Brandon Moreno Taps Deiveson Figueiredo – UFC 263 Results

Brandon MorenoIn the UFC 263 co-main event Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno rematch for the flyweight title. Round 1: It’s a cagey opening minute. Brandon Moreno is pressing forward and has landed a few pop shots. Deiveson Figueiredo is backing up and seems to be biding his time right now. The flyweight champion uncorks a big […]

Brandon Moreno

In the UFC 263 co-main event Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno rematch for the flyweight title.

Round 1: It’s a cagey opening minute. Brandon Moreno is pressing forward and has landed a few pop shots. Deiveson Figueiredo is backing up and seems to be biding his time right now. The flyweight champion uncorks a big body shot, his first meaningful punch of the fight. Moreno continues to press the action. A couple of times now he’s initiated the clinch before quickly disengaging. Moreno hits the body then the head. He’s throwing lot’s of volume and is clearly winning this round through three minutes. Moreno drops Figueiredo! He flys to the ground but the champion is able to tie him up on the mat. Figueiredo beautifully sweeps to get back to his feet. Figueiredo appears to be fine after getting dropped by a jab of all things. The horn sounds to end a big round one for Brandon Moreno.

Round 2: Moreno lands a sharp jab early in round two. Figueiredo returns with a big power punch before shooting in for the takedown. Figueiredo takes this fight to the floor. He’s in side control but this postion quickly becomes a stalemate. Figueiredo has Moreno’s head wrapped up and is working for a choke. Moreno pops out and reverses the position. He ends up on top before the champion pops back to his feet. Moreno pushes this fight to the fence. He’s took Figueiredo’s back and is hammering away with knees to the leg. Moreno drags Figueiredo to the floor and tries to sink a choke in. The cage prevents Moreno from locking up the submission. Figueiredo recovers his guard. He’s throwing nasty elbows from the bottom. Moreno is content to keep the postion without progressing or landing anything significant. Figueiredo tries to roll out but he eats two shots for his effort. Moreno rides out a much closer second round in top position.

Round 3: A slow start to round three before Figueiredo lands a jab before spinning with a body kick. Moreno returns and lands several punches to keep the champion honest. Moreno clinches up again and forces this fight to the floor. He moves to he back and has the rear-naked-choke locked up. Figueiredo fights it off, for now. We’ve still got three minutes on the clock and he’s landing shots on the back. Moreno locks up the choke again and Figueiredo is forced to tap. We have a new flyweight champion.

OFFICIAL RESULT: Brandon Moreno def. Deiveson Figueiredo via submission in round three.

Leon Edwards Survives Late Onslaught To Outpoint Nate Diaz – UFC 263 Results

Edwards DiazNext up on the UFC 263 main card is a welterweight contest between Demian Maia and Belal Muhammad. Round 1 Diaz is immediately backed up. Diaz is showing some gamesmanship and Edwards does the same. Edwards lands a couple of leg kicks. Not a lot of action two minutes in but it is tense. Diaz […]

Edwards Diaz

Next up on the UFC 263 main card is a welterweight contest between Demian Maia and Belal Muhammad.

Round 1

Diaz is immediately backed up. Diaz is showing some gamesmanship and Edwards does the same. Edwards lands a couple of leg kicks. Not a lot of action two minutes in but it is tense. Diaz lands a couple of his own leg kicks. Diaz eats a big leg kick soon after though. Diaz starts to land some jabs. Diaz has some success but finds himself clinched up against the fence. Edwards drags him down and takes his back. Edwards is just holding on to Diaz as the latter lands strikes while defending. Edwards advances up and starts to land some strikes. Edwards gets up and Diaz does the same. Diaz eats a leg kick to end the first round.

Round 2

Edwards lands a big leg kick which seems to have hurt Diaz. Diaz goes for a blitz but Edwards moves out of the way. Edwards connects with a kick to the body. Diaz bends over and plays around before both fighters connect with strikes. Edwards lands a right before both fighters exchange leg kicks. Diaz seems to have connected with a left before Edwards clinches him up. Edwards trips Diaz soon after and is in the half guard of Diaz. Diaz grabs the leg and threatens with a submission but Edwards gets away and they return to striking. Edwards hurts Diaz with a big leg kick which causes a stance switch. Edwards lands a left. Both fighters start to swing. Diaz misses a left but clinches Edwards up against the fence. Edwards reverses and lands a spinning elbow as they separate.

