We have a new bantamweight champion in Petr Yan. After a back-and-forth fight for majority of the their bantamweight title contest at UFC 251 on Saturday, Yan dropped Aldo in the final round and landed a barrage of ground and pound strikes before the referee saw enough. As a result, he is now 7-0 in […]
After a back-and-forth fight for majority of the their bantamweight title contest at UFC 251 on Saturday, Yan dropped Aldo in the final round and landed a barrage of ground and pound strikes before the referee saw enough.
As a result, he is now 7-0 in the UFC and reigns as the new king at 135 pounds following Henry Cejudo’s retirement back in May.
Next up on the UFC 251 main card is a title fight for the vacant bantamweight strap between Petr Yan and Jose Aldo. Round 1: Aldo starts off with a jab. Yan returns his own and lands a leg kick. Yan hits the body. Aldo blocks a switch head kick. Yan swings but Aldo avoids […]
Next up on the UFC 251 main card is a title fight for the vacant bantamweight strap between Petr Yan and Jose Aldo.
Round 1: Aldo starts off with a jab. Yan returns his own and lands a leg kick. Yan hits the body. Aldo blocks a switch head kick. Yan swings but Aldo avoids it both times. Yan lands a huge right. Aldo certanily felt that but he’s not in danger. Aldo drops Yan with a leg kick. Yan returns with a left hook. Yan sees his headkick blocked. Yan blocks Aldo’s headkick this time. Aldo misses a leg kick. Yan lands a body shot. Aldo lands a heavy leg kick. Yan partially lands a big right that Aldo eats. Yan lands a body kick. Aldo goes for the takedown but now pulls guard as Yan looks to land ground and pound. Aldo seems to have been hurt but makes it to the end of the round.
Round 2: Aldo lands a jabbing front kick to Yan’s body. Yan is moving forward. Aldo lands an inside leg kick. Aldo lands a nice body kick. Yan charges and swings with two big strikes but Aldo avoids it before landing another leg kick. Yan lands to the body. Aldo responds with a leg kick. Aldo attacks the other leg as well. Yan responds with some kicks of his own. Aldo lands a nice body kick which might have been partially blocked. Aldo is turning it on now with a variety of different strikes. Probably a round for Aldo after Yan edged the first.
Round 3: Aldo lands two nice body kicks. Both men starting to exchange more. Aldo lands nice body shots. He continues to rip the body. He lands an uppercut and Yan responds with a calf kick. Yan seems to be hurt as Aldo charges forward but “No Mercy” seems to be fine in the end. Yan lands a nice uppercut. Aldo lands a knee to the body. Yan responds with some jabs. Aldo lands a body shot. Yan respond with some body shots of his own. Aldo shows great head movement. Yan is landing a bit more but Aldo is also dodging plenty of strikes. Yan lands a body kick. A very even round.
Round 4: Aldo comes out with strikes in the fourth round. Aldo lands a body kick. Yan lands a straight left. They clinch up before separating. Yan lands a leg kick and follows with a stinging body kick. Aldo lands a body shot. Aldo lands another but Yan counters with a big strike. Aldo lands a big knee to the stomach. They are exchanging a lot more strikes as they go toe to toe. Yan nearly trips Aldo but Aldo stays on his feet. Aldo might be slowing down as he usually does in the championship rounds. However, he has just surpassed his most significant strikes in a fight (102). Aldo is bleeding from his nose, however. Yan is advancing and landing more. Yan lands two huge uppercuts before tripping Aldo. Yan looks to finish the fight with ground and pound but is in Aldo’s guard. Yan gets up and lands some nice strikes. However, Aldo survives. Clearly a Yan round.
Round 5: Yan lands a huge 1-2 that has Aldo hurt. Aldo goes to the ground but is still in this. Aldo retains half-guard. Yan has Aldo’s right arm trapped and lands a number of big strikes and elbows. Yan looks to get the crucifix position but Aldo is still surviving. Aldo is bleeding badly. Yan is landing plenty of ground and pound. Aldo isn’t fighting back. The referee isn’t stopping this for some reason. Finally, the referee stops it. Yan is the new bantamweight champion.
Official result:Petr Yan defeats Jose Aldo via TKO (R5, 3:24).
