MMA News 2019 Year-End Awards

Another year is coming to a close, which means it’s time for the 2019 MMA News Awards. Fight fans weren’t short on witnessing memorable moments in 2019. From the emergence of a familiar face in Jorge Masvidal to a new star being born in Isr…

Another year is coming to a close, which means it’s time for the 2019 MMA News Awards. Fight fans weren’t short on witnessing memorable moments in 2019. From the emergence of a familiar face in Jorge Masvidal to a new star being born in Israel Adesanya, MMA in 2019 won’t soon be forgotten. The MMA […]

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Alistair Overeem Views Jairzinho Rozenstruik Fight As A Win

Now that he feels “pretty again” after undergoing successful plastic surgery, Alistair Overeem believes he’s the true winner of his fight with Jairzinho Rozenstruik. Overeem shared the Octagon with Rozenstruik earlier this month. The …

Now that he feels “pretty again” after undergoing successful plastic surgery, Alistair Overeem believes he’s the true winner of his fight with Jairzinho Rozenstruik. Overeem shared the Octagon with Rozenstruik earlier this month. The heavyweight clash headlined UFC Washington. Overeem looked to be on his way to a unanimous decision victory, but Rozenstruik clocked him […]

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Francis Ngannou To Face Jairzinho Rozenstruik At UFC Columbus

It looks like Francis Ngannou finally has a fight. ESPN is reporting that Ngannou will return to the Octagon in March to face Jairzinho Rozenstruik. The show goes down on March 28 from Columbus, Ohio. “Breaking: Ask and you shall receive. Jairzinho Rozenstruik (@JairRozenstruik) vs. Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) will headline UFC Fight Night on March […]

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It looks like Francis Ngannou finally has a fight. ESPN is reporting that Ngannou will return to the Octagon in March to face Jairzinho Rozenstruik. The show goes down on March 28 from Columbus, Ohio.

“Breaking: Ask and you shall receive. Jairzinho Rozenstruik (@JairRozenstruik) vs. Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) will headline UFC Fight Night on March 28 in Columbus, per sources. The fight Jairzinho wanted, coming off a 4-0 run in 2019. More info coming to @espn.”

This is exactly the matchup Rozenstruik was hoping for, as he called “The Predator” out following his big fifth-round knockout win over Alistair Overeem at UFC DC. Rozenstruik has looked phenomenal during his UFC run, as the undefeated 10-0 heavyweight prospect has won all four of his Octagon appearances via finish. Now, he’ll take on the most feared puncher heavyweight has ever seen in Ngannou.

Ngannou could, arguably, be fighting for a heavyweight championship next. However, with the trilogy bout between Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier holding things up, he’ll have to keep busy in the meantime. Ngannou is on a three-fight win streak, having won each of those bouts via first-round finish. He’ll now welcome Rozenstruik to the heavyweight elite, hoping to put a stamp on his claim to a heavyweight title opportunity.

What do you think about the matchup between Ngannou and Rozenstruik?

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Alexander Volkov Says Francis Ngannou ‘Ducked’ Him After Rozenstruik Matchup

Alexander Volkov is not happy Francis Ngannou was booked to fight Jairzinho Rozenstruik after it appeared they had agreed to fight. Now, following the news, Volkov took to Twitter to call out Ngannou for ducking him. “Its just me, or @francis_nga…

Alexander Volkov is not happy Francis Ngannou was booked to fight Jairzinho Rozenstruik after it appeared they had agreed to fight. Now, following the news, Volkov took to Twitter to call out Ngannou for ducking him. “Its just me, or @francis_ngannou just evaded me again? He wanted to fight me so much, but ducked me […]

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UFC Rankings Report: Rozenstruik & Ladd Enter Title Contention

The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC Washington! Check out all the changes below! Pound for Pound: No changes Strawweight: No changes Women’s Flyweight: With the most recent title challenger Liz Carmouche out of the picture, everyone moved …

The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC Washington! Check out all the changes below! Pound for Pound: No changes Strawweight: No changes Women’s Flyweight: With the most recent title challenger Liz Carmouche out of the picture, everyone moved up one spot, including Ji Yeon Kim, who debuts in the rankings at #15. Women’s Bantamweight: […]

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UFC Rankings Update: Jairzinho Rozenstruik Enters Top Five

We have a new UFC rankings update to pass along following this past weekend’s UFC DC event. In the main event of the evening, Jairzinho Rozenstruik topped Alistair Overeem via fifth-round knockout. The rising Rozenstruik has now entered the top five at heavyweight with his victory, and is well on his way to a title […]

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We have a new UFC rankings update to pass along following this past weekend’s UFC DC event.

In the main event of the evening, Jairzinho Rozenstruik topped Alistair Overeem via fifth-round knockout. The rising Rozenstruik has now entered the top five at heavyweight with his victory, and is well on his way to a title opportunity with another big win or two. It will certainly be interesting to see what’s next for Rozenstruik now that he has secured the No. 5-ranked position.

