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UFC Vegas 9 Results: Ovince Saint Preux brutally KO's Alonzo Menifield (Video)
Chris Taylor - September 5, 2020
Tonight’s UFC Vegas 9 co-main event features former UFC interim light heavyweight title challenger Ovince Saint Preux taking on Alonzo Menifield. Saint Preux (24-14 MMA) will enter tonight’s contest looking to rebound, this after suffering a split decision loss to Ben Rothwell in his most recent outing. Prior to his setback to ‘Big Ben’, ‘OSP’ was coming off a submission victory over Michal Oleksiejczuk while utilizing his infamous Von Flue choke.
UFC fighter Jared Gordon reveals he was brutally raped by a man at age 9
Chris Taylor - September 5, 2020
UFC fighter Jared Gordon did an incredibly brave thing this afternoon when he revealed the horrifying tale of how he was raped by a man at age of nine. The UFC featherweight standout, Gordon (16-4 MMA), took to his official Instagram page where he detailed the afwul crime which he says ruined his life.
UFC Vegas 9: 'Overeem vs. Sakai' Live Results and Highlights
Chris Taylor - September 5, 2020
The Octagon remains in Nevada for tonight’s UFC Vegas 9 event, a seven-bout fight card headlined by heavyweights Alistair Overeem and Augusto Sakai. Overeem (46-18 MMA) will enter tonight’s headliner looking to build off the momentum of his recent TKO victory over Walt Harris. The former UFC heavyweight title challenger, ‘The Reem’, has gone 3-1 over his past four Octagon appearances, with his lone loss in that time coming to Jairzinho Rozenstruik.
UFC releases official statement following multiple bout cancellations for tonight's UFC Vegas 9 event
Chris Taylor - September 5, 2020
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has released an official statement following multiple bout cancellations related to tonight’s UFC Vegas 9 event. The negative news started to flow in early this morning when reports surfaced that Kevin Natividad had been forced out of his slated main card bout with Brian Kelleher for undisclosed reasons.
Chael Sonnen shares interesting wrinkle regarding his submission loss to Anderson Silva at UFC 117
Chris Taylor - September 5, 2020
Chael Sonnen was the victim of one of the greatest comebacks in mixed martial arts history when he lost to Anderson Silva at UFC 117. The highly anticipated middleweight title fight, which took place in August of 2010, served as Sonnen’s first shot at UFC gold.
UFC Vegas 9 loses Main Card bout on just hours notice
Chris Taylor - September 5, 2020
The main card of tonight’s UFC Vegas 9 event just took a hit as a planned lightweight bout between Jalin Turner and Thiago Moises has been cancelled. Just hours before the commencement of tonight’s event mixed martial arts journalist Ana Hissa took to Twitter with the breaking news.
Chael Sonnen shares some advice for UFC welterweight standouts Leon Edwards and Neil Magny
Chris Taylor - September 5, 2020
Former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen has shared some advice for perennial welterweight contenders Leon Edwards and Neil Magny. Despite being on an impressive eight-fight win streak, the Birmingham native in Edwards has not stepped foot in the Octagon since defeating Rafael dos Anjos by unanimous decision in July of 2019.
Kevin Natividad pulled from UFC Vegas 9 main card bout with Brian Kelleher
Chris Taylor - September 5, 2020
Tonight’s UFC Vegas 9 event has endured a last minute change as Kevin Natividad has been forced to pull out of his slated main card bout with Brian Kelleher. No reason for Natividad’s late removal from the fight card has been given as of this time.
Video | Zelim Imadaev slaps Michel Pereira in heated UFC faceoff
Cole Shelton - September 4, 2020
Zelim Imadaev and Michel Pereira had a heated faceoff ahead of their UFC Vegas 9 fight. Ahead of Saturday nights card, many fans have already circled this fight as being the Fight of the Night. Both men have been known to be flashy inside the Octagon and both have insane knockout power.
