UFC 281: Renato Moicano Dominates Brad Riddell in All Areas, Locks Up Sub
Capping off the preliminary card at UFC 281 was a potential Fight of the Night, at least on paper, between fan faves Brad Riddell and Renato Moicano. Despite taking a loss, Moicano had picked up a legion of new fans...
UFC 281: Ryan Spann Makes Short Work of Returning Dominick Reyes
Dominick Reyes made his long awaited return against Ryan Spann at UFC 281, after losing to Jiří Procházka in 2021 and taking a year off to recover and reassess. The man who pushed Jon Jones to the limit in...
UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira Post-Fight Press Conference Live Stream
UFC 281 saw Israel Adesanya face off with an old foe in Alex Pereiera, while strawweight champ Carla Esparza attempted to fend off a former title holder in Weili Zhang. Then you had the "people's main event" between popular lightweights...
UFC 281: Erin Blanchfield Takes McCann’s Shine with Flawless Win
Budding star Molly McCann entered Saturday's UFC 281 off three straight post-fight bonuses, but "Meatball" would have her hands full with dangerous Invicta FC vet Erin Blanchfield. Blanchfield had won six straight to start the night, including all three of...
UFC 281: Andre Petroski’s Ground Game Too Much for Wellington Turman
Middleweight action kicked off the televised preliminary card at Saturday's UFC 281 in New York City, as Andre Petroski faced off with Brazil's Wellington Turman. To a backdrop of U.S.A. chants inside Madison Square Garden, Turman held center, firing kicks...
UFC 281: Matt Frevola Steamrolls Ottman Azaitar, Handing Him First Pro Loss
A fight more than a year in the making, Matt Frevola and Ottman Azaitar finally got to throw down at UFC 281 on Saturday. The lightweight duo were supposed to meet on Fight Island in January 2021, but Azaitar's infamous...
UFC 281: Karolina Kowalkiewicz Defeats Silvana Gomez Juarez by Decision Despite Scorecard Confusion
Scoring controversy aside, Karolina Kowalkiewicz came away from UFC 281 with a clear decision win over Silvana Gomez Juarez. Former strawweight title challenger Kowalkiewicz righted the ship in her last fight, after a rough five fight skid. Her opponent at...
UFC 281: New York’s Own Michael Trizano Puts Seung Woo Choi Away in Style
UFC 281 found The Ultimate Fighter 27 winner Michael Trizano looking to pull out of a tailspin, having lost two straight and three of his last four. In New York City on Saturday night, Big Apple native Trizano was...
UFC 281: Third-Round Knockdown Pushes Montel Jackson Past Julio Arce
Having returned to the bantamweight division just over a year ago, UFC 281's Julio Arce was feeling at home and looking to improve on a 2-1 record since returning to the weight class. Opposite Arce on Saturday was the...
UFC 281: Carlos Ulberg Sleeps Nicolae Negumereanu In First Round
City Kickboxing member Carlos Ulberg took on Nicolae Negumereanu in the opening bout of UFC 281, an event headlined by Ulberg's training partner Israel Adesanya. Former professional kickboxer Ulberg came into the match-up on the back of a two-fight winning...