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Video: Highlights Of Louis Smolka vs. Brandon Moreno From UFC Fight Night 96

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At the UFC Fight Night 96 event on Saturday night in Portland, Oregon, Brandon Moreno pulled off a pretty cool upset victory.

In the main card opener on FS1 on Saturday evening, Moreno managed to upset Louis Smolka, f…

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https://youtu.be/MtzR7HuqH08

At the UFC Fight Night 96 event on Saturday night in Portland, Oregon, Brandon Moreno pulled off a pretty cool upset victory.

In the main card opener on FS1 on Saturday evening, Moreno managed to upset Louis Smolka, forcing the MMA veteran to tap out to a guillotine choke at just the 2:23 mark of the very first round.

Featured above are video highlights of the Moreno-Smolka main card opener, which aired live from Portland, Oregon on FOX Sports 1.

For complete UFC Fight Night 96 results, click here.

Video: Highlights Of Louis Smolka vs. Brandon Moreno From UFC Fight Night 96

https://youtu.be/MtzR7HuqH08

At the UFC Fight Night 96 event on Saturday night in Portland, Oregon, Brandon Moreno pulled off a pretty cool upset victory.

In the main card opener on FS1 on Saturday evening, Moreno managed to upset Louis Smolka, f…

smolka-moreno-1

https://youtu.be/MtzR7HuqH08

At the UFC Fight Night 96 event on Saturday night in Portland, Oregon, Brandon Moreno pulled off a pretty cool upset victory.

In the main card opener on FS1 on Saturday evening, Moreno managed to upset Louis Smolka, forcing the MMA veteran to tap out to a guillotine choke at just the 2:23 mark of the very first round.

Featured above are video highlights of the Moreno-Smolka main card opener, which aired live from Portland, Oregon on FOX Sports 1.

For complete UFC Fight Night 96 results, click here.

Twitter Reacts To Lineker Vs. Dodson Barnburner

UFC Portland popped off from the Moda Center in Oregon’s largest city tonight (October 1, 2016). The main event pit former flyweight knockout artists who have since climbed the scale up to bantamweight, John Dodson and John Lineker. The Brazilian, who had well-documented troubles making the 125-pound limit at flyweight, did not leave his troubles with

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UFC Portland popped off from the Moda Center in Oregon’s largest city tonight (October 1, 2016). The main event pit former flyweight knockout artists who have since climbed the scale up to bantamweight, John Dodson and John Lineker. The Brazilian, who had well-documented troubles making the 125-pound limit at flyweight, did not leave his troubles with the scale behind. Lineker once again failed to make weight.

The two diminutive punchers went at it for the full five rounds, bashing each other with hard shots all the while. The crowd became restless with Dodson’s movement and reluctance to engage at times, but he remained effective with his offense nonetheless. ‘The Magician’ was particularly effective with his kicks, catching ‘Hands of Stone’ flush to head more than once. But Lineker continued to press forward and land thudding punches to the head and body. The Brazilian escaped with a split decision victory, but many fans were split on who they thought the victor was.

The co-headliner saw former Bellator champion ‘Ill’ Will Brooks in his sophomore UFC effort take on Alex Oliveira. The Brazilian ‘Cowboy’ also had serious trouble finishing his weight cut, actually coming in 5.5 pounds above the non-title lightweight limit of 156.

The size difference was evident from the get-go, and Oliveira made it work to his advantage. He had success in the clinch with his size and strength advantages and hurt Brooks’ rib with a knee. The injury worsened as the fight wore on, and by the third round, Brooks was grimacing in every position. ‘Cowboy’ pounded out the obviously compromised Brooks, and then taunted him by doing a crotch chop and a chin flip. An incensed Brooks staggered to his feet to pursue Oliveira and threw his mouthpiece at him when referee Herb Dean held him back. Brooks then collapsed back to the canvas in agony, the momentum he carried over from Bellator at an abrupt end.

The main card kicked off with The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 24 contestant Brandon Moreno taking on the biggest favorite on the card, Louis Smolka. ‘Assassin Baby’ snatched a first-round high-elbow guillotine choke for the biggest win of his career. Moreno was making a short-notice debut for the injured Sergio Pettis. After losing his fight on the show, Moreno no longer has to worry about sticking around the big show.

Check out MMA Twitter’s reaction to these exciting scraps below:

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Three Bouts Set For UFC Fight Night 96, Including Louis Smolka-Sergio Pettis

The UFC has announced three fights for the upcoming UFC Fight Night 96 event in Portland, according to a report by Oregon Live.

Louis Smolka meets Sergio Pettis in a flyweight battle, while heavyweights Walt Harris and Shamil Abudrakhimov, along wit…

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The UFC has announced three fights for the upcoming UFC Fight Night 96 event in Portland, according to a report by Oregon Live.

