It looks like UFC lightweight contenders Beneil Dariush and James Vick are going to be meeting each other inside the Octagon in the near future.
MMAFighting.com reported this weekend that Dariush and Vick are expected to meet at UFC 199.
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It looks like UFC lightweight contenders Beneil Dariush and James Vick are going to be meeting each other inside the Octagon in the near future.
MMAFighting.com reported this weekend that Dariush and Vick are expected to meet at UFC 199.
Originally, Evan Dunham was scheduled to fight Vick, however due to “undisclosed reasons,” Dunham pulled out of the fight, leaving UFC to find a replacement for Vick. It appears Beneil Dariush is the guy.
Dariush-Vick will join the UFC 199 pay-per-view event on June 4, 2016 at The Forum in Inglewood, California. Headlining the show that evening will be a UFC Middleweight Championship rematch between Luke Rockhold and Chris Weidman, as well as the rubber match for the UFC Bantamweight Championship between Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber.
With a well-versed mix of brawls, knockouts, and submissions at tonight’s (Sat., April 16, 2016) UFC on FOX 19 from the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, a few select fighters separated themselves from the collective pack by taking home a coveted $50,000 bonus at the event’s post-fight press conference. The first ‘Performance of the Night’
With a well-versed mix of brawls, knockouts, and submissions at tonight’s (Sat., April 16, 2016) UFC on FOX 19 from the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, a few select fighters separated themselves from the collective pack by taking home a coveted $50,000 bonus at the event’s post-fight press conference.
The first ‘Performance of the Night’ award went to Glover Teixeira for his surprisingly one-sided first round knockout of former champion Rashad Evans. Teixeira will go home with the much deserved award and could be headed for ahuge showdown with Anthony “Rumble” Johnson next.
The second “Performance of the Night” went to previous No. 14 lightweight Michael Chiesa, who submitted rising No. 7-ranked Beneil Dariush for the biggest win of his career in the featured prelim bout.
Finally, “Fight of the Night” went to Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs. Omari Akhmedov in the opening bout of the Fight Pass preliminary card, which dos Santos took home with an emphatic third round TKO.
UFC on FOX 19 popped off tonight (Sat. April 16, 2016) on network television from the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. Despite losing the much anticipated lightweight contender bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson, the night was not without compelling scraps or highly-ranked fighters. The new main event pitted former champion Rashad Evans against
UFC on FOX 19 popped off tonight (Sat. April 16, 2016) on network television from the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. Despite losing the much anticipated lightweight contender bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson, the night was not without compelling scraps or highly-ranked fighters.
The new main event pitted former champion Rashad Evans against former title challenger Glover Teixeira. The Brazilian won by scintillating first round knockout, finishing Evans for only the second time in his career. And the entertaining, back-and-forth battle between “Thug” Rose Namajunas and Tecia “Tiny Tornado” Torres became the new co-main event. See Twitter’s reaction to those two pivotal bouts here:
In other main card action, Khabib Nurmagomedov made his long-awaited return to the Octagon against late replacement Darrell Horcher. After a first round that saw “The Eagle” feel Horcher out and find his rhythm, he took over in round two for a ground and pound TKO from back mount. Here’s the reaction to Nurmagomedov’s return:
Also in the featured prelim, Michael “The Maverick” Chiesa locked up the biggest win of his career, submitting jiu jitsu wunderkind and #7 lightweight Beneil Dariush. Check out the reaction here:
Chiesa just smashed through his jaw with crossface like Shinya Aoki. What a sudden finish. Chiesa’s RNC, what an outta nowhere MMA finisher.
It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Saturday, April 16th, 2016) will come in the form of UFC on FOX 19. Headlining the card are Rashad Evans and Glover Teixeira, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the preliminary section of the card.
It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Saturday, April 16th, 2016) will come in the form of UFC on FOX 19. Headlining the card are Rashad Evans and Glover Teixeira, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the preliminary section of the card.
Michael Chiesa vs. Beneil Dariush closes the preliminary card on FOX in a lightweight bout.
Bethe Correia vs. Raquel Pennington is next in a women’s bantamweight bout.
Court McGee vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio is next in a welterweight bout.
Hacran Dias vs. Cub Swanson opens the FOX in a featherweight bout.
Randy Brown vs. Michael Graves opens the FOX in a lightweight bout at UFC on FOX 19.
John Dodson vs. Manny Gamburyan in a bantamweight bout finishes off the UFC Fight Pass preliminary card.
