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Anthony Smith Falls To Leg Injury In TKO Loss To Magomed Ankalaev – UFC 277 Highlights

Anthony Smith, Magomed AnkalaevAnthony Smith seemed to suffer a leg injury in his bout with Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 277. The fourth-ranked contender at light heavyweight Ankalaev returned to action against the top five ranked division contender Smith on the main card at UFC 277 on July 30 at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Both men took […]

Anthony Smith, Magomed Ankalaev

Anthony Smith seemed to suffer a leg injury in his bout with Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 277.

The fourth-ranked contender at light heavyweight Ankalaev returned to action against the top five ranked division contender Smith on the main card at UFC 277 on July 30 at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

Both men took a cautious approach to the bout, staying composed and measured trying to exchange strikes in the stand-up. Smith complained about his ankle after the first round.

Ankalaev landed a flurry of punches to finish Smith in the second round. Smith did not immediately get up after the referee called off the fight and claimed that he broke his leg during the outing.

Below, catch the highlights from Anthony Smith vs. Magomed Ankalaev

Drew Dober Crumples Rafael Alves With A Massive Blow To The Body – UFC 277 Highlights

Drew Dober, Rafael AlvesDrew Dober finished Rafael Alves in an exciting affair at UFC 277. Coming off a first-round finish of Terrance McKinney in his last outing, Dober faced Alves in a preliminary lightweight bout at UFC 277 on July 30 at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. In a thrilling display of quick striking mixed in with […]

Drew Dober, Rafael Alves

Drew Dober finished Rafael Alves in an exciting affair at UFC 277.

Coming off a first-round finish of Terrance McKinney in his last outing, Dober faced Alves in a preliminary lightweight bout at UFC 277 on July 30 at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

In a thrilling display of quick striking mixed in with some grappling early in the fight, the two put on a great show for the fans.
Dober eventually landed a massive shot to the body that sent Alves crashing down to the canvas.

Dober won the fight by knockout in round 3, 1:30.

Below, catch the highlights from Drew Dober vs. Rafael Alves

UFC 277: Peña vs. Nunes 2 – Results

UFC 277LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC 277: Peña vs. Nunes results throughout the night (Sat. July 30. 2022) live from the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Taking main event honors in the ‘Lone Star State’ — an undisputed bantamweight title rematch between defending champion, Julianna Peña, and former champion, featherweight titleholder, Amanda Nunes. Attempting her first title […]

UFC 277

LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC 277: Peña vs. Nunes results throughout the night (Sat. July 30. 2022) live from the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

Taking main event honors in the ‘Lone Star State’ — an undisputed bantamweight title rematch between defending champion, Julianna Peña, and former champion, featherweight titleholder, Amanda Nunes.

Attempting her first title defense since assuming the bantamweight throne, Peña featured against Nunes at UFC 269 back in December of last year, defeating the Brazilian with a second round rear-naked choke — credited with one of the greatest upset wins in the history of the sport.

In the night’s co-headliner, an interim flyweight title in up for grabs between the former undisputed champion, Brandon Moreno, and surging contender, Kai Kara-France — as the duo meet in a title rematch.

In their first Octagon tangle, Moreno managed to defeat City Kickboxing staple, Kara-France with a unanimous decision win at UFC 245 in December 2019.

UFC 277: Peña vs. Nunes 2 – Results

UFC 277 Main Card Results: (PPV 10 p.m. ET)

Bantamweight: Julianna Peña (c) vs. Amanda Nunes

Flyweight: Brandon Moreno vs. Kai Kara-France

Heavyweight: Derrick Lewis vs. Sergei Pavlovich

Flyweight: Alexandre Pantoja vs. Alex Perez

Light Heavyweight: Magomed Ankalaev vs. Anthony Smith

UFC 277 Preliminary Card Results: (ESPN/ABC/ESPN+ 8 p.m. ET)

Welterweight: Alex Morono vs. Matthew Semelsberger

Lightweight: Drew Dober vs. Rafael Alves

Heavyweight: Don’Tale Mayes vs. Hamdy Abdelwahab

Lightweight: Drakkar Klose vs. Rafa Garcia

UFC 277 Early Preliminary Card Results: (ESPN/ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass 6 p.m. ET)

