Jan Blachowicz vs. Thiago Santos Announced as UFC Prague Main Event

UFC will be making its Czech Republic debut on February 23rd  with UFC Prague and will have a banger of a main event between Jan Blachowicz and Thiago Santos as officially announced by the UFC Friday afternoon. Jan Blachowicz is currently the #4-ranked…

UFC will be making its Czech Republic debut on February 23rd  with UFC Prague and will have a banger of a main event between Jan Blachowicz and Thiago Santos as officially announced by the UFC Friday afternoon. Jan Blachowicz is currently the #4-ranked light heavyweight in the world and is on a four-fight winning streak. […]

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UFC Light Heavyweight Dominick Reyes Aims To Fight Jan Blachowicz

Dominick Reyes aims for a bout with Jan Blachowicz. Reyes is coming off a dominant unanimous decision victory over Ovince Saint Preux. Many were wondering just how good the undefeated light heavyweight prospect was and felt he would be tested against S…

Dominick Reyes aims for a bout with Jan Blachowicz. Reyes is coming off a dominant unanimous decision victory over Ovince Saint Preux. Many were wondering just how good the undefeated light heavyweight prospect was and felt he would be tested against Saint Preux. Reyes passed with flying colors and is looking for his next test. […]

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UFC Moscow Results: Jan B?achowicz Taps Nikita Krylov

UFC Moscow results: Nikita Krylov vs. Jan Błachowicz

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In the co-main event of today’s fight card 26-year-old Ukrainian fighter, Nikita Krylov faced off with Poland’s Jan B?achowicz in a pivotal light heavyweight fight.

Krylov comes into the contest on an impressive four-fight winning streak. This will be the first fight in Ktylov’s second stint with the UFC. B?achowicz, 35, comes into Moscow riding a nice three fight win streak of his own. He most recently defeated hard-hitting Brit Jimi Manuwa via unanimous decision earlier this year.

Round One

These guys waste no time. Krylov pushes forward in typical fashion, and B?achowicz stands his ground. Krylov lands a sneaky trip and ends up in B?achowicz closed guard. Krylov is having a hard time landing any significant strikes due to B?achowicz good defense. B?achowicz scrambles and gets top control, Krylov looks for a choke but loses his grip. B?achowicz is demonstrating some strong top control. He passes to side control and picks his shots on Krylov. B?achowicz should win round one.

Round two

Round two starts with a fist bump followed by a push kick from Krylov. B?achowicz sidesteps the kick but finds himself defending an ankle lock. B?achowicz easily defends the submission and again finds himself in on top of Krylov in side control. B?achowicz sinks in both hooks and locks in a head and arm choke. Krylov taps promptly.

Jan B?achowicz defeats Nikita Krylov via submission (darce choke) at 2:41 of round two

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UFC London Medical Suspensions: Jan Blachowicz & Jimi Manuwa Facing Max Sits

Following an exciting “Fight of the Night”-winning slugfest at last Saturday’s (March 17, 2018) UFC Fight Night 127 from the O2 Arena in London, England, light heavyweights Jan Blachowicz and Jimi Manuwa could be on the sidelines for quite some time. According to the recently released UFC London medical suspensions courtesy of MMAjunkie.com, Blachowicz, who […]

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Following an exciting “Fight of the Night”-winning slugfest at last Saturday’s (March 17, 2018) UFC Fight Night 127 from the O2 Arena in London, England, light heavyweights Jan Blachowicz and Jimi Manuwa could be on the sidelines for quite some time.

According to the recently released UFC London medical suspensions courtesy of MMAjunkie.com, Blachowicz, who won the bout by decision after dropping their first match in 2015, will be out up to 180 days unless he obtains an X-ray on his left and is cleared by a medical doctor. If he is cleared he could return sooner, but will still be suspended for 30 days including 21 days with no contact.

On the other hand, Manuwa will also face the full six-month sit unless he has his broken nose cleared by an ear, nose, and throat doctor. He also will be suspended for a mandatory 45 days with no contact.

In terms of the headliner, the victorious Alexander Volkov received a 30-day sit with 21 days no contact for a laceration, while rival Fabricio Werdum got a slightly longer suspension of 60 days with 45 days no contact for a knockout loss.

