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Fighters React To Rafael Fiziev’s Wheel Kick KO Win At UFC Vegas 44

Brad Riddell vs. Rafael Fiziev was a solid co-headliner with a special finish. 

The two fighters met in a bout on Saturday night (December 4) at the UFC Vegas 44 event from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility..

The first round had a …

Brad Riddell vs. Rafael Fiziev was a solid co-headliner with a special finish. 

The two fighters met in a bout on Saturday night (December 4) at the UFC Vegas 44 event from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility..

The first round had a slow start with Riddell being various cautious and not throwing a lot of volume although he was landing some leg kicks. However, Riddell did get in a nice combo to end the frame. They started to let their hands go in the second round. Brad had a cut under right eye and was bleeding from his left temple. Riddell got the brief takedown in the third round, but let him back up. Fiziev finished the fight with a wheel kick. 

Peep the highlights of the fight courtesy of the UFC’s official Twitter account:

Riddell entered this fight on a six-fight winning streak with his promotional debut going down at the UFC 243 pay-per-view event where he picked up a decision win over Jamie Mullarkey. 

Fiziev entered the fight with a pro-MMA record of 10-1 and was riding a four-fight winning streak including his most recent win over Bobby Green by decision at UFC 265. 

Let’s see how the fighters reacted to the outcome of this fight: 

UFC Vegas 44 Results: Rob Font vs. Jose Aldo, Brad Riddell vs. Rafael Fiziev

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Jamahal Hill Flattens Jimmy Crute In Just 48 Seconds – UFC Vegas 44 Highlights

Jamahal HillUFC light heavyweight contender, Jamahal Hill is back in the winner’s enclosure — and in quite spectacular fashion via a 48-second knockout win over the highly-touted, Jimmy Crute on the main card of UFC Vegas 44. Now 9-1(1) as a professional, Hill suffered a first round knockout defeat of his own back in June at […]

Jamahal Hill

UFC light heavyweight contender, Jamahal Hill is back in the winner’s enclosure — and in quite spectacular fashion via a 48-second knockout win over the highly-touted, Jimmy Crute on the main card of UFC Vegas 44.

Now 9-1(1) as a professional, Hill suffered a first round knockout defeat of his own back in June at UFC 263 against Scottish submission ace, Paul Craig, which came as his first professional loss.

Jamahal Hill rebounds from first career loss in spectacular fashion

Displaying his dangerous striking early against Crute, Hill dropped the New South Wales native, Crute with a short right hook, with the latter able to survive and clinch momentarily.

However, soon thereafter, Crute was on the canvas once again courtesy of another big right hand from Illinois finisher, Hill — who finally got the #13 ranked contender out of there.

Below, catch the highlights from Jamahal Hill’s first round knockout win over Jimmy Crute.

Chris Curtis Lands Upset Knockout Win Over Brendan Allen – UFC Vegas 44 Highlights

Chris CurtisWhat a story for veteran middleweight Chris Curtis — who lands his second UFC victory, this time nabbing another upset knockout win, this time against the talented, Brendan Allen on the main card of UFC Vegas 44. Making a quick turnaround, the 34-year-old made his long-awaited Octagon debut back in November at UFC 268 at […]

Chris Curtis

What a story for veteran middleweight Chris Curtis — who lands his second UFC victory, this time nabbing another upset knockout win, this time against the talented, Brendan Allen on the main card of UFC Vegas 44.

Making a quick turnaround, the 34-year-old made his long-awaited Octagon debut back in November at UFC 268 at Madison Square Garden, landing in the promotion with a huge first round knockout win over Phil Hawes.

Veteran middleweight Chris Curtis scores a second upset victory — stopping Brendan Allen

Scoring his seventh consecutive victory tonight, Curtis, an alum of PFL, CES MMA, and even a veteran of Dana White’s Conteder Series — Curtis, a sizeable betting underdog tonight, managed to stun and wobble Allen in the second round via a ripping left hook to the body followed by a swift right hand upstairs.

Taking his time with a finish, Curtis backed Allen back up to the fence where he picked his strikes to the head, before finding a home for a knee, which forced referee, Herb Dean to action — securing Curtis a second round victory as his UFC story continues to grab headlines.

Below, check out the highlights from Chris Curtis’ knockout win over Brendan Allen.

Manel Kape Stops Zhalgas Zhumagulov With First Round Flurry – UFC Vegas 44 Highlights

Manel KapeAngolan-born flyweight sensation, Manel Kape improves to 2-2 in the UFC from four separate outings this year — stopping former Fight Nights Global flyweight champion, Zhalgas Zhumagulov with an opening round flurry of strikes on the preliminary card of UFC Vegas 44. Entering the bout with his flyweight counterpart off the back of his first […]

Manel Kape

Angolan-born flyweight sensation, Manel Kape improves to 2-2 in the UFC from four separate outings this year — stopping former Fight Nights Global flyweight champion, Zhalgas Zhumagulov with an opening round flurry of strikes on the preliminary card of UFC Vegas 44.

