UFC Vegas 55: Jailton Almeida In No Hurry To Fight Ranked Opponent
Las Vegas, NV - UFC light heavyweight Jailton Almeida dipped his foot into the heavyweight division with a submission victory over Parker Porter at UFC Vegas 55 on Saturday night.
Almeida (16-2) notched his second consecutive win in the UFC.
"I'm...
UFC Vegas 55: Chase Hooper Happy To Be First Fighter To Finish Felipe Corales
Las Vegas, NV — Chase Hooper finished Felipe Corales at UFC Vegas 55 on Saturday, becoming the first fight to do so.
It seemed like a must-win fight for the 22-year-old Hooper, who was coming off a lopsided loss to...
UFC Vegas 55: For Michel Pereira, Diaz Callout About Entertainment, Masvidal More Personal
Las Vegas, NV — After a thrilling back-and-forth battle with Santiago Ponzinibbio on Saturday, which resulted in a split decision, Michel Pereira has now won five straight.
He's also likely to break into the top 15 of the welterweight division...
UFC Vegas 55’s Ketlen Vieira Says Holm Tapped During Fight, Plans to Wait for...
Las Vegas, NV — A very happy, very grateful Ketlen Vieira said following UFC Vegas 55 on Saturday that she'd always dreamed of fighting Holly Holm.
Now, she's not only fought her — she's secured a win over the former...
UFC Vegas 55: Jun-Yong Park Down To Fight “Everybody,” Jokes About Fight In Brazil
Las Vegas, NV - UFC middleweight Jun-Yong Park was all smiles following his decision win over Eryk Anders at UFC Vegas 55 on Saturday night.
Once he spoke on the win Park spoke of some of the pressure he felt...
UFC Vegas 55: Tabatha Ricci Wants Sam Hughes Fight In Front Of A Crowd
Las Vegas, NV — Tabatha Ricci wants to fight in front of a crowd next time out.
It is crazy, but some fighters have still not fought in front of a sold-out UFC crowd. For Ricci, she hasn't fought in...
UFC Vegas 55: Chidi Njokuani Hopes To Fight On UFC 277 Card At Home...
Las Vegas, NV - After making quick work of his opponent on Saturday night UFC middleweight Chidi Njokuani hopes for a two-month turnaround and to get on UFC 277.
It was an early night for Njokuani (22-7) again at UFC...
UFC Vegas 55: Joseph Holmes Says UFC Debut Loss Led To First Win
Las Vegas, NV - Fighters often say you learn the most from a loss. For Joseph Holmes, his UFC debut led to his best performance yet.
Holmes (8-2) picked up his first UFC win at UFC Vegas 55 when he...
UFC Vegas 55: Uros Medic Describes Mindset Change After First Loss, Asks For Howler...
Las Vegas, NV - Following the first loss of his career UFC middleweight Uros Medic got back into the winner's circle with a TKO finish of Omar Morales at UFC Vegas 55 on Saturday night.
"A lot of emotions right...
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...
