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UFC on ESPN 32 Prelims: Jamie Pickett, Court McGee Pocket Unanimous Decisions in Las Vegas
High kick city for @JamiePickettMMA #UFCVegas46 pic.twitter.com/awvBz9pKcq
— UFC (@ufc) January 15, 2022Sign up for ESPN+ right here, and you can then stream the UFC, PFL, Dana White’s Contender Series and “The Ultimate Fighter” live on your smart TV, computer, phone, tablet or streaming device via the ESPN app.
Jamie Pickett took another step toward steadying himself inside the Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight division, as he was awarded a unanimous verdict over Joseph Holmes in the featured UFC on ESPN 32 prelim on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. All three members of the assembled judiciary saw it 29-28 for Pickett (13-6, 2-2 UFC).Holmes (7-2, 0-1 UFC), who entered his promotional debut on the strength of seven straight stoppage victories, enjoyed some early success behind a kick-heavy approach. However, he appeared to run out of steam and competitive drive in the latter half of the match. Pickett answered with b…
Ziolkowski Outpoints Mankowski, Chuzhigaev Upends Narkun at KSW 66
The Golden Boy keeps the gold!!
Marian Ziółkowski with the biggest win of his career!! #AndStill #KSW66 pic.twitter.com/N6Mf5iRNoe
— KSW (@KSW_MMA) January 15, 2022 Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki started the new year with a double championship headliner that went down at the Netto Arena in Szczecin, Poland.KSW 66 was headlined by a closely-contested lightweight championship affair between divisional kingpin Marian Ziolkowski and former 170-pound titleholder Borys Mankowski. The defending champion Ziolkowski (24-8-1, 1NC; 5-2 KSW) utilized his crisp jab and footwork as he stung his opponent throughout the fight. Meanwhile, Mankowski (22-9-1, 11-6 KSW) retaliated with takedowns and shots from short distance. The match was pretty even going into the fifth stanza, as both fighters took home two rounds each. However, the strategy of “The Golden Boy” turned out to be the most efficient in the final frame, as he continued to score points with his ja…
Chris Brown Stops Steven Jones in LFA 121 Main Event
Hearts all over the world tonight... are happy with joy! Chris Brown gets it done! #LFA121 pic.twitter.com/nT9wE0ESja
— UFC FIGHT PASS (@UFCFightPass) January 15, 2022 Chris Brown turned a rather uneventful fight into an explosive finish in the blink of an eye as he finished Steven Jones in the third with a barrage of punches. The two men clashed in a 174 lb. catchweight battle in the main event of LFA 121 Friday night inside The Factory in Deep Ellum in Dallas, Texas, but it was Brown who had his hand raised when the dust settled.Brown (8-3) had a difficult time landing any of his kicks or punches cleanly early on, as he used a tactical approach against his adversary. Jones (8-3) was looking to take the fight to the canvas throughout, but it was Brown’s power that paved the way toward victory. A left hook on the forehead early in the third wobbled Jones’ legs and when he stumbled down to the canvas, Brown pounced. Brown unloaded an endless s…
Clay Guida Takes On Claudio Puelles at UFC Fight Night Card on April 23
Guida earned one of his biggest wins in years in his last performance against Leonardo Santos in December. Taking serious damage in the opening round only to pull off a comeback for the ages…
Greg Hardy Suffers Nasty Finger Injury, Withdraws From UFC 270
Hardy was aiming to put an end to a two-fight knockout skid at the hands of Marcin Tybura at the end of 2020 and Tai Tuivasa in July 2021. The much-maligned football star posts a career knockout rate of 86% as a pro, while putting away Maurice Greene, Juan Ad…
UFC 271 Gains Andrei Arlovski vs. Jared Vanderaa at Heavyweight
Arlovski will be entering into his 37th UFC bout when he takes on Vanderaa, one shy of the record currently held by Jim Miller while tying Donald Cerrone for the second-most in UFC history. “The Pitbull” is far and away the most active heavyweight to ever compete inside the Octagon, and his 37 fights in…
Jingnan Xiong Denies Ayaka Miura, Retains Strawweight Championship at ‘One: Heavy Hitters’
In the One: “Heavy Hitters” main event, reigning 125-pound queen Jingnan Xiong notched her fifth successful title defense after an uneventful clash with Ayaka Miura. Xiong (17-2, 8-1 One) spent most of the time defending takedown attempts from Miura. The Japanese fighter never managed to implement her game plan, and often times stalled the action by grinding her opponent against the fence. Every time Xiong disengaged from the clinch, she scored with punches. In the championship rounds, Xiong landed a well-timed head kick and some knees to the body, but she never pushed to finish her adversary. Miura (11-4, 1 NC; 4-2 One) showed that she had no plan B, sticking to tiresome takedown attempts that were denied by “The Panda” time and time again. In the final minute, the headliners yelled at one another to try to force a brawl, but neither did enough to take the fight out of the hands of …
UFC on ESPN 32 Weigh-in Results: All Fighters Make Weight
The Boston Finisher makes your first main event of 2022
[ @CalvinKattar | #UFCVegas46 | Tomorrow | Main Card 7 LIVE on @ESPN & E+ ] pic.twitter.com/jZtW2eVJwx
— UFC (@ufc) January 14, 2022 The Ultimate Fighting Championship is set to make its 2022 debut with UFC on ESPN 32.The card is headlined by a featherweight showdown between Calvin Kattar and Giga Chikadze. All fighters made weight for the first UFC card of the year with a weigh-in ceremony devoid of drama.