Round 3

Edwards lands a big elbow. He catches Diaz with a big left soon after. Edwards connects with another leg kick. Edwards slips a left from Diaz and clinches up Diaz. Diaz pushes him to the fence before they separate. Edwards clinches him up again and takes his back. He’s able to get Diaz to the ground and has plenty of time to work with. Edwards lands a big elbow which has Diaz bleeding. Edwards gets up and allows Diaz to do so. Diaz eats another leg kick before he’s clinched up again. Diaz is taken down and a scramble sees Edwards take his back but he doesn’t have both hooks in. Diaz gets to his feet and just about avoids a spinning elbow from Edwards.

Round 4

Diaz lands a couple of strikes early on in the fourth but receives another leg kick from Edwards. Edwards lands a big left which Diaz even acknowledged. Edwards connects with a body kick and counters Diaz with a right soon after. Edwards trips Diaz which the latter acknowledges again. Diaz starts to mess around and dance but he clearly has no ideas on how to get this fight around. Diaz, however, checks a leg kick and lands a left as he clinches with Edwards. They separate. Edwards connects with a left. Edwards can certainly do more to finish this fight as he is clearly in control.

Round 5

Edwards trips Diaz again. Diaz clinches Edwards up against the fence but they separate soon after. Edwards lands a strong left hand but Diaz eats it. Diaz finds more success soon after as he lands a couple of strikes before they clinch up. They separate with just over two minutes remaining. Edwards lands a body kick and sees his head kick blocked afterward. Edwards connects with a big combination but Diaz eats every strike. Diaz wobbles Edwards with a left hand and Diaz starts to unload with a minute remaining! Edwards is still wobbly but continues to back away. Diaz clinches and lands some more strikes. Edwards survives.

Official result: Leon Edwards defeats Nate Diaz via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46).

Belal Muhammad Outpoints Demian Maia In Drab Affair – UFC 263 Results

Maia MuhammadNext up on the UFC 263 main card is a welterweight contest between Demian Maia and Belal Muhammad. Round 1 Both fighters trade shots before Maia sees a takedown attempt defended. Maia eventually grabs a hold of Muhammad’s leg but the latter is doing well to defend agains the cage. Maia eventually gets him down […]

Maia Muhammad

Next up on the UFC 263 main card is a welterweight contest between Demian Maia and Belal Muhammad.

Round 1

Both fighters trade shots before Maia sees a takedown attempt defended. Maia eventually grabs a hold of Muhammad’s leg but the latter is doing well to defend agains the cage. Maia eventually gets him down but Muhammad gets up and eventually separates. Muhammad lands a straight right before Maia fails on a takedown attempt. Maia grabs a leg again but Muhammad is showing great balance as he backs up to the cage. Muhammad gets his leg out and lands a left hand soon after. Muhammad partially lands a right but has to defend yet another takedown. Muhammad shows great takedown defense again as he separates to end the round.

Round 2

Not a lot of action early on in this second round. Muhammad is landing some kicks though. Maia is connecting with some punches before going for a takedown. However, Muhammad sprawls and does well to stuff it. Muhammad connects with a right. Muhammad follows it up with a left hand but receives one from Maia. Muhammad is starting to land much more now. Maia’s takedowns are more labored now. Maia opts for a single but much like the first round, Muhammad shows great takedown defense and balance. The round ends.

Round 3

Maia shoots again but fails again. Muhammad seems to have hurt Maia with some right hands. Maia blocks a head kick from Muhammad. He attempts another single leg but Muhammad easily gets out and returns to peppering him on the feet. Maia fails again as Muhammad lands some body shots. Maia starts to land with some punches of his own but Muhammad is in clear control of this fight. Maia fails with another takedown attempt. Maia attempts another single leg and is able to get Muhammad to the fence. However, Muhammad is able to remain on his feet against the cage as the fight ends.

