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If you missed this past Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 89 card, have no fear.
Highlights from some of the action can be found in the videos here, courtesy of FOX Sports 1.
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If you missed this past Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 89 card, have no fear.
Highlights from some of the action can be found in the videos here, courtesy of FOX Sports 1.
Fighters have long utilized the left hook as a way to counter their opponents and inflict fight-ending damage. A proper slip followed by a left hook can change the momentum in any fight, many times resulting in a win – in this list, however, we target something a little different. In the following examples, we
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Fighters have long utilized the left hook as a way to counter their opponents and inflict fight-ending damage. A proper slip followed by a left hook can change the momentum in any fight, many times resulting in a win – in this list, however, we target something a little different.
In the following examples, we take a look at five times that a single left hook has not only changed the trajectory of a fight, but rather shifted the momentum of an entire career. The selections are specific to UFC bouts, each with a unique storyline line that followed the fight ending blow.
It’s time to fire up the UFC Fight Pass subscription and see who made the list, because these knockouts are must-see for any fight fan.
The fights selected span over the entirety of the UFC’s 23 year history and range from title fights to normal bouts. The placement of each bout on the list is dependent on the magnitude of the knock out from an in-fight perspective, and how it affected the careers of the fighters involved following the bout.
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Featherweights James Gallagher and Mike Cutting will now kickoff the Bellator 158: London event next month.
Officials announced the new bout, which replaces a heavyweight contest between Mark Godbeer and James Mulhern for the tape-delayed Spike broa…
Featherweights James Gallagher and Mike Cutting will now kickoff the Bellator 158: London event next month.
Officials announced the new bout, which replaces a heavyweight contest between Mark Godbeer and James Mulhern for the tape-delayed Spike broadcast that airs at 9 p.m. ET. Godbeer and Mulhern will now headline the prelims, which begin at 1 p.m. ET July 16 from The O2 Arena in London.
Gallagher (3-0) is a 19-year-old Northern Ireland righter who trains under John Kavanagh. All three of his wins have been first round submissions.
Cutting (6-5) has fought for BAMMA and ITC before in his career, as the 25-year-old Brit owns six submission wins to his credit.
Bellaotr 158 features a main event between Paul Daley and former Bellator champion Douglas Lima.
Featherweights James Gallagher and Mike Cutting will now kickoff the Bellator 158: London event next month.
Officials announced the new bout, which replaces a heavyweight contest between Mark Godbeer and James Mulhern for the tape-delayed Spike broa…
Featherweights James Gallagher and Mike Cutting will now kickoff the Bellator 158: London event next month.
Officials announced the new bout, which replaces a heavyweight contest between Mark Godbeer and James Mulhern for the tape-delayed Spike broadcast that airs at 9 p.m. ET. Godbeer and Mulhern will now headline the prelims, which begin at 1 p.m. ET July 16 from The O2 Arena in London.
Gallagher (3-0) is a 19-year-old Northern Ireland righter who trains under John Kavanagh. All three of his wins have been first round submissions.
Cutting (6-5) has fought for BAMMA and ITC before in his career, as the 25-year-old Brit owns six submission wins to his credit.
Bellaotr 158 features a main event between Paul Daley and former Bellator champion Douglas Lima.
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor took a big hit at UFC 196 in many ways. Not only did he eat some heavy shots from Nate Diaz during their enthralling welterweight burner before being submitted, ‘The Notorious’ also had a five-year/14 fight unbeaten streak snapped and all against an opponent he was never even meant to face.
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UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor took a big hit at UFC 196 in many ways. Not only did he eat some heavy shots from Nate Diaz during their enthralling welterweight burner before being submitted, ‘The Notorious’ also had a five-year/14 fight unbeaten streak snapped and all against an opponent he was never even meant to face. After Rafael dos Anjos pulled out of their lightweight title clash, McGregor was paired with Diaz on just 11 days notice.
The Irish star talked lot about learning lessons from his first loss under the UFC banner, and without doubt the gap between his and Diaz’s grappling skills would be way up there.
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What was unexpected at UFC 196 was when McGregor actually shot for a takedown, effectively sealing his own fate in the second round. A black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Cesar Gracie, Diaz is widely regarded as one of the best grapplers in the sport. Of course the shot was probably more out of desperation than anything else, but it was never going to end any other way given his opponent’s BJJ credentials.
After the failed booking at UFC 200, McGregor and Diaz were once again paired for UFC 202. As August 20 fast approaches, many have raised the question of how the featherweight boss will deal with the Stockton native’s Jiu Jitsu game in the rematch. After all, Diaz’s skills won’t be decaying in any way, so the gap in skill will like stay the same, but arguably there are many ways in which McGregor could strengthen his defenses and knowledge base.
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In steps Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt champion Dillon Danis, and suddenly McGregor has a world beater on his team ahead of the Diaz rematch. Danis has numerous top level titles on his record, and the Irish MMA fighter also brought in the Olympic boxing team to help his stand up game.
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After his controversial majority decision loss to Fedor Emelianenko at the EFN 50 event in Russia this past weekend, former UFC contender Fabio Maldonado has apparently changed his tune regarding how he plans to handle everything.
Maldonado spoke shortly after his loss to Fedor, explaining why he felt he shouldn’t have lost the fight, and at the worst, should have had a draw with the MMA legend.
Later in the weekend, Maldonado’s manager, Stefano Satori released a statement to MMAFighting.com regarding their plans to appeal the majority decision loss ruling:
We’re very happy with Fabio’s performance, he made everything right inside the cage. One of our main goals was to show the world the fighter he truly is and what he can do when he is 100% focused, and we did that. But we went there focused on winning and we feel like the judges took that away from us. The promoters didn’t agree with the result and most of the fighters who were there also think the result was strange.
Round 1 was clearly a 10-8 for us, Round 2 Fedor got a close 10-9 and round 3 was very close but we think Maldonado got the better shots. It was a least a draw, and we will appeal to Russian MMA Union to review this result.
For highlights of the wild Fedor-Maldonado fight, click here.
After his controversial majority decision loss to Fedor Emelianenko at the EFN 50 event in Russia this past weekend, former UFC contender Fabio Maldonado has apparently changed his tune regarding how he plans to handle everything.
Maldonado spoke shortly after his loss to Fedor, explaining why he felt he shouldn’t have lost the fight, and at the worst, should have had a draw with the MMA legend.
Later in the weekend, Maldonado’s manager, Stefano Satori released a statement to MMAFighting.com regarding their plans to appeal the majority decision loss ruling:
We’re very happy with Fabio’s performance, he made everything right inside the cage. One of our main goals was to show the world the fighter he truly is and what he can do when he is 100% focused, and we did that. But we went there focused on winning and we feel like the judges took that away from us. The promoters didn’t agree with the result and most of the fighters who were there also think the result was strange.
Round 1 was clearly a 10-8 for us, Round 2 Fedor got a close 10-9 and round 3 was very close but we think Maldonado got the better shots. It was a least a draw, and we will appeal to Russian MMA Union to review this result.
For highlights of the wild Fedor-Maldonado fight, click here.