Somebody get Esteban Ribovics his $50,000 bonus. Coming off a unanimous decision victory over Kamuela Kirk in July, ‘El…
Somebody get Esteban Ribovics his $50,000 bonus.
Coming off a unanimous decision victory over Kamuela Kirk in July, ‘El Gringo’ was looking for his second-straight win inside the Octagon against lightweight knockout artist Terrance McKinney at UFC St. Louis on Saturday night.
Things started hot with Ribovics putting pressure on ‘T-Wrecks’ early. Pushing the pace and backing McKinney up against the cage, Ribovics threw a right hand immediately followed by a right head kick that caught his opponent and immediately brought an end to the bout a mere 37 seconds in.
Official Result: Esteban Ribovics def. Terrance McKinney via KO (head kick) at 0:37 of Round 1.
Ribovics now has seven finishes in the first round, four of them coming in 40 seconds or less. He moves to 2-1 under the UFC banner, and 13-1 overall in his mixed martial arts career.
Check out Highlights from Esteban Ribovics vs. Terrance mcKinney at UFC St. Louis:
Terrance McKinney wasted no time adding another impressive finish to his resume at UFC Vegas 78 on Saturday night. McKinney looked to bring the pressure early, firing solid strikes and pushing his opponent back to the cage wall. Just past the one-minute mark, McKinney landed a vicious body blow that clearly had Breeden compromised early. […]
Terrance McKinney wasted no time adding another impressive finish to his resume at UFC Vegas 78 on Saturday night.
McKinney looked to bring the pressure early, firing solid strikes and pushing his opponent back to the cage wall. Just past the one-minute mark, McKinney landed a vicious body blow that clearly had Breeden compromised early. Circling the cage and covering up, Breeden was unable to create any distance as ‘T.Wrecks’ began to smell blood in the water and pushed the pace even further.
Before long, all Breeden could do is cover up and protect himself from the onslaught. Less than 90 seconds into the bout, referee Chris Tognoni had seen enough.
Official Result: Terrance McKinney def. Mike Breeden via TKO (strikes) at 1:25 of Round 1.
Check Out Highlights From Terrance McKinney vs. Mike Breeden at UFC Vegas 78 Below:
The ‘Black Wolf’ Nazim Sadykhov scored his second-straight win inside the Octagon, finishing Terrance McKinney in the second round of their main card matchup at UFC Vegas 77. What started as a fairly competitive contest in the opening round, quickly evolved into a dominant second round for Sadykhov, only needing 67 seconds in round two […]
The ‘Black Wolf’ Nazim Sadykhov scored his second-straight win inside the Octagon, finishing Terrance McKinney in the second round of their main card matchup at UFC Vegas 77.
What started as a fairly competitive contest in the opening round, quickly evolved into a dominant second round for Sadykhov, only needing 67 seconds in round two to make ‘T-Wrecks’ tap out. The ending came when McKinney attempted a takedown but was quickly overpowered, allowing Sadykhov to reverse position and end up in mount. McKinney gave up his back in an effort to escape the unfavorable position. In the process, McKinney’s arm became trapped behind him, allowing ‘Black Wolf’ to cinch in a rear-naked choke and force McKinney to submit.
Official Result: Nazim Sadykhov def. Terrance McKinney via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:07 of Round 2.
After dropping his first career mixed martial arts bout, Sadykhov is riding a nine-fight winning streak, the last two coming inside the Octagon. With the loss, McKinney falls to 3-3 under the UFC banner, dropping three of his last four contests.
Check Out Highlights from Nazim Sadykhov vs. Terrance McKinney at UFC Vegas 77 Below:
Making good on his promotional debut, hometown favorite, Ismael Bonfim has lit up the Jeunesse Arena in his native Brazil tonight at the lightweight limit — stopping the talented prospect, Terrance McKinney with a spectacular second round flying knee on the preliminary card of UFC 283. Bonfim, a product of Dana White‘s Contender Series, manages […]
Making good on his promotional debut, hometown favorite, Ismael Bonfim has lit up the Jeunesse Arena in his native Brazil tonight at the lightweight limit — stopping the talented prospect, Terrance McKinney with a spectacular second round flying knee on the preliminary card of UFC 283.
