandler, but he was in an interesting position entering Saturday’s bout at UFC Vegas 94. Hollobaugh, who won by second-round submission over Austin Hubbard at TUF 31, had lost his other five bouts with the promotion. Hollobaugh’s most recent bout was a unanimous decision loss…
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JULY 19: (From left) Opponents Cody Darden and Bruno Silva of Brazil 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)Cody Darden, a top 15 flyweight contender, lost his ranking after losing to Bruno Silva at UFC Las Vegas 94. Darden came into the bout coming off a loss to Tagir Uranbekov, but he had won four straight bouts prior to that, using his wrestling prowess to contrast with Silva, a knockout artist who hadn’t fought in a…
While his fighting career has been on hiatus for the past three years, Conor McGregor continues to find other activities to keep him busy. According to a report from the Sunday World, the former two-division UFC champion is set to launch a record label, Greenback Records, in his native Ireland. McGregor has partnered with CEO Richard Buck and creative director and head of A&R Julian O’Brien to create the first major record label based in Dublin. Greenback Records has reportedly signed several artists, with an official announcement expected in the coming weeks.”I am excited to be setting up Ireland’s first…
LAS VEGAS, NV – JULY 19: (L-R) Opponents Duho Choi and Bill Algeo of South Korea 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)What was expected to be one of the most exciting bouts on the UFC Las Vegas 94 card was the featherweight bout between Doo-Ho Choi and Bill Algeo. Choi Min-ho (14-1) was still looking for his first UFC win after taking an extended break to fulfill his mandatory military service in his native South Korea. Since his return,…
LAS VEGAS, NV – JULY 19: (L-R) Opponents Brian Kelleher and Cody Gibson 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)Veteran bantamweight Brian Kelleher faced off against Cody Gibson in a featured preliminary card at UFC Las Vegas 94. Kelleher had been a comfortable winner in most of his UFC bouts, but lost his final three bouts against top contenders to finish with an 8-8 record. At 38 years old, there are few bantamweights capable of competing against 36-year-old Cody Gibson.…
LAS VEGAS, NV – JULY 19: (L-R) Opponents Miranda Maverick and Dione Barbosa of Brazil 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)Miranda Maverick was originally scheduled to face Rose Namajunas in the main event of last week’s UFC Denver, but after losing to Tracy Cortez, she will instead face Dion Barbosa at UFC Las Vegas 94 on Saturday. Maverick, who recently launched High Stakes Honey, was hoping to have a sweet evening with a preliminary card fight in Apex. The…
LAS VEGAS, NV – JULY 19: (L-R) Tajikistani opponents Loic Radjabov and Trey Ogden face off during the UFC Fight Night weigh-ins at the UFC APEX on July 19, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)Loic Radjabov and Trey Ogden both stepped into the Octagon on Saturday looking to extend their winning streaks to two straight victories at UFC Las Vegas 94. Trey Ogden last stepped into the Octagon in March, defeating Kurt Hollobaugh via unanimous decision, and Loic Radjabov last stepped into the Octagon in March, defeating Abdul-Karim Al-Serwadi in the final round.…
LAS VEGAS, NV – JULY 19: (L-R) Luana Carolina of Brazil and Lucie Pudilova of the Czech Republic compete 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)Luana Carolina dominated Lucie Pudilova in the second bout of the night at UFC Las Vegas 94, winning by decision. Carolina came into this bout in the best form of her UFC career, having won two consecutive bouts by dominant force, one by finish, and with a 5-3 record in the promotion, she faces Czech Republic’s Pudilova.…