Author: Craig Amos

UFC 202 Primer: Anthony Johnson vs. Glover Teixeira Head-to-Toe Breakdown

Anthony Johnson and Glover Teixeira will collide in the co-main event of UFC 202 for a light heavyweight tilt carrying strong title implications. Both men are rebounding from abortive title runs, Teixeira falling to Jon Jones back in 201…

Anthony Johnson and Glover Teixeira will collide in the co-main event of UFC 202 for a light heavyweight tilt carrying strong title implications. Both men are rebounding from abortive title runs, Teixeira falling to Jon Jones back in 2014, Johnson coming up short opposite Daniel Cormier in 2015.

Since suffering through those respective disappointments, both Johnson and Teixeira have regained momentum. Johnson has won his two most recent bouts via knockout, while Teixeira enters Saturday’s contest riding a three-fight win streak.

The competitive pairing presents myriad potential outcomes with both men regarded as efficacious fight-finishers and high-action competitors. Both are especially efficient knockout-hunters, the two combining to turn off the lights of 30 fellow mixed martial artists.

Beyond the striking arena where both fighters thrive, intriguing matchups of grappling, submissions and strategy will play out to determine the fight’s outcome. Read on to see who has the edge where and how the contest is likely to conclude.

 

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UFC Fight Night 92: Live Results, Play-by-Play and Fight Card Highlights

UFC Fight Night 92 is underway. 
The event, hosted in Salt Lake City, features a headliner between Yair Rodríguez and Alex Caceres.
Rodríguez, the winner of The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America, owns a 4-0 UFC record and has firm…

UFC Fight Night 92 is underway. 

The event, hosted in Salt Lake City, features a headliner between Yair Rodríguez and Alex Caceres.

Rodríguez, the winner of The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America, owns a 4-0 UFC record and has firmly established himself as one of the best up-and-comers at 145 pounds. Caceres has posted mixed results since joining the promotion back in 2011, but enters on the heels of two straight wins.

The co-main event of the evening also comes at featherweight, with Dennis Bermudez facing off against Rony Jason. After starting his UFC career with three straight wins, Jason has dropped two of his last three contests. Bermudez has also lost two of three, but he preceded that period with seven consecutive victories.

The full Fight Night 92 card is as follows:

 

UFC Fight Night 92 Main Card on Fox Sports 1 (10 p.m. ET)

  • Yair Rodríguez vs. Alex Caceres
  • Dennis Bermudez vs. Rony Jason
  • Thales Leites vs. Chris Camozzi
  • Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Zak Cummings
  • Trevor Smith vs. Joseph Gigliotti
  • Maryna Moroz vs. Danielle Taylor

 

Prelims on Fox Sports 1 (8 p.m. ET)

  • Court McGee vs. Dominique Steele
  • Marcin Tybura def. Viktor Pesta, knockout (Round 2, 0:53)
  • David Teymur def. Jason Novelli, TKO (Round 2, 1:25)
  • Teruto Ishihara def. Horacio Gutierrez, TKO (Round 1, 2:32)

 

Prelims on UFC Fight Pass (7 p.m. ET)

  • Cub Swanson def. Tatsuya Kawajiri, unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
  • Justin Ledet def. Chase Sherman, unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

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Robbie Lawler vs. Tyron Woodley: A Head-to-Toe Breakdown

Robbie Lawler will defend his welterweight title against No. 1 contender Tyron Woodley as the main event of UFC 201 on Saturday.
The bout marks the third time Lawler will defend his strap since capturing the title from Johny Hendricks back in December …

Robbie Lawler will defend his welterweight title against No. 1 contender Tyron Woodley as the main event of UFC 201 on Saturday.

The bout marks the third time Lawler will defend his strap since capturing the title from Johny Hendricks back in December 2014. Since that time, Lawler has bested Rory MacDonald in an instant classic and edged out a hotly contested decision over Carlos Condit.

Lawler’s continued success puts him on course to meet Woodley, who has hovered on the periphery of the welterweight title picture since he joined the UFC in 2013. The challenger’s opportunity comes after winning four of five contests. Most recently, Woodley eked out a decision over fellow contender Kelvin Gastelum.

So how will the title fight play out? 

We’ll break down the matchup, see who has the edge where and examine how the contest might ultimately pan out. 

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Holly Holm vs. Valentina Shevchenko: A Head-to-Toe Breakdown

UFC on Fox 20 is scheduled for July 23. The event is set to be headlined by a clash between bantamweights Holly Holm and Valentina Shevchenko. 
After capturing the division’s title from Ronda Rousey in 2015, Holm relinquished t…

UFC on Fox 20 is scheduled for July 23. The event is set to be headlined by a clash between bantamweights Holly Holm and Valentina Shevchenko. 

