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Dricus Du Plessis Upsets Markus Perez – UFC Fight Island 5 Results

PerezNext up on the UFC Fight Island 5 main card is a middleweight tilt between Markus Perez and Dricus Du Plessis. Round 1: Perez is confident and advancing forward. He partially lands a body kick. Du Plessis attempts a number of leg kicks. Perez is advancing with his jab. Perez lands a leg kick. Perez […]

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Next up on the UFC Fight Island 5 main card is a middleweight tilt between Markus Perez and Dricus Du Plessis.

Round 1: Perez is confident and advancing forward. He partially lands a body kick. Du Plessis attempts a number of leg kicks. Perez is advancing with his jab. Perez lands a leg kick. Perez lands a huge body kick soon after. Du Plessis misses a body kick but lands a couple of leg kicks soon after. Du Plessis lands a nice right hand. However, Perez continues to advance forward. Du Plessis presses forward but misses with all his strikes. Perez catches a body kick and partially lands a counter punch. Perez clearly looks the more comfortable fighter here. Scratch that. Du Plessis catches Perez and lands a left hook right on the ear that drops Perez!

Official result: Dricus Du Plessis defeats Markus Perez via KO (R1, 3:22).

UFC Sao Paulo Highlights: Wellington Turman Outlasts Markus Perez

Wellington Turman put on an impressive performance over Markus Perez at UFC Sao Paulo. The two fighters met in a middleweight bout at the UFC Sao Paulo event on Saturday night (November 16, 2019) from the Ginásio do Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo, Brazil that…

Wellington Turman put on an impressive performance over Markus Perez at UFC Sao Paulo. The two fighters met in a middleweight bout at the UFC Sao Paulo event on Saturday night (November 16, 2019) from the Ginásio do Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo, Brazil that aired on ESPN’s streaming service, ESPN+. Throughout the fight, Turman showed […]

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Wellington Turman Bests Markus Perez – UFC Sao Paulo Results

Opening up the UFC Sao Paulo main card is a middleweight bout between Markus Perez and Wellington Turman. Round 1: Perez starts with a missed body kick. Turman advances forward and they clinch up. Perez defends a takedown attempt and reverses the clinch position with Turman against the fence. He lands an elbow but Turman takes […]

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Opening up the UFC Sao Paulo main card is a middleweight bout between Markus Perez and Wellington Turman.

Round 1: Perez starts with a missed body kick. Turman advances forward and they clinch up. Perez defends a takedown attempt and reverses the clinch position with Turman against the fence. He lands an elbow but Turman takes him down. Perez gets up but Turman still has his back. Perez eventually escapes by landing a spinning backfist. Perez is much more active now. Both fighters attempt a number of kicks but none land. Perez taunts Turman after a flying knee attempt from the latter. Turman lands a left. First round ends with them striking at each other.

Round 2: Perez attempts a spinning wheel kick but it’s partially blocked by Turman. Both fighters are aggressive in their striking but it’s Turman who is advancing more. Turman initiates the clinch and takes Perez down. Perez gets up but once again, Turman has his back. Perez escapes and they strike again. They clinch with Turman against the fence. They separate and Perez is the aggressor. Perez is bloodied up from a cut seemingly near his right eye. They clinch again but separate. The round ends with Turman attempting a standing guillotine before an attempted knee on Perez’s head.

Round 3: We return to a striking battle. Perez lands a number of body kicks but Turman responds with one of his own. They clinch again and Turman lands a knee on Perez’s head. Perez reverses the position before he’s put against the fence. Turman has Perez’s back again. Turman takes Perez down again and looks like he’ll keep him there this time. He transitions to full mount but Perez escapes with an attempted leg lock. Turman is now in Perez’s guard before moving to side control and lands an elbow. Lots of pressure from Turman who attempts to ground and pound him. Perez eventually gets up, though. Perez is landing more and is swinging for his life as the fight ends.

