A former UFC middleweight fighter from Brazil recently discussed why he does not support Jair Bolsonaro. Antônio Arroyo fought in the UFC from 2019 to 2021. He secured his contract with the promotion after an impressive submission victory over Stephen …
A former UFC middleweight fighter from Brazil recently discussed why he does not support Jair Bolsonaro. Antônio Arroyo fought in the UFC from 2019 to 2021. He secured his contract with the promotion after an impressive submission victory over Stephen Regman on Dana White’s Contender Series in July 2019. Unfortunately for Arroyo, his run in…
UFC middleweight prospect, Joaquin ‘New Mansa’ Buckley is back in the winner’s enclosure, via an eye-catching, late third round knockout victory over Antonio Arroyo to open up the main card of UFC Vegas 37. Opening the main card portion of the Las Vegas, Nevada card — Missouri upstart, Buckley rebounded from a stunning high-kick knockout […]
UFC middleweight prospect, Joaquin ‘New Mansa’ Buckley is back in the winner’s enclosure, via an eye-catching, late third round knockout victory over Antonio Arroyo to open up the main card of UFC Vegas 37.
Opening the main card portion of the Las Vegas, Nevada card — Missouri upstart, Buckley rebounded from a stunning high-kick knockout defeat against Alessio Di Chirico back at UFC on ABC 1 in January — snapping a two-fight knockout run for the 27-year-old.
Adding Arroyo to a his winning résumé, Buckley managed to launch with a right hook which appeared to clip the Brazilian behind the head, before following up with a left uppercut, flooring Arroyo and then following up with subsequent ground strikes.
With the victory, Buckley improves to. 13-4 as a professional adding Arroyo to prior wins over Jordan Wright, and a Knockout of the Year victor over Impa Kasanganay last annum.
The reigning KO of the year winner and UFC Middleweight Joaquin Buckley will look to rebound and find that K.O. magic coming off a loss this past January to Alessio Di Chirico. Buckley is set to face Antonio Arroyo in a middleweight bout at a UFC Fight Night on September 18th according to MMA Junkie. […]
The reigning KO of the year winner and UFC Middleweight Joaquin Buckley will look to rebound and find that K.O. magic coming off a loss this past January to Alessio Di Chirico.
Buckley is set to face Antonio Arroyo in a middleweight bout at a UFC Fight Night on September 18th according to MMA Junkie.
Before suffering a quick KO loss Di Chirico Buckley was considered one of the hottest middleweight prospects after picking up back-to-back KO wins.
Arroyo is coming off 2 straight losses after earning a contract on Dana White‘s Contender Series and will be looking to get back on track to avoid being potentially cut by the company.
The September 18th event’s location has yet to be announced but will presumably be at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Check out the line-up for this event (so far)
Anthony Smith vs. Ryan Spann
Tafon Nchukwi vs. Mike Rodriguez
Devin Clark vs. Ion Cutelaba
Jim Miller vs. Nikolas Motta
Dakota Bush vs. Zhu Rong
Danaa Batgerel vs. Montel Jackson
Sarah Alpar vs. Erin Blanchfield
Carlston Harris vs. Impa Kasanganay
Pannie Kianzad vs. Raquel Pennington
Heili Alateng vs. Gustavo Lopez
Antonio Arroyo vs. Joaquin Buckley
Do you think Joaquin Buckley will get back in the win column on September 18?
Next up on the UFC Sao Paulo main card is a middleweight fight between Antonio Arroyo and Andre Muniz. Round 1: Arroyo opens up with a body kick and starts very aggressive. The fight quickly goes to the ground and Muniz attempts an armbar. Arroyo fights it and eventually gets out. Muniz then takes him down […]
Next up on the UFC Sao Paulo main card is a middleweight fight between Antonio Arroyo and Andre Muniz.
Round 1: Arroyo opens up with a body kick and starts very aggressive. The fight quickly goes to the ground and Muniz attempts an armbar. Arroyo fights it and eventually gets out. Muniz then takes him down and lands strikes. Muniz attempts a knee as Arroyo gets up and the fight is momentarily stopped. It seemed like Arroyo was a grounded opponent but replays show that he wasn’t. No points deducted, though. Arroyo lands a leg kick and then stuffs a takedown attempt. Muniz lands a head kick. Arroyo stuffs another takedown attempt. Muniz seems to be slower as the round comes to an end. Muniz lands a right. The round ends with Muniz seemingly wobbled after a kick from Arroyo.
Round 2: They come out striking in the second round. Muniz lands a body kick followed by a combo. He takes Arroyo down and has his back. Muniz cranks Arroyo’s neck as the latter keeps fighting. He eventually escapes but Muniz still has his back with a body triangle. Muniz lands strikes on Arroyo’s head. Muniz transitions to full mount but Arroyo scrambles and escapes. Arroyo doesn’t want Muniz stood up as he stands over him before entering his guard. Not much activity as the fight is eventually stood up before the round ends.
Round 3: The two embrace each other before starting the third stanza. Arroyo lands a body kick. Muniz responds with his own before landing a takedown. Muniz controls him for a good minute while landing strikes. Arroyo gets up but Muniz has his back. Arroyo gets out but again but refuses to let the referee stand Muniz up. Arroyo attempts to land strikes while standing but none are hurting Muniz. The referee eventually stands Muniz up with 20 seconds remaining. This fight goes the distance.
Official result: Andre Muniz defeats Antonio Arroyo via unanimous decision (30-27).
Antonio Arroyo is now 2-0 on Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series. Arroyo took on Stephen Regman in the main event of DWCS 20. Arroyo went the distance in his first DWCS bout and didn’t earn the UFC contract. This time he nabbed a su…
Antonio Arroyo is now 2-0 on Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series. Arroyo took on Stephen Regman in the main event of DWCS 20. Arroyo went the distance in his first DWCS bout and didn’t earn the UFC contract. This time he nabbed a submission victory over Regman. MMA News will keep you posted on […]