Check out the full UFC rakings update below (courtesy of MMA Mania):

UFC Rankings Update

POUND-FOR-POUND

1. Jon Jones
2. Khabib Nurmagomedov
3. Henry Cejudo
4. Stipe Miocic
5. Amanda Nunes
6. Daniel Cormier
7. Max Holloway
8. Israel Adesanya
9. Tony Ferguson
10. Kamaru Usman
11. Valentina Shevchenko
12. Dustin Poirier
13. Robert Whittaker
14. Conor McGregor
15. Tyron Woodley

FLYWEIGHT

Champion: HENRY CEJUDO

1. Joseph Benavidez
2. Jussier Formiga
3. Deiveson Figueiredo
4. Alexandre Pantoja
5. Brandon Moreno
6. Kai Kara France
7. Rogerio Bontorin
8. Tim Elliott
9. Matt Schnell
10. Jordan Espinosa
11. Alex Perez
12. Askar Askarov
13. Ryan Benoit
14. Mark De La Rosa
15. Raulian Paiva

BANTAMWEIGHT

Champion: HENRY CEJUDO

1. Marlon Moraes
2. Aljamain Sterling
3. Cory Sandhagen
4. Petr Yan
5. Raphael Assuncao
6. Pedro Munhoz
7. Jimmie Rivera
8. Cody Garbrandt
9. Rob Font +1
10. Cody Stamann -1
11. John Dodson
12. (T) Urijah Faber
12. (T) Song Yadong +1
14. Marlon Vera
15. Casey Kenney

FEATHERWEIGHT

Champion: MAX HOLLOWAY

1. Alexander Volkanovski
2. Brian Ortega
3. Jose Aldo
4. Zabit Magomedsharipov
5. Frankie Edgar
6. Yair Rodriguez
7. Chan Sung Jung
8. Renato Moicano
9. Jeremy Stephens
10. Josh Emmett
11. Calvin Kattar
12. Shane Burgos
13. Mirsad Bektic
14. Arnold Allen
15. Ryan Hall

LIGHTWEIGHT

Champion: KHABIB NURMAGOMEDOV

1. Tony Ferguson
2. Dustin Poirier
3. Conor McGregor
4. Justin Gaethje
5. Donald Cerrone
6. Paul Felder
7. Dan Hooker
8. Kevin Lee
9. Al Iaquinta
10. Edson Barboza
11. Anthony Pettis
12. Gregor Gillespie
13. Charles Oliveira
14. Alexander Hernandez
15. Islam Makhachev

WELTERWEIGHT

Champion: KAMARU USMAN

1. Tyron Woodley
2. Colby Covington
3. Jorge Masvidal
4. Leon Edwards
5. Rafael dos Anjos
6. Demian Maia
7. Santiago Ponzinibbio
8. Stephen Thompson
9. Nate Diaz
10. Anthony Pettis
11. Robbie Lawler
12. Gilbert Burns +2
13. Vicente Luque
14. Geoff Neal +1
15. Neil Magny *NR

MIDDLEWEIGHT

Champion: ISRAEL ADESANYA

1. Robert Whittaker
2. Paulo Costa
3. Yoel Romero
4. Jared Cannonier
5. Darren Till
6. Jack Hermansson
7. Kelvin Gastelum
8. Derek Brunson
9. Edmen Shahbazyan
10. Ian Heinisch
11. Uriah Hall
12. Brad Tavares
13. Antonio Carlos Junior
14. Omari Akhmedov
15. Anderson Silva

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

Champion: JON JONES

1. Thiago Santos
2. Daniel Cormier
3. Anthony Smith
4. Dominick Reyes
5. Corey Anderson
6. Jan Blachowicz
7. Alexander Gustafsson
8. Volkan Oezdemir
9. Glover Teixeira
10. Aleksandar Rakic
11. Johnny Walker
12. Ilir Latifi
13. Misha Cirkunov
14. Nikita Krylov
15. Ronaldo Souza

HEAVYWEIGHT

Champion: STIPE MIOCIC

1. Daniel Cormier
2. Francis Ngannou
3. Curtis Blaydes
4. Junior dos Santos
5. (T) Derrick Lewis
5. (T) Jairzinho Rozenstruik +9
7. Alexander Volkov -1
8. Alistair Overeem -2
9. Walt Harris -1
10. Shamil Abdurakhimov -1
11. Blagoy Ivanov -1
12. Aleksei Oleinik -1
13. Augusto Sakai -1
14. Sergei Pavlovich -1
15. Marcin Tybura *NR

WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT

Champion: WEILI ZHANG

1. Jessica Andrade
2. Rose Namajunas
3. Tatiana Suarez
4. Joanna Jedrzejczyk
5. Nina Ansaroff
6. Claudia Gadelha
7. Carla Esparza
8. Michelle Waterson
9. Marina Rodriguez
10. Cynthia Calvillo
11. Alexa Grasso
12. Felice Herrig
13. Tecia Torres
14. Karolina Kowalkiewicz
15. Amanda Ribas

WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT

Champion: VALENTINA SHEVCHENKO

1. Katlyn Chookagian
2. Jessica Eye
3. Joanne Calderwood
4. Jennifer Maia +1
5. Viviane Araujo +1
6. Lauren Murphy +1
7. Roxanne Modafferi +1
8. Andrea Lee +1
9. Maycee Barber +1
10. Alexis Davis +1
11. Montana De La Rosa +1
12. Antonina Shevchenko +1
13. Mara Romero Borella +1
14. Paige VanZant +1
15. Ji Yeon Kim +1

WOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT

Champion: AMANDA NUNES

1. Germaine de Randamie
2. Ketlen Vieira
3. (T) Holly Holm
3. (T) Aspen Ladd +2
5. Julianna Pena -1
6. Raquel Pennington
7. Yana Kunitskaya
8. Marion Reneau
9. Sara McMann
10. Irene Aldana
11. Lina Lansberg
12. Macy Chiasson
15. Bethe Correia
14. Nicco Montano
15. Sijara Eubanks

What do you think of the latest UFC rankings update?

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