Kicking off the UFC Vegas 18 main card is a light heavyweight encounter between Mike Rodriguez and Danilo Marques. Round 1: Rodriguez lands some small kicks before Marques goes for the takedown. He eventually gets Rodriguez down and is in his guard. Rodriguez gets to his feet but is clinched up against the fence by […]
Kicking off the UFC Vegas 18 main card is a light heavyweight encounter between Mike Rodriguez and Danilo Marques.
Round 1: Rodriguez lands some small kicks before Marques goes for the takedown. He eventually gets Rodriguez down and is in his guard. Rodriguez gets to his feet but is clinched up against the fence by Marques. Marques gets another single and has Rodriguez on the ground again though he did have to work quite a bit for it. Marques lands an elbow as he continues to flatten out Rodriguez. Rodriguez gets to his feet but can’t get rid of Marques who takes him down with a body lock. Rodriguez gets to his feet and finally breaks free with 20 seconds left in the first. Rodriguez lands two body shots as the round comes to an end.
Round 2: Rodriguez lands some more teep kicks to the leg. Marques responds with a body kick. Rodriguez lands a leg kick just as Marques changes levels and the fight remains on the feet. Marques misses an overhand right and goes for another takedown soon after and lands it. Marques transitions to full mount and starts raining down fists. Rodriguez is still fine but Marques is still in control even as the former slowly gets to his feet. Marques has his back and the body triangle as he sinks in the rear naked choke and puts Rodriguez to sleep!
Official result: Danilo Marquesdefeats Mike Rodriguez via submission (R2, 4:52).
LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC Vegas 18: Overeem vs. Volkov results throughout the afternoon (Sat. 6th. February 2021) from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Taking main event honours for the fifth consecutive time ahead of the promotion’s return to Las Vegas, Nevada for the first time this year, veteran kickboxing ace, Alistair ‘The […]
LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC Vegas 18: Overeem vs. Volkov results throughout the afternoon (Sat. 6th. February 2021) from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Taking main event honours for the fifth consecutive time ahead of the promotion’s return to Las Vegas, Nevada for the first time this year, veteran kickboxing ace, Alistair ‘The Demolition Man’ Overeem draws Russian striker, Alexander ‘Drago’ Volkov in a reworked headlining bout.
Hoping to score his fifth win in six Octagon outings, former Dream and Strikeforce champion and the 2011 K-1 Grand Prix victor, Overeem hopes to finally secure another tilt at UFC gold via a victory over Volkov — capping off arguably the most decorated careeer in heavyweight professional mixed martial arts.
The winner of two straight, the Elevation Fight Team trainee stopped the returning Walt ‘Big Ticket’ Harris at UFC Fight Night Jacksonville in May last, rallying from an early knockdown to stop the Alamaba native with second round ground strikes.
Featuring at the UFC Apex back in September, Overeem survived some dicey moments against the fence when paired with Brazilian upstart, Augusto Sakai, before shrewdly utilising his grappling in the later rounds to setup another eventual stoppage via strikes from the top.
Also making his second appearance at the UFC Apex, Moscow native, Volkov, a former Bellator and M-1 Global champion dropped a unanimous decision defeat to Juco national champion wrestling ace, Overeem’s teammate and common-foe, Curtis Blaydes. Dropping a stunning fourteen takedowns, Volkov did manage to outstrike Blaydes in terms of total strikes over the five round limit, however.
Returning to action and winning ways at UFC 254 in October, Volkov dispatched another common-opponent, taking out Harris again in the second round, this time via a well-placed second round front kick to the body.
Another reworked matchup takes co-main event honours as number-two ranked bantamweight contender, Cory ‘The Sandman’ Sandhagen draws former lightweight champion, Frankie ‘The Answer’ Edgar in a potential 135-pound title-eliminator.
Headlining UFC Fight Island 5 also in October, Sandhagen stopped one-time title chaser, ‘Magic’ Marlon Moraes via a stunning second round wheel kick.
For Edgar, the Toms River favourite finally made his bantamweight bow at UFC Vegas 7 in August, dispatching division mainstay, Pedro ‘The Young Punisher’ Munhoz in a close split decision.
UFC Vegas 18 Results:
Main Card: (ESPN+ 8 p.m. ET)
Heavyweight: Alistair Overeem vs. Alexander Volkov
Bantamweight: Cory Sandhagen vs. Frankie Edgar
Lightweight: Clay Guida vs. Michael Johnson
Flyweight: Alexandre Pantoja vs. Manel Kape
Lightweight: Diego Ferreira vs. Beneil Dariush II
Preliminary Card: (ESPN+ 5 p.m. ET)
Light Heavyweight: Mike Rodriguez vs. Danilo Marques
Catchweight (160 pounds): Devonte Smith vs. Justin Jaynes
In the UFC 257 co-main event long-time lightweight contender Dan Hooker takes on former Bellator champion Michael Chandler. Round 1: Michael Chandler is pushing forward early. Dan Hooker is circling, throwing the odd low kick to keep the former Bellator champ at bay. Over a minute in and Chandler starts to go to work with […]
In the UFC 257co-main event long-time lightweight contender Dan Hooker takes on former Bellator champion Michael Chandler.
