Mirsad Bektic | UFC Betting Sites - The Best MMA Online Bookies

Five Best Fights To Make After UFC on FOX 27

The UFC’s FOX-aired cards seem to be getting a good deal smaller in scope and quality since the UFC signed over television broadcasting rights to FOX. The first event featured a heavyweight title fight, something that would entice perhaps more casual fans to eventually order a PPV. Now, the main cards are extremely top-heavy at […]

The post Five Best Fights To Make After UFC on FOX 27 appeared first on LowKickMMA.com.

The UFC’s FOX-aired cards seem to be getting a good deal smaller in scope and quality since the UFC signed over television broadcasting rights to FOX.

The first event featured a heavyweight title fight, something that would entice perhaps more casual fans to eventually order a PPV.

Now, the main cards are extremely top-heavy at best, and not noteworthy at worst. Saturday night was a typical FOX card in 2017/2018; some bright spots and a whole lot of waiting and drawn out fights in between.

Regardless, the UFC landscape has changed again, with a once-great middleweight re-emerging as a top contender and a slew of other changes to the chess game that makes up the UFC weight divisions.

Where do the fighters of UFC on FOX 27 go from here? We broke that down in our list of the five best fights to make following UFC on FOX 27:

5. Andre Fili vs. Doo Ho Choi

Fili and Choi are two solid but young featherweights who are looking to establish themselves in the division with as much consistency as they can muster.

Choi faltered a bit in his last bout, dropping a TKO loss to veteran Jeremy Stephens, while Fili got back on track with a close split decision over Dennis Bermudez in the UFC on FOX 27 co-main event.

Both men have shown flashes of brilliance during their UFC careers, but have been dealt some stiff competition given their ages and experience.

A fight between the two is perfect for this point and time in their respective careers, and a win for either man woud put them that much closer to the consistency needed to make it to a title shot in a stacked division like featherweight.

The post Five Best Fights To Make After UFC on FOX 27 appeared first on LowKickMMA.com.

UFC on FOX 27 Bonuses: Jacare & Bektic Bank $50,000 For Huge Knockouts

UFC on FOX 27 emanated tonight (Saturday, January 27, 2018) from the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC. The night was headlined by a middleweight rematch between Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza and Derek Brunson. There would be no vengeance for Brunson. Jacare forced him to meet the same fate as their first meeting in Strikeforce in 2012, […]

The post UFC on FOX 27 Bonuses: Jacare & Bektic Bank $50,000 For Huge Knockouts appeared first on LowKickMMA.com.

There would be no vengeance for Brunson. Jacare forced him to meet the same fate as their first meeting in Strikeforce in 2012, this time via head kick and follow-up punches. Brunson bowed out 3:50 into the first round. The Wilmington, NC native charged forward behind powerful punches, but the Brazilian blocked many shots while landing stiff counter hooks. After one such exchange is when he found the finish. Jacare will bank an extra $50,000 for his Performance of the Night tonight.

On the prelims, top featherweight prospect Mirsad Bektic got back on the winning track against Godofredo Pepey. Bektic pressured the Brazilian in a more measured way than what we saw from him against Elkins, but he changed things just after the halfway point of the first round. He slammed a booming straight right hand into Pepey’s sternum and crumpled him. Follow-up shots were perfunctory. The ATT rep pockets an extra $50,000 for his Performance of the Night.

The Fight of the Night was obvious soon after it began. The main card opener between welterweight bangers Frank Camacho and Drew Dober played out exactly as many expected. The two men traded punches and kicks at an incredible pace for the duration, displaying otherworldly toughness in the process. Dober worked the body and legs in the first two rounds and it seemed to pay dividends as Camacho started breathing heavily around the halfway point. That barely slowed “The Crank”, though, who continued to head-hunt. Surprisingly, it was Camacho who owned the wrestling exchanges, but he maybe didn’t press it enough. Dober was the one consistently shooting, but Camacho stuffed nearly all of them and reversed into top position more often than not. But Dober very quickly got to his feet every time, resuming his standup attack. His ability to get up helped him eke out the decision, but both men will take home an extra $50,000.

Keep it locked to LowKickMMA for all your UFC Charlotte post-fight news, notes, and analysis.

The post UFC on FOX 27 Bonuses: Jacare & Bektic Bank $50,000 For Huge Knockouts appeared first on LowKickMMA.com.

Highlights: Top UFC Prospect Returns With Vicious Body Shot KO

Tonight’s (Sat., January 27, 2018 ) UFC on FOX 27 from the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, wasn’t exactly receiving a ton of overall heat in the MMA world heading into the card, yet the event was a pivotal moment in the career of rising UFC featherweight Mirsad Bektic nonetheless. The touted No. 15-ranked prospect […]

The post Highlights: Top UFC Prospect Returns With Vicious Body Shot KO appeared first on LowKickMMA.com.

The touted No. 15-ranked prospect was out of action since last March’s UFC 209 where he lost a heart-wrenching match to Darren Elkins after dominating the fight, and he returned to the Octagon to meet dangerous Brazilian Godofredo Pepey on the preliminary card of UFC on FOX 27.

Clearly looking to prove that his only MMA loss was behind him, Bektic came out aggressive early and absolutely smoked Pepey with a massive straight to the body in the first round to score a triumphant return.

Watch Bektic’s emphatic gut-punch KO right here:

"I TOLD YOU!"

Mirsad Bektic finishes Godofredo Pepey with a vicious liver shot! #UFCCharlotte https://t.co/ja0H9GJvSh

— FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) January 28, 2018

The post Highlights: Top UFC Prospect Returns With Vicious Body Shot KO appeared first on LowKickMMA.com.

