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UFC St. Louis Results: Carlos Ulberg stops Alonzo Menifield in 12 seconds (Video)
Chris Taylor - May 11, 2024
We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC St. Louis results, including the light heavyweight bout between Alonzo Menifield and Carlos Ulberg. Menifield (15-4-1 MMA) will enter the contest on a two-fight winning streak, his most recent being a unanimous decision victory over Dustin Jacoby this past December at UFC 296. ‘Atomic’ has gone 4-0-1 over his past five Octagon appearances, scoring stoppage wins over Askar Mozharov, Misha Cirkunov and Jimmy Crute during that stretch.
Pros react after Waldo Cortes-Acosta defeats Robelis Despaigne at UFC St. Louis
Chris Taylor - May 11, 2024
A heavyweight bout between Robelis Despaigne and Waldo Cortes-Acosta kicked off tonight’s UFC St. Louis main card lineup. Despaigne (5-1 MMA) had most previously fought and defeated Josh Parisian (15-8 MMA) by TKO this past March at UFC 299. The Cuban slugger entered tonight’s contest having won his last four fights in an unbelievable total combined time of 37 seconds.
UFC St. Louis Results: Waldo Cortes-Acosta defeats Robelis Despaigne (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - May 11, 2024
We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC St. Louis results, including the heavyweight bout between Robelis Despaigne and Waldo Cortes-Acosta. Despaigne (5-0 MMA) last fought and defeated Josh Parisian (15-8 MMA) by TKO this past March at UFC 299. The Cuban slugger has won his last four fights in a total combined time of 37 seconds.
UFC St. Louis Results: Esteban Ribovics KO's Terrance McKinney (Video)
Chris Taylor - May 11, 2024
We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC St. Louis results, including the lightweight bout between Terrance McKinney and Esteban Ribovics. McKinney (15-6 MMA) will enter the contest on a two-fight winning streak, this after scoring back-to-back TKO victories over Mike Breeden and Brendan Marotte. ‘T-Wrecks’ has gone 3-2 over his past five Octagon appearances overall, suffering setbacks to Ismael Bonfim and Nazim Sadykhov during that stretch.
Jon Jones explains his decision to stick with fighting Stipe Miocic next: “Fight the man with all the accolades”
Susan Cox - May 10, 2024
UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones is explaining his decision to stick with fighting Stipe Miocic next. Jones has come under scrutiny by some fans and critics for not wanting to get in the cage with current interim UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall.
Urijah Faber believes Merab Dvalishvili is a “bad matchup” for Sean O’Malley: “That dude is durable”
Susan Cox - May 10, 2024
Urijah Faber believes that Merab Dvalishvili is a ‘bad matchup’ for Sean O’Malley. The current UFC bantamweight champion O’Malley (18-1 MMA) last fought and defeated Marlon Vera (23-9 MMA) this past March at UFC 299 in his first title defence.
Kai Kara-France slams Muhammad Mokaev for questioning his callout of Steve Erceg: “Less hugging legs and sniffing ball bags”
Susan Cox - May 10, 2024
Kai Kara-France is slamming Muhammad Mokaev for questioning his callout of Steve Erceg. The undefeated Mokaev (12-0 MMA) last fought and defeated Alex Perez (25-8 MMA) in a flyweight bout this past March by unanimous decision. ‘The Punisher’ remains undefeated inside of the Octagon.
UFC St. Louis Weigh-In Results - 1 Fight Cancelled
Susan Cox - May 10, 2024
The UFC St. Louis weigh-ins took place today, Friday, May 10th at the UFC host hotel in St. Louis. UFC St. Louis takes place tomorrow, Saturday, May 11th at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri.
Former UFC champion T.J. Dillashaw seemingly hints at comeback: "The future is bright"
Josh Evanoff - May 10, 2024
Former UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw could seemingly be on the way back. The 38-year-old has been out of action since a title fight with Aljamain Sterling at UFC 280 in October 2022. That fight ended a yearlong layoff for T.J. Dillashaw, and he didn’t enter it in the best condition. Just minutes into that bout with ‘The Funk Master’, the former champion had his shoulder dislocated.
