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‘Aries’ found himself in heaps of trouble from the get-go, where it was one-way traffic the moment the Canadian fighter succumbed to a takedown. After early storm, Rory MacDonald triumphs over Demain Maia in Unanimous Decision victory Maia, a five-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world champ, took advant...
The Arena Jaragua in Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil played host to UFC Fight Night 36 on Saturday night and while the prelims delivered no finishes whatsoever for the second event in a row, the main card did provide some sparks. Gegard Mousasi, the former Strikeforce champ at 205-lbs, had an uneventful r...
The fight didn’t provide any major fireworks but was certainly entertaining for the duration of the five rounds. Lyoto Machida outpoints Gegard Mousasi for lopsided Unanimous Decision victory Machida used his trademark movement and unorthodox striking to full effect, while Gegard Mousasi, as alwa...
Souza gets Carmont’s back early, and works for a Rear-Naked Choke. He almost scores the submission maneuver in the last minute or so but Carmont defended it very well. The Frenchman ended the round in top control but ‘Jacare’ definitely won it 10-9. ‘Jacare’ Souza out-grapples Francis Carmont en ...
Erick Silva needed less than a minute to get back in the win column. Erick Silva makes quick work of Takenori Sato, stops the Japanese vet in 52s After Silva connected with a kick, Sato shot for a single, but Silva capitalized with some heavy leather with Sato still clinging on, eventually forcin...
In the first round, Andrade landed a takedown early, but wasn’t able to anything substantial. Nico Musoke scores Unanimous Decision victory over Viscardi Andrade As the striking exchanges continued, Andrade landed a huge overhand right that sent Musoke crashing to the canvas. He celebrated, but M...
Charles Oliveira stops Andy Ogle in the third round via submission The first round was a one-sided one, with Oliveira showcasing his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu prowess on the canvas. The Brazilian scored a takedown early and maneuvered to Ogle’s back, attempting for a Rear-Naked choke submission until ...
A Featherweight bill has been added to the UFC’s return to Brazil in March. Will Chope meets Diego Brandao at UFC Fight Night 38 in Brazil Diego Brandao (18-9), winner of Season 14 of The Ultimate Fighter, meets Will Chope (19-6), a lanky Californian based in Asia. The bout takes place at UFC Fig...
Luiz de Franca, a 25 year-old welterweight with the top-ranked Kimura Nova Uniao team, was murdered yesterday while at a gym he taught at, Alta Performance, in Natal, Brazil. The news broke via Brazilian media conglomerate, Globo. Team Nova Uniao member Luiz de Franca murdered in gym Initial repo...
Former UFC vet Marcos Vinicius (20-5-1) makes his first competitive appearance in Asia on Saturday’s Rebel FC 1: Into the Lion’s Den fight card in Singapore. The Brazilian first gained attention for his stint in the inaugural edition of “The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil”, where he was the fifth pick ...
Fresh off his stint with the UFC, it appears that “TUF: Brazil” alumni Marcos Vinicius will be making his next appearance under the Rebel Fighting Championship banner. Officials today announced that Vinicius (20-5-1) will be taking on Japan’s Taiyo Nakahara (13-7) at Rebel FC’s inaugural “Into th...
Most fighters would fear the very thought of going to the mat with a world-class Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitor like Demian Maia. Except for one man, who basically controlled the majority of the grappling exchanges that took place on Wednesday night. Jake Shields takes home split decision victory...
And the finish was unbelievable. Dong Hyun Kim stuns the Brazilian crowd with KO victory over Erick Silva Kim was relentless early in round one, looking to apply his clinch and get his wrestling going. Silva, though, didn’t do much except for landing a couple of knees in the clinch. The South Kor...
Thiago Silva missed weight during the weigh ins, and it showed in the cage. But it was Hamill who eventually looked more physically tired than his Brazilian counterpart. After a somewhat eventful first round, both fighters were fatigued heading into the second, although Silva had enough in the ta...
Beltran executed a good game plan in the first round, keeping his opponent at bay by ensuring the fight took place near the cage. Fabio Maldonado earns split-decision victory over Joey Beltran Maldonado’s Boxing has always worried his opponents, so you could understand why Beltran adopted such a ...
“Toquinho” needed just 30 seconds to ensure that his debut in the Welterweight division was a successful one. After mixed fortunes at 185-lbs, it turns out that a drop to 170-lbs may have been a good decision after all. Rousimar Palhares scores signature leg-lock victory over Mike Pierce in just ...