Dominick Reyes’ Teammate Isn’t Sold On Immediate Rematch With Jon Jones Taking Place

One of Dominick Reyes’ training partners doesn’t see an immediate rematch with Jon Jones happening. Reyes challenged Jones for the UFC light heavyweight championship back in February. The title bout headlined UFC 247 inside the Toyota Cente…

One of Dominick Reyes’ training partners doesn’t see an immediate rematch with Jon Jones happening. Reyes challenged Jones for the UFC light heavyweight championship back in February. The title bout headlined UFC 247 inside the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. After five close rounds of action, Jones successfully retained his gold via unanimous decision. The […]

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Sam Alvey Slams Marc Goddard, Will “Make Sure” He Doesn’t Referee His Fights Again

Marc Goddard is one of the most respected referees in mixed martial arts. But if you listen to Sam Alvey’s self-imposed ban on Goddard officiating any of his future fights, you would think Goddard is in the same rung of criticism as Mario Yamasaki. Let…

Marc Goddard is one of the most respected referees in mixed martial arts. But if you listen to Sam Alvey’s self-imposed ban on Goddard officiating any of his future fights, you would think Goddard is in the same rung of criticism as Mario Yamasaki. Let’s just say that Alvey is not a fan of Goddard’s […]

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Six Fight Announced For UFC San Antonio

The Octagon is heading to San Antonio, Texas on July 20. And, the San Antonio Express-News has announced six fights for the card. The fights include an intriguing women’s flyweight bout between Liz Carmouche taking on Roxanne Modafferi. Carmouche…

The Octagon is heading to San Antonio, Texas on July 20. And, the San Antonio Express-News has announced six fights for the card. The fights include an intriguing women’s flyweight bout between Liz Carmouche taking on Roxanne Modafferi. Carmouche is coming off of a decision win over Lucie Pudilova at UFC Prague in February to […]

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Marc Goddard Admits to “Mistake” in Alvey/Crute Stoppage

Referee Marc Goddard has come forward to provide an explanation for his controversial stoppage in the Jim Crute vs. Sam Alvey fight at UFC 234. Marc Goddard called a stop to the fight in the first round when Sam Alvey failed to adequately respond to st…

Referee Marc Goddard has come forward to provide an explanation for his controversial stoppage in the Jim Crute vs. Sam Alvey fight at UFC 234. Marc Goddard called a stop to the fight in the first round when Sam Alvey failed to adequately respond to strikes raining down from Jim Crute. Alvey was able to […]

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Sam Alvey Claims He Won’t Lose Again

Sam Alvey had a rough night in Sao Paulo over the weekend. “Smile’n Sam” was knocked out by mixed martial arts (MMA) legend Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. While such a loss might bring down the spirits of most fighters, Alvey is only seein…

Sam Alvey had a rough night in Sao Paulo over the weekend. “Smile’n Sam” was knocked out by mixed martial arts (MMA) legend Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. While such a loss might bring down the spirits of most fighters, Alvey is only seeing this as a minor setback. He took to his Instagram and released a video […]

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Highlights: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira Knocks Out Sam Alvey

Watch the fight highlights from Sam Alvey vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira at UFC Sao Paulo.

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Last night (Sat. September 22, 2018) light heavyweights Sam Alvey and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira went one-on-one at UFC Sao Paulo.

Alvey entered the contest off back-to-back victories at 205 pounds. “Smile’n Sam” jumped up from middleweight and knocked out Marcin Prachnio in his divisional debut in February.

He jumped back into action four months later and defeated Gian Villante via split decision at UFC Fight Night 131. A win over a Brazilian legend in Nogueira would do wonders for the 32-year-old’s career.

Nogueira is a decade Alvey’s elder and an absolute legend of the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA). The Brazilian has been fighting since 2001 and debuted with the UFC in 2009. Nogueira had lost three of his last four fights since 2014. He was flagged by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) back in December.

The Brazilian was later cleared of the incident as it was deemed he took a tainted supplement. Now with his USADA troubles and injuries behind him, Nogueira was allowed to focus solely on Alvey.

In the opening round, Alvey seemed to get a nice rhythm going, landing shots and moving well. Nogueira was able to pick up the pace as the round came to a close. Once the second round got underway, however, Nogueira went off.

The Brazilian landed a big left hand that rocked Alvey. Nogueira continued his assault until he was finally able to stop Alvey with a barrage of strikes that sent him to the canvas.

Check out the full fight video highlights here below:

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