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Mackenzie Dern Sinks In Kneebar For Win – UFC Vegas Highlights

DernUFC women’s strawweight prospect Mackenzie Dern returned to the win column in style. Taking on the always tough Hannah Cifers to kick off the UFC Vegas main card, Dern did face some early adversity as her foe was aggressive to start things off. However, when the fight hit the ground, it was Dern’s world as […]

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UFC women’s strawweight prospect Mackenzie Dern returned to the win column in style.

Taking on the always tough Hannah Cifers to kick off the UFC Vegas main card, Dern did face some early adversity as her foe was aggressive to start things off.

However, when the fight hit the ground, it was Dern’s world as she caught Cifers’ leg and locked in the kneebar to get the quick first-round submission win.

She now improves to 3-1 in the UFC as well as 8-1 overall.

You can watch the finish below:

What did you think of Dern’s return and her submission?

Roosevelt Roberts Taps Brok Weaver – UFC Vegas Results

Roberts WeaverNext up on the UFC Vegas main card is a lightweight bout between Roosevelt Roberts and Brok Weaver. Round 1: Roosevelt lands a body kick but it’s caught by Weaaver. Weaver clinches him up against the fence but they separate quickly. Roosevelt lands a quick right. Weaver goes forward aggressively and clinches Roosevelt up again. […]

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Next up on the UFC Vegas main card is a lightweight bout between Roosevelt Roberts and Brok Weaver.

Round 1: Roosevelt lands a body kick but it’s caught by Weaaver. Weaver clinches him up against the fence but they separate quickly. Roosevelt lands a quick right. Weaver goes forward aggressively and clinches Roosevelt up again. Roosevelt reverses the position but they separate. Roosevelt lands a leg kick. Roosevelt lands a body shot and does some trash talking. Weaver goes for the takedown but Roosevelt defends as they separate. Roosevelt lands a nice one two and partially lands a kick high. Weaver seems to be getting mad at the trash talk and clinches him against the fence again. Roosevelt’s takedown defense prevails yet again. Roosevelt is clinched up again and reverses to attempt his own takedown. Weaver defends but finds himself in a standing guillotine attempt. Weaver scrambles on to the ground as the round comes to an end.

Round 2: Roosevelt lands a big knee on Weaver. He attempts another but partially misses as Weaver looks to clinch him again to no avail. Weaver tries again and fails. Roberts lands the takedown soon after and is looking for the submission. He nearly locks in the rear naked choke but Weaver just about escapes only to receive a number of big shots. Roosevelt locks up the rear naked choke soon after to get the win.

Official result: Roosevelt Roberts defeats Brok Weaver via rear naked choke submission (R2, ).

Mackenzie Dern Submits Hannah Cifers With Knee Bar – UFC Vegas Results

Dern CifersKicking off the UFC Vegas main card at the Apex facility is a women’s strawweight tilt between Mackenzie Dern and Hannah Cifers. Round 1: A lot of feinting to start this fight. The two clinch up aggressively with Cifers landing plenty of strikes and knees. They separate and return to striking. The fight ends up […]

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Kicking off the UFC Vegas main card at the Apex facility is a women’s strawweight tilt between Mackenzie Dern and Hannah Cifers.

Round 1: A lot of feinting to start this fight. The two clinch up aggressively with Cifers landing plenty of strikes and knees. They separate and return to striking. The fight ends up on the ground with Cifers showing no fear of Dern’s ground game as he looks to land strikes. However, Dern catches her with a kneebar and the end comes right after with Cifers tapping.

Official result: Mackenzie Dern defeats Hannah Cifers via kneebar submission (R1, 2:36).

Joe Rogan & Brendan Schaub React To Garbrandt vs. Almeida Knockout

UFC Fight Night 88 went down in Las Vegas, Nevada last night (Sunday May 29, 2016) with a highly underrated line up of promising prospects. The headline bout featured two fighters that represent the future of the 135-pound division, as Thomas Almeida looked to keep his 21-fight unbeaten streak going against 8-0 Cody Garbrandt. Turns

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UFC Fight Night 88 went down in Las Vegas, Nevada last night (Sunday May 29, 2016) with a highly underrated line up of promising prospects. The headline bout featured two fighters that represent the future of the 135-pound division, as Thomas Almeida looked to keep his 21-fight unbeaten streak going against 8-0 Cody Garbrandt. Turns out it was ‘No Love’ who would keep his unblemished record, and he did it in very brutal fashion.

