UFC Vegas 89: Karl Williams Wrestles His Way Past Heavy-Handed Justin Tafa
A bit of a switcherooo led to Saturday's UFC Vegas 89 co-main event between Justin Tafa and Karl Williams. Originally, heavyweight Tafa's brother Junior had been booked against Williams. However, last month ahead of UFC 298, Justin had to pull...
UFC Vegas 89: Edmen Shahbazyan Bounces Back, Finishes AJ Dobson
Edemn Shahbazyan bounced back from a 1-4 run with a big knockout of AJ Dobson at UFC Vegas 89. After getting into the top fifteen at middleweight with a win over Brad Tavares in 2019, Shahbazyan suffered three straight setbacks...
UFC Vegas 89: Payton Talbott Absolutely Dismantles Cameron Saaiman
A pair of top-notch bantamweight prospects faced off on the UFC Vegas 89 main card, with Payton Talbott taking on Cameron Saaiman. Talbott, undefeated to start the night, was looking to make it back-to-back losses for Saaiman, who had suffered...
UFC Vegas 89: Youssef Zalal Showcases Improvements in UFC Return, Submits Billy Q
Featherweight Youssef Zalal returned to the octagon against Billy Quarantillo at UFC Vegas 89. Quarantillo looked to improve to 7-3 in the promotion in his tenth UFC fight, while Zalal looked to right the ship from the 0-3-1 run that...
UFC Vegas 89: Fernando Padilla Pulls Off Slick Sub of Luis Pajuelo
Luis Pajuelo made his octagon debut on Saturday at UFC Vegas 89, where the featherweight found himself in a tough match-up with the formidable Fernando Padilla. Peru's Pajuelo had won his way into the promotion via Dana White's Contender Series last year,...
UFC Vegas 89: Trey Ogden’s Wrestling Dominant, Sees Him Defeat Kurt Holobaugh
Trey Ogden earned his second UFC win on Saturday at the UFC Apex as he beat Kurt Holobaugh by decision. Recent The Ultimate Fighter winner Holobaugh started his second run in the UFC with a fight against young lightweight Trey...
UFC Vegas 89: Julian Erosa Weathers Storm, Submits Ricardo Ramos
One of four featherweight showdowns on the UFC Vegas 89 card found Julian Erosa and Ricardo Ramos throwing down on Saturday. It was a wild affair right out of the gate, with both men swinging, but it was Ramos who...
UFC Vegas 89: Miles Johns Outworks Cody Gibson, Claims Decision Win
TUF 31 finalist Cody Gibson was back in action at UFC Vegas 89, fresh off his Fight of the Night effort in the Ultimate Fighter finale, where he came up just short against Brad Katona. Saturday, he was in...
UFC Vegas 89: Sharp Counter-Striking Earns Jarno Errens First UFC Win Over Steven Nguyen
Jarno Errens and Steven Nguyen both fought each other in search of their first UFC win on Saturday night at UFC Vegas 89. Errens had lost his first two UFC fights while Nguyen had gone 2-1 on Dana White's Contender...
UFC Vegas 89: Daria Zheleznyakova Makes Successful Debut Against Monserrat Rendon
ARES FC vet Daria Zheleznyakova made her octagon debut on Saturday, taking on Monserrat Rendon in a women's bantamweight bout at UFC Vegas 89. Both ladies had under ten fights to their name, but with UFC women's 135 perilously thin,...