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#501962 - 01/28/20 03:02 PM Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty
Matty


Registered: 10/30/08
Posts: 13429


Dana White, Sean Shelby and co have all been fired by WME and all their faith has been put in a young guy called Matty, who has no experience of matchmaking or running a company but used blackmail to get himself hired and the others fired. Matty hacked the hard drive of Ari Emanuel and hasn't disclosed what he found, but instead used it to get himself the top spot in all of MMA.

A number of high-profile fighters have come out of retirement/announced their return to the octagon, those fighters are:

Nick Diaz
Tito Ortiz
Anthony Johnson
Alexander Gustafsson
Wanderlei Silva
Tom Duquesnoy
Brock Lesnar
Cain Velasquez

Added Info:

- Flyweight division has been merged with the Bantamweight division.
- Only using Male fighters
- More emphasis on tournaments to either crown new champions should a title become vacant or to build new contenders/prospects

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#501963 - 01/28/20 03:03 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
Matty


Registered: 10/30/08
Posts: 13429
Upcoming Cards:

UFC 246: McGregor vs Gaethje (Las Vegas, Nevada)
UFC on ESPN: Masvidal vs Edwards (London, England)
UFC 247: Khabib vs Ferguson (Moscow, Russia)
UFC 248: Adesanya vs Borrachinha (Auckland, New Zealand)
UFC on ESPN: Brazil: Aldo vs Ortega (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
UFC on ESPN: Asia: Korean Zombie vs Holloway (Seoul, South Korea)
UFC 249: Miocic vs Ngannou II (Ohio, USA)
UFC 250: Madison Square Garden: Jones vs Reyes (New York, USA)


Champions

Heavyweight: Stipe Miocic
Light Heavyweight: Jon Jones
Middleweight: Israel Adesanya
Welterweight: Kamaru Usman
Lightweight: Khabib Nurmagomedov
Featherweight: Zabit Magomedsharipov (Previous: Alexander Volkanovski)
Bantamweight: Aljamain Sterling (Previous: Henry Cejudo)


Title Defenses/Next Opponents:

Heavyweight: Miocic vs Ngannou II (UFC 249)
Light Heavyweight: Jones defeated Reyes (UFC 250), next defense vs Corey Anderson
Middleweight: Adesanya defeated Borrachinha (UFC 248), next defense vs ...
Welterweight: Usman vs Edwards
Lightweight: Khabib defeated Ferguson (UFC 247), next defense vs ...
Featherweight: Zabit defeated Volkanovski (UFC 248), next defense vs ...
Bantamweight: Sterling defeated Cejudo (UFC 250), next defense vs Cody Sandhagne


Edited by Matty (02/10/20 02:31 PM)

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#501964 - 01/28/20 03:04 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
Matty


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Posts: 13429


Conor McGregor makes his long-awaited return to the Octagon to take on the form fighter in the Lightweight division in Justin Gaethje, whos won his last 3 all by stoppage in the first round, with big names like Donald Cerrone, Edson Barboza and James Vick all falling victim to him.
In the Co-Main event of the evening, two Welterweights coming off defeats for the gold against current champ, Kamaru Usman, will face off in a contenders fight.
Aswell as these fights, we have a rematch between former Middleweights and now Light Heavyweights in Chris Weidman and Luke Rockhold, who have both made unsuccessful jumps up in weight, but hope to get their first win in their new division.
Dustin Poirier will square off against Donald Cerrone prior to the Co-Main event, and will be trying to come back from a dominating loss to current UFC Lightweight kingpin, Khabib Nurmagomedov. Cerrone has also fallen on hard times, losing his last 2 by stoppage.
To round off the main card, Santiago Ponzinibbio will be looking to add another scalp to his resume as he tries to extend his winning streak to 8. Opposing him will be former UFC Welterweight challenger, Stephen 'Wonderboy' Thompson, who ended a losing streak in his last fight by taking a Unanimous Decision victory over Vicente Luque


UFC 246: McGregor vs Gaethje
Las Vegas, Nevada

MAIN EVENT
(#4) Conor McGregor (21-4) vs (#5) Justin Gaethje (21-2)

CO-MAIN EVENT
(#2) Tyron Woodley (21-4-1) vs (#3) Colby Covington (15-2)

MAIN CARD

(#3) Dustin Poirier (25-6-1NC) vs (#6) Donald Cerrone (36-13-1NC)
(#12) Chris Weidman (14-5) vs (#17) Luke Rockhold (16-5)
(#8) Santiago Ponzinibbio (27-3) vs (#9) Stephen Thompson (15-4-1)

