Brazil vs Hawaii – A new rivalry in MMA?

UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway faces Jose Aldo for the second time Saturday at UFC 218, only six months after he beat the Brazilian at UFC 212. Yancy Medeiros, who also fought in Rio de Janeiro on the same card when he beat Erick Silva, is sch…

UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway faces Jose Aldo for the second time Saturday at UFC 218, only six months after he beat the Brazilian at UFC 212. Yancy Medeiros, who also fought in Rio de Janeiro on the same card when he beat Erick Silva, is scheduled to fight Alex Oliveira this weekend.Do you see a pattern? For the second time, two Brazilians are meeting two Hawaiians in a short span. Are we seeing the emergence of a new rivalry in the sport?“I don’t know. But if this rivalry is arising, brother, the Hawaiians are in for big trouble ahead,” said the Brazilian &lsquo … Read the Full Article Here

Sean O’Malley Defeats Terrion Ware In Thrilling Scrap

Sean O’Malley earned a hard-fought victory over a tough Terrion Ware. The co-main event of “The Ultimate Fighter” 26 Finale featured two prospects in the bantamweight division. O’Malley and Ware clashed inside the Park Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ware got things started with a leg kick. O’Malley went for a front kick, followed by […]

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Sean O’Malley earned a hard-fought victory over a tough Terrion Ware.

The co-main event of “The Ultimate Fighter” 26 Finale featured two prospects in the bantamweight division. O’Malley and Ware clashed inside the Park Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Ware got things started with a leg kick. O’Malley went for a front kick, followed by a high kick. A hard body kick landed for O’Malley. Ware connected with a right hand. He tied up his opponent. O’Malley was able to break away. A head kick found the mark for O’Malley.

A straight right hand landed for O’Malley. A left hand then found the target. Ware was pushed off following a clinch attempt and ate a left hand.Round one was all O’Malley.

O’Malley got the second round started with a body kick. An uppercut was there for O’Malley. Ware was able to land a right hand. Ware closed the distance and put the pressure on O’Malley. Ware began landing a bevy of shots. O’Malley saw blood trickle down his nose. Ware connected with a right hand as O’Malley faded. A high kick attempt saw O’Malley fall on his back. A spinning backfist was there for O’Malley. O’Malley went for a jumping triangle, but nothing doing. They scrambled at the end of the round.

A spinning back kick connected for O’Malley early in the final frame. He followed it up with a left hand. O’Malley got a second wind in the final round. He kept peppering Ware with shots. Ware kept moving forward and landed some strikes. O’Malley scored a takedown. Ware got up, but he ended up on his back to end the fight.

Final Result: Sean O’Malley def. Terrion Ware via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

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Lauren Murphy Edges Barb Honchak In Exciting Tilt

Lauren Murphy made the most out of another chance under the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) banner. A women’s flyweight bout kept “The Ultimate Fighter” 26 Finale rolling. Barb Honchak and Murphy traded leather inside the Park Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada. Honchak landed a right hand. Murphy was able to connected with a short left […]

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Lauren Murphy made the most out of another chance under the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) banner.

A women’s flyweight bout kept “The Ultimate Fighter” 26 Finale rolling. Barb Honchak and Murphy traded leather inside the Park Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Honchak landed a right hand. Murphy was able to connected with a short left hand. A solid leg kick was there for Honchak. A right hand was there for Murphy. Both fighters got in some clean strikes near the end of the round.

A clean shot landed for Honchak in the second stanza. Color commentator Daniel Cormier believed Murphy was hurt. With about 30 seconds left in the round, Murphy scored a takedown. The round ended with Honchak in top control.

In the final round, Murphy was able to score a takedown. She was in full guard. Honchak went for an armbar. She switched to a triangle before going back to the armbar. Murphy got out of danger and took the back of her opponent. She held the position until the final horn sounded.

Two of the three judges scored the fight for Murphy, awarded her the split nod.

