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Dana White reacts to Deiveson Figeuiredo's win at UFC 255, plans to have the champ fight again next month
Christopher Taylor - November 21, 2020
Dana White was thoroughly impressed by Deiveson Figeuiredo’s first round submission victory over Alex Perez in the main event of UFC 255. Figueiredo (20-1 MMA) had captured the promotions vacant flyweight title this past July on Fight Island when he scored a first round submission victory over Joseph Benavidez.
UFC 255 Bonus Report: Antonina Shevchenko nets an extra $50k
Chris Taylor - November 21, 2020
The octagon remained in Las Vegas for tonight’s UFC 255 event, a 12-bout fight card headlined by Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Alex Perez. The highly anticipated men’s flyweight title bout did not last long. Figueiredo was able to lock up an arm-in guillotine in the early moments of the opening round and after a slight adjustment of his grip forced Perez to tapout.
Pros react after Deiveson Figueiredo submits Alex Perez at UFC 255
Chris Taylor - November 21, 2020
Tonight’s UFC 255 event was headlined by a flyweight title fight between reigning champ Deiveson Figueiredo and challenger Alex Perez. Figueiredo (20-1 MMA) captured the promotions vacant flyweight title this past July on Fight Island when he scored a first-round submission victory over Joseph Benavidez.
UFC 255 Results: Deiveson Figueiredo submits Alex Perez (Video)
Chris Taylor - November 21, 2020
Tonight’s UFC 255 event is headlined by a flyweight title fight between reigning champ Deiveson Figueiredo and challenger Alex Perez. Figueiredo (19-1 MMA) captured the promotions vacant flyweight title this past July on Fight Island when he scored a first-round submission victory over Joseph Benavidez.
UFC 255 Results: Valentina Shevchenko defeats Jennifer Maia (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - November 21, 2020
A women’s flyweight title fight featuring reigning champion Valentina Shevchenko taking on top contender Jennifer Maia serves as the co-main event of UFC 255. Shevchenko (19-3 MMA) has gone a perfect 5-0 since making the drop to the UFC’s flyweight division. During that stretch, ‘The Bullet’ captured the promotions vacant 125-pound strap by defeating Joanna Jędrzejczyk and has since gone on to defend the strap on three consecutive occasions.
Darren Till reacts after Tim Means defeats Mike Perry at UFC 255
Chris Taylor - November 21, 2020
Darren Till tuned in to watch his former buddy Mike Perry take on Tim Means at tonight’s UFC 255 event in Las Vegas. Till and Perry have had an up and down relationship. The pair started off as training partners and seemed to get along. However, somewhere down the road ‘Platinum’ became upset with the Liverpool native and their relationship turned sour.
Pros react after Tim Means defeats Mike Perry at UFC 255
Chris Taylor - November 21, 2020
A highly anticipated welterweight bout between Mike Perry and Tim Means took place on tonight’s UFC 255 main card from Las Vegas. ‘Platinum’ had missed weight by 4.5 pounds for tonight’s fight card and was thus forced to forfeit 30% of his purse to ‘The Dirty Bird’.
UFC 255 Results: Tim Means defeats Mike Perry (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - November 21, 2020
A highly anticipated welterweight bout between Mike Perry and Tim Means takes place on tonight’s UFC 255 main card from Las Vegas. ‘Platinum’ missed weight by 4.5 pounds for tonight’s fight card and is thus forced to forfeit 30% of his purse to ‘The Dirty Bird’.
UFC 255 Results: Paul Craig TKO's Shogun Rua (Video)
Chris Taylor - November 21, 2020
A light heavyweight rematch between former division champion Shogun Rua and surging contender Paul Craig kicks off tonight’s UFC 255 pay-per-view. Rua (27-11-1 MMA) is coming off a split-decision victory over Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in his most recent effort this past July. The former UFC and PRIDE champion, Shogun, has gone 2-0-1 over his last three fights overall, with his lone draw in the time coming to Craig.