After capturing the division’s title from Ronda Rousey in 2015, Holm relinquished the honor to Miesha Tate in her first attempted defense. The loss was the first of Holm’s career, and she’ll be looking to get back into the win column with a win over Shevchenko.

For her part, Shevchenko carries a career 12-2 record and has gone 1-1 since joining the UFC. Most recently, she was defeated by current champion Amanda Nunes in a competitive three-round bout.

Both women bring impressive striking credentials to the Octagon, setting up what could be an outstanding stand-up battle. But perhaps one combatant will look to take the other out of her natural element by focusing on takedowns. If so, who will it be, and will she be successful?

Let’s take a look at who has the edge in the striking, grappling and submission departments, as well as how the fight might pan out.

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UFC Fight Night 91: Live Results, Play-by-Play and Fight Card Highlights

Just four days removed from a busy week that concluded with the historic UFC 200 card, the world’s largest fight promotion is back in action this Wednesday, July 13.
The event is headlined by a bantamweight contest between Michael McDonald and John Lin…

Just four days removed from a busy week that concluded with the historic UFC 200 card, the world’s largest fight promotion is back in action this Wednesday, July 13.

The event is headlined by a bantamweight contest between Michael McDonald and John Lineker. After sitting on the sidelines for more than two years, McDonald returned to the Octagon in January, defeating Masanori Kanehara. He’ll look to build on that strong start to the year by taking out the hard-hitting Lineker.

Lineker comes into the bout having won four straight. Since jumping from flyweight to bantamweight, he has gone 2-0, scoring one knockout and one decision victory. 

In the co-main event of the evening, Tony Ferguson welcomes UFC newcomer Landon Vannata to the Octagon. Vannata brings a perfect 8-0 pro record but will face the toughest test of his career in Ferguson, who has won seven straight.

The full Fight Night 91 card is as follows:

 

Fight Night 91 Main Card on Fox Sports 1 (9 p.m. ET)

  • Michael McDonald vs. John Lineker
  • Tony Ferguson vs. Landon Vannata
  • Tim Boetsch vs. Josh Samman
  • Aleksei Oleinik vs. Daniel Omielanczuk
  • Kyle Noke vs. Keita Nakamura
  • Louis Smolka vs. Ben Nguyen

 

Prelims on Fight Network and UFC Fight Pass (7 p.m. ET)

  • Lauren Murphy vs. Katlyn Chookagian
  • Eric Spicely vs. Sam Alvey
  • Cortney Casey vs. Cristina Stanciu
  • Scott Holtzman vs. Cody Pfister

 

Prelims on UFC Fight Pass (6 p.m. ET)

  • Rani Yahya vs. Matthew Lopez
  • Devin Clark vs. Alex Nicholson

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UFC 200: Live Results, Play-by-Play and Fight Card Highlights

UFC 200 arrives Saturday night.
The landmark event is loaded with high-profile contests from beginning to end and will be capped off by a women’s bantamweight title match between Miesha Tate and Amanda Nunes.
Tate is looking to notch her first title de…

UFC 200 arrives Saturday night.

The landmark event is loaded with high-profile contests from beginning to end and will be capped off by a women’s bantamweight title match between Miesha Tate and Amanda Nunes.

Tate is looking to notch her first title defense since capturing the belt from Holly Holm back in March. Nunes, who is riding a three-fight win streak, hopes to become the fourth woman to wear the UFC bantamweight crown.

The co-main event features the return of Brock Lesnar, who last competed in 2011. Mark Hunt will welcome him back to the Octagon. 

Also featured is an interim featherweight title bout between Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar.

The full fight card is as follows:

UFC 200 Main Card (10 p.m. ET)

  • Miesha Tate vs. Amanda Nunes
  • Brock Lesnar vs. Mark Hunt
  • Daniel Cormier vs. Anderson Silva 
  • Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar
  • Cain Velasquez vs. Travis Browne

Prelims on Fox Sports 1 (8 p.m. ET)

  • Cat Zingano vs. Julianna Pena 
  • Johny Hendricks vs. Kelvin Gastelum 
  • TJ Dillashaw vs. Raphael Assuncao
  • Sage Northcutt vs. Enrique Marin 

Prelims on UFC Fight Pass (6:30 p.m. ET)

  • Diego Sanchez vs. Joe Lauzon 
  • Gegard Mousasi vs. Thiago Santos
  • Jim Miller vs. Takanori Gomi

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