WATCH | Sean O'Malley releases sparring footage of him stopping Alexandre Pantoja in 2016
Cole Shelton - May 10, 2024
Sean O’Malley has released the footage of him sparring Alexandre Pantoja in 2016. Pantoja and O’Malley have taken shots at each other over the last few months, and both claimed there was a different version of their sparring footage back in 2016. In the video, O’Malley landed a body kick to the liver and after a few seconds, Pantoja called the sparring over.
Islam Makhachev details exactly how he plans to finish Dustin Poirier at UFC 302
Harry Kettle - May 10, 2024
UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev has explained how he plans to defeat Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC 302. In just a few short weeks, Islam Makhachev will defend his UFC lightweight championship against Dustin Poirier. While Makhachev is considered by many to be the clear favorite, this is likely going to be Dustin’s last chance at winning undisputed gold in the UFC. With that in mind, you’d have to imagine that he’s going to put it all on the line in search of the biggest win of his career.
Fight fans react to official poster for Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler at UFC 303: “Contender for the worst UFC poster of all time”
Harry Kettle - May 10, 2024
A parade of fight fans have given their thoughts on the official poster for UFC 303, headlined by Conor McGregor vs Michael Chandler. Next month, the Ultimate Fighting Championship will broadcast UFC 303 as part of International Fight Week. In the main event of the evening, Conor McGregor will make his long-awaited return to the Octagon after three years away.
Jon Jones says ‘intern’ heavyweight champ Tom Aspinall is “just as selfish” by waiting for undisputed title fight
Harry Kettle - May 10, 2024
UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones has called Tom Aspinall selfish for waiting to fight the winner of Jon’s potential bout with Stipe Miocic. As we know, Jon Jones is working his way back to full fitness ahead of his return to the Octagon. The expectation is that he’ll take on Stipe Miocic, in a contest that we’ve been waiting to see for quite some time now.
Luke Lessei goes head-to-head with Bampara Kouyate at ONE Fight Night 23
BJPENN.COM Staff - May 10, 2024
Luke Lessei aims to keep his momentum going in ONE Championship. “The Chef” reports for duty again at ONE Fight Night 23 on Prime Video. There, he locks horns with Bampara Kouyate in a featherweight Muay Thai showdown.
Terrance McKinney expects Esteban Ribovics to "crumble" to his "power" at UFC St. Louis: "Show there are levels"
Cole Shelton - May 9, 2024
Terrance McKinney is excited to fight in front of fans again, as he takes on Esteban Ribovics at UFC St. Louis on Saturday. McKinney is coming off a 20-second knockout win back in October and was hoping to make a quick turnaround after the result. Unfortunately, it took seven months for ‘T-Wrecks’ to get his night fight booked, but he’s ready to bring the heat again this weekend in Missouri.
Jared Cannonier explains why he turned down a fight against Paulo Costa at UFC 301
Cole Shelton - May 9, 2024
Jared Cannonier revealed he was offered a fight against Paulo Costa at UFC 301, but he had to turn the bout down. Cannonier had been rehabbing an injury when he got the call to go down to Brazil and fight with Costa. Although that is a fight that does interest Cannonier, as it gets him closer to a title shot, he had to turn it down.
Cory Sandhagen on watching Max Holloway knockout his training partner Justin Gaethje: “It took my breath away in kind of a negative way”
Susan Cox - May 9, 2024
Cory Sandhagen has shared his thoughts on watching Max Holloway knockout his training partner Justin Gaethje at UFC 300. It was on April 13th, at UFC 300 that Justin Gaethje (25-5 MMA) took on Max Holloway (25-7 MMA) in a lightweight bout with the BMF belt on the line. The result was a KO victory for ‘Blessed’ with one second left in the fifth and final round.
Sean O’Malley claims he makes three times as much from social media compared to fighting: “I paid more in taxes than I made last year in my fight”
Susan Cox - May 9, 2024
Sean O’Malley is claiming that he makes three times as much money from social media compared to fighting. The current UFC bantamweight champion, O’Malley (18-1 MMA), last fought and defeated Marlon Vera (23-9 MMA) in his first title defense this past March at UFC 299.