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UFC Matchmaking Bulletin (4/7-9/7): Chikadze & Imavov Set To Return

MMA News has you covered with this week’s UFC matchmaking bulletin, featuring fights for top-10 featherweight Giga Chikadze, promising middleweight Nassourdine Imavov, DWCS alum Bill Algeo, and Fortis MMA’s in-form strawweight Sam Hughes. With UFC cards being held most weekends, Mick Maynard and Sean Shelby have their matchmaking work cut out if they’re to fill them, meaning new bouts…

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EXCLUSIVE | Chris Curtis Rips “Snake” Joaquin Buckley For Callout

UFC middleweight Chris Curtis is not happy with Joaquin Buckley calling him out following his win at UFC Vegas 57. Curtis earned a unanimous decision win over Rodolfo Vieira at UFC Vegas 57 this past weekend. He has won eight fights in a row and appear…

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5 Fights We Need to See After UFC on ESPN 37

UFC on ESPN 37 went down over the weekend in Austin, Texas, and it can safely be called one of the most entertaining Fight Night events of the year thus far….

UFC Austin Bonuses: UFC Breaks The Bank For Second-Straight Week

UFC Austin delivered for a raucous crowd at the city’s Moody Center, tying a record for the most KO/TKO finishes at a single UFC event. The promotion decided to mark the occasion by handing out extra bonuses for the second-straight week after 7 different fighters took home an extra $50k at UFC 275 last week….

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The UFC topped that number this week and gave 11 different fighters a $50K bonus. The promotion elected to hand out Performance of the Night bonuses to every fighter that won by finish, plus the usual pair of bonuses for Fight of the Night.

Things got off to a fast start in the middleweight division, as Roman Dolidze stopped Kyle Daukaus just over a minute into the night’s opening fight. The Georgian landed a knee that sent Daukaus to the canvas and only required a few half-hearted follow-up punches before the ref had seen enough.

The action continued at middleweight with the night’s second bout. After battering him for large portions of the fight, Phil Hawes landed some standing elbows on an already comprised Deron Winn to earn a stoppage at the end of the second round.

The event ended up with three-straight finishes before seeing the judge’s scorecards. Cody Stamann needed less than a minute to stop veteran Eddie Wineland with a combination of knees and punches against the fence.

The first decision of the night did nothing to halt the card’s momentum, as Ricardo Ramos delivered arguably the most impressive finish of the evening in the following bout. Already known for his spinning elbow KO of Aiemann Zahabi at UFC 217, the 26-year-old landed the technique a second time to set up a finish of Danny Chavez.

Not to be outdone, Jeremiah Wells delivered his own offering for the night’s best finish in the next fight. Matched with The Ultimate Fighter Season 11 winner Court McGee, Wells pressed forward and landed a huge left hook that starched “The Crusher” just over a minute and a half into the fight.

The event’s second decision provided a brief respite from the violence of Ramos and Wells’ finishes, but Adrian Yanez got things back on track with the third first-round finish of his UFC career. The Texas-native clearly fed off the energy of his home fans and battered Tony Kelley until the ref stepped in with just over a minute left in the first round.

The next fight between Gregory Rodrigues and Julian Marquez ended in the event’s sixth and final first-round finish. Rodrigues established a striking edge early, and despite a valiant attempt from Marquez to fire back he ended up on the canvas after a right hand from “Robocop”.

Middleweights went 4 for 4 on finishes when Joaquin Buckley earned a victory over Albert Duraev via doctor stoppage in the third round of their fight. While Buckley couldn’t dictate exactly when the fight ended, Duraev had no answer for the offense that closed the Russian’s left eye to the point where a doctor deemed him unable to continue.

The welterweight co-main event between Kevin Holland and Tim Means provided the final finish of the evening and night’s only submission. “Trailblazer” managed to catch Means in a d’arce choke for Holland’s second-straight victory since moving to the welterweight division.

The main event bout between featherweights Calvin Kattar and Josh Emmett had a lot to live up to considering the action that preceded them entering the cage. Both men delivered in a Fight of the Night performance where Josh Emmett walked away with a narrow split-decision win and his fifth-straight victory.

All in all, 9 different fighters walked away from UFC Austin with Performance of the Night Bonuses in addition to Fight of the Night going to Kattar and Emmett.

