UFC flyweight contender, Brandon Royval has snapped his two-fight losing run, courtesy of a close split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-29) victory over Rogerio Bontorin on the main card of UFC Vegas 46. Improving to 13-6 as a professional, Royval snaps a period of two consecutive stoppages losses to first, current division titleholder, Brandon Moreno, and […]
UFC flyweight contender, Brandon Royval has snapped his two-fight losing run, courtesy of a close split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-29) victory over Rogerio Bontorin on the main card of UFC Vegas 46.
Improving to 13-6 as a professional, Royval snaps a period of two consecutive stoppages losses to first, current division titleholder, Brandon Moreno, and then a submission loss to Alexandre Pantoja.
Forced the distance for the first time in his Octagon tenure, the #5 ranked flyweight contender almost forced the issue in the third round, going close with an armbar attempt from the bottom, with Bontorin defending stoutly, albeit in some considerable danger.
With the win, Royval now holds three under the promotion’s banner — following prior stoppages over Kai Kara-France, and one-time undisputed title chaser, Tim Elliott.
Below, catch the highlights from Brandon Royval’s close decision win over Rogerio Bontorin
Charismatic kickboxing talent, Viacheslav Borshchev has successfully landed in the Octagon with a vicious first round body shot knockout win over Dakota Bush in the opening round — kicking off the main card of UFC Vegas 46 with a bang and lodging the night’s first stoppage. Entering his UFC debut off the back of a […]
Charismatic kickboxing talent, Viacheslav Borshchev has successfully landed in the Octagon with a vicious first round body shot knockout win over Dakota Bush in the opening round — kicking off the main card of UFC Vegas 46 with a bang and lodging the night’s first stoppage.
Entering his UFC debut off the back of a stunning knockout win over Scottish standout, Chris Duncan on Dana White‘s Contender Series — the Volgograd native managed to secure his fourth consecutive victory with his opening round knockout win over Bush, improving to 6-1 in the process.
Borshchev, who trains at Team Alpha MMA in Sacramento, California, has also competed for the likes of LFA and Titan FC during his professional run, and stops Bush in the opening round to land his stunning fifth knockout victory.
Below, catch the highlights from Viacheslav Borshchev’s knockout win over Dakota Bush
LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC Vegas 46: Kattar vs. Chikadze results throughout the night (Sat. January 15. 2022) live from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Taking main event honors in the first UFC event of the year: a high-stakes featherweight showdown between the #5 ranked contender, Calvin Kattar, and the #8 rated challenger, […]
Taking main event honors in the first UFC event of the year: a high-stakes featherweight showdown between the #5 ranked contender, Calvin Kattar, and the #8 rated challenger, Giga Chikadze.
Making his first Octagon appearance in a year, Kattar most recently headlined UFC on ABC 1 back in January of last year against former undisputed featherweight champion, Max Holloway.
Taking main event status at the ‘Fight Island’ event, Kattar suffered a hugely one-sided, damaging unanimous decision loss to the Hawaii native — snapping a two-fight winning run.
Turning in an impressive 2020, the Massachusetts native stopped featherweight staple, Jeremy Stephens with a second round knockout, before defeating Dan Ige in his first main event bout under the promotion’s banner in a July UFC Fight Island 1 pairing.
For Tibilisi striking standout, Chikadze, he also prevailed with an impressive victory in his first main event bout back in August at UFC Vegas 35, handing Muay Thai ace, Edson Barboza a stunning third round knockout.
7-0 since debuting in the UFC back in September 2019, the Georgian also holds promotional wins over Cub Swanson, Omar Morales, and Brandon Davis to name a few.
The UFC Vegas 46 post-fight press conference will be live once the action concludes.
In the headliner, Calvin Kattar vs. Giga Chikadze will collide in a featherweight clash. UFC Vegas 46’s co-main event will see a clash between Jake Collier and Cha…
The UFC Vegas 46 post-fight press conference will be live once the action concludes.
In the headliner, Calvin Kattar vs. Giga Chikadze will collide in a featherweight clash. UFC Vegas 46’s co-main event will see a clash between Jake Collier and Chase Sherman
The fighters from both the main and co-main events are expected to attend the post-fight press conference barring any hospital visits. Of course anyone else on the card who has a breakout performance could also attend the presser.
