EXCLUSIVE | Damon Jackson’s New Nickname To Honor Brother

UFC featherweight Damon Jackson is in the beginning stages of grieving his brother’s death, but he’s already come up with a unique way to remember him. Jackson found out last Tuesday that his brother had unexpectedly passed away just days b…

UFC featherweight Damon Jackson is in the beginning stages of grieving his brother’s death, but he’s already come up with a unique way to remember him. Jackson found out last Tuesday that his brother had unexpectedly passed away just days before his UFC Vegas 60 showdown with Pat Sabatini. Many wondered whether or not Jackson…

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UFC Vegas 60 Performance Bonus Winners

UFC Vegas 60 included several fighters competing under difficult circumstances, some impressive comebacks, and a main event that ended via doctor’s stoppage due to a nasty cut. The UFC got a little creative last week due to a number of fighters missing…

UFC Vegas 60 included several fighters competing under difficult circumstances, some impressive comebacks, and a main event that ended via doctor’s stoppage due to a nasty cut. The UFC got a little creative last week due to a number of fighters missing weight and handed out 4 Performance of the Night bonuses with no Fight…

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Fighters React To Jackson’s Quick Win At UFC Vegas 60

Damon Jackson made short work of Pat Sabatini in their featherweight bout serving as the featured prelim for UFC Vegas 60. After a brief feeling out period on the feet, Sabatini came forward and immediately ate a front kick from Jackson. With his oppon…

Damon Jackson made short work of Pat Sabatini in their featherweight bout serving as the featured prelim for UFC Vegas 60. After a brief feeling out period on the feet, Sabatini came forward and immediately ate a front kick from Jackson. With his opponent clearly rocked, Jackson landed a few more punches before getting the…

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Damon Jackson runs through Pat Sabatini with ground strikes TKO win – UFC Vegas 60 Highlights

Damon JacksonLanding a blistering stoppage win to close out tonight’s UFC Vegas 60 preliminary card — featherweight veteran, Damon Jackson managed to get Pat Sabatini out of the Octagon inside the first minute of their matchup, courtesy of a flurry of first round ground strikes. Jackson, a 28-fight professional veteran, managed to drop Sabatini during an […]

Damon Jackson

Landing a blistering stoppage win to close out tonight’s UFC Vegas 60 preliminary card — featherweight veteran, Damon Jackson managed to get Pat Sabatini out of the Octagon inside the first minute of their matchup, courtesy of a flurry of first round ground strikes.

Jackson, a 28-fight professional veteran, managed to drop Sabatini during an early exchange in close quarters with a series of strikes in the clinch.

Eventually wrapping up his fourth straight victory, Jackson, who had forced Sabatini to belly-down, landed a series of heavy hooks upstairs, before forcing a stoppage as Sabatini attempted to move. With the victory, Jackson, a native of Oklahoma, who was noticeably overcome with emotion, landed just his fourth career knockout success, to go with a stunning 15 submission victories.

Below, catch the highlights from Damon Jackson’s blistering first round win over Pat Sabatini

MMA News’ Sleeper Scrap: UFC Vegas 60 Edition

Welcome to the first edition of the MMA News’ Sleeper Scrap! The MMA world’s relentless schedule means that some fans don’t look closely at a fight card until days before the event, leaving the promoters to decide which bouts you should be paying…

Welcome to the first edition of the MMA News’ Sleeper Scrap! The MMA world’s relentless schedule means that some fans don’t look closely at a fight card until days before the event, leaving the promoters to decide which bouts you should be paying attention to. Everyone wants to tune in for main events and fights…

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Exclusive: Damon Jackson has his sights set on the UFC top 15 ahead of 145lb clash with Pat Sabatini

Damon JacksonDamon Jackson has had an illustrious second stint with the UFC and it now looks almost inevitable that ‘The Leech’ will be in contention for a top 15 spot should he beat Pat Sabatini on September 17th.  In no way is Damon Jackson overlooking his opponent, but has stated: “Honestly you know the number is […]

Damon Jackson

Damon Jackson has had an illustrious second stint with the UFC and it now looks almost inevitable that ‘The Leech’ will be in contention for a top 15 spot should he beat Pat Sabatini on September 17th. 

In no way is Damon Jackson overlooking his opponent, but has stated: “Honestly you know the number is the number. I don’t really care who’s there, I want to be in the top 15 and I want to be able to get in the top 10 after the next fight. So whoever’s there, whoever they are going to say that is available, I’ll take the fight. I don’t care about any match-up style-wise.”

Damon Jackson discusses his thoughts on the matchup vs Pat Sabatini

When speaking to Damon Jackson, I was able to get his thoughts on the matchup with Pat Sabatini. ‘The Leech’ stated: “I don’t know what his motivation is. I don’t know if he has a family. I don’t know what he has going on. But you know I have so much going on in my life that this is just one of those thingsIt just means a lot to me right now. It means more than anything it ever has with competing, making it into the top 15, and then to the top 10 and then challenging for the title in the next two years.

Those things, they motivate me so much that I think that’s going to be the biggest factor. I’m prepared for this fight and I’m prepared to go all three rounds and I’ll be looking for a finish.” 

With this in mind, it adds a lot of excitement to the fight knowing it’s almost certain both fighters will be looking to make a statement and walk away with the finish.