Nate Landwehr scored his fifth career win inside the Octagon, putting away the always-game Jamall Emmers in spectacular fashion…
Nate Landwehr scored his fifth career win inside the Octagon, putting away the always-game Jamall Emmers in spectacular fashion at the UFC Atlantic City on Saturday night.
Going into the bout winning three of his last four, ‘The Train’ looked to be in a bit of trouble in the early going as Emmers kept his distance and proceeded to piece up Landwehr for much of the opening round. With blood streaming from the left side of his forehead, Landwehr continued working to close the distance and landed a perfectly placed uppercut with 22 seconds left in the first.
With Emmers clearly compromised, Landwehr poured it on and sent Emmers crashing to the canvas. From there, ‘The Train’ only needed to unleash a couple of hammer firsts before referee Keith Peterson had seen enough.
Official Result: Nate Landwehr def. Jamall Emmers via TKO (strikes) at 4:43 of Round 1.
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Andre Petroski may be in line for a $50,000 bonus, as long as knocking yourself out in a fight…
Andre Petroski may be in line for a $50,000 bonus, as long as knocking yourself out in a fight counts.
After coming up short against Michel Pereira in his last outing, Petroski returned to the Octagon at UFC Atlantic City intent on climbing back into the win column against Australian standout Jacob Malkoun. Through the first five minutes, Petroski appeared to be well on his way to a victory. Then something truly bizarre happened.
In the opening minute of round two, Petroski shot in for a single-leg takedown. Malkoun quickly freed his leg, but Petroski suddenly appeared to be completely out of it. He immediately hit the ground and covered up. Malkoun capitalized, uncorking a vicious body kick before finishing off his opponent with a couple of hammer fists.
Official Result: Jacob Malkoun def. Andre Petroski via TKO (ground and pound) at 0:39 of Round 2.
Needless to say, there was a lot of confusion surrounding what had happened. After analyzing the replay, Paul Felder and Michael Bisping, who were on commentary duties for the event, suspected that Petroski’s head collided with Malkoun’s hip bone, delivering one of the craziest knockouts in recent memory.
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Andre Petroski may be in line for a $50,000 bonus, as long as knocking yourself out in a fight…
Andre Petroski may be in line for a $50,000 bonus, as long as knocking yourself out in a fight counts.
After coming up short against Michel Pereira in his last outing, Petroski returned to the Octagon at UFC Atlantic City intent on climbing back into the win column against Australian standout Jacob Malkoun. Through the first five minutes, Petroski appeared to be well on his way to a victory. Then something truly bizarre happened.
In the opening minute of round two, Petroski shot in for a single-leg takedown. Malkoun quickly freed his leg, but Petroski suddenly appeared to be completely out of it. He immediately hit the ground and covered up. Malkoun capitalized, uncorking a vicious body kick before finishing off his opponent with a couple of hammer fists.
Official Result: Jacob Malkoun def. Andre Petroski via TKO (ground and pound) at 0:39 of Round 2.
Needless to say, there was a lot of confusion surrounding what had happened. After analyzing the replay, Paul Felder and Michael Bisping, who were on commentary duties for the event, suspected that Petroski’s head collided with Malkoun’s hip bone, delivering one of the craziest knockouts in recent memory.
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With Easter weekend fast approaching this week, the household Octagon makes its return to Atlantic City for a UFC…
With Easter weekend fast approaching this week, the household Octagon makes its return to Atlantic City for a UFC Fight Night billed card on the East Coast – bringing with his a host of massive fights including a title-eliminator at the flyweight limit, the return of a former champion, and two massive clashes which are shoo-ins for Fight of the Night honors.
Headlining in her return to her native coast, surging flyweight contender, Erin Blanchfield takes on French contender, Manon Fiorot – with the victor likely earning a shot at gold come the culmination of Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko trilogy title fight later this annum. So, below, with the UFC returning to New Jersey this weekend, catch 5 exciting matchups on paper for this Easter weekend.
Manon Fiorot vs. Erin Blanchfield –
Making her return to her native New Jersey, former Invicta FC staple, Blanchfield rides an impressive victory over former championship challenger, Taila Santos last year, which followed a submission over ex-champion, Jessica Andrade.
And fans of sports betting can still stake their claim on this weekend’s headlined, with Blanchfield closing as an impressive betting favorite at -185 to beat Fiorot this weekend at the Boardwalk Hall – with the French contender a +154 betting underdog.
Fiorot herself rides an impressive 10-fight winning run into her return, fresh from a decision success against former two-time gold holder and recent UFC Vegas 89 winner, Rose Namajunas at UFC Paris last year.
Vicente Luque vs. Joaquin Buckley –
Snapping a two-fight skid with a decision win over former lightweight champion, Rafael dos Anjos in his return last year, the number eleven ranked Vicente Luque takes on divisional prospect, Joaquin Buckley in the night’s co-main event at UFC Atlantic City.
Holding wins over names including Niko Price, Randy Brown, Belal Muhammad, Tyron Woodley, Michael Chiesa, and Jalin Turner to name a few, Luque looks to knock back Buckley in their weekend’s return.
