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Video – Rhys McKee Loses Mouthpiece In Bizarre Fashion At UFC Vegas 14

McKeeThe common halts in action during a mixed martial arts bout can stem from accidental groin strikes and eye pokes to name a few, but last night at UFC Vegas 14 – we witnessed a rare stoppage in the third-round when Ballymena native, Rhys ‘Skeletor’ McKee dropped his mouthpiece under the Octagon. The welterweight prospect […]

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The common halts in action during a mixed martial arts bout can stem from accidental groin strikes and eye pokes to name a few, but last night at UFC Vegas 14 – we witnessed a rare stoppage in the third-round when Ballymena native, Rhys ‘Skeletor’ McKee dropped his mouthpiece under the Octagon.

The welterweight prospect featured opposite veteran division mainstay, Alex ‘The Great White’ Morono in the second preliminary matchup of the night, and despite a rallying effort midway through the three-round affair, McKee dropped a unanimous decision defeat to the Fortis MMA trainee, following a high-paced start from the latter. 

The defeat marked McKee’s second in the UFC since his short-notice arrival at UFC Fight Island 3 in July, dropping a one-sided ground-and-pound stoppage defeat to streaking upstart, Khamzat ‘Borz’ Chimaev.

Failing to work behind his jab and utilise his reach advantage, McKee came up short in the pocket exchanges, with Morono finding his pace early and often, before mixing in some veteran grappling to stifle a late surge from McKee.

Stuck with his back to the fence in the clinch, McKee dropped his mouthpiece, with referee Jason Herzog calling a timeout in search for the missing equipment.

Convinced it had fallen beneath the Octagon through the steel grate walk-way, Herzog asked for outside UFC officials including fellow referee, Mark Smith to check under the Octagon for the mouthpiece, using phone torches.

McKee explained how he had a spare mouthpiece in his equipment bag back in his locker room, while Herzog told how he had actually brought his own mouthpiece with him to the UFC Apex. 

McKee, 25 arrived from standout promotion, Cage Warriors in July, and despite dropping losses to stiff competition in the form of Chimaev and Morono, former two-weight world champion, ‘The Notorious’ Conor McGregor had some words of encouragement for the Northern Irelander, urging him to embrace his setbacks as lessons.

“Incredible display again @KatieTaylor! Phenomenal! Also unlucky tonight to @RhysMcKee in UFC competition. Head up, stay the course! We take lessons from our wins, we take lessons from our losses. Embrace it all and move forward! Congrats guys, great fighting! #IrishFighting“

In response, McKee thanked McGregor for his words of encouragement, maintaining how his pair of Octagon setbacks will make for an interesting chapter when he eventually calls time on his career.

“I appreciate it Conor (McGregor), frustrating right now but it will make a good story! Thanks champ!.“

Two Bouts Added To UFC Tampa

UFC Tampa is set to go down on Oct. 12 and two bouts have been added to the card. In the welterweight division, Max Griffin will take on Alex Morono while in the flyweight division, JJ Aldrich takes on Lauren Mueller. MMA Junkie was first to report Griffin-Morono while the Tampa Bay Times reported Aldrich-Mueller. […]

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UFC Tampa is set to go down on Oct. 12 and two bouts have been added to the card. In the welterweight division, Max Griffin will take on Alex Morono while in the flyweight division, JJ Aldrich takes on Lauren Mueller.

MMA Junkie was first to report Griffin-Morono while the Tampa Bay Times reported Aldrich-Mueller.

Max Griffin snapped his two-fight losing streak last time out at UFC 236. There, he beat Zelim Imadaev by decision. Before that, he lost a controversial decision loss to Thiago Alves in February and lost to Curtis Millender at UFC 226. The 33-year-old is 3-4 inside the Octagon with wins over Mike Perry, and Erick Montano while he also lost to Colby Covington and Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos.

Alex Morono, meanwhile, is 16-5 and one no-contest is riding a two-fight winning streak. He last fought back in March where he TKO’d Zak Ottow. Before that, he beat Kenan Song by decision. He is 5-2 and one no-contest in the UFC.

In the flyweight division, JJ Aldrich returns after losing to Maycee Barber last time out. The 26-year-old is 7-3 as a pro and is 3-2 inside the Octagon with wins over Polyana Viana, Danielle Taylor, and Chan-Mi Jeon.

Her opponent, Lauren Mueller, is 5-2 and on a two-fight losing streak. She most recently lost to Poliana Botelho at UFC 236 and before that lost to Yanan Wu by submission. The 27-year-old has one win in the UFC over Shana Dobson and earned her shot in the Las Vegas-based promotion by beating Kelly McGill-Velasco on the Contender Series.

What fight are you most excited for at UFC Tampa?

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UFC on FOX 30 Preliminary Card Live Results

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It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Saturday, July 28, 2018) will come from in the form of UFC on FOX 30. Headlining the card are Eddie Alvarez and Dustin Poirier, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the preliminary section of the card.

