Last night (Jan. 27) Bellator 171 was held inside the Kansas Star Casino in Mulvane, Kansas. The main event featured a catchweight bout at 179 pounds. Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight Melvin Guillard took on former Tachi Palace Fights welterweight title holder Chidi Njokuani. Njokuani’s more effective stand-up and ground control were the key factors […]
Last night (Jan. 27) Bellator 171 was held inside the Kansas Star Casino in Mulvane, Kansas. The main event featured a catchweight bout at 179 pounds. Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight Melvin Guillard took on former Tachi Palace Fights welterweight title holder Chidi Njokuani. Njokuani’s more effective stand-up and ground control were the key factors […]
On Sunday evening, the MMA world likely saw the final Octagon appearance of a true legend.
UFC Hall Of Famer and former two-division World Champion B.J. Penn made his return, losing via stoppage to dangerous undefeated contender Yair Rodriguez, …
On Sunday evening, the MMA world likely saw the final Octagon appearance of a true legend.
UFC Hall Of Famer and former two-division World Champion B.J. Penn made his return, losing via stoppage to dangerous undefeated contender Yair Rodriguez, a former winner of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil.
Rodriguez stopped Penn via TKO at just 24 seconds of the second round after dominating the majority of the fight, blasting the Hawaiian MMA legend with a wide variety of kicks.
Below are UFC Fight Night 103: Rodriguez vs. Penn quick-match results from Phoenix, Arizona:
Main Card (FOX Sports 1)
Yair Rodriguez def. B.J. Penn via technical knockout (Round 2, 0:24)
Joe Lauzon def. Marcin Held via split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)
Ben Saunders def. Court McGee via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Sergio Pettis def. John Moraga via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Augusto Mendes def. Frankie Saenz via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Oleksiy Oliynk def. Viktor Pesta via submission (Ezekiel choke) (Round 1, 2:57)
Tony Martin def. Alex White via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Walt Harris def. Chase Sherman via knockout (Round 2, 2:41)
Nina Ansaroff def. Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger via submission (rear-naked choke) (Round 3, 3:39)
Drakkar Klose def. Devin Powell via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Joachim Christensen def. Bojan Mihaljovic via technical knockout (Round 3, 2:05)
Cyril Asker def. Dmitri Smoliakov via technical knockout (Round 1, 2:41)
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) started its first event of 2017 with the Fight Night prelims in Phoenix, Arizona. The card began on UFC Fight Pass and continued on FOX Sports 1 (FS1).
The FS1 portion of the prelims was headlined by a lightweight tilt between Drakkar Klose and Devin Powell. Both men made their UFC debuts. Klose’s offense and grappling were too much for Powell. Klose earned a unanimous decision win.
A barn burner in the bantamweight division featured Augusto Mendes and Frankie Saenz. The back-and-forth affair saw both men drop each other. In the end, Mendes got in the cleaner shots and took a split decision win.
Aleksei Oleinik made history by pulling off the first Ezekiel choke in UFC history. Despite being in full mount, Viktor Pesta was caught in the choke. Pesta was out and the fight was stopped.
In the featured bout of the UFC Fight Pass portion of the preliminary card, strawweights Nina Ansaroff went toe-to-toe with Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger. In the third round, Ansaroff took the back of her opponent and locked in a rear-naked choke. She forced the tap and celebrated with her girlfriend, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes.
Here are the rest of the UFC Fight Night prelim results:
Heavyweight: Walt Harris def. Chase Sherman via knockout (strikes) – Round 2, 2:41
Light Heavyweight: Joachim Christensen def. Bojan Mihajlovic via KO (uppercut) at 2:05 of Round 3
Heavyweight: Cyril Asker def. Dmitrii Smoliakov via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 2:41
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJTQNY2Fzc4
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) started its first event of 2017 with the Fight Night prelims in Phoenix, Arizona. The card began on UFC Fight Pass and continued on FOX Sports 1 (FS1).
The FS1 portion of the prelims was headlined by a lightweight tilt between Drakkar Klose and Devin Powell. Both men made their UFC debuts. Klose’s offense and grappling were too much for Powell. Klose earned a unanimous decision win.
A barn burner in the bantamweight division featured Augusto Mendes and Frankie Saenz. The back-and-forth affair saw both men drop each other. In the end, Mendes got in the cleaner shots and took a split decision win.
