Next up on the UFC Fight Island 7 main card is a middleweight bout between Joaquin Buckley and Alessio Di Chirico. Round 1: Joaquin Buckley is stalking at the start of round one. He’s bobbing and weaving but isn’t landing anything significant as the clock ticks down. Alessio Di Chirico dips and throws a high […]
Next up on the UFC Fight Island 7 main card is a middleweight bout between Joaquin Buckley and Alessio Di Chirico.
Round 1: Joaquin Buckley is stalking at the start of round one. He’s bobbing and weaving but isn’t landing anything significant as the clock ticks down. Alessio Di Chirico dips and throws a high kick which clips Buckley – down he goes! This fight is over!
OFFICIAL RESULT: Alessio Di Chirico def. Joaquin Buckley via KO in round one
Kicking off the UFC Fight Island 7 main card is a middleweight bout between Punahele Soriano and Dusko Todorovic. Round 1: Todorovic opens with a front kick but is caught by a Soriano counter punch. Both fighters are swinging early on but neither have been seriously hurt yet. Todorovic connects with a front kick to […]
Kicking off the UFC Fight Island 7 main card is a middleweight bout between Punahele Soriano and Dusko Todorovic.
Round 1: Todorovic opens with a front kick but is caught by a Soriano counter punch. Both fighters are swinging early on but neither have been seriously hurt yet. Todorovic connects with a front kick to the body before landing a left hook. Todorovic lands a body kick but slips right after. Soriano connects with a big right that definitely tagged Todorovic but he’s not seriously hurt. Soriano is swinging wild but Todorovic uses impressive head movement to evade the bulk of them. Soriano drops Todorovic with a huge left hand! Todorovic somehow manages to survive after a scramble on the ground. However, Soriano lands another left hand that drops Todorovic. Soriano lets him get up to his feet though the fight is momentarily stopped as Todorovic’s mouth piece is stuck in between the cage. The fight resumes and Soriano connects again to drop Todorovic as the referee stops the fight.
Official result: Punahele Soriano defeats Dusko Todorovic via TKO (4:48).
LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC Fight Island 7: Holloway vs. Kattar results throughout the night (Sat. 16th. January 2021) from the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Opening up the UFC’s 2021 schedule, former undisputed featherweight titleholder, Max ‘Blessed’ Holloway makes his return to ‘Fight Island’ in his first non-title outing since 2016, as he draws […]
Opening up the UFC’s 2021 schedule, former undisputed featherweight titleholder, Max ‘Blessed’ Holloway makes his return to ‘Fight Island’ in his first non-title outing since 2016, as he draws the surging New England Cartel mainstay, Calvin Kattar. Title implications certainly on the line for the tonight’s main event victor.
Hoping to snap a two-fight losing run, Hawaii fan-favourite, Holloway dropped his undisputed crown to incumbent division best, Alexander ‘The Great’ Volkanovski at UFC 245 in December of 2019. Unsuccessfully prying the title back from the Aussie in the co-main event of UFC 251 in July last, Holloway dropped a razor-thin split decision loss to the City Kickboxing staple.
In a breakout year for the Methuen native, Kattar took home two victories in 2020. Featuring at UFC 249 in May, the Massachusetts striker stopped veteran knockout ace, Jeremy ‘Lil’ Heathen’ Stephens via a perfectly-timed step-in elbow before massive ground-and-pound ended the Iowa native’s night.
Headlining UFC Fight Island 1 in July, Kattar took main event honours for the second time in his Octagon stint, managing a unanimous judging victory over Holloway’s compatriot, ‘Dynamite’ Dan Ige over five-rounds in a competitive back-and-forth.
In a rescheduled pairing, veteran welterweight finishers, ‘The Natural Born Killer’ Carlos Condit and ‘The Immortal’ Matt Brown meet in an exciting matchup on paper. Recently snapping a lengthy skid, New Mexico native, Condit, a former WEC and interim UFC welterweight champion also makes his return to ‘Fight Island’ — having bested Court McGee over three-rounds via a unanimous decision.
Seen his two-fight rise snapped by uber-prospect, Miguel Baeza, perennial contender, Brown had beaten both Ben Saunder and The Ultimate Fighter 1 victor, Diego ‘The Nightmare’ Sanchez.