Welterweight: Michael Morales vs. Adam Fugitt

Catchweight (137.5lbs): Joselyn Edwards vs. Ji Yeon Kim

Light Heavyweight: Nicolae Negumereanu vs. Ihor Potieria

Catchweight (172.5lbs): Orion Cosce vs. Mike Mathetha

Dean Barry Signs For Karate Combat After Getting DQ’d For Eye Gouging On UFC Debut

Dean Barry, Karate CombatDean Barry has penned a new deal with Karate Combat. Coming off the second loss of his professional career, former UFC fighter Dean Barry will be taking his combat sports chops to the karate promotion, hosting events since April 2018. Barry only has one outing under the UFC banner which came against Mike Jackson at […]

Dean Barry, Karate Combat

Dean Barry has penned a new deal with Karate Combat.

Coming off the second loss of his professional career, former UFC fighter Dean Barry will be taking his combat sports chops to the karate promotion, hosting events since April 2018. Barry only has one outing under the UFC banner which came against Mike Jackson at UFC Fight Night 205 in April.

He ended up getting disqualified on his debut due to eye-gouging in the first round, effectively ruling him out of competition in the promotion.

Dean Barry’s controversial dismissal from the UFC

Following the controversial loss, Barry defended himself as he declined any intention of making contact with his opponent’s eyes and claimed it to only be an accident. He later issued a statement on his now-deleted Twitter account, speculating whether Jackson was actually badly hurt in the fight and suggested he took the easy way out.

“He didn’t want to continue fighting,” Barry said at the time (ht Irish Mirror). “Straight after the ref called the fight off he was fine. Both eyes opened perfectly even though he said he can’t open his eyes.”

Jackson fired back at Barry for his inflammatory comments.

“You’re trying to win at this point. You’re trying to look good. You’re trying to impress people. Whatever your strategy is. But it’s not a smart strategy.”

“That’s why he had to delete his Twitter, for being a dumb***. That all falls on him. He literally did all this to himself and he tries to blame me for quitting.”

Dean Barry signs with Karate Combat

While Barry’s brief stint in the UFC didn’t net him the results he was hoping for, Karate Combat president Adam Kovacs is excited to have the rising Irish prospect in his organization and even backed him to be a future champion.

“Dean Barry is a fighter we’ve had on the radar for a long time and he was also recommended to us by Georges St-Pierre himself, as GSP brought him in as a sparring partner when he was preparing to fight Michael Bisping for the UFC middleweight championship.”

“Dean is an outstanding karate fighter and we were delighted to see him reach the UFC himself.”

“He was unlucky with what happened there and you could say maybe even unfairly treated, but had been following Karate Combat the whole time and when he saw his friend Ross Levine winning the middleweight world title at our last event, he decided he wanted one of those belts for himself and reached out to us.”

“We got the deal done and I’m excited to see him debut at Karate Combat 35 on August 27 in Orlando, Florida. We already have one Irish champion. If Dean Barry goes on to win a belt then I guess it’s going to be true what they say: the Irish don’t come to take part, they come to take over!” (H/T Irish Mirror).

UFC 277 Weigh-Ins: Julianna Pena The Last To Step On Scale With 90 Seconds Left To Make Main Event Official

Julianna Pena, UFC 277 weigh-inJulianna Pena was the last fighter to take to the scales for UFC 277. The current UFC women’s bantamweight queen Pena is slated to face the former division title holder Amanda Nunes in a highly-anticipated rematch this Saturday at UFC 277. Julianna Pena is the last fighter to make weight for UFC 277 During the […]

Julianna Pena, UFC 277 weigh-in

Julianna Pena was the last fighter to take to the scales for UFC 277.

The current UFC women’s bantamweight queen Pena is slated to face the former division title holder Amanda Nunes in a highly-anticipated rematch this Saturday at UFC 277.

Julianna Pena is the last fighter to make weight for UFC 277

During the Friday early weigh-ins at the UFC host hotel, challenger Nunes made weight early with the other athletes on the card rotating for their turn. One conspicuous absentee from a large part of the proceedings was Pena, who turned out to be the final fighter to step on.

While some were concerned about having another UFC champion lose her title on the scales, Pena was able to hit the mark and make weight, with just 90 seconds left on the clock, coming in half a pound under the championship limit at 134.5 lbs.

Ceremonial weigh-ins for the fans will follow next at 5 pm ET at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. The venue will also host Saturday night’s card.