Final Result: Lauren Murphy def. Barb Honchak via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

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Gerald Meerschaert Crumbles Eric Spicely With Body Kick

Gerald Meerschaert put a halt to Eric Spicely’s early success with a thunderous body kick. Meerschaert vs. Spicely followed up a lackluster bout between DeAnna Bennett and Melinda Fabian on the main card of “The Ultimate Fighter” 26 Finale. The middleweight tilt was held inside the Park Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada. A barrage of […]

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Gerald Meerschaert put a halt to Eric Spicely’s early success with a thunderous body kick.

Meerschaert vs. Spicely followed up a lackluster bout between DeAnna Bennett and Melinda Fabian on the main card of “The Ultimate Fighter” 26 Finale. The middleweight tilt was held inside the Park Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada.

A barrage of strikes from Meerschaert got the opening round started. Spicely answered with a takedown. He took the back of his opponent and had both hooks in. Spicely dropped some strikes to try to open up Meerschaert for the choke. Spicely tried getting under the neck, but Meerschaert defended. Spicely wound up on his back near the end of the round.

Spicely ducked under a punch early in round two and went for a takedown. Meerschaert stuffed the attempt. Meerschaert kept landing body kicks. One landed with a thud and Spicely went crashing down. The fight was stopped shortly after.

Final Result: Gerald Meerschaert def. Eric Spicely via TKO (body kick) – R2, 2:18

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Video: Rarely-Seen Calf Slicer Submission Kicks Off TUF 26 Finale

On a night full of amazing submission wins, UFC bantamweight contender Brett Johns attempted to top all of them when he met veteran Joe Soto on the opening bout of tonight’s (Fri., December 1, 2017) The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 26 Finale main card from the Park Theatre in Las Vegas. Johns was able to use some […]

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On a night full of amazing submission wins, UFC bantamweight contender Brett Johns attempted to top all of them when he met veteran Joe Soto on the opening bout of tonight’s (Fri., December 1, 2017) The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 26 Finale main card from the Park Theatre in Las Vegas.

Johns was able to use some exceptionally slick jiu-jitsu to lock up a rarely-seen calf slicer submission on Soto, who was left with no choice but to tap when his leg was in significant danger only 30 seconds into the bout.

It was a statement win on a card that was already full of them just one bout into the main card and could propel Johns into a much bigger bout his next time out to the Octagon. For now, check out his impressive submission win right here:

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Bellator 189 Live Results

It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Friday, December 1st, 2017) will come in the form of Bellator 189. Headlining the card are Julia Budd and Arlene Blencowe, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the rest of the main card. Julia Budd […]

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It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Friday, December 1st, 2017) will come in the form of Bellator 189. Headlining the card are Julia Budd and Arlene Blencowe, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the rest of the main card.

Julia Budd and Arlene Blencowe meet in a featherweight title bout in the main event.

Rafael Lovato Jr. and Chris Honeycutt meet in a middleweight bout in the co-main event.

Hisaki Kato vs. Chidi Njokuani is next in a middleweight bout.

Opening the main card on Spike TV is David Rickels vs. Adam Piccolotti in a catchweight bout.

Here are the results of this event:

Main Card (9:00 pm EST/Spike TV)

Featherweight Bout: Julia Budd vs. Arlene Blencowe

Middleweight Bout: Rafael Lovato Jr. vs. Chris Honeycutt

Middleweight Bout: Hisaki Kato vs. Chidi Njokuani

Catchweight Bout: David Rickels vs. Adam Piccolotti

Preliminary Card (7:00 pm EST/Online)

Sam Sicilia def. Marcos Galvao by unanimous decision.

Gaston Bolanos def. Rick Gutierrez via first-round KO (1:13).

Mandel Nallo def. Alec Williams via first-round KO (0:18).

Brandon Phillips def. Jordan Howard via unanimous decision.

Juliana Velasquez def. Na Liang via submission (armbar) at 0:32 of round 2.

Cris Williams def. Thomas Lopez via submission (triangle choke) at 1:39 of round 1.

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