Ion Cutelaba News

Susan Cox - May 17, 2022

Ion Cutelaba has issued an apology for his loss to Ryan Spann at UFC Vegas 54. It was last Saturday, May 14th at UFC Vegas 54 that Ion Cutelaba (16-7 MMA) fought Ryan Spann (20-7 MMA) in the light heavyweight co-main event.  Cutelaba came out swinging hard, but Spann caught him off balance and out of position, locking him in a guillotine choke in round 1 for the win.

Chris Taylor - May 14, 2022

Tonight’s UFC Vegas 54 event was co-headlined by a light heavyweight contest between Ryan Spann and Ion Cutelaba. Spann (19-7 MMA) had entered the bout looking to rebound, this after suffering a submission loss to Anthony Smith his last time out. Prior to that loss, ‘Superman’ was coming off a first round TKO victory over Misha Cirkunov.

Chris Taylor - May 14, 2022

Tonight’s UFC Vegas 54 event is co-headlined by a light heavyweight contest between Ryan Spann and Ion Cutelaba. Spann (19-7 MMA) will enter the bout looking to rebound, this after suffering a submission loss to Anthony Smith his last time out. Prior to that loss, ‘Superman’ had scored a first round TKO victory over Misha Cirkunov.

Harry Kettle - December 31, 2021

The UFC has added two new fights to their 2022 calendar – with one pitting Ryan Spann against Ion Cutelaba in a battle of the best nicknames. The contest between Ryan Spann and Ion Cutelaba will serve as a great opportunity for both men to rebuild some momentum in the light heavyweight contender discussion. Spann, known as “Superman” to many, hopes to bounce back from a disappointing submission loss at the hands of Anthony Smith earlier this year.

Chris Taylor - September 18, 2021

Tonight’s UFC Vegas 37 event was co-headlined by another fun light heavyweight scrap as Ion Cutelaba takes on Devin Clark. Cutelaba (16-6-1 MMA) was to pick up his first win since 2019 when he took to the Octagon this evening. ‘The Hulk‘ had gone 0-2-1 over his last three fights prior to tonight’s affair.

Chris Taylor - September 18, 2021

Tonight’s UFC Vegas 37 event is co-headlined by another fun light heavyweight scrap as Ion Cutelaba takes on Devin Clark. Cutelaba (15-6-1 MMA) will be looking to pick up his first win since 2019 when he takes to the Octagon this evening. ‘The Hulk‘ has gone 0-2-1 over his last three fights.

Chris Taylor - May 1, 2021

A light heavyweight bout featuring Ion Cutelaba squaring off with Dustin Jacoby took place on the main card of tonight’s UFC Vegas 25 event. Cutelaba (15-6 MMA), who got physical with Jacoby at Friday’s faceoff, was hoping to snap a two-fight losing skid when he took to the Octagon this evening. The Moldovan native was coming off back-to-back stoppage losses at the hands of Magomed Ankalaev.

Chris Taylor - May 1, 2021

A light heavyweight bout featuring Ion Cutelaba taking on Dustin Jacoby takes place on the main card of tonight’s UFC Vegas 25 event. Cutelaba (15-6 MMA), who got physical with Jacoby at Friday’s faceoff, will be looking to snap a two-fight losing skid when he takes to the Octagon this evening. The Moldovan native is coming off back-to-back stoppage losses at the hands of Magomed Ankalaev.

Harry Kettle - October 27, 2020

Magomed Ankalaev has two names in mind for his next fight after his big win over Ion Cutelaba at UFC 254. After their first fight back in February ended in controversy, Ankalaev made sure that the result was beyond doubt during their rematch as he viciously knocked Cutelaba out to take his current win streak in the Ultimate Fighting Championship to five.

Chris Taylor - October 24, 2020

A highly anticipated light heavyweight rematch between Ion Cutelaba and Magomed Ankalaev kicked off today’s UFC 254 main card from Yas Island. Cutelaba and Ankalaev had originally collided at UFC Norfolk in February of 2020, with Magomed emerging victorious by way of a controversial first round TKO victory.

Chris Taylor - October 24, 2020

A highly anticipated light heavyweight rematch between Ion Cutelaba and Magomed Ankalaev kicks off today’s UFC 254 main card from Yas Island. Cutelaba and Ankalaev had originally collided at UFC Norfolk in February of 2020, with Magomed emerging victorious by way of a controversial first round TKO victory.

Chris Taylor - August 29, 2020

Tonight’s UFC Vegas 8 event just took a major hit as a highly anticipated rematch between Ion Cutelaba and Magomed Ankalaev has been removed from the card. Just hours before the commencement of tonight’s event the promotion announced that Ion Cutelaba had tested positive for Covid-19 and was thus forced out of his scheduled main card bout with Magomed Ankalaev.

Adam Martin - April 20, 2020

UFC light heavyweight Ion Cutelaba had his appeal denied in his controversial TKO loss to Magomedov Ankalaev at UFC Norfolk. Cutelaba protested the stoppage with the Boxing, Martial Arts, and Professional Wrestling Advisory Board in Virginia just days after the controversial stoppage at UFC Norfolk, which many fellow fighters, fans, and media rated as one of the worst stoppages ever in a UFC fight. Cutelaba was absolutely livid with the stoppage and his team promptly appealed it.

Cole Shelton - March 5, 2020

Magomed Anaklaev and Ion Cutelaba will run it back following their controversial fight last weekend. At UFC Norfolk, Ankalaev vs. Cutelaba was a fight many fans were looking forward to. Before the scrap even began, the Moldovan fighter in Cutelaba went to the Russian’s corner and was forced to be separated.

Tom Taylor - March 2, 2020

Ion Cutelaba feels he was done an injustice in his UFC Norfolk main card fight with Magomed Ankalaev. Less than a minute into the first round of his fight with Ankalaev, Cutelaba seemed to be hurt by his foe’s striking. While he looked slightly wobbly, however, he was still standing, still defending, and still firing back. Despite these factors, the referee elected to stop the fight — and received immediate protest from Cutelaba.

Natasha Hooper - March 2, 2020

Referee royalty, Big John McCarthy is less than impressed with the referee’s controversial ruling in the Ion Cutelaba vs Magomed Ankalaev bout at UFC Norfolk. Last weekend, the light heavyweight fight already got off to a strange start when Cutelaba walked across the canvas to bump into his Russian opponent. Security entered to separate the two parties, and the bad blood spilt over into the fight.

Adam D Martin - March 1, 2020

UFC light heavyweight Ion Cutelaba says he was playing possum when the referee controversially stopped his fight against Magomed Ankalaev at UFC Norfolk. Referee Kevin MacDonald stepped in and stopped the fight after Ankalaev landed several kicks and a punch, but replays showed that Cutelaba blocked the majority of the incoming strikes. Cutelaba did appear to be wobbling, which the referee obviously was concerned with, but the Moldovan fighter says that was all an act.

Chris Taylor - February 29, 2020

One of the worst stoppages in UFC history occurred during a light heavyweight bout between Magomed Ankalaev and Ion Cutelaba at tonight’s event in Virginia. Ankalaev and Cutelaba collided on the main card of tonight’s UFC Norfolk event with referee Kevin McDonald overseeing the contest.