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UFC Vegas 70 Bonus Report: Tatiana Suarez one of six 'POTN' winners
Chris Taylor - February 25, 2023
Pros react after Brendan Allen subs Andre Muniz at UFC Vegas 70
Chris Taylor - February 25, 2023
Tonight’s UFC Vegas 70 event was headlined by a middleweight contest featuring Andre Muniz taking on Brendan Allen. Muniz (23-5 MMA) entered the contest sporting a nine-fight winning streak, his latest being a unanimous decision victory over Uriah Hall in July of last year. ‘Sergipano’ had gone a perfect 5-0 under the UFC banner ahead of tonight’s matchup.
UFC Vegas 70 Results: Brendan Allen stops Andre Muniz in Round 3 (Video)
Chris Taylor - February 25, 2023
Tonight’s UFC Vegas 70 event is headlined by a middleweight contest featuring Andre Muniz taking on Brendan Allen. Muniz (23-4 MMA) will enter the bout sporting a nine-fight winning streak, his latest being a unanimous decision victory over Uriah Hall in July of last year. ‘Sergipano’ has gone a perfect 5-0 thus far in his UFC career.
UFC Vegas 70 Results: Tatiana Suarez stops Montana De La Rosa in Round 2 (Video)
Chris Taylor - February 25, 2023
Tonight’s UFC Vegas 70 main card features a women’s flyweight fight between Tatiana Suarez and Montana De La Rosa. Suarez (9-0 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since June of 2019, where she defeated Nina Nunes by unanimous decision. That win was preceded by a TKO victory over former UFC champion Carla Esparza.
UFC Vegas 70 loses main event fight between Nikita Krylov and Ryan Spann
Chris Taylor - February 25, 2023
Tonight’s UFC Vegas 70 event was supposed to be headlined by a key light heavyweight matchup featuring Nikita Krylov taking on Ryan Spann. Unfortunately for fight fans, news just broke that Krylov has been forced to withdraw from the contest due to illness.
BKFC 36 Results: Alan Belcher KO's Arnold Adams (Video)
Chris Taylor - February 24, 2023
Tonight’s BKFC 36 event is headlined by a heavyweight title fight featuring Alan Belcher challenging Arnold Adams. Belcher has gone a perfect 3-0 since entering the Bare-Knuckle Boxing scene. ‘The Talent’ scored a sensational first-round knockout victory over Frank Tate in his most recent effort last June (see that here).
Ryan Spann admits he's unsure of Nikita Krylov's style ahead of UFC Vegas 70 headliner: "He's just the name that came up"
Josh Evanoff - February 24, 2023
UFC light-heavyweight contender Ryan Spann doesn’t really know much about Nikita Krylov. However, he doesn’t really care. ‘Superman’ has been out of the octagon since his clash with Dominick Reyes at UFC 281. In the light-heavyweight showcase last November, Spann picked up the biggest win of his career thus far. Less than two minutes into the first round, he scored a devastating knockout victory over ‘The Devastator’.
Jake Paul believes fight with Nate Diaz will be made after return against Tommy Fury: "I think they are ready"
Josh Evanoff - February 24, 2023
PFL’s Jake Paul believes his clash with Nate Diaz will be made after this weekend. ‘The Problem Child’ is slated to return to the ring this Sunday night in Saudi Arabia against Tommy Fury. While it’ll be the first time the two share the ring, it’s not the first time they’ve been scheduled to clash. For their two prior meetings, ‘TNT’ withdrew due to injury and visa issues.
Alexander Hernandez plans to return to featherweight after win over Jim Miller, says he needed to figure out "why" he was fighting
Cole Shelton - February 24, 2023
Alexander Hernandez had to figure out why he was fighting. Hernandez broke into the UFC with an upset KO win over Beneil Dariush on short-notice. After the win, Hernandez was thrown into the deep end and has since had many ups and downs. Yet, after losing two in a row in 2022, he said he needed self-redemption, so he decided to step up on short notice to face Jim Miller at UFC Vegas 69.
Josh Watson doubts Greg Hardy will fight in BKFC again, expects to face Ben Rothwell after KO win
Cole Shelton - February 24, 2023
Josh Watson figured Greg Hardy would overlook him at KnuckleMania 3. Hardy was making his BKFC debut against Watson who was 1-1 in the sans gloves promotion. When Watson was offered Hardy he was surprised, but was excited about the matchup. Yet, he knew he was likely picked because BKFC thought he would lose to Hardy.