Entering the bout with his flyweight counterpart off the back of his first Octagon victory, Kape snapped a two-fight losing run against Alexandre Pantoja and Matheus Nicolau, with a stunning opening round flying knee knockout win over ‘Ode Osbourne at UFC 265 back in August.

Manel Kape lodges his second first round stoppage victory in the UFC

In search of a Performance of the Night bonus, Kape, a former Rizin FF bantamweight titleholder startly brightly against Zhumagulov — dropping the Kazakh native with a lightning fight one-two in the center of the Octagon after a brisk opening between the pair.

Unable to recover sufficiently, Zhumagulov was swarmed by Kape at the Octagon fence, who unloaded with a barrage of strikes, eventually dropping him once more before he was corralled by Keith Peterson.

Below, catch the highlights from Manel Kape’s second UFC win.

UFC Vegas 44 Results: Font vs. Aldo

UFC Vegas 44 RosterLowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC Vegas 44: Font vs. Aldo results throughout the night (Sat. December 4. 2021) live from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Taking main event status at the UFC Apex facility is a high-stakes, potential bantamweight title-eliminator between the surging #4 ranked contender, Rob Font, and former undisputed featherweight champion, […]

UFC Vegas 44 Roster

LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC Vegas 44: Font vs. Aldo results throughout the night (Sat. December 4. 2021) live from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Taking main event status at the UFC Apex facility is a high-stakes, potential bantamweight title-eliminator between the surging #4 ranked contender, Rob Font, and former undisputed featherweight champion, the #5 rated, Jose Aldo.

In the midst of an impressive four-fight winning run, New England Cartel standout, Font most recently headlined UFC Vegas 25 back in May — handing former bantamweight kingpin, Cody Garbrandt a one-sided unanimous decision loss.

Prior to that win, Font bested the trio of Marlon Moraes, Ricky Simon, and current Bellator bantamweight best, Sergio Pettis.

For Aldo, the veteran Manaus striker is in the midst of a two-fight winning run — most recently co-headlining UFC 265 in August, defeating fellow Brazilian, Pedro Munhoz with a unanimous decision win.

The victory for the former featherweight kingpin followed a UFC Vegas 17 win against Marlon Vera in December of last year.

UFC Vegas 44 Results: Font vs. Aldo

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

Bantamweight: Rob Font vs. Jose Aldo

Lightweight: Brad Riddell vs. Rafael Fiziev

Light Heavyweight: Jimmy Crute vs. Jamahal Hill

Lightweight: Clay Guida vs. Leonardo Santos

Middleweight: Brendan Allen vs. Chris Curtis

Welterweight: Alex Morono vs. Mickey Gall

Preliminary Card: (ESPN/ESPN+ 7 p.m. ET)

Middleweight: Maki Pitolo vs. Dusko Todorovic

Flyweight: Manel Kape vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov

Welterweight: Bryan Barberena vs. Darian Weeks

Strawweight: Cheyanne Buys vs. Mallory Martin

Light Heavyweight: Alonzo Menifield vs. William Knight

Lightweight: Claudio Puelles vs. Chris Gruetzemacher

Bantamweight: Louis Smolka vs. Vince Morales

Check Out Last-Minute Betting Odds For UFC Vegas 44

The final UFC Vegas 44 betting odds are in for as this event is quickly approaching for the Las Vegas-based promotion. 

The event is here, and it goes down tonight (Saturday, December 4, 2021) from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility.

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The final UFC Vegas 44 betting odds are in for as this event is quickly approaching for the Las Vegas-based promotion. 

The event is here, and it goes down tonight (Saturday, December 4, 2021) from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility.

Rob Font vs. Jose Aldo will headline the show. In the co-main event, Brad Riddell vs. Rafael Fiziev. Rounding out the main card is Clay Guida vs. Leonardo Santos, Jimmy Crute vs. Jamahal Hill, Brendan Allen vs. Chris Curtis and Alex Morono vs. Mickey Gall. 

According to oddsmakers, Font is a -150 favorite over Aldo, who is a +130 underdog. Other odds for the main card include Riddell being a +105 underdog against Fiziev, who is a -125 favorite. Here are the full betting odds: 

MAIN CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET)

Rob Font (-150) vs. Jose Aldo (+130)

Rafael Fiziev (-125) vs. Brad Riddell (+105)

Leonardo Santos (-190) vs. Clay Guida (+160)

Jimmy Crute (-190) vs. Jamahal Hill (+160)

Brendan Allen (-365) vs. Chris Curtis (+280)

Alex Morono (-220) vs. Mickey Gall (+180)

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)

Dusko Todorovic (-160) vs. Maki Pitolo (+140)

Manel Kape (-250) vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov (+200)

Jake Matthews (-190) vs. Jeremiah Wells (+160)

Cheyanne Buys (-190) vs. Mallory Martin (+160)

Alonzo Menifield (-170) vs. William Knight (+150)

Chris Gruetzemacher (-115) vs. Claudio Puelles (-105)

Azamat Murzakanov (N/A) vs. Jared Vanderaa (N/A)

Bryan Barberena (N/A) vs. Darian Weeks (N/A)

Louis Smolka (-145) vs. Vince Morales (+125)

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