Fighters React To Terrance McKinney Submitting Erick Gonzalez

UFC lightweight prospect Terrance McKinney put on a show once again in a first-round submission of Erick Gonzalez at UFC Vegas 59. McKinney and Gonzalez opened up the main card at UFC Vegas 59 on Saturday. Both lightweights were looking to make a name …

UFC lightweight prospect Terrance McKinney put on a show once again in a first-round submission of Erick Gonzalez at UFC Vegas 59. McKinney and Gonzalez opened up the main card at UFC Vegas 59 on Saturday. Both lightweights were looking to make a name for themselves and move closer to a spot in the 155lb…

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MMA Twitter Reacts To Oleksiejczuk Extending Alvey’s Streak

A successful middleweight debut for Michal Oleksiejczuk at UFC Vegas 59 also extended one of the longest winless streaks in UFC history for Sam Alvey. Already one of the biggest underdogs on the card, Alvey was quickly backed to the fence by “Lord” fro…

A successful middleweight debut for Michal Oleksiejczuk at UFC Vegas 59 also extended one of the longest winless streaks in UFC history for Sam Alvey. Already one of the biggest underdogs on the card, Alvey was quickly backed to the fence by “Lord” from the opening moments of the fight. Oleksiejczuk appeared to have little…

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Terrance McKinney stops Erick Gonzalez with quickfire standing neck crank – UFC Vegas 59 Highlights

Terrance McKinneyRebounding from a back-and-forth short notice loss against Drew Dober, uber-prospect, Terrance McKinney returns to the winner’s enclosure to open the main card of UFC Vegas 59 — stopping Torrance native, Erick Gonzalez with a first round standing neck crank at the UFC Apex facility. Landing prior UFC victories over both Matt Frevola, and Youssef […]

Terrance McKinney

Rebounding from a back-and-forth short notice loss against Drew Dober, uber-prospect, Terrance McKinney returns to the winner’s enclosure to open the main card of UFC Vegas 59 — stopping Torrance native, Erick Gonzalez with a first round standing neck crank at the UFC Apex facility.

Landing prior UFC victories over both Matt Frevola, and Youssef Zalal ahead of his return tonight against Gonzalez, McKinney made relatively short work of the Californian with a series of brutally precise strikes on the feet, however, was briefly rattled himself after Gonzalez landed an overhand strike.

Securing a double-leg takedown, McKinney leapt to the back of Gonzalez as he returned to his feet at the fence, stopping the Californian with a standing neck crank as referee, Chris Tognoni jumped in to call a halt to the matchup.

Below, catch the highlights from Terrance McKinney’s win over Erick Gonzalez

Michal Oleksiejczuk flattens Sam Alvey with first round knockout – UFC Vegas 59 Highlights

Michal OleksiejczukMaking short work of the faltering, Sam Alvey in the American’s final contracted fight the promotion — Polish middleweight, Michal Oleksiejczuk stops the veteran with a bloodying first round knockout, in the featured preliminary card of UFC Vegas 59. Starting aggressively against the faltering, Alvey, Oleksiejczuk had the former on his heels from the opening […]

Michal Oleksiejczuk

Making short work of the faltering, Sam Alvey in the American’s final contracted fight the promotion — Polish middleweight, Michal Oleksiejczuk stops the veteran with a bloodying first round knockout, in the featured preliminary card of UFC Vegas 59.

Starting aggressively against the faltering, Alvey, Oleksiejczuk had the former on his heels from the opening exchanges, and forced him to fight from the fence from the onset of their featured preliminary matchup.

Felling Alvey with a massive overhand left, resulting in a laceration to the former’s face, Oleksiejczuk was forced standing once again after sprawling from a double leg attempt, walking Alvey onto another massive overhand left — stopping Alvey and handing him his eighth loss in his most recent nine Octagon appearances.

Below, catch the highlights from Michal Oleksiejczuk’s first round win over Sam Alvey

Fighters React To Bryan Battle’s Head Kick KO At UFC Vegas 59

Former The Ultimate Fighter 29 middleweight champion Bryan Battle made a statement in his welterweight debut against Takashi Sato. Battle faced Sato on the UFC Vegas 59 preliminary card. He was making his first appearance at 170lbs after competing at m…

Former The Ultimate Fighter 29 middleweight champion Bryan Battle made a statement in his welterweight debut against Takashi Sato. Battle faced Sato on the UFC Vegas 59 preliminary card. He was making his first appearance at 170lbs after competing at middleweight for the majority of his professional career to date. It took just under a…

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Fighters React To Controversial Opening To UFC Vegas 59

UFC Vegas 59 got off to an unusual start with the first fight on the card between Mayra Bueno Silva and Stephanie Egger. Silva and Egger, a pair of UFC bantamweights, got the action started at UFC Vegas 59. Just over a minute into the fight, the action…

UFC Vegas 59 got off to an unusual start with the first fight on the card between Mayra Bueno Silva and Stephanie Egger. Silva and Egger, a pair of UFC bantamweights, got the action started at UFC Vegas 59. Just over a minute into the fight, the action came to an abrupt halt in one…

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