"The Boston Finisher" is looking to rebound from a beating from former titleholder Max Holloway. Prior to the defeat, Kattar (22-5) had won four of his last five, with a loss to Zabit Magomedsharipov sandwiched between wins over quality opponents such as Dan Ige and Ricardo Lamas. Kattar officially weighed in at 146 pounds.
This marks the second UFC main event for Chikadze (14-2). "Ninja" is undefeated inside the Octagon, and most recently knocked Edson Barboz…
KSW 66 Weigh-in Results: Title Fights Set; 1 Bout Changed
Both champions and challengers successfully made weight, although one bout was changed due to medical reasons. Tomasz Romanowski was pulled from his bout against Krystian Kaszubowski. Romanowski has been replaced by Robert Maciejowski, and Maciejowski will hit the scales later when he arrives.
Headlining KSW 66 is a lightweight title bout between champ Marian Ziolkowski and Borys Mankowski. Ziolkowski (23-8-1, 1 NC) is riding a two-fight win streak after dispatching both Maciej Kazieczko and Roman Szymanski. Mankowski (22-8-1) has put together three straight wins after a three-fight skid. Both fighters weighed in at 155 pounds.The other championship bout will see light heavyweight king Tomasz Narkun look to defend his title against Ibragim Chuzhigaev. Narkun (18-4) is coming off a defeat to Philip De Fries last year for t…
Charles Jourdain to Face Ilia Topuria on Short Notice at UFC 270
On the heels of the first decision win of his career – a unanimous verdict over Andre Ewell in December – Jourdain will s…
Sergey Spivak In for Alexey Oleynik at UFC 270 Against Greg Hardy
Spivak will be stepping in on a little over a week’s notice, and he will be looking to bounce back after a first-round knockout defeat to Tom Aspinall in September 2021. That loss to A…
Bruno Silva Aims to Impress Like Idols Wanderlei Silva, ‘Shogun’ Rua
“I don’t do camps; I train the whole year the same way,” Silva admitted. “So I didn’t change anything about that fight with ‘Poatan.’”
According to “Blindado,” which means armored in Portuguese, his only adjustments preparing for a fight are to focus on his food, and get his mind ready fo…
Conor McGregor’s Dublin Pub Target of Molotov Cocktail Attack; No Damage or Injuries
Per The Mirror on Thursday, the Black Forge Inn in Dublin – known as the marquee pub owned by Ultimate Fighting Championship start Conor McGregor – was bombed by Molotov cocktails on Wednesday evening. McGregor was not in the building at the time, and no damage was reported as a result.
According to witnesses, two men riding scooters rode by the pub, allegedly hurling the described “petrol bombs” at the closed establishment. They were then chased away by a few people who came out of the building. In addition to the two thrown Molotov cocktails, two more were subsequently found nearby. A spokesperson of the Black Forge Inn released a statement that read the following:“After hours last night it appears that criminals made an unprovoked effort to inflict damage to the Black Forge Inn. There was no damage done to any patrons, employees or the Forge and Mr. McGregor was not on the premises at the time…
UFC Fight Night on Feb. 26 Gains 2 Matches, Loses 1 to Reshuffling
Kim was initially slated to take on Poliana Botelho at UFC 270, only for Botelho to withdraw and scuttle the pairing. Kim recent posted on her I…
Kelvin Gastelum vs. Nassourdine Imavov in the Works for UFC 273 on April 9
A middleweight scrap pitting Kelvin Gastelum against Nassourdine Imavov is nearly finalized for UFC 273.
