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UFC Fight Night 107 Post-Fight Press Conference

It may not have featured the most amount of pre-fight hype and anticipation, but today’s (Sat., March 18, 2017) UFC Fight Night 107 from the O2 Arena in London, England, featured three hard-hitting finishes on the main card in addition to several other impressive performances. In the main event, hometown fan favorite slugger Jimi Manuwa extended

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It may not have featured the most amount of pre-fight hype and anticipation, but today’s (Sat., March 18, 2017) UFC Fight Night 107 from the O2 Arena in London, England, featured three hard-hitting finishes on the main card in addition to several other impressive performances.

In the main event, hometown fan favorite slugger Jimi Manuwa extended his streak of vicious one-punch knockouts to two by starching Corey Anderson with a short but devastating left hook, while Gunnar Nelson put on a clinic in all facets of MMA by ending the momentum of dangerous striker Alan Jouban with a picture-perfect right hand that quickly lead to a fight-ending submission.

In other action, beloved British star Brad “One Punch” Pickett fell short in his final MMA bout when short-notice replacement Marlon Vera finished the tough veteran fighter with a third-round head kick in a bout Pickett was possibly winning two rounds to none on the scorecards.

Watch the event’s post-fight press conference starting shortly after the main card here:

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Jimi Manuwa Sleeps Corey Anderson With One-Punch Knockout

Jimi Manuwa (17-2) had his patience pay off against Corey Anderson (9-3) with a one-punch knockout. Anderson landed a leg kick to get things started. He went for a takedown, but it may have been done to get “Poster Boy” thinking. A body shot connected for Manuwa. A high kick from Manuwa was blocked. Anderson

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Jimi Manuwa (17-2) had his patience pay off against Corey Anderson (9-3) with a one-punch knockout.

Anderson landed a leg kick to get things started. He went for a takedown, but it may have been done to get “Poster Boy” thinking. A body shot connected for Manuwa. A high kick from Manuwa was blocked. Anderson was kicked in the body as he went for a takedown. Manuwa stuffed a takedown, but Anderson threw some strikes. Manuwa obliterated Anderson with a left hand and it was a done deal.

Final Result Jimi Manuwa def. Corey Anderson via KO (Punch) – Round 1, 3:05

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Highlights: Marlon Vera Finishes Brad Pickett In “One Punch’s” Final Fight

Longtime MMA and UFC fan favorite Brad “One Punch” Pickett was looking for one final win when he met short-notice replacement Marlon “Chito” Vera on the main card of today’s (Sat., March 18, 2017) UFC Fight Night 107 from the O2 Arena in London, England. But the hometown fighter was unfortunately unable to close out a

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Longtime MMA and UFC fan favorite Brad “One Punch” Pickett was looking for one final win when he met short-notice replacement Marlon “Chito” Vera on the main card of today’s (Sat., March 18, 2017) UFC Fight Night 107 from the O2 Arena in London, England.

But the hometown fighter was unfortunately unable to close out a victory after arguably winning the first two rounds with two takedowns and some solid punches, as Vera took advantage of the massive opportunity by knocking out “One Punch” with a stinging head kick and some follow-up punches after coming out firing in the third and final round.

It was an extremely emotional sendoff for the London-born “One Punch,” who understandably wore the disappointment as he issued a heartfelt thank you to his fans. Watch the riveting knockout in Pickett’s last bout:

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Gunnar Nelson Rocks & Submits Alan Jouban In London

Alan Jouban will have to wait a bit longer to debut on the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight rankings thanks to Gunnar Nelson. Jouban was aggressive at the start, landed a couple of leg kicks. Nelson moved in and tied up his opponent near the fence. Jouban got out of the clinch. He threw some

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Alan Jouban will have to wait a bit longer to debut on the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight rankings thanks to Gunnar Nelson.

Jouban was aggressive at the start, landed a couple of leg kicks. Nelson moved in and tied up his opponent near the fence. Jouban got out of the clinch. He threw some kicks to the leg and body. “Gunni” went for a takedown and eventually got it. He moved to mount. Jouban was able to avoid much damage for the remainder of the round.

Jouban moved forward with strikes at the start of the second stanza. Nelson rocked Jouban with a straight right hand and he jumped on a choke to forced the submission victory.

Final Result: Gunnar Nelson def. Alan Jouban via Submission (Guillotine Choke) – Round 2, 0:46

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Ian Entwistle Retires Following Last Minute Cancellation of UFC London Bout

Following the short notice cancellation of his UFC London bout against Brett Johns, UFC bantamweight Ian Entwistle has announced his retirement. Entwistle announced the news via his Facebook page, noting that weight cutting had taken a major toll on his health. Prior to the cancellation of his bout Saturday, Entwistle had appeared at the early-morning […]

Following the short notice cancellation of his UFC London bout against Brett Johns, UFC bantamweight Ian Entwistle has announced his retirement. Entwistle announced the news via his Facebook page, noting that weight cutting had taken a major toll on his health. Prior to the cancellation of his bout Saturday, Entwistle had appeared at the early-morning […]

Two Fights Pulled From UFC Fight Night 107 On Day Of Event

With Ian Entwistle out of his fight with Brett Johns the morning of UFC Fight Night 107 in London, the bad news couldn’t seem to get any worse. Yet hours later, another fight bites the dust, as Tom Breese was forced to pull out of his scheduled bout with fellow welterweight Oluwale Bamgbose, according to

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With Ian Entwistle out of his fight with Brett Johns the morning of UFC Fight Night 107 in London, the bad news couldn’t seem to get any worse.

Yet hours later, another fight bites the dust, as Tom Breese was forced to pull out of his scheduled bout with fellow welterweight Oluwale Bamgbose, according to UFC officials.

No word on why Breese was abruptly pulled from the card on the day of the fight. Entwistle was forced off the card after doctors would not clear the Englishman, who had incidentally missed weight yesterday for his bantamweight showdown with Johns, weighing in at 139 pounds. Johns was expected to receive 20 percent of Entwistle’s fight purse due to coming in overweight.

This is the second time Entwistle, 30, has been pulled from a scheduled fight just 24 hours before a UFC event. The Englishman had also dropped out of a fight with Rob Font in November of 2016.

UFC Fight Night 107 will proceed in spite of the two last-minute scrapped bouts, with 11 fights still scheduled as of Saturday afternoon.

While no specific reasons have been confirmed yet as to why Breese and Entwistle were pulled from Saturday’s card, this has become a troubling trend ever since the UFC adopted early weigh-ins. Nearly every card has suffered from such 11th hour fighter pull-outs, a trend that has without a doubt amplified since the UFC began utilizing early weigh-ins process.

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