UFC Adelaide Highlights: Anthony Rocco Martin Submits Jake Matthews

It didn’t take Anthony Rocco Martin long to finish Jake Matthews. The two fighters met in a welterweight bout at the UFC Adelaide event on Saturday (December 1, 2018) at Adelaide Entertainment Centre in Adelaide, South Australia on FOX Sports 1. Martin…

It didn’t take Anthony Rocco Martin long to finish Jake Matthews. The two fighters met in a welterweight bout at the UFC Adelaide event on Saturday (December 1, 2018) at Adelaide Entertainment Centre in Adelaide, South Australia on FOX Sports 1. Martin was able to score a d’arce choke win over his opponent in the […]

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Highlights: Monster Head Kick Knockout Starts UFC 229 Prelims

Tonight’s (Sat., October 6, 2018) UFC 229 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, has been built as the biggest event in UFC history. If that promises to be true, the UFC 229 prelims certainly got it off to a fitting start. Welterweight Tony Martin met veteran Ryan LaFlare in the opening bout of […]

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Tonight’s (Sat., October 6, 2018) UFC 229 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, has been built as the biggest event in UFC history. If that promises to be true, the UFC 229 prelims certainly got it off to a fitting start.

Welterweight Tony Martin met veteran Ryan LaFlare in the opening bout of the Fight Pass-aired UFC 229 preliminary card. Martin talked a decent amount of trash heading into the fight, and he backed it up. The bout was a back-and-forth one for much of the opening two rounds. LaFlare landed several solid body kicks while Martin scored with many right hands.

The third round was a different story altogether, however. Martin landed a devastating head kick that crumpled LaFlare. A few follow-up shots on the ground spelled an end to UFC 229’s opening preliminary bout. Watch the awesome stoppage victory here:

And here is a slow-motion shot of the kick landing flush:

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UFC Fight Night 116 Preliminary Live Results

It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Saturday, September 16th, 2017) will come from in the form of UFC Fight Night 116. Headlining the card are Luke Rockhold and David Branch, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the preliminary section of the […]

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It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Saturday, September 16th, 2017) will come from in the form of UFC Fight Night 116. Headlining the card are Luke Rockhold and David Branch, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the preliminary section of the card.

Tony Martin vs. Olivier Aubin-Mercier in a lightweight closes the preliminary card on FOX Sports 1.

Heavyweight: Daniel Spitz vs. Anthony Hamilton is next in a heavyweight bout.

Uriah Hall vs. Krzysztof Jotko is next in a middleweight bout.

Gilbert Burns vs. Jason Saggo in a lightweight bout opens the FOX Sports 1 preliminary bouts.

Here are the results:

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1/8PM/5PM ETPT)

Lightweight: Tony Martin vs. Olivier Aubin-Mercier

Heavyweight: Daniel Spitz vs. Anthony Hamilton

Middleweight: Uriah Hall vs. Krzysztof Jotko

Lightweight: Gilbert Burns vs. Jason Saggo

 

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UFC Fight Night 116: Pittsburgh Lands Battle of Rising Lightweights

Tony Martin and Olivier Aubin-Mercier continue to work their respective ways up the UFC lightweight ladder. Now, they’ll get the chance to knock the other off, as officials have added the scrap to the upcoming UFC Fight Night 116 card. Martin owns a 12-3 record overall in his career and has gone 4-3 since signing […]

Tony Martin and Olivier Aubin-Mercier continue to work their respective ways up the UFC lightweight ladder. Now, they’ll get the chance to knock the other off, as officials have added the scrap to the upcoming UFC Fight Night 116 card. Martin owns a 12-3 record overall in his career and has gone 4-3 since signing […]

Johnny Case Returns Next Week, Faces Tony Martin at UFC Fight Night 112

On just over a weeks notice, Johnny Case and Tony Martin have agreed to fight, joining the lineup for next Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 112 card. Case (22-5) has been on the sidelines since last year when he suffered his first Octagon loss via third round submission to Jake Matthews. The Iowa native had won […]

On just over a weeks notice, Johnny Case and Tony Martin have agreed to fight, joining the lineup for next Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 112 card. Case (22-5) has been on the sidelines since last year when he suffered his first Octagon loss via third round submission to Jake Matthews. The Iowa native had won […]

UFC Fight Night 103 Winner Tony Martin Felt ‘Awkward’ After Cup Broke

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocipCnn9zl8

Tony Martin was left in an unusual situation this past weekend at UFC Fight Night 103.

Martin’s cup broke during his fight on FOX Sports 1 with Alex White, leaving him with a choice to make. He figured that situation out and went on to claim a decision win, but it made for an interesting fight the rest of the way.

“It was kind of an awkward situation and I’m going through my head, ‘I don’t want to take the chance of them calling the fight off over something stupid like this,’ so we just cut off the strings and I just put it in my regular compression shorts,” Martin said (thanks to MMAjunkie for the quotes). “Obviously it wasn’t tight or anything, and it was moving around the whole time. It was just kind of an awkward situation and it threw me off. The first 30 seconds, we had the game plan of being first and landing first and it worked out perfectly, and then it all threw off my whole game.

“I blame myself. I let it mess with my game plan, and that’s what I was mostly disappointed in. But it was a 30-27 win, so you can’t be too disappointed because a win in the UFC is a big win.”

Entering the night below .500 in the UFC, Martin (11-3) knew a win was very important to even his Octagon mark at 3-3. Now, he wants to take on a bigger name in his next bout.

“If I had to throw out one name, I would say there’s one guy out there that keeps fighters that don’t belong in the UFC (in Mickey Gall),” Martin said. “He’s 3-0 and he’s fought a guy that’s never fought a mixed martial arts fight, he fought a guy that was a pro wrestler, and then he fought a guy that’s a pretty boy – he’s a nice guy, but he’s just a pretty boy. He’s not a real fighter.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocipCnn9zl8

Tony Martin was left in an unusual situation this past weekend at UFC Fight Night 103.

Martin’s cup broke during his fight on FOX Sports 1 with Alex White, leaving him with a choice to make. He figured that situation out and went on to claim a decision win, but it made for an interesting fight the rest of the way.

“It was kind of an awkward situation and I’m going through my head, ‘I don’t want to take the chance of them calling the fight off over something stupid like this,’ so we just cut off the strings and I just put it in my regular compression shorts,” Martin said (thanks to MMAjunkie for the quotes). “Obviously it wasn’t tight or anything, and it was moving around the whole time. It was just kind of an awkward situation and it threw me off. The first 30 seconds, we had the game plan of being first and landing first and it worked out perfectly, and then it all threw off my whole game.

“I blame myself. I let it mess with my game plan, and that’s what I was mostly disappointed in. But it was a 30-27 win, so you can’t be too disappointed because a win in the UFC is a big win.”

Entering the night below .500 in the UFC, Martin (11-3) knew a win was very important to even his Octagon mark at 3-3. Now, he wants to take on a bigger name in his next bout.

“If I had to throw out one name, I would say there’s one guy out there that keeps fighters that don’t belong in the UFC (in Mickey Gall),” Martin said. “He’s 3-0 and he’s fought a guy that’s never fought a mixed martial arts fight, he fought a guy that was a pro wrestler, and then he fought a guy that’s a pretty boy – he’s a nice guy, but he’s just a pretty boy. He’s not a real fighter.”