Photo | Alan Jouban reveals injuries suffered in UFC 255 war with Jared Gooden
Christopher Taylor - November 21, 2020
UFC veteran Alan Jouban returned to the Octagon on tonight’s UFC prelims for a welterweight contest with Jared Gooden. The bout marked Jouban’s first since suffering a split-decision setback to Dwight Grant in April of 2019.
Dana White lists four potential opponents for Khabib Nurmagomedov's final fight
Chris Taylor - November 21, 2020
UFC President Dana White has listed four potential opponents for Khabib Nurmagomedov’s final fight in mixed martial arts. Despite the fact that ‘The Eagle’ announced his retirement following his submission victory over Justin Gaethje, the brash UFC boss has remained adamant that Khabib will compete again.
Opening odds released for Charles Oliveira vs. Tony Ferguson
Chris Taylor - November 21, 2020
The opening odds have been released for December’s highly anticipated lightweight scrap between Charles Oliveira and Tony Ferguson. Late yesterday evening, ESPN’s Brett Okamoto revealed on Twitter that a lightweight bout between Tony Ferguson and Charles Oliveira was being finalized for UFC 256 on December 12.
UFC 255: 'Figueiredo vs. Perez' Live Results and Highlights
Chris Taylor - November 21, 2020
The Octagon remains in Las Vegas for tonight’s UFC 255 event, a twelve-bout fight card headlined by Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Alex Perez. Figueiredo (19-1 MMA) captured the promotions vacant flyweight title this past July on Fight Island when he scored a first-round submission victory over Joseph Benavidez.
Israel Adesanya goes off on MMA manager for being a “clout trout”
Adam Martin - November 20, 2020
UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya went off on manager Abe Kawa in a social media rant, accusing the agent of being a “clout trout.” Adesanya will be providing analysis for next weekend’s Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. boxing exhibition match. However, according to Kawa, his client Jorge Masvidal was offered the opportunity to be an analyst first and he turned it down. Adesanya did not like what Kawa said and took it as an opportunity to reveal that in 2018, Kawa tried to recruit Adesanya to his stable of fighters at First Round Management. He posted screenshots, too.
Breaking! Tony Ferguson set to return on December 12 against surging contender Charles Oliveira
Chris Taylor - November 20, 2020
Former UFC interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson has been granted his wish to compete on December’s UFC 256 pay-per-view event. The exciting news comes from ESPN’s Brett Okamoto who revealed on Twitter that a lightweight bout between Tony Ferguson and Charles Oliveira is being finalized for UFC 256, per UFC President Dana White.
Video | Alex Pereira, the lone man to KO Israel Adesanya, scores another nasty knockout
Adam Martin - November 20, 2020
GLORY kickboxing ace Alex Pereira, the lone man to knockout Israel Adesanya, made his LFA debut on Friday night and scored another nasty KO. Pereira is the GLORY kickboxing middleweight and interim light heavyweight champion at the moment, but he is also an MMA fighter with a 2-1 record. Alex recently spoke to BJPenn.com and indicated that he was planning on taking more MMA fights, as he disclosed that he can take two fights a year with LFA as part of his current GLORY deal. On Friday night at LFA 95, Pereira took advantage of that clause in his contract when he made his promotional debut against Thomas Powell, a fight where Pereira scored a crazy KO.
Mike Perry responds after fight fan suggests: "The world would be a better place without you"
Chris Taylor - November 20, 2020
UFC welterweight Mike Perry (14-6 MMA) has had a rough couple of weeks ahead of his UFC 255 contest with Tim Means (30-12-1 MMA). Ten days ago, ‘Platinum’ took to Twitter where he revealed that he still had twenty-five pounds to cut for his fight with Means on November 21.
Conor McGregor will box Manny Pacquiao in 2021 according to manager
Cole Shelton - November 20, 2020
Conor McGregor and Manny Pacquiao will have their boxing match in 2021. Both McGregor and Pacquiao have expressed interest in the bout for quite some time. Now, given they are both repped by Paradigm, Audie Attar, revealed in an interview they would be boxing one another next year.