MMA News

Chris Taylor - April 23, 2017

Last night’s UFC Fight Night 108 event in Nashville delivered with some very exciting scraps and memorable finishes. In the evening’s main event, featherweight fighters Cub Swanson and Artem Lobov went to war, exchanging bombs for the better part of twenty five minutes.

Chris Taylor - April 23, 2017

Pros react to Mike Perry’s brutal KO victory over Jake Ellenberger UFC welterweight Mike Perry scored a devastating second-round knockout victory over veteran Jake Ellenberger on the main card of last night’s UFC Fight Night 108 event in Nashville.

Chris Taylor - April 23, 2017

Conor McGregor sends Artem Lobov a message following loss to Cub Swanson at UFC Nashville Featherweight fighters Artem Lobov and Cub Swanson went to war in the main event of UFC Fight Night 108 yesterday evening in Nashville.

Tom Taylor - April 23, 2017

Last night, during the UFC’s latest trip to Nashville, Tennessee, polarizing welterweight striker “Platinum” Mike Perry picked up a knockout of the year contender, shutting the veteran Jake Ellenberger off with a slashing, second-round elbow. Given that this is the fourth strike-induced stoppage on Ellenberger’s recent record, it’s been suggested by some members of the MMA community that he would be wise to retire. In the opinion of Perry himself, who authored Ellenberger’s latest knockout loss, this may indeed be the case.

Tom Taylor - April 23, 2017

Last night, in the main event of the UFC’s latest trip to Nashville, Tennessee, featherweight veteran Cub Swanson defeated Artem Lobov with a hard-fought, unanimous decision. With this win, Swanson established himself as one of the top contenders in the division, and perhaps the most deserving man of a featherweight title shot. The next featherweight title fight will occur at UFC 212 this June, when undisputed champ Jose Aldo attempts to unify his title with the interim title owned by Max Holloway. Swanson could well meet the winner.

Tom Taylor - April 23, 2017

Al Iaquinta looked as good as ever when he knocked out Diego Sanchez in the co-main event of UFC Nashville. Unfortunately, the New York based fighter is still at odds with the UFC, and as such, isn’t sure what the future holds as far as his fighting career goes. Iaquinta addressed this issue post-fight (via MMAFighting.com).

Tom Taylor - April 23, 2017

Last night, the UFC touched down in “Music City,” Nashville, Tennessee, with a 13-fight card. This card featured plenty of action, as Brandon Moreno scored an epic submission win over Dustin Ortiz on the undercard, Mike Perry picked up an elbow-induced KO of the year contender over Jake Ellenberger, and Al Iaquinta crushed Diego Sanchez in the co-main event. Though the main event, which pitted the UFC’s fourth-ranked featherweight Cub Swanson against Conor McGregor training parter Artem Lobov, did not produce a stoppage, it was no exception to the exciting tone of the card. As a massive betting underdog, Lobov was given little chance against his well-established foe. That said, the Russian-born Irishman hung in there remarkably well, even arguably winning the first round. In the second, however, Swanson began to find his groove, punishing his foe with a dizzying array of strikes – from jumping switch kicks to spinning elbows. Amazingly, Lobov was able to eat everything the powerful Swanson threw at him, which meant that fans got to enjoy five wild rounds of action.

Tom Taylor - April 23, 2017

Last night, in the co-main event of the UFC’s latest trip to Nashville, Tennessee, The Ultimate Fighter season 1 winner Diego Sanchez had the opportunity to surge up the lightweight rankings with a win over disgruntled contender Al Iaquinta. Though Sanchez was as tough as ever in this fight, he would ultimately fail on his mission, eating a pair of bombs in the first round, and coming to in a dazed heap on the canvas. In the wake of this knockout loss, which marks just his second strike-induced stoppage loss, and the first time he’s been legitimately knocked out, Sanchez took to Twitter to congratulate Iaquinta on the victory and update the fans on his condition. Apparently, he’s doing just fine.

Tom Taylor - April 23, 2017

Over the last few weeks, UFC featherweight star Cris “Cyborg” Justino has been angling hard for at shot at reigning featherweight champion Germaine De Randamie. The Brazilian destroyer is keen to make this fight happen at UFC 214, which goes down on July 29 in Anaheim, California. Unfortunately, Cyborg hasn’t had much luck getting the UFC 214 title shot she seeks. This has caused her to grow increasingly frustrated, even conceding that she’d be willing to fight Invicta champ Megan Anderson in a non-title fight to participate on the card, and asking the UFC to release her if they can’t find her a fight.

Chris Taylor - April 22, 2017

UFC lightweight contender Al Iaquinta returned to action at tonight’s UFC Fight Night 108 event in Nashville where he took on seasoned veteran Diego Sanchez. Sanchez looked good in the opening minute, landing some decent kicks and a couple of punches. However, once Al Iaquinta found his range he was able to land a brutal right hand to the face of Sanchez. Diego was able to get back up to his feet, but a second right hand from Iaquinta put him down for good (watch the finish here).

Chris Taylor - April 22, 2017

UFC Fight Night 108 Results: Cub Swanson vs. Artem Lobov A featherweight scrap between Cub Swanson and Artem Lobov served as the main event of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 108 fight card in Nashville.

Chris Taylor - April 22, 2017

UFC Fight Night 108 Results: Diego Sanchez vs. Al Iaquinta A lightweight bout between former title challenger Diego Sanchez and Al Iaquinta served as the co-main event of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 108 fight card in Nashville.

Chris Taylor - April 22, 2017

UFC Fight Night 108 Results: John Dodson vs. Eddie Wineland A key bantamweight scrap between John Dodson and Eddie Wineland took place on tonight’s UFC Fight Night 108 main card in Nashville.

Chris Taylor - April 22, 2017

UFC Fight Night 108 Results: Joe Lauzon vs. Stevie Ray A lightweight scrap between veteran Joe Lauzon and Stevie Ray took place on tonight’s UFC Fight Night 108 main card in Nashville.

Chris Taylor - April 22, 2017

UFC Fight Night 108 Results: Jake Ellenberger vs. Mike Perry A welterweight scrap between Jake Ellenberger and Mike Perry kicked off tonight’s UFC Fight Night 108 main card in Nashville.

Chris Taylor - April 22, 2017

UFC Fight Night 108 Results: Thales Leites vs. Sam Alvey A middleweight scrap between former title challenger Thales Leites and surging contender Sam Alvey served as the featured bout of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 108 prelims in Nashville.

Chris Taylor - April 22, 2017

UFC Fight Night 108 Results: Scott Holtzman vs. Michael McBride A lightweight scrap between Scott Holtzman and Michael McBride took place during tonight’s UFC Fight Night 108 prelims in Nashville.

Chris Taylor - April 22, 2017

UFC Fight Night 108 Results: Jessica Penne vs. Danielle Taylor A strawweight bout between former title challenger Jessica Penne and Danielle Taylor kicked off the UFC Fight Night 108 prelims on FS2.