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Thiago Santos

UFC Vegas 13 Bonus Report: Glover Teixeira left empty-handed

Chris Taylor - November 7, 2020

The Octagon returned to Nevada for tonight’s UFC Vegas 13, a 10-bout fight card headlined by Thiago Silva taking on Glover Teixeira. Santos (21-8 MMA) was returning to action for the first time since UFC 239 in July of 2019, where he suffered a split-decision setback in his effort to dethrone Jon Jones of the promotions light heavyweight title. Prior to the setback, which left ‘Marreta’ needing knee surgery, the Brazilian had strung together a four-fight winning streak. During that impressive run Thiago Santos had picked up a TKO victory over reigning light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz.

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Jon Jones reacts to news of Israel Adesanya fighting Jan Blachowicz for UFC light heavyweight title

Adam D Martin - November 7, 2020

UFC legend Jon Jones has reacted to the news that Israel Adesanya will be moving up to light heavyweight to challenge Jan Blachowicz. Following UFC Vegas 12, Dana White had announced that Adesanya would be moving up in weight to take on Blachowicz in 2021 and attempt to become a two-division champion. Adesanya is already the UFC’s middleweight champion and he will be looking to join the exclusive club of two-weight champs in UFC history. Of course, the timing here is interesting as Adesanya announced his move up in weight only after Jones left the 205lbs division.

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Jan Blachowicz

Jan Blachowicz reacts after Glover Teixeira submits Thiago Santos

Christopher Taylor - November 7, 2020

Newly crowned UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz was clearly watching tonight’s UFC Vegas 13 headliner between Thiago Santos and Glover Teixeira. Blachowicz most previous loss had comes at the hands of Santos back in February of 2019, so it was no surprise he tuned in to catch the scrap.

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Thiago Santos

Pros react after Glover Teixeira stops Thiago Santos at UFC Vegas 13

Chris Taylor - November 7, 2020

Tonight’s UFC Vegas 13 event was headlined by a key light heavyweight bout featuring former division title challengers Thiago Santos and Glover Teixeira. Santos (21-8 MMA) was returning to action for the first time since UFC 239 in July of 2019, where he suffered a split-decision setback in his effort to dethrone Jon Jones of the promotions light heavyweight title. Prior to the setback, which left ‘Marreta’ needing knee surgery, the Brazilian had strung together a four-fight winning streak. During that impressive run Thiago Santos had picked up a TKO victory over reigning light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz.

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Pros react after Andrei Arlovski defeats Tanner Boser at UFC Vegas 13

Chris Taylor - November 7, 2020

A heavyweight bout featuring former division champion Andrei Arlovski taking on Canadian Tanner Boser co-headlined UFC Vegas 13. Arlovski (29-19 MMA) entered tonight’s event coming off a unanimous decision win over Philipe Lins in his most recent Octagon appearance back in May. That victory had put ‘The Pitbull’ back in the win column, as he had previously suffered a brutal first round knockout loss to Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC 244.

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UFC

UFC Vegas 13 Results: Andrei Arlovski defeats Tanner Boser (Highlights)

Chris Taylor - November 7, 2020

A heavyweight bout featuring former division champion Andrei Arlovski taking on Canadian standout Tanner Boser co-headlines UFC Vegas 13. Arlovski (29-19 MMA) is coming off a unanimous decision win over Philipe Lins in his most recent Octagon appearance in May. That victory put ‘The Pitbull’ back in the win column, as he had previously suffered a brutal first round knockout loss to Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC 244.

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Jack Hermansson

Mike Perry unloads on Darren Till for pulling out of Jack Hermansson fight

Christopher Taylor - November 7, 2020

Mike Perry had some choice words for Darren Till after the Liverpool native pulled out of his scheduled UFC fight with Jack Hermansson. Till (18-3-1 MMA) was slated to square off with the ‘The Joker’ on December 5, but was forced to withdraw from the contest due to injury.

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UFC

UFC Vegas 13 Results: Max Griffin nearly removes Ramiz Brahimaj's ear with TKO (Video)

Chris Taylor - November 7, 2020

A welterweight bout between Max Griffin and Ramiz Brahimaj served as the second contest of today’s UFC Vegas 13 prelims. Griffin (16-8 MMA) had entered the contest on a two-fight losing streak, his most recent being a split decision loss to Alex Oliveira.

