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Da Un Jung Finishes Kennedy Nzechukwu With Standing Elbows – UFC Vegas 42 Highlights

Da Un JungSouth Korean heavyweight contender, Da Un Jung made relatively short work of his Nigerian division counterpart, Kennedy Nzechukwu to open the preliminary card of UFC Vegas 42 — stopping him with a series of first round standing elbows at the Octagon fence. Scoring his fourth Octagon victory and second consecutively, Jung managed to sting and […]

Da Un Jung

South Korean heavyweight contender, Da Un Jung made relatively short work of his Nigerian division counterpart, Kennedy Nzechukwu to open the preliminary card of UFC Vegas 42 — stopping him with a series of first round standing elbows at the Octagon fence.

Scoring his fourth Octagon victory and second consecutively, Jung managed to sting and stun Nzechukwu with shots in the center, before unloading with a series of standing elbows, eventually forcing Nzechukwu back to the Octagon fence where he forced the stoppage. Jung now holds UFC wins over the quartet of Nzechukwu, William Knight, Mike Rodriguez, and Khadis Ibrahimov.

Below, catch the highlights from Jung’s first round KO win over Nzechukwu.

Rose Namajunas Defends Title In Close Decision Win Over Zhang Weili – UFC 268 Highlights

Rose NamajunasAnd Still. Two-time UFC strawweight champion, Rose Namajunas has secured the first successful strawweight title defense of her second reign as champion — narrowly edging out former titleholder, Zhang Weili with a split decision (49-48, 48-49, 49-46) triumph in the co-headliner of UFC 268. Taking the opening round against the Hebei native with her accurate […]

Rose Namajunas

And Still. Two-time UFC strawweight champion, Rose Namajunas has secured the first successful strawweight title defense of her second reign as champion — narrowly edging out former titleholder, Zhang Weili with a split decision (49-48, 48-49, 49-46) triumph in the co-headliner of UFC 268.

Taking the opening round against the Hebei native with her accurate striking, Namajunas managed to score a lot more with her volume striking — with Weili looking to get the fight to the ground whenever possible.

Still entirely dangerous in the pocket and in close quarters, Weili managed to wobble Wisconsin native, Namajunas, and without dropping the champion — Weili’s striking especially during drawn-out exchanges seemed to grab the attention of the defending champion, as did the constant flurry of leg kicks.

Controlling the fight for some considerable time in the fifth round, Namajunas, under the tutelage of Trevor Wittman and Pat Barry took Weili down early in the fifth and final frame — controlling the challenger for some significant time on top prior to the final klaxon.

Below, catch the highlights from Namajunas’ successful defense against Weili.

Alex Pereira Stops Andreas Michailidis With Stunning Flying Knee – UFC 268 Highlights

Alex PereiraWhat a spectacular finish for former GLORY Kickboxing light heavyweight champion, Alex Pereira who makes his UFC debut in splendid fashion courtesy of a stunning second round flying knee knockout win over Andreas Michailidies in the featured preliminary bout of UFC 268. Struggling with the wrestling of Michailidis early in the opening frame, Pereira was […]

Alex Pereira

What a spectacular finish for former GLORY Kickboxing light heavyweight champion, Alex Pereira who makes his UFC debut in splendid fashion courtesy of a stunning second round flying knee knockout win over Andreas Michailidies in the featured preliminary bout of UFC 268.

Struggling with the wrestling of Michailidis early in the opening frame, Pereira was taken down at the first attempt from the Greece native — before spending the majority of the remaining four minutes of the first round trapped in the clinch as Michailidis tied up at the fence.

Seeing a second round, Pereira launched with a staggering flying knee inside just 15-seconds of the opening frame, catching Michailidis flush — before landing a couple more strikes before referee, Dan Miragliotta eventually stepped in and saved Michailidis from further punishment.

Below, catch the highlights from Pereira’s successful UFC victory.