Cezar Ferreira vs. Caio Magalhaes is next in a middleweight bout.
Opening the UFC Fight Pass prelims was Omari Akhmedov vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos in a welterweight bout at UFC on FOX 19. An entertaining round one. Akhmedov got an early round takedown but was overtaken by Santos as he went for a heel hook. Akhmedov countered with a kimura submission attempt but was not successful. In the second round, both men had their moments on the ground as they both took each other down. Santos turned things up in the third round and was winning the fight on the feet. Santos rocked him, and Akhmedov went for a takedown, but it was stuffed. Santos blitzed him with elbows, knees and strikes while in the clinch. Akhmedov was back peddling as Santos just went off on him, and the fight was stopped.
So join us right here at LowKickMMA for UFC on FOX 19, kicking off at 4 p.m. ET!
Here are the results:
PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX, 6 p.m. ET)
Lightweight Bout: Michael Chiesa vs. Beneil Dariush
Women’s Bantamweight Bout: Bethe Correia vs. Raquel Pennington
Welterweight Bout: Court McGee vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio
Welterweight Bout: Randy Brown vs. Michael Graves
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 4 p.m. ET)
Bantamweight Bout: John Dodson vs. Manny Gamburyan
Middleweight Bout: Cezar Ferreira vs. Caio Magalhaes
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos def. Omari Akhmedov via TKO in round 3.
Having dropped his past two contests two a couple of nobodies named Jon Jones and Phil Davis, it seemed as if the tide was turning against Glover Teixeira heading into his main event showdown with Ovince St. Preux last weekend. And at the end of first round, which saw Glover nearly finished compliments of a brutal liver kick, it seemed as if we might be right.
But then, the tide turned. Falling back on his underrated wrestling/Jiu-Jitsu game, Teixeira rallied and dominated OSP on the mat for the next two rounds before sinking in a fight-ending rear-naked choke that put St. Preux to sleep. Just like that, a former title challenger finds himself back in the title picture…and he’s already got his trash-talking game ON POINT.
But Teixeira — OSP wasn’t the only surprise we were treated to at Fight Night 73, so head after the jump for highlights and a complete list of results.
Having dropped his past two contests two a couple of nobodies named Jon Jones and Phil Davis, it seemed as if the tide was turning against Glover Teixeira heading into his main event showdown with Ovince St. Preux last weekend. And at the end of first round, which saw Glover nearly finished compliments of a brutal liver kick, it seemed as if we might be right.
But then, the tide turned. Falling back on his underrated wrestling/Jiu-Jitsu game, Teixeira rallied and dominated OSP on the mat for the next two rounds before sinking in a fight-ending rear-naked choke that put St. Preux to sleep. Just like that, a former title challenger finds himself back in the title picture…and he’s already got his trash-talking game ON POINT.
But Teixeira — OSP wasn’t the only surprise we were treated to at Fight Night 73, so head after the jump for highlights and a complete list of results.
As we’ve come to learn with each passing event, judging an MMA contest is a surprise in and of itself, especially to those handing out the verdicts. Case in point: For the entirety of their three round co-main event, Michael Johnson outlanded, outworked, and generally outclassed Beneil Dariush on the feet while stuffing 100% of the 7 takedowns his opponent attempted. Yet, inexplicably, the judges gave the nod to Dariush in a move that even Dariush had trouble justifying.
It’s like we’ve said before: Split decisions have become the MMA equivalent of the shrug emoji. MMA judges either refuse to or are incapable of performing what limited duties they have been given, and we are powerless to do anything outside of complaining about it on Twitter.
In keeping with our “surprises” theme, can we talk about the absolute ass-whooping Amanda Nunes put on Sara McMann? The former Olympian/title challenger has now dropped three out of her last four bouts and has never looked as overwhelmed as she was last Saturday. Then again, you could argue that McMann is actually in a better position following the loss than Nunes, because at least she won’t have to face Ronda Rousey anytime soon. Poor, poor Amanda Nunes. She doesn’t even know what’s coming.
Complete results for Fight Night 73 are below.
