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Karolina Kowalkiewicz issues emotional statement following UFC Vegas 100 loss to Denise Gomes
Fernando Quiles Jr. - November 10, 2024
Karolina Kowalkiewicz recently suffered her second straight loss, and she’s issued a statement. Kowalkiewicz went toe-to-toe with Denise Gomes at UFC Vegas 100. It was the featured preliminary bout on the card. The fight went the distance and Gomes was awarded the unanimous decision win.
Stipe Miocic shares thoughts on lost Francis Ngannou trilogy: 'I’m not mad at him'
Fernando Quiles Jr. - November 10, 2024
Stipe Miocic isn’t dwelling on not being able to face Francis Ngannou in a trilogy fight. Miocic and Ngannou have mixed it up inside the UFC Octagon twice. Back in early 2018, Miocic schooled Ngannou with his grappling. “The Predator” even had issues in the standup when he was worried about the takedown.
Jack Della Maddalena called out by surging UFC welterweight: 'I don’t know if he’ll accept the fight'
Fernando Quiles Jr. - November 10, 2024
Jack Della Maddalena has been called out by a fast-rising UFC welterweight. Carlos Prates is the fighter who has requested a showdown with Maddalena. Prates is fresh off a first-round knockout victory over Neil Magny this past Saturday. He will be making his way to the official UFC rankings with the next update.
Carlos Prates slams fans who think Neil Magny quit in UFC Vegas 100 fight
Fernando Quiles Jr. - November 10, 2024
Carlos Prates has a challenge for those who believe Neil Magny quit at UFC Vegas 100. Prates made the most of his opportunity to headline a UFC Fight Night card. He shared the Octagon with the crafty veteran Neil Magny. In the past, Magny has derailed hype trains, but things didn’t go well for him this past Saturday in Las Vegas.
UFC Vegas 100 Bonus Report: Charles Radtke one of four fighters to take home an extra $50k
Chris Taylor - November 9, 2024
The Octagon returned to Nevada for tonight’s UFC Vegas 100 event, and four fighters wound up taking home $50k bonuses. The event was headlined by a welterweight bout between Carlos Prates and Neil Magny. The contest proved to be a coming out party for Carlos Prates. The Brazilian standout earned his fourth knockout win of 2024, this after sending Neil Magny crashing to the canvas with a left hand to the temple at the 4:50 mark of the opening round (see that here). Although Magny had a good start to the fight, Prates was eventually able to land a standing elbow that significantly changed the momentum of the contest and ultimately led to the finish. Following the win, Prates called out Jack Della Maddelena.
Pros react after Carlos Prates KO's Neil Magny at UFC Vegas 100
Chris Taylor - November 9, 2024
Tonight’s UFC Vegas 100 event was headlined by a welterweight bout between Carlos Prates and Neil Magny. Prates (21-6 MMA) was returning to action for the first time since scoring a highlight reel KO over Jingliang Li this past August at UFC 305 (see that here). The Brazilian standout had gone a perfect 3-0 in his first three assignments with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, scoring finishes in all three of those fights.
UFC Vegas 100 Results: Carlos Prates brutally KO's Neil Magny (Video)
Chris Taylor - November 9, 2024
We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC Vegas 100 results, including the welterweight main event between Neil Magny and Carlos Prates. Magny (29-12 MMA) will enter the contest looking to rebound, this after suffering a first-round TKO loss to Michael Morales this past August. The 37-year-old veteran has gone 2-3 over his past five Octagon appearances overall.
Pros react after Reinier de Ridder submits Gerald Meerschaert at UFC Vegas 100
Chris Taylor - November 9, 2024
Tonight’s UFC Vegas 100 event was co-headlined by a highly anticipated middleweight contest between Reinier de Ridder and Gerald Meerschaert. De Ridder (18-2 MMA) was making his Octagon debut this evening. The former two-division ONE FC Champion had most previously competed in MMA this past July, where he scored a first-round TKO victory over Magomedmurad Khasaev.
UFC Vegas 100: 'Magny vs. Prates' Live Results and Highlights
Chris Taylor - November 9, 2024
The Octagon returns to Nevada for tonight’s UFC Vegas 100 event, an eleven-bout fight card headlined by Neil Magny vs. Carlos Prates. Magny (29-12 MMA) will enter the contest looking to rebound, this after suffering a first-round TKO loss to Michael Morales this past August. The 37-year-old veteran has gone 2-3 over his past five Octagon appearances overall.
