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Gregor Gillespie Rallies To Stop Diego Ferreira With Second Round Ground Strikes – UFC Vegas 26 Highlights

GillespieTalk about an emphatic return to the Octagon for Gregor Gillespie. Matching with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ace, Diego Ferreira on the main card fo UFC Vegas 26 in a catchweight contest, the wrestling maestro stopped the Brazilian with a rallying second round ground strikes effort. Making his first Octagon walk since a stunning high-kick knockout loss […]

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Talk about an emphatic return to the Octagon for Gregor Gillespie. Matching with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ace, Diego Ferreira on the main card fo UFC Vegas 26 in a catchweight contest, the wrestling maestro stopped the Brazilian with a rallying second round ground strikes effort.

Making his first Octagon walk since a stunning high-kick knockout loss to former interim lightweight title challenger, Kevin Lee back in December of 2019 at UFC 245 — Gillespie survived some early opening round adversity.

Struggling to get Fortis MMA trainee, Ferreira down on cue with his takedowns, Gillespie was swept on occasion when he eventually ended up on the mat, but most notably, staggered back to his corner between rounds after eating some heavy counter strikes.

With Ferreira severely fatigued within the opening couple of minutes of the second round, Gillespie started to find his own second wind, before forcing Ferreira to his stomach, eventually forcing referee, Chris Tognoni to stop the bout amid a slew of ground strikes.

Below, catch the highlights from Gillespie’s Fight of the Night display against Ferreira.

UFC Vegas 26 Results: Rodriguez vs. Waterson

RodriguezLowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC Vegas 26: Rodriguez vs. Waterson results throughout the afternoon (Sat. 8th. April 2021) from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Taking main event status on short notice, a flyweight showdown between top-ten strawweight contenders, Marina Rodriguez and Michelle Waterson — who replace an injured, T.J. Dillashaw who was forced […]

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LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC Vegas 26: Rodriguez vs. Waterson results throughout the afternoon (Sat. 8th. April 2021) from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Taking main event status on short notice, a flyweight showdown between top-ten strawweight contenders, Marina Rodriguez and Michelle Waterson — who replace an injured, T.J. Dillashaw who was forced from his return against Cory Sandhagen due to a laceration above his right eye.

Brazilian striker, Rodriguez makes her second outing of the year, following an appearance on ‘Fight Island’ in January — where she notched an eye-catching second round knockout victory over Amanda Ribas.

Headlining UFC Vegas 10 in September, former Invicta FC atomweight champion, Waterson took home a unanimous decision result over Angela Hill.

Replacing former lightweight title challenger, Diego Sanchez on short notice amid his UFC release, Fortis MMA trainee, Alex Morono clashes with another former title chaser, Donald Cerrone in the co-main event of the night.

Cerrone enters the tie, winless in his last five consecutively, with his most recent outing ending in an eventual ‘No Contest’ against Niko Price at UFC Vegas 11 in September.

For Morono, the Houston native suffered a unanimous decision loss to former WEC and UFC lightweight best, Anthony Pettis at UFC Vegas 17 in December.

UFC Vegas 26 Results: Rodriguez vs. Waterson

Main Card: (ESPN/ESPN+ 8 p.m. ET)

Flyweight: Marina Rodriguez vs. Michelle Waterson

Welterweight: Donald Cerrone vs. Alex Morono

Welterweight: Neil Magny vs. Geoff Neal

Heavyweight: Maurice Greene vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima

Catchweight (160.5lbs): Diego Ferreira vs. Gregor Gillespie

Middleweight: Phil Hawes vs. Kyle Daukaus

Preliminary Card: (ESPN+ 5 p.m. ET)

Featherweight: L’udovit Klein vs. Michael Trizano

Middleweight: Jun Yong Park vs. Tafon Nchukwi

Welterweight: Christian Aguilera vs. Carlston Harris

Jiri Prochazka KO’s Dominick Reyes With Huge Spinning Back Elbow – UFC Vegas 25 Highlights

ProchazkaCzech Republic standout, Jiri ‘Denisa’ Prochazka will likely compete for UFC light heavyweight gold in his next outing — and with good reason. Headlining UFC Vegas 25, the unorthodox striker stopped former title challenger, Dominick Reyes with a vicious spinning back elbow in the second round. Bringing his reckless and unconventional style in tandem with […]

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Czech Republic standout, Jiri ‘Denisa’ Prochazka will likely compete for UFC light heavyweight gold in his next outing — and with good reason. Headlining UFC Vegas 25, the unorthodox striker stopped former title challenger, Dominick Reyes with a vicious spinning back elbow in the second round.

Bringing his reckless and unconventional style in tandem with him to the Octagon for the main event, Prochazka broke Reyes’ nose in the first round with massive straights and combinations at the fence, likely taking the round with a 10-9 on all three judge’s scorecards.

