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UFC 223 Reebok Fighter Sponsorship: Rose Namajunas Tops Everyone

UFC 223 is in the books, and now it’s time for Reebok to pay the fighters their sponsorship money. UFC 223 took place on Saturday, April 7, 2018, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The main card aired on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET while the preliminary card aired on FOX Sports 1 […]

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UFC 223 is in the books, and now it’s time for Reebok to pay the fighters their sponsorship money.

UFC 223 took place on Saturday, April 7, 2018, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

The main card aired on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET while the preliminary card aired on FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass, at 6 p.m. ET.

Al Iaquinta vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov in a lightweight title fight will serve as the main event while a rematch between Rose Namajunas and Joanna Jedrzejczyk in a female strawweight bout will serve as the co-main event.

Rounding out the five bout main card was Renato Moicano vs. Calvin Kattar in a featherweight bout, Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Kyle Bochniak in a featherweight bout, and Joe Lauzon vs. Chris Gruetzemacher in a lightweight bout.

The full payouts include:

Khabib Nurmagomedov: $30,000
def. Al Iaquinta: $30,000

Rose Namajunas: $40,000
def. Joanna Jedrzejczyk: $30,000

Renato Moicano: $5,000
def. Calvin Kattar: $3,500

Zabit Magomedsharipov: $3,500
def. Kyle Bochniak: $5,000

Chris Gruetzemacher: $5,000
def. Joe Lauzon: $20,000

Karolina Kowalkiewicz: $5,000
def. Felice Herrig: $5,000

Olivier Aubin-Mercier: $5,000
def. Evan Dunham: $15,000

Ashlee Evans-Smith: $5,000
def. Bec Rawlings: $5,000

Devin Clark: $5,000
def. Mike Rodriguez: $3,500

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Rose Namajunas vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk Full Fight Video Highlights

Five months after UFC women’s strawweight champion Rose Namajunas shocked the MMA world by knocking out dominant former champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk at last November’s UFC 217, the two top-ranked 115-pound women locked horns a second time in the co-main event of tonight’s (Sat., April 7, 2018) UFC 223 from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. In […]

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Five months after UFC women’s strawweight champion Rose Namajunas shocked the MMA world by knocking out dominant former champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk at last November’s UFC 217, the two top-ranked 115-pound women locked horns a second time in the co-main event of tonight’s (Sat., April 7, 2018) UFC 223 from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

In a close, hard-fought affair, Namajunas retained her belt thanks to three 49-46 scorecards from the judges, but many believed it should have been more like 48-47 after the champion arguably won the bout by winning the fifth and final round.

At the outset of the pivotal title bout, the two rivals refused to touch gloves:


Namajunas started out strong, tagging Jedrzejczyk with several flurries including this one at the end of the first round:


The champion followed it up with a huge left, the punch that floored the former champ in their first fight:


But even though the first two rounds went to the champ, the momentum began to shift in the third and fourth rounds as Jedrzejczyk found her groove by landing a steady volume of vicious low kicks.
With the shift weighing on the champ, the two fighters traded big shots in the fourth round:


The tide had turned, and it may have come down to just who could edge out the fifth and possibly deciding frame. Namajunas cam out aggressive and landed some big shots during the fifth, and in the end, she closed out the round big with an important takedown to defend her 115-pound belt for the first time:

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UFC 223 Results: The Real Winners and Losers

The story of UFC 223 is the story of what happened before the curtain rose. Even by MMA standards, it was a tumultuous week in Brooklyn, New York. Were it possible to quantify such things, it probably set a new high score for unadulterated craziness…

The story of UFC 223 is the story of what happened before the curtain rose. Even by MMA standards, it was a tumultuous week in Brooklyn, New York. Were it possible to quantify such things, it probably set a new high score for unadulterated craziness…

Rose ‘Thug’ Namajunas Comes into Full Boom in Tremendous UFC 223 Performance

The first time Rose Namajunas beat Joanna Jedrzejczyk for the UFC strawweight title, it took barely three minutes. The second time, “Thug Rose” used the full five rounds to make her point, though the end result was no less impressive…

The first time Rose Namajunas beat Joanna Jedrzejczyk for the UFC strawweight title, it took barely three minutes. The second time, “Thug Rose” used the full five rounds to make her point, though the end result was no less impressive…

Twitter Reacts To Khabib’s Title-Sealing Win At UFC 223

UFC 223 went down tonight (Saturday, April 7, 2018) from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The headliner was a make-shift lightweight championship fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Al Iaquinta. “Ragin’ Al” was game but was ultimately no match for “The Eagle”. The Russian banked two early 10-8 rounds with his usual blend of […]

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UFC 223 went down tonight (Saturday, April 7, 2018) from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The headliner was a make-shift lightweight championship fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Al Iaquinta. “Ragin’ Al” was game but was ultimately no match for “The Eagle”. The Russian banked two early 10-8 rounds with his usual blend of relentless wrestling and suffocating top pressure. That gave way to a protracted standup battle that the Dagestani still won behind a surprisingly effective jab. Iaquinta hunted for the knockout but couldn’t effectively close the distance. Still, his stock likely rises in defeat because of his gritty performance. Nurmagomedov, meanwhile, emerged the “undisputed” lightweight champion.

The co-main event was a strawweight title rematch between new queen Rose Namajunas and former champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk. “Thug” Rose retained her title, but it took the full 25 minutes. Her power told throughout the match, but Joanna’s impressive cardio and relentless output of leg kicks and straight punches kept her in the fight. But by the end, the Pole’s face was a bloody and swollen mess. Perhaps we could see a trilogy fight down the road, but for now, it’s on to the next for Namajunas.

See how Twitter reacted to these pivotal bouts below:

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UFC 223 Fight Card: PPV Schedule, Odds and Predictions for Khabib vs. Iaquinta

The UFC 223 fight card has been a moving target, to put it nicely. What was once a highly anticipated card featuring Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson fighting for the lightweight …

The UFC 223 fight card has been a moving target, to put it nicely. What was once a highly anticipated card featuring Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson fighting for the lightweight …