UFC 316: Mario Bautista Upsets Debuting Bellator Champ Patchy Mix
Former Bellator MMA bantamweight champ Patchy Mix made his highly anticipated UFC debut on Saturday, facing the #10-ranked 135'er in the promotion, Mario Bautista. While Bautista was coming in on a seven-fight win streak and had last been seen earning...
UFC 316: Kevin Holland Locks Up D’arce on Vicente Luque
Kicking off the UFC 316 main card on Saturday were welterweights Vicente Luque and Kevin Holland. Holland had thrown fans for a loop thanks to a bizarre tweet earlier in the day, stating "well this is fooked (sic) up" just...
UFC 316: Joshua Van Slices Through Bruno Silva for TKO Victory
Flyweights Bruno Silva and Joshua Van served as the featured preliminary card bout at UFC 316 in Newark, a placement that clearly indicated the promotion's expectations for the match-up. Brazil's Silva was coming off a loss to Manel Kape that...
UFC 316: Azamat Murzakanov Maintains Perfect Record, TKOs Brendson Ribeiro
Undefeated light heavyweight Azamat Murzakanov faced off against Brendson Ribeiro on the televised preliminary card at UFC 316 in Newark, NJ on Saturday. Murzakanov was 4-0 in the UFC since entering off the Contender Series in 2021, with activity, or...
UFC 316: Waldo Cortes-Acosta Goes Distance, Takes Decision Against Serghei Spivac
The lone heavyweight fight at UFC 316 on Saturday found Serghei Spivac paired up with Waldo Cortes-Acosta, in what promised to be a hard-hitting affair. It certainly was early, with Spivac, a well-travelled Moldovan heavyweight, connecting a couple of times...
UFC 316: Andreas Gustafsson Gets Past Khaos Williams in Debut
After both Jeremiah Wells and Trevin Giles were forced to withdraw from fights with him last weekend, Sweden's Andreas Gustafsson finally made his promotional debut at UFC 316, taking on Khaos Williams in a welterweight bout. Gustafsson himself was now...
UFC 316: Nasty Calf Kicks Drive Wang Cong Past Ariane Da Silva
While her coach would later reveal that medication for a benign tumor and a new nutritionist were at least partially to blame, Ariane Da Silva badly blew weight for her fight with Wang Cong at Saturday's UFC 316. The flyweight...
UFC 316: Joo Sang Yoo Impresses in Debut, Faceplants Jeka Saragih
After securing a spot in the UFC by way of Dana White's Lookin' for a Fight, South Korean featherweight Joo Sang Yoo made his promotional debut opposite Jeka Saragih at UFC 316. A Road to UFC alum, Indonesia's Saragih was...
Quillan Salkilld Beats Ashmouz At His Own Game, Takes Decision
A pair of up-and-coming lightweights battled at UFC 316 on Saturday night as Quillan Salkilld and Yanal Ashmouz looked to take a step towards the rankings. Salkilld (8-1) earned a UFC contract off his win at Dana White's Contender Series...
MarQuel Mederos Puts On Striking Clinic, Takes Decision Over Choinski
Mark Choinski, an undefeated Anthony Pettis FC lightweight champ, made his octagon debut on short notice at UFC 316, facing Marquel Mederos in preliminary card action. Choinski had initially been booked opposite Bellator alum Zach Zane on the regional circuit...
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