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Jan Blachowicz reacts after Glover Teixeira submits Thiago Santos
Christopher Taylor - November 7, 2020
Newly crowned UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz was clearly watching tonight’s UFC Vegas 13 headliner between Thiago Santos and Glover Teixeira. Blachowicz most previous loss had comes at the hands of Santos back in February of 2019, so it was no surprise he tuned in to catch the scrap.
Pros react after Glover Teixeira stops Thiago Santos at UFC Vegas 13
Chris Taylor - November 7, 2020
Tonight’s UFC Vegas 13 event was headlined by a key light heavyweight bout featuring former division title challengers Thiago Santos and Glover Teixeira. Santos (21-8 MMA) was returning to action for the first time since UFC 239 in July of 2019, where he suffered a split-decision setback in his effort to dethrone Jon Jones of the promotions light heavyweight title. Prior to the setback, which left ‘Marreta’ needing knee surgery, the Brazilian had strung together a four-fight winning streak. During that impressive run Thiago Santos had picked up a TKO victory over reigning light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz.
UFC Vegas 13 Results: Glover Teixeira stops Thiago Santos (Video)
Chris Taylor - November 7, 2020
Tonight’s UFC Vegas 13 event is headlined by a key light heavyweight bout featuring former division title challengers Thiago Santos and Glover Teixeira. Santos (21-7 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since UFC 239 in July of 2019, where he suffered a split-decision setback in his effort to dethrone Jon Jones of the promotions light heavyweight title. Prior to the setback, which left ‘Marreta’ needing knee surgery, the Brazilian was riding a four-fight winning streak. During that impressive run Thiago Santos picked up a TKO victory over reigning light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz.
Pros react after Andrei Arlovski defeats Tanner Boser at UFC Vegas 13
Chris Taylor - November 7, 2020
A heavyweight bout featuring former division champion Andrei Arlovski taking on Canadian Tanner Boser co-headlined UFC Vegas 13. Arlovski (29-19 MMA) entered tonight’s event coming off a unanimous decision win over Philipe Lins in his most recent Octagon appearance back in May. That victory had put ‘The Pitbull’ back in the win column, as he had previously suffered a brutal first round knockout loss to Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC 244.
Mike Perry unloads on Darren Till for pulling out of Jack Hermansson fight
Christopher Taylor - November 7, 2020
Mike Perry had some choice words for Darren Till after the Liverpool native pulled out of his scheduled UFC fight with Jack Hermansson. Till (18-3-1 MMA) was slated to square off with the ‘The Joker’ on December 5, but was forced to withdraw from the contest due to injury.
UFC Vegas 13 Results: Max Griffin nearly removes Ramiz Brahimaj's ear with TKO (Video)
Chris Taylor - November 7, 2020
A welterweight bout between Max Griffin and Ramiz Brahimaj served as the second contest of today’s UFC Vegas 13 prelims. Griffin (16-8 MMA) had entered the contest on a two-fight losing streak, his most recent being a split decision loss to Alex Oliveira.
Fighters react after Joe Biden announces victory in U.S. election
Chris Taylor - November 7, 2020
Professional fighters have shared their respective reactions after Joe Biden was announced President-elect by most major news organizations. The 77-year-old Democrat, Biden, took to Twitter earlier today where he shared the following statement.
Video | Sergei Kharitonov faceplants Oli Thompson with nasty KO
Chris Taylor - November 7, 2020
Heavyweight veteran Sergei Kharitonov squared off with Oli Thompson at today’s Parus Fighting Championship event in Abu Dhabi. The result was a nasty first round knockout for the 40-year-old Russian legend.
Bryan Barberena undergoes emergency surgery, forced out of scheduled UFC bout
Chris Taylor - November 7, 2020
UFC welterweight Bryan Barberena is out of his scheduled fight with Daniel Rodriguez on November 14 after requiring emergency surgery. Barberena (15-7 MMA) was forced to undergo emergency surgery due to internal bleeding from a couple ruptured arteries in his omentum.
