UFC Vegas 72: Song Yadong Knocks Out Ricky Simon in Fifth Round
Song Yadong made a big statement in the main event of UFC Vegas 72, knocking out the always-durable Ricky Simon in the fifth and final round. An exciting fight between young phenom Song Yadong (19-7-1) and Ricky Simon (20-3) with...
UFC Vegas 72: ADCC Champ Rodolfo Vieira Submits Cody Brundage
Rodolfo Vieira did what he does best at UFC Vegas 72, submitting wrestler Cody Brundage in the second round. Collegiate wrestler Cody Brundage (8-3) took on ADCC Champion and BJJ legend Rodolfo Vieira (8-2) at UFC Vegas 72. Vieira has had...
UFC Vegas 72: Fernando Padilla Makes Quick Work Of Erosa In UFC Debut
After two years tied up on the sidelines due to visa issues, Mexican featherweight Fernando Padilla finally got to make his promotional debut at UFC Vegas 72 on Saturday, paired up with the always game Julian Erosa. Erosa entered the...
UFC Vegas 72: Marcos Rogerio de Lima Chops Up Lead Leg of Waldo Cortes-Acosta,...
Rising heavyweights Marcos Rogerio de Lima and Waldo Cortes-Acosta threw down on the UFC Vegas 72 main card on Saturday — with the winner within striking distance of a ranking. Brazil's de Lima was 3-1 across his last four fights,...
UFC Vegas 72: Trey Waters First to Defeat Josh Quinlan
Trey Waters was stepping up on short notice at UFC Vegas 72 on Saturday, replacing Ange Loosa in a welterweight fight with Josh Quinlan. Quinlan had yet to taste defeat at either the amateur or professional level, leaving Waters with...
UFC Vegas 72: Martin Buday Extends Win Streak, Decisions Jake Collier
Former middleweight Jake Collier was looking to avoid the dreaded 0-3 stretch when he took on Martin Buday in a heavyweight featured prelim at UFC Vegas 72 on Saturday. Collier had suffered back-to-back losses against Andrei Arlovski and Chris Barnett,...
UFC Vegas 72: Cody Durden’s Wrestling Key In Decision Win Over Charles Johnson
Conflict between Cody Durden and Charles Johnson sprung up before the two even got into the cage on Saturday night for their flyweight tilt. Months of Twitter spats bled over into the face-offs on weigh-in day. In the fight, Durden...
UFC Vegas 72: Debuting Irina Alekseeva Catches Stephanie Egger in Kneebar
Promotional newcomer Irina Alekseeva turned heads at Friday's UFC Vegas 72 weigh-in for all the wrong reasons. After missing weight for her bantamweight fight with Stephanie Egger, the Russian nevertheless celebrated on the scale. The fight, thankfully, moved forward and...
UFC Vegas 72: Marcus McGhee Dominates Journey Newson on Three Days’ Notice
Stepping up on short notice to make his debut at UFC Vegas 72 on Saturday was Marcus McGhee, booked into a scheduled 140lb catchweight with Journey Newson. The catchweight affair was necessitated when Brian Kelleher was forced off the card...
UFC Vegas 72: Jamey-Lyn Horth Victorious In Debut Against Hailey Cowan
One of five newcomers on Saturday's UFC Vegas 72 card, Canada's Jamey-Lyn Horth, who claimed flyweight gold under the LFA banner, made the move to bantamweight for her debut against Hailey Cowan. At least, it would have been a bantamweight...