Rising flyweight contender David Dvorak made quick work of Octagon newcomer Juancamilo Ronderos earlier tonight (Sat., May 22, 2021) at UFC Vegas 27 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC APEX in La…
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Rising flyweight contender David Dvorak made quick work of Octagon newcomer Juancamilo Ronderos earlier tonight (Sat., May 22, 2021) at UFC Vegas 27 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, when “Undertaker” scored a dominant first-round submission finish (rear-naked choke).
Ronderos was filling in on just two days notice so he wasn’t expected to pull off some insane upset. Unfortunately for the UFC newcomer, Dvorak didn’t let him breathe from the opening bell. After catching Ronderos with a crisp right hand Dvorak was able to grab a hold of Ronderos’ back during a scramble to the ground. That’s when “Undertaker” was able to utilize one arm to choke out his flyweight adversary.
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Dvorak is now 3-0 in UFC competition and hasn’t lost a fight since 2012. The streaking flyweight contender looks like a real problem at 125 pounds and could only be a few more wins away from a UFC title shot, especially if he keeps producing finishes like this one.
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A potential women’s strawweight clash between rising contenders Mackenzie Dern and Marina Rodriguez is currently in the works.
UFC president Dana White spilled the beans to TMZ Sports earli…
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A potential women’s strawweight clash between rising contenders Mackenzie Dern and Marina Rodriguez is currently in the works.
UFC president Dana White spilled the beans to TMZ Sports earlier this week and revealed that Dern is going to fight Rodriguez next. White didn’t have too many details but did acknowledge the matchup is close to “done.”
“She does have a fight coming up,” said White. “I was just talking about her this morning. We haven’t announced it, I’m sure, but I’ll give it to you, anyway. Hopefully, it’s done. My people hate when I do this. She’s taking on Marina Rodriguez next, which is a great fight.”
Dern, 28, is coming off an impressive submission win over Nina Ansaroff back in April to push her current win streak to four. The BJJ prodigy improved her overall UFC record to 6-1 with the victory and is now tied for the most submission wins in UFC women’s history with four. Dern was always expected to fight for the women’s strawweight title when she made her debut back in 2018 and a win over Rodriguez later this year could certainly get her there.
“Since she had a baby, she’s come back and looked like she has been reborn again,” White said of Dern. “She is a whole different fighter, physically, emotionally, mentally, technically, everything. She is completely changed.”
Rodriguez, 34, is coming off a spectacular main event debut against Michelle Waterson earlier this month to earn a unanimous decision win and push her UFC record to 4-1-2. The Brazilian contender has been matched up with the best in the division since her debut back in 2018 and has looked better each and every time she’s stepped inside of the Octagon. Rodriguez’s TKO finish over Amanda Ribas at UFC 257 this past January remains the biggest win of her career thus far.
What say you, fight fans? Who wins this matchup of surging strawweight contenders? Does the winner get a crack at current UFC champion Valentina Shevchenko?
A matchup between Kamaru Usman and Conor McGregor is something we may never see so it’s important to pay attention to the trash talk shared between both fighters.
While there’s always been…
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A matchup between Kamaru Usman and Conor McGregor is something we may never see so it’s important to pay attention to the trash talk shared between both fighters.
While there’s always been some sort of bad blood between Usman and McGregor things seemed to escalate following Usman’s recent knockout win over Jorge Masvidal at UFC 261. McGregor took to social media after Usman’s massive victory to claim he was a “copycat” and threatened to move back up to 170 pounds to meet “Nigerian Nightmare” inside of the Octagon.
Usman, who is widely considered one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the sport today, is never going to lay down for “Notorious.” After all, Usman is much bigger and has all of the ingredients to smash McGregor in minutes if the two ever fought for real.
As of now, Usman doesn’t even respect McGregor as a top-flight fighter anymore. The UFC welterweight champion acknowledges that McGregor used to have a hold on the MMA game, but since he’s been losing and getting knocked out things have changed.
Kamaru Usman believes Conor McGregor is “just a regular fighter” now.
“He’s not the champion Conor McGregor,” said Usman (via ESPN). “He’s not the double champion. He’s not that guy anymore. The old Conor, the hungry Conor, that was the fighter that fighters respected.
“Not that we don’t respect him at all, he’s still a UFC fighter, but he’s just a regular fighter.”
McGregor, who is coming off a TKO loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 257 this past January, is scheduled to meet “Diamond” in a trilogy bout at UFC 264 this July. If “Notorious” can defeat Poirier in their third fight he will regain considerable momentum at 155 pounds and likely land a matchup with current UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira for end of year.
From there, it will be up to McGregor to win the lightweight strap once again and decide if he wants to move up to 170 pounds and settle his ongoing beef with Usman.
What do you think, Maniacs? Do we ever get Usman vs. McGregor? Does Conor even stand a chance?
A lightweight scrap between Yancy Medeiros and Damir Hadzovic has been removed from the UFC Vegas 27 card later tonight (Sat., May 22, 2021) live on ESPN+ from inside UFC APEX …
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A lightweight scrap between Yancy Medeiros and Damir Hadzovic has been removed from the UFC Vegas 27 card later tonight (Sat., May 22, 2021) live on ESPN+ from inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, per a recent report by MMA Fighting.