Main card
Glover Teixeira def. Ovince Saint Preux via submission (rear-naked choke) (3rd, 3:10)
Beneil Dariush def. Michael Johnson via unanimous decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Derek Brunson def. Sam Alvey via first-round TKO (2:19)
Jared Rosholt def. Timothy Johnson via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Amanda Nunes def. Sara McMann via submission (rear-naked choke) (2:53)
Ray Borg def. Geane Herrera via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
Undercard
Uriah Hall def. Oluwale Bamgbose via first-round TKO (2:32)
Chris Camozzi def. Tom Watson via unanimous decision (29-27, 30-26, 29-27)
Dustin Ortiz def. Willie Gates via third-round TKO (punches) (2:58)
Frankie Saenz def. Sirwan Kakai via split decision (28-29, 30-27, 30-27)
Jonathan Wilson def. Chris Dempsey via first-round KO (:50)
Marlon Vera def. Roman Salazar via submission (triangle armbar) (R2, 2:15)
Scott Holtzman def. Anthony Christodoulou via sub (rear-naked choke) (R3, 2:40)
Ah, so fight weekend is once again upon us, and we know what that means, right? No, not another summer hotdog eating contest. It’s bettin’ time. That’s right, we’ve got a reason to throw down disposable income and try to make ourselves feel better about our position in life by earning a few bucks, and, I suppose for some, they’ll be pawning their fiancée’s wedding ring to scrounge together the $5 to bet with but, hey, that’s okay too, sometimes.
Now, if you’re not familiar with my betting strategy, go here. If you are familiar, well, you’ve already made cash since I started writing these for CagePotato, so just listen to my words. And my apologies for not having a Gambler’s Gambit for the last card. I sent it over to my editor too late, but if you want to pester him to show you what I chose for my bets, I went 3-0.
I must disclaim that in 2 of the 3 bets I’m suggesting on this card, I happen to know the fighters I’m betting on. Now, if that scares you away, I completely understand, but know this: I wouldn’t bet on them if I wasn’t very confident in their ability to win their respective fights this weekend. I would, when asked why I didn’t write about their amazing odds to win fights, say something like, “Well, I don’t like to bet on people I know,” which is a complete lie.
Ah, so fight weekend is once again upon us, and we know what that means, right? No, not another summer hotdog eating contest. It’s bettin’ time. That’s right, we’ve got a reason to throw down disposable income and try to make ourselves feel better about our position in life by earning a few bucks, and, I suppose for some, they’ll be pawning their fiancée’s wedding ring to scrounge together the $5 to bet with but, hey, that’s okay too, sometimes.
Now, if you’re not familiar with my betting strategy, go here. If you are familiar, well, you’ve already made cash since I started writing these for CagePotato, so just listen to my words. And my apologies for not having a Gambler’s Gambit for the last card. I sent it over to my editor too late, but if you want to pester him to show you what I chose for my bets, I went 3-0.
I must disclaim that in 2 of the 3 bets I’m suggesting on this card, I happen to know the fighters I’m betting on. Now, if that scares you away, I completely understand, but know this: I wouldn’t bet on them if I wasn’t very confident in their ability to win their respective fights this weekend. I would, when asked why I didn’t write about their amazing odds to win fights, say something like, “Well, I don’t like to bet on people I know,” which is a complete lie.
The Locks:
Frankie Saenz -140 vs. Sirwan Kakai +105
The bet: Saenz
Why: Did you see what Saenz did to top ranked Iuri Alcantara? I don’t think I need to say more…but I will. Saenz is just a super tough fighter, and I think Kakai is tough, but I don’t know that he has the tools in the arsenal at this point to finish Saenz, and I don’t see him winning a decision.
The Good Risks:
Roman Salazar +105 vs. Marlon Vera -135
The Bet: Salazar
Why: Salazar hasn’t had the greatest two fights in the UFC…yet. He fought Gagnon on short notice, then had a NC with Kid Yamamoto due to an eye poke. However, he is very tough (I trained him for years), and he is very hard to submit, which I think is the only way Vera could beat him. I don’t see Vera subbing Salazar, and I think he’s going to take a lot of elbows from underneath Roman.
The Longshot:
Michael Johnson -170 vs. Beneil Dariush
The Bet: Dariush
Why: I threw money down on this fight early, as I think the odds may sway more favorably in Dariush’s favor by fight time. Johnson has had issues with crafty submission specialists before (Reza Medhedi, Paul Sass) and I see Dariush as about 100x more of a threat in the BJJ department than the two listed. Dariush has also been working with lightweight champ RDA and Rafael Cordeiro on the regular and is a BJJ wizard. Look for him to push the clinch early and push the pace in the grappling department, finding a submission late in the 2nd or 3rd rnd.
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