Recently, it was announced that Diego Sanchez and Donald Cerrone would be facing off, in what is being billed as a fight between two legends of the sport. However “Cowboy” is not sure that Diego is deserving of that status. Over the years, Cerrone has faced off against virtually everyone in the top of the
Beneil Dariush was happy to extend his winning streak to 6 fights at UFC Vegas 18. However, Dariush was upset with the matchmakers that pitted him against Carlos Diego Ferreira. Both Dariush and Ferreira have faced each other in the past. Furthermore, both times that the pair met at UFC Fight Night 49 and UFC
Chris Leben retired from combat sports on a high note, with a vicious knockout in his last bare-knuckle fight ever. Leben’s last fight ever ended with a “Knucklemania” knockout, and according to Chris, it was the perfect ending to a long career. Leben Retires After Victory Leben began his combat sports career back in 2002.
Alistair Overeem could only praise Alexander Volkov following UFC Vegas 18. Overeem took on Volkov in their heavyweight headliner last night as he looked to continue his final run which would ultimately culminate in a title shot. However, that looks unlikely now as Overeem was outclassed by the Russian on the feet for majority of
Cory Sandhagen is only targeting a title shot next. Sandhagen made it back-to-back impressive knockout wins following his first-round flying knee finish of Frankie Edgar in the UFC Vegas 18 co-headliner last night. It followed his spinning wheel kick knockout of Marlon Moraes in October as “The Sandman” bounced back from his summer submission defeat
UFC Vegas 18 saw the unfortunate fall from grace of two UFC veterans in Frankie Edgar and Alistair Overeem. In fact, both men were finished from strikes, with Edgar being on the receiving end of a highlight-reel flying knee. Overall, the action on the card was steady– that was until the UFC decided to cram
The heavyweights are ready to take the stage in the main event of UFC Vegas 18. Former K1, Dream, and Strikeforce champion Alistair Overeem (47-18) faces off against the giant Alexander Volkov (32-8). Round 1 Volkov takes the center of the cage and lands a combination right away. Both fighters are happy to stand so
Up next is the co-main event of the evening. Former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar (23-8-1) makes his bantamweight debut tonight in Las Vegas. Up against him is one of the most dangerous men in the division, Cory Sandhagen (13-2). Round 1 Edgar takes the center of the cage and looks to pressure Sandhagen. OH WHAT
Up next in Las Vegas, a legend of the sport prepares for a lightweight battle. “The carpenter” Clay Guida (35-17) faces former top 5 contender Michael Johnson (20-16) in a bout that promises to be action-packed. Round 1 Johnson comes out in the southpaw stance while Guida is in the opposite orthodox position. Johnson takes
The UFC is back in action tonight (Sat., Feb. 6, 2021) from inside APEX center in Las Vegas, Nevada with an outstanding card. Up next, the flyweights take the stage. Former Rizin champion Manel Kape (15-4) makes his octagon debut against top contender Alexandre Pantoja (22-5). Round 1 Pantoja comes out aggressively and takes the
Welterweight champion Kamaru Usman remains undefeated in the UFC in 12 outings and his wrestling is a big factor for that. Usman will be looking for a third title defense when he faces former training partner Gilbert Burns in the UFC 258 headliner taking place February 13 in Las Vegas. Even with the jiu-jitsu threat
With his win over Conor McGregor, Dustin Poirier and his The Good Fight Foundation have a much bigger platform. Poirier knocked McGregor out in the UFC 257 headliner last month to earn arguably the biggest win of his career. Given that the Irishman is the biggest star in the sport, Poirier saw his following naturally
Michael Chandler admits he finds it weird that Dustin Poirier isn’t interested in facing him. Poirier is coming off the biggest win of his career after knocking Conor McGregor out in the second round of their UFC 257 headliner last month. “The Diamond” has since labeled himself as the uncrowned champion, though he doesn’t really
Douglas Lima doesn’t believe the UFC will ever agree to having him face Kamaru Usman. Lima is a three-time welterweight champion at Bellator and is undoubtedly one of the best 170-pounders in the world. As a result, many observers have called for him to sign with the UFC to test himself against the elite welterweights,
The career of Alistair Overeem has had some pretty incredible moments. However he feels that his introduction into the UFC long ago was the best debut in the promotion’s history. Allow yourself to take a trip down memory lane to when Overeem made his debut in the UFC, back in 2011. He was taking on
The UFC is back in Las Vegas this weekend, with a heavyweight clash in the main event. This is the weigh-in results for UFC Vegas 18: Alistair Overeem vs Alexander Volkov. After having a slew of cards in a short amount of time, the UFC took a bit of a break as it returned from