There are no additional details at this time and it is unknown if the fight cancelation is related to UFC’s COVID-19 protocol.
Medeiros, 33, was hoping to shake off a three-fight losing streak and capture his first Octagon win since a TKO victory over Alex Oliveira back in 2017. The veteran fighter was also making his first UFC appearance since Feb. 2020. He will have to wait even longer to get back in action.
Hadzovic, 34, was expected to make his first Octagon appearance since Mar. 2020. The Danish fighter has dropped back-to-back fights to Renato Moicano and Christos Giagos after starting his UFC career with a 3-2 record. It should be noted that Hadzovic was expected to fight Nikolas Motta at UFC Vegas 26 earlier this month but that bout was cancelled as well.
As a result of the Medeiros vs. Hadzovic cancelation, UFC Vegas 27 will proceed with the following lineup:
Rob Font vs. Cody Garbrandt Yan Xiaonan vs. Carla Esparza Justin Tafa vs. Jared Vanderaa Felicia Spencer vs. Norma Dumont Viana Ricardo Ramos vs. Bill Algeo Jack Hermansson vs. Edmen Shahbazyan
‘Prelims’ Undercard (ESPN+) 4:00 p.m. ET / 1:00 p.m. PT
Ben Rothwell vs. Chris Barnett Court McGee vs. Claudio Silva Bruno Silva vs. Victor Rodriguez Josh Culibao vs. Shayilan Nuerdanbieke David Dvorak vs. Juancamilo Ronderos Rafael Alves vs. Damir Ismagulov
MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC Vegas 27 fight card RIGHT HERE,starting with the ESPN+ preliminary card bouts at 4 p.m. ET, followed by the ESPN+ main card start time at 7 p.m. ET.
It all goes down later tonight (Sat., May 22, 2021) at UFC Vegas 27 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, as former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt meets rising…
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It all goes down later tonight (Sat., May 22, 2021) at UFC Vegas 27 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, as former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt meets rising contender Rob Font in a crucial main event showdown.
In addition to the bantamweight headliner, surging women’s strawweight contender Yan Xiaonan will try to inch her way closer towards a title shot in a co-main event clash with former division champion Carla Esparza. Fight fans will also get to see a middleweight barn burner between perennial contender Jack Hermansson and promising youngster Edmen Shahbazyan.
Take a look below at UFC Vegas 27’s complete fight card line up and start times:
Rob Font vs. Cody Garbrandt Yan Xiaonan vs. Carla Esparza Justin Tafa vs. Jared Vanderaa Felicia Spencer vs. Norma Dumont Viana Ricardo Ramos vs. Bill Algeo Jack Hermansson vs. Edmen Shahbazyan
‘Prelims’ Undercard (ESPN+) 4:00 p.m. ET / 1:00 p.m. PT
Ben Rothwell vs. Chris Barnett Court McGee vs. Claudio Silva Bruno Silva vs. Victor Rodriguez Josh Culibao vs. Shayilan Nuerdanbieke David Dvorak vs. Juancamilo Ronderos Damir Hadzovic vs. Yancy MedeirosCANCELED Rafael Alves vs. Damir Ismagulov
Here are all the ways to catch the action:
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Former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt is looking to showcase a new version of “No Love” later tonight (Sat., May 22, 2021) at UFC Vegas 27 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC APEX in L…
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Former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt is looking to showcase a new version of “No Love” later tonight (Sat., May 22, 2021) at UFC Vegas 27 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, when he takes on surging contender Rob Font in the main event.
Garbrandt, who is coming off a blistering one-punch knockout finish over Raphael Assuncao back in June 2020, is entering his first main event spot since a title fight loss to T.J. Dillashaw at UFC 227. It’s a massive opportunity for “No Love” to continue his climb back up the 135-pound ladder and another chance to prove he’s still a championship-caliber fighter.
Luckily, Font is a game opponent and should give Garbrandt more than enough chances to land his punches and do what he does best. But that doesn’t mean we’re going to see the same old “No Love” when the cage door shuts at UFC Vegas 27. Instead, Garbrandt is hoping to show a new version of himself against Font. One that nobody has even seen before.
Cody Garbrandt says to expect a new version of “No Love” at #UFCVegas27
“This ain’t the Cody Garbrandt that he’s seen,” said Garbrandt (via ESPN’s Brett Okamoto). “This is gonna be a different one. I don’t think anybody’s seen this, not even the Dominick Cruz fight. I’m just excited to go out there and perform. I got respect for the guy and his camp and s—t like that, but I’m taking him out.”
Despite posting a 1-3 record over his last four Octagon appearances Garbrandt remains one of the most popular fighters on the UFC roster today, especially when you dial it down to the smaller weight classes. It’s not going to take much for him to fight his way back into a bantamweight title shot and his resurgence continues this weekend against Font.
All of that said, Font is good enough to give “No Love” problems from the opening bell and prevent him from ever displaying his new skill set. Font is 4-1 in his last five UFC fights and is coming off a beautiful TKO finish over Marlon Moraes in Dec. 2020. He’s as legit as they come.
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