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UFC Columbus Results: Bryan Barberena defeats Matt Brown (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - March 26, 2022
Tonight’s UFC Columbus main card features a welterweight bout pitting hometown favorite Matt Brown against fellow brawler Bryan Barberena. Brown (23-18 MMA) last competed in June of 2021, where scored a sensational second round knockout over Dhiego Lima. That win snapped a two-fight losing skid for the Ohio native, as ‘Immortal’ had previously suffered setbacks to Carlos Condit and Miguel Baeza.
Pros react after Kai Kara-France defeats Askar Askarov at UFC Columbus
Chris Taylor - March 26, 2022
Tonight’s UFC Columbus main card featured a highly anticipated men’s flyweight bout between top contenders Askar Askarov and Kai Kara-France. Askarov (14-1-1 MMA) was returning to action for the first time since UFC 259, where he picked up a lopsided unanimous decision victory over Joseph Benavidez.
UFC Columbus Results: Kai Kara-France defeats Askar Askarov (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - March 26, 2022
Tonight’s UFC Columbus main card features a highly anticipated men’s flyweight bout between top contenders Askar Askarov and Kai Kara-France. Askarov (14-0-1 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since UFC 259, where he picked up a lopsided unanimous decision victory over Joseph Benavidez.
UFC Columbus is down to twelve bouts following last minute cancellation
Chris Taylor - March 26, 2022
Tonight’s UFC Columbus event is down to a total of twelve contests following a last minute fight cancellation. On Saturday afternoon, UFC officials announced that a scheduled heavyweight fight between Ilir Latifi and Aleksei Oleinik was no longer taking place this evening.
Sean Strickland vs. Alex Pereira on tap for UFC 277
Chris Taylor - March 26, 2022
Alex Pereira wanted a major step up in competition and has been provided such in the form of a fight with Sean Strickland at UFC 277. Pereira (4-1 MMA), a former GLORY kickboxing champion, made his highly anticipated Octagon debut last November at UFC 268, where he scored a sensational knockout victory over Andreas Michailidis (see that here).
Nate Diaz makes formal request to be released by the UFC
Chris Taylor - March 26, 2022
Nate Diaz has made a formal request to Dana White and Hunter Campbell asking to be released by the UFC. Diaz (20-13 MMA) has not competed since UFC 263, where he suffered a unanimous decision loss to Leon Edwards in a welterweight bout. The Stockton native nearly finished the British fighter in round five of that contest, but wound up being handed the loss after being badly outpointed in the first four rounds of the fight.
Demetrious Johnson blasts Jake Paul for calling out MMA fighters: "F*cking do martial arts"
Josh Evanoff - March 25, 2022
Demetrious Johnson seemingly thinks that Jake Paul should fight in MMA. The YouTuber-turned-boxer has spent the majority of his boxing career calling out MMA fighters. On that front, he’s actually faced two of them in the ring, defeating both Ben Askren and Tyron Woodley. His most recent outing was a knockout victory over ‘The Chosen One’ in December.
Darren Till proclaims "future champion" Tom Aspinall would beat Jon Jones: "He would play with him"
Josh Evanoff - March 25, 2022
It’s safe to say that Darren Till is high on Tom Aspinall. In addition to thinking his countryman will become a champion, he also thinks he defeats Jon Jones. Aspinall competed last weekend at UFC London against Alexander Volkov. The 28-year-old defeated his Russian counterpart via first-round submission. For his efforts, he earned a ‘Performance of the Night’ bonus and shot up the heavyweight rankings. Following the bout, he called out Tai Tuivasa for a matchup next.
Din Thomas perplexed by the sympathy MMA Twitter has shown Colby Covington: “You would have thought Jorge Masvidal ran up on Stephen Thompson”
Susan Cox - March 25, 2022
Din Thomas is sharing his thoughts about MMA fans sympathizing with Colby Covington after the altercation with Jorge Masvidal in Miami. ‘Chaos’ has been well known for his trash talk which he aims at several fighters in the UFC, especially when coming up on a scheduled fight.
Henry Cejudo fires back at Conor McGregor for “skid mark” comment: “I’ve had gold around my neck. You’ve had silver locked around your wrists”
Susan Cox - March 25, 2022
Henry Cejudo and Conor McGregor have taken to Twitter in a war of words. Could it be that Cejudo is adding himself to the list of fighters that are waiting in line for The Irishman to return to the Octagon. ‘Triple C’ (16-2 MMA) last fought in May of 2020 at UFC 249 defeating Dominick Cruz (24-3 MMA) by second round TKO to defend the bantamweight title. Following that bout, Cejudo announced his retirement from mixed martial arts, but has since indicated his wish to get back in the cage this year.
