Mario Bautista and Ricky Simon, UFC Vegas 84

UFC Vegas 84: Mario Bautista Claims Win in Thriller with Ricky Simon

A promising bantamweight scrap arrived on Saturday's UFC Vegas 84 main card, as Ricky Simon looked to fend off the surging Mario Bautista. Simon was ranked #13 in the division to start the night and looked to bounce back from...
Phil Hawes and Brunno Ferreira, UFC Vegas 84

UFC Vegas 84: Brunno Ferreira Maintains 100% Finish Rate, Knocks Out Phil Hawes

Power puncher Brunno Ferreira took on technician Phil Hawes on the UFC Vegas 84 main card. Hawes has been known for a long time as an enormously talented fighter whose chin fails him at bad times. As a result he...
Andrei Arlovski and Waldo Cortes-Acosta, UFC Vegas 84

UFC Vegas 84: Showboating Waldo Cortes-Acosta Decisions Andrei Arlovski

With Manel Kape vs. Matheus Nicolau falling off the UFC Vegas 84 card last minute, it was the heavyweights being bumped up, with Andrei Arlovski and Waldo Cortes-Acosta getting main card placement. Arlovski entered the fight all of a month...
Matthew Semelsberger and Preston Parsons, UFC Vegas 84

Preston Parsons’ Wrestling Earns Him Biggest Career Win Over Matthew Semelsberger at UFC Vegas...

Matthew Semelsberger competed in his tenth UFC fight when he took on the less experienced Preston Parsons in the featured preliminary bout of UFC Vegas 84. After starting his UFC career with a 4-1 run, the striking specialist Semelsberger has...
Marcus McGhee and Gaston Bolanos, UFC Vegas 84

UFC Vegas 84: Marcus McGhee Improves to 3-0 in UFC, Knocks Out Gaston Bolaños

Skilled MMA strikers Marcus McGhee and Gaston Bolaños faced off on the prelims of UFC Vegas 84 on Saturday. The UFC decided to pit these bantamweights against each other after Bolaños won his promotional debut and McGhee won his first...
Farid Basharat and Taylor Lapilus, UFC Vegas 84

UFC Vegas 84: Farid Basharat Stays Perfect, Decisions Taylor Lapilus

Undefeated bantamweight prospect Farid Basharat had a stiff test in front of him at UFC Vegas 84, as he took on surging French fighter Taylor Lapilus. Lapilus, on his second stint on the UFC, had won six straight, including his...
Westin Wilson and Jean Silva, UFC Vegas 84

UFC Vegas 84: Jean Silva Lands First-Round Finish of Westin Wilson in Debut

2023 Contender Series winner Jean Silva made his UFC debut on Saturday, taking on Westin Wilson at UFC Vegas 84 in a featherweight fight. Wilson was also looking for his first win inside the octagon, after dropping his promotional debut...
Nikolas Motta and Tom Nolan, UFC Vegas 84

UFC Vegas 84: Nikolas Motta Floors Tom Nolan Early

Brazilian lightweight Nikolas Motta welcomed Tom Nolan to the octagon on Saturday, as the UFC kicked off its 2024 year with UFC Vegas 84. Nolan was a product of the 2023 run of Dana White's Contender Series, and entered the...
Joshua Van and Felipe Bunes, UFC Vegas 84

Joshua Van Gets First Octagon Finish Over Felipe Bunes at UFC Vegas 84

Joshua Van made his mark as one of the top prospects in the sport of MMA in 2023, and he looked to carry that success into the new year as he took a short notice fight against recent LFA...
Johnny Walker UFC Vegas 84

UFC Vegas 84: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 Main Card Staff Picks

The UFC kicks off its 2024 calendar year on Saturday, hosting UFC Vegas 84 at the Apex in Las Vegas with Magomed Ankalaev and Johnny Walker running it back in the main event. Ankalaev and Walker first met last year,...