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Randy Brown KOs Muslim Salikhov in opening round with vicious right hand – UFC Vegas 85 Highlights

Randy BrownRandy Brown blasted his way to back-to-back wins at UFC Vegas 85 with a brutal first-round knockout of Muslim…

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Randy Brown blasted his way to back-to-back wins at UFC Vegas 85 with a brutal first-round knockout of Muslim Salikhov.

Following a lackluster, yet winning performance against Wellington Truman in his last outing, ‘Rudeboy’ delivered another finish for the highlight-reel against his Russian opposition. Things were fairly calm in the early going with Salikhov needing a few moments to recover following an accidental eye poke.

As the bout was restarted, it didn’t take long for Brown to find his opening, landing two left hands followed by a looping right hand that sent Salikhov crashing to the canvas. ‘Rudeboy’ dropped another bomb before the referee could step in and call for the stoppage which came just beyond the halfway point of round one.

Official Result: Randy Brown def. Muslim Salikhov via TKO (strikes) at 3:17 of Round 1.

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UFC standout predicts Nate Diaz will be ‘destroyed’ by Jake Paul in pro boxing debut

Nate DiazUFC welterweight standout Randy Brown believes Nate Diaz will get “destroyed” inside the squared circle with social media sensation Jake Paul. After 15 years of competing inside the Octagon, Nate Diaz will make his highly anticipated pro boxing debut as the Stockton Samurai is set to square off with Jake Paul inside the American Airlines […]

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UFC welterweight standout Randy Brown believes Nate Diaz will get “destroyed” inside the squared circle with social media sensation Jake Paul.

After 15 years of competing inside the Octagon, Nate Diaz will make his highly anticipated pro boxing debut as the Stockton Samurai is set to square off with Jake Paul inside the American Airlines Center in Dallas on August 5. Despite having one of the more celebrated stand-up games in mixed martial arts, Diaz is listed as a +245 underdog a month before the bout is scheduled to go down. According to Randy Brown, those odds sound about right based on Diaz’s skill set versus that of his opponent.

“I think Nate Diaz doesn’t have great boxing, I think he has great elements of boxing, I think there’s things that he incorporates well from boxing in his game and he has great drop punches because he carries his hands very high so there’s no tell and then he just drops them on you,” Brown told InsideFighting.

Jake Paul is currently 6-1 in his career as a professional boxer. Most of those victories have come against non-boxers, including former NBA star Nate Robinson and ex-MMA world champions Ben Askren, Tyron Woodley, and Anderson Silva. His lone loss came against the one legitimate boxer he has faced in his career, Tommy Fury.

Randy Brown Doesn’t Like Nate Diaz’s Chances Against Jake Paul

With an undeniably solid record against former UFC stars, many fight fans, including Randy Brown, aren’t giving Nate Diaz much of a chance when he straps on the 10-ounce gloves for a scrap with ‘The Problem Child.’

“I think he [Diaz] gets destroyed in a boxing match. Jake Paul is a boxer by this point, we have to give credit where credit is due and he’s a boxer,” Brown said. “He might not be an extremely high-level boxer but at this point, he’s boxing primarily you know that’s where he spends most of his time whereas a lot of MMA fighters we have to split our time between so many different things. It’s been a few years now, realistically I look at him now as a really good amateur” (h/t MMA News).

Making his promotional debut on season five of The Ultimate Fighter, Nate Diaz went 16-11 during his 15-year run with the UFC. Diaz has gone toe-to-toe with some of the biggest lightweights in the history of the sport, including Anthony Pettis, ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone, Gray Maynard, Jim Miller, Takanori Gomi, Benson Henderson, Rafael dos Anjo, and Rory MacDonald. His biggest career win came at UFC 196 when he submitted Conor McGregor via a rear-naked choke.

UFC standout predicts Nate Diaz will be ‘destroyed’ by Jake Paul in pro boxing debut

Nate DiazUFC welterweight standout Randy Brown believes Nate Diaz will get “destroyed” inside the squared circle with social media sensation Jake Paul. After 15 years of competing inside the Octagon, Nate Diaz will make his highly anticipated pro boxing debut as the Stockton Samurai is set to square off with Jake Paul inside the American Airlines […]

Nate Diaz

UFC welterweight standout Randy Brown believes Nate Diaz will get “destroyed” inside the squared circle with social media sensation Jake Paul.

After 15 years of competing inside the Octagon, Nate Diaz will make his highly anticipated pro boxing debut as the Stockton Samurai is set to square off with Jake Paul inside the American Airlines Center in Dallas on August 5. Despite having one of the more celebrated stand-up games in mixed martial arts, Diaz is listed as a +245 underdog a month before the bout is scheduled to go down. According to Randy Brown, those odds sound about right based on Diaz’s skill set versus that of his opponent.

“I think Nate Diaz doesn’t have great boxing, I think he has great elements of boxing, I think there’s things that he incorporates well from boxing in his game and he has great drop punches because he carries his hands very high so there’s no tell and then he just drops them on you,” Brown told InsideFighting.

