Brandon Moreno Wins Interim Title With TKO Victory

Brandon Moreno showed that he was a former flyweight champion by defeating Kai Kara-France in the co-main event of UFC 277 on Saturday for the interim flyweight title via third-round TKO stoppage. In 14:34 of action, Moreno tallied 58 significant strikes (59 total strikes) and whiffed on all three of his takedown tries. The victory […]

Derrick Lewis Takes TKO Loss At UFC 277

Though Derrick Lewis was in a rough situation less than one minute into his UFC 277 matchup on Saturday against Sergei Pavlovich, many people, including Dana White, believed the stoppage victory awarded to Pavlovich was a bit premature with Lewis still in the fight. Regardless, the loss still goes to Lewis, who has now lost […]

Sergei Pavlovich Earns First-Round Stoppage Saturday

Less than one minute was all it took for Sergei Pavlovich to stun the crowd in attendance at UFC 277 on Saturday by defeating Derrick Lewis via first-round TKO stoppage. Many, including UFC president Dana White, questioned the stoppage, stating it seemed to come way too early. Regardless, Pavlovich's 15 significant strikes in 55 seconds […]

Alex Perez Suffers First-Round Loss

Maybe the 20-month Octagon absence for Alex Perez did not do him any favors at UFC 277 on Saturday, when he dropped his main-card showing to Alexandre Pantoja while suffering a first-round submission loss. In 1:31 of action, Perez was able to land 10 significant strikes but spent 1:06 in the control of Pantoja before […]

Alexandre Pantoja Stakes Claim For Title Contention

In the main card's only submission on Saturday, Alexandre Pantoja put an exclamation point on the claim that he should be in the title talks for the UFC's flyweight title by submitting Alex Perez in their first-round matchup at UFC 277. In 1:31 of action, Pantoja landed eight significant strikes but had 1:06 of control […]

Anthony Smith Suffers TKO Loss

Anthony Smith's three-fight winning streak came to an end on Saturday at the hands of fourth-ranked Magomed Ankalaev in the main-card opener of UFC 277. In 8:09 of total action, Smith only landed 18 significant strikes compared to that of Ankalaev's 46. The fifth-ranked Smith really had no answers to the takedown defense and striking […]

Magomed Ankalaev Dominates On Saturday

Moving his winning streak to nine, Magomed Ankalaev earned a huge second-round TKO victory over top-tier light heavyweight Anthony Smith to open up the main card of UFC 277 on Saturday. In 8:09 of total action, Ankalaev tallied 46 significant strikes (64 total strikes) while absorbing only 18 significant strikes. Ranked fourth before his matchup […]

Amanda Nunes Seeking Revenge On Saturday

Considered by many to be the women's GOAT in the world of mixed martial arts, Amanda Nunes will return to action in the main event of UFC 277 on Saturday in an attempt to recapture her bantamweight title after a shocking loss to Julianna Pena at UFC 269 in December of last year. Prior to […]

Julianna Pena Hoping To Shock The World Again

Julianna Pena (11-4) will defend her UFC women's bantamweight title on Saturday in the main event at UFC 277 against the woman she defeated for the crown, Amanda Nunes, in what many may consider one of the biggest upsets in UFC history. In their first matchup, Pena scored a second-round submission victory (rear-naked choke) to […]

Brandon Moreno Has A Chance To Earn Interim Title

After dropping the UFC flyweight title in his last contest, Brandon Moreno (19-6-2) will have the opportunity to become the interim champion if he can defeat Kai Kara-France in Saturday's co-main event at UFC 277. Prior to the loss, Moreno had not suffered defeat in his previous seven bouts. Dangerous on the mat, 11 of […]

Kai Kara-France Set For Co-Main-Event Showing

On a three-fight winning streak (two coming via first-round knockout), Kai Kara-France (24-9) finds himself in the co-main event of UFC 277 on Saturday in hopes of capturing the interim flyweight title over Brandon Moreno. In their first meeting, Moreno earned a unanimous-decision victory back in December of 2019. The City Kickboxing product has scored […]

Sergei Pavlovich Can Make A Big Climb In Division

Since losing his UFC debut, Sergei Pavlovich (15-1) has won three fights since, all by first-round knockout. His loss to Alistair Overeem is the only loss of his professional career. A dangerous striker like his opponent Derrick Lewis, 12 of Pavlovich's 15 wins have come by knockout/TKO, with all 12 coming in the first round […]

Derrick Lewis Set For Very Important Matchup

With losses in two of his last three contests, it is more important than ever for Derrick Lewis (26-9) to secure a victory at UFC 277 on Saturday. With a knockout always within reach for the Black Beast, 21 of his 26 career wins have come by KO/TKO. Lewis' opponent, Sergei Pavlovich, has won his […]

Alex Perez Returns To Action At UFC 277

It has been nearly 20 months since we have seen Alex Perez (24-6) in action, but he returns to the main card of UFC 277  on Saturday with a huge opportunity to find himself in title contention when he faces Alexandre Pantoja. Perez has not secured a victory since June of 2020 when he defeated […]

Alexandre Pantoja Could Find Himself Atop The Contender's List

With the men's interim flyweight title on the line in Saturday night's co-main event, the UFC 277 main-card matchup for Alexandre Pantoja (24-5) could put him in line for a title shot in the very near future. With wins in three of his last four outings, Pantoja is a solid finisher, even in smaller weight […]

