UFC Vegas 73: Carlos Diego Ferreira Stops Michael Johnson with Thunderous KO
Veteran lightweights Michael Johnson and Carlos Diego Ferreira kicked off the UFC Vegas 73 main card on Saturday. Despite his near .500 record, Johnson had fought a who's who at 145 and 155lbs in his UFC run, sharing the cage...
UFC Vegas 73: Viacheslav Borschev Lands Multiple Knockdowns, Finishes Maheshate
The first Chinese fighter to enter the UFC via Dana White's Contender Series, Maheshate returned to action at UFC Vegas 73, in the featured preliminary card bout with Viacheslav Borschev. Just 23, Maheshate was 1-1 in the octagon to date,...
UFC Vegas 73: Karolina Kowalkiewicz Builds on Win Streak, Takes Decision Against Vanessa Demopoulos
Vanessa Demopoulos rode a three-fight win streak into the biggest fight of her career, against former strawweight title challenger Karolina Kowalkiewicz at UFC Vegas 73. Unfortunately, "Lil Monster" had been a little over at the scales on Friday, coming in...
UFC Vegas 73: Body Kick, Knee Sees Gilbert Urbina Stop Orion Cosce
Having missed weight for his second straight fight, Orion Cosce needed to leave nothing to chance at UFC Vegas 73, despite entering his fight with Gilbert Urbina off a win over Blood Diamond. Urbina, however, had other plans. TUF alum Urbina...
UFC Vegas 73: Rodrigo Nascimento Claims Second Straight Split Decision, Over Ilir Latifi
The lone heavyweight fight on the UFC Vegas 73 card found Swedish "Sledgehammer" Ilir Latifi paired up with hard-hitting Brazilian Rodrigo Nascimento. Latifi entered UFC fight #17 on a two-fight win streak. In comparison, Brazil's Nascimento was making just his...
UFC Vegas 73: Chase Hooper Puts A Stamp On His Lightweight Debut, Bests Nick...
Former featherweight Chase Hooper has traded wins and losses throughout his UFC career, and on Saturday at UFC Vegas 73 was looking to continue that trend against Nick Fiore. Hooper entered the preliminary card fight off a loss to Steve...
UFC Vegas 73: Natalia Silva Overwhelms Victoria Leonardo with Left Hook, Head Kicks
Women's flyweights Natalia Silva and Victoria Leonardo clashed early on the UFC Vegas 73 preliminary card. A former Invicta FC talent and Dana White's Contender Series winner, Leonardo was coming off her first win inside the octagon, against Mandy Bohm....
UFC Vegas 73: Gorimbo Grinds Out Unanimous Decision Win Over Takashi Sato
Japan's Takashi Sato looked to snap a three-fight skid when he took on Themba Gorimbo of South Africa early on Saturday's UFC Vegas 73 preliminary card. Gorimbo had lost his promotional debut to AJ Fletcher, and was in search of...
UFC Charlotte: Jailton Almedia Dominant on Ground, Submits Jairzinho Rozenstruik
Heavyweight Jailton Almeida entered his first main event in the UFC on Saturday, taking on Jairzinho Rozenstruik to cap off the night at UFC Charlotte. The ABC card had the potential to draw plenty of eyeballs for the promotion, and...
UFC Charlotte: Johnny Walker Earns Decision Over Anthony Smith in Slow Striking Affair
Former title challenger Anthony Smith stepped into the cage as the fifth-ranked light heavyweight contender for his fight with seventh-ranked Johnny Walker at UFC Charlotte. The winner of this fight between talented finishers would be in pole position to have...