UFC Vegas 8’s Magomed Ankalaev Has Changed His Thinking on First Meeting with Cutelaba
Magomed Ankalaev's opponent this weekend at UFC Vegas 8 is also the last man he faced in the octagon: Ion Cutelaba. The pair's first meeting at UFC Norfolk ended in controversy when Cutelaba, apparently staggered after a head kick, suffered...
UFC Vegas 8’s Neil Magny: “I’d be an idiot to think for a second...
Neil Magny was supposed to be fighting Geoff Neal this weekend. But after health issues sidelined Neal, Magny received a pleasant surprise: stepping in to take Neal's place would be Robbie Lawler. Longtime veteran Robbie Lawler. Former UFC welterweight champion...
UFC Vegas 8: Smith and Rakic Battle for Position in the Rankings
Anthony Smith and Aleksandar Rakic will be looking to make big moves up the rankings at UFC Vegas 8 as the light heavyweight division is on the verge of starting a new chapter next month. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1298651425652670464?s=20 If Anthony "Lionheart" Smith was affected...
UFC Vegas 8: Ji Yeon Kim Discusses Grasso Bout, Return After Surgery
South Korea's Ji Yeon Kim welcomes Alexa Grasso to the UFC's flyweight division this Saturday at UFC Vegas 8. It's a fight that wound up delayed from its original date in June. Travel restrictions, in this case, came into play....
UFC Vegas 8: Smith vs. Rakic Weigh-In Results
The UFC's final card of the month, UFC Vegas 8, was supposed to be topped by featherweights Zabit Magomedsharipov and Yair Rodriguez. However, with that bout reaching Khabib vs. Tony levels of bad luck, it's now light heavyweights Anthony...
Ricardo Lamas Knows Short-Notice Opponent Bill Algeo Has “Nothing to Lose” at UFC Vegas...
Ricardo Lamas was supposed to be fighting Ryan Hall at UFC Vegas 8 this Saturday. But pandemic era MMA is even more volatile than the sport is in sunnier times, so not surprisingly, that fight fell through. Instead, Lamas...
The Weight Cutting Chronicles: UFC Vegas 8
Like it or not, weight-cutting is deeply rooted in mixed martial arts. MMA adopted its weight-cutting from the sport of wrestling, where it is presumed to be very advantageous to be the biggest and strongest in your weight class....
UFC Vegas 8: Ion Cutelaba Never Wavered in Desire for Ankalaev Rematch
Ion Cutelaba has had a heck of a time finally getting back in the cage with Magomed Ankalaev. The pair throw down this weekend at UFC Vegas 8, in a fight that Cutelaba (15-5, 1NC), not to mention any number...
UFC: Recent Contender Series Winner TJ Laramie Booked Opposite Darrick Minner for September 19
Canada's T.J. Laramie isn't wasting any time getting into the octagon for his first official UFC fight. Winning a contract on the Contender Series earlier this month, Larmie is set to make his promotional debut against Darrick Minner on...
UFC Vegas 8: Alexa Grasso Expects Flyweight to be Long Term Home
"I feel stronger, I feel happier, and I feel so much healthier," Alexa Grasso told reporters at the UFC Vegas 8 media day this week. Grasso (11-3) is returning to the flyweight division this weekend, where she competed prior to...
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