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Pros react after Marvin Vettori defeats Jack Hermansson at UFC Vegas 16
Chris Taylor - December 5, 2020
Tonight’s UFC Vegas 16 event was headlined by a middleweight bout between perennial division contenders Jack Hermansson and Marvin Vettori. Hermansson (21-5 MMA) was most previously seen in action this past July where he scored a sensation first round submission victory over Kelvin Gastelum. Prior that win, ‘The Joker’ had suffered a TKO loss to Jared Cannonier which snapped a four-fight win streak.
UFC Vegas 16 Results: Marvin Vettori defeats Jack Hermansson (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - December 5, 2020
Tonight’s UFC Vegas 16 event is headlined by a key middleweight bout between perennial division contenders Jack Hermansson and Marvin Vettori. Hermansson (21-5 MMA) was most recently seen in action this past July where he scored a sensation first round submission victory over Kelvin Gastelum. Prior that win, ‘The Joker’ was coming off a TKO loss to perennial division contender Jared Cannonier.
Pros react after Jamahal Hill TKO's Ovince Saint Preux at UFC Vegas 16
Chris Taylor - December 5, 2020
Tonight’s UFC Vegas 16 event was co-headlined by a light heavyweight bout featuring veteran Ovince Saint Preux taking on undefeated prospect Jamahal Hill. ‘OSP’ had missed weight by 1.5 pounds for tonight’s fight and thus had to forfeit twenty percent of his purse to his opponent.
UFC Vegas 16 Results: Jamahal Hill stops Ovince Saint Preux in Round 2 (Video)
Chris Taylor - December 5, 2020
Tonight’s UFC Vegas 16 event is co-headlined by a light heavyweight bout featuring veteran Ovince Saint Preux taking on Contender Series standout Jamahal Hill. ‘OSP’ missed weight by 1.5 pounds for the fight and is thus forced to forfeit twenty percent of his purse to his opponent.
UFC Vegas 16 down to 8 total bouts after losing two more fights
Chris Taylor - December 5, 2020
You know the old saying “when it rains it pours”, well that certainly suits tonight’s UFC Vegas 16: ‘Hermansson vs. Vettori’ event. In the span of the past twenty-minutes, the UFC Vegas 16 lineup has gone from 11 scheduled contests down to a total of 8.
Breaking! UFC Vegas 16 is down to ten total fights
Chris Taylor - December 5, 2020
Tonight’s UFC Vegas 16 event just took another hit as news broke moments ago that featherweight Movsar Evloev is no longer eligible to compete. Evleov (13-0 MMA) was slated to compete against Nate Landwehr in the opening bout of tonight’s main card but has been forced out after testing positive for Covid-19.
Sean O'Malley claims he was offered Thomas Almeida for UFC 258, but 'Thominhas' turned him down
Chris Taylor - December 5, 2020
UFC bantamweight standout Sean O’Malley claims he was offered a bout with Thomas Almeida for UFC 258, but ‘Thominhas’ turned him down. O’Malley (12-1 MMA) suffered the first loss of his professional career in his most recent effort back at UFC 252, this after being stopped by Chito Vera in the very first round. ‘Sugar’ also endured a foot injury during the defeat, but says he is now fully healed an back in training.
UFC Vegas 16: 'Hermansson vs. Vettori' Live Results and Highlights
Chris Taylor - December 5, 2020
The Octagon remains in Nevada for tonight’s UFC Vegas 16 event, an eleven-bout fight card headlined by Jack Hermansson vs Marvin Vettori. Hermansson (21-5 MMA) was most recently seen in action this past July where he scored a sensation first round submission victory over Kelvin Gastelum. Prior that win, ‘The Joker’ was coming off a TKO loss to perennial division contender Jared Cannonier.
Breaking! Former bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz set to return at UFC 259 against Casey Kenney
Chris Taylor - December 5, 2020
Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz will be returning to the Octagon at UFC 259 on March 6, 2021. The news comes from MMAJunkie, who reported moments ago that ‘The Dominator’ will square off with Casey Kenney.
Colby Covington has a message for those who doubt he would make LeBron James "eat the canvas"
Chris Taylor - December 5, 2020
Former UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington shared a message for anyone doubting that he could destroy LeBron James. Following Jake Paul’s nasty knockout victory over former NBA player Nate Robinson at last weekend’s ‘Tyson vs. Jones Jr.’ event, Covington shared the following statement on social media.
UFC cuts continue as four more fighters part ways with the promotion
Chris Taylor - December 4, 2020
Dana White and the UFC continue to make cuts to their current roster as four more fighters have parted ways with the promotion. When UFC Flyweight contender Jussier Formiga received his walking papers last month it came as a shock to many fans and analysts. That trend repeated itself earlier this evening when news broke that the UFC had parted ways with former title challenger Yoel Romero.
Pros react after the UFC parts ways with Yoel Romero
Chris Taylor - December 4, 2020
Earlier this evening shocking news came out that the UFC had parted ways with former middleweight title challenger Yoel Romoero. ESPN’s Ariel Helwani released the following information on Twitter:
UFC procures backup fighter for Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno title fight at UFC 256
Cole Shelton - December 4, 2020
The UFC now has a backup fighter in place for the UFC 256 flyweight title fight between Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno. According to MMAFighting’s Mike Heck, Manel Kape, who was supposed to fight Alexandre Pantoja on Dec. 19 will now be the backup fighter for UFC 256.
UFC Vegas 17 loses another main card fight
Adam Martin - December 4, 2020
The year-end UFC Vegas 17 card has lost another fight as Misha Cirkunov is out of his light heavyweight bout against Ryan Spann due to injury. TSN’s Aaron Bronsteter reported on Friday that Cirkunov suffered an undisclosed injury in training. The Canadian has been forced off the card, where he was scheduled to take on Spann in a battle between two of the top-15 light heavyweights in the UFC. Instead of fighting on December 19, the UFC is now hoping to re-book this battle for February.
Gina Mazany in no rush to move up flyweight ranks after TKO win over Rachael Ostovich
Cole Shelton - December 4, 2020
Gina Mazany is back in the win column. At UFC Vegas 15, Mazany dropped down to flyweight to battle Rachael Ostovich. In the lead-up to the fight, Mazany was unsure how she would feel at 125-pounds but says it was the easiest weight cut of her career and it showed as she TKO’d Ostovich in the third.
Jack Hermansson rooting for Adesanya over Blachowicz: "It would be cooler to beat the double champ"
Cole Shelton - December 4, 2020
Jack Hermansson is okay with Israel Adesanya moving up to light heavyweight to fight Jan Blachowicz. Sometime in early 2021, Adesanya will look to become a champ-champ against Blachowicz. However, many people didn’t get the fight as both men have plenty of options to defend their own titles. Yet, for Hermansson, he is fine with the fight being made as long as the middleweight champion wins.
Petr Yan responds to TJ Dillashaw's title shot demands
Tom Taylor - December 4, 2020
UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan has responded to the former champion TJ Dillashaw’s recent demands for a title shot. Dillashaw has not fought in close to two years, having been suspended for his use of the injectable-only banned substance EPO ahead of a 2019 TKO loss to Henry Cejudo.
Khabib Nurmagomedov lays out plans to create UFC feeder league
Tom Taylor - December 4, 2020
Undefeated lightweight star Khabib Nurmagomedov is hoping to create a feeder league for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Nurmagomedov, who still holds the UFC lightweight title despite retiring in October, recently partook in a press conference in Moscow to announce that he purchased Dagestani MMA promotion Gorilla Fighting Championship, and rebranded it Eagle Fighting Championship.