UFC Contender Details ‘Nightmares’ About Cutting Weight

Michael Johnson is looking to end a slide in his MMA career, so he’s joined the ranks of fighters choosing to cut down a class in an effort to reinvent themselves. Johnson will make his featherweight debut this Sunday in St. Louis against Darren Elkins in what will be the first-ever trip to 145 pounds […]

The post UFC Contender Details ‘Nightmares’ About Cutting Weight appeared first on LowKickMMA.com.

Michael Johnson is looking to end a slide in his MMA career, so he’s joined the ranks of fighters choosing to cut down a class in an effort to reinvent themselves.

Johnson will make his featherweight debut this Sunday in St. Louis against Darren Elkins in what will be the first-ever trip to 145 pounds in his UFC career.

”The Menace” went in depth to ESPN about how the weight cut is going and the drawbacks to having to lose so much weight:

”I have nightmares about it every night. You have no idea. My first fight at 155 [pounds], I got stuck trying to lose the last three pounds. I couldn’t get them off.

“That’s what I keep having flashbacks of when thinking about getting down to 145. What if I get stuck?”

Johnson is currently coming off of a two-fight losing streak at 155 pounds, having just lost to Justin Gaethje by TKO in 2017’s Fight of the Year” after getting thoroughly dominated by Khabib Nurmagomedov.

The move to featherweight is uncharted territory for Johnson, who was reportedly always a big lightweight, cutting from between 170 to 180 pounds to make 155 pounds.

But Johnson feels like he’s done at lightweight for now, as a new weight class presents new opportunities in terms of a title shot:

”I’ve spent my time, paid my dues in the lightweight division. I’m not looking to work my way up [slowly]. I want to come in here and beat [Elkins] who is on a nice win streak, make a statement, and then get in there on a No. 1 contender fight.”

Elkins himself is coming off of a decision win over Dennis Bermudez that was preceded by an improbable comeback upset victory over Mirsad Bektic, whom he viciously knocked out after taking a beating for two rounds.

Johnson and Elkins will throw down on Sunday during UFC Fight Night 124 in Saint Louis.

How do you expect Johnson to look and perform at featherweight? Will he have any issues making weight?

The post UFC Contender Details ‘Nightmares’ About Cutting Weight appeared first on LowKickMMA.com.

Mirsad Bektic vs. Darren Elkins Set For UFC 209

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1YTTLwWprU

A featherweight bout between undefeated prospect Mirsad Bektic (11-0) and Darren Elkins (21-5) will take place at UFC 209 inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The two 145-pounders will clash on March 4.

Bektic made his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) debut back in April 2014 on the UFC Fight Pass portion of the UFC on FOX: Werdum vs. Browne card. He bested Chas Skelly via majority decision. A unanimous decision win over Paul Redmond the following year improved Bektic’s record to 9-0.

The Bosnian earned his first finish inside the Octagon by knocking out Lucas Martins in May 2015. Bektic’s last bout was against Russell Doane at UFC 204. He submitted Doane in the first round.

Elkins is on a three-fight winning streak. Following a decision loss to Hacran Dias, Elkins battled Robert Whiteford in the fall of 2015. “The Damage” earned a unanimous decision victory. It was his first win in a year. The Team Alpha Male fighter took on Skelly at UFC 196 and won his second straight bout.

“The Damage’s” last fight was in July 2016 against Godofredo Pepey. Elkins earned his 11th UFC victory and 10th as a featherweight. Elkins is hoping to keep the winning streak going and earn the title shot that has eluded him throughout his career. He was on the cusp of a title opportunity, but he was knocked out by his current teammate Chad Mendes back in April 2013. The loss snapped his five-fight winning streak.

UFC 209 is expected to feature a heavyweight tilt between Alistair Overeem and Mark Hunt. A lightweight clash between Lando Vannata and David Teymur is also set for the event. The other recently announced bout will showcase the returning Todd Duffee looking for his first win since Dec. 2014. His opponent will be Mark Godbeer.

No main event has been set for UFC 209. Stick with MMANews.com as more details on UFC 209 roll along.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1YTTLwWprU

The Bosnian earned his first finish inside the Octagon by knocking out Lucas Martins in May 2015. Bektic’s last bout was against Russell Doane at UFC 204. He submitted Doane in the first round.

No main event has been set for UFC 209. Stick with MMANews.com as more details on UFC 209 roll along.

Mirsad Bektic Returns In Style, Chokes Out Russell Doane

The opening bout on the main card of UFC 204 featured a featherweight scrap between late replacement Russell Doane (14-7) and Mirsad Bektic (11-0). Doane suffered his fourth straight loss, while Bektic’s return from over a yearlong layoff was a success. Bektic moved in and out and threw combinations early. He used his hands to

The post Mirsad Bektic Returns In Style, Chokes Out Russell Doane appeared first on LowKick MMA.

Bektic moved in and out and threw combinations early. He used his hands to set up a takedown. Doane got back to his feet, but his opponent held onto his back. Doane stayed on his feet despite Bektic’s efforts to bring him down. Finally, Bektic dragged his opponent down and worked for a rear-naked choke. He found the neck of Doane and forced the tap.

Final Result: Mirsad Bektic def. Russell Doane via Submission (rear-naked choke) – R1, 4:22

The post Mirsad Bektic Returns In Style, Chokes Out Russell Doane appeared first on LowKick MMA.