Jordan Mein vs. Alex Morono in a welterweight bout closes the preliminary card on FOX Sports 1 in what should be an interesting fight.

Islam Makhachev vs. Kajan Johnson is next in a lightweight bout.

Austin Arnett vs. Hakeem Dawodu is next in a featherweight bout.

Gadzhimurad Antigulov vs. Ion Cutelaba in a light heavyweight bout opens the FOX Sports 1 preliminary bouts.

John Makdessi vs. Ross Pearson in a lightweight bout finishes off the UFC Fight Pass preliminary card.

Alexis Davis vs. Katlyn Chookagian is next in a female flyweight bout.

Matheus Nicolau vs. Dustin Ortiz is next in a flyweight bout. In round 1, Nicolau digs an outside leg kick, which takes Ortiz off his feet. The American quickly springs back to his feet. Nicolau lands a nice right hook to the jaw, but Ortiz walks right through it. The Brazilian slams a hard right kick to Ortiz’ ribs, but Ortiz counters with a stiff jab. Head kick from Ortiz drops Nicolau. Follow up with ground and pound and the referee jumps in.

Randa Markos vs. Nina Ansaroff is next in a women’s strawweight bout. In round 1, Markos shoots in for a single but Ansaroff is fending it off well against the cage. Markos finally is able to drag Ansaroff to the canvas and presses her into the cage. Markos slithers onto Ansaroff’s back and goe for the rear-naked choke but Ansaroff scrambles and recovers to full guard, but Markos lands some solid punches from on top. Nina explodes out and springs back to her feet with about 40 seconds left. In round 2, Ansaroff begins the second round nicely by landing a few stinging calf kicks. Markos is becoming more uncomfortable with those calf kicks. Ansaroff is striking well for the first half of the second. Ansaroff lands plenty of stiff jabs and leg kicks. Markos can’t take her down late but does crack Nina with a right-left to the head. Nice round for Ansaroff. In round 3, Markos is staying away from Ansaroff when she needs to get inside and try to score a takedown. Markos fails at another takedown attempt but cracks Ansaroff with two solid jabs to the face. Randa finally lands a takedown but Ansaroff rolls with it and lands in top half guard. In the end the judges gave the win to Ansaroff.

Opening the UFC Fight Pass prelims is Devin Powell vs. Alvaro Herrera in a lightweight bout. In round 1, Huge body kick from Powell to Herrera’s liver and Herrara doubles over. Another shot to the liver and Herrera is doubled over. Fight done.

Here are the results:

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX/6 p.m. ET)

Welterweight: Jordan Mein vs. Alex Morono

Lightweight: Islam Makhachev vs. Kajan Johnson

Featherweight: Austin Arnett vs. Hakeem Dawodu

Light Heavyweight: Gadzhimurad Antigulov vs. Ion Cutelaba

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass/4 p.m. ET)

Lightweight: John Makdessi vs. Ross Pearson

Female Flyweight: Alexis Davis vs. Katlyn Chookagian

Flyweight: Dustin Ortiz def. Matheus Nicolau by knockout (kick, punches) at 3:49 of Round 1

Strawweight: Nina Ansaroff def. Randa Markos via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) R3, 5:00

Lightweight: Devin Powell def. Alvaro Herrera via KO (liver shot) at 1:52 of Round 1

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Alex Morono Submits Josh Burkman at UFC Austin (Video)

UFC Austin continues to roll along and Alex Morono made a statement against Josh Burkman. This was the second bout on the UFC Austin preliminaries. It aired live on UFC Fight Pass. The action took place inside the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas. M…

UFC Austin continues to roll along and Alex Morono made a statement against Josh Burkman. This was the second bout on the UFC Austin preliminaries. It aired live on UFC Fight Pass. The action took place inside the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas. Morono was competing for the fourth time under the UFC banner. Burkman was […]

UFC Fight Night 117 Preliminary Live Results

It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Friday, September 22nd, 2017) will come from in the form of UFC Fight Night 117. Headlining the card are Yushin Okami and Ovince Saint Preux, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the preliminary section of […]

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It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Friday, September 22nd, 2017) will come from in the form of UFC Fight Night 117. Headlining the card are Yushin Okami and Ovince Saint Preux, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the preliminary section of the card.

Keita Nakamura vs. Alex Morono in a welterweight bout closes the preliminary card on FOX Sports 1.

Syuri Kondo vs. Chan-Mi Jeon is next in a female strawweight bout.

Shinsho Anzai vs. Luke Jumeau is next in a welterweight bout.

Daichi Abe vs. Hyun Gyu Lim in a welterweight bout opens the FOX Sports 1 preliminary bouts.

Here are the results:

PRELIMINARY CARD (FXX/8 p.m. ET)

Welterweight: Keita Nakamura vs. Alex Morono

Female Strawweight: Syuri Kondo vs. Chan-Mi Jeon

Welterweight: Shinsho Anzai vs. Luke Jumeau

Welterweight: Daichi Abe vs. Hyun Gyu Lim

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