Roxanne Modafferi and Casey O'Neill, UFC 271

UFC 271: Casey O’Neill Sends Roxanne Modafferi Into Retirement in Fun, High-Volume Scrap

There is far more to be said about the career of Roxanne Modafferi than can be done justice by a brief intro to a fight recap. Spanning nearly two decades, the long, winding road that "The Happy Warrior" took through...
Kyler Phillips and Marcelo Rojo, UFC 271

UFC 271: Kyler Phillips Submits Marcelo Rojo In Style

Last year, Marcelo Rojo had made his UFC debut, up a weight class, in a losing effort against Charles Jourdain on short notice. Since then, he'd seen fight after fight fall through, at least until he ran up against Kyler...
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UFC 271: Maxim Grishin on Knight Weight Miss, “Crazy” Sean Strickland

Houston, TX — Russian Maxim Grishin got a lot of credit for taking a heavyweight fight at UFC 271 after opponent William Knight blew past the light heavyweight limit by a full 12 pounds. In the end, Grishin (32-9-2) earned...
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UFC 271 – Adesanya vs. Whittaker: Main Card Staff Picks

A middleweight championship rematch headlines an excellent UFC 271 card and Cageside Press has its picks set. Back in 2019, Israel Adesanya won the middleweight title by dominating then-champion Robert Whittaker on the feet. Now two and a half years...
Carlos Ulberg and Fabio Cherant, UFC 271

UFC 271: Fabio Cherant Struggles to Get Offense Going, Carlos Ulberg Wins Decision

One of three City Kickboxing fighters competing on the UFC 271 card was Carlos Ulberg. And after Blood Diamond came up short in his debut earlier on Saturday's card, it was Ulberg getting the team back in the win...
Mana Martinez and Ronnie Lawrence, UFC 271

UFC 271: Wild Fight Sees Ronnie Lawrence Come Out on Top Against Mana Martinez

Capping off the early preliminary card at UFC 271 were bantamweights Mana Martinez and Ronnie Lawrence. Both fighters had found success in their UFC debuts last year, and were looking to build on it. Lawrence attacked the legs early, circling...
A.J. Dobson and Jacob Malkoun, UFC 271

UFC 271: Jacob Malkoun Imposes Will, Wins Decision Over A.J. Dobson

Making his debut on the UFC 271 early preliminary card was Contender Series winner A.J. Dobson. The undefeated middleweight was paired up with Jacob Malkoun, entering his third UFC fight in search of a second win in the promotion. His...
Douglas Silva de Andrade and Sergey Morozov, UFC 271

UFC 271: Douglas Silva de Andrade Completes Comeback, Puts Sergey Morozov to Sleep

Bantamweight action on the UFC 271 preliminary card saw Brazilian vet Douglas Silva de Andrade up against Sergey Morozov. Entering his third bout in the promotion, Morozov was coming off his first win, over Khalid Taha last July. Andrade, meanwhile,...
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UFC 271: Blood Diamond Choked Out by Jeremiah Wells

The debut of "Blood Diamond" finally arrived on Saturday night, early on the UFC 271 card. A teammate and training partner of Israel Adesanya, Diamond (properly Mike Mathetha) went up against Jeremiah Wells, who stepped in to replace Orion Cosce. Wells...
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UFC 271: Maxim Grishin Takes Decision In Impromptu Heavyweight Fight with William Knight

UFC 271's curtain jerker was not supposed to be a heavyweight match-up. In fact, it wasn't supposed to open up the Houston card at all. But after William Knight blew weight by a full 12 pounds for his light...

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