Check out the full UFC London medical suspensions here:

Alexander Volkov: Suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact for a forehead laceration.

Fabricio Werdum: Suspended 60 days with 45 days no contact for knockout loss.

Jan Blachowicz: Suspended 180 days unless left hand cleared by doctor. Additionally, suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days.

Jimi Manuwa: Suspended 180 days unless nose cleared by ENT. Additionally, suspended 45 days with no contact.

Tom Duquesnoy: Suspended mandatory minimum seven days.

Terrion Ware: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days for hard bout.

Leon Edwards: Suspended mandatory minimum seven days.

Peter Sobotta: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days for left eye laceration.

Charles Byrd: Suspended mandatory minimum seven days.

John Phillips: Suspended mandatory minimum seven days.

Danny Roberts: Suspended mandatory minimum seven days.

Oliver Enkamp: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days for knockout loss.

Danny Henry: Suspended mandatory minimum seven days.

Hakeem Dawodu: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days for choke loss.

Paul Craig: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days for hard bout.

Magomed Ankalaev: Suspended mandatory minimum seven days.

Kajan Johnson: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days for right eyebrow laceration.

Stevie Ray: Suspended mandatory minimum seven days.

Dmitriy Sosnovskiy: Suspended 180 days for right orbital fracture unless cleared by doctor. Additionally, suspended 30 days with no contact.

Mark Godbeer: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days for hard bout.

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UFC London Medical Suspensions: Two Fighters Face Lengthy Layoffs

With every decision comes a consequence and for those fighters who took part in battle at UFC London, it’s their time to faces those consequences in the form of medical suspensions. UFC London (UFC Fight Night 127) took place on Saturday, March 17, 201…

With every decision comes a consequence and for those fighters who took part in battle at UFC London, it’s their time to faces those consequences in the form of medical suspensions. UFC London (UFC Fight Night 127) took place on Saturday, March 17, 2018 at The O2 Arena in London, England. The main card aired […]

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UFC London Bonuses: Blachowicz & Manuwa Bank $50K For Thrilling Throwdown

UFC Fight Night 127 popped off today (Saturday, March 17, 2018) from The O2 Arena in London, England. The slate was main-evented by big men Fabricio Werdum and Alexander Volkov. The Russian cracked Werdum’s chin in the fourth round and likely cracked the top-five as a result. His come-from-behind finish – he had spent much […]

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UFC Fight Night 127 popped off today (Saturday, March 17, 2018) from The O2 Arena in London, England. The slate was main-evented by big men Fabricio Werdum and Alexander Volkov. The Russian cracked Werdum’s chin in the fourth round and likely cracked the top-five as a result. His come-from-behind finish – he had spent much of the first 10 minutes on his back eating punches and elbows from the Brazilian – could net Volkov a crack at the winner of the Miocic-Cormier heavyweight title tilt. It definitely net him an extra $50,000, as Volkov was awarded one of the Performance of the Night bonuses.

The other Performance of the Night went to Scotsman Paul Craig, who authored an even more dramatic come-from-behind win. Craig got taken down and beaten up by newcomer and highly-touted prospect Magomed Ankalaev for most of their preliminary fight. But the Dagestani wrestler paid for his conservative approach – he had Craig in serious trouble from mount to end round one, but never got really aggressive on top again. With the clock winding down and Ankalaev again on top landing moderate ground and pound, Craig chucked up a Hail Mary submission – and got it. Ankalaev tapped to a triangle choke with one second left in a fight he might have won 30-26. Craig kept his spot on the UFC roster and goes home $50,000 richer for setting the record for the latest finish in a three-round fight.

The Fight of the Night went to the co-main event, as Jan Blachowicz and Jimi Manuwa put on a spirited war that far outshined their first fight from 2016. Blachowicz badly rocked and knocked Manuwa down in the first round, but the Brit proved resilient. “Poster Boy” continued to walk down Blachowicz, scoring with vicious left hooks to the body and kicks to all levels, but his deadly power punches could never quite find their mark upstairs. Blachowicz continued to jab, slip, and counter effectively, and rode out a decision victory. By the end, both men were bloody messes, but both will go home $50,000 richer for their efforts.

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