UFC Fight Island 7: Holloway vs. Kattar Results
Main Card: (ESPN+, ABC 3 P.M. ET)
Featherweight: Max Holloway vs. Calvin Kattar
Welterweight: Carlos Condit vs. Matt Brown
Welterweight: Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Li Jingliang
Middleweight: Joaquin Buckley vs. Alessio Di Chirico
Middleweight: Punahele Soriano vs. Dusko Todorovic
IT’S TIME! The UFC Vegas 17 main event between Stephen Thompson and Geoff Neal is about to begin… Round 1: Stephen Thompson is throwing big kicks early but missing. He goes low with his next few and manages to land. Another upstairs is well blocked by Geoff Neal. ‘Wonderboy’ touches the body then gets on […]
IT’S TIME! The UFC Vegas 17main event between Stephen Thompson and Geoff Neal is about to begin…
Round 1: Stephen Thompson is throwing big kicks early but missing. He goes low with his next few and manages to land. Another upstairs is well blocked by Geoff Neal. ‘Wonderboy’ touches the body then gets on his bike to get away from Neal who is constantly pushing forward. Thompson finds himself up against the cage and Neal lets his hands go for the first time. Thompson is using the threat of his strikes to create distance and avoid spending to much time against the fence. Thompson is tapping his man at every opportunity. Neal is chasing forward trying to land a knockout blow but is unable to catch ‘Wonderboy’. Thompson tires a spinning back kick but slips. The two fighters come together and clash heads. Thompson is cut above the eye and referee Marc Goddard temporarily stops the fight. Neal is also cut from the accidental headbutt. The fight recommences and after a few short moments the horn sounds to end round one.
Round 2: Lot’s of feints from Neal at the start of round two. Eventually he rushes in and pushes ‘Wonderboy’ up against the fence. Neal lands a few short shots before Thompson reverses the position. ‘Wonderboy’ lands a straight down the pipe and follows up with a hard body kick. Thompson is really starting to pick up the pace. Three consecutive shots land and Neal is unable to fire back. ‘Wonderboy’ is constantly going upstairs with his kicks. Neal is doing well to block them all but it’s all defence from him at this point. Neal charges in with a crude combo but doesn’t land. Thompson continues to pepper Neal with shots and use his great movement to avoid taking any damage. Neal is undeterred and manages to land one his bigger punches of the fight at the end of round two.
Round 3: More of the same at the start of round three. ‘Wonderboy’ with lots of volume and movement. Nothing big is landing but all these shots are adding up. Neal lands a overhand before pushing Thompson up against the fence. It’s a stalemate in this position. Lot’s of and fighting and short shots before they eventually separate. ‘Wonderboy’ goes back to work with lots of volume from the outside. Neal continues to barge forward and is starting to find more success with his strikes as the fight goes on. Neal pushes the fight to the fence once again. Neal’s mouth-guard pops out. Thompson lives up to his NMF tag by letting his opponent drop down and grab it. ‘Wonderboy’ isn’t nice once the action gets back underway. He’s starting to land with power. Neal lands something nice of it own but Thompson really ended that round really well.
Round 4: Not much changes at the start of round four. ‘Wonderboy’ continues to score with the volume and avoid taking damage with his movement. He doesn’t appear to be slowing down but Neal remains dangerous in these championship rounds. Neal closes distance again and presses to the fence. He spins and misses on the exit. ‘Wonderboy’ lands a nice right hand that appeared to hurt Neal. He steps in with a nice elbow and a jumping knee. It’s all really beautiful stuff from Thompson in round four. ‘Wonderboy’ slips over and Neal returns the favour by letting him stand back up. Thompson appears to hurt Neal with a strike but doesn’t follow up. Perhaps an eye poke? Neal presses the fight to the fence again. He is once again unable to make use of the position. The round ends with both men jockeying for position.
Round 5: ‘Wonderboy’ appears to have an injured right foot and pointed it out to his corner between rounds. He appears fine hopping around on it at the start of round five. Both men let it all hang out for a rare moment of craziness in what has otherwise been a hugely technical fight. Thompson is back on his bike after getting a stern warning from his corner. ‘Wonderboy’ is picking his shots nicely once again but it’s not long before Neal it threatening with big shots. He’s hunting for the KO in this final round. The problem is Thompson is able to land four or five shots before Neal can even throw one. Neal pushes the fight to the fence. Thompson is working hard to escape the position which Neal is doing well to hold. Eventually, they separate and return to the striking range with one minute left on the clock. ‘Wonderboy’ lets his hands fly. Neal lands a spinning elbow. Soon after he lands two really nice shots. Thompson is dabbing his eye which is flowing with blood now. They let it all hang out until the final bell sounds.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Stephen Thompson def. Geoff Neal via unanimous decision
In the UFC Vegas 17 co-main event Jose Aldo goes in search of his first bantamweight win against #15 ranked Marlon Vera. Round 1: They touch gloves and this fight is underway. Jose Aldo is pushing forward. Marlon Vera is on his toes and throwing low leg kicks. Aldo tries to swing big power punches […]
In the UFC Vegas 17 co-main event Jose Aldo goes in search of his first bantamweight win against #15 ranked Marlon Vera.