Dana White unveils plans for next two Khamzat Chimaev fights
Tom Taylor - September 4, 2020
UFC President Dana White has revealed his immediate plans for Khamzat Chimaev, arguably the hottest prospect in the UFC at present. Chimaev was the breakout star of the UFC’s four-event stint on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi this past July, picking up a pair of stoppage wins over John Phillips at middleweight and Rhys McKee at welterweight in the span of less than two weeks. Ever since, fight fans have been dying to know what will be next for him.
Ovince Saint Preux believes former foe Jon Jones will have success at heavyweight: "He can definitely pick them apart"
Cole Shelton - September 4, 2020
Ovince Saint Preux believes his former opponent, Jon Jones will have success at heavyweight if he does end up moving up in weight. Saint Preux and Jones fought at UFC 197 in 2016 for the interim lightweight title. It was “Bones'” first fight back from USADA suspension and was able to get the decision win.
UFC rankings update: Aleksandar Rakic rises, Robbie Lawler plummets
Tom Taylor - September 4, 2020
The official UFC rankings have been updated after last weekend’s UFC Vegas 8 card at the Apex facility, and as expected there’s been quite a bit of movement. Most notably, Aleksandar Rakic can now call himself a top-5 light heavyweight after beating up former title challenger Anthony Smith in the card’s main event.
Israel Adesanya reveals simple strategy for Paulo Costa fight
Tom Taylor - September 4, 2020
UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has a very simple strategy for his UFC 253 title defense against Paulo Costa: hit him until he falls. Adesanya was asked about his plans for the fight, which headlines the September 26th UFC 253 card, in an interview with SCMP MMA.
UFC Vegas 9 weigh in results: All fights official
Tom Taylor - September 4, 2020
On Saturday night, the UFC will be back in our lives with the under-the-radar UFC Vegas 9 card out of the promotion’s Apex facility. The card will be headlined by a compelling heavyweight scrap between ranked contenders Alistair Overeem and Augusto Sakai. Overeem, the former Strikeforce, Dream and K-1 heavyweight champion, will enter the fight with a TKO win over Walt Harris in the rear-view, and is adamant he’s got one more UFC title run left in him. The once-beaten Sakai, on the other hand, is riding four straight wins in the Octagon, having recently bested Chase Sherman, Andrei Arlovski, Marcin Tybura and Blagoy Ivanov.
Dana White clears up women's bantamweight title contendership picture
Tom Taylor - September 4, 2020
UFC President Dana White has shed some light on who is likely next for women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes. Nunes has looked more or less unbeatable since capturing the bantamweight strap, authoring impressive title defenses against Ronda Rousey, Valentina Shevchenko, Raquel Pennington, Holly Holm, and Germaine de Randamie—and that doesn’t include her work up in the featherweight division, where she’s also the champion.
Michelle Waterson vs. Angela Hill promoted to five-round UFC Vegas 10 main event
Cole Shelton - September 4, 2020
Michelle Waterson will be headlining another UFC show. After next Saturday’s main event between Thiago Santos and Glover Teixeira was postponed due to a positive COVID-19 test, the UFC has found its new main event. Multiple sources confirm to BJPENN.com that Waterson vs. Hill has been promoted to the main event. The fight will also be five rounds. Ariel Helwani of ESPN has also confirmed the fight will serve as the main event.
Phil Baroni forced out of BKFC 12 main event, Thiago Alves receives new opponent
Harry Kettle - September 4, 2020
Julian Lane has stepped in to fight Thiago Alves in the main event of BKFC 12 after veteran Phil Baroni dropped out. Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship continues to serve as the leading promotion for bare knuckle combat, and at their upcoming September 11th show, they’re hoping to really cement their return with an event that blows fans away.
UFC releases official poster for Colby Covington vs. Tyron Woodley
Natasha Hooper - September 4, 2020
The UFC has released the official poster for Colby Covington and Tyron Woodley’s upcoming fight. The former teammates turned rivals will finally face off in an eagerly anticipated fight at UFC Vegas 11 on Saturday 19 September. Their grudge match will take place at the UFC APEX area in Las Vegas in the main event.