Nassourdine Imavov Slices Through Edmen Shahbazyan With Crucifix Elbows – UFC 268 Highlights

Nassourdine ImavovFactory MMA trainee, Nassourdine Imavov continues to impress in the UFC — handing the highly-touted, Edmen Shahbazyan his third consecutive loss following a series of slicing and slashing elbows from the mounted crucifix position late in the second round of his late preliminary card opener at UFC 268. Threatening with a series of submission attempts […]

Nassourdine Imavov

Factory MMA trainee, Nassourdine Imavov continues to impress in the UFC — handing the highly-touted, Edmen Shahbazyan his third consecutive loss following a series of slicing and slashing elbows from the mounted crucifix position late in the second round of his late preliminary card opener at UFC 268.

Threatening with a series of submission attempts before the eventual finish, Imavov, under the tutelage of the renowned, Fernand Lopez, looked to latch onto a trio of anaconda and D’Arce chokes as well as a high elbow guillotine, ultimately to no avail

As Shahbazyan attempted to secure his own guillotine by pulling guard, Imavov scrambled and eventually moved to a mounted crucifix position, continually opening up Shahbazyan with a series of slashing elbow strikes.

Below, catch the highlights from Imavov’s stoppage victory over Shahbazyan.

Chris Barnett Stops Gian Villante With Huge Wheel Kick, Celebrates With Frontflip – UFC 268 Highlights

Chris BarnettWhat a method to score your first UFC victory for Chris Barnett — who stops New York favorite, Gian Villante with a massive wheel kick and subsequent strikes in the second round of his UFC 268 preliminary bout. Spinning midway though the second round with a massive wheel kick, Barnett connected on the button — […]

Chris Barnett

What a method to score your first UFC victory for Chris Barnett — who stops New York favorite, Gian Villante with a massive wheel kick and subsequent strikes in the second round of his UFC 268 preliminary bout.

Spinning midway though the second round with a massive wheel kick, Barnett connected on the button — dropping the retiring Villante, before landing a slew of ground strikes as the latter shelled up.

Following the knockout victory — Barnett celebrated with a spectacular frontflip before encouraging the New York crowd to applaud the retiring Villante.

Below, catch the highlights from Barnett’s knockout victory.

Marvin Vettori Defeats Paulo Costa With Unanimous Decision Victory – UFC Vegas 41 Highlights

Marvin VettoriMarvin Vettori is back in the winner’s enclosure off the back of a instant classic five round back-and-forth with one-time title challenger, Paulo Costa — besting the Belo Horizonte native with a unanimous decision (48-46, 48-46, 48-46) victory in the main event of UFC Vegas 41. Headlining in a light heavyweight matchup against the #1 […]

Marvin Vettori

Marvin Vettori is back in the winner’s enclosure off the back of a instant classic five round back-and-forth with one-time title challenger, Paulo Costa — besting the Belo Horizonte native with a unanimous decision (48-46, 48-46, 48-46) victory in the main event of UFC Vegas 41.

Headlining in a light heavyweight matchup against the #1 ranked contender, Vettori managed to signifcantly outland his opposition, particularly a floor higher, opting for combinations and a more frequent output over the majority of the 25-minute limit.

For Costa, despite his questionable fight week prior to tonight’s headliner, the Brazilian turned in a hugely impressive and admirable performance over the course of five gruelling rounds — landing a multitude of bone shaking body kicks off a whipping right limit.

Costa was however deducted a point by referee, Jason Herzog despite his protests, having landed an inadvertant eye poke midway through the second round — putting even further onus on him to remove the judges from the equation against the Trento native.

Unable to mitigate the constant pressure of Vettori, as well as uncanny durability, Costa suffered a unanimous decision defeat — falling to his second consecutive loss, while Kings MMA star, Vettori puts himself firmly back into title contention.

Off the back of the victory, Vettori still branded Costa a “c*nt” for the turbulent fight week endured as a result of Costa’ weight-cut fiasco, but admired the Brazilian’s powerful offense. In a tongue-in-cheek comment, the Italian claimed he would buy himself another watch after he had received 20% of Costa’s fight purse.

Below, catch the highlights from an excellent main event tilt between Vettori and Costa.