Aleksei Oleinik made history by pulling off the first Ezekiel choke in UFC history. Despite being in full mount, Viktor Pesta was caught in the choke. Pesta was out and the fight was stopped.
In the featured bout of the UFC Fight Pass portion of the preliminary card, strawweights Nina Ansaroff went toe-to-toe with Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger. In the third round, Ansaroff took the back of her opponent and locked in a rear-naked choke. She forced the tap and celebrated with her girlfriend, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes.
Here are the rest of the UFC Fight Night prelim results:
After over a year away from the sport, ONE Championship middleweight champ Vitaly Bigdash made a successful return Saturday. At ONE Championship 51 at the Jakarta Convention Center in Jakarta, Indonesia, h…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60bpMWLznT8
After over a year away from the sport, ONE Championship middleweight champ Vitaly Bigdash made a successful return Saturday. At ONE Championship 51 at the Jakarta Convention Center in Jakarta, Indonesia, he defended his title against a game Aung La N Sang, bloodying the “Burmese Python” with elbows numerous times before the five-round bout went to the scorecards. Bigdash was awarded the unanimous decision, improving to 9-0. It was his first fight since winning the title against Igor Svirid in October, 2015 at ONE Championship 32. Sang, meanwhile, drops to 19-10.
The event was streamed online, and carried live on The Fight Network.
Elsewhere on the card, Martin Nguyen (8-1) steamrolled Japan’s Kazunori Yokota (25-7-3) with a first round TKO. Nguyen’s victory over the much more experienced fighter may have earned him a crack at the ONE Championship featherweight title, currently held by Marat Gafurov. Also in featherweight action, Anthony Engelen stiffened A.J. Lias Mansor with a right hand in the very first round. Mansor went crashing to the mat, and Engelen had a highlight reel KO.
Full ONE Championship 51 results:
Vitaly Bigdash def. Aung La N Sang via unanimous decision (for the ONE Championship middleweight title)
Martin Nguyen def. Kazunori Yokota via TKO (punches), Round 1, 3:36
Vincent Latoel def. Vaughn Donayre via unanimous decision
Georgi Stoyanov def. Saygid Guseyn Arslanaliev via disqualification (illegal kick), Round 1
Anthony Engelen def. A.J. Lias Mansor via knockout (punch), Round 1, 1:13
Sherif Mohamed def. Igor Subora via unanimous decision
Sunoto Peringkat def. Chan Heng via TKO (punches), Round 1, 2:30
Stefer Rahardian def Jerome S. Paye via unanimous decision
Rene Catalan def. Adrian Matheis via submission (armbar), Round 2, 2:08
Invicta FC 21 took place last night (Jan. 14) inside the Scottish Rite Temple in Kansas City. UFC Fight Pass aired the card live. The main event featured an interim featherweight title bout between Megan Anderson (8-2) and Charmaine Tweet (9-6).
Anderson’s vicious onslaught of strikes proved to be too much for Tweet. A barrage of offense from the Australian was enough to force Tweet to cover her face and turn her back before the fight was stopped in the second round. Anderson was awarded the 145-pound interim title.
When Anderson was given time to speak on her win, she made the most of her opportunity by sending a message to Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White and the UFC women’s featherweight division:
“Dana White, you tell Holly or Germaine to keep my belt warm, because I’m f*cking coming for it.”
Holly Holm and Germaine de Randamie will compete for the inaugural UFC women’s featherweight championship at UFC 208 in Brooklyn, NY. That event will take place inside the Barclays Center on Feb. 11.
Also featured on the Invicta FC 21 card was a bantamweight bout between Raquel Pa’aluhi (6-5) and Pannie Kianzad (8-2). The fight got to the ground quickly and once it did, Kianzad had no answer for her opponent. Pa’aluhi locked in the rear-naked choke to earn the submission win.
Leah Letson (4-1) pulled off a stunning victory over former UFC fighter Elizabeth Phillips (5-5). She knocked out Phillips with a head kick in the first round.
