Dana White has plans to determine who will be up next to face the winner of next month’s blockbuster showdown between reigning heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier, and it features the two men with the longest active winning streaks in …
Dana White has plans to determine who will be up next to face the winner of next month’s blockbuster showdown between reigning heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier, and it features the two men with the longest active winning streaks in the heavyweight division: Curtis “Razor” Blaydes and Russia’s Alexander Volkov. Brett Okamoto of […]
Alistair Overeem has now suffered two back-to-back devastating knockout losses at the hands of a pair of rising heavyweight prospects.
This past December Overeem was knocked out by Francis Ngannou in under two minutes after one of the biggest punches you’ll ever see connected on the Dutchman’s chin. After a six month layoff, Overeem returned to the Octagon in Chicago this past weekend (Sat. June 9, 2018).
He shared the Octagon with No. 4-ranked Curtis Blaydes. In the third round Blaydes was able to get the fight to the ground and unloaded some crushing elbows to Overeem’s skull that split him open and subsequently rendered him unconscious.
It was truly one of the most devastating finishes in recent UFC memory. Earlier today, the 38-year-old took to Instagram to comment on his defeat. Here’s what he had to say:
“The greatest test of courage is to bear defeat without losing heart. I would like to thank you all for supporting me through thick and thin. Huge thanks to my team and everyone involved! I will be back, I always come back. Congrats to @razorblaydes265 on his big win and he has a great future in this sport. #ufc #ufc225 #willbeback”
Overeem has had over 60 professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fights. At this point in his career, it should be interesting to see what the former UFC heavyweight title challenger decides to do next.
After declaring that he will be back, who do you think Overeem should be paired up with in the Octagon next?
Curtis Blaydes has a prediction for Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier. On July 7, Miocic and Cormier will do battle inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The heavyweight title clash will serve as UFC 226’s main event. Cormier is the light…
Curtis Blaydes has a prediction for Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier. On July 7, Miocic and Cormier will do battle inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The heavyweight title clash will serve as UFC 226’s main event. Cormier is the light heavyweight champion, but he’s moving up for this “super fight.” One man […]
The UFC finally delivered on a big card after a few consecutive lower-level Fight Night cards, bringing fight fans a blockbuster event in Chicago featuring what should have been two title fights and a preliminary card that could pass for a high-profile FOX Sports 1 card.
Prospects turned into contenders, a new champion was crowned, and overall UFC 225 was exactly the kind of card fight fans had been waiting for.
Let’s take a look at the five biggest takeaways from Saturday night:
5. Rashad Evans Needs to Hang ‘Em Up
Former light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans moved back to the weight class where he had his most success on Saturday night after a dismal run at middleweight.
Evans took on Anthony Smith, who was also moving up from middleweight. A few years ago, “Suga” would have likely dominated the likes of Smith with his suffocating wrestling and power doubles.
But that Evans is long gone these days, and Evans paid dearly for it against Smith, who leveled the former champion with a knee in the clinch less than a minute into the fight.
Evans had been knocked out before, but never this quickly. 53 seconds to be exact. It’s clear now that no change in weight class is going to save Evans’s fighting career, and with his job working the UFC on FOX desk to fall back on, there’s absolutely no reason why he should continue fighting.
The former champion has been fighting at the elite level for almost a decade, and really has nothing left to prove.
On the flip side, Smith looked incredible at his new weight class, and the callout of Sam Alvey is on point for both men.
At UFC 225 on Saturday night, the Heavyweights were on full display. Not only did Chris de la Rocha and Rashad Coulter put on a thriller in the early preliminary card, but Alistair Overeem and Curtis Blaydes also put the Heavyweight division in the spo…
At UFC 225 on Saturday night, the Heavyweights were on full display. Not only did Chris de la Rocha and Rashad Coulter put on a thriller in the early preliminary card, but Alistair Overeem and Curtis Blaydes also put the Heavyweight division in the spotlight as they delivered some action packed moments during their showdown […]
It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Saturday, June 9, 2018) will come from in the form of UFC 225. Headlining the card are Robert Whittaker and Yoel Romero, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the preliminary section of the card.
Alistair Overeem vs. Curtis Blaydes in a heavyweight bout closes the preliminary card on FOX Sports 1.
Claudia Gadelha vs. Carla Esparza is next in a women’s strawweight bout.
Ricardo Lamas vs. Mirsad Bektic is next in a featherweight bout.
Rashad Coulter vs. Allen Crowder in a heavyweight bout opens the FOX Sports 1 preliminary card.
Rashad Evans vs. Anthony Smith in a light heavyweight bout finishes off the UFC Fight Pass preliminary card.
Joseph Benavidez vs. Sergio Pettis is next in a flyweight bout.
Clay Guida vs. Charles Oliveira is next in a lightweight bout.
Opening the UFC Fight Pass prelims is Mike Santiago vs. Dan Ige in a featherweight bout.
Here are the results:
PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1/8 p.m. ET) Heavyweight: Alistair Overeem vs. Curtis Blaydes Strawweight: Claudia Gadelha vs. Carla Esparza Featherweight: Ricardo Lamas vs. Mirsad Bektic Heavyweight: Rashad Coulter vs. Allen Crowder PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass/6 p.m. ET) Light Heavyweight: Rashad Evans vs. Anthony Smith Flyweight: Joseph Benavidez vs. Sergio Pettis Lightweight: Clay Guida vs. Charles Oliveira Featherweight: Mike Santiago vs. Dan Ige