The fight itself didn’t even make it out of the first round, as Garbrandt just proved to be way too much for Almeida. As many of us had thought, it was more about the footwork and defense, or lack thereof in the case of ‘Terminator’ that would prove crucial in this scrap.

May 29, 2016; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Cody Garbrandt (blue gloves) punches Thomas Almeida (red gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Mandalay Bay Events Center. Mandatory Credit: Joshua Dahl-USA TODAY Sports
May 29, 2016; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Cody Garbrandt (blue gloves) punches Thomas Almeida (red gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Mandalay Bay Events Center. Mandatory Credit: Joshua Dahl-USA TODAY Sports

The destructive force of Almeida’s striking was met with superior defensive skills, and much better footwork and timing from the Team Alpha Male prospect Garbrandt. In case you didn’t catch it last night, here’s the savage finish from the UFC on FOX Facebook page:

So it was a swift and dominant performance from Garbrandt, who improves to 9-0, but what was missing from the event? Yep, you guessed it, commentary from Joe Rogan.

Fortunately Rogan was watching live with Brendan Schaub and Bryan Callen and their reaction’s were caught on a live stream broadcast.

Podcast recording with Joe Rogan’s reaction on page 2…

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Twitter Reacts to Garbrandt’s Explosive KO at UFC Vegas

The mixed martial arts world was treated to an excellent night of scraps tonight (May 29, 2016), as UFC Fight Night 88 popped off from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The evening was highlighted by the explosive brawl between Brazilian Thomas Almeida and Cody “No Love” Garbrandt. The fans got exactly

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The mixed martial arts world was treated to an excellent night of scraps tonight (May 29, 2016), as UFC Fight Night 88 popped off from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The evening was highlighted by the explosive brawl between Brazilian Thomas Almeida and Cody “No Love” Garbrandt.

The fans got exactly what they came to see, as the two undefeated bantamweight prospects turned in the slugfest we were all hoping for. It just didn’t last very long. The Team Alpha Male export proved too much for Almeida, shutting off the lights with a right hand to the jaw in the very first round.

The co-main event also saw a tense standup battle, as former bantamweight champion Renan Barao made his long-awaited move up the scale to 145 pounds. There to greet him was longtime slugger Jeremy Stephens.

The greeting turned out to be a rude one. “Lil Heathen” rocked Barao several times during their back-and-forth clash, earning a unanimous nod from the judges and putting the rest of the featherweight division on notice in the process.

See how the MMA Twittersphere reacted to these two excellent bouts:

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Miesha Tate Blasts Aljamain Sterling On Twitter

The UFC women’s bantamweight champion isn’t amused… A feud dating back to 2015 will come to a head at UFC Fight Night 88, as undefeated bantamweight prospect Aljamain Sterling faces off against Bryan Caraway in Las Vegas this Sunday (May 29, 2016). The two have been engaging in a frequent war of words, as ‘Aljo’

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The UFC women’s bantamweight champion isn’t amused…

A feud dating back to 2015 will come to a head at UFC Fight Night 88, as undefeated bantamweight prospect Aljamain Sterling faces off against Bryan Caraway in Las Vegas this Sunday (May 29, 2016). The two have been engaging in a frequent war of words, as ‘Aljo’ has been accusing Caraway of ducking him since joining the UFC in 2014. Currently 13-0, Sterling came close to testing the free market after defeating Johnny Eduardo, but finally came to an agreement with the promotion and was booked in against Caraway.

The boyfriend of UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate, Caraway fights out of Xtreme Couture and most recently beat Eddie Wineland by decision in July 2015. It won’t only be his own pride he’s fighting for this weekend though, as some of Sterling’s recent comments have got under ‘Cupcake’s’ skin.

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The 26 year-old ‘Funkmaster’ recently told MMAJunkie his feelings towards Caraway, stating his upcoming opponent needs to ‘grow some balls.’

“I just think, as a man, to be called out so many different times by all these other fighters, and not saying anything back, is just mind-blowing to me.”

“Where I come from, you talk (expletive) and get your ass whooped, or you talk (expletive) and you shut the other guy up. That’s how it goes.”

“He’s just strange, man. Grow a set of balls. Outside of that, he’s a tough dude. I know it’s not going to be an easy fight.”

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Also taking the time to mock Caraway as ‘Mr. Tate,’ Sterling has urged a response from Miesha Tate, and she’s not impressed. Also rather hilariously, ‘Funkmaster’ photo bombs Caraway during an official photo shoot.

Skip to page 2 for Sterling’s prank and Tate’s rant…

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