Gastelum announced via social media that he has signed a contract for the bout, and ESPN later confirmed that Imavov has agreed to the pairing, as well. UFC 273 takes place on April 9 at an as yet to be determined location and is headlined by a featherweight title clash between Alexander Volkanovski and Chan Sung Jung.Gastelum has struggled in recent years, posting a 1-5 record inside the Octagon since 2019. However, “The Ultimate Fighter 17” winner has faced only top competition during that time, falling to the likes of Israel Adesanya, Darren Till, Jack Hermansson, Robert Whittaker and Jared Cannonier. His lone victory in that stretch came via unanimous decision against Ian Heinisch at UFC 258.
A native of Paris, France, Imavov is a rising talent at 185 pounds with a 3-1 record within the Las Vegas-based promotion. The MMA Factory representative rebounded…
Jessica Correa Delboni Downs Alesha Zappitella, Captures Invicta Atomweight Championship
A multi-pronged standup attack and stellar takedown defense carried the Parana Vale Tudo standout to a unanimous decision over Alesha Zappitella, as she captured the Invicta Fighting Championships atomweight crown in the Invicta 45 headliner on Wednesday at the Police Athletic League in Kansas City, Kansas. Scores from the assembled judiciary were 50-45, 50-45 and 49-46.
Zappitella (9-3, 6-2 Invicta) was woefully ineffective with her approach and wound up trapped on the feet with a superior striker. After two somewhat competitive rounds, Delboni seized the reins in the third. There, she bottled up Zappitella along the fence and unleashed knee and elbow strikes from close range, moved back into open space and sprawled on an attempted takedown before battering the champion with rapid-fire hammerfists to the side of the head. Not much changed across the final 10 minutes. Delboni (12-3, 4-2 Invicta) continued to pile up points…UFC on ESPN 32 Undergoes More Bout Changes, Postponements
The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s first card of 2022 continues to undergo multiple changes as Saturday approaches.
According to an initial report from MyMMANews.com, Saidyokub Kakhramanov is out of his bantamweight clash with Brian Kelleher at UFC on ESPN 32. Instead, MMAFighting.com has confirmed that Kelleher will remain on the card and face Kevin Croom at 145 pounds.Meanwhile, Vanessa Demopoulos announced via Instagram stories that her strawweight matchup with Silvana Gomez Juarez has been moved from UFC on ESPN 32 to UFC 270 on Jan. 22.
UFC on ESPN 32 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and is headlined by a featherweight clash between Calvin Kattar and Giga Chikadze. The evening’s main card airs on ESPN and ESPN+ beginning at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.
Rescheduled One ‘X’ Card Features Demetrious Johnson, Two Title Bouts on March 26
I’m this case, X does mark the spot perfectly. Everyone has been waiting for this ONE. #WeAreONE pic.twitter.com/Ce6CmYRYpa
— Victor Cui (@victorcui) January 12, 2022One Championship will return to full capacity crowds with a bang in March.
During an appearance on "The MMA Hour,” One CEO Chatri Sityodtong announced that the previously postponed One “X” card will now take place on March 26 in Singapore with a special rules fight between Demetrious Johnson and muay Thai standout Rodtang Jitmuangnon in a featured bout. The card will also see Angela Lee defend her atomweight belt against Nong Stamp in the official main event, while Adriano Moraes will put his flyweight belt on the line against Yuya Wakamatsu.Additionally, Eddie Alvarez, Shinya Aoki and Sage Northcutt are also expect to compete at the event, according to Sityodtong. Their bouts will be finalized in the coming weeks.
Meanwhile, Sityodtong also revealed that Bibiano Fer…
UFC 273 Gets Tecia Torres-Mackenzie Dern Strawweight Matchup
Tecia Torres will square off against Mackenzie Dern in a matchup of ranked strawweights at UFC 273.
Torres announced the matchup Wednesday on social media. UFC 273 takes place at an as yet to be announced venue and is headlined by a featherweight title clash between Alexander Volkanovski and Chan Sung Jung. In the co-main event, Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan will lock horns in a bantamweight championship rematch.After struggling through a four-fight losing streak from 2018 to 2019, Torres has righted the ship the past two years. “The Tiny Tornado” is in the midst of a three-fight winning streak that includes decision wins over Brianna Van Buren and Angela Hill as well as a stoppage of Sam Hughes. The Invicta FC veteran was victorious in six of her first seven UFC appearances before the aforementioned skid, earning wins over the likes of Michelle Waterson, Bec Rawlings and Hill.
