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Gilbert Burns Rebooked Against Lando Vannata at UFC on FOX 29

Gilbert Burns won’t be competing this Saturday in Orlando, Fla. but he does know when he’ll be fighting next. According to a report from Combate, the 31-year-old has been rebooked against Lando Vannata (pictured) at UFC on FOX 29 which take…

Gilbert Burns won’t be competing this Saturday in Orlando, Fla. but he does know when he’ll be fighting next. According to a report from Combate, the 31-year-old has been rebooked against Lando Vannata (pictured) at UFC on FOX 29 which takes place April 14 at Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz. That card is headlined by […]

UFC 216 Bonuses: Johnson Banks Extra $50,000 For Submission Of The Year

UFC 216 emanated tonight (Saturday, October 7, 2017) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it delivered several pieces of history and sensational fights. In the co-main event, Demetrious Johnson broke Anderson Silva’s title defense record, posting his eleventh consecutive victory as flyweight king. And he did it in jaw-dropping fashion. After dominating the […]

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UFC 216 emanated tonight (Saturday, October 7, 2017) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it delivered several pieces of history and sensational fights.

In the co-main event, Demetrious Johnson broke Anderson Silva’s title defense record, posting his eleventh consecutive victory as flyweight king. And he did it in jaw-dropping fashion.

After dominating the fight from the beginning and well ahead on the scorecards in the fifth, Johnson made his move to finish an exhausted and dispirited Borg. After yet another takedown, the challenger worked his way back to his feet but with Johnson clinging to a rear waistlock. Johnson then hit a belly-to-back suplex from which he transitioned to an armbar. In the air.

Borg hadn’t even hit the mat when he found himself hopelessly ensnared in the fight-ending submission. He fought valiantly to escape but was forced to ask out of the fight with only a minute left on the clock. Johnson took home one of the Performance of the Night bonus checks for his efforts.

The other Performance of the Night went to a former challenger of Johnson’s. John Moraga upset the apple cart of the highly-touted Magomed Bibulatov with a crushing first-round knockout. An overhand right stunned the Chechen and opened the door for the finish. After a missed head kick, a missile of a left hook detonated on Bibulatov’s chin. The upstart went stiff immediately, crashing to his back in a heap on the canvas. Moraga banked $50,000 for his efforts, putting a recent three-fight losing streak farther in the rear-view.

The Fight of the Night was a no-brainer. Bobby Green and Lando Vannata put on a war for the ages in the prelims in which both guys were nearly finished and Vannata’s face became a bloody mask.

After dropping and nearly finishing Green with a volley of right hands in round one, Vannata landed an illegal knee to Green’s face as “King” tried to regain his feet. The blow resulted in a point deduction and gave Green a much-needed moment to clear his head. The rest of the bout was nip-and-tuck, with both men landing clean punches upstairs and kicks to the legs and body. Despite his cut and bleeding face, Vannata seemed to be landing the cleaner blows. That changed in the waning moments of the fight

That changed in the waning moments of the fight, when Green rocked Vannata badly as the two threw leather to the finish. “Groovy” Lando was able to stagger to the finish line. That sequence wasn’t enough for Green to steal the fight, but it prevented Vannata from getting the win. The fight ended in a split draw. But both men took home matching $50,000 bonus checks for their efforts.

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Highlights: Bloody War Ends In Draw At UFC 216

Much of the attention for tonight’s (Sat., October 7, 2017) UFC 216 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada is centered on the interim lightweight title bout in the main event, but two other fighters put from the weight class put on an insane back-and-forth on the preliminary card. Bobby Green and Lando Vannata let […]

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Much of the attention for tonight’s (Sat., October 7, 2017) UFC 216 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada is centered on the interim lightweight title bout in the main event, but two other fighters put from the weight class put on an insane back-and-forth on the preliminary card.

Bobby Green and Lando Vannata let it all hang out in a bloody war that will absolutely get the excitement flowing for the UFC 216 main card. And it all began in rather unorthodox style before becoming one of the closest and hard-fought bouts of 2017.

