Author: By Jordan Newmark

Francisco Rivera fights for the fans.Whether against a former champion or an Octagon debutant, the bantamweight brawler from Buena Park, California is ready, willing and always able to go hunting for the knockout. Tipping the scales at only 135 pounds, Rivera’s hands are downright diabolical for someone his size, with five knockdowns and three knockouts in the UFC. With that being said, when it was announced that Rivera would tangle with John Lineker at UFC 191, fight fans knew they were going to see something special. And they did. “Once the fight happened, I got sucked into the … Read the Full Article Here

 
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5Current ranking of Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone as a UFC lightweight170Pounds that Cowboy will be fighting at for the first time in his 29 fight career under the Zuffa banner – 10 in WEC, 19 in UFC21Wins by Cerrone as a lightweight, most in UFC/WEC lightweight history15Wins by Cerrone as a lightweight inside the Octagon, 2nd most in UFC lightweight 13Finishes by Cerrone as a lightweight, most in UFC/WEC lightweight history9Finishes by Cowboy inside the Octagon, tied for 2nd most in UFC lightweight history8Knockdowns by Cerrone, tied for 2nd most in UFC lightweight hi … Read the Full Article Here

In a battle of the best inside the Octagon, sometimes fighters feel the need to leave the comfort of the canvas to attack from the air. Not everyone can pull it off and many more have missed than connected, but if a flying knee does land – it is as elegant as it is brutal. Here is a list of the best flying knee knockouts in UFC history. James Irvin vs. Terry Martin – UFC 54Watch it on UFC FIGHT PASSLike NBA legend Dominique Wilkins, the highlight reel was made for James “The Sandman” Irvin. At the time, UFC commentator Joe Rogan called it the “best flying knee” he had e … Read the Full Article Here

2Current ranking of Johny Hendricks as a UFC welterweight54Takedowns by “Bigg Rigg”, 2nd most in UFC welterweight history behind former UFC welterweight champion Georges st-Pierre’s’ 879Of those takedowns by former UFC welterweight champ Hendricks came in his most recent unanimous decision win over Matt Brown at UFC 18512Of those takedowns by Bigg Rigg were in his unanimous decision win over Carlos Condit at UFC 1584.29Takedowns per 15 minutes of fighting by Hendricks, 4th best rate in UFC welterweight history (min. 5 fights)

 
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51.9Takedown accuracy percenta … Read the Full Article Here

2Current ranking of Anthony “Rumble” Johnson as a UFC light-heavyweight12Knockdowns by Rumble inside the Octagon, tied for 5th most in UFC history1.68Knockdowns per 15 minutes of fighting by Johnson, 3rd best rate among active UFC fighters behind current UFC featherweight champ Conor McGregor’s 2.31 and Todd Duffee’s 2.729KO/TKOs by Rumble, tied for 4th most in UFC history4KO/TKOs by Johnson in under a minute each, UFC record7:13Average fight time by Johnson as a UFC light-heavyweight, 3rd shortest among active UFC light-heavyweights (min. 5 fights)More on Fight Night … Read the Full Article Here

12UFC event where the heavyweight division was first established – February 7th, 19972:57Time it took for Mark “The Hammer” Coleman to force Dan “The Beast” Severn to tap via neck crank to become the first UFC heavyweight champion188UFC event where Fabricio Werdum secured a third round guillotine choke of Cain Velasquez to become the undisputed UFC heavyweight champion18UFC heavyweight champions5Interim UFC heavyweight champions37Times the UFC heavyweight title (including interim) has been up for grabs19KO/TKOs have decided a UFC heavyweight title fight8Submissions have … Read the Full Article Here