Jake Paul is currently 6-1 in his career as a professional boxer. Most of those victories have come against non-boxers, including former NBA star Nate Robinson and ex-MMA world champions Ben Askren, Tyron Woodley, and Anderson Silva. His lone loss came against the one legitimate boxer he has faced in his career, Tommy Fury.

Randy Brown Doesn’t Like Nate Diaz’s Chances Against Jake Paul

With an undeniably solid record against former UFC stars, many fight fans, including Randy Brown, aren’t giving Nate Diaz much of a chance when he straps on the 10-ounce gloves for a scrap with ‘The Problem Child.’

“I think he [Diaz] gets destroyed in a boxing match. Jake Paul is a boxer by this point, we have to give credit where credit is due and he’s a boxer,” Brown said. “He might not be an extremely high-level boxer but at this point, he’s boxing primarily you know that’s where he spends most of his time whereas a lot of MMA fighters we have to split our time between so many different things. It’s been a few years now, realistically I look at him now as a really good amateur” (h/t MMA News).

Making his promotional debut on season five of The Ultimate Fighter, Nate Diaz went 16-11 during his 15-year run with the UFC. Diaz has gone toe-to-toe with some of the biggest lightweights in the history of the sport, including Anthony Pettis, ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone, Gray Maynard, Jim Miller, Takanori Gomi, Benson Henderson, Rafael dos Anjo, and Rory MacDonald. His biggest career win came at UFC 196 when he submitted Conor McGregor via a rear-naked choke.

Leon Edwards touted to defeat Colby Covington in inevitable UFC title clash: ‘His defense is much improved’

Leon EdwardsWelterweight prospect Randy Brown is backing Leon Edwards to come out on top in his highly anticipated title clash with division gatekeeper Colby Covington. Like it or not, UFC President Dana White has dubbed Colby Covington as the next man in line for a 170-pound title opportunity. Despite making the announcement moments after Leon Edwards’ […]

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Welterweight prospect Randy Brown is backing Leon Edwards to come out on top in his highly anticipated title clash with division gatekeeper Colby Covington.

Like it or not, UFC President Dana White has dubbed Colby Covington as the next man in line for a 170-pound title opportunity. Despite making the announcement moments after Leon Edwards’ successful UFC 286 title defense against former champion Kamaru Usman, the promotion has not been able to lock down a date or location for the contest.

Edwards has previously suggested a showdown at Etihad Arena when the UFC returns to Abu Dhabi in October, but Covington is seemingly sticking to his guns about the fight taking place on American soil. No matter where it goes down, Edwards vs. Covington is expected to be a highly entertaining edge-of-your-seat scrap, even if the fight itself makes little sense to the masses.

Randy Brown Backs Leon Edwards in Showdown with ‘Motherf*cker’ Colby Covington

As for who comes out on top when they do eventually step inside the Octagon, many have suggested that Colby Covington’s ability to smother an opponent for 25 minutes will be too much for Leon Edwards to overcome. However, Randy Brown disagrees with that sentiment, believing that the vast improvement in takedown defense displayed by Leon Edwards in his trilogy bout with Kamaru Usman shows that ‘Rocky’ is more than capable of handling anything ‘Chaos’ can throw at him.

“He (Covington) presents some stuff that could give him (Edwards) trouble, but I do think he gets it done,” Brown told InsideFighting. “The way his wrestling looked last time against Usman… Leon’s grappling is much improved. He’s always been a great grappler, but his defense is much improved since the first time he fought Usman.

“We’ll see how it goes. I think that he can get it done. I would love to see him get it done. I think that he can. I’m rocking with him all the way through,” Brown continued. “But Colby’s a motherf*cker” (h/t MMA News).

Colby Covington is 2-2 in his last four outings with both losses coming against then-champion Kamaru Usman. His lone wins during that run, which stretches back to 2019, came against Tyron Woodley and Jorge Masvidal. Two fighters who are no longer part of the UFC roster and exited the promotion on matching four-fight losing streaks.

Meanwhile, Leon Edwards has won his last 11-straight, including back-to-back wins against Kamaru Usman to both capture and defend the welterweight world title.

Jack Della Maddalena Shares Drink With Randy Brown After UFC 284

Rising UFC welterweight star Jack Della Maddalena wowed the Perth crowd with his performance at UFC 284 and then went on to celebrate with his opponent. Just over two minutes into the first round, Maddalena trapped Randy Brown in a rear-naked choke to …

Rising UFC welterweight star Jack Della Maddalena wowed the Perth crowd with his performance at UFC 284 and then went on to celebrate with his opponent. Just over two minutes into the first round, Maddalena trapped Randy Brown in a rear-naked choke to extract the submission victory. The RAC Arena crowd erupted as their home…

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Randy Brown ‘Gutted’ By UFC 284 Loss To Jack Della Maddalena

Despite facing a major setback, Randy Brown is trying to stay positive. Although Brown has faced some stiff competition during his seven years in the promotion’s welterweight division, his UFC 284 bout against Della Maddalena was arguably the mos…

Despite facing a major setback, Randy Brown is trying to stay positive. Although Brown has faced some stiff competition during his seven years in the promotion’s welterweight division, his UFC 284 bout against Della Maddalena was arguably the most important fight in his career, to this point. Not only was he facing a high-profile prospect…

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