Official result: Belal Muhammad defeats Demian Maia via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28).

UFC 263 Results: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2

UFC 263LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 results throughout the night (Sat. 12th. June 2021) from the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona. Taking main event honours, a middleweight championship rematch between defending gold holder, Israel Adesanya and the #3 ranked contender, Marvin Vettori — with the pair re-running their UFC Fight Night […]

UFC 263

LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 results throughout the night (Sat. 12th. June 2021) from the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona.

Taking main event honours, a middleweight championship rematch between defending gold holder, Israel Adesanya and the #3 ranked contender, Marvin Vettori — with the pair re-running their UFC Fight Night Glendale matchup back in April of 2018 which ended in a split decision win for Adesanya.

Hoping to rebound to the winner’s enclosure for the first time in his professional mixed martial arts career, Adesanya returns to the middleweight division for the first time since a UFC 259 light heavyweight title challenge loss to Jan Blachowicz back in March.

For Trento native, Vettori, he’s won five consecutively since his 2018 loss to Adesanya, most recently besting Kevin Holland at UFC on ABC 2 in April.

In the night’s co-headliner, a flyweight championship takes place as defending champion, Deiveson Figueiredo takes on the #1 ranked flyweight contender, Brandon Moreno in a rematch of their Fight of the Year contender in December at UFC 256.

Featuring in the first five round, non-title, non main event in the history of the UFC, the #3 ranked welterweight challenger, Leon Edwards meets the returning veteran, Nate Diaz in a high-profile main card tilt prior to the night’s two title fights.

UFC 263 Results: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2

Main Card: (ESPN+ Pay-Per-View 10 p.m. ET)

Middleweight: Israel Adesanya (c) vs. Marvin Vettori 2

Flyweight: Deiveson Figueiredo (c) vs. Brandon Moreno 2

Welterweight: Leon Edwards vs. Nate Diaz

Welterweight: Demian Maia vs. Belal Muhammad

Light Heavyweight: Paul Craig vs. Jamahal Hill

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

Lightweight: Drew Dober vs. Brad Riddell

Light Heavyweight: Eryk Anders vs. Darren Stewart 2

Flyweight: Joanne Calderwood vs. Lauren Murphy

Featherweight: Hakeem Dawodu vs. Movsar Evloev

Early Preliminary Card: (ESPN+ 6 p.m. ET)

Bantamweight: Alexis Davis vs. Pannie Kianzad

Lightweight: Matt Frevola vs. Terrance McKinney

Catchweight (148.5lbs): Chase Hooper vs. Steven Peterson

Lightweight: Fares Ziam vs. Luigi Vendramini

Heavyweight: Carlos Felipe vs. Jake Collier

UFC Vegas 28 Results: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai

UFC Vegas 28LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC Vegas 28: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai results throughout the night (Sat. 5th. June 2021) from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Taking main event honours at the UFC Apex facility in the promotion’s return to an active competition for the first time since April 22. — a high-stakes heavyweight clash […]

UFC Vegas 28

LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC Vegas 28: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai results throughout the night (Sat. 5th. June 2021) from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Taking main event honours at the UFC Apex facility in the promotion’s return to an active competition for the first time since April 22. — a high-stakes heavyweight clash between Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Augusto Sakai, with the victor hoping to crack the top-five of the division’s ranks.

Returning for his second Octagon appearance of the year, Suriname striking ace, Rozenstruik headlined UFC Vegas 20 in February, where he suffered his second promotional blemish in the form of a one-sided unanimous decision defeat to French standout, Ciryl Gane.

For Brazilian upstart, Sakai, he also enters the clash hoping to rebound from a defeat — the first in his promotional run, in fact, following another headlining knockout loss to promotional alum, veteran kickboxing talent, Alistair Overeem at UFC Vegas 9 last September.

In notable promotional wins for 33-year-old kickboxer, Rozenstruik, he’s managed successes against the likes of common-foe, Overeem, as well as former division champions, Andrei Arlovski and Junior dos Santos.

Dana White‘s Contender Series product, Sakai has managed to also score a win over common-opposition, Arlovski, as well as Chase Sherman, Marcin Tybura, and Blagoy Ivanov.

