Report: Dan Hooker vs. Nasrat Haqparast On Tap For UFC 266

It looks like Dan Hooker has a date and a dance partner for his return. BJPenn.com reports that Hooker will meet Nasrat Haqparast on Sept. 25. Hooker vs Haqparast will be a part of the UFC 266 card inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The re…

It looks like Dan Hooker has a date and a dance partner for his return. BJPenn.com reports that Hooker will meet Nasrat Haqparast on Sept. 25. Hooker vs Haqparast will be a part of the UFC 266 card inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The report notes that contracts have been sent to […]

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Drew Dober Crushes Nasrat Haqparast – UFC 246 Highlights

The first finish of the new decade, the first finish of 2020, and the first finish of the night at UFC 246 goes to lightweight Drew Dober, who put on a tremendous performance against Nasrat Haqparast. Dober came out aggressive and backed Haqparast against the cage early. After connecting on a big overhand left that […]

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The first finish of the new decade, the first finish of 2020, and the first finish of the night at UFC 246 goes to lightweight Drew Dober, who put on a tremendous performance against Nasrat Haqparast.

Dober came out aggressive and backed Haqparast against the cage early. After connecting on a big overhand left that planted Haqparast to the canvas, Dober followed up with some vicious ground-and-pound. The referee stepped in to call the fight off after Haqparast took some dangerously accurate shots directly to the face.

Although the referee could’ve, arguably, stepped in a bit earlier, Dober was declared the winner nonetheless. Check out the finish here.

What did you think about Dober’s big stoppage win over Haqparast?

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UFC Newark Highlights: Nasrat Haqparast Flatlines Joaquim Silva With KO

Nasrat Haqparast and the rest of the winners at UFC Newark are giving promotion officials a tough time deciding who will win bonuses tonight. Haqparast continued a lengthy trend of finishes on tonight’s card, knocking out Joaquim Silva in the second round of their lightweight clash. Haqparast came out and uncorked a huge punch on […]

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Nasrat Haqparast and the rest of the winners at UFC Newark are giving promotion officials a tough time deciding who will win bonuses tonight.

Haqparast continued a lengthy trend of finishes on tonight’s card, knocking out Joaquim Silva in the second round of their lightweight clash. Haqparast came out and uncorked a huge punch on Silva early in the round, sending him crashing to the canvas before finishing him off on the ground.

Check it out here:

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What did you think about Haqparast’s big knockout win over Silva?

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UFC Newark Highlights: Nasrat Haqparast Starches Joaquim Silva

Nasrat Haqparast starches Joaquim Silva at UFC Newark. The two fighters met in a lightweight bout at the UFC Newark event on Saturday night (August 3rd) from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on ESPN. In the second round, Nasrat landed a big …

Nasrat Haqparast starches Joaquim Silva at UFC Newark. The two fighters met in a lightweight bout at the UFC Newark event on Saturday night (August 3rd) from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on ESPN. In the second round, Nasrat landed a big left hook that dropped Silva then swarmed on him with strikes. […]

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UFC Newark Results: Nasrat Haqparast Crushes Joaquim Silva

Up next on the UFC Newark main card is a lightweight bout between Nasrat Haqparast and Joaquim Silva. Round 1: Silva throwing more so thus far but nothing much is landing. Haqparast is closing the distance but hasn’t thrown. A big spinning kick from Silva misses and he falls to the canvas but shoots back […]

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Up next on the UFC Newark main card is a lightweight bout between Nasrat Haqparast and Joaquim Silva.

Round 1:

Silva throwing more so thus far but nothing much is landing. Haqparast is closing the distance but hasn’t thrown. A big spinning kick from Silva misses and he falls to the canvas but shoots back up. Haqparast lands some nice hooks. Another big hook connects for Haqparast.

Silva connects on a nice leg kick but Haqparast fires back with a left hand. Body kick connects for Haqparast. Haqparast connects with a beautiful combination of hard shots. A head kick for Haqparast is just blocked to end the round.

Round 2:

A huge hook from Haqparast drops Silva down hard. Haqparast swarms on him for the ground-and-pound and that’s all she wrote. Incredible finish.

Official Result: Nasrat Haqparast def. Joaquim Silva via R2 KO (punches, 0:36)

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UFC Moncton Bonuses: Anthony Smith Banks $50K For Submission Win

Check out which fighters took home bonuses from their performances at UFC Moncton.

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Last night (Sat. October 27, 2018) the UFC returned to Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada for UFC Fight Night 138.

On the UFC Fight Pass exclusive preliminary card, Don Madge picked up a tremendous second-round knockout win over Te’Jovan Edwards. After a crazy back-and-forth first round, Madge uncorked a hellacious head-kick in the second round, only 14 seconds in, for the victory. As a result, Madge has been rewarded a $50,000 Performance Of The Night award.

Also, on the FS2 preliminary card, welterweights Nasrat Haqparast and Thibault Gouti put on an amazing fight. Both men had absolutely zero quit in them, landing big shots and overcoming adversity. However, when it was all said and done Haqparast was awarded the unanimous decision win. But Gouti won’t go home empty-handed. He and Haqparast’s contest was awarded Fight Of The Night, and they’ll both take home an extra $50,000.

And finally, in the main event of the evening, Anthony Smith pulled off a shocking submission win over Volkan Oezdemir. Both Smith and Volkan landed big shots in the first few rounds. However, Smith got a takedown in the third round before taking Volkan’s back, and locking in the rear-naked choke. Smith forced the tap and picked up the biggest win of his career.

He’ll also take home an extra $50,000 bonus for his Performance Of The Night.

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