While Ryuki Matsuda may not be familiar to many western audiences, fight fans should consider acquainting themselves with his name. After gaining experience on Japan’s amateur circuit, the 18-year-old kickboxer honed his skills by participating in numerous bouts, emerging victorious in the majority of them. In 2021, he made the leap to the professional stage, …
Title shot for “Lord”? Jean Silva scored a gigantic win at UFC Denver last night (Sat., July 13, 2024) when he butchered Drew Dober’s eye and caused a doctor stoppage to get a TKO win from inside Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado (watch highlights). Silva and Dober scored Fight of the Night as well. During …
Alex Pereira has become one of the most feared strikers in all of mixed martial arts (MMA), but is the reigning UFC light heavyweight champion truly a pound-for-pound best? It’s not easy to determine. Although Pereira has achieved impressive victories against prominent fighters such as Israel Adesanya, Jiri Prochazka, and Jamahal Hill, he has primarily …
On Saturday, July 13, 2024, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) held its event at the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. Unfortunately, it seemed like the promotion had taken an Apex event and brought it on the road. The night was further hindered by injuries affecting the main and co-main event fights. Even under the best …
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On Friday night (July 12, 2024), Roman Gonzalez, also known as “Chocolatito,” made a powerful comeback after being away for two years. Hailing from Managua, Nicaragua, he displayed his dominance by delivering a devastating 10th-round TKO victory against Rober Barrera. Even if you’re not a die-hard boxing fan, it’s important to recognize the name “Chocolatito.” …
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Welcome to Midnight Mania! The federal government may have accepted Bobby Green’s name change, but his UFC 304 opponent Paddy Pimblett won’t follow suit. Pimblett doesn’t care that Green’s longtime moniker “King” is now his legal name. In fact, he thinks it’s a sign of mental decline following a couple bad knockout losses in recent …
Despite being widely recognized as the greatest play-by-play announcer in the history of mixed martial arts (MMA), Jon Anik, the UFC commentator, continues to aspire for even greater accomplishments. In fact, Anik would be willing to retire from his broadcast duties right now if it meant a chance to become an official UFC matchmaker. That …
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is in Denver, Colo., to stage UFC Denver later TONIGHT (Sat., July 13, 2024) inside Ball Arena, featuring a women’s Flyweight fight between Rose Namajunas vs. Tracy Cortez. In the co-main event, Santiago Ponzinibbio will battle Muslim Salikhov at Welterweight. What’s Hot: Namajunas — a former two-time women’s Strawweight champion — …
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Because Alex Pereira has proven his skill and prowess, he now has the privilege of choosing his opponents. This is precisely why, as the current UFC light heavyweight champion, he will only step up to the heavyweight division for an extraordinary matchup against Jon Jones. Can you blame him? Pereira, who is coming off knockout …
Much has been made about Conor McGregor’s broken pinky toe and subsequent removal from UFC 303 last month, but the overall consensus is that “Notorious” probably shouldn’t have pulled out of his long-awaited return for the type of injury he had suffered. Most of the MMA community believes McGregor could have fought through the ailment …
Read more “Dustin Poirier baffled over Conor McGregor’s UFC 303 injury withdrawal: ‘A pinky toe?’”