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Video | Sergei Kharitonov faceplants Oli Thompson with nasty KO

Chris Taylor - November 7, 2020

Heavyweight veteran Sergei Kharitonov squared off with Oli Thompson at today’s Parus Fighting Championship event in Abu Dhabi. The result was a nasty first round knockout for the 40-year-old Russian legend.

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UFC Vegas 13 loses main card bout just hours before the event

Chris Taylor - November 7, 2020

The Octagon remains in Nevada this evening for UFC Vegas 13, a fight card headlined by Thiago Santos taking on Glover Teixeira. Tonight’s fight card was slated to feature a total of eleven contests. However, news recently broke that one of those slated bouts has been cancelled.

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Bryan Barberena undergoes emergency surgery, forced out of scheduled UFC bout

Chris Taylor - November 7, 2020

UFC welterweight Bryan Barberena is out of his scheduled fight with Daniel Rodriguez on November 14 after requiring emergency surgery. Barberena (15-7 MMA) was forced to undergo emergency surgery due to internal bleeding from a couple ruptured arteries in his omentum.

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UFC

Michael Chandler plays tweet and delete after taking a jab at the Presidential Election

Chris Taylor - November 6, 2020

Michael Chandler may be new to the UFC, but he has already taken a page out of Jon Jones and Conor McGregor’s playbook by playing tweet and delete. The former Bellator lightweight champion, Chandler (21-5 MMA), took to Twitter during the Presidential Election on Tuesday where he shared the following take which was later deleted.

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UFC Fighters go to bat for Donald Trump following claims of election fraud

Chris Taylor - November 6, 2020

Several UFC fighters, including Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal, have thrown their support behind Donald Trump following his allegations of election fraud. Donald Trump and former United States Vice President Joe Biden have been in a tight race to determine the country’s next President.

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Demian Maia responds to callout from Diego Sanchez on 43rd birthday: "Let's do it"

Adam Martin - November 6, 2020

UFC welterweight Demian Maia has responded to a recent callout from fellow veteran Diego Sanchez, saying that he accepts the matchup with him. Maia and Sanchez are two of the longest-tenured fighters in the UFC and both don’t have many fights left in their careers, so they have to make them count. Maia has indicated recently that his next fight is likely going to be his last after a 14-year UFC career that began in 2007. As for Sanchez, he’s heading into his 16th year with the world’s leading MMA promotion. For comparison, Maia turned 43 years old on Friday while Sanchez is 38.

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UFC

Andrei Arlovski ready to go on another UFC heavyweight title run

Cole Shelton - November 6, 2020

Andrei Arlovski believes his prime is still ahead of him. At 41-years-old, Arlovski is still competing in the UFC and fighting top-ranked heavyweights. Although he is just 4-9 and one no-contest in his last 15 contests, Arlovski is still confident he can turn back the clock and go on another run to win the heavyweight title just like George Foreman did in boxing at age 45 and defended his belt until 48.

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Alexander Hernandez ready to show the world version 2.0 after his "best performance in the UFC"

Cole Shelton - November 6, 2020

Alexander Hernandez believes he is now on version 2.0 as a fighter. At UFC Vegas 12 on Halloween night, Hernandez returned to the win column with a first-round TKO win over Chris Gruetzemacher. It was the first fight Hernandez had as a Factory X fighter and knows he is a completely different fighter now.

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UFC

Darren Till releases statement after pulling out of Jack Hermansson fight with an injury

Cole Shelton - November 6, 2020

Darren Till has released a statement after pulling out his December 5 main event scrap against Jack Hermansson. Till had been dealing with a knee injury prior and took to his Instagram stories to say his knee went out again. He then also wished both Hermansson and Kevin Holland well on Twitter.

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Jack Hermansson

Darren Till forced out of Jack Hermansson fight, "The Joker" receives new opponent

Cole Shelton - November 6, 2020

Darren Till will not be fighting Jack Hermansson in the UFC main event on December 5 as originally planned. Shortly after Till lost to Robert Whittaker it was announced he would be taking on Hermansson in December barring his knee was healed. Now, according to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, the Englishman has been forced out of the fight with an injury. However, rising contender, Kevin Holland has agreed to step up on short notice to fight Hermansson.