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Jack Hermansson Open To Number One Contender Fight With Robert Whittaker Or Paulo Costa

With a win this weekend, Jack Hermansson expects to face Israel Adesanya next. However, he is also open to competing in a number one contender fight. Hermansson takes on Marvin Vettori in a short-notice middleweight bout that will headline UFC Vegas 15 this weekend. A win would make it six in his last seven for […]

With a win this weekend, Jack Hermansson expects to face Israel Adesanya next. However, he is also open to competing in a number one contender fight.

Hermansson takes on Marvin Vettori in a short-notice middleweight bout that will headline UFC Vegas 15 this weekend. A win would make it six in his last seven for “The Joker” who believes he is more than worthy to get the next crack at Adesanya’s middleweight title.

The problem is Adesanya seems set for a move up to the light heavyweight division for a champion vs. champion clash with Jan Blachowicz in March. Whether he returns to the 185-pound division also remains to be seen.

However, Hermansson believes that will be the case and is willing to wait for “The Last Stylebender” to be his next opponent at middleweight. That said, Hermansson is also open to remaining active and facing either Robert Whittaker or Paulo Costa in the meantime.

“Adesanya looks like he’ll be fighting Jan,” Hermansson told MMA Junkie. “In that case, I want to fight with Adesanya. I feel like he fought Whittaker, he fought Paulo Costa. [Jared] Cannonier is coming from a loss. So I could wait for ‘Izzy’ and give him his next title defense at middleweight after Jan. If the UFC wants me to, I could fight Costa or Whittaker as a contender fight, as well, so I think that’s what’s up for the next year.

“I still feel like the middleweight belt is going to be more precious to Adesanya. Something tells me that he will go down and defend his belt at middleweight. It would be really cool if he managed to do it because I would love to fight him when he’s a double champ and undefeated and all. It would be amazing to fight him at that point, obviously.”

Of course, Hermansson has to get past Vettori first and even then, it isn’t guaranteed that he will get a title shot especially with many believing Whittaker should be next in line.

In the end, whatever happens will happen as Hermansson has always said yes to whatever the UFC has offered his way.

“All the way until this point in my career, I’ve always said just, ‘Yes,’ straight away, no questions,” Hermansson said. “Right now, I feel like I’m in a position where I want the big fights, so when we’re negotiating with the UFC, I’m always trying to push for the biggest fights possible. But in this moment, right now, I just feel like, yeah, bring it. I’m in Vegas. I want to fight. Just make it happen. That’s the most important thing at the moment.

“I’m definitely looking to dominate in this fight. I want to pick him apart as quick as possible and make a quick finish so we can just go home with a victory. That’s the plan.”

Do you think a win on Saturday gives Hermansson the next shot?

Anthony Smith Taps Devin Clark With First-Round Triangle – UFC Vegas 15 Results

Our UFC Vegas 15 headliner is upon us. Promoted to the main event on just a single day’s notice, a five-round light heavyweight clash of one-time title challenger, Anthony ‘Lionheart’ Smith and Devin ‘Brown Bear’ Clark close out tonight’s UFC Apex showcase. Round 1: An aggressive start from Clark who forces Smith back to the […]

Round 1: An aggressive start from Clark who forces Smith back to the fence, before the latter counters with a takedown of his own. Giving up his back in the center of the Octagon, Clark defended well, and ultimately reversed position, winding up in Smith’s full-guard. Attempting a triangle from guard, submission-ace Smith scores the tap, returning him to the winner’s enclosure after a two-fight skid – forcing a grinding halt to Clark’s two-fight rise in the process.

Official Result: Anthony Smith def. Devin Clark via first-round (2:34) submission (triangle)

Gina Mazany Stops Rachael Ostovich With Third-Round Front-Kick – UFC Vegas 15 Highlights

Back in the win-column at her new flyweight home, Alaska native, Gina ‘Danger’ Mazany picks up her third Octagon victory, via a third-round front-kick to the body finish over Rachael Ostovich. In an competitive back-and-forth on the feet, Mazany displayed her grappling chaps over the course of the three-round preliminary meeting, taking Ostovich’s back on […]

Back in the win-column at her new flyweight home, Alaska native, Gina ‘Danger’ Mazany picks up her third Octagon victory, via a third-round front-kick to the body finish over Rachael Ostovich.