MMA News will be providing live coverage of the UFC Vegas 46 card. Be sure to check back here for the post-fight presser with a tentative start time of 10:15 p.m. ET.
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UFC Vegas 46 goes down tonight (Sat. January 15, 2022) from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility and we have the results. The world’s leading mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion compiled an excellent card for fight fans to enjoy.
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UFC Vegas 46 goes down tonight (Sat. January 15, 2022) from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility and we have the results. The world’s leading mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion compiled an excellent card for fight fans to enjoy.
It’s headlined by a meeting between Calvin Kattar and Giga Chikadze in a featherweight bout.
Kattar entered this fight after dropping a decision loss to Max Holloway in January 2021. Before that he had picked =up a decision win over Dan Ige in July 2020 and a TKO win over Jeremy Stephens at the UFC 249 pay-per-view event from Jacksonville, Florida at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. This was prior to him dropping a decision loss to Zabit Magomedsharipov at the UFC Moscow event and then Kattar blitzed Ricardo Lamas his way to victory at the UFC 238 pay-per-view event from the United Center in Chicago, Illinois where he won by TKO.
Chikadze was on a nine-fight winning streak heading into this bout including a TKO win over Edson Barboza in August 2021, decision wins over Irwin Rivera and Omar Morales. His previous fights saw him beat Jamey Simmons by TKO in November 2020 and Cub Swanson in May 2021 by TKO.
The co-headliner will see a heavyweight bout between Jake Collier and Chase Sherman. Katlyn Chookagian vs. Jennifer Maia in a women’s flyweight bout, Brandon Royval vs. Rogerio Bontorin in a flyweight fight, Viacheslav Borshchev vs. Dakota Bush in a lightweight bout and Bill Algeo vs. Joanderson Brito in a featherweight bout finishes out the main card.
It’s certain to have a great night of fights. Check back later tonight for MMA News’ UFC Vegas 46 results below:
Bill Algeo vs. Joanderson Brito
Viacheslav Borshchev vs. Dakota Bush
Brandon Royval vs. Rogerio Bontorin
Katlyn Chookagian vs. Jennifer Maia
Jake Collier vs. Chase Sherman
Calvin Kattar vs. Giga Chikadze
Quick UFC Vegas 46 Results
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 5 p.m. ET)
Lightweight bout: TJ Brown vs. Charles Rosa
Featherweight bout: Kevin Croom vs. Brian Kelleher
Welterweight bout: Ramiz Brahimaj vs. Court McGee
Middleweight bout: Joseph Holmes vs. Jamie Pickett
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 5 p.m. ET)
Featherweight bout: Bill Algeo vs. Joanderson Brito
Lightweight bout: Viacheslav Borshchev vs. Dakota Bush
Flyweight bout: Brandon Royval vs. Rogerio Bontorin
Women’s flyweight bout: Katlyn Chookagian vs. Jennifer Maia
Heavyweight bout: Jake Collier vs. Chase Sherman
Featherweight bout: Calvin Kattar vs. Giga Chikadze
The final UFC Vegas 46 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, January 15, 2022) from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility.
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The final UFC Vegas 46 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, January 15, 2022) from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility.
Calvin Kattar vs. Giga Chikadze in a featherweight bout will headline the show. In the co-main event, Jake Collier vs. Chase Sherman will take place.
Rounding out the main card is Katlyn Chookagian vs. Jennifer Maia in a women’s flyweight bout, Brandon Royval vs. Rogerio Bontorin in a flyweight fight, Viacheslav Borshchev vs. Dakota Bush in a lightweight bout and Bill Algeo vs. Joanderson Brito in a featherweight bout.
According to oddsmakers, is a – favorite over, who is a + underdog. Other odds for the main card include being a + underdog against, who is a – favorite. Here are the full betting odds:
Giga Chikadze (-235) vs. Calvin Kattar (+190)
Jake Collier (-130) vs. Chase Sherman (+110)
Katlyn Chookagian (-180) vs. Jennifer Maia (+155)
Brandon Royval (-160) vs. Rogerio Bontorin (+140)
Joanderson Brito (-130) vs. Bill Algeo (+110)
Court McGee (-115) vs. Ramiz Brahimaj (-105)
Joseph Holmes (-150) vs. Jamie Pickett (+130)
Brian Kelleher (-305) vs. Kevin Croom (+255)
Viacheslav Borshchev (-180) vs. Dakota Bush (+155)