Himself in the midst of a two-fight rise following a skid of losses, Buckley most recently bested Alex Morono, following a knockout win over Andre Fialho.
Last featuring against Brad Tavares after suffering a catastophic compound fracture in 2021, Weidman spent two years on the sideline, dropping a decision loss in his return to the Octagon.
Chidi Njokuani vs. Rhys McKee –
Making his sophomore walk as part of his second stint with the UFC, Ballymena native, Rhys McKee takes on flashy striker and finishing ace, Chidi Njokuani in the main card opener in Atlantic City this weekend.
Hoping to snap a three-fight losing run against McKee, Njokuani takes on the Northern Ireland striker, who took home Cage Warriors gold after his first tenure with the UFC ended.
Nate Landwehr vs. Jamall Emmers –
Always bringing fireworks to the Octagon whenever he steps foot inside it, former M-1 Global featherweight kingpin, Nate Landwehr has turned in a stunning slew of post-fight bonus winning performances against the trio of L’udovit Klein, David Onama, and Austin Lingo – prior to his decision loss to Dan Ige last summer. Keep your eyes firmly peeled on this featured preliminary card clash.
Former undisputed light heavyweight title challenger, Dominick Reyes has revealed a planned return to the Octagon at UFC Atlantic…
Former undisputed light heavyweight title challenger, Dominick Reyes has revealed a planned return to the Octagon at UFC Atlantic City against the surging, Carlos Ulberg at the end of March, was shelved as he deals with a series of life-threatening blood clots.
The defeat came as Hesperia native, Reyes’ fourth on the bounce, following knockout losses to former titleholders, Jiri Prochazka, and Jan Blachowicz, and a dubious decision defeat to current heavyweight kingpin, Jon Jones in a 2020 title fight.
Dominick Reyes reveals life-threatening ailment
However, forced from a March return at an Atlantic City event against surging City Kickboxing staple, Ulberg, Reyes revealed that he is “lucky to be alive” as he deals with blood clots – ruling him from a return anytime soon.
“God puts us through some trials, and I’m having another hard go right now,” Dominick Reyes told James Lynch during a recent interview. “Me and Carlos (Ulberg) were slated to fight January 20th. He pulled out, I don’t know why. It’s an injury, obviously, but he’s not going to say what his injury is. And then a week later, I ended up getting blood clots. Deep vein thrombosis. So yeah. I’m out for a minute.”
“I’m lucky to be alive right now, that’s always nice,” Dominick Reyes explained. “We caught it early so it didn’t become a pulmonary embolism, and thank God for that. Which is kind of crazy because I got a massage. My leg was hurting, and I thought I pulled a muscle in my calf, so I got a massage, and that’s the worst thing you can ever do. I’m lucky I didn’t die on that massage table right there.”
Without a victory since 2019, Reyes’ most recent win came in the form of a first round knockout win over former middleweight champion, Chris Weidman in a UFC Fight Night Boston main event clash.
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Former undisputed middleweight champion, Chris Weidman claims his upcoming UFC Atlantic City fight against Brazilian contender, Bruno Silva could…
Former undisputed middleweight champion, Chris Weidman claims his upcoming UFC Atlantic City fight against Brazilian contender, Bruno Silva could come as his final bout in his storied mixed martial arts career, following his return from a catastrophic leg injury in his comeback against Brad Tavares at UFC 292 last August.
Weidman, a former undisputed middleweight titleholder, is slated to make his return to the Octagon at UFC Atlantic City at the end of March, taking on the aforenoted, Silva in his return.
Snapping a two-year-plus sidelining back in August against Tavares in his second consecutive loss, Weidman had dropped a 17-second TKO loss to Uriah Hall in the pair’s rematch, suffering a gruesome compound fracture of his right tibia and fibula.
Chris Weidman weighs up retirement ahead of UFC Atlantic CIty
And ahead of his return on the East Coast in two months’ time, former undisputed middleweight kingpin, Weidman claimed that his incoming fight with Silva may come as his final in his storied mixed martial arts career.
“Honestly, I wasn’t sure,” Chris Weidman said of a comeback after his UFC 292 loss during a recent interview with Daniel Cormier. “I’m setting myself up for the future, and I wasn’t sure. I was kind of listening to my body and trying to get healthy. Mentally and motivational-wise, and technique-wise. I still think I’m top of the world, but my body’s just taking a beating.”
“This could be my last fight,” Chris Weidman explained. “I’m gonna kind of make that decision throughout the training camp and see how I feel. If my body can handle a hard training camp again, and it might be the last one, it might not be.”
Landing the middleweight title back in 2013 in a shocking upset win over Anderson Silva, Baldwin native, Weidman then defeated the Curitiba native in an immediate rematch, before taking on his compatriots, Vitor Belfort, and Chris Weidman in future championship defenses.
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With Easter weekend fast approaching this week, the household Octagon makes its return to Atlantic City for a UFC…
Former undisputed light heavyweight title challenger, Dominick Reyes has revealed a planned return to the Octagon at UFC Atlantic…
Former undisputed middleweight champion, Chris Weidman claims his upcoming UFC Atlantic City fight against Brazilian contender, Bruno Silva could…