UFC Vegas 55: Michel Pereira-Santiago Ponzinibbio Thriller Claims Fight of the Night
One fight stood out head and shoulders above the rest at Saturday's UFC Vegas 55. The welterweight co-main event between #14-ranked Santiago Ponzinibbio and Michel Pereira, himself looking to break into the rankings, lived up to expectations and then some....
UFC Vegas 55: Jonathan Martinez Wants Frankie Edgar Fight Next
Las Vegas, NV — UFC bantamweight Jonathan Martinez walked into his post-fight media scrum at UFC Vegas 55 on Saturday night after putting on a leg-kick barrage against Vince Morales. Martinez (16-4) defeated Morales (11-6) via unanimous decision in the...
UFC Vegas 55: Sam Hughes Praises Move To Fortis MMA, Wants Demopoulos Fight
Las Vegas, NV - Coming off the best performance of her career UFC strawweight Sam Hughes spoke to the media following her win at UFC Vegas 55 on Saturday night. Hughes (7-4) defeated Elise Reed via TKO in the third...
UFC Names Giga Chikadze As 2022 Recipient of Forrest Griffin Community Award
Georgian featherweight Giga Chikadze is the 2022 recipient of the UFC's Forrest Griffin Community Award. UFC officials announced the news during Saturday's UFC Vegas 55 broadcast, along with an accompanying press release. The award, handed out annually, recognizes UFC athletes for...
UFC Vegas 55: Ketlen Vieira Pulls Off Split Decision Win Over Holm, Calls For...
There are a couple of basic truths when it comes to mixed martial arts, and one is that Holly Holm is never far from a title shot. Returning to action at UFC Vegas 55 after a year and a half...
UFC 277 Main Event Announced, Julianna Pena vs. Amanda Nunes 2 Tops Dallas Card
July's UFC 277 has a main event and a location set. During Saturday's UFC Vegas 55 broadcast, promotion officials announced the headlining fight for the second PPV of July. That will see Julianna Pena and Amanda Nunes run it back,...
UFC Vegas 55: Michel Pereira Has War With Ponznibbio, Earns Split Decision Win
The UFC Vegas 55 co-main event on Saturday was very much a numbers game. Specifically, the number 14 next to Santiago Ponzinibbio's name, and Michel Pereira's hopes of cracking the top 15 of the welterweight division, hung in the...
UFC Vegas 55 Results: Chidi Njokuani Lands Massive Elbow, KOs Todorovic In Round One
Having picked up his first win in the UFC against Maki Pitolo this past December, Dusko Todorovic was looking to make it two in a row against Chidi Njokuani. A fellow product of the Contender Series, Njokuani, brother of former...
UFC Vegas 55: Tabatha Ricci Takes Polyana Viana the Distance, Wins Decision
An all-Brazilian battle featured on the UFC Vegas 55 main card, with strawweights Tabatha Ricci and Polyana Viana throwing down. Things were scrappy right out of the gate, in a fight that found both ladies coming in off wins. Both...
UFC Vegas 55: Jun Yong Park Grinds Out Split Decision Win Over Anders
Having made the move to Fight Ready in Arizona, former LFA champ Eryk Anders was looking to bounce back from a submission loss to Andre Muniz when he faced off with Jun Yong Park on the UFC Vegas 55...