Montana De La Rosa Slices Through Ariane Lipski, Scores Finish – UFC Vegas 28 Highlights

De La RosaUFC flyweight contender, Montana De La Rosa is back in the winner’s enclosure, following an impressive eventual second round stoppage win over former KSW flyweight champion, Ariane Lipski to open the main card of UFC Vegas 28 at the UFC Apex facility. Utilising her grappling and clear wrestling advantage in the opening round to force […]

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UFC flyweight contender, Montana De La Rosa is back in the winner’s enclosure, following an impressive eventual second round stoppage win over former KSW flyweight champion, Ariane Lipski to open the main card of UFC Vegas 28 at the UFC Apex facility.

Utilising her grappling and clear wrestling advantage in the opening round to force Brazilian contender, Lipski to her back on occasion, De La Rosa sliced with a massive elbow from guard, resulting in some notable claret spilt on the Octagon canvas.

Composing herself following a quick start from Lipski in the second round, De La Rosa circled away following a good counter right hand, to secure a double-leg takedown.

Moving her way to the fence and slicing Lipski with another elbow, this time above her right eye, De La Rosa forced the issue with a series of elbows and hammer fists, forcing referee, Keith Peterson to call a halt to proceedings. With the victory, the 26-year-old Helena native grabs her fifth Octagon success.

Below, catch the highlights from De La Rosa’s knockout win over Lipski.

French Upstart Manon Fiorot Batters Tabatha Ricci On Route To Second Round Stoppage – UFC Vegas 28 Highlights

FiorotFrench uber-prospect, Manon ‘The Beast’ Fiorot improves to 7-1 professionally, and nabs her second Octagon victory via a brutal second round bluegeoning of Tabatha Ricci on the preliminary portion of UFC Vegas 28 this afternoon. Making her second Octagon walk, the flyweight upstart entered the fray off the back of an eye-catching high kick and […]

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French uber-prospect, Manon ‘The Beast’ Fiorot improves to 7-1 professionally, and nabs her second Octagon victory via a brutal second round bluegeoning of Tabatha Ricci on the preliminary portion of UFC Vegas 28 this afternoon.

Making her second Octagon walk, the flyweight upstart entered the fray off the back of an eye-catching high kick and strikes stoppage victory over Victoria Leonardo at UFC Fight Island 7 in January of this year — in her promotional bow.

Utilsiing her expert striking from the onset and throughout, the 31-year-old Nice native eventually dropped Ricci midway through the second frame, before swarming at the Octagon fence with strikes. Forcing referee, Herb Dean to step in and separate the two, Fiorot began teeing off with heavy winging hooks and straights, connecting heavily on a defence-less, Ricci.

Below, catch the highlights from Fiorot’s impressive second UFC victory.

Rob Font Batters Cody Garbrandt On Route To Unanimous Judging Triumph – UFC Vegas 27 Highlights

FontIt’s four straight wins for the #3 ranked, Rob Font — who turns in a masterful striking display over five rounds to take home a unanimous decision victory over former undisputed bantamweight titleholder, Cody Garbrandt. A quite tentative opening couple of minutes in the first round was snapped when Font landed a notable clipping shot […]

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It’s four straight wins for the #3 ranked, Rob Font — who turns in a masterful striking display over five rounds to take home a unanimous decision victory over former undisputed bantamweight titleholder, Cody Garbrandt.

A quite tentative opening couple of minutes in the first round was snapped when Font landed a notable clipping shot above Garbrandt’s ear. Evading and looking to counter, Garbrandt managed to secure a double leg at the fence a couple of times as New England Cartel mainstay, Font looked to press at the fence. Some very dangerous exchanges given the power and accuracy on both sides of the board here.

Starting the second round with another successful takedown, Garbrandt moved straight into full guard. Sweeping expertly with a kimura setup, Font managed to get the fight back to a vertical position. Looking largely to counter from the fence as he circled away, Garbrandt found himself on the receiving end of some notable jabs from Massachusetts native, Font.

Dictating the pace in the third, Font again forced Garbradnt to fight off the back foot, and clinched well at the fence as the former champion appeared to be fading in regards to his stamina. Third round in the books, and possibly a third straight round for Font.

