William Knight: Fans Are ‘Threatening My Life’s After UFC Vegas 69 Loss

Fans have not been reacting too kindly to William Knight after his recent setback at UFC Vegas 69. Knight squared off against Marcin Prachino in bout that left many fans dissatisfied, and people took to the internet to complain. While Prachino was vict…

Fans have not been reacting too kindly to William Knight after his recent setback at UFC Vegas 69. Knight squared off against Marcin Prachino in bout that left many fans dissatisfied, and people took to the internet to complain. While Prachino was victorious, setting the record for most leg kicks landed in a three-round UFC…

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3 Positives & 3 Negatives From UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield

On Saturday night, the MMA leader returned for its latest Fight Night offering, UFC Vegas 69. After a trip to Australia for a blockbuster pay-per-view, which was topped by two championship contests and a battle between the pound-for-pound bes…

On Saturday night, the MMA leader returned for its latest Fight Night offering, UFC Vegas 69. After a trip to Australia for a blockbuster pay-per-view, which was topped by two championship contests and a battle between the pound-for-pound best fighters in the promotion, it was back down to Earth this week for a low-key event that certainly…

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Erin Blanchfield Explains Preference To Face Shevchenko Over Grasso

UFC flyweight contender Erin Blanchfield wants to be the one to dethrone Valentina Shevchenko for the flyweight belt. Blanchfield picked up the biggest win of her UFC career Saturday night when she defeated Jéssica Andrade in the UFC Fight Night 219 he…

UFC flyweight contender Erin Blanchfield wants to be the one to dethrone Valentina Shevchenko for the flyweight belt. Blanchfield picked up the biggest win of her UFC career Saturday night when she defeated Jéssica Andrade in the UFC Fight Night 219 headliner. After dealing with Andrade’s early barrage, she got Andrade’s back in Round 2…

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Erin Blanchfield submits Jessica Andrade in round two via RNC – UFC Vegas 69 Highlights

Erin BlanchfieldOn Saturday night, No. 10 ranked women’s flyweight contender Erin Blanchfield faced the toughest test of her career as she stepped into the Octagon with No. 3 ranked Jessica Andrade in the UFC Vegas 69 headliner. With serious UFC flyweight title implications at play, both women stepped into the cage intent on scoring a statement […]

Erin Blanchfield

On Saturday night, No. 10 ranked women’s flyweight contender Erin Blanchfield faced the toughest test of her career as she stepped into the Octagon with No. 3 ranked Jessica Andrade in the UFC Vegas 69 headliner. With serious UFC flyweight title implications at play, both women stepped into the cage intent on scoring a statement victory and putting themselves in pole position for a shot at 125-pound gold.

The opening round saw both win stand and trade with one another. Blanchfield held her own with the always dangerous Andrade who was able to stifle a couple of takedown attempts from Blanchfield in the early going. Blanchfield landed a big right hand and buckled Andrade, but the former strawweight champion was able to recover and defended yet another takedown attempt as the round came to a close.

Just over a minute into the second round, Blanchfield was able to land a takedown and quickly transitioned to Andrade’s back, cinching in a rear-naked choke that forced Andrade to tap out.

Official Result: Erin Blanchfield def. Jessica Andrade via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:37 of Round 2

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Alexander Hernandez ends Jim Miller’s win streak with unanimous decision victory – UFC Vegas 69 Highlights

Jim MillerUFC veteran Jim Miller made his 41st walk to the Octagon on Saturday night as the promotion returned to the familiar confines of The APEX for UFC Vegas 69. Intent on getting his 25th career win under the UFC banner, Jim Miller squared off with short-notice opponent ‘The Great Ape’ Alexander Hernandez. Miller walked into […]

Jim Miller

UFC veteran Jim Miller made his 41st walk to the Octagon on Saturday night as the promotion returned to the familiar confines of The APEX for UFC Vegas 69. Intent on getting his 25th career win under the UFC banner, Jim Miller squared off with short-notice opponent ‘The Great Ape’ Alexander Hernandez. Miller walked into the matchup riding a three-fight win streak while Hernandez was eager to get back into the win column after dropping back-to-back bouts against Renato Moicano and Billy Quarantillo.

Both fighters came out cautious in the early going, looking to get their timing down. Miller landed a left high kick that was partially blocked but gave Miller an opening to blitz early and put Hernandez against the fence. Hernandez landed his own left high kick halfway through the first that Miller ate. Both fighters had their moments in a closely contested opening round.

Things picked up right where they left off in the second with both fighters firing on all cylinders. Bothered by a swollen right eye, Miller struggled to find his target while Hernandez began to slowly pull away on the stats. Undeterred, Miller kept moving forward and swinging heavily in an attempt to make it a dogfight, but Hernandez was able to land clean, including a stiff elbow followed by a big right hand.

With the fight potentially even after two, both fighters came out throwing heavy leather. Miller landed a big left that encouraged Hernandez to clinch against the fence. Hernandez separated and got back to work as Miller pursued him. With less than a minute to go, Miller was able to sweep Hernandez’s leg, dropping him to the canvas. Miller lept onto Hernandez’s back and had a rear-naked choke cinched in, but couldn’t put enough of a squeeze on it to get the tap before time ran out.

Official Result: Alexander Hernandez def. Jim Miller via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

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Philipe Lins scores 49-second KO of Ovince St. Preux – UFC Vegas 69 Highlights

Ovince St. PreuxOne-time interim UFC light heavyweight title challenger Ovince St. Preux returned to the Octagon at UFC Vegas 69 to do battle with Brazilian Philipe Lins inside The APEX. Both fighters entered the bout with a win in their last appearance after dropping back-to-back bouts. Only one of them could leave Las Vegas with a second […]

Ovince St. Preux

One-time interim UFC light heavyweight title challenger Ovince St. Preux returned to the Octagon at UFC Vegas 69 to do battle with Brazilian Philipe Lins inside The APEX. Both fighters entered the bout with a win in their last appearance after dropping back-to-back bouts. Only one of them could leave Las Vegas with a second straight victory on Saturday night.

Lins opened things up with a straight left that connected cleanly and sent OSP immediately reeling. Lins already smelling blood in the water was in hot pursuit of OSP, unloading strikes as St. Preux attempted to circle away while against the fence. Lins landed another stiff left that dropped OSP. Pouncing on his opponent, Lins was able to deliver ground-and-pound strikes forcing the referee to step in and call for the stoppage less than a minute into the very first round.

Official Result: Philipe Lins def. Ovince St. Preux via KO at 0:49 of Round 1

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