PRELIMS

(#11) Walt Harris (13-7-1NC) vs (#10) Jair Rozenstruik (10-0)
(#10) Edson Barboza (20-8) vs (#11) Al Iaquinta (14-6-1)
(#8) Derek Brunson (20-7) vs (#5) Jared Cannonier (13-4)
Gray Maynard (13-7-1-1NC) vs Joe Lauzon (28-15)
(#12) John Dodson (20-11) vs (#11) Cody Stamann (18-2-1)
Greg Hardy (5-2-1NC) vs Maurice Greene (8-3)
(#17) Marlon Vera (17-5-1) vs (#19) Alex Perez (22-5)
Tim Means (29-11-1-1NC) vs Siyar Bahadurzada (24-8-1)
Tom Breese (11-1) vs Brendan Allen (13-3)
Eryk Anders (13-4) vs Jake Collier (11-4)

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#501965 - 01/28/20 03:05 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
Matty


Registered: 10/30/08
Posts: 13429


The Ultimate Fighter Redemption Announced

The next season of The Ultimate Fighter has been announced, and will see the return of 16 Middleweights formerly contracted to the UFC. Many of which are actually former TUF contestants.
(I've had to alter the name value a bit for a few of the fighters)

Tito Ortiz and Wanderlei Silva have signed on to coach opposing teams and will fight at the finale.

Contestants:

Tom Lawlor (10-7-1NC, 6-5 UFC)
David Branch (22-6, 4-5 UFC)
Steve Bosse (12-2, 2-1 UFC)
Kendall Grove (23-18-1NC, 7-6 UFC)
Clint Hester (11-6, 4-2 UFC)
Ed Gordon (8-4, 1-3 UFC)
Jason 'Mayhem' Miller (24-10-1NC, 0-3 UFC)
Bruno Santos (18-3-1, 1-2 UFC)
Hector Lombard (34-10-1-2NC, 3-8-1NC UFC)
Alex Garcia (15-7, 5-5 UFC)
CB Dolloway (17-10, 11-9 UFC)
Elias Theodorou (16-3, 8-3 UFC)
Francis Carmont (25-12, 6-3 UFC)
Karlos Vemola (27-6, 2-4 UFC)
Chris Camozzi (24-13, 9-10 UFC)
Tom Watson (17-9, 2-5 UFC)

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#501966 - 01/28/20 03:06 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
Matty


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Posts: 13429



UFC 246: McGregor vs Gaethje
Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance: 12,804 (Gate: $2,908,429)
Critical Rating: 71%, Commercial Rating: 96%


MAIN EVENT

(#4) Conor McGregor (22-4) defeated (#5) Justin Gaethje (21-3) via TKO (Strikes) at 3:33 of Round 1

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#2) Tyron Woodley (22-4-1) defeated (#3) Colby Covington (15-3) via TKO (Strikes) at 0:40 of Round 1

MAIN CARD

(#3) Dustin Poirier (26-6-1NC) defeated (#6) Donald Cerrone (36-14-1NC) via Unanimous Decision
(#17) Luke Rockhold (17-5) defeated (#12) Chris Weidman (14-6) via KO (Punch) at 0:14 of Round 3
(#8) Santiago Ponzinibbio (28-3) defeated (#9) Stephen Thompson (15-5-1) via TKO (Strikes) at 2:26 of Round 2

PRELIMS

(#10) Jair Rozenstruik (11-0) defeated (#11) Walt Harris (13-8-1NC) via TKO (Strikes) at 0:33 of Round 1
(#10) Edson Barboza (21-8) defeated (#11) Al Iaquinta (14-7-1) via Unanimous Decision
(#8) Derek Brunson (21-7) defeated (#5) Jared Cannonier (13-5) via TKO (Strikes) at 2:09 of Round 2
Gray Maynard (14-7-1-1NC) defeated Joe Lauzon (28-16) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:49 of Round 1
(#12) John Dodson (21-11) defeated (#11) Cody Stamann (18-3-1) via Submission (Armbar) at 4:24 of Round 3
Maurice Greene (9-3) defeated Greg Hardy (5-3-1NC) via Submission (Guillotine) at 2:19 of Round 1
(#19) Alex Perez (23-5) defeated (#17) Marlon Vera (17-6-1) via Unanimous Decision
Tim Means (30-11-1-1NC) defeated Siyar Bahadurzada (24-9-1) via TKO (Strikes) at 2:31 of Round 2
Tom Breese (12-1) defeated Brendan Allen (13-4) via Submission (Armbar) in 2:54 of Round 2
Eryk Anders (14-4) defeated Jake Collier (11-5) via KO (Punch) in 1:11 of Round 2


