UFC 290: Bloodied Dan Hooker Emerges Victorious Following Three-Round War with Jalin Turner
The lone fighter on the UFC 290 card to miss weight, Jalin Turner was paired up in a main card lightweight bout with New Zealand's Dan Hooker on Saturday. Hooker came into the bout 2-2 over his past four fights,...
UFC 290: Bo Nickal Stays Standing, KOs Val Woodburn in 38 Seconds
Three-time NCAA Division 1 National Champion Bo Nickal has had a bright start to his young MMA career, carried by wrestling which has translated well to grappling in his new sport, allowing him to win all four of his...
UFC 290: Robbie Lawler Triumphant in Retirement Fight, Floors Niko Price
Making the walk for the final time at UFC 290, former welterweight champ and recent UFC Hall of Fame inductee "Ruthless" Robbie Lawler was paired up with Niko Price for his retirement fight. A fan favorite who did his talking...
UFC 290: Tatsuro Taira Superb on Ground, Takes Decision Over Edgar Chairez
Former Dana White's Contender Series fighter Edgar Chairez fell short on the Tuesday night staple last year. After winning his next two fights, however, Chairez earned himself a spot on UFC 290, opposite undefeated Japanese flyweight Tatsuro Taira in...
UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez Post-Fight Press Conference Live Stream
Two title fights. The retirement of Robbie Lawler. And the return of middleweight uber-prospect Bo Nickal. UFC 290 had a lot to offer, and it arrived on Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV. Atop the card,...
UFC 290: Denise Gomes Comes Out Guns Blazing, Stops Yazmin Jauregui in 20 Seconds
The only women's fight on the UFC 290 card — something of an oversight, really — saw Yazmin Jauregui take on Denise Gomes in a preliminary card strawweight match-up. Mexico's Jauregui and Brazil's Gomes certainly reflected the international feel of...
UFC 290: Alonzo Menifield Subs Jimmy Crute in Rematch
Light heavyweight action kicked off the televised preliminary card at UFC 290, with Jimmy Crute and Alonzo Menifield running it back in a rare immediate rematch. Outside of title fights, such bookings are rarely put in place by the UFC...
UFC 290: Vitor Petrino Notches First Career Submission Over Marcin Prachnio
Undefeated Contender Series standout Vitor Petrino won a 'Fight of the Night' award in his UFC debut, but he faced a different challenge in veteran kickboxing specialist Marcin Prachnio on the prelims of UFC 290. At 8-0 with six finishes,...
UFC 290: Cameron Saaiman Improves to 3-0 in UFC, TKO’s Terrence Mitchell
Among the newcomers on Saturday's UFC 290 card, capping off this year's International Fight Week, was Terrence Mitchell, booked into a bantamweight match-up with South Africa's Cameron Saaiman. Saaiman was 2-0 to start his UFC run, while Mitchell, a veteran...
UFC 290: Jesus Aguilar Puts Shannon Ross Out Cold, Records Second Fastest KO in...
Contender Series alumni Shannon Ross and Jesus Aguilar squared off at UFC 290 on Saturday afternoon in each man's second bout with the promotion, having lost the first. Ross was one of only a handful of Contender Series bout losers...