Michael Chandler plays tweet and delete after taking a jab at the Presidential Election
Chris Taylor - November 6, 2020
Michael Chandler may be new to the UFC, but he has already taken a page out of Jon Jones and Conor McGregor’s playbook by playing tweet and delete. The former Bellator lightweight champion, Chandler (21-5 MMA), took to Twitter during the Presidential Election on Tuesday where he shared the following take which was later deleted.
UFC Vegas 13: 'Santos vs. Teixeira' Live Results and Highlights
Chris Taylor - November 6, 2020
The Octagon remains in Nevada for tonight’s UFC Vegas 13 event, an eleven-bout fight card headlined by Thiago Santos vs. Glover Teixeira. Santos (21-7 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since UFC 239 in July of 2019, where he suffered a split-decision setback in his effort to dethrone Jon Jones of the promotions light heavyweight title. Prior to the setback, which left ‘Marreta’ needing knee surgery, the Brazilian was riding a four-fight winning streak. During that impressive run Thiago Santos picked up a TKO victory over reigning light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz.
UFC Fighters go to bat for Donald Trump following claims of election fraud
Chris Taylor - November 6, 2020
Several UFC fighters, including Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal, have thrown their support behind Donald Trump following his allegations of election fraud. Donald Trump and former United States Vice President Joe Biden have been in a tight race to determine the country’s next President.
Andrei Arlovski ready to go on another UFC heavyweight title run
Cole Shelton - November 6, 2020
Andrei Arlovski believes his prime is still ahead of him. At 41-years-old, Arlovski is still competing in the UFC and fighting top-ranked heavyweights. Although he is just 4-9 and one no-contest in his last 15 contests, Arlovski is still confident he can turn back the clock and go on another run to win the heavyweight title just like George Foreman did in boxing at age 45 and defended his belt until 48.
Alexander Hernandez ready to show the world version 2.0 after his "best performance in the UFC"
Cole Shelton - November 6, 2020
Alexander Hernandez believes he is now on version 2.0 as a fighter. At UFC Vegas 12 on Halloween night, Hernandez returned to the win column with a first-round TKO win over Chris Gruetzemacher. It was the first fight Hernandez had as a Factory X fighter and knows he is a completely different fighter now.
Ian Heinisch calls for Khamzat Chimaev fight: "If he wants to test himself against a middleweight, I’m a top-15 guy"
Cole Shelton - November 6, 2020
Ian Heinisch is hoping to fight Khamzat Chimaev the next time the Swede fights at middleweight. Before Chimaev was booked to fight Leon Edwards at welterweight, he said he was having a tough time getting an opponent. However, Heinisch says that is not true as he and Neil Magny made it clear they wanted that fight.
Darren Till releases statement after pulling out of Jack Hermansson fight with an injury
Cole Shelton - November 6, 2020
Darren Till has released a statement after pulling out his December 5 main event scrap against Jack Hermansson. Till had been dealing with a knee injury prior and took to his Instagram stories to say his knee went out again. He then also wished both Hermansson and Kevin Holland well on Twitter.
Robert Whittaker: UFC "twisted my words around," title shot is "my right"
Tom Taylor - November 6, 2020
Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker wants a chance to reclaim the belt, and doesn’t know why UFC President Dana White suggested otherwise. Whittaker is now 2-0 since losing the middleweight title to the division’s reigning champ Israel Adesanya, having rebounded with a pair of decision wins over top contenders Darren Till and Jared Cannonier.
Joe Rogan is "a big fan" of Jorge Masvidal: "He's a monster"
Tom Taylor - November 6, 2020
UFC commentator Joe Rogan is a big fan of Jorge Masvidal, who currently holds the No. 4 spot in the promotion’s welterweight rankings. Rogan got to talking about Masvidal on the latest episode of the JRE MMA Show with his his guest, MMA analyst Luke Thomas.