UFC Fight Night 113 Winner Danny Roberts Talks Overcoming Mental Battles

Danny Roberts continues to show promise in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), but it isn’t easy. Roberts rebounded from a knockout loss to Mike Perry back in Oct. 2016. “Hot Chocolate” knocked out Bobby Nash inside The SSE Hydro in Glasgow Scotland at UFC Fight Night 113. Speaking to the media, Roberts talked about finding […]

Danny Roberts continues to show promise in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), but it isn’t easy. Roberts rebounded from a knockout loss to Mike Perry back in Oct. 2016. “Hot Chocolate” knocked out Bobby Nash inside The SSE Hydro in Glasgow Scotland at UFC Fight Night 113. Speaking to the media, Roberts talked about finding […]

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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Video: Mike Perry’s Octagon Interview After Exciting KO At UFC 204

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In one of the two UFC Fight Pass preliminary bouts at UFC 204 on Saturday evening, Mike Perry and Danny Roberts put on an exciting bout for the fans in Manchester, England.

Featured above is Perry’s post-fight Octagon…

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In one of the two UFC Fight Pass preliminary bouts at UFC 204 on Saturday evening, Mike Perry and Danny Roberts put on an exciting bout for the fans in Manchester, England.

Featured above is Perry’s post-fight Octagon interview with Brian Stann, as he talks about his thrilling third round KO victory of Roberts in what was an action-packed fan-friendly fiight.

For complete UFC 204 results, click here.

UFC 197 Bonus Winners, Live Gate, Attendance Figures Announced

Despite not being part of the pay-per-view main card, Danny Roberts and Dominique Steele impressed the UFC brass.

The two were awarded “Fight of the Night” honors Saturday at UFC 197.

Roberts claimed a decision over Steele in one of four FOX Spor…

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Despite not being part of the pay-per-view main card, Danny Roberts and Dominique Steele impressed the UFC brass.

The two were awarded “Fight of the Night” honors Saturday at UFC 197.

Roberts claimed a decision over Steele in one of four FOX Sports 1 televised prelim fights.

Demetrious Johnson, who successfully defended his flyweight title with a first round TKO over Henry Cejudo, and Yair Rodriguez were presented “Performance of the Night” bonuses. Rodriguez knocked out Andre Fili with a highlight-reel kick.

Roberts, Steele, Johnson and Rodriguez each earned $50,000.

The live gate inside MGM Grand Garden Arena was announced at $2.3 million with an attendance figure of 11,352.