4 Positives & 3 Negatives From UFC Vegas 65

On Saturday night, the MMA leader returned for its latest Fight Night event, UFC Vegas 65. After the wild events of UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden last weekend, which included two championships changing hands, the promotion closed…

On Saturday night, the MMA leader returned for its latest Fight Night event, UFC Vegas 65. After the wild events of UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden last weekend, which included two championships changing hands, the promotion closed out its November schedule with a much more low-key event from home base in Las Vegas. While last Saturday saw belts…

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UFC Vegas 65 Performance Bonus Winners

Even though UFC Vegas 65 lost its main event between Derrick Lewis and Sergey Spivac, the card still ended up delivering plenty of solid action. Rather than award a Fight of the Night, the UFC chose to highlight some of the night’s best individua…

Even though UFC Vegas 65 lost its main event between Derrick Lewis and Sergey Spivac, the card still ended up delivering plenty of solid action. Rather than award a Fight of the Night, the UFC chose to highlight some of the night’s best individual results by handing out four Performance of the Night bonuses. Performances…

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UFC Vegas 65 Octagon Interviews: Ricky Turcios Fights For Fans

UFC Vegas 65 experienced a significant shakeup when it was announced that the main event between Derrick Lewis and Sergey Spivac had been cancelled. Losing that fight between ranked heavyweights was a major blow to a card that didn’t include a lo…

UFC Vegas 65 experienced a significant shakeup when it was announced that the main event between Derrick Lewis and Sergey Spivac had been cancelled. Losing that fight between ranked heavyweights was a major blow to a card that didn’t include a lot of massive names, but the fighters that did put on noteworthy performances had…

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Kennedy Nzechukwu stops Ion Cutelaba with brutal KO in impromptu headliner – UFC Vegas 65 Highlights

Kennedy NzechukwuNigerian light heavyweight division prospect, Kennedy Nzechukwu has landed his second Octagon victory of the year in his first headlining outing under the UFC banner, stopping Ion Cutelaba in a rallying performance in the main event of UFC Vegas 65. Initially slated to co-headline the event against Cutelaba, Nzechukwu was promoted to main event honors […]

Kennedy Nzechukwu

Nigerian light heavyweight division prospect, Kennedy Nzechukwu has landed his second Octagon victory of the year in his first headlining outing under the UFC banner, stopping Ion Cutelaba in a rallying performance in the main event of UFC Vegas 65.

Initially slated to co-headline the event against Cutelaba, Nzechukwu was promoted to main event honors after initial headliner, Derrick Lewis was forced from his heavyweight fight against Sergey Spivak due to medical issues.

Giving up the opening round against a grappling and wrestling-heavy approach from Cutelaba, Nzechukwu capitalized on a couple of well-placed step-in knee strikes in the second round.

Steaming forward as Cutelaba wobbled, a subsequent barrage of ground strikes at the fence felled Cutalaba, with referee, Keith Petersen eventually calling a halt to the action.

Below, catch the highlights from Kennedy Nzechukwu’s finish of Ion Cutelaba

Jack Della Maddalena defeats Danny Roberts in dominant first round knockout win – UFC Vegas 65 Highlights

Jack Della MaddalenaContinuing in his rich vein of form, Australian welterweight contender, Jack Della Maddalena, lands his third Octagon win since arriving on the scene from Dana White’s Contender Series — stopping Danny Roberts with a blistering first round knockout on the main card of UFC Vegas 65 tonight. Debuting in the promotion with a first round […]

Jack Della Maddalena

Continuing in his rich vein of form, Australian welterweight contender, Jack Della Maddalena, lands his third Octagon win since arriving on the scene from Dana White’s Contender Series — stopping Danny Roberts with a blistering first round knockout on the main card of UFC Vegas 65 tonight.

Debuting in the promotion with a first round win over Peter Rodriguez back in January of this year at UFC 270, Della Maddalena would then return and book his second Octagon outing at UFC 275 in June in Singapore, scoring an impressive first round knockout win over Ramzan Emeev on that occasion in southeast Asia.

Returning tonight in ‘Sin City’, Della Maddalena managed to turn in a straight forward first round stoppage win over the aforenoted, Roberts, defeating the British welterweight with a slew of strikes early in the first frame of their main card outing.

Forcing Roberts to the fence, after hurting him on multiple occasions earlier in the first round, Della Maddalena closed the show with an abundance of shots, including a nasty strike to the body, dropping Roberts before landing his third consecutive UFC triumph in the first round.

Below, catch the highlights from Jack Della Maddalena’s win over Danny Roberts

UFC Vegas 65 Main Event Canceled Mid-Event After Derrick Lewis Withdrawal

Fans who tuned in early to watch the UFC Vegas 65 main event between Derrick Lewis and Sergey Spivac are going to be quite disappointed. UFC Vegas 65 was to see the return of fan favorite Lewis, who was looking to get back on track after losing three o…

Fans who tuned in early to watch the UFC Vegas 65 main event between Derrick Lewis and Sergey Spivac are going to be quite disappointed. UFC Vegas 65 was to see the return of fan favorite Lewis, who was looking to get back on track after losing three of his last four contests. Looking to…

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