In an competitive back-and-forth on the feet, Mazany displayed her grappling chaps over the course of the three-round preliminary meeting, taking Ostovich’s back on cue in the opening and second-frame. Briefly threatening with a rare north-south choke midway through the second-round, Mazany was impressively swept by Ostovich on the bottom, who displaying eye-catching flexibility to take the 32-year-old’s back momentarily.

With Ostovich visibly wilting midway through the final round, Mazany dropped The Ultimate Fighter feature with a beautifully timed front-kick to the body, before almost forcing the issue with strikes. After some seperation, Mazany again found the target with another body front-kick, dropping the Hawaiian once more, with referee, Mark Smith stopping the bout with less than a minute remaining in the clash.

Below, check out the highlights from Mazany’s stoppage win over Ostovich.

UFC Vegas 15 Results: Smith vs. Clark

LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC Vegas 15: Smith vs. Clark Results throughout the night (Sat. 21st. November 2020) from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Taking main event honours on just a single day’s notice, a five-round light heavyweight pairing of one-time title challenger, Anthony ‘Lionheart’ Smith, and the surging, Devin ‘Brown Bear’ […]

LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC Vegas 15: Smith vs. Clark Results throughout the night (Sat. 21st. November 2020) from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Taking main event honours on just a single day’s notice, a five-round light heavyweight pairing of one-time title challenger, Anthony ‘Lionheart’ Smith, and the surging, Devin ‘Brown Bear’ Clark.

Originally slated to feature as tonight’s co-main event, the 205-pound pairing was promoted to the showcase’s headliner following a positive COVID-19 test result which was returned by wrestling ace, Curtis ‘Razor’ Blaydes ahead of his scheduled matching with one-time heavyweight championship challenger, Derrick ‘The Black Beast’ Lewis.

As well as it’s promotion to curtain-closing status, Smith vs. Clark has also been promoted to five-rounds, with both combatants agreeing to the change in duration of their contest. For Smith, it’s his second outing on the trot that’s been move to the main event on short-notice, following the Nebraska native’s unanimous decision defeat to Aleksandar Rakic in August.

Pushed to the co-main event, Miguel Baeza clashes with Takashi Sato, in what promises to bring some fireworks, with the pair combining to score a whopping twenty stoppage wins.

UFC Vegas 15: Smith vs. Clark Results

Main Card: (ESPN/ESPN+ 10 p.m. ET)

Light Heavyweight: Anthony Smith vs. Devin Clark

Welterweight: Miguel Baeza vs. Takashi Sato

Heavyweight: Josh Parisian vs. Parker Porter

Featherweight: Spike Carlyle vs. Bill Algeo

Catchweight (138.5lbs): Ashlee Evans-Smith vs. Norma Viana Dumont

Featherweight: Jonathan Pearce vs. Kai Kamaka III

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

Bantamweight: Martin Day vs. Anderson dos Santos

Women’s Flyweight: Gina Mazany vs. Rachael Ostovich

Flyweight: Su Mudaerji vs. Malcolm Gordon

Catchweight (140lbs): Luke Sanders vs. Nathan Maness

Curtis Blaydes Not Concerned With Derrick Lewis Power, Says He Has ‘Holes’ In His Striking

Curtis Blaydes is not too bothered by the power of Derrick Lewis. The two heavyweights collide in the UFC Vegas 15 headliner on Saturday in a fight that could determine the next person in line for a title shot. The threats from both sides are pretty easy — Blaydes has his wrestling while Lewis has […]

Curtis Blaydes is not too bothered by the power of Derrick Lewis.

The two heavyweights collide in the UFC Vegas 15 headliner on Saturday in a fight that could determine the next person in line for a title shot.

The threats from both sides are pretty easy — Blaydes has his wrestling while Lewis has his power. But as far as Blaydes is concerned, every heavyweight has power.

And despite Lewis boasting 19 of his 24 career wins by knockout, Blaydes sees plenty of holes in his striking.

“We’re heavyweights; power is a prerequisite,” Blaydes told MMA Junkie. “I’m not overly impressed with it. Do I understand he’s got it? Yes. But do I understand that he’s just looking to knock my head off? Yes. That’s what makes him predictable.

“He doesn’t use his jab. He doesn’t set up combinations. He doesn’t move his feet. When he throws his rear overhand, he brings up his rear leg, and he ends up in a square stance, which is the worst thing to do against a guy like me, so there’s just so many holes in his striking.”

Lewis has also been known to get taken down but does manage to find his way back to his feet — sometimes in comical fashion.

However, he is yet to face anyone with the grappling credentials that Blaydes boasts as the Chicago native intends on keeping him on the ground.

