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Pros react after Edson Barboza KO's Billy Quarantillo at UFC Kansas City
Chris Taylor - April 15, 2023
Tonight’s UFC Kansas City event was co-headlined by a featherweight matchup featuring Edson Barboza taking on Billy Quarantillo. Barboza (23-11 MMA) had entered the contest looking to snap a two-fight losing skid. The feared Brazilian striker had suffered a unanimous decision loss to Bryce Mitchell in his most previous Octagon appearance.
UFC Kansas City Results: Edson Barboza KO's Billy Quarantillo (Video)
Chris Taylor - April 15, 2023
Tonight’s UFC Kansas City event is co-headlined by a featherweight matchup featuring Edson Barboza taking on Billy Quarantillo. Barboza (22-11 MMA) will enter the contest looking to snap a two-fight losing skid, his latest being a unanimous decision loss to Bryce Mitchell. The Brazilian striker last tasted victory at UFC 262 in 2021, when he knocked out Shane Burgos.
UFC Kansas City Results: Ion Cutelaba TKO's Tanner Boser in Round 1 (Video)
Chris Taylor - April 15, 2023
Tonight’s UFC Kansas City main card features a light heavyweight fight between Tanner Boser and Ion Cutelaba. Boser (20-10-1 MMA) will be returning to light heavyweight after going just 1-3 over his past four Octagon appearances. The 31-year-old Canadian will be looking to return to the win column after dropping a split decision to Rodrigo Nascimento in his previous effort.
UFC Kansas City Results: Rafa Garcia defeats Clay Guida (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - April 15, 2023
Tonight’s UFC Kansas City main card is kicked off by a lightweight bout featuring Rafa Garcia taking on Clay Guida. Garcia (15-3 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since earning a unanimous decision victory over Hayisaer Maheshate at December’s UFC Vegas 66 event. The Mexican standout has gone 3-3 since joining the UFC ranks in March of 2021.
Johnny Walker offers to welcome former UFC champion Alex Pereira to light heavyweight: “Whatever it takes”
Harry Kettle - April 15, 2023
UFC fighter Johnny Walker has made it known that he’d be interested in welcoming Alex Pereira to the light heavyweight division. Last weekend at UFC 287, Alex Pereira lost his UFC middleweight championship. He was knocked out cold by Israel Adesanya and as a result of that, ‘Poatan’ announced that his next fight will be up at 205 pounds.
Max Holloway plans to finish or put on a "Kattar-like performance" against Arnold Allen after being called "pillow hands" by fans
Cole Shelton - April 14, 2023
Max Holloway plans to silence some doubters on Saturday night. Holloway is set to headline UFC Kansas City against Arnold Allen in a pivotal scrap at featherweight. The winner could get a title shot next time out, but Holloway has heard all the talk that he is done and needs to either retire or move up to lightweight.
Charles Oliveira vs. Beneil Dariush removed from UFC 288
Cole Shelton - April 14, 2023
Charles Oliveira and Beneil Dariush will not be fighting at UFC 288 after all. According to ESPN Deportes, Oliveira has suffered an injury and his fight against Dariush on May 6 at UFC 288 is off. The report states that the plan is to rebook the fight in the near future as Oliveira’s injury is described as minor but has kept him away from training for a few weeks.
VIDEO | Aljamain Sterling and Raul Rosas Jr. squash their beef in post-UFC 287 training session
Josh Evanoff - April 14, 2023
UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling and Raul Rosas Jr. have squashed the beef. ‘Funk Master’ and ‘El Nino Problema’ have quietly been on bad terms for a while. Following Rosas Jr.’s victory over Jay Perrin in his promotional debut last December, he stated that he felt he could be champion already. Given Sterling’s place atop the division, it’s not surprising he took a bit of offense.
Leon Edwards laughs off talk that he could be stripped of UFC welterweight title: "I’m one that always took every fight"
Josh Evanoff - April 14, 2023
UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards isn’t worried about losing the gold. ‘Rocky’ has been out of the octagon since his trilogy bout with Kamaru Usman last month. In that outing, Edwards scored his second straight win over ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ by unanimous decision. The British star had famously claimed the title by knockout the prior August.