Another striking clinic from Font in the fourth who was using his jab expertly, with Garbrandt continuing to fade and appearing quite frustrated with his overall performance.

Turning in a much better fifth and final round, Garbrandt looked slick with his own countering ability, however it proved too little too late for the former champion, as Font lodges his fourth consecutive victory via a unanimous decision.

Check out the highlights from Font’s masterful striking output below.

Carla Esparza Bloodies Yan Xiaonan To Score Second Round Finish – UFC Vegas 27 Highlights

EsparzaInaugural UFC and Invicta FC strawweight champion, Carla ‘Cookie Monster’ Esparza was in need of a statement victory to earn a title rematch against Rose Namajunas in her next outing. And with her second round battering of the promotional-perfect contender, Yan Xiaonan — Esparza has likely earned her title re-run. Taking the #3 ranked Xiaonan […]

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Inaugural UFC and Invicta FC strawweight champion, Carla ‘Cookie Monster’ Esparza was in need of a statement victory to earn a title rematch against Rose Namajunas in her next outing. And with her second round battering of the promotional-perfect contender, Yan Xiaonan — Esparza has likely earned her title re-run.

Taking the #3 ranked Xiaonan down within the opening couple of exchanges, Esparza went to work from the get-go — establishing top position early in the first before riding out the round from the top, laying down some notable elbow strikes resulting in a notable cut on the side of Xiaonan’s head.

Taking down the Liaoning native early in the second again after catching a body kick, Esparza eventually moved to side control and then to a mounted crucifix position — where she began slicing and bloodying Xiaonan with constant strikes, eventually forcing referee, Keith Peterson to step in and award Esparza her fifth consecutive victory. Following the win, the Team Oyama mainstay called for her title re-run against fellow The Ultimate Fighter alum, Namajunas next.

Below, catch the highlights from Esparza’s statement making win over Xiaonan.

David Dvorak Stops Juancamilo Ronderos With One-Armed Rear-Naked Choke – UFC Vegas 27 Highlights

DvorakThe #11 ranked flyweight contender, David Dvorak may have dealt with some fight week rescheduling, however, that didn’t prevent him from turning in an impressive opening round rear-naked choke win over short-notice replacement, Juancamilo Ronderos — one-armed no less. The Czech Republic native was originally slated to meet with Brazil’s Raulian Paiva, however, the pairing […]

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The #11 ranked flyweight contender, David Dvorak may have dealt with some fight week rescheduling, however, that didn’t prevent him from turning in an impressive opening round rear-naked choke win over short-notice replacement, Juancamilo Ronderos — one-armed no less.

The Czech Republic native was originally slated to meet with Brazil’s Raulian Paiva, however, the pairing was shelved after Paiva was pulled from the card as he dealt with health issues due to the effects of weight cutting.

Taking promotional debutante, Ronderos’ back in an opening round scramble, Dvorak eventually found his way under the Colombian’s neck, handing him a debut loss in the form of a one-armed rear-naked choke.

Below, catch the highlights from Drovak’s first round submission success.

Charles Oliveira Wins Title, KO’s Michael Chandler With Second Round Barrage – UFC 262 Highlights

OliveiraCharles Oliveira has strugged notably with adversity in his career. He’s been dropped, submitted and stopped by strikes. Tonight, once more overcoming that hurdle — he finishes Michael Chandler to become the king of the lightweights. in a fast-paced start, Chandler ate some notable early calf kicks, before almost locking up a guillotine as Oliveira […]

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Charles Oliveira has strugged notably with adversity in his career. He’s been dropped, submitted and stopped by strikes. Tonight, once more overcoming that hurdle — he finishes Michael Chandler to become the king of the lightweights.

in a fast-paced start, Chandler ate some notable early calf kicks, before almost locking up a guillotine as Oliveira shot for a double-leg. Giving up his back to Oliveira, the Brazilian threatened with a rear-naked choke which Chandler defended. Back to the feet, Chandler stunned and dropped Oliveira at the fence, riding out some very worrying adversity.

Beginning fast in the second round, Oliveira swarmed Chandler at the fence, stunning and dropping the Missouri veteran, before unloading with a barrage at the fence, stopping Chandler to become the undisputed UFC lightweight champion.

Catch the highlights from Oliveira’s title victory below.