Here are the results:
Megan Anderson def. Charmaine Tweet via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 2:05
Raquel Pa’aluhi def. Pannie Kianzad via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 3:40
Leah Letson def. Elizabeth Phillips via knockout (high kick) – Round 1, 1:18
Aspen Ladd def. Sijara Eubanks via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Andrea Lee def. Jenny Liou via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:14
Amy Montenegro def. Celine Haga via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Christine Ferea def. Rachael Ostovich via TKO (strikes) – Round 3, 1:29
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tegyBNJZatA&t=5s
Invicta FC 21 took place last night (Jan. 14) inside the Scottish Rite Temple in Kansas City. UFC Fight Pass aired the card live. The main event featured an interim featherweight title bout between Megan Anderson (8-2) and Charmaine Tweet (9-6).
Anderson’s vicious onslaught of strikes proved to be too much for Tweet. A barrage of offense from the Australian was enough to force Tweet to cover her face and turn her back before the fight was stopped in the second round. Anderson was awarded the 145-pound interim title.
When Anderson was given time to speak on her win, she made the most of her opportunity by sending a message to Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White and the UFC women’s featherweight division:
“Dana White, you tell Holly or Germaine to keep my belt warm, because I’m f*cking coming for it.”
Holly Holm and Germaine de Randamie will compete for the inaugural UFC women’s featherweight championship at UFC 208 in Brooklyn, NY. That event will take place inside the Barclays Center on Feb. 11.
Also featured on the Invicta FC 21 card was a bantamweight bout between Raquel Pa’aluhi (6-5) and Pannie Kianzad (8-2). The fight got to the ground quickly and once it did, Kianzad had no answer for her opponent. Pa’aluhi locked in the rear-naked choke to earn the submission win.
Leah Letson (4-1) pulled off a stunning victory over former UFC fighter Elizabeth Phillips (5-5). She knocked out Phillips with a head kick in the first round.
Here are the results:
Megan Anderson def. Charmaine Tweet via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 2:05
Raquel Pa’aluhi def. Pannie Kianzad via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 3:40
Leah Letson def. Elizabeth Phillips via knockout (high kick) – Round 1, 1:18
Aspen Ladd def. Sijara Eubanks via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Andrea Lee def. Jenny Liou via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:14
Amy Montenegro def. Celine Haga via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Christine Ferea def. Rachael Ostovich via TKO (strikes) – Round 3, 1:29
At the Rizin FF World Grand Prix Finals event held at the famous Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan early Saturday morning, the new Rizin FF Open Weight Grand Prix Champion was crowned.
MMA/Kickboxing legend and former winner of the PRIDE FC …
At the Rizin FF World Grand Prix Finals event held at the famous Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan early Saturday morning, the new Rizin FF Open Weight Grand Prix Champion was crowned.
MMA/Kickboxing legend and former winner of the PRIDE FC Open Weight Grand Prix tournament, Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic advanced to the finals with stoppage wins over Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal in the quarterfinals earlier this weekend, as well as Baruto Kaito in his first of two fights on Saturday.
Cro Cop would go on from his semifinal victory over Kaito to meet Amir Aliakbari in the finals of the tournament. Aliakbari defeated former PRIDE Heavyweight Title contender and UFC veteran Heath Herring in the quarterfinals, as well as Valentin Moldavsky in the first of his two bouts on Saturday in the semifinals.
In their meeting in the Rizin FF ring in the Open Weight Grand Prix tournament finals,
Below are complete results from the Rizin FF World Grand Prix Finals 2016 event:
Rizin FF World Grand Prix 2016 Finals Results
* Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic def. Amir Aliakbari via TKO (strikes) to win the Rizin FF Open Weight Grand Prix 2016 tournament.
* Kron Gracie def. Tatsuya Kawajiri via submission (rear-naked choke) in round 2.
* Erson Yamamoto def. Hideo Tokoro via submission (armbar) in round 1.
* Rena Kubota def. Hanna Gujwan via KO (body kick) in round 3.
* Andy Nguyen def. Miyu Yamamoto via submission (armbar) in round 1.
* Kizaemon Saiga Dillin West via TKO (strikes) in round 1.
* Gabi Garcia def. Yumiko Hotta via TKO (punches) in round 1.
* Hayato Sakurai def. Wataru Sakata via TKO (punches) in round 2.
* Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic def. Baruto Kaito via TKO (knee to the body) in round 1.
* Amir Aliakbari def. Valentin Moldavsky via split decision.
Tenshin Nasukawa def. Dylan Kawika Oligo via submission (choke) in round 2.
