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UFC 220 Post-Fight Press Conference

Featuring one of the most anticipated heavyweight title fights in recent memory, tonight’s (Sat., January 20, 2018) UFC 220 from TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, is in the books. In the main event, heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic left no doubt about whom the ‘baddest man on the planet’ is, dominating hyped contender Francis Ngannou with a smothering […]

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Featuring one of the most anticipated heavyweight title fights in recent memory, tonight’s (Sat., January 20, 2018) UFC 220 from TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, is in the books.

In the main event, heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic left no doubt about whom the ‘baddest man on the planet’ is, dominating hyped contender Francis Ngannou with a smothering display of strategy and ground skills.

The co-main event featured a light heavyweight title fight between Daniel Cormier and surging striker Volkan Oezdemir, where Cormier answered all the questions about his status as the ‘real’ 205-pound champion by weathering ‘No Time’s’ early storm to also ground him and finish the bout with a swarming TKO in the second.

All in all, a good start to the UFC’s pay-per-view schedule.

Watch the fighters break down all of the action in the post-fight press conference starting live right here:

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Daniel Cormier Dominates Volkan Oezdemir In Telling Title Defense

Daniel Cormier can breathe easy now. In the co-main event of UFC 220, Cormier defended his light heavyweight title against Volkan Oezdemir. “DC” made it clear that he didn’t consider himself a champion until he defeated “No Time.” Mission accomplished. Oezdemir immediately swung for the fences. He landed a left hand followed by a jab. […]

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Daniel Cormier can breathe easy now.

In the co-main event of UFC 220, Cormier defended his light heavyweight title against Volkan Oezdemir. “DC” made it clear that he didn’t consider himself a champion until he defeated “No Time.”

Mission accomplished.

Oezdemir immediately swung for the fences. He landed a left hand followed by a jab. Cormier tried tying up, but to no avail. A leg kick was there for the challenger. Cormier landed a kick to the body. Cormier went for a takedown, but Oezdemir found a way to avoid it. Cormier ate numerous shots early on and didn’t appear deterred. Cormier landed his own right hand.

He cracked the challenger with a right hand. Oezdemir fought back, landed some hooks of his own. A right hand found the mark for Cormier. He caught a kick and took Oezdemir down. He went for the rear-naked choke near the end of the round.

Cormier landed a jab early in the second round. He took the challenged down and gained full mount. He got to the crucifix position and landed some punches. The referee had seen enough.

Final Result: Daniel Cormier def. Volkan Oezdemir via TKO (strikes) – R2. 2:00

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Highlights: Bitter Rivalry Ends With Brutal KO At UFC 220

Welterweight sluggers Abdul Razak Alhassan and Sabah Homasi had a bitter score to settle on the prelims of tonight’s (Sat., Jan. 20, 2018) UFC 220 from Boston when their first match at December’s UFC 218 ended in controversial fashion after referee Herb Dean prematurely called it off in favor of Alhassan by TKO in the […]

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Welterweight sluggers Abdul Razak Alhassan and Sabah Homasi had a bitter score to settle on the prelims of tonight’s (Sat., Jan. 20, 2018) UFC 220 from Boston when their first match at December’s UFC 218 ended in controversial fashion after referee Herb Dean prematurely called it off in favor of Alhassan by TKO in the first round.

Not surprisingly the fighters were intent on throwing down early and often in the immediate rematch from ‘Beantown’ as a brawl erupted. It was Alhassan who ultimately got the last laugh and came out on top in the rivalry, however, scoring a highlight reel finish in the first round with a picturesque left uppercut.

Watch the latest knockout from UFC 220 here:

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Highlights: Jaw-Dropping Knockout Kicks Off UFC 220

Most fans are awaiting tonight’s (Sat., January 20, 2018) UFC 220 from TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, for its massive Stipe Miocic vs. Francis Ngannou heavyweight title main event, but a stoppage that would make both hulking knockout artists proud kicked off the event. Touted rising star Islam Makhachev met longtime Brazilian veteran Gleison Tibau, who […]

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Most fans are awaiting tonight’s (Sat., January 20, 2018) UFC 220 from TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, for its massive Stipe Miocic vs. Francis Ngannou heavyweight title main event, but a stoppage that would make both hulking knockout artists proud kicked off the event.

