Former lightweight champion Rafael Dos Anjos faced off against Kevin Lee in the featured event from UFC Fight Night this past weekend. With both fighters having moved up to Welterweight, it was Dos Anjos who came out victorious in a gruelling battle. Having weathered some early onslaughts from Lee, Dos Anjos eventually outlasted the young…
Former lightweight champion Rafael Dos Anjos faces off against Kevin Lee in the features event from UFC Fight Night this weekend. Both fighters have moved up to Welterweight and are looking to firmly establish themselves as title contenders in this new division. The co-main event features a middleweight match-up between Ian Heinisch and Antonio…
The main event, which came to you from Ottawa, Canada; saw the much anticipated matchup between lightweight battlers, Al Iaquinta and Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. And the fight lived up to the hype in a five-round thriller. Donald Cerrone showed he is back in his best division, having fought also at Welterweight, with a dominating performance. …
UFC 236 From Atlanta The UFC returns to action this weekend, with a packed card coming from Atlanta, Georgia. Headlining the night’s fights is the lightweight interim title bout between Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier. This is obviously the second time these two competitors have met, and it was The Diamond (Poirier) who came out…
UFC Fight Night Barboza Vs Gaethje Lightweight contenders Justin Gaethje and Edson Barboza squared off this weekend, as the UFC returned to Philadelphia. The fight started at pace with both competitors exchanging, but it was Gaethje who came away victorious with a stunning first round knock out. Barboza came into the contest as the number…
UFC Fight Night Lewis Vs Dos Santos Former heavyweight champion was once again victorious in his bout against much-hyped Derek Lewis this past weekend. Both competitors landed with some good strikes in round one, but is was Dos Santos who edged the first round and ended the fight with a knockout in round two. …
UFC Fight Night Thompson Vs Pettis The UFC returns to Nashville on Saturday with a stacked card, featuring the headline fight between Stephen Thompson and Anthony Pettis. Pettis, the former lightweight champion is welcomed by “Wonderboy” to the 170 lb division, who himself is a two-time title challenger. It makes for an interesting matchup…
The UFC returned to London, with a mixed fight card, that featured the headline fight between England’s own Darren Till and Jorge Masvidal in an explosive Welterweight match up. In the end, Masvidal proved the victor with a stunning knockout in Round 2. Till had taken the first round and was beginning to show why…
Jon Jones returned this past weekend at UFC 235 from Las Vegas, and as most predicted came out victorious, with a convincing defence of his light heavyweight title. Anthony Smith was a valiant opponent but was simply not on the level of Jones. Having said that, the fight did go the distance, with Jones being…
Derek Lewis returns to action this weekend, at UFC Fight Night, from Wichita Kansas, and squares up against former heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos. In the run-up to this fight Lewis has spoken about his intention to step away from fighting, but still has what he sees as unfinished business before he does – in…
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