UFC Paris: Cristian Quiñónez Drops, Finishes Taha In First Round
Paris, France - Bantamweights Khalid Taha and Cristian Quiñónez faced off on the prelims of the UFC's first ever Paris card on Saturday, September 3rd. As the veteran with five fights in the promotion - but winless in his last...
UFC Paris: Stephanie Egger Dominates Grappling Exchange, Taps Perez
UFC Paris was kicked off by a women's featherweight fight, featuring two bantamweights, including a promotional newcomer. The weight class had no doubt been more geared towards France's Zarah Fairn, but with Fairn out of the fight, it was instead...
UFC 278: Leon Edwards Topples Kamaru Usman with Fifth Round Head Kick
Seven years on from the pair's first meeting, Kamaru Usman and Leon Edwards ran things back at UFC 278. While neither man had lost a fight since their 2015 encounter, which saw Usman win a decision, the similarities ended there....
UFC 278: Paulo Costa Defeats Luke Rockhold in Bizarrely Entertaining Fight, Ex-Champ Retires
Things had been heated between Paulo Costa and Luke Rockhold ahead of UFC 278. The co-main event middleweights had traded barbs on clothes, age, and weight, among other topics. They'd sparred verbally at the pre-fight press conference earlier in the...
UFC 278: Merab Dvalishvili Secures Biggest Win Yet Over Jose Aldo
Aging legend Jose Aldo looked to turn back the clock for a fourth consecutive fight against streaking Georgian prospect Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 278 in what may have proved to be a number one contender fight. Two interesting conflicts existed...
UFC 278: Lucie Pudilova Smashes Through Wu Yanan in Dominant Return
China's Wu Yanan welcomed the returning Lucie Pudilova back to the octagon at UFC 278 in Salt Lake City on Saturday. Pudilova was kicking off her second stint with the promotion, having gone 5-1 under the Oktagon MMA banner after...
UFC 278: Tyson Pedro Steamrolls Harry Hunsucker
An excruciating four-year injury layoff kept the well-rounded Samoan-Australian fighter Tyson Pedro out of the octagon until his emphatic return earlier in 2022. On Sunday, however, he was in search of his second victory of 2022, against former heavyweight...
UFC 278: Marcin Tybura Rallies Back to Win Majority Decision Against Alexander Romanov
Undefeated Moldovan heavyweight Alexnader Romanov faced his toughest test yet when he squared off with Poland's Marcin Tybura at UFC 278. The massive pair capped off the preliminary card in Salt Lake City, and it wasn't long before "King Kong"...
UFC 278: Jared Gordon Cruises to Decision Win Over Leonardo Santos
Once hailed as one of the brightest talents in the rich UFC lightweight division after knocking out Kevin Lee, Leonardo Santos' prime passed him by with issues that led to inactivity. Coming into his UFC 278 bout with Jared...
UFC 278: Wild Fight, Early Foul Leads to Split Draw in Sean Woodson vs....
Two unusually long featherweight strikers squared off on the UFC 278 prelims as Sean Woodson faced Luis Saldana. The former Golden Gloves boxer Woodson — whom often has fans quip that he looks like a player created character in a...