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UFC Vegas 35 Results: Barboza vs. Chikadze

UFC Vegas 35LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC Vegas 35: Barboza vs. Chikadze results throughout the night (Sat. 28th. August 2021) from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Taking main event from the UFC Apex facility, a featherweight showdown between kickboxing standouts, the #9 ranked, Edson Barboza and promotional-perfect contender, the #10 rated, Giga Chikadze. In the […]

UFC Vegas 35

LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC Vegas 35: Barboza vs. Chikadze results throughout the night (Sat. 28th. August 2021) from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Taking main event from the UFC Apex facility, a featherweight showdown between kickboxing standouts, the #9 ranked, Edson Barboza and promotional-perfect contender, the #10 rated, Giga Chikadze.

In the midst of a two-fight winning run from three outings at the featherweight limit, Nova Friburgo striking veteran, Barboza returns for the second time this year following a UFC 262 battle against Shane Burgos back in May — in which the Brazilian landed a peculiar third round knockout victory after an incredible back-and-forth Fight of the Night bout.

The victory marked former lightweight top-10 mainstay, Barboza’s second straight success following a prior ‘Fight Island’ unanimous decision win against Makwan Amirkhani last October.

For Georgian kickboxing ace, Chikadze — the Kings MMA staple has scored an eye-catching six consecutive victories in the UFC since his bow under the banner back in September 2019.

The former GLORY Kickboxing standout last featured in a co-headining slot against division veteran, Cub Swanson back in May at UFC Vegas 25 — stopping the Californian with a vicious first round liver kick.

UFC Vegas 35 Results:

Main Card: (ESPN/ESPN+ 10 p.m. ET)

Featherweight: Edson Barboza vs. Giga Chikadze

Middleweight: Bryan Battle vs. Gilbert Urbina

Bantamweight: Ricky Turcious vs. Brady Hiestand

Welterweight: Kevin Lee vs. Daniel Rodriguez

Middleweight: Andre Petroski vs. Michael Gillmore

Middleweight: Makhmud Muradov vs. Gerald Meerschaert

Preliminary Card: (ESPN/ESPN+ 7 p.m. ET)

Middleweight: Alessio Di Chirico vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan

Middleweight: Sam Alvey vs. Wellington Turman

Light Heavyweight: Dustin Jacoby vs. Darren Stewart

Flyweight: JJ Aldrich vs. Vanessa Demopoulos

Featherweight: Jamall Emmers vs. Pat Sabatini

Catchweight (140lbs): Mana Martinez vs. Guido Cannetti

Jared Cannonier Takes Unanimous Decision Win Over Kelvin Gastelum – UFC Vegas 34 Highlights

Cannonier#3 ranked UFC middleweight contender, Jared Cannonier is back in the victor’s enclosure — lodging his fourth victory at middleweight via a very close and competitive unanimous decision triumph over former interim title challenger, Kelvin Gastelum to round out tonight’s UFC Vegas 34 card. Cannonier gets off to a bright start in the opening round, […]

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#3 ranked UFC middleweight contender, Jared Cannonier is back in the victor’s enclosure — lodging his fourth victory at middleweight via a very close and competitive unanimous decision triumph over former interim title challenger, Kelvin Gastelum to round out tonight’s UFC Vegas 34 card.

Cannonier gets off to a bright start in the opening round, offering up a wide array of punishing kicks, particularly to Gastelum’s outside right leg as well as switching in right kicks to the mid-section. Some decent movement from Gastelum in the first as well.

Utilizing his always-impressive boxing in that second round, Kings MMA staple, Gastelum landed a crisp left straight, resulting in a notable stumble back to the fence from Cannonier who appeared to have some trouble with the Arizonian’s striking in that frame.

Uncorking a massive check right hook, Cannonier dropped Gastelum early in the third round, before going mere millimeters wide with an immediate high-kick. Tremendous recovery from Gasteum from that shot who managed to close out the remainder of the round with some good strikes of his own.