Vannata’s flashy striking power was apparent early as he dropped Green and followed to the ground with several follow-up punches. But when Green tried to get back to his feet, Vannata rushed in early with an illegal knee that caused referee Herb Dean to call for a halt in the action. Check it out right here:


After a point was taken from the Jackson-Wink MMA-trained ‘Groovy,’ Green seemed to be fully recovered, and he found a second wind to throw a ton of accurate shots and bloody Vannata, maintaining a grueling pace as he popped up from each and every takedown.

Vannata landed several huge shots of his own, rocking Green towards the end of the second and nearly finishing him again. It became an all-out war in the third, with Vannata a bloody mess as he ate a damaging combination from the resilient Green. Watch some of the entertaining exchanges right here:


Finally, the ultra-close and ultra-violent fight came to a close with no winner as it was declared a 29-27 score for each fighter on one judge’s card apiece and a 28-28 draw with a point deduction on the final judge’s card:

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UFC 216 – Preliminary Card Predictions

UFC 216 – Lando Vannata Vs. Bobby Green Lando Vannata turned a lot of heads and raised a lot of eyebrows with an impressive UFC debut wherein he nearly got the better of Tony Ferguson.He promised of potential, and even knocked out John Makdessi with a wheelkick that was nothing short of spectacular. However, he […]

UFC 216 – Lando Vannata Vs. Bobby Green

Lando Vannata turned a lot of heads and raised a lot of eyebrows with an impressive UFC debut wherein he nearly got the better of Tony Ferguson.He promised of potential, and even knocked out John Makdessi with a wheelkick that was nothing short of spectacular. However, he was humbled at UFC 209 at the hands of David Teymur.

Vannata’s loss only goes to prove that there is always room for improvement. He gets to be in the spotlight again come UFC 216 on October 7th when he faces off against the more experienced Bobby Green. Vannata has been training hard from what we know, and this will be the perfect opportunity for him to showcase his newly acquired skills.

UFC 216 – Pearl Gonzalez Vs. Poliano Botelho

Pearl Gonzalez really messed up her UFC debut, it was pretty diabolical as everything went horribly wrong for her. Sadly, the UFC cuts her no slack and has put her up against Poliano Botelho who is strong favorite going into this match up.

Things don’t look positive for Gonzalez at this point. She is going to have a hard time, and we doubt she is ready for a challenge this tough, this early.

UFC 216 – Walt Harris Vs. Mark Godbeer

There is always one fight in every UFC fight night which features two massive men that can both pack a punch. While it might not be the most agile or technical fight of the night. There is certainly going to be a display of brute force in this match up. The two middle heavyweights should make for an interesting fight. This one is really hard to predict, can go either way.

UFC 216 – Matt Schnell Vs. Marco Beltran

This fight is pretty much going to help the UFC decide who is going to be cut. Firstly, the weight division itself is losing popularity and the UFC themselves don’t seem to bother much for this weight class. Furthermore, both fighters have suffered back to back losses and whoever is on the losing side here will certainly be going home for good.

UFC 216 – Tom Duquesnoy Vs. Cody Stamann

This fight is basically the UFC giving Duquesnoy a stage and an opponent which is ideal for him to show off what he can do. The ex BAMMA champion did impress in his debut and the UFC seem keen to see what else he can do at the expense of Cody Stamann.

Stamann might be able to prove the UFC wrong and actually cause an upset here, but it is going to be an uphill task to say the least.

UFC 209 Bonuses: Teymur vs. Vannata Earns Fight of the Night

UFC 209 took a major blow before it even got off the ground when Khabib Nurmagomedov had to be pulled from the card due to a bad weight cut, but a number of stars stepped up Saturday night to put on bonus winning performances. Following the event, held at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, […]

UFC 209 took a major blow before it even got off the ground when Khabib Nurmagomedov had to be pulled from the card due to a bad weight cut, but a number of stars stepped up Saturday night to put on bonus winning performances. Following the event, held at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, […]

UFC 209 Bonuses: Teymur vs. Vannata Earns Fight of the Night

UFC 209 took a major blow before it even got off the ground when Khabib Nurmagomedov had to be pulled from the card due to a bad weight cut, but a number of stars stepped up Saturday night to put on bonus winning performances. Following the event, held at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, […]

UFC 209 took a major blow before it even got off the ground when Khabib Nurmagomedov had to be pulled from the card due to a bad weight cut, but a number of stars stepped up Saturday night to put on bonus winning performances. Following the event, held at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, […]