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UFC Fight Night 129 Results: The Real Winners and Losers

Kamaru Usman: ready for his close-up? The Nigerian-American dynamo has bullied the UFC welterweight division since formally joining in 2015. The power wrestler is a serious worker with a high fight IQ and the strength of a juggernaut…

Kamaru Usman: ready for his close-up? The Nigerian-American dynamo has bullied the UFC welterweight division since formally joining in 2015. The power wrestler is a serious worker with a high fight IQ and the strength of a juggernaut…

UFC Chile Highlights: Kamaru Usman Thwarts Demian Maia (Video)

UFC Chile is in the books and the highlights have rolled out. In the main event of UFC Chile, welterweights Kamaru Usman and Demian Maia collided in Santiago, Chile. This was the most high-profile bout in Usman’s career. After earning a unanimous…

UFC Chile is in the books and the highlights have rolled out. In the main event of UFC Chile, welterweights Kamaru Usman and Demian Maia collided in Santiago, Chile. This was the most high-profile bout in Usman’s career. After earning a unanimous decision victory, one would think that the fights would only get bigger from […]

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Twitter Reacts To Action-Packed Chile

UFC Fight Night 129 went down tonight (Saturday, May 19, 2018) from the Movistar Arena in Santiago, Chile. The evening was headlined by a welterweight contender matchup between the surging Kamaru Usman and grappling ace Demian Maia. Maia had early success with his hands as well as putting Usman in some tricky spots with his […]

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UFC Fight Night 129 went down tonight (Saturday, May 19, 2018) from the Movistar Arena in Santiago, Chile. The evening was headlined by a welterweight contender matchup between the surging Kamaru Usman and grappling ace Demian Maia. Maia had early success with his hands as well as putting Usman in some tricky spots with his takedowns. But the 40-year-old tired and had less and less to offer, shooting telegraphed shots that Usman more and more easily stuffed. It was not a thrilling contest but an important win for Usman, who positions himself for a number-one contender fight, at worst.

The co-feature saw strawweight prospects Tatiana Suarez and Alexa Grasso square off to see which of them is ready to graduate to contender status. It turned out to be Suarez. The former freestyle wrestling standout leaned on her roots, quickly grounding Grasso. She soon moved to the back and sunk in the rear-naked choke for the impressive first-round victory.

See how Twitter reacted to these exciting bouts below:

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UFC Chile Post-Fight Press Conference

Last night’s (Sat. May 19, 2018) UFC Fight Night Chile event is in the books. The main event saw Kamaru Usman dominate jiu-jitsu whiz and former UFC welterweight and middleweight title challenger Demian Maia for five rounds. The co-main event saw Tatiana Suarez pick up a very impressive first-round submission win over fellow standout strawweight […]

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Last night’s (Sat. May 19, 2018) UFC Fight Night Chile event is in the books.

The main event saw Kamaru Usman dominate jiu-jitsu whiz and former UFC welterweight and middleweight title challenger Demian Maia for five rounds.

The co-main event saw Tatiana Suarez pick up a very impressive first-round submission win over fellow standout strawweight Alexa Grasso. Dominick Reyes continued his impressive finish streak with a first-round knockout of veteran Jarred Cannonier.

You can check out the UFC Fight Night Chile post-fight press conference here:

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Kamaru Usman Cruises To Decision Win Over Demian Maia

Demian Maia had no answer for Kamaru Usman at #UFCChile

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Demian Maia didn’t know what to do against Kamaru Usman outside of takedown attempts.

A burning question going into UFC Chile was whether or not Usman’s time is indeed now. Usman took on Maia to find out if he truly was fit for title contention. The bout headlined the UFC’s most recent card in Santiago, Chile.

Usman got the fight started with a couple of leg kicks. A clean right hand landed for Maia. Maia caught a kick, but couldn’t keep Usman down. Maia hooked one leg around the leg of Usman in an attempt to get the back. Usman remained on his feet and the action was broken up. A right hand was there for Maia. Usman then got hit with a left hand as he threw a leg kick. The opening round was a good one for Maia, but that’s where his success ended.

Usman started swinging more in the second stanza. Maia shot in, but Usman stuffed it. The two exchanged strikes. Maia caught a kick, but his shot failed. A counter left hand was there for Maia. Usman once again stuffed a takedown attempt. Usman landed a power left hand. He began chasing Maia down with heavy strikes. Maia pulled guard with about 25 seconds left in the round. The frame ended with Usman in top control.

Usman connected with a right hand early in the third round. A lunging right hand landed for Usman. Maia attempted to get his offense going, but he had nothing outside of his grappling. Usman stuffed yet another takedown and the fight was looking a lot like Maia’s bouts with Tyron Woodley and Colby Covington.

Usman dropped Maia with a right hand early in the fourth round. A cut above the left eye of Maia formed. Usman was able to stuff the takedown again and he landed some short punches.

The fifth and final round was underway. Maia once again couldn’t get a hold of Usman. The story of this fight was Maia’s inability to do anything once the grappling didn’t go his way. This was an easy fight for the judges to call.

Final Result: Kamaru Usman def. Demian Maia via unanimous decision (50-45, 49-46, 49-46)

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Kamaru Usman Cruises To Decision Win Over Demian Maia

Demian Maia had no answer for Kamaru Usman at #UFCChile

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Demian Maia didn’t know what to do against Kamaru Usman outside of takedown attempts.

A burning question going into UFC Chile was whether or not Usman’s time is indeed now. Usman took on Maia to find out if he truly was fit for title contention. The bout headlined the UFC’s most recent card in Santiago, Chile.

Usman got the fight started with a couple of leg kicks. A clean right hand landed for Maia. Maia caught a kick, but couldn’t keep Usman down. Maia hooked one leg around the leg of Usman in an attempt to get the back. Usman remained on his feet and the action was broken up. A right hand was there for Maia. Usman then got hit with a left hand as he threw a leg kick. The opening round was a good one for Maia, but that’s where his success ended.

Usman started swinging more in the second stanza. Maia shot in, but Usman stuffed it. The two exchanged strikes. Maia caught a kick, but his shot failed. A counter left hand was there for Maia. Usman once again stuffed a takedown attempt. Usman landed a power left hand. He began chasing Maia down with heavy strikes. Maia pulled guard with about 25 seconds left in the round. The frame ended with Usman in top control.

Usman connected with a right hand early in the third round. A lunging right hand landed for Usman. Maia attempted to get his offense going, but he had nothing outside of his grappling. Usman stuffed yet another takedown and the fight was looking a lot like Maia’s bouts with Tyron Woodley and Colby Covington.

Usman dropped Maia with a right hand early in the fourth round. A cut above the left eye of Maia formed. Usman was able to stuff the takedown again and he landed some short punches.

The fifth and final round was underway. Maia once again couldn’t get a hold of Usman. The story of this fight was Maia’s inability to do anything once the grappling didn’t go his way. This was an easy fight for the judges to call.

Final Result: Kamaru Usman def. Demian Maia via unanimous decision (50-45, 49-46, 49-46)

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