Round 1: Michael Chandler is pushing forward early. Dan Hooker is circling, throwing the odd low kick to keep the former Bellator champ at bay. Over a minute in and Chandler starts to go to work with body punches. Hooker remains patient and continues to pepper his opponent’s lead leg. Chandler is opening up now landing punches upstairs. He resets then fires off a huge punch that drops Hooker. Chandler swarms and forces the stoppage. WOW. WHAT A DEBUT.
OFFICIAL RESULT:Michael Chandler def. Dan Hooker via TKO in round one
Next up on the UFC 257 main card is a women’s flyweight tilt between Jessica Eye and Joanne Calderwood. Round 1: Both fighters go right after it with strikes early on. Calderwood goes for a takedown but Eye clinches her up against the fence. They separate and return to striking. Calderwood connects with a right […]
Next up on the UFC 257 main card is a women’s flyweight tilt between Jessica Eye and Joanne Calderwood.
Round 1: Both fighters go right after it with strikes early on. Calderwood goes for a takedown but Eye clinches her up against the fence. They separate and return to striking. Calderwood connects with a right and follows it up with a knee as she clinches Eye up against the fence this time. Calderwood lands a right before chopping Eye’s leg with a kick. A lot of clinching and dirty boxing in this fight so far. Eye clinches her up against the fence now as she controls the wrist of Calderwood. They separate and return to striking. It’s a high pace for the rest of the round.
Round 2: Calderwood opens the round with a kick to the body. Eye lands a nice right and follows it up with some leg kicks. Eye lands another right before eating a front kick to the face. Calderwood lands a right now. The left side of Eye’s face is now swelling up. Calderwood takes Eye down but returns to her feet as she wants to continue striking. Eye lands a nice right. Calderwood lands a big knee. Eye takes Calderwood down and ends the round strong.
Round 3: Eye is aggressively early on as she pushes Calderwood to the fence and clinches her up. She looks for a takedown but Calderwood is defending well. Both fighters continue to dirty box. Calderwood is the more active, however, as she lands a wide array of strikes. She lands a big elbow as Eye is bloodied up. The fight comes to an end.
Official result: Joanne Calderwood defeats Jessica Eye via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).
Next up on the UFC 257 main card is a middleweight bout between Andrew Sanchez and Makhmud Muradov. Round 1: Sanchez goes for a body kick but it’s caught by Muradov. Muradov lands a nice leg kick and follows it up with a front kick to the body. A lot of feints from Sanchez but […]
Next up on the UFC 257 main card is a middleweight bout between Andrew Sanchez and Makhmud Muradov.
Round 1: Sanchez goes for a body kick but it’s caught by Muradov. Muradov lands a nice leg kick and follows it up with a front kick to the body. A lot of feints from Sanchez but he is yet to land anything as Muradov lands a leg kick. Muradov blocks a high kick before stuffing a takedown attempt from Sanchez. Muradov lands another big leg kick before catching Sanchez with a right hand. Both fighters are swinging a bit more as Muradov lands another leg kick. He momentarily clinches up with Sanchez before the fight returns to striking. Sanchez lands a right although it’s partially blocked. Sanchez catches Muradov with a right as Muradov attempts another leg kick. Muradov attempts a flying knee but it just misses. Muradov attempts a takedown but it’s defended as the round comes to an end.
Round 2: Sanchez clinches up Muradov but the latter separates with a head kick that is blocked. The fight is momentarily stopped due to a groin strike on Muradov. The fight resumes. After a striking exchange, Sanchez goes for a takedown. Muradov lands some elbows in response and defends the takedown but is clinched up against the fence. They eventually separate. Both fighters are now fighting in the pocket a lot more — especially Sanchez who seems to be showing a lot more confidence. Muradov lands a nice jab. He follows it with a big left and right hook. Sanchez just about dodges a huge head kick. Muradov lands a nice right and ends the round strong.
Round 3: Muradov lands a right and follows it up with another. Sanchez’s nose is starting to bleed now. Muradov lands another right partially and follows it up with an uppercut. He connects to the body now. Sanchez starts to find some success but Muradov lands a huge right that wobbles Sanchez. He goes for the kill as he unloads on Sanchez before the referee calls an end to the fight!
Official result: Makhmud Muradov defeats Andrew Sanchez via TKO (R3, ).
Kicking off the UFC 257 main card is a women’s strawweight clash between Marina Rodriguez and Amanda Ribas. Round 1: Very little action just over a minute into the fight. Rodriguez lands a nice right. Ribas gets the body lock and gets Rodriguez down. Ribas is in the guard of Rodriguez as she lands some […]
Kicking off the UFC 257 main card is a women’s strawweight clash between Marina Rodriguez and Amanda Ribas.
Round 1: Very little action just over a minute into the fight. Rodriguez lands a nice right. Ribas gets the body lock and gets Rodriguez down. Ribas is in the guard of Rodriguez as she lands some strikes from the top. Ribas remains on top but there is very little action thus far. However, Ribas is in control as Rodriguez is unable to escape the position. Rodriguez tries to get active towards the end of the first but an overall dominant round from Ribas.
Round 2: Rodriguez drops Ribas with a big right hand as she proceeds to land hammer fists! It appears as if Herb Dean is stopping the fight as Rodriguez walks away but the fight continues as Dean hasn’t stopped it yet. Rodriguez proceeds to land an elbow before unloading with more strikes before Dean ends it this time!
Official result: Marina Rodriguez defeats Amanda Ribas via TKO (R2, 0:54).