Michael Bisping believes Jon Jones is at risk of being stripped if he doesn't fight Tom Aspinall
Harry Kettle - November 9, 2024
UFC commentator Michael Bisping believes Jon Jones should be at risk of being stripped if he refuses to fight Tom Aspinall. Next weekend, Jon Jones will return to the Octagon when he defends the UFC heavyweight championship against Stipe Miocic. Of course, in the eyes of many, the man he should be facing is none other than interim champion Tom Aspinall.
Michael Chandler looks sharp in training ahead of UFC 309 return
Harry Kettle - November 9, 2024
UFC star Michael Chandler looks sharp in training ahead of his expected return at UFC 309 next weekend. After a few years of waiting to fight Conor McGregor, Michael Chandler finally got sick of waiting. Instead, he’s opted to climb back into the Octagon to battle it out with Charles Oliveira for the second time. In their first fight, of course, Oliveira came out on top and captured the UFC lightweight championship in the process.
How Oumar Kane’s uncle inspired him to fight: “I was always amazed”
BJPENN.COM Staff - November 9, 2024
Every fighter has an origin story. For heavyweight MMA star “Reug Reug” Oumar Kane, his began when he lost his father as a young boy. The Senegalese sensation challenges three-weight ONE MMA World Champion Anatoly Malykhin for the latter’s heavyweight crown at ONE 169, which airs this Friday, November 8, inside Bangkok, Thailand’s Lumpinee Stadium.
TJ Dillashaw claims the UFC “put like $6 million” into marketing Cody Garbrandt as the next Conor McGregor
Harry Kettle - November 9, 2024
Former UFC champion TJ Dillashaw has claimed that the promotion poured millions into marketing Cody Garbrandt as the next big thing. As we know, Cody Garbrandt has proven to be one of the biggest ‘what ifs’ in MMA history. Following on from his iconic UFC bantamweight championship win over Dominick Cruz, the expectation was that he’d go on to become one of the biggest stars in the promotion.
Anatoly Malykhin deems Oumar Kane "easy work" ahead of ONE 169
BJPENN.COM Staff - November 8, 2024
Back at his natural weight, three-division ONE MMA World Champion Anatoly Malykhin is oozing confidence ahead of ONE 169. “Sladkiy” defends his heavyweight MMA crown against “Reug Reug” Oumar Kane this Friday, November 8, inside Bangkok, Thailand’s Lumpinee Stadium. Despite the tension between the two at Wednesday’s pre-fight press conference, Malykhin was all smiles.
Manon Fiorot vows to retire UFC champion Valentina Shevchenko in future fight: "Stop making people wait!"
Josh Evanoff - November 8, 2024
UFC women’s flyweight contender Manon Fiorot is done waiting around to face Valentina Shevchenko. ‘The Beast’ has been out of the cage since facing Erin Blanchfield in March at UFC Atlantic City. That night saw Manon Fiorot easily outstrike ‘Cold Blooded’, handing her first promotional loss. With the victory over the young flyweight, the French contender had seemingly locked up a title shot.
Jon Jones admits retirement decision will depend on his performance at UFC 309: "My goal is to make it look really easy"
Josh Evanoff - November 8, 2024
UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones remains undecided on retirement. ‘Bones’ hasn’t been seen in the cage since moving up in weight last March. Despite talk of facing Francis Ngannou, Jon Jones instead faced Ciryl Gane for the vacant UFC heavyweight title after ‘The Predator’ left for the PFL. In his heavyweight debut, the 37-year-old wound up defeating ‘Bon Gamin’ by first-round submission.
Tom Aspinall predicts UFC 309 main event between Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic: "Maybe he's going to surprise us"
Josh Evanoff - November 8, 2024
Interim UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall has weighed in on Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic. The two heavyweights are set to collide in the main event of UFC 309 later this month. For ‘Bones’, the contest will be his first since winning heavyweight gold last March against Ciryl Gane. He was booked to face Stipe Miocic in November but was forced out due to injury. In his absence, Tom Aspinall won interim gold.
Mike Perry fires shots at BKFC amid issues with Conor McGregor: 'You all ain’t showing me no love'
Fernando Quiles Jr. - November 8, 2024
Mike Perry has gone off on BKFC over his spat with Conor McGregor. McGregor surprised many fight fans when he claimed that Perry was no longer with BKFC. The “Notorious” one, who is a part owner of BKFC, ripped Perry and claimed he was afraid of fighting Dave Mundell. McGregor also bashed Perry over the “King of Violence” championship and said “Platinum” was never a world champion.