Tag: Jorge Masvidal

Jorge Masvidal Talks Donald Cerrone Stoppage: ‘I’ll Take The Double Knockout’

Jorge Masvidal earned the biggest win of his career last night (Jan. 28). “Gamebred” was in hostile territory as he stepped inside the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. His opponent was hometown favorite Donald Cerrone. With his spot on the co-main event of a UFC on FOX event, the lights were never brighter for Masvidal. […]

Jorge Masvidal earned the biggest win of his career last night (Jan. 28). “Gamebred” was in hostile territory as he stepped inside the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. His opponent was hometown favorite Donald Cerrone. With his spot on the co-main event of a UFC on FOX event, the lights were never brighter for Masvidal. […]

UFC on FOX 23 Bonuses: Main Card Winners Bank $50,000 Each

Tonight’s (Sat., January 28, 2017) UFC on FOX 23 main card from the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado delivered a wild mix of hard-hitting action for MMA fans, and as a result, each winner of the four featured bouts deservedly took home a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” bonus. The first justifiably went to main event

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Tonight’s (Sat., January 28, 2017) UFC on FOX 23 main card from the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado delivered a wild mix of hard-hitting action for MMA fans, and as a result, each winner of the four featured bouts deservedly took home a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” bonus.

The first justifiably went to main event winner Valentina Shevchenko, who shocked talented grappler Julianna Pena with a second-round armbar victory (watch full video highlights here) that should line her up for a title fight with current champion Amanda Nunes.

Not to be outdone by any means, rising weltrweight veteran Jorge Masvidal finally arrived as a force in the octagon after years as a talented under-the-radar competitor by stopping surging hometown favorite Donald Cerrone in the co-main event. ‘Gamebred’ had ‘Cowboy’ in major trouble towards the end of the first round, where many felt Herb Dean could have -and perhaps did – call off the bout. But the contest was allowed to continue on, and on obviously still-rocked Cerrone was put out of his misery by a vicious onslaught of body shots.

Touted heavyweight freight train Francis Ngannou earned the third bonus by securing his fifth straight finish to start his UFC career by claiming his biggest scalp ever in former champion Andrei Arlovski with a massive first-round uppercut.

Finally, featherweight prospect Jason Knight continued his rise by submitting veteran Alex Caceres with a picturesque choke in the second round.

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Shevchenko, Ngannou Among UFC Denver Bonus Winners

UFC on Fox 23 in Denver Saturday night saw all four of its main card fights pick up Performance of the Night bonuses. With no Fight of the Night being awarded, four fighters found themselves $50,000 richer thanks to four separate fights. Opening the main card on Fox, Jason Knight’s rear naked choke of Alex […]

UFC on Fox 23 in Denver Saturday night saw all four of its main card fights pick up Performance of the Night bonuses. With no Fight of the Night being awarded, four fighters found themselves $50,000 richer thanks to four separate fights. Opening the main card on Fox, Jason Knight’s rear naked choke of Alex […]

Jorge Masvidal vs. Donald Cerrone Full Fight Video Highlights

In our co-main event of UFC on FOX 23 earlier tonight (Sat. January 28, 2016) No. 5-ranked welterweight Donald Cerrone met No. 12-ranked Jorge Masvidal inside the Octagon. The first round opened up with an exchange of leg kicks from both men, before Masvidal got into his groove and began landing combinations flush to the

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In our co-main event of UFC on FOX 23 earlier tonight (Sat. January 28, 2016) No. 5-ranked welterweight Donald Cerrone met No. 12-ranked Jorge Masvidal inside the Octagon.

The first round opened up with an exchange of leg kicks from both men, before Masvidal got into his groove and began landing combinations flush to the face of ‘Cowboy’. ‘Gamebred’ ended his onslaught with what looked like a knockout win at the end of the first round; however, referee Herb Dean claimed the bell rang before he waved the contest off.

In the second round Masvidal took advantage of a dazed Cerrone, finishing the contest with a slew of unanswered shots against the cage. With the win over one of the UFC’s biggest stars, Masvidal could very well be looking at huge step up in competition next.

You can check out the full fight video highlights from Masvidal and Cerrone’s scrap right here:

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UFC on Fox 23 Results: The Real Winners and Losers from Denver Fight Card

If you slumbered on UFC on Fox 23, you missed a title eliminator bout, one of the best action fights possible in the welterweight division and the most exciting prospect in the heavyweight division.
You also missed Bruce Leeroy and The Kid. 
A lot…

If you slumbered on UFC on Fox 23, you missed a title eliminator bout, one of the best action fights possible in the welterweight division and the most exciting prospect in the heavyweight division.

You also missed Bruce Leeroy and The Kid. 

A lot was going on Saturday night on this UFC card in Denver, wedged into Pro Bowl weekend. In the main event, Valentina Shevchenko and Julianna Pena, respectively the first- and second-ranked women’s bantamweights on the UFC roster, did battle to see who would face champion Amanda Nunes.

In the co-main event, dynamic welterweights Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and Jorge Masvidal faced each other. If that doesn’t sell itself, you don’t buy much of anything in MMA.

Later on the main card, heavyweight up-and-comer Francis Ngannou tried to get over against veteran Andrei Arlovski.

And those are only three of the evening’s 12 fights. As usual, the final stat lines only reveal so much. These are the real winners and losers from UFC on Fox 23.

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UFC on FOX 23 Post-Fight Press Conference

This evening’s (Sat., January 28, 2017) UFC on FOX 23 is in the books from the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. Top-ranked women’s bantamweight Valentina Shevchenko met second-ranked Julianna Pena for pivotal title positioning in the main event, with ‘Bullet’ submitting the brash TUF 18 winner with a picture-perfect armbar in the second round. In

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This evening’s (Sat., January 28, 2017) UFC on FOX 23 is in the books from the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado.

Top-ranked women’s bantamweight Valentina Shevchenko met second-ranked Julianna Pena for pivotal title positioning in the main event, with ‘Bullet’ submitting the brash TUF 18 winner with a picture-perfect armbar in the second round.

In the co-main event, hometown favorite Donald Cerrone met veteran Jorge Masvidal in an exciting welterweight scrap where ‘Gamebred’ shocked the crowd by running through ‘Cowboy’ early in the second round after badly rocking him at the end of the first.

Elsewhere on the main card, quickly rising heavyweight prospect Francis Ngannou got by far the biggest win of his young UFC career by starching former champ Andrei Arlovski in the first round, and featherweight prospect Jason Knight picked up his biggest win as well, defeating The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) competitor Alex Caceres with a second-round rear-naked choke.

Check out the event’s post-fight press conference starting shortly after the main card right here:

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