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Tom Taylor - February 19, 2018

Not long ago, Argentine welterweight Santiago Ponzinibbio made an exciting callout of two-time UFC welterweight title challenger Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson. “I’d like to fight Thompson,” Ponzinibbio told MMABrasil.com.br. “I think he’s a great  striker,  and I want to be the best  striker  in the division, so I’ve been showing [my skills]. I’ve got six consecutive wins, three by first-round knockout. The last one was a decision, but I’ve been showing good fights, with good exchanges of blows, trying to work [my fights] standing. So I believe I have the resources to beat [Wonderboy], and we would put on a very good fight… a fight that would stay in UFC history.”

Tom Taylor - February 19, 2018

Last night, the UFC touched down in Austin, Texas with an exciting 12-fight card. In the main event of this card, ranked welterweight fighters Donald Cerrone and Yancy Medeiros collided in a fight many considered a frontrunner for Fight of the Night – even Fight of the Year – honors. In the end, Cerrone and Medeiros’ scrap didn’t really last long enough to make it into the Fight of the Night discussion. That said, it was fun while it lasted, as the pair of fan favorites traded heavy leather until Cerrone landed a fight-ending blow with just two seconds left in the first round.

Tom Taylor - February 19, 2018

Last night, in the co-main event of the UFC’s anticipated return to Austin, Texas, Derrick Lewis surged back into the heavyweight contendership picture with a thunderous third-round stoppage of Polish contender Marcin Tybura. That said, the Texan heavyweight was not without close calls, as Tybura had him in trouble on the mat on more than one occasion. Here’s how the pros reacted to Derrick Lewis’s back-and-forth win over Marcin Tybura.

Tom Taylor - February 19, 2018

Last night, the UFC touched down in Austin, Texas with an exciting, 12-fight card. In the main event of this action-packed broadcast, long-time UFC welterweight contender Donald Cerrone picked up a knockout win over Yancy Medeiros, rebounding from a three-fight losing streak in the process. In the co-main event, meanwhile, Texas’ own Derrick Lewis burst back into heavyweight title contention with a stoppage win over Poland’s Marcin Tybura. Elsewhere on this action-packed card, we saw big wins from James Vick, Curtis Millender, and Sage Northcutt – though the latter was quite controversial.

Tom Taylor - February 19, 2018

On Sunday night, the UFC touched down in Austin, Texas with an exciting night of fights. In the main event, Hawaii’s Yancy Medeiros stepped into the cage with fan favorite finisher Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. Had Medeiros won this fight, he likely would have surged into the welterweight top-10. Regrettably for the Hawaiian and his fans, he was put down by a cracking Cowboy right hand, and the fight was waved off with just two seconds remaining in the first frame.

Tom Taylor - February 19, 2018

Last night, in the co-main event of the UFC’s anticipated return to Austin, Texas, Derrick Lewis survived a few scares to author a thunderous third-round TKO win over Polish talent Marcin Tybura. With this win, Lewis rebounded from  tough, stoppage loss to heavyweight legend Mark Hunt, and reasserted himself as a top contender in the perilous UFC heavyweight division. Though he’s likely still a win or two away from a heavyweight title shot, Lewis has a few opponents in mind for his next fight, any of whom could well propel him the rest of the way to the top. Those men are: Francis Ngannou, Curtis Blaydes, and Fabricio Werdum. Or, you know, whoever is willing to sign a contract first.

Tom Taylor - February 19, 2018

Last night, in the main event of the UFC’s anticipated return to Austin, Texas, Donald Cerrone rebounded from a three-fight losing streak with a destructive, first-round stoppage of Yancy Medeiros. While this impressive win served to keep Cerrone ranked at welterweight, he admitted post-fight that he plans to return to his former haunts in the lightweight division, where he hopes to make one last run at the title. In particular, Cerrone seems hellbent on a fight with Dagestan’s Khabib Nurmagomedov, who will battle Tony Ferguson for the title at UFC 223 this April 7. Cerrone and Nurmagomedov, to remind, have plenty of history together, having been booked to fight twice in the past to no avail.

Chris Taylor - February 18, 2018

Pros react to Donald Cerrone’s impressive first-round victory over Yancy Medeiros! Donald Cerrone snapped his three-fight losing skid in the main event of tonight’s UFC Fight card in Austin by scoring a first-round TKO victory over Yancy Medeiros.

Chris Taylor - February 18, 2018

UFC Fight Night Austin Results: Donald Cerrone KO’s Yancy Medeiros A welterweight bout between Donald Cerrone and Yancy Medeiros served as the main event of tonight’s UFC Fight Night card in Austin, Texas.

Chris Taylor - February 18, 2018

UFC Fight Night Austin Results: Derrick Lewis TKO’s Marcin Tybura A heavyweight clash between perennial division contenders Derrick Lewis and Marcin Tybura served as the co-main event of tonight’s UFC Fight Night card in Austin, Texas.

Chris Taylor - February 18, 2018

UFC Fight Night Austin Results: James Vick defeats Francisco Trinaldo A key lightweight scrap between Francisco Trinaldo and James Vick took place on tonight’s UFC Fight Night Austin main card.

Chris Taylor - February 18, 2018

UFC Fight Night Austin Results: Curtis Millender KO’s Thiago Alves A welterweight scrap between former title challenger Thiago Alves and Curtis Millender took place on tonight’s UFC Fight Night Austin main card.

Chris Taylor - February 18, 2018

UFC Fight Night Austin Results: Sage Northcutt defeats Thibault Gouti A lightweight scrap between Sage Northcutt and Thibault Gouti kicked off tonight’s UFC Fight Night Austin main card on FOX Sports.

Chris Taylor - February 18, 2018

UFC Fight Night Austin Results: Lucie Pudilova defeats Sarah Moras A women’s strawweight scrap between Sarah Moras and Lucie Pudilova kicked off tonight’s UFC Fight Night Austin prelims on FS1.

Chris Taylor - February 18, 2018

UFC Fight Night Austin Results: Alex Morono submits Josh Burkman A welterweight scrap between Josh Burkman and Alex Morono served as the featured bout of tonight’s UFC Austin Fight Pass Prelims.

Chris Taylor - February 18, 2018

Tonight’s UFC Fight Night event in Austin, Texas kicked off with a scrap between Oskar Piechota and Tim Williams. Oskar Piechota was able to land a huge overhand right just over 90-seconds into the opening frame that sent Tim Williams crashing to the canvas.

Tom Taylor - February 18, 2018

Though former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping has recently been linked to bouts with fellow legends such as Vitor Belfort, Rashad Evans and Lyoto Machida, he’s still without an opponent for the highly anticipated final bout of his career. Bisping’s fellow top-10 middleweight Derek Brunson is hoping to change that. Brunson made a callout of the former middleweight champion on Twitter on Sunday morning, suggesting he might just head to the Fox Sports studio, where Bisping moonlights as an analyst, and pick a fight.

Tom Taylor - February 18, 2018

Over the last few weeks, there has been ceaseless buzz surrounding an MMA rematch between current UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor and undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather – be it in the cage or the ring. From the sounds of it, however, both men are keen to put an end to this rematch talk.