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Another UFC Fighter Takes Kevin Holland Route Of Crimefighting

Fan-favorite welterweight Kevin Holland may have become the UFC’s most notable crimefighter in recent times, but he’s not the only athlete enforcing the law on the streets. In 2022, Holland attracted headlines for a string of crime-fighting endeavors in Texas. The formerly ranked middleweight’s regular policing of the streets and superhero-esque saves included chasing away…

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Former UFC fighter Felipe Colares saves woman from robbery in Brazil

Brazil’s Felipe Colares recently stopped a man who had robbed a woman on the street. The former UFC fighter ‘Cabocão’ has been training Jiu Jitsu since he was just seven years old, and was able to use these skills to apprehend the thief. On Instagram, the former Jungle Fight Featherweight Champion posted: “Returning from training […]

On Instagram, the former Jungle Fight Featherweight Champion posted:

“Returning from training this afternoon, we came across an alleged assault on a woman, on the beach of the Bandeirantes playground. Returned the car, and went to the lady to ascertain the situation, and actually it was a robbery.”

Felipe Colares and his cohorts assess the situation before acting, he continued:

“Seeing that he was unarmed, we intervened and were able to immobilize the rascal only using the jiu-jitsu techniques of my master.”

After holding down the criminal, the items were returned and police were contacted, the Brazilian fighter continued:

“We managed to capture the criminal, recovered the victim’s cell phone, and today we have one less robber on the streets. It was great to collaborate with the Police.”

But Felipe Colares also warns people not to do this in the future, he said:

“I do not recommend that unprepared people take this attitude, but today I became 1% better.”

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Felipe Colares the MMA fighter

When he’s not apprehending criminals in the street like a superhero, ‘Cabocão’ Felipe Colares is a martial artist MMA fighter. At the age of 7, he learned Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. At age 15, he would add Muay Thai to his arsenal. The fighter went a perfect 8-0 before entering the UFC competing between the bantamweight and featherweight divisions. With an overall record of 10-4, he will soon be making his debut in Ares FC next month.

Hooper: Fear Of Cultural Appropriation Prevented Colares From Tapping

Heading into his fight with Felipe Corales at UFC Vegas 55, featherweight Chase Hooper knew that a submission victory was likely off the table. Following his third round TKO win against Corales, Hooper was asked during his UFC Vegas 55 post-fight scrum if there had been any submissions attempts where he felt close to finishing…

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Heading into his fight with Felipe Corales at UFC Vegas 55, featherweight Chase Hooper knew that a submission victory was likely off the table.

Following his third round TKO win against Corales, Hooper was asked during his UFC Vegas 55 post-fight scrum if there had been any submissions attempts where he felt close to finishing the fight.

“That one D’arce a little bit, for a second,” Hooper responded. “Then I was like ‘Ahh, it’s not quite where I want it to be; it’s towards the end of the round.’ You can hear him gargling a little bit, but then that angle changed. And I was like ‘it’s not quite there.’”

The 22-year-old has been working hard to improve his striking but is most comfortable on the mat. Of his ten pro wins coming into this fight, five were by submission. Despite his skills as a grappler, Hooper’s coach made sure to let “The Dream” know that he shouldn’t expect to snatch a submission win against Corales.

“My coach actually told me between rounds and he was telling me before the fight. But it’s so hard to break of like, ‘Stop going for submissions.’

“With this guy, he’s Brazilian. He’s not gonna want you to sub him out. He’s not gonna want some little American white kid to take his sport, his Brazilian jiu-jitsu. He’s not gonna let me sub him, which was an excellent adjustment for my coach to have me do and I shifted to going for more of the TKO.”

While Hooper did grapple effectively throughout the fight and looked for several submissions, his coach must have been satisfied when “The Dream” finally earned the TKO victory in the third round.

This matchup with Corales was Hooper’s first fight in close to a year following a unanimous decision loss to Steven Peterson at UFC 263. The 22-year-old featherweight is now 11-2-1 overall and 3-2 in the UFC, with all three of those wins coming via stoppage.

What do you think of Hooper’s comments about why he couldn’t submit Felipe Corales?

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Fighters React To Chase Hooper’s TKO Win At UFC Vegas 55

UFC featherweight prospect Chase Hooper showed the progress he’s made after nearly a year away from the Octagon with a win at UFC Vegas 55. Hooper put on an impressive performance against Felipe Colares on the UFC Vegas 55 prelims. After smothering Colares with his grappling, he finished the fight with vicious ground-and-pound strikes to…

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UFC featherweight prospect Chase Hooper showed the progress he’s made after nearly a year away from the Octagon with a win at UFC Vegas 55.

Hooper put on an impressive performance against Felipe Colares on the UFC Vegas 55 prelims. After smothering Colares with his grappling, he finished the fight with vicious ground-and-pound strikes to earn the victory.

Hooper has now won two of his last three fights after dropping a unanimous decision to Alex Caceres in his first UFC loss at UFC 250. He won his debut over Daniel Teymur with a first-round TKO.

Following Hooper’s win, his UFC colleagues had plenty to say about his return to the Octagon.

LETS GOOO @chase_hooper !!!! Great finish young man! #UFCVegas55

— Gerald Meerschaert (@The_Real_GM3) May 21, 2022

Shout out to Hooper, great display tonight

— Terrance ‘T Wrecks’ McKinney (@twrecks155) May 21, 2022

Definitely coming into his own as a fighter! #UFCVegas55

— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) May 21, 2022

Hooper has always been known as a grappler-first competitor, but he also showcased some impressive striking in his win over Colares. He was able to wear Colares down and eventually get the finish with ground strikes.

Hooper will look to continue his run in the Octagon later this year.

UFC Vegas 55 is headlined by a women’s bantamweight matchup between former champion Holly Holm and Ketlen Vieira.

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Chase Hooper Stops Felipe Colares With Ground Strikes Flurry – UFC Vegas 55 Highlights

22-year-old featherweight division prospect, Chase Hooper has rebounded from his unanimous decision loss to Steven Peterson — besting Felipe Colares and becoming the first to finish his fellow 145lber with a slew of third round ground strikes in a back-and-forth UFC Vegas 55 preliminary card showdown. Hooper, who entered tonight’s clash with Colares boasting a […]

Hooper, who entered tonight’s clash with Colares boasting a 2-2 promotional record, managed to strike it rich this time round, displaying his improved striking and finishing ability to stop his opponent at the three minute mark of the third frame.

Demonstrating his ever-present and dangerous grappling game from his back, Hooper took Colares’ back during a scramble before eventually landing the victory, forcing the latter to belly out and defend an onslaught of ground strikes from the top. With the victory Hooper adds Colares to prior UFC victories opposite Peter Barrett, and Daniel Teymur.

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