Leon Edwards opens up on his relationship with UFC President Dana White amid Colby Covington controversy: “It's alright, we're not the best pals”
Lewis Simpson - April 14, 2023
UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards opens up on his relationship with UFC President Dana White amid the Colby Covington controversy. In March, at UFC 286, Edwards successfully completed the double over Kamaru Usman, earning a majority decision on the judges’ scorecards. Colby Covington, the UFC’s favourite heel, weighed in as the backup fighter in case anything was to unexpectedly occur.
Steve Garcia eyes TJ Brown or Damon Jackson after TKO win over Shayilan Nuerdanbieke at UFC 287
Cole Shelton - April 14, 2023
Steve Garcia doesn’t understand why he’s always the underdog and overlooked in his fights. At UFC 287, Garcia was once again the underdog as he took on Shayilan Nuerdanbieke. Early on, Nuerdanbieke had success as he got takedowns and even dropped Garcia in the first round.
Gilbert Burns explains why he would prefer to fight Colby Covington for the UFC welterweight title over Leon Edwards
Susan Cox - April 14, 2023
Gilbert Burns is explaining why he would prefer to fight Colby Covington for the UFC welterweight title over Leon Edwards. It was earlier this month at UFC 287 where Gilbert Burns (22-5 MMA) defeated Jorge Masvidal (35-17 MMA) via unanimous decision in the welterweight co-main event.
Chael Sonnen shares some advice for former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker: “You cannot be a Sandhagen”
Harry Kettle - April 14, 2023
MMA analyst Chael Sonnen has given Robert Whittaker some advice regarding a possible fight against Alex Pereira. Last weekend at UFC 287, Alex Pereira was knocked out cold by Israel Adesanya. In the process, he lost his UFC middleweight championship.
Firas Zahabi believes Alex Pereira “might never be the same” after brutal knockout loss to Israel Adesanya at UFC 287: “The way he fell”
Harry Kettle - April 14, 2023
Firas Zahabi feels like Alex Pereira may never be the same following his knockout loss to Israel Adesanya last weekend. Last Saturday night, Israel Adesanya knocked Alex Pereira out cold. In doing so, he recaptured the UFC middleweight championship and finally earned a win over the man who had previously beaten him three times.
Sean Strickland names the one thing he respects about UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya: “”You’re a petty motherf**ker”
Harry Kettle - April 14, 2023
UFC fighter Sean Strickland has named one thing he respects about UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. While he may have had his ups and downs, there’s no denying that Sean Strickland knows how to make some noise. The 32-year-old is constantly going after people on social media and in the last few years, he’s done a great job of raising his profile in the middleweight division.
Loopy Godinez "confident" she beat Cynthia Calvillo at UFC 287 but disappointed how "close" the fight was
Cole Shelton - April 13, 2023
Loopy Godinez is disappointed by how close her fight with Cynthia Calvillo was. Godinez entered the fight coming off a loss to Angela Hill last August, in what she admits was a disappointing fight for her. She was then booked to face Calvillo at UFC 287 in a fight Godinez thought she would dominate in.
Daniel Cormier believes Raul Rosas Jr.'s loss at UFC 287 will benefit him: "It will teach him humility"
Josh Evanoff - April 13, 2023
UFC commentator Daniel Cormier believes Raul Rosas Jr.’s loss was actually a good thing. The bantamweight contender made his return at UFC 287 earlier this month. Rosas Jr. opened up the main card against Christian Rodriguez, in his second promotional bout. ‘El Nino Problema’ scored his first octagon win last year at UFC 282 over Jay Perrin.
Deiveson Figueiredo opts to stay at flyweight and books fight with Manel Kape for UFC 290 in July
Josh Evanoff - April 13, 2023
Former UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo is deciding to stick at 125 pounds. ‘Deus da Guerra’ has been out of action since his fourth fight with Brandon Moreno in January. Heading into the matchup at UFC 283, the series sat at 1-1-1. Furthermore, the bout was the first time two fighters in the company’s history had clashed on four occasions.