Anthony Smith Faces A Tough Opponent Saturday

Riding a three-fight winning streak heading into UFC 277 on Saturday, Anthony Smith (36-16) is set to face a difficult opponent in Magomed Ankalaev. On an impressive run, all three of Smith's victories on his winning streak have come via first-round finishes. With the majority of his victories coming by the finish, 18 of his […]

Magomed Ankalaev Looking For Ninth Straight Octagon Win

Looking for his ninth straight win in the UFC, Magomed Ankalaev (17-1) is one second away from being a perfect 18-0 after suffering a submission loss to Paul Craig in March of 2018, Since then, Ankalaev has gone 8-0, with four of his wins coming by way of finish. Able to score a knockout win […]

Curtis Blaydes Gets A First-Round Victory

Occasionally injuries happen, but not typically in back-to-back main events. Once again, we had a main event end in the first round due to a freak injury on Saturday. This time, crowd favorite Tom Aspinall (knee) potentially tore his MCL just 15 seconds into his main-event matchup in London against Curtis Blaydes. The win on […]

Tom Aspinall Suffers Freak Injury Saturday

Occasionally injuries happen, but not typically in back-to-back main events. Once again this Saturday, we had a main event end in the first round due to a freak injury. This time, crowd favorite Tom Aspinall (knee) potentially tore his MCL just 15 seconds into his main-event matchup in London against Curtis Blaydes. If the injury […]

Chris Curtis Drops Co-Main Event In London

It was not the matchup Chris Curtis hoped for, dropping a unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) to top-tier middleweight Jack Hermansson on Saturday. Claiming Hermansson "ran" all night, he only landed 43 significant strikes on Hermansson, who was able to reel off 100 significant strikes. The loss snaps Curtis' three-fight undefeated streak in the UFC […]

Jack Hermansson Wins Lackluster Co-Main-Event Matchup

It may not have been the most exciting fight on the main card, but Jack Hermansson did what was needed to defeat a tough opponent and take Saturday night's co-main event. In 15 minutes of middleweight action, Hermansson landed 100 significant strikes to that of Chris Curtis' 43. The win gets Hermansson back on track, […]

Alexander Gustafsson Disappoints In His Return

It was not the storybook return for Alexander Gustafsson on Saturday when he suffered a first-round knockout at the hands of Nikita Krylov in 1:07 of action. In that time frame, Gustafsson only landed five significant strikes while absorbing 26 from Krylov. Maybe we can chalk it up to ring rust, or maybe Gustafsson may […]

Nikita Krylov EarnsHuge First-Round TKO Win

Nikita Krylov put on an amazing performance at UFC fight night in London on Saturday to defeat former title challenger Alexander Gustafsson via first-round TKO. In 67 seconds of action, Krylov tallied 26 significant strikes and dominated the contest from the onset. With the win, Krylov prevents a three-fight losing streak and may have found […]

Hannah Goldy Suffers First-Round TKO Loss

The deck was already stacked against Hannah Goldy at UFC fight night in London on Saturday on the main card against crowd-favorite Molly McCann. Falling to McCann's previous London foe, a spinning back elbow was the beginning of the end for Goldy. After taking a few strikes on the cage, Goldy hit the mat and […]

Molly McCann Shines Bright With First-Round TKO Win

As expected, Molly McCann blew the roof off of the O2 Arena in London when she entered battle on Saturday against Hannah Goldy on the main card of action. McCann delivered for her fans, earning a first-round TKO victory. As before in London, McCann landed a big spinning back elbow that led to the beginning […]

Paul Craig Unable To Keep His Winning Streak Alive

Paul Craig's six-fight unbeaten streak came to an end at UFC fight night in London on Saturday when he suffered a unanimous-decision loss (27-30, 27-30, 27-30) in the main-card opener against top-tier light heavyweight Volkan Oezdemir. In 15 minutes of action, Craig only tallied 33 significant strikes compared to that of Oezdemir's 72. The key […]

Volkan Oezdemir Takes Unanimous-Decision Win In London

It was all Volkan Oezdemir in the main-card opener of UFC fight night in London on Saturday. In need of a big victory, Oezdemir walked out of the Octagon with a unanimous-decision win (27-30, 27-30, 27-30) over a streaking opponent in Paul Craig. In 15 minutes of action, Oezdemir tallied 72 significant strikes (108 total […]

Tom Aspinall Will Have The Home Crowd Behind Him

Tom Aspinall (12-2) will have the biggest matchup of his life Saturday when he fights in the main even of UFC fight night in London against former title challenger Curtis Blaydes. Since entering the UFC in 2020, Aspinall remains undefeated (5-0), with four of his five wins coming by first-round finish. The other bout was […]

Curtis Blaydes In Need Of A Big Main-Event Victory

With a heavyweight title fight just within his grasp, Curtis Blaydes (16-3) takes to the main event in foreign territory as he faces another top contender and the crowd favorite in Tom Aspinall. Looking for a third straight victory, a big win over a fighter who has not lost since 2016 would do nothing but […]

Chris Curtis Takes Co-Main-Event Fight In London

It has been quite the ride for Chris Curtis (29-8) in the UFC, as he's won all three of his showings in impressive fashion against very tough opponents. Two of his three wins have come by the way of finish against top-tier middleweight talent. On Saturday, Curtis takes the co-main-event slot of UFC fight night […]