UFC light heavyweight contender Jamahal Hill wants all the smoke in the division, including a long-awaited shot at Ji?í Procházka. Hill picked up the biggest win of his UFC career at UFC Vegas 59 on Saturday, finishing former title challenger Thiago Sa…
UFC light heavyweight contender Jamahal Hill wants all the smoke in the division, including a long-awaited shot at Ji?í Procházka. Hill picked up the biggest win of his UFC career at UFC Vegas 59 on Saturday, finishing former title challenger Thiago Santos in Round 4. He went toe-to-toe with Santos throughout the first three rounds…
UFC Vegas 59 may have lost a few bouts during fight week, but the 10 fights that went ahead as scheduled delivered an action-packed card that didn’t include a single decision. The UFC had plenty of options to choose from for the night’s bes…
UFC Vegas 59 may have lost a few bouts during fight week, but the 10 fights that went ahead as scheduled delivered an action-packed card that didn’t include a single decision. The UFC had plenty of options to choose from for the night’s best performances. The promotion elected to go with a trio of Performance…
UFC Vegas 59 brought an incredible night of matches that all ended in finishes, but three fighters brought back a ‘Performance of the Night’ bonus. UFC Vegas 59 was an incredible card, bringing 10 finishes with no fights going to a decision. It was just the second time in UFC history that the entire card […]
UFC Vegas 59 brought an incredible night of matches that all ended in finishes, but three fighters brought back a ‘Performance of the Night’ bonus.
UFC Vegas 59 was an incredible card, bringing 10 finishes with no fights going to a decision. It was just the second time in UFC history that the entire card consisted of finishes. The first time occurred back in 2014 at UFC Fight Night 55. That card was headlined by Luke Rockhold and Michael Bisping. The card consisted of seven KO/TKO’s and four submissions, while tonight there was seven KO/TKO’s and three submissions.
Geoff Neal brought home $50K after being the first opponent to knockout Vicente Luque in a professional fight. Neal pushed the pace the entire fight and touched up Luque through each round, until he landed the finishing blow.
Bryan Battle also brought home a bonus, with his head kick knockout of Takashi Sato. Batte landed a devastating right kick and immediately knocked Sato unconscious.
Newly crowned “Ultimate Fighter” Mohammed Usman also earned himself a bonus tonight, with his knockout over Zac Pauga. The Heavyweight bout was a fantastic back and forth between the two in the first round, but Usman was able to knock Pauga out with a great check hook.
Jamahal Hill and Thiago Santos brought home the “Fight of the Night” bonus as well. Hill was tested early and often by Santos, but he was up to the grueling test as he ended up taking home a TKO win over an elite opponent. Hill admitted that he had some more things to work on after the fight, as he was fought with a few big shots in the fight. Santos made Hill pay for every mistake he made, but at the end of the night was not able to walk away with his hand raised.
UFC light heavyweight contender Jamahal Hill put the finishing touches on a historic night at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Hill faced former title challenger Thiago Santos in the main event of UFC Vegas 59. The event had a 100% finish rate, with Hill add…
UFC light heavyweight contender Jamahal Hill put the finishing touches on a historic night at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Hill faced former title challenger Thiago Santos in the main event of UFC Vegas 59. The event had a 100% finish rate, with Hill adding the exclamation point in his toughest test in the…
Jamahal Hill persevered through a tough test to secure finish against Thiago Santos at UFC Vegas 59. Going into the bout after a loss to Magomed Ankalaev, Santos was looking to reverse his fortunes against the Dana White Contender Series standout Hill at tonight’s UFC Vegas 59: Santos vs. Hill at the UFC Apex in […]
Jamahal Hill persevered through a tough test to secure finish against Thiago Santos at UFC Vegas 59.
Going into the bout after a loss to Magomed Ankalaev, Santos was looking to reverse his fortunes against the Dana White Contender Series standout Hill at tonight’s UFC Vegas 59: Santos vs. Hill at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Hill opened up with a wide stance, leaving room for Santos to connect with a few low kicks to his front leg. Both fighters were cautious at the start and respectful of the power their opponent possessed. Hill walked Santos down for most of the opening round before being forced to grapple with Santos. Real fireworks started in the last minute of round one.
Both men got into a brawl halfway past the second round as they got into more close-range striking exchanges. The third round saw Santos record a new personal best for takedowns landed.
Hill and Santos got into a brawl in round four, with good shots being landed by both men. Hill clipped Santos with a flurry of punches. He continued with the ground and pound as Santos lay on his back. The referee stopped a call to this fight after Santos wasn’t able to respond back.
Jamahal Hill won the fight by TKO (R4, 2:31).
Below, catch the highlights from Thiago Santos vs. Jamahal Hill
UFC light heavyweight contender Thiago Santos will enter the Octagon tonight at UFC Vegas 59 with violence on his mind. The 23-fight UFC veteran has struggled in recent outings. Since challenging for Jon Jones’ title back in 2019, a bout in which…
UFC light heavyweight contender Thiago Santos will enter the Octagon tonight at UFC Vegas 59 with violence on his mind. The 23-fight UFC veteran has struggled in recent outings. Since challenging for Jon Jones’ title back in 2019, a bout in which he earned the nod from one of the three judges, the Brazilian has…