The UFC is back from Chile tomorrow, but earlier today (Fri., May 18, 2018) ONE Championship held its “Unstoppable Dreams” event from the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
The event was headlined by an anticipated rematch between women’s strawweight champion Angela Lee and Mei Yamaguchi, yet it was longtime veteran Shinya Aoki who ultimately stole the show.
Facing Rasul Yakhyaev on the main card, Aoki used his legendary grappling skills to wrap up a triangle choke the likes of which we’ve rarely if ever seen in mixed martial arts by seemingly incorporating a second hold with the choke.
The win gave Aoki an unprecedented 25 submission victories throughout his 40 total MMA wins. Check out his latest impressive tapout courtesy of Zombie Prophet on Twitter right here:
On a weekend devoid of top-level mixed martial arts (MMA) action, a regional fighter did his best to give fans something they rarely if ever seen at yesterday’s Full Contact Contender 19 in Bolton, England. It transpired when Jonno Mears submitted Aaron Jones with a brutal – and rare – pro-wrestling style submission that emulated the […]
On a weekend devoid of top-level mixed martial arts (MMA) action, a regional fighter did his best to give fans something they rarely if ever seen at yesterday’s Full Contact Contender 19 in Bolton, England.
It transpired when Jonno Mears submitted Aaron Jones with a brutal – and rare – pro-wrestling style submission that emulated the infamous Boston Crab – or even the “Walls of Jericho” made famous by former WWE champion Chris Jericho.
Check it out right here:
It was such an unbelievable win that Jericho even responded to the move on social media (via MMA Fighting):
Ronda Rousey needed all of 14 seconds to defend her UFC women’s bantamweight title and defeat Cat Zingano at UFC 184. Almost immediately after the opening bell rang, Rousey saw an opening and locked in her armbar. From there, Zingano had no choice but to tap. The result tied the UFC record for quickest submission: […]
Ronda Rousey needed all of 14 seconds to defend her UFC women’s bantamweight title and defeat Cat Zingano at UFC 184. Almost immediately after the opening bell rang, Rousey saw an opening and locked in her armbar. From there, Zingano had no choice but to tap. The result tied the UFC record for quickest submission: […]
WSOF 17: “Shields vs. Foster” took place last night from Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, NV., featuring former Strikeforce champion and UFC alumni Jake Shields against another fellow UFC veteran Brian Foster.
The winner of their contest would go on to challenge Rousimar Palhares for the welterweight title at a later date, and despite the slow start, Shields scored his second consecutive submission win. He’s now 2-0 since being fired from the UFC:
(Photo via Getty)
Did you forget there was a WSOF event on last night? It’s okay, so did the guy on the left … (all GIFS courtesy of ZombieProphet):
WSOF 17: “Shields vs. Foster” took place last night from Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, NV., featuring former Strikeforce champion and UFC alumni Jake Shields against another fellow UFC veteran Brian Foster.
The winner of their contest would go on to challenge Rousimar Palhares for the welterweight title at a later date, and despite the slow start, Shields scored his second consecutive submission win. He’s now 2-0 since being fired from the UFC:
Shields didn’t play nice in his post-fight interview when asked about the champion, stating he was “a dirty fighter” and that he’s going to “whoop his ass,” too. Apart from that, the event was rather slow, with a few notable occurrences. After all, every MMA media member devoted their Saturday night to a heavyweight boxing fight featuring Bermane Stiverne vs. Deontay Wilder, which also took place in Las Vegas.
Joe Condon hit one hell of a Hail Mary, choking out Johnny Nunez with under one minute left in their co-main event contest. The guillotine was pretty freaking nasty, to say the least (that’s not Brian Cobb, though … he was injured on a treadmill):
Bryson Hansen defeated Rudy Morales in a dud of a fight, minus the fact that Morales was cut in the first round and bled all over the place. This is an early candidate for GIF of the year, presumably titled, “Look Ma! I’m actually not roadkill:”
Danny Davis Jr. defeated Adam Cella via unanimous decision, but he was lucky to not get disqualified for a Steven Gerrard-style bullet to Cella’s cranium:
On the preliminary card, Jordan Rinaldi scored a sweet submission over Soslan Abanokov earlier in the evening, submitting the latter with an americana:
And finally, apart from the other uneventful fights, the torrid theme music, interviews in between fights, shitty video players MMA sites still have the patience for, and a ring announcer named Jazz Securo, referee Kim Winslow really dropped the ball by letting Trey Williams hold onto his anaconda choke for way too long and nearly killed Jamie Point in the process. Point’s stiff, cold body and long stare is downright harrowing:
WSOF 17 QUICK RESULTS:
Main Card:
Jake Shields def. Brian Foster via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:51 of R1
Joe Condon def. Johnny Nunez via submission (guillotine choke) at 4:22 of R3
Krasimir Mladenov def. Brendan Kornberger via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Bryson Hansen def. Rudy Morales via unanimous decision (30-25, 30-26, 30-27)
Danny Davis Jr. def. Adam Cella via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27)
Preliminary Card
Jordan Rinaldi def. Soslan Abanokov via submission (armbar) at 3:02 of R3
Donavon Frelow def. Taylor McCorriston via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Trey Williams def. Jamie Point via technical submission (anaconda choke) at 3:52 of R1
Following in his father’s footsteps, Kron Gracie tested his royal Brazilian jiu-jitsu pedigree in a pro MMA bout in Japan, a place where his father Rickson forever solidified his name in the sport’s lore in the 1990s. And like Rickson did in his first bout in Japan in 1994, Kron scored a first-round submission win […]
Following in his father’s footsteps, Kron Gracie tested his royal Brazilian jiu-jitsu pedigree in a pro MMA bout in Japan, a place where his father Rickson forever solidified his name in the sport’s lore in the 1990s. And like Rickson did in his first bout in Japan in 1994, Kron scored a first-round submission win […]
Big fighters. Small fighters. Rich fighters. Poor fighters. Ground fighters. Stand-up fighters. Mixed martial arts contains multitudes, fighters seemingly crafted especially to fulfill their role in the combat sports ecosystem. But, in this vast sea of archetypes and stereotypes, there is only one Rousimar Palhares, the World Series of Fighting welterweight champion who submitted longtime UFC […]
Big fighters. Small fighters. Rich fighters. Poor fighters. Ground fighters. Stand-up fighters. Mixed martial arts contains multitudes, fighters seemingly crafted especially to fulfill their role in the combat sports ecosystem. But, in this vast sea of archetypes and stereotypes, there is only one Rousimar Palhares, the World Series of Fighting welterweight champion who submitted longtime UFC […]