Louis Smolka meets Sergio Pettis in a flyweight battle, while heavyweights Walt Harris and Shamil Abudrakhimov, along with middleweights Tamdan McCrory and Nate Marquardt collide.

Smolka (11-1) is on a four-fight win streak that includes finishes vs. Ben Nguyen, Paddy Holohan and Richie Vaculik. Pettis (14-2) has won each of his last two via decision over Chris Kelades and Chris Cariaso.

UFC Fight Night 96 takes place October 1 from Portland and the Moda Center.

UFC Rankings Update: Cormier Passes McGregor On Pound-For-Pound List

In the aftermath of last Wednesday’s (July 13, 2016) electric UFC Fight Night 91 from the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the official UFC rankings have been updated thanks to a few key bouts. First, however, came a slight change on the vaunted pound-for-pound list, as light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier

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In the aftermath of last Wednesday’s (July 13, 2016) electric UFC Fight Night 91 from the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the official UFC rankings have been updated thanks to a few key bouts.

First, however, came a slight change on the vaunted pound-for-pound list, as light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier overtook featherweight champion at the No. 5 spot despite a lackluster win over Anderson Silva at UFC 200, pushing ‘The Notorious’ down to No. 6 heading into his awaited rematch with Nate Diaz at August 20’s UFC 202 from Las Vegas.

The other big move came in the form of streaking bantamweight John Lineker’s debut on the 235-pound top five following his scintillating knockout of Michael McDonald in the UFC Fight Night 91 main event. ‘Hands of Stone’ came in at No. 5 and forced ‘Mayday’ down to No. 7.

Rising flyweight prospect Louis Smolka also found himself in the top 10 for the first time after he battered and bloodied Ben Nguyen in a first-round finish in South Dakota.

The only other significant movement came at women’s bantamweight, where Ashlee Evans-Smith rose two spots to No. 13 without fighting and Katlyn Chookagian debuted on the 135-pound rankings at No. 15 following her debut win over Lauren Murphy in Sioux Falls.

Check out the full updated rankings courtesy of UFC.com right here:

POUND-FOR-POUND
1 Demetrious Johnson
2 Dominick Cruz
3 Jon Jones
4 Robbie Lawler
5 Daniel Cormier
6 Conor McGregor
7 Jose Aldo
8 Eddie Alvarez
9 Joanna Jedrzejczyk
10 Stipe Miocic
11 Michael Bisping
12 Luke Rockhold
13 Rafael Dos Anjos
14 Frankie Edgar
15 TJ Dillashaw

FLYWEIGHT
Champion : Demetrious Johnson
1 Joseph Benavidez
2 Henry Cejudo
3 Jussier Formiga
4 Kyoji Horiguchi
5 Ian McCall
6 Zach Makovsky
7 Wilson Reis
8 Ali Bagautinov
9 Louis Smolka
10 John Moraga
11 Matheus Nicolau
12 Dustin Ortiz
13 Justin Scoggins
14 Ray Borg
15 Sergio Pettis

BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion : Dominick Cruz
1 TJ Dillashaw
2 Urijah Faber
3 Raphael Assuncao
4 Bryan Caraway
5 John Lineker
6 Aljamain Sterling
7 Michael McDonald
8 Cody Garbrandt
9 John Dodson
10 Thomas Almeida
11 Takeya Mizugaki
12 Frankie Saenz
13 Johnny Eduardo
14 Jimmie Rivera
15 Eddie Wineland

FEATHERWEIGHT
Champion : Conor McGregor
1 Jose Aldo (Interim Champion)
2 Frankie Edgar
3 Max Holloway
4 Chad Mendes
5 Ricardo Lamas
6 Cub Swanson
7 Charles Oliveira
8 Jeremy Stephens
9 Dennis Bermudez
10 Brian Ortega
11 Hacran Dias
12 Darren Elkins
13 Yair Rodriguez
14 Tatsuya Kawajiri
15 Mirsad Bektic

LIGHTWEIGHT
Champion : Eddie Alvarez
1 Khabib Nurmagomedov
2 Rafael Dos Anjos
3 Tony Ferguson
4 Nate Diaz
5 Donald Cerrone
6 Edson Barboza
7 Anthony Pettis
8 Dustin Poirier
9 Michael Chiesa
10 Michael Johnson
11 Beneil Dariush
12 Will Brooks
13 Al Iaquinta
14 Rashid Magomedov
15 Evan Dunham