Another very competitive round between the two with Cannonier still not appearing overly comfortable dealing with what he receives back from Gastelum ahead of the fifth and final round.

A lot of pressure in that fifth and final frame from Gastelum as has been his calling card throughout this fight, with Cannonier attempting to set up his shots from the fence whilst circling.

Catch the highlights from Cannonier’s victory over Gastelum below.

Alexandre Pantoja Submits Brandon Royval With Second Round Rear-Naked Choke – UFC Vegas 34 Highlights

PantojaLikely earning his first shot at UFC flyweight gold, Alexandre ‘The Cannibal’ Pantoja is also primed for a title rematch against recently minted titleholder, Brandon Moreno — via an impressive second round rear-naked choke over the pressing, Brandon Royval to kick off the main card of UFC Vegas 34. Opening up the main card portion […]

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Likely earning his first shot at UFC flyweight gold, Alexandre ‘The Cannibal’ Pantoja is also primed for a title rematch against recently minted titleholder, Brandon Moreno — via an impressive second round rear-naked choke over the pressing, Brandon Royval to kick off the main card of UFC Vegas 34.

Opening up the main card portion of UFC Vegas 34 tonight, Pantoja and Royval got off to a frenetic pace early, with the Brazilian immediately engaging with clinch work and grappling exchanges, taking the latter’s back for the majority of the opening round.

Attempting to granby roll on cue, Royval almost set up his own heel hook attempt during a scramble, before he was clipped with what appeared to be a well-placed right hand during latter striking exchanges before the close of the first round.

Again taking Royval’s back in the opening minute of the second round, Rio de Janeiro native, Pantoja patiently locked his hands around Royval’s chin, forcing an eventual tap in the process — as he looks to meet with defending champion, Moreno following an initial clash on The Ultimate Fighter before a UFC Fight Night Santiago matchup back in May 2019. In both pairings, Pantoja emerged victorious.

Below, catch Pantoja’s submission stoppage over Royval.

Ignacio Bahamondes KO’s Roosevelt Roberts With Huge, Buzzer-Beating Wheel Kick – UFC Vegas 34 Highlights

BahamondesChilean striker, Ignacio ‘La Juala’ Bahamondes has turned in a definite contender for Knockout of the Year on the preliminary section of UFC Vegas 34 — stopping Roosevelt Roberts with a stunning wheel kick with just five seconds remaining in their showdown. Improving to 1-1 in the Octagon, Dana White’s Contender Series alum, Bahamondes outstruck […]

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Chilean striker, Ignacio ‘La Juala’ Bahamondes has turned in a definite contender for Knockout of the Year on the preliminary section of UFC Vegas 34 — stopping Roosevelt Roberts with a stunning wheel kick with just five seconds remaining in their showdown.

Improving to 1-1 in the Octagon, Dana White’s Contender Series alum, Bahamondes outstruck Roberts in the second round in particular, landing a vicious body shot of note which appeared to really nick the attention of the 27-year-old Miami native.

With just 10 seconds remaining in the round, Bahamondes and Roberts returned to the centre of the Octagon following an exchange at the fence, with the former launching a stunning wheel kick attempt from his left side — catching the latter square on the chin, sending him stiff to the canvas in a huge walk away knockout stoppage.

Below, catch Bahamondes’ incredible stoppage over Roberts.

UFC Vegas 34 Results: Cannonier vs. Gastelum

UFC Vegas 34LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC Vegas 34: Cannonier vs. Gastelum results throughout the night (Sat. 21st. August 2021) from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Taking main event status tonight at the UFC Apex facility, a middleweight matchup between knockout artist, Jared Cannonier and former interim middleweight title challenger, Kelvin Gastelum. Returning for the […]

UFC Vegas 34

LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC Vegas 34: Cannonier vs. Gastelum results throughout the night (Sat. 21st. August 2021) from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Taking main event status tonight at the UFC Apex facility, a middleweight matchup between knockout artist, Jared Cannonier and former interim middleweight title challenger, Kelvin Gastelum.