“People aren’t doing their research on who are the people taking him down, who are the people that he’s standing up against,” Blaydes said. “The thing is, he’s getting taken down by everybody. Blagoy Ivanov took him down. Ilir Latifi took him down. Alexander Volkov took him down. Marcin Tybura took him down. Everyone took him down, but these guys aren’t even good grapplers.

“When a good grappler takes you down, you don’t just get up. You need technique to get up, and that’s the thing: The UFC has protected him. He hasn’t gotten a good grappler. Now he’s getting one. He’s not just going to stand up. That’s disrespectful to all the years of wrestling I’ve put into my own game. I’ve worked too hard at this. The muscle memory is too locked in. That’s not how it works.”

In the end, Blaydes is a betting favorite for a reason and whether he gets a finish on Saturday night all depends on how much heart Lewis has according to him.

“You’re always hoping to get a finish, but it depends on him, how tough he is,” Blaydes said. “It’s a grind. I’m going to press him, get him up against the cage, get him on the ground. Take him down, ground and pound him, and if he makes it out of the round, rinse and repeat. If he makes it out of that round, rinse and repeat. If he makes it out of that round, rinse and repeat.

“Is he willing to go to the dark places? I’ve been to the dark places. My last fight against Volkov, I went to the dark place, and now I know how to operate within that space. I don’t think he’s ever been happy going to that place.”

What do you make of Blaydes’ comments?

Curtis Blaydes Won’t Change Fighting Style To Please Fans: ‘I Don’t Want To Get CTE’

Curtis Blaydes will not be changing his fighting style anytime soon. Blaydes takes on Derrick Lewis in the UFC Vegas 15 headliner this weekend where a win could all but assure him of the next heavyweight title shot — after Francis Ngannou, of course. The Chicago native’s last outing was a unanimous decision victory over […]

Curtis Blaydes will not be changing his fighting style anytime soon.

Blaydes takes on Derrick Lewis in the UFC Vegas 15 headliner this weekend where a win could all but assure him of the next heavyweight title shot — after Francis Ngannou, of course.

The Chicago native’s last outing was a unanimous decision victory over Alexander Volkov in June and leading up to the fight, Blaydes notably declared that he would be ragdolling the Russian with his wrestling. However, it was a drab affair with Blaydes inflicting little significant damage before seemingly gassing out in the championship rounds.

It was still enough for him to earn the unanimous verdict but given his pre-fight comments in addition to criticism of fighter pay, UFC president Dana White didn’t hold back about his performance.

Don’t expect Blaydes to come out striking against Lewis, though.

If anything, the criticism from White as well as fans in general have only fueled him to continue fighting in his wrestling-heavy style.

“One of the best things for me about what happened then is that now, I don’t give a damn about what anybody says,” Blaydes told Yahoo Sports. “I have a family to provide for and whatever I have to do to accomplish that, that’s what I’m going to do. If that doesn’t fit into people’s idea of how I should fight, that’s not my problem.”

Blaydes is more than capable of striking and getting knockouts — he proved that against Junior dos Santos earlier this year when he TKO’d the former heavyweight champion on the feet.

However, the risks outweigh the rewards and Blaydes sees no point in trying to appease the fans if it means potentially losing out on half his win money.

“I could go out there like a madman and swing and punch and give people the bloody, crazy fight they want,” Blaydes explained. “But that’s not the best way for me to fight given my skills. And if I fight that way and people love it and I lose, are they going to pay my bills when I get half of my money? Are they going to care about me when I’m going to the hospital to get my brain checked?

“These people need to think about their jobs. If they go to work and they got half of the money for showing up and then they got the other half if they did all of these risky things, what would they think?”

More than anything, Blaydes wants to maintain a healthy brain and his style allows him to take minimal damage compared to other fighters who stand and bang.

“I think a lot of people think that MMA fighters are meatheads who don’t care about their bodies,” Blaydes added. “They think we don’t care about getting CTE and being able to live a long and healthy life. I don’t know about anyone else, I do care. I don’t want to get CTE. I want to have a healthy brain.

“I want to remember my daughter’s birthday when she’s 18. I don’t want to forget it. I don’t want to forget her name. I don’t want to forget where I put my car keys every day. The best way for me to do that is to protect myself. The best way to protect myself in the Octagon is simple: If I put you on your butt, you can’t hit me hard. So that’s what I’m going to do.”

What do you think of Blaydes’ comments?