UFC on ESPN 12 Results: Youssef Zalal Outworks Jordan Griffin
UFC on ESPN 12 started with a back and forth contest between Youssef Zalal and Jordan Griffin, and it was Zalal who came away with his second octagon victory. Just two weeks after his fight with Darrick Minner was called...
UFC on ESPN 12 – Poirier vs. Hooker: Main Card Staff Picks
It's another event inside the UFC Apex Center in Las Vegas as UFC on ESPN 12 brings fans an excellent main event between Dustin Poirier and Dan Hooker. Cageside Press has its picks set. It's a dream matchup in the...
Welcome to the UFC: Jason Witt
The UFC is once again returning to its Apex arena this weekend, for the fifth straight card. This time out, the show is headlined by Dan Hooker and Dustin Poitier in an important lightweight bout. Other notable fighters on...
Finishing the Fight: UFC on ESPN 12
Mixed martial arts fans love a good fight-ending sequence, as often it summarizes the story of the fight in just a few seconds. Getting the finish is a definitive end to a fight that makes a statement: “I was...
UFC on ESPN 12: Hooker Looks to Take Poirier’s Place in the Rankings
Dustin Poirier is looking to work his way back to another shot at the world title, but he has a surging contender from New Zealand in his way in Dan Hooker at UFC on ESPN 12. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1275527799785340932?s=20 While the fight game...
UFC on ESPN 12: Kyle Daukaus Feels Social Media Is “Bad Mentally and Physically”
Undefeated on the regional circuit, middleweight Kyle Daukaus is ready for his close-up. It will come this weekend at UFC on ESPN 12. Daukaus (9-0) is stepping in for Ian Heinisch against Brendan Allen, a fighter he always expected to...
UFC on ESPN 12: Gian Villante Feels Maurice Greene May Have Advantage in One...
Gian Villante returns to the heavyweight division this weekend. It's his first fight among the big men in the UFC, though not the opponent he was expecting. The New York native had been paired up with Ben Rothwell back...
UFC on ESPN 12’s Brendan Allen Doesn’t Buy Ian Heinisch’s Comeback from “Self-Inflicted Trauma”
Just getting to this weekend's UFC card has been a roller coaster ride for Brendan Allen. Opponents came, and opponents went. One thing remained the same: "All In" was all in on fighting. Finding someone to face him who...
UFC on ESPN 12: Maurice Greene Not Shocked to See Villante Move Up —...
When Maurice Greene got the call to face Gian Villante at UFC on ESPN 12, he wasn't particularly surprised. While UFC fans might see Villante as a 205'er, it's not his first trip to heavyweight. He started out there,...
Dustin Poirier Named Inaugural Recipient of UFC’s Forrest Griffin Community Award
Heading into UFC on ESPN 12 this weekend, where he faces Dan "The Hangman" Hooker, Dustin Poirier is already a winner. On Friday, the UFC announced that Poirier is the inaugural recipient of the promotion's Forrest Griffin Community Award. The...

