Dern, meanwhile, is coming off a unanimous decision defeat against strawweight cont…
Charles Rosa Steps in for Gabriel Benitez, Faces T.J. Brown at UFC on ESPN 32
Charles Rosa will replace Gabriel Benitez and lock horns with T.J. Brown at UFC on ESPN 32 this Saturday.
The new bout was confirmed by multiple outlets following an initial report from Ariel Helwani. While the original matchup was to be contested at 145 pounds before Benitez withdrew due to health reasons, Rosa vs. Brown will take place at lightweight. Rosa has also reportedly received a new four-fight contract with the Las Vegas-based promotion.Rosa compiled a 1-2 mark in the Octagon during his 2021 campaign, taking a split verdict over Justin Jaymes while dropping unanimous verdicts against Darrick Minner and Damon Jackson. The CES MMA veteran known as “Boston Strong” is still looking for his first winning streak in the promotion after alternating losses and wins for the duration of his 11-fight tenure.
Brown halted a two-bout skid in his lone appearance of 2021, as he garnered a split-decision triumph against Kai Kamaki III at UFC on ESPN 23 last May.
Alexa Grasso vs. Joanne Wood, Multiple Other Bouts Confirmed for UFC Columbus
A women’s flyweight clash pitting Alexa Grasso against Joanne Wood is one of multiple additions to the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s upcoming event in Columbus, Ohio, on March 26.
Promotion officials on Wednesday announced Grasso vs. Wood along with the following bouts: Sara McMann vs. Karol Rosa at bantamweight; Matheus Nicolau vs. David Dvorak at flyweight; Lerone Murphy vs. Nate Landwehr at featherweight and Aliaskhab Khizriev vs. Abusupiyan Magomedov at middleweight.UFC Fight Night takes place at Nationwide Arena and is headlined by a light heavyweight tilt between Jan Blachowicz and Aleksandar Rakic. According to a release, the entire card will air on ESPN and ESPN+, with prelims beginning at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT and the main draw starting at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.
Grasso and Wood were initially scheduled to meet on Nov. 20, but Grasso withdrew from the contest for undisclosed reasons. The Lobo Gym MMA representative is currently on a two-bout winning str…
Joaquin Buckley, Abdul Razak Alhassan Rebooked for UFC Fight Night on Feb. 19.
A matchup between middleweight knockout artists Joaquin Buckley and Abdul Razak Alhassan has been rebooked for UFC Fight Night on Feb. 19.
The bout was initially announced by Buckley on his Instagram account. Buckley and Alhassan were scheduled to lock horns at UFC on ESPN 32 before Alhassan pulled out for undisclosed reasons. UFC Fight Night takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and and is headlined by a lightweight clash between Rafael dos Anjos and Rafael Fiziev.Alhassan snapped a three-fight losing streak in his last outing, as he knocked out Alessio Di Chirico with a head kick 17 seconds into their encounter at UFC on ESPN 30 on Aug. 28. The Fortis MMA product has finished all 11 of his professional victories via knockout or technical knockout, including five triumphs in UFC competition.
Buckley, meanwhile, is best known for his viral knockout of Impa Kasanganay at UFC Fight Night 197 in 2020, which ranked No. 1 on many year-end lists. Most recently, B…
Alexander Volkanovski vs. ‘Korean Zombie,’ Aljamain Sterling vs. Petr Yan Booked for UFC 273
UFC 273 will feature a championship doubleheader at the top of the card.
Alexander Volkanovski will defend his featherweight crown against Chan Sung Jung, while Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan will meet in a bantamweight title rematch on April 9 at an as yet to be determined location. Ariel Helwani was first to report the UFC 273 title bouts.Volkanovski was initially slated to face Max Holloway in a trilogy bout at UFC 272 on March 5, but the Hawaiian was forced to pull out of the fight with an undisclosed injury. Sterling vs. Yan was also scheduled for UFC 272, but their bout was postponed for one month, which “The Funkmaster” claimed was due to his opponent.
The 33-year-old Volkanovski claimed the featherweight crown with a unanimous decision triumph over Holloway at UFC 245 before winning a highly-contentious split verdict in their rematch at UFC 251. Most recently, he defended the strap with a decision win over Brian Ortega in a “Fight of the Year” candidat…