Cezar Ferreira Challenges Darren Stewart

Three weeks removed from Cezar Ferreira’s submission victory over Karl Roberson at UFC 224 in his home country, Ferreira is already playing matchmaker for his next bout and is one of the few people who want to go see The Dentist. A 13-fight UFC veteran…

Three weeks removed from Cezar Ferreira’s submission victory over Karl Roberson at UFC 224 in his home country, Ferreira is already playing matchmaker for his next bout and is one of the few people who want to go see The Dentist. A 13-fight UFC veteran, Ferreira has a 9-4 UFC veteran and is coming off […]

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UFC Middleweight Details Serious Injury Before UFC 224

On a card of great finishes at UFC 224, a surging middleweight scored a submission win after a serious injury:

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Vitor Belfort’s protege Cezar “Mutante” Ferreira picked up a dominant win at UFC 224 over the weekend on the same card that saw his mentor get head kicked into retirement.

“Mutante” himself had a difficult training camp while preparing for the previously undefeated Karl Roberson, tearing his hamstring a month before the fight (via MMA Junkie):

“It was very, very hard. I couldn’t spar. I thank God, because I have a great team. Those guys trained me very well for this fight.

“They want my career to last longer. I want to fight until I’m 50 years old.”

Ferreira (13-6) has previously undergone a back surgery that required eight screws to correct. The UFC middleweight relied on his ground game to take Roberson down and ultimately choke him out with an arm-triangle choke in the first round.

“Mutante” is now 5-1 in his last six fights and is on a modest two-fight win streak, but is certainly working his way into the top 10 of the middleweight division. Even his most recent loss to Elias Theodorou was extremely competitive and quite close:

“I think I earned my spot in the UFC rankings, because everybody knows that I have a six-win streak. The fight that I lost in Canada, the judges took away from me. I won the fight clearly, with one hand – I broke my hand in the first round. I’ve already said everything I think about it, so I’m just going to wait to see my next opponent.”

Does “Mutante” deserve a top ten middleweight after Saturday night?

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UFC 224 Preliminary Card Live Results

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It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Saturday, May 12, 2018) will come from in the form of UFC 224. Headlining the card are Amanda Nunes and Raquel Pennington, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the preliminary section of the card.

Cezar Ferreira vs. Karl Roberson in a middleweight bout closes the preliminary card on FX.

Aleksei Oliynik vs. Junior Albini is next in a heavyweight bout.

Davi Ramos vs. Nick Hein is next in a lightweight bout.

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs. Sean Strickland in a welterweight bout opens the FX preliminary card.

Warlley Alves vs. Sultan Aliev in welterweight bout finishes off the UFC Fight Pass preliminary card.

Thales Leites vs. Jack Hermansson is next in a middleweight bout.

Opening the UFC Fight Pass prelims is Alberto Mina vs. Ramazan Emeev in a welterweight bout. In round 1, Bochnovic swarming Perez out of the gate, lands a body kick and a long punch and drives for the takedown right into a choke and gets his back taken. Perez didn’t even have to close distance Bochnovic did it for him. Bochnovic able to scramble up and he’s keeping the clinch going now. Perez looking for the arm triangle after scrambling to half guard, can’t get it. But he’s on top and maintaining control. Bochnovic able to get guard but Perez postures out and cuts to side control for a d’arce attempt. Perez under the chin this time and he’s got the grip and there’s the tap.

Here are the results:

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

Middleweight: Cezar Ferreira vs. Karl Roberson

Heavyweight: Aleksei Oliynik vs. Junior Albini

Lightweight: Davi Ramos vs. Nick Hein

Welterweight: Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs. Sean Strickland

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass/6:30 p.m. ET)

Welterweight: Warlley Alves vs. Sultan Aliev

Middleweight: Thales Leites vs. Jack Hermansson

Welterweight: Markus Perez def. James Bochnovic via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:28 of R1

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Elias Theodorou vs. Cezar Ferreira

Fan-favorite Elias Theodorou takes on Cezar Ferreira next in what should be an exciting middleweight contest. Theodorou comes off of a unanimous decision win over Sam Alvey after suffering his first career loss against Thiago Santos in December of 2015. Ferreira is currently on quite the three-fight hot streak with wins over Oluwale Bamgbose, Anthony

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Fan-favorite Elias Theodorou takes on Cezar Ferreira next in what should be an exciting middleweight contest.

Theodorou comes off of a unanimous decision win over Sam Alvey after suffering his first career loss against Thiago Santos in December of 2015. Ferreira is currently on quite the three-fight hot streak with wins over Oluwale Bamgbose, Anthony Smith, and Jack Hermansson.

Round One:

‘The Spartan’ opens up by pushing the action but doesn’t really land anything clean. Theodorou comes in with a body kick and eats a right hook as he comes in. He tries to land a head-kick a few times but Ferreira is just out of his range each attempt.

Theodorou connects with a low kick followed by a nice body kick but again begins to struggle with finding his range. The two exchange leg kicks and Ferreira lands two nice counter shots to Theodorou’s chin on his way inside.

A frustrated ‘Spartan’ attempts a takedown now but is unsuccessful as Ferreira is able to separate. Theodorou comes in on another overhand right but eats a big counter strike from Ferreira yet again. The Brazilian ends the round with another big counter punch and seemed to take that round.