Bonfim, a product of Dana White‘s Contender Series, manages to improve to 19-3 tonight as a professional — securing his whopping thirteenth consecutive win with tonight’s stoppage of the highly-touted, McKinney.
Making his Octagon debut, Bonfim started well against McKinney on home soil, dropping the latter in the first round momentarily in an impressive first frame for the Brazilian.
Sending the mouthpiece of McKinney to the Octagon canvas at the fence during a combination, Bonfim lined up a shocking flying knee strike — face-planting the former with a stunning second round KO.
Below, catch the highlights from Ismael Bonfim’s KO win over Terrance McKinney
UFC lightweight, Terrance McKinney, expects to face Paddy Pimblett in the coming months of 2023. Following UFC 282 and the events that surrounded it, Pimblett’s star has taken a significant hit. The 28-year-old began to fight week with an explosive podcast with UFC President, Dana White, in which the pair would lambast MMA journalist Ariel […]
UFC lightweight, Terrance McKinney, expects to face Paddy Pimblett in the coming months of 2023.
Following UFC 282 and the events that surrounded it, Pimblett’s star has taken a significant hit. The 28-year-old began to fight week with an explosive podcast with UFC President, Dana White, in which the pair would lambast MMA journalist Ariel Helwani.
The duo would call Helwani a ‘rodent’, ‘a piece of s**t’ and a ‘maggot’, all while making claims about the Canadian. Helwani would soon respond to the duo, equipped with receipts, the 40-year-old would quickly prove Pimblett a liar and his behavior out of line.
Pimblett would then face Jared Gordon later that week in a fight that would eventually be bumped up to the co-main spot of the PPV. The Liverpudlian would underwhelm, getting caught with his chin high, Pimblett by most estimation clearly lost the fight when the final buzzer went.
To everyone’s shock, Pimblett would eventually be awarded a majority decision victory. His reaction to the fight would also leave some with a bad taste in their mouths, shrugging off any notation of a robbery while claiming ‘that fight wasn’t even close’.
Paddy Pimblett could face Terrance McKinney
While Gordon is a solid fighter and a good step up for Pimblett, he was not the biggest finishing threat. This is not true for Pimblett’s next potential opponent.
Discussion of Pimblett squaring off with Terrance McKinney has gone on for some time now, but it seems like the matchup will happen sooner rather than later.
Talking on The MMA Hour, McKinney, not before taking a dig about Pimblett’s recent performance, said that the pair could be matched up as soon as March.
“Yeah (he did impress me), the way he blocked Jared’s chin is very impressive. That’s crazy (he thought it was a dominant win), he must’ve been hanging out with Sean O’Malley a lot or something. He thinks he’s still undefeated. I think they’ll get it done after this fight, for sure.”
“I’m doing him a favor, I’m cutting weight twice super close together, you know,” stated Terrance McKinney. “This is his best chance to ever beat me… I’ve been hearing a little bit in the grapevine and I think it’s next. It’s definitely going to be in March, and if I don’t get Paddy, we want a ranked opponent in April. So, let’s go.”
McKinney is a dynamic finisher, whose wins all come in the first round and has shown the ability to end the fight on the feet or the mat.
Who have you got, Paddy Pimblett or Terrance McKinney?
Terrance McKinney recently provided a somewhat surprising answer when asked to name the greatest fighter in the history of the lightweight division. “T.Wrecks” arrived in the UFC after finishing three-straight opponents in the first round and wasted ab…
Terrance McKinney recently provided a somewhat surprising answer when asked to name the greatest fighter in the history of the lightweight division. “T.Wrecks” arrived in the UFC after finishing three-straight opponents in the first round and wasted absolutely no time introducing fans to his exciting fighting style. The 28-year-old stopped Toninho Gavinho in only 17…