Evan Elder stepped into the Octagon at UFC Denver on just four day's notice to take on a win-hungry Darrius Flowers. "The Phenom" looked impressive throughout, and drug Flowers out to deep waters in the second where he would score the first finish of his UFC career. And, if the short notice first stoppage win wasn't enough, this fight marked Elder's first event in an arena for the UFC. Needless to say, the 27-year-old out of Kill Cliff FC was on top of the world.
In a recent episode of the MLH Media Podcast, Hyder "The Hurricane" Amil, the 9-0 featherweight shared insights into his Filipino roots, his journey with juggling life outside fighting in the UFC, along taking us through his preparation for his fight against Road to UFC Asia’s Jeong Yeong Lee at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Jandriroba on July 20th.
Taking a trip out the Derby City of Kentucky, the Ultimate Fighting Championship delivered on a rip-roaring main card, which saw four spectacular finishes to kick off the summer with a bang. Let’s take a look at who the main card winners should fight next.
After being absent from our screens last weekend, the UFC will make its return this Saturday with Grant Dawson taking on Bobby Green in the main event of the evening. Several sections of fans online have been critical of the main event and the card as a whole, which perhaps lacks some of the big and well known names that are usually littered across almost every UFC event.
For a show that was nota pay-per-view, Noche UFC was an amazing night, even if the main card did have to go up against that thrilling Pac-12 After Dark game between Colorado State and Colorado in Boulder. That is part and parcel of having to put on events year-round as a combat sports promotion.
