Vicente Luque Eyes Jorge Masvidal For Next Fight

Vicente Luque is coming fresh off the fight of his life from UFC Phoenix this past Saturday when he defeated Bryan Barberena via TKO. That makes four straight victories for Luque, andhe arrived at the number in dramatic fashion with the TKO coming with…

Vicente Luque is coming fresh off the fight of his life from UFC Phoenix this past Saturday when he defeated Bryan Barberena via TKO. That makes four straight victories for Luque, andhe arrived at the number in dramatic fashion with the TKO coming with only six seconds remaining in a bout where he was down […]

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UFC On ESPN 1 Results: Vicente Luque & Bryan Barberena Go To War In Phoenix

The UFC on ESPN 1 main card will continue as Bryan “Bam Bam” Barberena takes on “The Silent Assassin” Vicente Luque in a feature welterweight bout. Stay posted to LowkickMMA as we will have ongoing coverage from the desert. Barberena (14-5) has alternated between wins and losses since beating Warlley Alves at UFC 198 back […]

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The UFC on ESPN 1 main card will continue as Bryan “Bam Bam” Barberena takes on “The Silent Assassin” Vicente Luque in a feature welterweight bout.

Stay posted to LowkickMMA as we will have ongoing coverage from the desert.

Barberena (14-5) has alternated between wins and losses since beating Warlley Alves at UFC 198 back in June of 2016. “Bam Bam” will look to win back to back outings for the first time in three years.

As for Luque (14-6-1), he is on a three-fight winning streak. The Brazilian most recently defeated Jalin Turner at October’s UFC 229. Luque has won seven of his last eight.

Round One

Luque takes center cage as Barberena circles on the outside. Barberena lands a counter right hook to start as Luque marches forward. Luque throws a high kick that is blocked. Barberena changes direction and throws a jab. Luque lands a leg kick. Luque lands a hard right hand as Barberena’s back is against the cage. Barberena fires back. Luque moves in and lands another hard right hand and another. Barberena eats them and fires back. Luque lands a hard left hook. Barberena ties Luque up and lands some dirty boxing. Luque lands a right hand over the top. Barberena lands a straight left and that drops Luque. Barberena follows but Luque spins to the back and locks in a choke. He sinks in the RNC and body triangle. Barberena pops free. Luque switches to a darce choke with 10 seconds left Barberena pops up and lands some ground and pound.

Round Two

They touch gloves to start the round. Barberena pumps the jab to start. He lands a right hand. Luque throws a right. Barberena opens up and lands to the body and head of Luque. He moves forward and walks through Luque’s shots. Luque lands a right. Barberena lands an elbow then goes to the body. Luque covers up and answers with a body shot of his own. Barberena is standing in the center of the Octagon and teeing off on Luque. Luque lands a hard left hook followed by a right hook. Barberena still moving forward with constant pressure, Luque fires back. Both men take a deep breath. Barberena is mixing up his punches but Luque appears to be landing the harder punches. Barberena bites down on his mouth piece and fires. Luque lands a knee as the round ends.

Round Three

Luque takes the center and pops the jab to start the last round. Barberena throws a head kick that is blocked. He lands one to the body. Luque lands a kick of his own. Barberena lands a hard left hand he, clinches Luque briefly. Barberena opens up again with constant punches, he throws a lead elbow. Barberena ties up Luque and throws a knee. Luque is far less active in the final round, Barberena bounces on his heels to fins rhythm. Barberena lands a combo to the head and body. Barberena slips and gets right back up and presses forward. He opens up and starts to land on Luque. Luque lands a hard right and an upper cut. He lands a knee that drops Barberena. The fight is over.