WELTERWEIGHT
Champion : Robbie Lawler
1 Stephen Thompson
2 Rory MacDonald
3 Demian Maia
4 Tyron Woodley
5 Carlos Condit
6 Kelvin Gastelum
7 Neil Magny
8 Johny Hendricks
9 Matt Brown
10 Rick Story
11 Dong Hyun Kim
12 Gunnar Nelson
13 Tarec Saffiedine
14 Donald Cerrone
15 Thiago Alves

MIDDLEWEIGHT
Champion : Michael Bisping
1 Luke Rockhold
2 Chris Weidman
3 Jacare Souza
4 Vitor Belfort
5 Anderson Silva
6 Robert Whittaker
7 Gegard Mousasi
8 Lyoto Machida
9 Uriah Hall
10 Derek Brunson
11 Tim Kennedy
12 Thales Leites
13 Dan Henderson
14 Rafael Natal
15 Thiago Santos

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion : Daniel Cormier
1 Jon Jones (Interim Champion)
2 Anthony Johnson
3 Glover Teixeira
4 Alexander Gustafsson
5 Ryan Bader
6 Ovince Saint Preux
7 Mauricio Rua
8 Rashad Evans
9 Jimi Manuwa
10 Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
11 Nikita Krylov
12 Corey Anderson
13 Ilir Latifi
14 Patrick Cummins
15 Gian Villante

HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion : Stipe Miocic
1 Fabricio Werdum
2 Cain Velasquez
3 Alistair Overeem
4 Junior Dos Santos
5 Ben Rothwell
6 Andrei Arlovski
7 Travis Browne
8 Brock Lesnar
9 Mark Hunt
10 Josh Barnett
11 Derrick Lewis
12 Roy Nelson
13 Frank Mir
14 Stefan Struve
15 Ruslan Magomedov

WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT
Champion : Joanna Jedrzejczyk
1 Claudia Gadelha
2 Carla Esparza
3 Rose Namajunas
4 Tecia Torres
5 Karolina Kowalkiewicz
6 Jessica Andrade
7 Joanne Calderwood
8 Maryna Moroz
9 Valerie Letourneau
10 Paige VanZant
11 Michelle Waterson
12 Jessica Penne
13 Randa Markos
14 Jessica Aguilar
15 Juliana Lima

WOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion : Amanda Nunes
1 Miesha Tate
2 Holly Holm
3 Ronda Rousey
4 Julianna Pena
5 Cat Zingano
6 Sara McMann
7 Valentina Shevchenko
8 Liz Carmouche
9 Raquel Pennington
10 Jessica Eye
11 Bethe Correia
12 Germaine de Randamie
13 Ashlee Evans-Smith
14 Marion Reneau
15 Katlyn Chookagian *NR

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UFC Rankings Update: Cormier Passes McGregor On Pound-For-Pound List

In the aftermath of last Wednesday’s (July 13, 2016) electric UFC Fight Night 91 from the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the official UFC rankings have been updated thanks to a few key bouts. First, however, came a slight change on the vaunted pound-for-pound list, as light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier

The post UFC Rankings Update: Cormier Passes McGregor On Pound-For-Pound List appeared first on LowKick MMA.

In the aftermath of last Wednesday’s (July 13, 2016) electric UFC Fight Night 91 from the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the official UFC rankings have been updated thanks to a few key bouts.

First, however, came a slight change on the vaunted pound-for-pound list, as light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier overtook featherweight champion at the No. 5 spot despite a lackluster win over Anderson Silva at UFC 200, pushing ‘The Notorious’ down to No. 6 heading into his awaited rematch with Nate Diaz at August 20’s UFC 202 from Las Vegas.

The other big move came in the form of streaking bantamweight John Lineker’s debut on the 235-pound top five following his scintillating knockout of Michael McDonald in the UFC Fight Night 91 main event. ‘Hands of Stone’ came in at No. 5 and forced ‘Mayday’ down to No. 7.

Rising flyweight prospect Louis Smolka also found himself in the top 10 for the first time after he battered and bloodied Ben Nguyen in a first-round finish in South Dakota.

The only other significant movement came at women’s bantamweight, where Ashlee Evans-Smith rose two spots to No. 13 without fighting and Katlyn Chookagian debuted on the 135-pound rankings at No. 15 following her debut win over Lauren Murphy in Sioux Falls.