What do you think of the bonuses for UFC Austin? Should the UFC continue this trend of handing out extra bonuses for exceptional events?

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Video | Darren Till Verbally Agrees To Fight Joaquin Buckley At Proposed London Card In July

One-time UFC welterweight title challenger, Darren Till has offered to fight surging middleweight knockout artist, Joaquin Buckley at a proposed UFC London card on July 23. – during an impromptu face to face ahead of UFC 273 earlier this month. Darren Till, who has been out of action since last September, most recently headlined UFC […]

Darren Till, who has been out of action since last September, most recently headlined UFC Vegas 36 as part of a large UK contingent – suffering an eventual third round rear-naked choke defeat against Derek Brunson.

The defeat came as Till’s second consecutively – after he had dropped a close unanimous decision loss to former undisputed division champion, Robert Whittaker in the main event of UFC Fight Island 3 back in July of 2020.

Darren Till most recently landed a victory over Kelvin Gastelum in November 2019

Briefly targeted with a potential UFC London appearance against veteran division staple, Uriah Hall for March, Darren Till – who had suffered a knee injury in the weeks ahead of his September showing against Brunson remained sidelined.

As he prepares for an expected Octagon comeback this year, however, Till – a staple of Team Kaobon in his native Liverpool, has been training alongside the now-#3 ranked welterweight contender, undefeated phenom, Khamzat Chimaev.

For Chimaev, the AllStars MMA staple featured just earlier this month at UFC 273 against one-time title challenger, Gilbert Burns – landing a close unanimous decision victory to improve to 11-0 professionally.

Footage has since made its way to social media – with both Chimaev and Till speaking with the above mentioned, Buckley backstage ahead of UFC 272 in Jacksonville, Florida – and while it appears to be an offer made in jest, Till welcomes a July matchup with St. Louis striker, Buckley in July – with the pair verbally agreeing to the tie. Its worth noting, however, both Chimaev and Till question each other as to who Buckley actually is.

Boasting a 14-4 professional record, renowned heavy-hitter Buckley turned in a close split judging win over Ghanaian knockout king, Abdul Razak Alhassan back in February – securing his second consecutive triumph off the back of a knockout win over Antonio Arroyo last September.

The UFC is reportedly attempting to nail down a July 23. return to the U.K. following their capital landing earlier this year, and while not officially confirmed by the organization, a London return for the UFC is currently being explored.

Dale Brown Says Other UFC Fighters Have Reached Out For Cornering

Detroit Urban Survival Commander, Dale Brown surprised everyone when he was in Joaquin Buckley’s corner. Brown was considered a joke to many on social media for his defense techniques, but Buckely wanted to see it first-hand. After going to Brown and working with him, he began gaining respect for him and ended up having him…

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Detroit Urban Survival Commander, Dale Brown surprised everyone when he was in Joaquin Buckley’s corner.

Brown was considered a joke to many on social media for his defense techniques, but Buckely wanted to see it first-hand. After going to Brown and working with him, he began gaining respect for him and ended up having him in his corner for his UFC Vegas 48 fight against Abdul Razak Alhassan.

Buckley ended up winning the fight by split decision and Brown says the KO artists used some of his techniques in the scrap.

“I will say he did use some techniques that are associated with my training,” Brown said to TMZ Sports.

With Dale Brown now being 1-0 as a cornerman, he says other UFC fighters have reached out about him training them.

“We’ve had several just the past couple of days reaching out, emailing, texting, trying to reach out and see if they can come by the facility and see what we can do to coordinate and collaborate,” Brown said.

However, even though several UFC fighters have reached out to him, Brown says he will only work with Buckley, as he is loyal to him.

“We’re #teamBuckley so that’s not gonna happen,” Brown said.

With Buckley beating Alhassan with Brown in his corner, he improved to 14-4 as a pro and is riding a two-fight winning streak. He’s also 4-2 inside the Octagon. But with him getting the win, perhaps he goes back to the D.U.S.T. commander next time out. As the old saying goes, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” and Buckley had success against Alhassan so perhaps he runs back his exact same corner for his next fight.

What do you make of Dale Brown saying other UFC fighters have reached out to train him?

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