Megan Anderson vs. Cat Zingano may take place before 2018 comes to a close. Recently, Anderson and Zingano have expressed interested in competing in a featherweight bout. Zingano recently earned her first victory since Sept. 2014. “Alpha” n…
Megan Anderson vs. Cat Zingano may take place before 2018 comes to a close. Recently, Anderson and Zingano have expressed interested in competing in a featherweight bout. Zingano recently earned her first victory since Sept. 2014. “Alpha” nabbed a unanimous decision win over Marion Reneau back in July. She’s been teasing a move to the […]
Megan Anderson looks back on her Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) debut with positivity. Anderson stepped inside the Octagon for the first time in her professional mixed martial arts career back in June. She went one-on-one with Holly Holm. The for…
Megan Anderson looks back on her Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) debut with positivity. Anderson stepped inside the Octagon for the first time in her professional mixed martial arts career back in June. She went one-on-one with Holly Holm. The former Invicta FC featherweight champion and Holm clashed inside the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. In […]
The UFC finally delivered on a big card after a few consecutive lower-level Fight Night cards, bringing fight fans a blockbuster event in Chicago featuring what should have been two title fights and a preliminary card that could pass for a high-profile FOX Sports 1 card.
Prospects turned into contenders, a new champion was crowned, and overall UFC 225 was exactly the kind of card fight fans had been waiting for.
Let’s take a look at the five biggest takeaways from Saturday night:
5. Rashad Evans Needs to Hang ‘Em Up
Former light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans moved back to the weight class where he had his most success on Saturday night after a dismal run at middleweight.
Evans took on Anthony Smith, who was also moving up from middleweight. A few years ago, “Suga” would have likely dominated the likes of Smith with his suffocating wrestling and power doubles.
But that Evans is long gone these days, and Evans paid dearly for it against Smith, who leveled the former champion with a knee in the clinch less than a minute into the fight.
Evans had been knocked out before, but never this quickly. 53 seconds to be exact. It’s clear now that no change in weight class is going to save Evans’s fighting career, and with his job working the UFC on FOX desk to fall back on, there’s absolutely no reason why he should continue fighting.
The former champion has been fighting at the elite level for almost a decade, and really has nothing left to prove.
On the flip side, Smith looked incredible at his new weight class, and the callout of Sam Alvey is on point for both men.
At UFC 225 on Saturday night, the UFC Women’s Featherweight weight-class had some more movement at the top of the division, as Holly Holm and Megan Anderson threw down inside the Octagon on the main pay-per-view card at the United Center in Chica…
At UFC 225 on Saturday night, the UFC Women’s Featherweight weight-class had some more movement at the top of the division, as Holly Holm and Megan Anderson threw down inside the Octagon on the main pay-per-view card at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. In the end, despite what appeared to be a size advantage […]
Anderson made her Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) earlier tonight (June 9) inside the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. She took on former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm on the main card of UFC 225.
Anderson put the pressure on early. She went for a knee and landed some strikes early. Holm applied the clinch and maintained control. Anderson was to break free. She landed a knee to the body. Holm in and scored a takedown. She was able to gain side control. The ended with Holm in top control.
Holm opened up with a combination in the second stanza. Holm shot in and Anderson landed a knee to the body. Holm once again got the clinch, but it didn’t last this time. Holm scored a takedown. “The Preacher’s Daughter” was able to gain mounted and landed two punches. Holm ended the round with solid ground-and-pound.
About 30 seconds into the final round, Holm went for another takedown. Anderson once again found her back against the fence. Holm scored a judo throw. Anderson was able to get back to her feet. Yet another takedown was there for Holm. The final horn sounded with Holm going for a guillotine choke.
All three judges scored the bout for Holm.
Final Result: Holly Holm def. Megan Anderson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-26)
Anderson made her Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) earlier tonight (June 9) inside the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. She took on former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm on the main card of UFC 225.
Anderson put the pressure on early. She went for a knee and landed some strikes early. Holm applied the clinch and maintained control. Anderson was to break free. She landed a knee to the body. Holm in and scored a takedown. She was able to gain side control. The ended with Holm in top control.
Holm opened up with a combination in the second stanza. Holm shot in and Anderson landed a knee to the body. Holm once again got the clinch, but it didn’t last this time. Holm scored a takedown. “The Preacher’s Daughter” was able to gain mounted and landed two punches. Holm ended the round with solid ground-and-pound.
About 30 seconds into the final round, Holm went for another takedown. Anderson once again found her back against the fence. Holm scored a judo throw. Anderson was able to get back to her feet. Yet another takedown was there for Holm. The final horn sounded with Holm going for a guillotine choke.
All three judges scored the bout for Holm.
Final Result: Holly Holm def. Megan Anderson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-26)