Next up on the UFC 251 main card is a rematch between women’s strawweight champions Jessica Andrade and Rose Namajunas. Round 1: Andrade throws leg kicks. Namajunas is keeping her distance and jabbing. Andrade with a lot of head movement early on. This is similar to the first fight but Andrade is landing a lot […]
Next up on the UFC 251 main card is a rematch between women’s strawweight champions Jessica Andrade and Rose Namajunas.
Round 1: Andrade throws leg kicks. Namajunas is keeping her distance and jabbing. Andrade with a lot of head movement early on. This is similar to the first fight but Andrade is landing a lot more now. Namajunas lands a leg kick. She lands another after Andrade charges at her. A pretty even fight with maybe Namajunas having the edge so far.
Round 2: Andrade continues to use more head movement. Namajunas uses her jab. She lands a few stinging jabs and straight right hands. They are swinging more now. Namajunas lands a nice 1-2. Andrade clinches but to no avail. Andrade seems to have hurt Namajunas as she charges to end the round. Probably another round for Namajunas.
Round 3: More of the same to start the third. Andrade has hurt Namajunas a lot this round. Namajunas is bleeding. Andrade stings Namajunas again and throws her down. She isn’t able to do much and they get up. Namajunas lands a big 1-2. Andrade returns with a stinging strike. Andrade is connecting more now in this third round. She is likely looking for the finish as she believes she is down two rounds. Andrade charges her down. Namajunas is fading a bit but she’s still in the fight. Namajunas lands a well-timed takedown but Andrade reverses and gets up right away. Andrade lands a huge uppercut. The fight comes to an end.
Official result: Rose Namajunas defeats Jessica Andrade via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).
First up on the UFC 251 main card is a women’s flyweight encounter between Amanda Ribas and Paige VanZant. Round 1: Ribas is the one pressuring early. VanZant lands a couple of leg kicks. Ribas lands a body kick. Ribas clinches with VanZant and takes her down in side control. After controlling her head for […]
First up on the UFC 251 main card is a women’s flyweight encounter between Amanda Ribas and Paige VanZant.
Round 1: Ribas is the one pressuring early. VanZant lands a couple of leg kicks. Ribas lands a body kick. Ribas clinches with VanZant and takes her down in side control. After controlling her head for a while, Ribas transitions to an armbar. VanZant quickly taps soon after.
Official result: Amanda Ribas defeats Paige VanZant via armbar submission (R1, 2:21).
Makwan Amirkhani made short work of Danny Henry at UFC 251. The two fighters met in a featherweight bout on Saturday night (July 11, 2020) at the UFC 251 pay-per-view event from Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island aka Fight Island. Right out of the gate in ro…
Makwan Amirkhani made short work of Danny Henry at UFC 251. The two fighters met in a featherweight bout on Saturday night (July 11, 2020) at the UFC 251 pay-per-view event from Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island aka Fight Island. Right out of the gate in round one, Amirkhani clinched and was able to lock in […]
Martin Day vs. Davey Grant had a violent finish to it at UFC 251. The two fighters met in a bantamweight bout on Saturday night (July 11, 2020) at the UFC 251 pay-per-view event from Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island aka Fight Island. Grant had been tagging…
Martin Day vs. Davey Grant had a violent finish to it at UFC 251. The two fighters met in a bantamweight bout on Saturday night (July 11, 2020) at the UFC 251 pay-per-view event from Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island aka Fight Island. Grant had been tagging Day throughout the whole fight and even had a […]
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Next up on the UFC 251 main card is a title fight for the vacant bantamweight strap between Petr Yan and Jose Aldo. Round 1: Aldo starts off with a jab. Yan returns his own and lands a leg kick. Yan hits the body. Aldo blocks a switch head kick. Yan swings but Aldo avoids […]
Next up on the UFC 251 main card is a rematch between women’s strawweight champions Jessica Andrade and Rose Namajunas. Round 1: Andrade throws leg kicks. Namajunas is keeping her distance and jabbing. Andrade with a lot of head movement early on. This is similar to the first fight but Andrade is landing a lot […]
First up on the UFC 251 main card is a women’s flyweight encounter between Amanda Ribas and Paige VanZant. Round 1: Ribas is the one pressuring early. VanZant lands a couple of leg kicks. Ribas lands a body kick. Ribas clinches with VanZant and takes her down in side control. After controlling her head for […]