Carlos Diego Ferreira got the win over Mairbek Taisumov at the UFC 242 pay-per-view event. The two fighters met in a lightweight out at the UFC 242 show on Saturday (September 7, 2019) from The Arena on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. Aside from one tak…
Carlos Diego Ferreira got the win over Mairbek Taisumov at the UFC 242 pay-per-view event. The two fighters met in a lightweight out at the UFC 242 show on Saturday (September 7, 2019) from The Arena on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. Aside from one takedown attempt that was stuffed from Ferreira, this was a […]
Mairbek Taisumov vs. Carlos Diego Ferreira in a lightweight bout opens the main card of the UFC 242 event: Round 1: Both guys come right out of the gate and looking to strike. Taisumov landed a nice uppercut while exchanging. Ferreira was pressing forward and making Taisumov back peddle. Taisumov with a nice leg kick […]
Mairbek Taisumov vs. Carlos Diego Ferreira in a lightweight bout opens the main card of the UFC 242 event:
Round 1: Both guys come right out of the gate and looking to strike. Taisumov landed a nice uppercut while exchanging. Ferreira was pressing forward and making Taisumov back peddle. Taisumov with a nice leg kick that knocked Ferreira off balance. Taisumov caught him with a strike just behind the ear that led to Ferriera going backwards across the cage but regrouped.
Round 2: Ferreira with a front kick and he’s starting fast trying to put combos on Taisumov. Ferreira is not backing down with his striking. Ferreira is warned about head-butting in the clinch. The pace started to slow down from Taisumov.
Round 3: Ferriera started throwing more kicks to mix up his strikes. Ferreira shoots for a takedown but it gets stuffed. Ferriera started to light him up with a mixture of head and body strikes to expand his offense. He stunned him midway through the round with a nice right hook.
Results: Diego Ferreira def. Mairbek Taisumov by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 29-27)
Conor McGregor has made quite a few enemies and you can add another Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter to that list. McGregor turned some heads when he responded to a tweet by MMA Team Dagestan. The Twitter account made a post with rumored na…
Conor McGregor has made quite a few enemies and you can add another Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter to that list. McGregor turned some heads when he responded to a tweet by MMA Team Dagestan. The Twitter account made a post with rumored names for the Abu Dhabi card in September. The “Notorious” one ragged […]
UFC 223 is down a fight after Mairbek Taisumov was removed from the event last night, though the UFC has yet to officially announce the move. The Russian-born Austrian was scheduled to fight Evan Dunham in a lightweight clash on the Fight Pass prelims….
UFC 223 is down a fight after Mairbek Taisumov was removed from the event last night, though the UFC has yet to officially announce the move. The Russian-born Austrian was scheduled to fight Evan Dunham in a lightweight clash on the Fight Pass prelims. Taisumov was removed from the card due to having his visa […]
A rumored lightweight matchup has now been made official by the UFC. Rising 155-pound prospect Maribek Taisumov will face Evan Dunham at UFC 223 on Apr. 7 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. The news was first reported by Newsday. Taisumov Pushing For …
A rumored lightweight matchup has now been made official by the UFC. Rising 155-pound prospect Maribek Taisumov will face Evan Dunham at UFC 223 on Apr. 7 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. The news was first reported by Newsday. Taisumov Pushing For His Sixth Straight Win Taisumov (27-5) has knocked out his last five […]
The UFC has become a star-driven business over the years, and as we move into 2018 there are a number of fighters who are vying to become the next big thing in the promotion. In this article, we’ll home in on ten fighters who have shown the potential make a big impact in the coming […]
The UFC has become a star-driven business over the years, and as we move into 2018 there are a number of fighters who are vying to become the next big thing in the promotion.
In this article, we’ll home in on ten fighters who have shown the potential make a big impact in the coming year, from breakthrough prospects poised to take the next step towards stardom to established talents who are on the verge of becoming major draws for the UFC.
Brian Ortega
Brian ’T-City’ Ortega has been tipped as a star of the future for some time now, and 2018 looks like being the year that could see him fulfill that destiny.
Ortega breezed through 2017 with his unbeaten career record still intact at 13-0-1, while also earning the biggest victory to date by submitting Cub Swanson via guillotine choke in December.
That fight proved to be another Brazilian jiu-jitsu masterclass and it marked the 26-year-old’s fifth win in a row inside the Octagon, taking him to No.3 in the featherweight rankings and on the verge of title contention heading into the new year.
Ortega also has the kind of look and laid-back personality that suggests widespread popularity could be within his grasp, and Dana White is known to be a big believer in his ability to become a big star.
”The kid is incredible and he is absolutely, positively the future,” White declared after his latest victory, while also praising him for being a “grounded, humble, down-to-earth kid,” who told the UFC president immediately after his latest victory that he wants to use his growing reputation to do charity work.