Bobby Nash Thankful for Opportunity to Compete in XFC Tournament

Bobby Nash (10-4) advanced in the Xtreme Fighting Championships (XFC) welterweight tournament at XFC 43. The promotion is trying something new along with their new home at NBC Sports Network and Nash, who is no stranger to the sport of mixed martial ar…

Bobby Nash (10-4) advanced in the Xtreme Fighting Championships (XFC) welterweight tournament at XFC 43. The promotion is trying something new along with their new home at NBC Sports Network and Nash, who is no stranger to the sport of mixed martial arts could not be happier to be fighting for the XFC. “I love […]

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UFC Fight Night 113 Preliminary Live Results

It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display today (Sunday, July 16th, 2017) will come from in the form of UFC Fight Night 113. Headlining the card are Gunnar Nelson and Santiago Ponzinibbio, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the preliminary section of the […]

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It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display today (Sunday, July 16th, 2017) will come from in the form of UFC Fight Night 113. Headlining the card are Gunnar Nelson and Santiago Ponzinibbio, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the preliminary section of the card.

Bobby Nash vs. Danny Roberts in a welterweight closes the preliminary card on FOX Sports 1.

Alexandre Pantoja vs. Neil Seery is next in a flyweight bout.

Galore Bofando vs. Charlie Ward is next in a welterweight bout.

Danny Henry vs. Daniel Teymur in a lightweight bout opens the FOX Sports 1 preliminary bouts.

Brett Johns vs. Albert Morales in a bantamweight bout finishes off the UFC Fight Pass preliminary card. In round 1, Morales opening with a leg kick and Johns eats a couple shots trying to rush in on line. Johns in on the double leg and he’s got Morales down. Johns landing some great shots from guard. Dude is great at producing controlled offense on the ground. In round 2, Johns landing well at range though. And his in deeper on his second shot attempt this round. Morales isn’t so much not trying to get up, as he is not trying technically against a smothering top game. Johns dominating this fight on the ground. Morales needed to keep it standing and find a way to finish. In round 3, Johns gets the takedown and the should be the end of this fight. Johns on Morales’ back now. Johns locking in the arm triangle. It is deep but he doesn’t have space to really crank in to it. Johns blasted him with strikes from top position. The judges gave the win to Johns.

Opening the UFC Fight Pass prelims is Amanda Lemos vs. Leslie Smith in a female bantamweight bout. In round 1, Lemos starting with hard leg kicks and some power over hands. Smith stalking forward. Smith brawling her way into the pocket, Lemos slips on a wheel kick and Smith is on her. Lemos slips from a kick and is down but gets back to her feet. Smith presses Lemos on the cage and lands some knees but Lemos fires and lands a combination that backs Smith off. In round 2, Smith flurries into the pocket and lands 4-5 slapping punches to the face that stunned Lemos. Smith blitzed her with strikes up against the fence. Lemos showed heart and just took the shots. Smith was bleeding from her right temple. Smith landed a series of elbows to Lemos, who was exhausted, to pick up the TKO win.

Here are the results:

PRELIMINARY CARD (FS1, 1 p.m. ET)

Welterweight: Bobby Nash vs. Danny Roberts

Flyweight: Alexandre Pantoja vs. Neil Seery

Welterweight: Galore Bofando vs. Charlie Ward

Lightweight: Danny Henry vs. Daniel Teymur

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, noon ET)

Bantamweight: Brett Johns def. Albert Morales via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-25)

Female Bantamweight: Leslie Smith def. Amanda Lemos via TKO (Punches), Round 2 – 2:53

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UFC on FOX 23 Card: Bobby Nash Signed, Will Face Li Jingliang

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Bobby Nash has been given a chance to compete in the UFC, replacing Yancy Medeiros in a bout with Li Jingliang at UFC on FOX 23.

Nash owns a record of 8-1 and has fought for the likes o…

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Bobby Nash has been given a chance to compete in the UFC, replacing Yancy Medeiros in a bout with Li Jingliang at UFC on FOX 23.

Nash owns a record of 8-1 and has fought for the likes of Resurrection Fighting Alliance and Hoosier Fight Club. He most recently stopped Lewis Gonzalez for his sixth consecutive win.

Jingliang (11-4) has won three of five inside the Octagon.

UFC on FOX 23 takes place January 28 from the Pepsi Center in Denver. The main event features Julianna Pena vs. Valentina Shevchenko in a female bantamweight title-eliminator.