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Pros react after Jailton Almeida defeats Derrick Lewis at UFC Sao Paulo
Chris Taylor - November 4, 2023
Tonight’s UFC Fight Night 231 event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between Jailton Almeida and Derrick Lewis. Almeida (20-2 MMA) entered the contest sporting a fourteen-fight winning streak, with his five most recent victories coming under the UFC banner. In his most previous effort this past May, the Brazilian submission ace picked up a first-round stoppage victory over perennial division contender Jairzinho Rozenstruik.
UFC Fight Night 231 Results: Jailton Almeida defeats Derrick Lewis (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - November 4, 2023
We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 231 results, including the main event between Jailton Almeida and Derrick Lewis. Almeida (19-2 MMA) will enter the contest sporting a fourteen-fight winning streak, with his five most recent victories coming under the UFC banner. In his most recent effort this past May, the Brazilian submission specialist picked up a first-round stoppage victory over perennial contender Jairzinho Rozenstruik.
UFC Fight Night 231 Results: Nicolas Dalby stops Gabriel Bonfim in Round 2 (Video)
Chris Taylor - November 4, 2023
We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 231 results, including the co-main event between Gabriel Bonfim and Nicolas Dalby. Bonfim (15-1 MMA) will be looking to keep his perfect record intact when he fights in front of a hometown crowd in Brazil. ‘Marretinha’ has gone 2-0 since joining the UFC ranks, scoring first-round finishes over Mounir Lazzez and Trevin Giles.
UFC Fight Night 231 Results: Rodrigo Nascimento defeats Don’Tale Mayes
Chris Taylor - November 4, 2023
We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 231 results, including the heavyweight bout between Don’Tale Mayes and Rodrigo Nascimento. Mayes (10-6 MMA) was last seen in action at June’s UFC Vegas 74 event, where he scored a second round TKO victory over former heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski. Prior to that, ‘Kong’ was coming off a unanimous decision loss to August Sakai at UFC Vegas 70.
Raquel Pennington vs. Mayra Bueno Silva to fight for the vacant women’s bantamweight title at UFC 297, Islam Makhachev vs. Charles Oliveira 2 in the works
Chris Taylor - November 4, 2023
Dana White and company are planning to rebook the Islam Makhachev vs. Charles Oliveira rematch for January’s UFC 297 event in Toronto. Makhachev (25-1 MMA) and Oliveira (34-9 MMA) originally collided for the promotion’s vacant lightweight title at UFC 280 in October of 2022, with the Dagestani fighter emerging victorious by way of second round submission.
Payouts for Brock Lesnar’s final two UFC fights revealed
Chris Taylor - November 4, 2023
The UFC payouts for Brock Lesnar’s final two Octagon appearances have been revealed. Lesnar (5-3, 1 no contest MMA) last competed inside of the Octagon in July of 2016 at UFC 200, where he squared off with legendary knockout artist Mark Hunt.
UFC Fight Night 231: 'Almeida vs. Lewis' Live Results and Highlights
Chris Taylor - November 4, 2023
The Octagon returns to Sao Paulo for tonight’s UFC Fight Night 231 event, a thirteen-bout fight card headlined by Jailton Almeida vs. Derrick Lewis. Almeida (19-2 MMA) will enter the contest sporting a fourteen-fight winning streak, with his five most recent victories coming under the UFC banner. In his most recent effort this past May, the Brazilian submission specialist picked up a first-round stoppage victory over perennial contender Jairzinho Rozenstruik.
South Korean slugger Kang Ji Won outlines path to victory against Ben Tynan at ONE Fight Night 16
BJPENN.COM Staff - November 3, 2023
Kang Ji Won is fully aware that he will face a litmus test when he goes up against ONE Championship newcomer Ben Tynan. The heavyweight MMA matchup takes place at ONE Fight Night 16 on Prime Video. It airs live in U.S. primetime from the iconic Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, this Friday, November 3.
