UFC 266 Results: Curtis Blaydes Survives Knee Strike, Wins Decision
The UFC's heavyweight division being what it is, any fighter feels as if they're one big performance away from a title shot. In the case of Curtis Blaydes, "Razor" had come ever so close, only to see it slip...
UFC 266 Results: Jessica Andrade Overwhelms Cynthia Calvillo
Kicking off the UFC 266 Pay-Per-View at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday was former strawweight champion Jessica Andrade, taking on another former strawweight, Cynthia Calvillo, in a women's flyweight fight. Andrade was returning from a disheartening loss...
UFC 266 Results: Merab Dvalishvili Survives Near Finish, Stops Marlon Moraes in Signature Win
Capping off the televised prelims at UFC 266 was a key match-up in the promotion's bantamweight division. With six straight wins to his name, and the divisional record for takedowns, Merab Dvalishvili had very much been living up to his...
UFC 266 Results: Dan Hooker Earns One-Sided Decision Over Nasrat Haqparast
What a wild, crazy ride Dan Hooker and Nasrat Haqparast had heading into UFC 266. First, Hooker took to social media to implore the New Zealand government to expedite his visa, lest he miss the fight. Then, Germany's Nasrat Haqparast...
UFC 266 Results: Chris Daukaus Essentially Stops Shamil Abdurakhimov Twice
Heavyweight action on the UFC 266 preliminary card found Chris Daukaus in search of his fourth consecutive win in the UFC (and fifth overall) against the dangerous Shamil Abdurakhimov. The latter had his three-fight win streak snapped in his last...
UFC 266 Results: Taila Santos Dominates Veteran Modafferi
Kicking off the televised prelims at UFC 266, the women's flyweight bout between Roxanne Modafferi and Taila Santos wasn't quite a veteran vs. prospect match-up, but it certainly felt like one. Modafferi, of course, is a veteran, with nearly two...
UFC 266 Results: Jalin Turner Becomes First to Defeat, Submit Uros Medic
Undefeated lightweight Uros Medic looked to avoid getting caught in the web of "The Tarantula," a.k.a. Jalin Turner, at UFC 266 on Saturday. Turner was returning from an extended hiatus that saw him healing up from injury, and even trying...
UFC 266 Results: Nick Maximov Looks Strong in Decision Win Over Cody Brundage
A pair of debuting prospects landed on the UFC 266 early prelims, as middleweights Cody Brundage and Nick Maximov faced off. For those following the Contender Series, Brundage's name likely rang a bell. He'd appeared on the show last season,...
UFC 266 Results: Matthew Semelsberger Crushes Martin Sano In 15 Seconds
One of the more curious match-ups at UFC 266 came as part of the event's early preliminary card. Martin Sano was making his debut on the night, going up against Matthew Semelsberger. While "Semi the Jedi" had stumbled a couple...
UFC 266 Results: Jonathan Pearce Submits Omar Morales
Featherweight action kicked off the UFC 266 prelims, and the bout ended with Jonathan Pearce earning a dominant submission victory. A featherweight scrap between Jonathan Pearce and Omar Morales kicked off the UFC 266 preliminary card on Saturday. The Las Vegas...