Vicente Luque defeats Bryan Barberena via TKO at 4:54 of round three

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Highlights: Vicente Luque Extends UFC 229’s Streak Of Vicious Finishes

This evening’s (Sat., October 6, 2018) UFC 229 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, has been hyped up as the biggest UFC of all-time. It is delivering on said hype. Building on amazing finishes by Aspen Ladd and Tony Martin on the UFC 229 preliminaries, Vicente Luque just kept the momentum running. After two […]

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This evening’s (Sat., October 6, 2018) UFC 229 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, has been hyped up as the biggest UFC of all-time. It is delivering on said hype. Building on amazing finishes by Aspen Ladd and Tony Martin on the UFC 229 preliminaries, Vicente Luque just kept the momentum running.

After two straight stoppages over Chad Laprise and Niko Price, Luque met Jalin Turner at UFC 229. Turner was a tough foe. He landed a spinning backfist, but the Florida-based welterweight ate it. He countered with a violent flurry that dropped Turner. A storm of vicious ground and pound followed to give him a seventh finish in seven UFC victories.

Watch it below:

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Vicente Luque Wants Bout With Darren Till Because he Has ‘Beautiful’ Striking

Vicente Luque is aware of Darren Till’s surge and wants to test his rise. Luque is coming off a second-round submission victory over Niko Price this past Saturday night (Oct. 28). This was the featured preliminary bout of UFC Fight Night 119. The action took place inside the Ginasio do Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Speaking […]

Vicente Luque is aware of Darren Till’s surge and wants to test his rise. Luque is coming off a second-round submission victory over Niko Price this past Saturday night (Oct. 28). This was the featured preliminary bout of UFC Fight Night 119. The action took place inside the Ginasio do Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Speaking […]

UFC Fight Night 119: Munhoz, Luque, Carlos Junior Score Finishes

As part of the action Saturday night at UFC Fight Night 119 in Brazil, Pedro Munhoz, Vicente Luque and Antonio Carlos Junior all scored finishes. Munhoz submitted Rob Font, which you can see in the video above, in a key main card bantamweight battle. Luque and Carlos Junior also earned submissions over Niko Price and […]

As part of the action Saturday night at UFC Fight Night 119 in Brazil, Pedro Munhoz, Vicente Luque and Antonio Carlos Junior all scored finishes. Munhoz submitted Rob Font, which you can see in the video above, in a key main card bantamweight battle. Luque and Carlos Junior also earned submissions over Niko Price and […]

UFC Fight Night 119 Preliminary Live Results

It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Saturday, October 28th, 2017) will come from in the form of UFC Fight Night 119. Headlining the card are Derek Brunson and Lyoto Machida, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the preliminary section of the […]

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It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Saturday, October 28th, 2017) will come from in the form of UFC Fight Night 119. Headlining the card are Derek Brunson and Lyoto Machida, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the preliminary section of the card.

Vicente Luque vs. Niko Price in a welterweight bout closes the preliminary card on FOX Sports 2.

Antonio Carlos Junior vs. Jack Marshman is next in a middleweight bout.

Hacran Dias vs. Jared Gordon is next in a featherweight bout.

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs. Max Griffin in a welterweight bout opens the FOX Sports 2 preliminary bouts.

Jarred Brooks vs. Deiveson Alcantara in a flyweight bout finishes off the UFC Fight Pass preliminary card.

Opening the UFC Fight Pass prelims is Christian Colombo vs. Marcelo Golm in a heavyweight bout. In round 1, Hard right hand and then a left. Colombo hurt. Golm going crazy swinging hooks. They clinched up against the fence. Golm gets a takedown right into mount. He starts going to work with ground and pound. Colombo gives up his back and Golm gets his hooks in. Colombo gets to the fence to try to protect his back as Golm softens him up. Golm wraps the neck and gets the tap.

Here are the results:

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 2/8 p.m. ET)

Welterweight: Vicente Luque vs. Niko Price

Middleweight: Antonio Carlos Junior vs. Jack Marshman

Featherweight: Hacran Dias vs. Jared Gordon

Welterweight: Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs. Max Griffin

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass/7 p.m. ET)

Flyweight: Jarred Brooks vs. Deiveson Alcantara

Heavyweight: Marcelo Golm def. Christian Colombo by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:08 of Round 1

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