Round 1: They touch gloves and this fight is underway. Jose Aldo is pushing forward. Marlon Vera is on his toes and throwing low leg kicks. Aldo tries to swing big power punches but ‘Chito’ ducks under them and shoots in for the takedown. He has Aldo pushed up against the cage. Not a lot is happening right now. Both men are exchanging small shots but besides that its something of a stalemate. Aldo eventually reverses the position before separating. Aldo lands a beautiful body shot. And another! Vera throws a high kick, it blocked. Aldo rattles the body again. The former featherweight king follows it up with one of his patented leg kicks. Another shot to the body. Vera goes high with the kick again. Aldo uses the gap to rattle several punches before finishing with a leg kick before the first round ends.
Round 2: Vera more aggressive at the start of round two. He lands some nice shots before Aldo backs him up with a big swing towards the midsection. Aldo jumps in with a left hook that knocks Vera off balance. ‘Chito’ is hammering away to the legs with kicks and stomps. Aldo lands straight down the middle before following up with two body shots. Vera lands a nice spinning back fist before pushing the fight up against the fence. Once again it’s something of a stalemate against the fence. Vera tries for the trip but Aldo is savvy too it and manages to land a knee off the clinch. A brief return to the striking range before Vera closes it and looks to clinch and wrestle against the fence. ‘Chito’ lands some nice shots as they separate and the horn sounds to end round two.
Round 3: Vera comes flying out but Aldo uses the momentum to take his back. He’s trying to get this fight to the floor. Vera touches down and Aldo jumps up to secure the position. Vera is trying to shake him off but is unsuccessful. Aldo now has full control with the body triangle locked in. Lot’s of hand fighting right now as Aldo hunts for that choke finish and Vera battles to stop it. The body triangle remains locked on as round three ticks away. ‘Chito’ stands up with pure power but Aldo still has the back and shows no sign of letting it go. The fight falls back to the mat. Vera cannot get out of this position. He’s hitting Aldo with short shots but they aren’t really meaningful. Aldo maintains the position until the final horn sounds.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Jose Aldo def. Marlon Vera via unanimous decision
Next up on the UFC Vegas 17 main card is a welterweight bout between Michel Pereira and Khaos Williams. Round 1: The pair touch gloves and we’re underway. Williams lands a leg kick. Pereira lands a one two and follows it up with a leg kick right after Williams attempts a leg kick. Williams catches […]
Next up on the UFC Vegas 17 main card is a welterweight bout between Michel Pereira and Khaos Williams.
Round 1: The pair touch gloves and we’re underway. Williams lands a leg kick. Pereira lands a one two and follows it up with a leg kick right after Williams attempts a leg kick. Williams catches a kick but fails to connect on Pereira when he blitzes forward. Williams blocks a head kick before landing a leg kick soon after. Pereira misses a front body kick as the two clinch up momentarily before returning to striking. Pereira dodges an overhand right however eats a big counterpunch after landing a kick soon after. Williams is now gradually cutting the cage. He lands another right punch just as Pereira attempts a front kick but the latter is able to eat it again. Can he keep doing that? Pereira lands a nice one two and follows it up with a knee. Williams slips a head kick. The round ends with Pereira flying high with a knee that misses.
Round 2: Williams is much more active to start the second. Pereira continues to use movement to evade Williams. Pereira catches the chin of Williams with a big right. Williams blitzes forward now and lands but Pereira clinches with him soon after. Williams has Pereira clinched up against the cage now as he lands knees. Pereira separates and they return to striking. Williams lands a couple of leg kicks. Pereira eats another big right from Williams but seems to have the momentum now despite having the significant strike disadvantage. Pereira blocks an overhand right and continues to evade the jabbing of Williams. Pereira lands a nice front kick to the body. Pereira now has Williams up against the fence with his pressure. However, Williams blitzes forward and lands three solid shots on Pereira who continues to eat those shots. Pereira is clinched up against the cage but reverses and now lands knees to the body of Williams. They separate. Pereira lands a body kick and a one two. He then grabs the back of Williams and attempt a choke but the round comes to an end.
Round 3: Pereira continues to land while Williams struggles to connect with his counters. Pereira lands a nice left hook but has to eat some leg kicks. Pereira starts to dance and loosen up a bit more like we’re used to. He sees his head kick attempt blocked by Williams soon after. He attempts an acrobatic kick from the ground but doesn’t land. Pereira lands a hard front body kick. Williams misses a head kick and absorbs another front body kick. Pereira times a takedown well and gets him down. He’s in side control as he looks to finish the fight. Williams does a great job of getting back to his feet but is clinched up against the fence. They separate and return to striking with one minute left in the fight. Pereira seems to have connected with a head kick but Williams eats it and keep striking. Pereira changes levels and gets Williams down again. He lands strikes from the top as he ends the fight strong.
Official result: Michel Pereira defeats Khaos Williams via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).