Official decision: Wellington Turman defeats Markus Perez via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

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Watch: UFC Fighter Dons Heath Ledger’s Joker Facepaint At Weigh-ins

It’s not often that the UFC goes to Gotham, but it certainly felt that way last night (Nov. 15). Tonight, UFC Sao Paulo will take place inside Ginasio do Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo, Brazil. In the main event, Jacare Souza will make the move up to li…

It’s not often that the UFC goes to Gotham, but it certainly felt that way last night (Nov. 15). Tonight, UFC Sao Paulo will take place inside Ginasio do Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo, Brazil. In the main event, Jacare Souza will make the move up to light heavyweight to take on Jan Blachowicz. The ceremonial […]

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DC Protege Deron Winn Set For UFC Debut In Greenville

One of the UFC’s top prospects is set to make his promotional debut. Back in December, Daniel Cormier protege Deron Winn signed with the UFC. Now, according to a report from Combate, Winn will make his first walk to the Octagon at UFC Greenville on June 22. The show goes down from the Bon Secours […]

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One of the UFC’s top prospects is set to make his promotional debut.

Back in December, Daniel Cormier protege Deron Winn signed with the UFC. Now, according to a report from Combate, Winn will make his first walk to the Octagon at UFC Greenville on June 22. The show goes down from the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina.

Winn is a 2016 Olympic prospect and is trained by former UFC fighter and Olympic gold medalist Kevin Jackson. Not to mention he is a two-time junior college champion and a three-time all-American. He’ll face off against Markus Perez. Winn, 29, is undefeated in his mixed martial arts (MMA) career with a record of 5-0.

He last competed at Golden Boy MMA’s inaugural event in November, where he defeated Tom Lawlor. He’ll face former Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) middleweight champion Perez.

Perez is two for two in his UFC career, winning his last Octagon appearance in February against Anthony Hernandez via second-round submission.






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UFC Fresno Medical Suspensions: Two Fighters Out Indefinitely

With every decision comes a consequence and for those fighters who took part in battle at UFC Fresno, it’s their time to faces those consequences in the form of medical suspensions. A featherweight bout between Cub Swanson and Brian Ortega will serve as the event headliner while Jason Knight vs. Gabriel Benitez in a featherweight […]

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With every decision comes a consequence and for those fighters who took part in battle at UFC Fresno, it’s their time to faces those consequences in the form of medical suspensions.

A featherweight bout between Cub Swanson and Brian Ortega will serve as the event headliner while Jason Knight vs. Gabriel Benitez in a featherweight bout will serve as the co-main event. Rounding out the six bout main card is Aljamain Sterling vs. Marlon Moraes in a bantamweight bout, Scott Holtzman vs. Darrell Horcher in a lightweight bout, and Markus Perez vs. Eryk Anders in a middleweight bout.

Some of the more notable suspensions include Sterling being suspended indefinitely after being knocked out. Also, Perez was suspended indefinitely.

Here are the entire medical suspensions:

Aljamain Sterling: Requires mandatory neurologist clearance or suspended indefinitely; suspended 45 days no contest, 30 days no contact with no exception due to KO

Markus Perez: Requires mandatory neurologist clearance or suspended indefinitely; suspended 45 days no contest, 30 days no contact with no exception due to hard bout

Gabriel Benitez: Requires doctor’s clearance on possible fracture to left ankle, right eye, and left elbow or suspended 180 days

Marlon Moraes: Requires doctor’s clearance on possible fracture to right hand five digit or suspended 180 days

Scott Holtzman: Requires doctor’s clearance on possible fracture to right thumb and loose teeth or suspended 180 days; requires doctor’s clearance on laceration to forehead or suspended 60 days

Benito Lopez: Requires doctor’s clearance on possible fracture to nose or suspended 180 days

Davi Ramos: Requires doctor’s clearance on possible fracture to left tibia or suspended 180 days

Merab Dvalishvili: Requires doctor’s clearance on laceration to right eyelid or suspended 60 days

Luke Sanders: Suspended 45 days no contest, 30 days no contact with no exception due to TKO loss

Antonio Braga Neto: Suspended 45 days no contest, 30 days no contact with no exception due to KO loss

UFC Fresno (UFC Fight Night 123) took place on Saturday, December 9, 2017 at Save Mart Center in Fresno, California. The event will mark the promotion’s first visit to Fresno. The main card aired on FOX Sports 1 at 10 p.m. ET while the preliminary card was split broadcasted on FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass, at 6:30 p.m. ET.

 

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