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What’s Next: UFC Vegas 77 Losers

A much-maligned UFC Vegas 77 lacked star power, and carried with it a PPV-like timeslot with a late 10PM start. But the fights themselves delivered, on the main card at least, and we may have witnessed a changing of...
Bassil Hafez and Jack Della Maddalena, UFC Vegas 77

UFC Vegas 77 Bonuses: Maddalena and Hafez Snag Fight of the Night

UFC Vegas 77 was a hard sell for many fight fans, a card that lacked star power and got a new co-main event just days out (and that only because Jack Della Maddalena lost a couple of opponents at...
Phil De Fries, KSW

Sunday MMA Quick Hits: Ngannou vs. De Fries? Plus Istela Nunes’ X-Ray Is Wild

It was a crazy night at UFC Vegas 77, where a former champion was upset, and a struggling strawweight saw injury added to insult when a dislocated elbow took her out of her fight early. Plus, there's a growing...
Jack Della Maddalena and Bassil Hafez UFC Vegas 77

Bassil Hafez Goes The Distance, But JDM Gets The Split-Decision Victory

He may have been pushed back a week, but at least Jack Della Maddalena had a fight at UFC Vegas 77. The welterweight prospect was originally scheduled to face Sean Brady at UFC 290 last weekend, and later Josiah Harrell....
Mayra Bueno Silva and Holly Holm, UFC Vegas 77

Mayra Bueno Silva Scores Upset, Submits Holm With Second Round Guillotine

Saturday's UFC Vegas 77 was capped off by women's bantamweights Holly Holm and Mayra Bueno Silva, with the division wide open in the wake of Amanda Nunes' retirement. Silva was respectful, but didn't hold back in the trash talk on...
Ottman Azaitar and Francisco Prado, UFC Vegas 77

UFC Vegas 77: Francisco Prado Stops Ottman Azaitar With Spinning Elbow and Ground Strikes

Lightweights Ottman Azaitar and Francisco Prado both suffered the first loss of their careers in their last bout before fighting each other. Ottman had won twelve of thirteen fights by finish, including two knockouts in the UFC, before taking his...
Albert Duraev and Jun Yong Park, UFC Vegas 77

UFC Vegas 77: Albert Duraev Shut Down, Submitted by Jun Yong Park

Originally set to serve as the UFC Vegas 77 co-main event, a middleweight match-up featuring Albert Duraev and Jun-Yong Park had suffered a slight demotion with the arrival of Jack Della Maddalena on Saturday's Fight Night card. That said, Park...
Norma Dumont and Chelsea Chandler, UFC Vegas 77

UFC Vegas 77: Norma Dumont Dominant In All Areas Against Chelsea Chandler

With the fate of the division very much up in the air, a rare women's featherweight fight — perhaps one of the last in the UFC — arrived on Saturday when Chelsea Chandler faced Norma Dumont at UFC Vegas...
Nazim Sadykhov and Terrance McKinney, UFC Vegas 77

UFC Vegas 77: Nazim Sadykhov Submits Wrestle-Heavy Terrance McKinney in Second Round

Electric finish artist Terrance McKinney looked to rebound from a loss at UFC Vegas 77 as he took on Azerbaijani Nazim Sadykhov, who won 'Fight of the Night' honors in his UFC debut earlier this year. Terrance may have been...
Tucker Lutz and Melsik Baghdasaryan UFC Vegas 77

UFC Vegas 77: Melsik Baghdasaryan Wins Decision, Admits He Underestimated Tucker Lutz

Tucker Lutz and Melsik Baghdasaryan faced off in the featured preliminary card bout at UFC Vegas 77, a featherweight scrap that found both men looking to return to the win column. Lutz found some success with his kicks early in...