Umar Nurmagomedov Asks One Specific Bantamweight: “Where Are You?”

Umar Nurmagomedov had some harsh words for one of the UFC’s top bantamweights after his latest victory at UFC Vegas 67. The 26-year-old entered the UFC’s first event of the year as the most significant favorite on the card, and he lived up to those odd…

Umar Nurmagomedov had some harsh words for one of the UFC’s top bantamweights after his latest victory at UFC Vegas 67. The 26-year-old entered the UFC’s first event of the year as the most significant favorite on the card, and he lived up to those odds by scoring one of the night’s most impressive wins….

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Fighters React To Umar Nurmagomedov Knocking Out Raoni Barcelos

Umar Nurmagomedov extended his undefeated record and scored possibly the best highlight of his career when he knocked out Raoni Barcelos at UFC Vegas 67. The matchup between the two bantamweights was one of the more highly-anticipated fights scheduled …

Umar Nurmagomedov extended his undefeated record and scored possibly the best highlight of his career when he knocked out Raoni Barcelos at UFC Vegas 67. The matchup between the two bantamweights was one of the more highly-anticipated fights scheduled for the UFC’s first event of 2023. Things got off to a fairly patient start for…

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Umar Nurmagomedov’s UFC Return Booked For January 14th

Unbeaten UFC bantamweight Umar Nurmagomedov will return at the beginning of 2023 against Raoni Barcelos on January 14th. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto was the first to report the news of Nurmagomedov’s return. Umar, the cousin of Khabib and brother …

Unbeaten UFC bantamweight Umar Nurmagomedov will return at the beginning of 2023 against Raoni Barcelos on January 14th. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto was the first to report the news of Nurmagomedov’s return. Umar, the cousin of Khabib and brother of Bellator Lightweight Champion Usman Nurmagomedov, is 3-0 so far in the UFC. He most recently defeated…

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Exclusive | Trevin Jones believes Raoni Barcelos’ pressure will be his downfall: “He’s very vulnerable for my counters and my power”

Trevin JonesTrevin Jones is set to take on Raoni Barcelos at UFC Vegas 61, where he promises an all-time performance, stating: “I’m expecting myself to perform a lot better than any fight of my life” Trevin Jones made his UFC debut in 2020, on just 2 days’ notice when he took on the extremely dangerous Timur […]

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Trevin Jones is set to take on Raoni Barcelos at UFC Vegas 61, where he promises an all-time performance, stating: “I’m expecting myself to perform a lot better than any fight of my life”

Trevin Jones made his UFC debut in 2020, on just 2 days’ notice when he took on the extremely dangerous Timur Valiev. He would score a massive upset TKO win, which would be later overturned. However, Jones followed that up with another TKO win the next year, but since then, he’s been on a 2 fight-losing streak. This has led ‘5 Star’ Jones to explore more training options, as he told Lowkick MMA’s Alex Behunin in an exclusive interview.

“I went to Korea for a little bit. I got a lot of work there. I went to Thailand, I spent almost a month there. That’s where I actually did my camp.”

Trevin Jones looks to get back in the win column after a string of injuries

Prior to taking on Javid Basharat, Jones was riddled with injuries, which was the reason why he couldn’t meet Barcelos for their previous date.

“I had a little leg injury, knee injury, ankle injury. It was my ankle at first, but after it healed, it turned into my knee. I was actually supposed to fight Raoni before fighting Javid. That’s why I couldn’t fight Raoni because my knee was messed up.”  

Despite the uphill battle, Trevin Jones nearly pulled off the win against Basharat, only for the judges to give it to Javid. Jones saw that as a learning lesson, as he promises to be more aggressive in his fight against Barcelos.

“Biggest thing I took away from the Javid fight was move forward a little bit more.”

When it comes to facing Barcelos, Trevin Jones is confident that he’ll be able to flip Barcelos’ biggest advantage against him, and catch him with some precise and powerful counter shots. 

“It’s a good matchup. He’s mostly boxing-heavy. I know he has wrestling, I know he has a jiu jitsu black belt, but he’s a striker. He puts pressure on the guys and try to break them with pressure and the hands, but at the same time, he’s very vulnerable for my counters and my power.”

The fight goes down this weekend on a card headlined by Mackenzie Dern and Yan Xiaonan. However, Jones and Barcelos have a really good shot at stealing the spotlight with a big performance or a fight of the night type match, as both look to get back to their winning ways. 

Raphael Assuncao Out Of UFC Vegas 20 Against Raoni Barcelos

Raphael Assuncao is out of his UFC Vegas 20 fight against Raoni Barcelos due to COVID-19. MMAJunkie was first to report the news of Assuncao’s withdrawal and the UFC hoping to find a short notice replacement for Barcelos. The Brazilian also confi…

Raphael Assuncao is out of his UFC Vegas 20 fight against Raoni Barcelos due to COVID-19. MMAJunkie was first to report the news of Assuncao’s withdrawal and the UFC hoping to find a short notice replacement for Barcelos. The Brazilian also confirmed he is out of the fight on social media. Raphael Assuncao is coming […]

Raphael Assuncao vs. Raoni Barcelos Set for Feb. 27 Fight Night

Promising Brazilian bantamweight Raoni Barcelos will have an opportunity to burst into the rankings in a big way should he defeat top-10 mainstay Raphael Assuncao on February 27. As reported by Sherdog, it will be Brazilian vs. Brazilian when Raoni Bar…

Promising Brazilian bantamweight Raoni Barcelos will have an opportunity to burst into the rankings in a big way should he defeat top-10 mainstay Raphael Assuncao on February 27. As reported by Sherdog, it will be Brazilian vs. Brazilian when Raoni Barcelos takes on Raphael Assuncao on February 27. The stakes are high for both men, […]