UFC 288: Virna Jandiroba Smothers Marina Rodriguez with Wrestling
Women's strawweight contenders Marina Rodriguez and Virna Jandiroba kicked off the televised prelims at UFC 288. The all-Brazilian match-up found Rodriguez looking to get back in the win column following a loss to Amanda Lemos, while Jandiroba most recently picked...
UFC 288: New Black Belt Parker Porter Stops Braxton Smith with Ground n’ Pound
Heavyweight Braxton Smith was among the debuting fighters at Saturday's UFC 288 in New Jersey, paired up with Parker Porter in his promotional debut. Smith, who made his debut in 2014, a loss to Chase Sherman, took the next eight...
UFC 288: Ikram Aliskerov Smashes Phil Hawes, Calls Out Bo Nickal
Dana White's Contender Series alum Ikram Aliskerov made his promotional debut at UFC 288, taking on Phil Hawes in an early preliminary card middleweight match-up. Aliskerov, a multi-time world champion in Sambo, entered the fight with a 13-1 record having...
UFC 288: Claudio Ribeiro Gets Near Finish in First, Stops Joseph Holmes in Second
The lone fighter to miss weight for UFC 288 kicked off the card on Saturday in Newark, NJ, as middleweight Joseph Holmes took on Brazil's Claudio Ribeiro. Missing the mark by three pounds, "Ugly Man Joe" was on thin ice...
UFC Vegas 72: Caio Borralho Finishes Oleksiejczuk in Round 2 With RNC
Caio Borralho continued his winning streak in the co-main event at UFC Vegas 72, submitting Michal Oleksiejczuk in the second round. Serving as the co-main event at Saturday's UFC Vegas 72 was a middleweight match-up featuring Poland's Michal Oleksiejczuk taking...
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...