Round Two:

Again Theodorou opens up the round with some pressure and lands a nice jab-cross. Ferreira comes in on a takedown but ‘The Spartan’ separates. A flying knee attempt ends up with a scramble and Ferreira taking Theodorou’s back.

Another great scramble and Theodorou finds himself on his feet again and pressuring Ferreira against the cage. Ferreira then pulls out a strong takedown and attempt to take ‘The Spartan’s’ back once again but is unsuccessful. The two are striking again and Ferreira slips and pays for it with a Theodorou takedown.

Theodorou throws down some shots before Ferreira pops back up but pulls guard with a deep guillotine. The choke is very deep but Theodorou is able to slip out of it. More ground-and-pound from ‘The Spartan’ now and Ferreira eventually finds himself up again.

Both men are sucking in a lot of air after their ground war and are slow to pull the trigger on anything big now. Ferreira lands a big low kick and Theodorou responds with a big overhand to end the round. With his ground dominance, ‘The Spartan’ may have taken that one on the judges’ scorecards.

Round Three:

The final round opens up with a nice head-kick from ‘The Spartan’ who follows that up with a leg kick. Another big leg kick from Theodorou who puts another big right hand behind it.

A takedown attempt from Ferreira fails to go anywhere but both men soon go in for a takedown at the same time and collide. They separate and continue to coast through the round.

Theodorou toes in on a high-kick but is taken down by Ferreira who takes his back and goes for the rear-naked choke. The Brazilian cranks hard on the face but ‘The Spartan’ continues to fight back hard and manages to break his grip. Theodorou gets back up, goes for a takedown, but the Brazilian miraculously lands on his feet.

Another takedown attempt from Ferreira but ‘The Spartan’ stuffs it to end the round. The native-son Theodorou is confident he’s won the contest after the final horn, and the judges agree with him.

Official Decision:

Elias Theodorou def. Cezar Ferreira via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

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Weekend Stock Watch: Who’s Trending Up In MMA?

This packed weekend (November 18-19, 2016) gave fight fans an astounding four events from major promotions. With so many fighters in action and bouts being broadcast all day Saturday, you might have missed some. The all-female Invicta FC kicked off the weekend with its 20 The all-female Invicta FC kicked off the weekend with its 20th

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This packed weekend (November 18-19, 2016) gave fight fans an astounding four events from major promotions. With so many fighters in action and bouts being broadcast all day Saturday, you might have missed some. The all-female Invicta FC kicked off the weekend with its 20

The all-female Invicta FC kicked off the weekend with its 20th event, capped by two title fights. Then the world’s leading MMA promotion brought us an afternoon offering from Belfast, Northern Ireland, followed immediately by another one 5000 miles away in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Running concurrent to the second UFC card was an event from the second banana of MMA, Bellator. The Viacom-owned promotion trotted out a title fight of its own, pitting two-time champion Michael Chandler against former WEC and UFC king Benson Henderson.

We at LowKick are here to help sift through the debris. Who impressed, who disappointed, and who is just treading water in their respective divisions are the questions that will be considered. Read on for the answers.

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UFC Fight Night 100 Preliminary Card Live Results

It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Saturday, November 19th, 2016) will come in the form of UFC Fight Night 100. Headlining the card are Ryan Bader and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, 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 tonight (Saturday, November 19th, 2016) will come in the form of UFC Fight Night 100. Headlining the card are Ryan Bader and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the preliminary section of the card.

Cezar Ferreira vs. Jack Hermansson in a middleweight bout closes the preliminary card on FOX Sports 1.

Gadzhimurad Antigulov vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima is next in a light heavyweight bout

Johnny Eduardo vs. Manny Gamburyan is next in a bantamweight bout.

Christian Colombo vs. Luis Henrique in a heavyweight bout opens the FOX Sports 1 preliminary bouts.

Justin Scoggins vs. Pedro Munhoz in a bantamweight bout finished off the UFC Fight Pass preliminary card. In round 1, Munhoz started out strong and was landing some good leg kicks. Scoggins landed a spinning heel kick then slipped. They scrambled on the ground and got to their feet. Scoggins shot in for a takedown but Munoz grabbed his neck and he pulled out. Scoggins with an excellent combo that he finished with a head kick. In round 2, Scoggins clinched and then let it go early. Scoggins slipped on a kick, Munhoz locked in a guillotine choke and that wraps up this one.

Opening the UFC Fight Pass prelims was Francimar Barroso vs. Darren Stewart in a light heavyweight bout.  Stewart came out and clinched with him right away. Barroso was holding his chin as Stewart was taken down. Stewart finished him with strikes. By looking at the replay, Stewart caught him with a headbutt before getting the takedown.

Here are the results:

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1/7 p.m. ET)

Middleweight: Cezar Ferreira vs. Jack Hermansson

Light Heavyweight: Gadzhimurad Antigulov vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima

Bantamweight: Johnny Eduardo vs. Manny Gamburyan

Heavyweight: Christian Colombo vs. Luis Henrique

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass/6 p.m. ET)

Bantamweight: Pedro Munhoz def. Justin Scoggins by submission (guillotine choke) at 1:55 of Round 2

Light Heavyweight: Darren Stewart def. Francimar Barroso via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:34

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