Author: Thomas Gerbasi

It’s not hard for John Lineker to remember his first UFC fight in May of 2012. A veteran of the Brazilian MMA scene, he earned his roster spot the hard way, but when he arrived in New Jersey to face Louis Gaudinot, he was a young man basically on his own.“That was a crazy time looking back,” Lineker said. “I was not ready and was not prepared.”He didn’t have cornermen or a mouthpiece leading up to the bout, and he was still good enough and gutsy enough to engage in a Fight of the Night scrap with Gaudinot before being submitted in the second round. More th … Read the Full Article Here

Lightweights Cody Pfister and Yosdenis Cedeno went back and forth for 15 minutes in the opener, with Pfister bouncing back from some early trouble to take a close, but unanimous, three-round decision.Scores were 29-28 across the board for Pfister, now 12-4-1; Cedeno falls to 10-5.Watch The Prelims Again on UFC Fight PassCedeno’s kick-heavy attack put the Cuban in the lead immediately and he only widened that lead as the round progressed, as he punished the left leg of Pfister, who didn’t stop moving forward, but started doing it with a limp by the end of the frame.

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Robbie Lawler and Rory MacDonald took turns punishing each other throughout their UFC 189 co-main event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Saturday night, but it was the champion who left with the belt, Lawler successfully defending his welterweight crown for the first time with a fifth-round knockout.“That was the accumulation of a beatdown,” Lawler said. “It wasn’t one punch, it was years of fighting right there coming to fruition. I’m the champ. I’m here to stay.”The victory was Lawler’s second over Montreal’s MacDonald, having … Read the Full Article Here

Back in action for the first time since an August 2014 knee injury, welterweight prospect Alex Garcia spoiled the comeback of Mike Swick, decisioning the Ultimate Fighter season one veteran via unanimous decision.“It was a good fight and there was a lot of hype for us since Swick was coming back after a long time away,” Garcia said. “Fighting a legend like Mike, who’s been here since the first Ultimate Fighter, was a dream for me. Obviously I didn’t want to win by decision, but now I have something to grow from next time I step into the Octagon.”Scores wer … Read the Full Article Here

Boston’s John “Doomsday” Howard got a much needed win in welterweight action, snapping a three-fight losing streak with an uneventful split decision victory over Dublin’s Cathal Pendred.
“I knew my opponent was a good grappler and I feared the takedown so I didn’t let my hands go like I wanted to,” Howard said. “I didn’t think his striking would be as good as mine and I was correct, but he’s strong in the clinch. His strength really surprised me; I didn’t think he’d be nearly as strong. I need to go back to camp, I&rsqu … Read the Full Article Here

Forced to go the three-round distance for the first time in his pro career, unbeaten bantamweight knockout artist Cody Garbrandt parlayed patience and crisp combinations into a unanimous decision win over Tijuana’s Henry Briones.

“I thought I could have finished that if I had just pulled the trigger,” Garbrandt said. “I know I had him rocked early in the fight – I need to pull the trigger more, I needed to do it more in my first UFC fight too, but that’s on me.”

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