Jamahal Hill made a huge statement in his main event bid earlier tonight (Sat., Feb. 19, 2022) at UFC Vegas 48 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, when “Sweet Dreams” …
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Jamahal Hill made a huge statement in his main event bid earlier tonight (Sat., Feb. 19, 2022) at UFC Vegas 48 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, when “Sweet Dreams” absolutely obliterated light heavyweight contender Johnny Walker with a brutal first-round knockout (punches).
Walker wasted no time using his long frame to land kicks and straight shots from distance. Hill was patient, but he seemed to be loading up and just couldn’t get in range of Walker. However, when the action got in close Hill launched a powerful right counter that connected on Walker’s temple. Walker turned into a board and he toppled over like a high-rise apartment building falling to the ground. Hill moved in for one final right hand that put Walker out for good.
Check out the full fight video highlights below courtesy of UFC/ESPN:
The Octagon carnage returns to “Sin City” later this evening (Sat., Feb. 19, 2022) at UFC Vegas 48 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, as Brazilian finisher Johnny Wal…
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The Octagon carnage returns to “Sin City” later this evening (Sat., Feb. 19, 2022) at UFC Vegas 48 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, as Brazilian finisher Johnny Walker meets surging light heavyweight contender Jamahal Hill in the main event.
In addition to the 205-pound headliner, lightweight veteran Jim Miller will be back in action against UFC newcomer Nikolas Motta, highlight-reel finisher Joaquin Buckley meets Abdul Razak Alhassan in an exciting middleweight affair, and Kyle Daukaus will take on Jamie Pickett in a makeshift 195-pound co-main event.
Take a look below at UFC Vegas 48’s complete fight card line up and start times:
Johnny Walker vs. Jamahal Hill Kyle Daukaus vs. Jamie Pickett Parker Porter vs. Alan Baudot Jim Miller vs. Nikolas Motta Joaquin Buckley vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan
Gabriel Benitez vs. David Onama Jessica-Rose Clark vs. Stephanie Egger Chas Skelly vs. Mark Striegl Diana Belbi?a vs. Gloria de Paula Chad Anheliger vs. Jesse Strader Jonathan Pearce vs. Christian Rodriguez Mario Bautista vs. Jay Perrin
Here are all the ways to catch the action:
Online
UFC Vegas 48: ‘Walker vs. Hill’ entire fight card can be viewed via the ESPN+ streaming app.
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MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC Vegas 48 fight card right here, starting with the ESPN+“Prelims” matches, which are scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. ET, then the remaining main card balance (also on ESPN+)at 7 p.m. ET.
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The bare knuckle action will return to the spotlight later tonight (Sat., Feb. 19, 2022) as Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) hosts “KnuckleMania 2” li…
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The bare knuckle action will return to the spotlight later tonight (Sat., Feb. 19, 2022) as Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) hosts “KnuckleMania 2” live on FITE.TV from inside Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla., which will be led by a grudge match pitting former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) contender Mike Perry against mixed martial arts (MMA) veteran, Julian “Let Me Bang Bro” Lane.
In addition, former UFC featherweight title challenger Chad Mendes will make his return to combat sports in a bare knuckle debut against Joshua Alvarez. The ‘KnuckleMania 2’ main card will also feature a lightweight title fight between champion Luis Palomino and Martin Brown, as well as a women’s flyweight title fight between Britain Hart and Christine Ferea for the vacant strap.
The combat sports world will be quite busy tonight as UFC Vegas 48 unfolds live on ESPN+ as well, but fight fans will certainly want to catch the ‘KnuckleMania 2’ action if they can. Check out the below information for complete viewing details:
Start Time
Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, from inside Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida
Main card begins at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT
“Prelims” card begins at 6:30 p.m. ET / 3:30 p.m. PT
Online Viewing
BKFC “KnuckleMania 2” main card can be purchased through FITE.TV for a reasonable $19.99.
BKFC “KnuckleMania 2” early ‘Prelims’ can be viewed through BKFC’s official YouTube channel — click HERE to watch.
Television Viewing
Viewers can tap into the FITE.TV app via Chromecast, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, PlayStation, or Xbox. Click HERE for details.
Mobile Viewing
BKFC “KnuckleMania 2” will also be accessible through the FITE.TV app via Android, Amazon Fire, and Apple. Click HERE for more information.