UFC 277 weigh-ins: Full result as 2 fighters missed weight

Joselyne Edwards and Orion Cosce ended up missing weight for the event and were fined 20 percent each of their purse money.

You can check out the complete UFC 277 weigh-in results below.

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

  • Champ Julianna Peña (134.5) vs. Amanda Nunes (135) – for women’s bantamweight title
  • Brandon Moreno (124.5) vs. Kai Kara-France (124.5) – for interim flyweight title
  • Derrick Lewis (264.5) vs. Sergei Pavlovich (254.5)
  • Alexandre Pantoja (125.5) vs. Alex Perez (125.5)
  • Magomed Ankalaev (206) vs. Anthony Smith (206)

PRELIMINARY CARD (ABC/ESPN/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)

  • Alex Morono (171) vs. Matthew Semelsberger (171)
  • Rafael Alves (155.5) vs. Drew Dober (155.5)
  • Hamdy Abdelwahab (264.5) vs. Don’Tale Mayes (255)
  • Rafa Garcia (155) vs. Drakkar Klose (155.5)

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)

  • Adam Fugitt (171) vs. Michael Morales (170.5)
  • Joselyne Edwards (137.5)* vs. Ji Yeon Kim (135)
  • Nicolae Negumereanu (205) vs. Ihor Potieria (204)
  • Orion Cosce (172.5)** vs. Blood Diamond (169.5)

* Edwards misses weight by 1.5 pounds; fined 20 percent of purse
** Cosce misses weight by 1.5 pounds; fined 20 percent of purse

Exclusive – Terrance McKinney Plans To Expose Erick Gonzalez: ‘It’s Time To Send Him Back To Combate Global’

Terrance McKinneyAhead of his upcoming Octagon return at UFC Vegas 59 next weekend, highly-touted lightweight finisher, Terrance McKinney plans to send opponent, Erick Gonzalez back to past home, Combate Global – as well as expose the skill level difference between the two. McKinney, a native of Spokane, made a massive impact in his UFC bow back […]

Terrance McKinney

Ahead of his upcoming Octagon return at UFC Vegas 59 next weekend, highly-touted lightweight finisher, Terrance McKinney plans to send opponent, Erick Gonzalez back to past home, Combate Global – as well as expose the skill level difference between the two.

McKinney, a native of Spokane, made a massive impact in his UFC bow back in June of last year at UFC 263, rushing through Matt Frevola with a stunning first round knockout win in just 7 seconds.

Making his second Octagon walk at the UFC Apex facility, McKinney turned in another hugely impressive victory, this time taking out Fares Ziam in the first round – displaying his grappling chops with a rear-naked choke win.

Replacing Ricky Glenn on just over a week’s notice, McKinney clashed with veteran promotional staple, Drew Dober, rocking and dropping the Colorado native in the first round before suffering a late round TKO loss of his own.

Set to feature on the preliminary card of the UFC’s return to its Apex facility next weekend, McKinney admitted that he was unsure of his opponent, the aforenoted, Gonzalez before the pair’s booking, but insists he will now send the Redondo Beach native back to the Cambell McLaren-led, Combate Global. 

“I actually never heard of him (Erick Gonzalez) – but not disrespectfully,” Terrance McKinney told LowKick MMA reporter, Alex Behunin. “(He’s) not someone I was watching– I’m trying to be like the guys at the higher level, so I’m tryna watch the guys at the higher level.”

“But I did study him now, and I seen (sic) he had some good runs in Combate America (Global), but like I said, we’re going to see the difference in skill level. Jim Miller already showed it. And we’re about to show it again. It’s time to send this boy back to Combate Americas.”

Terrance McKinney prefers eventual finish of Erick Gonzalez over quickfire win

Following a pair of quickfire finishes to kick-off his Octagon tenure, Terrance McKinney admitted that he would like to develop his skillset over the course of two rounds, before landing an eventual finish against Gonzalez.

“I wanna win in the second (round) towards the end, either by knockout or submission,” Terrance McKinney explained. “Whatever I see fit, available. But I feel like we’re better in every aspect of fighting. I think he’s just wild and unpredictable, that’s what makes him dangerous. My accuracy is better, my speeds better, my powers better. And I know I can out-wrestle him or out-grapple him if I need to. … I’m trying to be like Charles Oliveira out there.”