UFC Vegas 28: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai Results

Main Card: (ESPN+ 7 p.m. ET)

Heavyweight: Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Augusto Sakai

Heavyweight: Walt Harris vs. Marcin Tybura

Middleweight: Roman Dolidze vs. Laureano Staropoli

Welterweight: Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Miguel Baeza

Middleweigth: Dusko Todorovic vs. Gregory Rodrigues

Middleweight: Tom Breese vs. Antonio Arroyo

Preliminary Card: (ESPN 4 p.m. ET)

Flyweight: Montana De La Rosa vs. Ariane Lipski

Heavyweight: Tanner Boser vs. Ilir Latifi

Welterweight: Francisco Trinaldo vs. Muslim Salikhov

Featherweight: Makwan Amirkhani vs. Kamuela Kirk

Lightweight: Alan Patrick vs. Mason Jones

Flyweight: Manon Fiorot vs. Tabatha Ricci

Featherweight: Sean Woodson vs. Youssef Zalal

Lightweight: Claudio Puelles vs. Jordan Leavitt

UFC Vegas 27 Results: Font vs. Garbrandt

UFC Vegas 27LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC Vegas 27: Font vs. Garbrandt results throughout the night (Sat. 22nd. April 2021) from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Taking main event status in the promotion’s return to Las Vegas and the UFC Apex facility; a massive bantamweight tilt with potential title implications, as the #3 rated contender, […]

UFC Vegas 27

LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC Vegas 27: Font vs. Garbrandt results throughout the night (Sat. 22nd. April 2021) from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Taking main event status in the promotion’s return to Las Vegas and the UFC Apex facility; a massive bantamweight tilt with potential title implications, as the #3 rated contender, Rob Font draws the #4 ranked challenger, former undisputed champion, Cody Garbrandt.

Embarking on a three-fight winning spree, New England Cartel mainstay, Font has taken a pair of unanimous decision victories over current Bellator bantamweight champion, Sergio Pettis as well as Ricky Simon, before a massive first round knockout success over one-time title chaser, Marlon Moraes at UFC Vegas 16 in December.

An 11 fight Octagon veteran, Massachusetts native, Font has notched other notable triumphs over the likes of George Roop, Matt Schnell, Douglas Silva de Andrade, and Thomas Almeida.

Snapping a three-fight losing spree last July which included a trio of damaging knockout losses to former teammate and former two-time champion, T.J. Dillashaw, as well as upcoming UFC 265 feature, Pedro Munhoz, Garbrandt lodged a Knockout of the Year contender in his last Octagon walk.

Featuring at UFC 250 once again at the UFC Apex facility, under the tutelage of Mark Henry for the first time in his professional career, Garbrandt scored a buzzer-beating second round knockout win over veteran contender, Raphael Assuncao.

Adding the Brazilian to his UFC run which includes six other victories, the Ohio puncher has also bested the likes of Marcus Brimage, common-foe, Almeida, Takeya Mizugaki, and in his crowning achievement, took a unanimous decision win over former two-time titleholder, Dominick Cruz.

UFC Vegas 27 Results: Font vs. Garbrandt

Main Card: (ESPN+ 7 p.m. ET)

Bantamweight: Rob Font vs. Cody Garbrandt

Strawweight: Yan Xiaonan vs. Carla Esparza

Heavyweight: Justin Tafa vs. Jared Vanderaa

Featherweight: Felicia Spencer vs. Norma Dumont Viana

Featherweight: Ricardo Ramos vs. Bill Algeo

Middleweight: Jack Hermansson vs. Edmen Shahbazyan

Preliminary Card: (ESPN+ 4 p.m. ET)

Heavyweight: Ben Rothwell vs. Chris Bennett

Welterweight: Court McGee vs. Claudio Silva

Flyweight: Bruno Gustavo da Silva vs. Victor Rodriguez

Featherweight: Josh Culibao vs. Shayilan Nuerdanbieke

Catchweight (128.5lbs): David Dvorak vs. Juancamilo Ronderos

Lightweight: Rafael Alves vs. Damir Ismagulov