Derrick Lewis vows to KO Jailton Almeida "in the first minute" of UFC Sao Paulo
Cole Shelton - November 3, 2023
Derrick Lewis has shared a bold prediction for his UFC Sao Paulo main event against Jailton Almeida. Lewis stepped up on about a month’s notice to face Almeida in Brazil in the headlining spot of UFC Sao Paulo. Heading into the scrap, ‘The Black Beast’ is a sizeable betting underdog, but he isn’t paying much attention to that. Lewis knows he’s been counted out plenty of times before and is confident he will KO Almeida early to silence the crowd.
Dana White reflects on time Vince McMahon prevented UFC from getting NBC deal: "He saw everybody as competition"
Josh Evanoff - November 3, 2023
Things weren’t always great between UFC executive Dana White and Vince McMahon. They now work together, as two of the higher-ups of the TKO Group. Founded earlier this year with the UFC-WWE merger, Dana White and Vince McMahon get along just fine these days. However, that wasn’t the case for a long, long time.
Nate Diaz rejects notion of fighting Jake Paul in the minor leagues: “Never back track to the minor leagues pussyFL”
Josh Evanoff - November 3, 2023
Nate Diaz seemingly won’t be fighting Jake Paul in the PFL. The former UFC title challenger hasn’t been seen in action since his boxing match in August. That DAZN headliner was the first of Nate Diaz’s career, as he faced YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul. ‘The Problem Child’ was coming off a loss to Tommy Fury in February, and was looking to get back on the right track.
Robert Whittaker apologizes for his reaction to Islam Makhachev knocking out Alexander Volkanovski
Susan Cox - November 3, 2023
Robert Whittaker is apologizing for his reaction to Islam Makhachev knocking out Alexander Volkanovski. UFC 294 took place on October 21st and saw Islam Makhachev (25-1 MMA) take on Alexander Volkanovski (26-3 MMA) in the lightweight main event.
Two fights nixed from UFC São Paulo following botched weight cuts
Susan Cox - November 3, 2023
Two fights have been nixed from UFC São Paulo following botched weight cuts. UFC Fight Night Almeida vs. Lewis takes place tomorrow, Saturday, November 4th at the Ibirapuera Gymnasium in São Paulo, Brazil.
Photos | Edson Barboza shares wild facial transformation following war with Sodiq Yusuff
Susan Cox - November 3, 2023
Edson Barboza is sharing his wild facial transformation following his war with Sodiq Yusuff. Barboza (24-11 MMA) most recently fought and defeated Sodiq Yusuff (13-3 MMA) by unanimous decision on Saturday, October 14th at UFC Fight Night 230 which took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.
UFC CEO Dana White reacts to the Francis Ngannou vs. Tyson Fury boxing match
Susan Cox - November 3, 2023
The UFC CEO, Dana White, has reacted to the Francis Ngannou vs. Tyson Fury boxing match. It was almost a week ago that the former UFC heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou, entered the ring in his first professional boxing match to fight WBC heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury.
UFC Fight Night 231: ‘Almeida vs. Lewis’ Weigh-in Results - 4 Fighters Miss Weight
Susan Cox - November 3, 2023
UFC Fight Night 231 weigh-ins took place today at the UFC host hotel in Sao Paulo. The UFC Fight Night 231 event takes place tomorrow, Saturday, November 4th at the Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Sean O’Malley’s coach Tim Welch rejects notion that Islam Makhachev would “run through” Justin Gaethje: “I wouldn't be that surprised if Gaethje knocked him out”
Harry Kettle - November 3, 2023
Sean O’Malley’s head coach Tim Welch has rejected the idea that Islam Makhachev would run through Justin Gaethje. Following his win over Alexander Volkanovski, many have been questioning what’s next for Islam Makhachev. The popular theory is that he’ll defend his UFC lightweight championship once again against either Charles Oliveira or Justin Gaethje.
Billy Joe Saunders weighs in on the controversial Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou result: “It wasn’t a robbery”
Harry Kettle - November 3, 2023
Billy Joe Saunders has given his thoughts on the controversy surrounding the Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou result. Last weekend, Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou battled it out in a huge boxing superfight in Saudi Arabia. While Fury was able to get the decision win, many felt as if Ngannou had done enough to get his hand raised. Either way, ‘The Predator’ put in a great showing, whereas ‘The Gypsy King’ fell way short of the mark.