Returning for the first time since a UFC 254 co-headliner unanimous decision loss to former undisputed champion, Robert Whittaker, Cannonier underwent two separate surgical procedures to repair a broken forearm suffered in his defeat to the former gold holder.

Prior to his loss against Whittaker, Cannonier had enjoyed an eye-catching three-fight knockout run in his first three outings in the division — stopping the trio of David Branch, Anderson Silva, and Jack Hermansson.

Gastelum, the victor of The Ultimate Fighter 17 and a former interim middleweight title challenger also suffered a unanimous decision loss to common-foe, Cannonier in his most recent Octagon walk.

Set for his third Octagon appearance of the year, the Kings MMA staple snapped a three-fight losing streak at UFC 258 back in February where he scored a unanimous judging win against Ian Heinisch.

UFC Vegas 34 Results: Cannonier vs. Gastelum

Main Card: (ESPN/ESPN+ 10 pm E.T.)

Middleweight: Jared Cannonier vs. Kelvin Gastelum

Lightweight: Clay Guida vs. Mark Madesn

Heavyweight: Chase Sherman vs. Parker Porter

Catchweight: Trevin Jones vs. Saidyokub Karkhramonov

Lightweight: Vinc Pichel vs. Austin Hubbard

Flyweight: Alexandre Pantoja vs. Brandon Royval

Preliminary Card: (ESPN2/ESPN+ 7 p.m. ET)

Featherweight: Austin Lingo vs. Luis Saldana

Bantamweight: Brian Kelleher vs Domingo Pilarte

Bantamweight: Bea Malecki vs. Josiane Nunes

Light Heavyweight: William Knight vs. Fabio Cherant

Lightweight: Roosevelt Roberts vs. Ignacio Bahamondes

Welterweight: Sasha Palatnikov vs. Ramiz Brahimaj

Sean Strickland Secures Decision Win Over A Bloodied Uriah Hall- UFC Vegas 33 Highlights

UFC Vegas 33It’s now five consecutive victories for the #11 ranked, Sean ‘Tarzan’ Strickland who met with Uriah ‘Prime Time’ Hall at UFC Vegas 33. And with the help of a concise and composed gameplan, outstruck the dynamic kicker from pillar to post for five rounds. Strickland starting aggressively as expected early, closing distance and firing off […]

UFC Vegas 33

It’s now five consecutive victories for the #11 ranked, Sean ‘Tarzan’ Strickland who met with Uriah ‘Prime Time’ Hall at UFC Vegas 33. And with the help of a concise and composed gameplan, outstruck the dynamic kicker from pillar to post for five rounds.

Strickland starting aggressively as expected early, closing distance and firing off shots each time Hall attempts to set up some shots of his own.

Continued pressure from Strickland who walks Hall down and sticks a very heavy jab into the Spanish Town native’s face. Some urgency from Hall toward the end of the first frame, however, Strickland’s pressure and output from the opening klaxon should see him lift that frame 10-9.

Another impressive opening couple of exchanges for Strickland who has managed to mitigate and stifle the striking of Hall with that jab and forward locomotion. An inadvertent leg kick from Strickland catches Hall on the cup resulting in a brief stoppage in the action. Wheel kick attempts goes close for Hall before the klaxon but that’s another 10-9 for Strickland.

Some real positive grappling from Strickland sees him trip a wilting Hall at the fence before assuming half guard and working to side-control.

Hall showing some urgency in the fourth in a quite positive round for him which includes some good Octagon control from the dynamic striker with Strickland’s output quite limited.

Hall likely in need of a finish in this fifth and final round. Strickland really poured on some pressure in the closing minute of the fourth, bloodying the striker.

More of the same in the fifth and final round as Strickland manages to evade winging hooks from Hall and impose that heavy and stiff jab up and until the final klaxon.

Catch the highlights from Strickland’s impressive unanimous decision victory below.