UFC Brasilia Results: Amanda Ribas Dominates Randa Markos
Amanda Ribas earned a big win over Randa Markos at UFC Brasilia. Canada's Randa Markos was set to face Brazil's own Amanda Ribas Saturday at UFC Brasilia — a rather intriguing strawweight pairing that had been flying under the radar. Markos...
UFC Brasilia Results: Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos Takes Decision Over Alexey Kunchenko
Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos rebounded with a win over Alexey Kunchenko at UFC Brasilia. The empty Ginásio Nilson Nelson served as the backdrop to welterweights Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos and Alexey Kunchenko squaring off Saturday at UFC Brasilia. With the...
UFC Brasilia Results: Rani Yahya Dominates Early, Enrique Barzola Storms Back in Majority Draw
Two fighters looking to get back in the win column were set to throw down Saturday at UFC Brasilia. Behind closed doors in an empty arena (Ginásio Nilson Nelson) thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, Rani Yahya and Enrique Barzola...
UFC Brasilia Results: Bloody Maryna Moroz Survives Late Rally by Mayra Bueno Silva
The second of three women's bouts at UFC Brasilia featured the flyweights, as Maryna Moroz squared off against Mayra Bueno Silva. Moroz had returned to flyweight last March, earning an upset over the highly touted Sabina Mazo. Expected to...
UFC Brasilia Results: David Dvorak Gets By Bruno Silva in Debut
A former professional chess player, Czech flyweight David Dvorak was making his octagon debut at UFC Brasilia. Held without an audience due to the coronavirus pandemic, Dvorak was set to make one of the more memorable UFC debuts as...
UFC Brasilia Results: Bea Malecki Outlasts Game But Exhausted Veronica Macedo
The conversation around live sporting events changed dramatically in the past 48 hours, so much so that you'd be forgiven if you forgot who was actually fighting at UFC Brasilia on Saturday. The growing coronavirus pandemic (virus SARS-CoV-2 and...
Bellator 241 Postponed Due to Concerns Over Coronavirus
Bellator MMA has made the decision to postpone tonight's event, Bellator 241, over concerns over athletes and personnel over concerns about the coronavirus (COVID-19). https://twitter.com/ScottCoker/status/1238522073636577281?s=20 Hours before fights were set to take place, Bellator 241 has been postponed due to concerns...
The Weight Cutting Chronicles: UFC Brasilia — Lee, Burns and Moicano
Like it or not, weight-cutting is deeply rooted in mixed martial arts. MMA adopted its weight-cutting from the sport of wrestling, where it is presumed to be very advantageous to be the biggest and strongest in your weight class....
Phoenix Series 3: Max Holloway Continues Support For Open Scoring
Invicta FC debuted open scoring last week at Phoenix Series 3, and the event had a vocal supporter of the practice on hand: former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway. In Kansas last weekend, Invicta Phoenix Series 3 debuted open scoring,...
UFC 248 Results: Israel Adesanya Beats Yoel Romero in Strange Fight
The UFC 248 main event was one of the strangest in UFC history, with Israel Adesanya retaining his title via unanimous decision after not much action. The jewel atop the UFC 248 card was one of the most fan-friendly main...