Tyron Woodley shares his thoughts on Edwards-Usman 3, questions why he never got an immediate rematch
Cole Shelton - February 24, 2023
Tyron Woodley has noticed a ton of champions get a rematch after they lose their belt and now questions why he didn’t get one. Woodley lost his welterweight title at UFC 235 to Kamaru Usman and after the loss, Usman went on to face Colby Covington. Yet, after Usman lost his title to Leon Edwards, he will now get an immediate rematch on March 18 at UFC 286, in a fight Woodley believes Usman will have success in.
Chris Curtis admittedly “salty” about Raul Rosas Jr’s UFC 287 main card placement: “That bout order is completely f**ked”
Susan Cox - February 24, 2023
Chris Curtis is admittedly ‘salty’ about Raul Rosas Jr.’s UFC 287 main card placement. Curtis and Rosas are both set to compete on Saturday, March 4th at UFC 287 which takes place at the Miami-Dade Arena in Miami, Florida.
UFC Vegas 70: ‘Krylov vs. Spann” Weigh-in Results
Susan Cox - February 24, 2023
The Octagon remains in Nevada for Saturday’s UFC Vegas 70 event, a now twelve-bout fight card headlined by Nikita Krylov vs. Ryan Spann. It was to be a thirteen-bout fight card, but the preliminary bout between Jose Johnson and Garret Armfield was scrapped due to medical issues.
Report | Dana White’s Power Slap set to lose current TV time slot behind AEW Dynamite
Susan Cox - February 24, 2023
It has been reported that Dana White’s Power Slap League is set to lose it’s current TV time slot behind AEW Dynamite. The often controversial series first debuted on January 18th and has had mixed reviews.
Erin Blanchfield reacts to Jessica Andrade's breast slip claim: "Sometimes when people lose like that, they have to try to find every little reason of maybe why"
Jeffrey Walter - February 23, 2023
Surging women’s flyweight contender Erin Blanchfield picked up the biggest win of her UFC career last Saturday when she submitted Jessica Andrade. Blanchfield (11-1 MMA) was returning to the Octagon for the first time since scoring an impressive first-round submission win over Molly McCann at November’s UFC 281 event. That victory had improved Blanchfield’s win streak to seven in a row, with four of those wins coming under the UFC banner.
Jasmine Jasudavicius hopes to rebook Cortney Casey fight after UFC Vegas 70, focused on just beating Gabriella Fernandes not a 50k bonus
Cole Shelton - February 23, 2023
Jasmine Jasudavicius was disappointed when Cortney Casey withdrew from their UFC Vegas 70 fight. Jasudavicius was set to face Casey this Saturday, but the veteran was forced to withdraw from the contest and was replaced by UFC newcomer Gabriella Fernandes. The news though was disappointing as the Canadian was eager to fight a well-known veteran.
Ryan Spann reveals UFC originally offered him Jan Blachowicz before Jiri Prochazka's injury forced changes at light heavyweight
Cole Shelton - February 23, 2023
Ryan Spann is set to headline UFC Vegas 70 against Nikita Krylov on Saturday but that was not always the plan. According to Spann, after he knocked out Dominick Reyes at UFC 281 in November, he was offered to fight Jan Blachowicz. However, when Jiri Prochazka got hurt and vacated the belt, the UFC was forced to make some big changes to the division, which included Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev for the vacant belt.
Jon Jones claims Francis Ngannou "didn’t believe in himself" which is why the fight didn't happen: "He had the opportunity to face me but he opted out"
Cole Shelton - February 23, 2023
Jon Jones has a reason as to why the Francis Ngannou fight didn’t happen. Ever since Ngannou became the heavyweight champ and Jones announced he was moving up to heavyweight, the hope was the fight would happen. But, after contract negotiations stalled, Ngannou was released from his deal and instead, Jones will now face Ciryl Gane at UFC 285 for the vacant belt.
Jon Jones reveals his top-five greatest MMA fighters of all-time: "I appreciate his existence"
Josh Evanoff - February 23, 2023
Former UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones has revealed his greatest of all-time list. ‘Bones’ is slated to return to the octagon next month at UFC 285. In his first bout in over three years, Jones will be making the jump to heavyweight to face Ciryl Gane. The two will battle for the vacant heavyweight championship, left inactive after Francis Ngannou left the promotion last month.