UFC 283: Gilbert Burns Returns to Win Column with Sub of Neil Magny
After securing the UFC welterweight wins record, Neil Magny returned to the cage at UFC 283 in Rio, Brazil on Saturday — paired up with the always dangerous former title challenger Gilbert Burns. Burns was coming in off an absolute...
UFC 283: Jessica Andrade Batters Lauren Murphy for Full Three Rounds
Former UFC women's strawweight champion and ex-flyweight title challenger Jessica Andrade threw down with another former 125lb title challenger, "Lucky" Lauren Murphy, on the UFC 283 PPV card Saturday night. Andrade was the heavy favorite in the flyweight fight in...
UFC 283: Johnny Walker Stops Paul Craig, Breaks out The Worm
A light heavyweight match-up brimming with the potential for fireworks between Johnny Walker and Paul Craig kicked off the UFC 283 PPV card on Saturday. With Walker fighting at home in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he had the perfect opportunity...
UFC 283: Ihor Potieria TKOs Retiring Shogun Rua in Legend’s Final Fight
One of the legends of the sport of MMA, Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua, stepped into Jeunesse Arena in his home country of Brazil knowing it would be the last time he would fight in the octagon. For his retirement fight, the...
UFC 283: Short-Notice Replacement Brunno Ferreira Stuns Gregory Rodrigues
Brunno Ferreira was given the nod to step in on short notice against Gregory Rodrigues at UFC 283 on Saturday. Middleweight Rodrigues, a.k.a. "Robocop," has become a fan favorite known for violent, bloody, entertaining stand-up wars. Something Ferreira would need...
UFC 283: Thiago Moisés Submits Debuting Melquizael Costa
On a night overflowing with debuting fighters, Melquizael Costa entered the octagon for the first time, taking on Thiago Moises in a lightweight contest. A dangerous first fight for any competitor, Costa had also taken the bout on short notice. Almost...
UFC 283: Gabriel Bonfim Takes Under a Minute to Submit Mounir Lazzez
Undefeated welterweight Gabriel Bonfim made his octagon debut, alongside brother Ismael, at UFC 283 on Saturday night. For his part, Gabriel was paired up with Mounir Lazzez, and competing just a couple of fights removed from the debut of...
UFC 283: Jailton Almeida Now 4-0 in Octagon with TKO of Shamil Abdurakhimov
Budding Brazilian star Jailton Almeida took on the toughest test of his career when he faced Shamil Abdurakhimov at UFC 283 in Rio, Brazil on Saturday night. Jailton has been undefeated in his UFC run so far with three wins...
UFC 283: Cody Stamann Staves Off Newcomer Luan Lacerda
Luan Lacerda was one of six octagon newcomers at UFC 283 on Saturday in Rio de Janeiro, five of them Brazilian talents. In his case, the bantamweight was paired up with a staple of the division in Cody Stamann —...
UFC 283: Ismael Bonfim Arrives in Style, Floors Terrance McKinney with Flying Knee
The highly anticipated debut of the Bonfim brothers arrived on Saturday at UFC 283, and it was Ismael Bonfim getting arguably the toughest match-up of the two, in a lightweight scrap against Terrance McKinney. McKinney, one of the UFC's budding...