Check out the full updated rankings courtesy of UFC.com right here:

POUND-FOR-POUND
1 Demetrious Johnson
2 Dominick Cruz
3 Jon Jones
4 Robbie Lawler
5 Daniel Cormier
6 Conor McGregor
7 Jose Aldo
8 Eddie Alvarez
9 Joanna Jedrzejczyk
10 Stipe Miocic
11 Michael Bisping
12 Luke Rockhold
13 Rafael Dos Anjos
14 Frankie Edgar
15 TJ Dillashaw

FLYWEIGHT
Champion : Demetrious Johnson
1 Joseph Benavidez
2 Henry Cejudo
3 Jussier Formiga
4 Kyoji Horiguchi
5 Ian McCall
6 Zach Makovsky
7 Wilson Reis
8 Ali Bagautinov
9 Louis Smolka
10 John Moraga
11 Matheus Nicolau
12 Dustin Ortiz
13 Justin Scoggins
14 Ray Borg
15 Sergio Pettis

BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion : Dominick Cruz
1 TJ Dillashaw
2 Urijah Faber
3 Raphael Assuncao
4 Bryan Caraway
5 John Lineker
6 Aljamain Sterling
7 Michael McDonald
8 Cody Garbrandt
9 John Dodson
10 Thomas Almeida
11 Takeya Mizugaki
12 Frankie Saenz
13 Johnny Eduardo
14 Jimmie Rivera
15 Eddie Wineland

FEATHERWEIGHT
Champion : Conor McGregor
1 Jose Aldo (Interim Champion)
2 Frankie Edgar
3 Max Holloway
4 Chad Mendes
5 Ricardo Lamas
6 Cub Swanson
7 Charles Oliveira
8 Jeremy Stephens
9 Dennis Bermudez
10 Brian Ortega
11 Hacran Dias
12 Darren Elkins
13 Yair Rodriguez
14 Tatsuya Kawajiri
15 Mirsad Bektic

LIGHTWEIGHT
Champion : Eddie Alvarez
1 Khabib Nurmagomedov
2 Rafael Dos Anjos
3 Tony Ferguson
4 Nate Diaz
5 Donald Cerrone
6 Edson Barboza
7 Anthony Pettis
8 Dustin Poirier
9 Michael Chiesa
10 Michael Johnson
11 Beneil Dariush
12 Will Brooks
13 Al Iaquinta
14 Rashid Magomedov
15 Evan Dunham

WELTERWEIGHT
Champion : Robbie Lawler
1 Stephen Thompson
2 Rory MacDonald
3 Demian Maia
4 Tyron Woodley
5 Carlos Condit
6 Kelvin Gastelum
7 Neil Magny
8 Johny Hendricks
9 Matt Brown
10 Rick Story
11 Dong Hyun Kim
12 Gunnar Nelson
13 Tarec Saffiedine
14 Donald Cerrone
15 Thiago Alves

MIDDLEWEIGHT
Champion : Michael Bisping
1 Luke Rockhold
2 Chris Weidman
3 Jacare Souza
4 Vitor Belfort
5 Anderson Silva
6 Robert Whittaker
7 Gegard Mousasi
8 Lyoto Machida
9 Uriah Hall
10 Derek Brunson
11 Tim Kennedy
12 Thales Leites
13 Dan Henderson
14 Rafael Natal
15 Thiago Santos

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion : Daniel Cormier
1 Jon Jones (Interim Champion)
2 Anthony Johnson
3 Glover Teixeira
4 Alexander Gustafsson
5 Ryan Bader
6 Ovince Saint Preux
7 Mauricio Rua
8 Rashad Evans
9 Jimi Manuwa
10 Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
11 Nikita Krylov
12 Corey Anderson
13 Ilir Latifi
14 Patrick Cummins
15 Gian Villante

HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion : Stipe Miocic
1 Fabricio Werdum
2 Cain Velasquez
3 Alistair Overeem
4 Junior Dos Santos
5 Ben Rothwell
6 Andrei Arlovski
7 Travis Browne
8 Brock Lesnar
9 Mark Hunt
10 Josh Barnett
11 Derrick Lewis
12 Roy Nelson
13 Frank Mir
14 Stefan Struve
15 Ruslan Magomedov

WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT
Champion : Joanna Jedrzejczyk
1 Claudia Gadelha
2 Carla Esparza
3 Rose Namajunas
4 Tecia Torres
5 Karolina Kowalkiewicz
6 Jessica Andrade
7 Joanne Calderwood
8 Maryna Moroz
9 Valerie Letourneau
10 Paige VanZant
11 Michelle Waterson
12 Jessica Penne
13 Randa Markos
14 Jessica Aguilar
15 Juliana Lima

WOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion : Amanda Nunes
1 Miesha Tate
2 Holly Holm
3 Ronda Rousey
4 Julianna Pena
5 Cat Zingano
6 Sara McMann
7 Valentina Shevchenko
8 Liz Carmouche
9 Raquel Pennington
10 Jessica Eye
11 Bethe Correia
12 Germaine de Randamie
13 Ashlee Evans-Smith
14 Marion Reneau
15 Katlyn Chookagian *NR

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