Ben Askren reacts after Jorge Masvidal tries to clarify previous threat of ending his bloodline: “Is this an apology or what is this?”
Susan Cox - March 25, 2022
Ben Askren has reacted after Jorge Masvidal attempted to clarify a previous threat he had made about ending his bloodline. It was Ben Askren (19-2 MMA) vs Jorge Masvidal (35-16 MMA) at UFC 239 back in July of 2019. In the fastest and perhaps most violent knockout in the history of the UFC, it was ‘Gamebred’ who came out victorious at the 0:05 mark of the opening round.
Joe Rogan says Conor McGregor should think twice about fighting Kamaru Usman: “Usman is a big man and he’s top of the food chain”
Cole Shelton - March 25, 2022
Joe Rogan doesn’t like Conor McGregor’s callout of Kamaru Usman. With McGregor rehabbing the broken leg he sustained in his trilogy bout against Dustin Poirier, he had said he was going to walk into a lightweight title shot. Yet, as he continued to rehab and lift weights he got bigger and now he said he wants to fight Usman in his return as he attempts to become the first-ever three-weight world champion. However, Rogan doesn’t think it is a good idea for the Irishman.
Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz go back-and-forth on potential movie future: "Heisenberg's son will play you"
Josh Evanoff - March 24, 2022
Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz seemingly have some disagreements about their movie future. Last week, Jared Leto discussed a potential movie about the career of ‘The Notorious‘. The Oscar winner stated that he would like to play McGregor in a possible movie in the future. Leto is a notable UFC fan and has been at many events over the past few years.
Matt Brown ecstatic to fight back at home, plans to KO Bryan Barberena with "an elbow or knee"
Cole Shelton - March 24, 2022
Matt Brown wasn’t sure he was going to get the hometown fight at UFC Columbus. When the promotion announced they were heading back to Columbus, Brown immediately asked Sean Shelby to get him on the card. However, the UFC matchmaker told him the card was full which shocked Brown as he is one of the only fighters from Columbus on the roster.
Conor McGregor slams Henry Cejudo for continuously messaging him: “Who the f**k even are you? You are a little skid mark to me”
Josh Evanoff - March 24, 2022
Conor McGregor has had it with Henry Cejudo’s continuous jabs on social media. ‘The Notorious’ has been out of the cage since UFC 264 in July 2021. The former two-weight champion lost his trilogy bout with Dustin Poirier via TKO after suffering a leg injury. The broken limb has forced him to be on the sidelines ever since.
Conor McGregor roasts Rafael dos Anjos for requesting that Dana White hand him the BMF belt: “You are never eligible”
Cole Shelton - March 24, 2022
Conor McGregor has blasted Rafael dos Anjos for saying that the BMF belt should now be his. After Jorge Masvidal allegedly sucker-punched Colby Covington at a restaurant in Miami, Dos Anjos called for the BMF belt to be stripped from ‘Gamebred’. He then called for Dana White and company to present him with the belt, as he thinks he is the true BMF of the UFC.
Colby Covington presses charges against Jorge Masvidal, claims his $90,000 Rolex was damaged
Cole Shelton - March 24, 2022
Colby Covington has pressed charges against Jorge Masvidal for the alleged incident at a Miami restaurant. On Monday it was revealed that ‘Gamebred’ sucker-punched Covington causing one of his teeth to break. Masvidal went to the restaurant with a surgical mask on and his hood up and sucker-punched Covington twice. Those punches allegedly broke Covington’s tooth and left an abrasion on his wrist, along with damaging his $90,000 Rolex.
Conor McGregor goes to bat for Colby Covington following remarks from Khabib Nurmagomedov: “He’d just go up to middleweight cos he’s not a fat Fanny”
Cole Shelton - March 24, 2022
Conor McGregor is backing Colby Covington following Khabib Nurmagomedov’s suggestion that welterweight fighters should blacklist ‘Chaos’. On Thursday, Nurmagomedov took to social media to release a lengthy message blasting Covington after the Jorge Masvidal incident. For working with the police to possibly pressing charges against ‘Gamebred,’ Nurmagomedov says no one at 170lbs should offer to face Covington in the future.