“KnuckleMania 2” Fight Card Line Up:
Main Card
8 p.m. ET
185 lbs.: Mike Perry vs. Julian Lane 155 lbs.: Luis Palomino (c) vs. Martin Brown 155 lbs.: Chad Mendes vs. Joshua Alvarez 125 lbs.: Britain Hart vs. Christine Ferea (for BKFC vacant women’s flyweight title) 265 lbs.: Gustavo Trujillo vs. Stephen Townsel 125 lbs.: Jade Masson-Wong vs. Christine Vicens 185 lbs.: Francesco Ricchi vs. Jake Bostwick 205 lbs.: Uly Diaz vs. Sawyer Depee 145 lbs.: Edgard Plazaola vs. Chevvy Bridges
“Prelims”
6:30 p.m. ET
145 lbs.: Howard Davis vs. Dillard Pegg 185 lbs.: Mario Vargas vs. Yosdenis Cedeno 185 lbs.: John Michael Escoboza vs. Zion Tomlinson Sr.
MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the BKFC KnuckleMania 2 fight card right HERE, starting with the YouTube prelims at 6:30 p.m. ET, followed by the FITE.TV main card at 8 p.m. ET.
Johnny Walker will be looking to take full advantage of his makeshift main event bid later tonight (Sat., Feb. 19, 2022) at UFC Vegas 48 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Ne…
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Johnny Walker will be looking to take full advantage of his makeshift main event bid later tonight (Sat., Feb. 19, 2022) at UFC Vegas 48 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, as he meets Jamahal Hill in a pivotal light heavyweight showdown.
This weekend’s card was originally expected to be headlined by a lightweight matchup between Rafael dos Anjos and Rafael Fiziev, but visa issues ultimately pushed that matchup back to UFC 272. Walker and Hill were already scheduled for co-main event action so it was an easy switch. However, Walker will now have five rounds to try to stop Hill instead of just three.
“I think [it’s] amazing. I’m so happy, so glad,” said Walker during a recent appearance on The MMA Hour. “I don’t care [whether it’s three or five rounds]. I have no idea, I didn’t ask. I just want to fight. I don’t care if it’s three or five – I can fight 20 rounds, so it doesn’t matter to me [whether it’s] three or five. I don’t need that much. This guy wants to come with everything, then I’ll go that way as well, so I’m gonna finish the fight early. I always train for five rounds as well.”
Walker, 29, wasn’t sure when he’d be back in a main event spot after losing his recent matchup to Thiago Santos back at UFC Vegas 38 in Oct. 2021. That was Walker’s first headlining act under the UFC banner, but he came up just a little short against one of the most dangerous contenders in the 205-pound division. Given the loss, Walker is eager to step back inside of the Octagon for a five-round fight.
“I think he’s a really good fighter – he’s high level,” Walker said of Santos. “He had more experience than me with five rounds, main events. He knows how to win by points, and we saw that the fight is gonna go by points, so he had more experience to get the fight on points. And I was too long without fighting. I was one year without fighting, so not much time.
“And he’s Brazilian as well. I feel weird to beat him up, so we just fight. It was really weird fight. And he was very defensive as well. … He’s from my city as well. I [felt] weird. I don’t know what happened. … We were very cautious. The game didn’t fit. We threw some punches, but he was waiting for me to make mistakes, and I was waiting for him to make mistakes, and the little mistakes that happened, he probably got the fight on. It just happened.”
Luckily, Walker will have his chance at redemption later tonight at UFC Vegas 48 when he takes on “Sweet Dreams.” Hill is coming off a masterful knockout performance against Jimmy Crute this past December, but he’s still a little green in the fight game with just 11 total pro fights. Walker will try to expose that in their main event matchup and find the defining finish he’s been looking for.
“This is my career, it’s my life,” Walker said. “Nobody pays my bills. I have to produce my own money to pay my bills, so it’s my responsibility to go and put the show on, get the bonus, and focus on that. I’m not focused on nobody else, what they say or what they think. I know if I do a good job, everybody is gonna be glad to watch so that’s my plan.
“I’m gonna do 100 percent to finish the fight. I don’t want to leave my fights anymore [in the judges’ hands], because I trained so much, I’ve come from hard history, and I’m gonna put everything on the edge of my glove this Saturday, and go out there and do my best. … I’m gonna be very professional. I’m gonna use all of my level, all of my experience. I’m gonna be explosive, I’m gonna be unpredictable, I’m gonna use all of my weapons, but I’m gonna take my time as well. I’m gonna just be another level. You have to go to another level, and I’m gonna do that.”
MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC Vegas 48 fight card right here, starting with the ESPN+“Prelims” matches, which are scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. ET, then the remaining main card balance (also on ESPN+)at 7 p.m. ET.
