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Diego Lopes steamrolls past Sodiq Yusuff with flattening knockout win – UFC 300 Highlights

Diego Lopes steamrolls past Sodiq Yusuff with blistering first round knockout UFC 300 HighlightsSurging Brazilian contender, Diego Lopes continues his roughshod run through featherweight contenders tonight on the late preliminary card of…

Diego Lopes steamrolls past Sodiq Yusuff with blistering first round knockout UFC 300 Highlights

Surging Brazilian contender, Diego Lopes continues his roughshod run through featherweight contenders tonight on the late preliminary card of UFC 300 — blowing through Nigerian contender, Sodiq Yusuff for a blistering opening round knockout.

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Lopes, an alum of Dana White’s Contender Series — rebounded from a close decision loss to the highly-touted, Movsar Evloev in his short-notice Octagon debut, racking up an armbar submission win over Gavin Tucker, before turning in a KO win over Pat Sabatini.

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And getting the well-travelled, Yusuff out of there within a minute and a half of the first round in their featherweight scrap at UFC 300, finishing sensation, Lopes dropped the former with a tight uppercut in the clinch, before Yusuff managed to gather his senses.

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However, it would prove only momentarily for Yusuff, who was sent to the canvas once more by Lopes with another sharp uppercut in the clinch, before he forced the issue with a slew of ground strikes for a first round knockout win.

Below, catch the highlights from Diego Lopes’ victory against Sodiq Yusuff at UFC 300

Edson Barboza rallies to land vintage decision win over Sodiq Yusuff with striking showcase – UFC Vegas 81 Highlights

Edson Barboza scores decision win over Sodiq Yusuff in rallying striking victory UFC Vegas 81 HighlightsVeteran striking favorite, Edson Barboza has landed his first main event victory under the UFC banner at the fourth time of trying — landing a unanimous decision win over Nigerian contender, Sodiq Yusuff in their featherweight headliner tonight at UFC Vegas 81, after a tense back-and-forth. Dealing with massive adversity in the opening round of […]

Edson Barboza scores decision win over Sodiq Yusuff in rallying striking victory UFC Vegas 81 Highlights

Veteran striking favorite, Edson Barboza has landed his first main event victory under the UFC banner at the fourth time of trying — landing a unanimous decision win over Nigerian contender, Sodiq Yusuff in their featherweight headliner tonight at UFC Vegas 81, after a tense back-and-forth.

Dealing with massive adversity in the opening round of their main event showdown, Nova Friburgo native, Edson Barboza was almost stopped in the opening frame by Yusuff — who likely landed a 10-8 frame on judge’s and fan’s scorecards, dropping the Brazilian with a slew of strikes as part of a dominant and lengthy barrage.

Fresh from a stunning, highlight-reel flying knee knockout win over Billy Quarantillo in his most recent Octagon walk, American Top Team striker, Barboza would land some keen body strikes in the second round to steal the frame.

Almost closing the show in the final minute of the third round to boot, Barboza landed a whipping wheel kick, catching Yusuff at the fence and sending him to the canvas. Unable to wrapping up a front headlock choke submission, Barboza rode out the frame on top.

And in the fourth and frame frames, Barboza would land victories in each, even displaying his less than utilized grappling and wrestling work in the final round to take two takedowns over Yusuff, en route to a second straight victory inside the Octagon.

Below, catch the highlights from Edson Barboza’s win over Sodiq Yusuff at UFC Vegas 81

Yusuff: Dern Wasn’t Supposed To Talk About Zuckerberg At The APEX

Sodiq Yusuff says he can keep a secret, unlike some other fighters. Last week the UFC held a Fight Night event in the UFC APEX arena in Las Vegas. Leading up to the event all things seemed normal until Tuesday of fight week when the UFC began to warn m…

Sodiq Yusuff says he can keep a secret, unlike some other fighters. Last week the UFC held a Fight Night event in the UFC APEX arena in Las Vegas. Leading up to the event all things seemed normal until Tuesday of fight week when the UFC began to warn media members that they would not…

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MMA Twitter Reacts To Yusuff’s 30-Second Win At UFC Vegas 61

Sodiq Yusuff barely even had time to break a sweat in his main card bout opposite Don Shainis at UFC Vegas 61. The 29-year-old entered the matchup with the debuting Shainis as the event’s biggest favorite by a rather significant margin, but Yusuff’s pe…

Sodiq Yusuff barely even had time to break a sweat in his main card bout opposite Don Shainis at UFC Vegas 61. The 29-year-old entered the matchup with the debuting Shainis as the event’s biggest favorite by a rather significant margin, but Yusuff’s performance showed why he was so heavily favored. The two featherweights came…

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Sodiq Yusuff finishes Don Shainis with brutal knees, guillotine choke in 30 seconds – UFC Vegas 61 Highlights

Sodiq YusuffLanding the first submission victory of his professional mixed martial arts career — and in quite timely fashion to boot, featherweight contender, Sodiq Yusuff makes incredibly light work of short-notice replacement, Don Shainis, stopping the newcomer with a slew of brutal knee strikes to the body before an eventual guillotine choke — all within 30-seconds. […]

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Landing the first submission victory of his professional mixed martial arts career — and in quite timely fashion to boot, featherweight contender, Sodiq Yusuff makes incredibly light work of short-notice replacement, Don Shainis, stopping the newcomer with a slew of brutal knee strikes to the body before an eventual guillotine choke — all within 30-seconds.

Yusuff, who was initially scheduled to share the UFC Vegas 61 Octagon with Georgian striker, Giga Chikadze, saw the bout cancelled after the latter suffered an undisclosed injury.

The 29-year-old featherweight contender, who entered tonight’s main card clash with Shainis off the back of a prior unanimous decision win over division veteran, Alex Caceres, made shockingly short work of Shainis — unloading with a series of brutal knee strikes to the body, repeatedly.

Softening Shainis up near the fence with knee strikes to the body, Yusuff would then grab hold of the former’s neck, roll into a guillotine choke, and force the tap — all within just 30-seconds. Off the back of his victory, Yusuff called for a fight with former featherweight title challenger, Chan Sung Jung.

Below, catch the highlights from Sodiq Yusuff’s timely win at UFC Vegas 61

Giga Chikadze Withdraws From UFC Vegas 60 Octagon Return

UFC featherweight contender Giga Chikadze’s anticipated return to the Octagon after his first UFC loss has been postponed indefinitely. According to MMA Junkie, Chikadze has withdrawn from his upcoming bout against Sodiq Yusuff due to an undisclo…

UFC featherweight contender Giga Chikadze’s anticipated return to the Octagon after his first UFC loss has been postponed indefinitely. According to MMA Junkie, Chikadze has withdrawn from his upcoming bout against Sodiq Yusuff due to an undisclosed reason. A replacement fighter to face Yusuff is being explored right now by the UFC brass. Chikadze last…

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