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Quinton Jackson Finishes Wanderlei Silva In Fourth Fight

After fighting each other four times, Jackson and Silva are tied up with two wins apiece.

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Quinton Jackson and Wanderlei Silva wanted to battle it out once again and it was granted by Bellator MMA President Scott Coker.

As seen in the co-main event of Bellator 206 that went down on Saturday night (September 29, 2018) at the SAP Center in San Jose, California on their new streaming service home, DAZN, Jackson defeated Silva in a heavyweight bout.

In round 1, Silva was cautious as he backs away pawing with the jab and eventually, Rampage connects and staggers Silva as he presses him against the cage. Rampage lands uppercut on the break. A big overhand from Silva gets telegraphed. Silva follows it with a head kick and looping hook that staggers Rampage. Silva attacks with another head kick leading to more clinch work from Rampage. Round one ends with some theatrics from Rampage asking to engage and Silva does it back.

Round two starts with a flurry from Silva leads to a crazy trading of bombs that Silva somehow survives. Rampage continues to back Silva up as he cracks Silva with a big shot that seemingly hurts him but Rampage clinches. The finish of the fight saw Jackson land a huge right hand that dropped Silva and then landed some strikes on the ground to end the fight.

Prior to this show, Silva and Jackson had faced off three times under two different promoters. By looking at the history books, Silva won the first two in the now-defunct PRIDE, while Jackson won the third in the UFC.

Jackson was recently active in the Bellator cage as he lost in the eight-man tournament quarterfinals by falling short to former title contender Chael Sonnen at Bellator 192. The former UFC light heavyweight champion Jackson has fought as a heavyweight for his past four bouts.

Silva returned to action from an extended layoff this past June but was defeated by Sonnen over three rounds on pay-per-view at Bellator NYC at Madison Square Garden. Before this fight against Sonnen, he had not competed since 2013, and with a long layoff like that, ring rust was no doubt a contributing factor in his mentality going into this fight.

Last year, the Viacom-owned promotion went in the direction of trying legitimate fights and no more “freak show” fights. At least for this event, the promotion went back to the more established names, which is not a bad idea as it will bring more eyeballs to their product.

Rampage Jackson def. Wanderlei Silva via TKO (punches) at 4:32 of R2

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Highlights: Aaron Pico Destroys Leandro Higo In Latest KO Win

Surging prospect Aaron Pico came into his main card bout against veteran Leandro Higo at tonight’s (Sat., September 29, 2018) Bellator 206 from the SAP Center in San Jose, California, with a monstrous (and justified) hype train following him. And he just added more fuel to its raging fire with a first-round stoppage of Higo. Pico […]

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Surging prospect Aaron Pico came into his main card bout against veteran Leandro Higo at tonight’s (Sat., September 29, 2018) Bellator 206 from the SAP Center in San Jose, California, with a monstrous (and justified) hype train following him.

And he just added more fuel to its raging fire with a first-round stoppage of Higo.

Pico used an aggressive, stalking style of striking from the fight’s outset, stalking Higo towards the cage and unloading endless power shots. Higo was a game competitor, however. He landed some solid knees, a stinging two-punch combo, and some thudding low kicks of his own.

Pico’s demolishing offense was just too much for him in the end. He walked Higo down with huge shots to the body and head, rocking him badly. Pico poured on the punches and Higo was on the brink. Perhaps he was even too tough for his own good, as the referee inexplicably let him stay in the fight and absorb a ton of shots.

Finally the fight was stopped several seconds after it should have been, giving Pico his third first-round knockout victory of 2018. Watch the highlights via ESPN’s Maximiliano Bretos here:

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10 Wrestlers Who Became Knockout Artists In MMA

Everyone loves a good knockout. But sometimes fighters don’t break into mixed martial arts with pure KO power in their hands. Some obviously come from wrestling, having spent their lives learning to take opponents down and defend their takedowns. The collegiate wrestler turned MMA fighter usually gets some grief. Fans typically believe that the wrestler […]

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Everyone loves a good knockout. But sometimes fighters don’t break into mixed martial arts with pure KO power in their hands.

Some obviously come from wrestling, having spent their lives learning to take opponents down and defend their takedowns.

The collegiate wrestler turned MMA fighter usually gets some grief. Fans typically believe that the wrestler depends largely on the lay and pray and ground and pound methods to win fights. While this sentiment may have held true in the early days of MMA, it’s not the case anymore.

In today’s MMA, athletes transitioning from collegiate wrestling have an abundance of resources. This has led to more wrestlers developing scary knockout power.

We took a look at 10 wrestlers who became knockout artists in MMA. The list starts here:

Tyron Woodley

Few college wrestlers have enjoyed the success in MMA as UFC welterweight champion Woodley.

Woodley burst on the fight scene in 2009. He quickly developed a reputation as a finisher and made his Strikeforce debut in just his third pro fight.

As of late, the reigning welterweight champion has come under some criticism for his lack of urgency when closing out some of his more recent title defenses.

The “Chosen One” answered the doubters at UFC 228 when he smashed Darren Till with a thunderous right hand and followed it up with a submission victory.

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Wanderlei Silva’s Coach: He Has The Recipe to Beat ‘Rampage’

Wanderlei Silva’s coach Andre Dida says his fighter has the formula to defeat Quinton “Rampage” Jackson a third time. Tonight (Sept. 29), Silva will go one-one-one with Jackson for a fourth time. The feud is currently 2-1 in favor of …

Wanderlei Silva’s coach Andre Dida says his fighter has the formula to defeat Quinton “Rampage” Jackson a third time. Tonight (Sept. 29), Silva will go one-one-one with Jackson for a fourth time. The feud is currently 2-1 in favor of “The Axe Murderer.” Jackson got the last laugh back in Dec. 2008, knocking out Silva in […]

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Bellator 206 Live Stream & Results Tonight (Sept. 29)

Tonight (Sept. 29) the Bellator 206 results will roll out live. The event will be held inside the SAP Center in San Jose, Californa. In the main event of Bellator 206 (see predictions here), middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi will put his title on th…

Tonight (Sept. 29) the Bellator 206 results will roll out live. The event will be held inside the SAP Center in San Jose, Californa. In the main event of Bellator 206 (see predictions here), middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi will put his title on the line against welterweight title holder Rory MacDonald. The co-main event will […]

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Wanderlei Silva Claims He’s Making $1 Million To Fight Rampage

42-year-old mixed martial arts (MMA) legend Wanderlei Silva returns to the cage tonight (Sat. September 29, 2018). He’ll fight former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson. The pair last fought one another almost 10…

42-year-old mixed martial arts (MMA) legend Wanderlei Silva returns to the cage tonight (Sat. September 29, 2018). He’ll fight former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson. The pair last fought one another almost 10 years ago at UFC 92. That fight resulted in a knockout win for Jackson. Speaking to Combate ahead of Bellator […]

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