Michael Chandler and Tony Ferguson aren’t officially scheduled to meet inside of the Octagon, but all signs point to the lightweights colliding sometime in the near future. When that time …
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Michael Chandler and Tony Ferguson aren’t officially scheduled to meet inside of the Octagon, but all signs point to the lightweights colliding sometime in the near future. When that time comes Chandler will be prepared to showcase his power against an unpredictable veteran like “El Cucuy.”
With so much going on in the lightweight division these days it makes sense to book a fight between Chandler and Ferguson. Chandler is coming off a Fight of the Year performance in a decision loss to Justin Gaethje back at UFC 268, while Ferguson has lost his last three Octagon appearances after producing a 12-fight win streak.
If the fight does end up happening Chandler is supremely confident that he has Ferguson beat in every category. This includes power, speed, athleticism, striking, grappling, and all-around fighting ability. Chandler believes he’ll be too much for Ferguson if they do in fact fight, but he also understands he’d be entering the cage with an unpredictable menace capable of just about anything inside of the Octagon.
“I think my biggest advantage, I think I’m just basic and I’m going to keep a high pace, which we know Tony can keep a high pace, but I think it’s going to be a little bit sharper,” Chandler told CBS Sports. “I think I think my power is going to be a lot for him. I think I’m going to have a speed advantage and an athleticism advantage. I think I’m good in all the areas that Tony is good. I think he’s got very slick jiu-jitsu. I have yet to ever be caught in a submission, so I don’t see Tony catching me in anything like that. But he is very dangerous on the ground.
“I think his biggest attribute, his biggest strength and the thing that people fear the most is he’s got a little bit of a screw loose. That’s what excites everybody about these matchups. You never know what you’re going to get whenever Tony steps into the Octagon. Whether reaching down, throwing imaginary sand in your face or he’s doing spinning elbows and spinning kicks and knees and all kinds of stuff. He’s just unpredictable, so you’ve got to expect the unexpected when you’re fighting Tony Ferguson. So he’s a hard guy to prepare for. Therefore, it’s going to be a very interesting training camp. Try to keep it light, have a little bit of fun and show up on Fight Night and hopefully get a finish.”
Chandler certainly hasn’t disappointed since his UFC arrival just over one year ago, but if he ever wants to get back to a UFC title shot he will need to beat Ferguson later this year. Ferguson, on the other hand, has no choice but to capture victory in his next outing, whether that’s against Chandler or someone else. If not, he’ll be a 38-year-old veteran with four-straight losses and we all know what happens to fighters who fall into that category.
What say you, Maniacs? Will Chandler be too much for Ferguson or can “El Cucuy” turn back the clock to return to the UFC win column?
Lightweight veteran Bobby Green believes he’s the uncrowned “BMF” champion of the UFC’s lightweight division after accepting a short-notice fight with top contender Islam Makhachev. “King” …
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Lightweight veteran Bobby Green believes he’s the uncrowned “BMF” champion of the UFC’s lightweight division after accepting a short-notice fight with top contender Islam Makhachev. “King” will be filling in for an injured Beneil Dariush and meet Makhachev in a main event at UFC Vegas 49 next weekend in Las Vegas.
Green, who has been competing under the UFC banner for almost a decade now, is coming off a lopsided decision win over talented striker Nasrat Haqparast at UFC 271 just one week ago. Before that, Green finished former UFC lightweight title challenger Al Iaquinta via first-round TKO in November. Green suffered very little damage in his recent win over Haqparast so he was able to step in for Dariush on just two weeks notice.
That said, Green is putting himself in serious danger against a streaking contender like Makhachev. If not for Justin Gaethje’s incredible performance opposite Michael Chandler late last year Makhachev would have been next in line to fight for the 155-pound title. He’s won his last nine trips to the Octagon and many believe he’s the second coming of former training partner and very good friend, Khabib Nurmagomedov.
So why would Green — coming off a beautiful win over Haqparast — decide to challenge a fighter like Makhachev with just two weeks to prepare?
It’s pretty simple. Green is a true veteran of MMA and has competed for multiple promotions throughout his 14-year career. He understands that opportunities don’t come around too often in combat sports and he’s willing to put himself on the line to cash in when it matters most.
Of course, fighting Makhachev on two weeks notice is the ultimate boss move. In fact, Green believes he’s the new “BMF” champ of the lightweight division for stepping up and accepting the fight. “King” posted the following photo to Instagram earlier this week.
We all know that UFC superstar Jorge Masvidal holds the real “BMF” title after taking out Nate Diaz back at UFC 244, but does this move by Green hold any water to “Gamebred?”
Let us know in the comments below!
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