Despite starting well in the second after some of the adversity in the opening, Reyes was still eating some significant shots at the fence — with blood leaking from his nose, which he had broken just last September against current light heavyweight best, Jan Blachowicz.

Wobbling Prochazka and forcing a double-leg takedown attempt from the #5 ranked contender, Reyes pulled guard for a guillotine, however, Prochazka eventually slipped his head out.

Returning to the feet, Prochazka once more backed the Hesperia native back to the fence and following an elbow on the break, Prochazka spun with a devastating spinning back elbow, knocking Reyes unconscious, who fell face-first to the Octagon canvas.

Below, catch the highlights from Prochazka’s stunning knockout win over Reyes.

Giga Chikadze Stops Cub Swanson With First Round Liver Kick – UFC Vegas 25 Highlights

Chikadze#14 UFC featherweight contender, Giga Chikadze may have just lodged the most high-profile win of his professional mixed martial arts career — stopping veteran, Cub Swanson with an opening round liver kick. Extending his undefeated streak to six-fights in the Octagon, Chikadze managed to land a stiff liver kick on Swanson with just over a […]

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#14 UFC featherweight contender, Giga Chikadze may have just lodged the most high-profile win of his professional mixed martial arts career — stopping veteran, Cub Swanson with an opening round liver kick.

Extending his undefeated streak to six-fights in the Octagon, Chikadze managed to land a stiff liver kick on Swanson with just over a minute elasped in the first round, drawing a noticable reaction from division staple, Swanson. Eventually dropping to his knees, Swanson was met by a flurry of ground strikes from the Georgian — with referee, Jason Herzog calling a halt to the action.

During his post-fight interview with UFC lightweight contender, Paul Felder, Chikadze voiced his interest in a showdown against former featherweight champion, Max Holloway. And if not the Hawaiian next, Chikadze suggested a pairing against New England Cartel feature, Calvin Kattar.

Check out Chikadze’s massive body kick win over Swanson below.

Merab Dvalishvili Takes Impressive Decision Win Over Cody Stamann – UFC Vegas 25 Highlights

DvalishviliIt’s six consecutive victories for Georgian standout, Merab ‘The Machine’ Dvalishvili, who lodged a dominant unanimous decision win over Cody ‘The Spartan’ Stamann to open up the main card of UFC Vegas 25. Securing an eye-catching five successful takedowns, Dvalishvili, a long time trainee of both Matt Serra and Ray Longo in Long Island, New […]

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It’s six consecutive victories for Georgian standout, Merab ‘The Machine’ Dvalishvili, who lodged a dominant unanimous decision win over Cody ‘The Spartan’ Stamann to open up the main card of UFC Vegas 25.

Securing an eye-catching five successful takedowns, Dvalishvili, a long time trainee of both Matt Serra and Ray Longo in Long Island, New York — notched a 30-27, and two 29-28 scorecards to likely enter the top ten come the release of the updated UFC rankings next week.

Displaying some impressive appearing hands and overal striking over the course of the three round affair, Dvaslishili may have dropped the last few wrestling srambles of the final frame, however, he lodged the hay in the barn in the earlier rounds on his way to a unanimous decision win over Stamann.

With the win, Dvalishvili’s streak now sits at six straight, adding to prior triumphs over Terrione Ware, Brad Katona, Casey Kenney, Gustavo Lopez, and two-time flyweight title challenger, John Dodson.

Below, check out the highlights from Dvalishvili’s unanimous judging success.

Luana Pinheiro Takes DQ Win Over Randa Markos After Illegal Upkick Lands – UFC Vegas 25 Highlights

PinheiroLuana Pinheiro has her first win under the UFC’s banner, in the form of an opening round disqualification ruling against division veteran, Randa Markos after she was struck with an illegal upkick. In an exciting couple of exchanges in the opening round, the Brazilian landed an unintentional eye poke against Markos, which seemed to open […]

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Luana Pinheiro has her first win under the UFC’s banner, in the form of an opening round disqualification ruling against division veteran, Randa Markos after she was struck with an illegal upkick.

In an exciting couple of exchanges in the opening round, the Brazilian landed an unintentional eye poke against Markos, which seemed to open a cut on her right eyelid. After consulting the Octagon-side physician, Markos was cleared to continue, however, she appeared to be quite cautious about returning to action as he began blinking and wiping the blood from her eye.

Scoring a judo throw on a now uber-aggressive Markos, Pinheiro landed the Iraqi born veteran on her head. Moving to her back near the centre of the Octagon, Markos threw an illegal upkick, catching Pinheiro in her face, knocking her back and eventually to the canvas.

With referee, Mark Smith calling a halt to the action, Pinheiro, who appeared to be effected significantly by the shot, asked if she had lost the fight as she lay on her back. Waving the fight off as a result, Octagon announcer, Joe Martinez confirmed the Brazilian had taken a disqualification victory.

Below, catch the highlights from Pinheiro’s disqualification victory.