RESULTS | UFC Vegas 5 – Brunson derails Shahbazyan hype train
THE UFC returned to Las Vegas this weekend after a successful venture out to Fight Island, with plenty of news for fans to wrap their heads around after the latest Fight Night. Once again hosted out of the promotion’s APEX Centre, UFC Vegas 5 boasted just eight fights across a compromised card. The late scratchings […]
State of Play: 10 UFC fights to book before the end of 2020
WITH over half the year already behind us and the leading mixed martial arts promotion back into the swing of things, we put on our matchmaking hat to bring you 10 fights the UFC should make before the end of 2020. Having done the same before Conor McGregor famously head-kicked (or shouldered) the year off […]
RESULTS | UFC Fight Island 2 – Figueiredo sleeps Benavidez to claim vacant flyweight title
IF there was any doubting it before, there can be no questioning now that Deiveson Figueiredo is the undisputed flyweight king, after defeating Joseph Benavidez for a second time at UFC Fight Island 2 this weekend. It was the Brazilian’s fourth-consecutive win, and came just five months after putting the perennial American contender away via […]
RESULTS | UFC Fight Island 1 – Prospects rise as Kattar remains in title hunt
FIGHT ISLAND played host to its first midweek UFC Fight Night event on Thursday, headlined by Calvin Kattar‘s unanimous decision victory over Dan Ige in a closely contested main event. All five fights on the main card went the distance after all-bar one of the preliminary matchups lasted less than three rounds. Lerone Murphy, Khamzat […]
RESULTS | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker – Poirier takes out another FOTY contender
THE FINAL event hosted at the UFC Apex Centre before heading over to Fight Island delivered on action, headlined by an incredible main event bout between world class lightweights, Dustin Poirier and Dan Hooker. ‘The Diamond’ took home his fifth win in six fights after a lengthy layoff, capping a card which boasted six finishes; […]
RESULTS | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov – Emmett, Miller silence doubters
HEAVYWEIGHTS rumbled once again in a UFC main event, as Curtis Blaydes earned his second victory for 2020 in a dominant wrestling display against the seventh-ranked Alexander Volkov. Their bout headlined the promotion’s third #UFCVegas Fight Night, and followed the fight of the night in Josh Emmett and Shane Burgos‘ war, as well as a […]
RESULTS | UFC Fight Night: Eye vs. Calvillo – Calvillo earns decision win in flyweight debut
A NEW flyweight contender has emerged in former ranked strawweight Cynthia Calvillo, after the California native came away with a unanimous decision victory over 2019 title challenger, Jessica Eye in her divisional debut. The pair’s main event bout headlined the UFC’s second Fight Night held at its Apex Centre in Las Vegas, with half of […]
UFC Rankings update: May-June 2020
THE UFC has resumed full-time operations and with it comes the ever-changing rankings landscape. Four events have gone down since the promotion’s emphatic return at UFC 249 on May 9, with the only belt to change hands that of the interim lightweight strap belonging to Justin Gaethje. Among the big winners have been Gilbert Burns, […]
RESULTS | UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns
THE UFC returned to the fight capital of the world this weekend, and while there may not have been a live crowd at the APEX Centre to appreciate the action, plenty of viewers around the world were treated to an awesome bunch of fights. Gilbert Burns announced himself as a true welterweight title contender after […]
Card preview: UFC Fight Night – Woodley vs. Burns
SEVEN days removed from the madness, mixed martial arts returns this weekend amid a big few days for combat sports. Former welterweight champion Tyron Woodley and rising Brazilian contender Gilbert Burns headline the UFC’s latest Fight Night, set to take place at the promotion’s APEX Centre in Las Vegas. Nine of the 12 weight classes, […]
