Johnny Walker and Ion Cutelaba, UFC 279

UFC 279: Johnny Walker Quickly Submits Ion Cutelaba in First Round

Energetic light heavyweights Johnny Walker and Ion Cutelaba traded takedowns, but Walker made his count with a submission victory on the main card of UFC 279. Light heavyweight wrecking machines Johnny Walker and Ion Cutelaba kicked off Saturday's UFC 279...
Jailton Almeida and Anton Turkalj, UFC 279

UFC 279: Jailton Almeida Impresses Again, Submits Anton Turkalj

Contender Series alum Anton Turkalj made his promotional debut at UFC 279 on Saturday, taking on another DWCS vet, Jailton Almeida. The catchweight fight (a planned 220lb affair) took place on the televised preliminary card, and found Almeida looking for...
Denis Tiuliulin vs. Jamie Pickett, UFC 279

UFC 279: With Point Deducted, Denis Tiuliulin Takes Judges Out of Equation, Stops Jamie...

Middleweight Jamie Pickett looked to return to the win column at UFC 279, booked opposite UAE Warriors and Brave CF vet Denis Tiuliulin, in search of his first win inside the octagon. The bout had a tough act to follow,...
Jake Collier and Chris Barnett, UFC 279

UFC 279: Chris Barnett Wins Wild Brawl with Jake Collier

Heavyweight action kicked off the UFC 279 televised prelims, with a pair of heavyweights pushing the upper limit of the weight class in action. In fact, one man had pushed straight past it: Chris Barnett, who at 267.5lbs on Friday...
Norma Dumont and Danyelle Wolf, UFC 279

UFC 279: Norma Dumont Gives Boxer Danyelle Wolf Rude Welcome to Octagon

U.S. amateur boxing champ Danyelle Wolf, who won her way into the UFC on Dana White's Contender Series a couple of years back, finally made her promotional debut Saturday at UFC 279. Wolf was paired up with Norma Dumont in...
Chad Anheliger vs. Alateng Heili, UFC 279

UFC 279: Alateng Heili Cruises Past Chad Anheliger

Canadian bantamweight Chad Anheliger was in search of yet another victory in the octagon as part of the UFC 279 early prelims. Matched up with Alateng Heili, both men were looking for their second consecutive win inside the octagon. Heili...
Melissa Martinez and Elise Reed, UFC 279

UFC 279: Newcomer Melissa Martinez Drops Decision to Elise Reed

While Combate Americas (now Combate Global) alum Melissa Martinez was making her octagon debut Saturday at UFC 279 against Elise Reed, she was doing so off a significant layoff. "Super Mely," undefeated at 7-0 to start the night, had not...
Darian Weeks vs. Yohan Lainesse, UFC 279

UFC 279: Yohan Lainesse Wins Close One Against Darian Weeks

Two recent additions to the welterweight division opened the prelims at UFC 279 on Saturday, as Darian Weeks and Yohan Lainesse faced off. Both had dealt with a rough start to their respective UFC careers after impressive, undefeated runs on...
Tony Ferguson, UFC

The Weight Cutting Chronicles: Tony Ferguson

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. Known...
Ciryl Gane and Tai Tuivasa, UFC Paris

UFC Paris: Ciryl Gane Survives Tuivasa Power, Wins Via KO In Third Round

Paris, France - It was a fight we didn't ask for, but possibly the fight we needed as two of the top 5 UFC heavyweight clashed at UFC Paris when #1 Ciryl Gane took on #3 Tai Tuivasa in...

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