Touted rising star Islam Makhachev met longtime Brazilian veteran Gleison Tibau, who had been out of action since December 4, 2015, after being suspended for two years by USADA. It may have been that cage rust coupled with Makhachev’s no-longer-hidden talent, but no matter what the reason, the 15-1 Dagestani scored his biggest UFC win in jaw-dropping fashion to get UFC 220 started off right.

Watch the earth-shattering first-round knockout here:

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UFC 220 Preliminary Card Live Results

It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Saturday, January 20th, 2018) will come from in the form of UFC 220. Headlining the card are Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the preliminary section of the card. Kyle […]

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It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Saturday, January 20th, 2018) will come from in the form of UFC 220. Headlining the card are Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the preliminary section of the card.

Kyle Bochniak vs. Brandon Davis in a featherweight bout closes the preliminary card on FOX Sports 1.

Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Sabah Homasi is next in a welterweight bout.

Dustin Ortiz vs. Alexandre Pantoja is next in a flyweight bout.

Julio Arce vs. Dan Ige in a featherweight bout opens the FOX Sports 1 preliminary bouts.

Enrique Barzola vs. Matt Bessette in a featherweight bout finishes off the UFC Fight Pass preliminary card. In round 1, Hard leg kick for Barzola, again. Bessette hits a counter right as Barzola charges in with an overhand. Another Barzola leg kick. A Besstte head kick just misses and Barzola tries one. Bessette pressuring with long kicks but they’re glancing or falling short. No shot from Barzola yet. Left hand, body kick for Barzola. Bessette backs Barzola to the cage and hits a nice right hand. Left hook, body kick again for Barzola. Bessette snuck in a high kick. Barzola tries tying up as Bessette comes into the pocket but he’s shucked off. Now Barzola gets Bessette on the cage, picks him up, dumps him. Bessette threatening a leg lock game and forces Barzola off. Barzola is standing over him and lands some nice shots. Bessette pops up. In round 2, Bessette is trying to set up an uppercut, pushing Barzola back to the cage. Barzola keeps him at bay with front kicks but Bessette is looking for question mark kicks around his guard. Barzola doing a good job so far hiding his chin behind his shoulder in the pocket, but his hands are worryingly low. He picks Bessette up and dumps in center cage. Barzola shoots once more against the cage. He dumps Bessette once more before the bell. In round 3, Barzola opens with a leg kick but Bessette comes forward throwing hands viciously. He doesn’t connect on much. Body jab, kick for Bessette. Barzola tries tying up but Bessette shucks him off before he gets to the cage. Barzola leg kick then nice 2-3. Bessette left hook to body. A glancing left lands for Bessette, then they trade lefts. They are crashing into each other and shoving off after these combos. Barzola in on a shot on the cage. Barzola picked up the decision win.

Opening the UFC Fight Pass prelims is Islam Makhachev vs. Gleison Tibau in a lightweight bout. In round 1, Tibau sends a couple of right kicks toward Islam. Makhachev fires back by landing a sick overhand left hand to drop Tibau and finish the fight.

Here are the results:

PRELIMINARY CARD (FS1, 8 p.m. ET)

Featherweight: Kyle Bochniak vs. Brandon Davis

Welterweight: Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Sabah Homasi

Flyweight: Dustin Ortiz vs. Alexandre Pantoja

Featherweight: Julio Arce vs. Dan Ige

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 7 p.m. ET)

Featherweight: Enrique Barzola def. Matt Bessette by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Lightweight: Islam Makhachev def. Gleison Tibau via KO (punch) at 0:57 of Round 1

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Daniel Cormier Gets Good Luck Message From Jon Jones

Even though UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier was knocked out by disgraced archrival Jon Jones in his last fight at 2017’s UFC 214, he became the champion yet again when ‘Bones’ tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs the second time in the USADA era. So a new era begins for DC tonight when he defends […]

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Even though UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier was knocked out by disgraced archrival Jon Jones in his last fight at 2017’s UFC 214, he became the champion yet again when ‘Bones’ tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs the second time in the USADA era.

So a new era begins for DC tonight when he defends his title for the first time of his new reign, which many still feel isn’t legitimate due to the fact he’s lost to Jones twice, against surging knockout artist Volkan Oezdemir in the co-main event of UFC 220 from Boston, Massachusetts.

The lead-up to the match-up has been relatively uneventful, with Cormier making weight despite a bit of drama and scarce smack talk between the two top light heavies. But that changed a little earlier today.

Cormier was surprised to get a good luck message from Jon Jones online, and it didn’t exactly play out how you may think it would. Check out Cormier’s reaction right here:

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