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Alex Perez vs Marlon Vera
Knockout of the Night: Luke Rockhold (vs Chris Weidman)
Submission of the Night: John Dodson (vs Cody Stamann)


Notes:

- Derek Brunson called out Darren Till after his victory over Jared Cannonier.
- Gray Maynard got his first win since July 2017, and first finish since September 2007 with a quick TKO victory over fellow veteran, Joe Lauzon.
- Edson Barboza called out Paul Felder after his victory over Al Iaquinta.
- Jair Rozenstruik continued his devastating finishing streak in the UFC, extending his UFC record to 5-0, and overall record to 11-0.
- Santiago Ponzinibbio extended his winning streak to 8 and should now be ranked in the top 5 in the Welterweight Division, a title eliminator fight likely next in his future.
- Luke Rockhold was less than gracious after his victory, gloating about his Knockout.
- Dustin Poirier said he'd like to run back his fight from 2014 with Conor McGregor sooner rather than later, and hopes Conor wins and walks away unscathed so they can fight next.
- Tyron Woodley had a perfect gameplan for his fight against Colby Covington and stuck to it perfectly, putting away the former interim Welterweight champion in less than a minute, this certainly puts him back in the reckoning for a title shot, but the winner of Masvidal vs Edwards will be next in line so a fight against Santiago Ponzinibbio is more likely with the winner of that getting the winner of Usman vs Masvidal or Edwards.
- Conor McGregor returned in a big way, dismantling Justin Gaethje without really breaking a sweat, Conor's pinpoint strikes picked Gaethje apart and finished him within a round. His post-fight interview was as energetic as you'd expect and he threw out names like Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao or the winner of Khabib vs Ferguson as potential next fights, whether in the ring or the cage.


Rankings Changes:

Heavyweight: Jair Rozenstruik moves up to #4, Walt Harris drops to #15
Light Heavyweight: Luke Rockhold enters at #13
Middleweight: Derek Brunson up to #5, Jared Cannonier down to #9, Tom Breese enters at #22
Welterweight: Tyron Woodley stays at #2, Santiago Ponzinibbio moves up to #4, Colby Covington down to #7, Stephen Thompson down to #16,
Lightweight: Dustin Poirier up to #2, Conor McGregor up to #3, Edson Barboza up to #5, Donald Cerrone down to #9, Justin Gaethje down to #10,
Featherweight: N/A
Bantamweight: John Dodson moves up to #9, Alex Perez enters at #18, Marlon Vera down to #19, Cody Stamann down to #20

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#501970 - 01/29/20 06:53 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
BlimBlapZing


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Solid matchups on that card. Went about as I would expect for the most part.
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#501975 - 01/29/20 01:21 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: BlimBlapZing]
Matty


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Posts: 13429


Jorge Masvidal and Leon Edwards will look to end their rivalry in the main event of UFC on ESPN: London, and not only beat their rival, but also earn the next Welterweight title shot. Masvidal comes into the fight fresh of a one-sided destruction of Nate Diaz and impressive stoppage victories over Ben Askren and Darren Till, the latter fight was also in England and where the Masvidal/Edwards rivalry began.
Edwards comes into the fight on the back of a 8 fight winning streak, which is the longest in the division and includes victories over Rafael dos Anjos, Gunnar Nelson and Donald Cerrone.
Former Masvidal foe, Darren Till will look to move to 2-0 at Middleweight, but that will be a tough task with former Middleweight champion, Robert Whittaker, standing across the cage from him. This will be Whittaker's first fight since dropping the belt to Israel Adesanya.
Arnold Allen is another Brit heading into a fight with an impressive winning streak behind him, he'll be looking to go 7-0 in the UFC with a win over Josh Emmett, whos won his last 2 by stoppage against Michael Johnson and Mirsad Bektic.
Nathaniel Wood and Rob Font will fight with a top 10 ranking likely at stake, both are coming in on win streaks, with Wood being undefeated in the UFC at 3-0.


UFC on ESPN:London: Masvidal vs Edwards
London, England

MAIN EVENT

(#3) Jorge Masvidal (35-13) vs (#5) Leon Edwards (18-3)

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#6) Darren Till (18-2-1) vs (#3) Robert Whittaker (20-5)

MAIN CARD

(#18) Arnold Allen (15-1) vs (#11) Josh Emmett (15-2)
Steven Ray (23-9) vs Desmond Green (23-8)
(#23) Nathaniel Wood (16-3) vs (#13) Rob Font (17-4)

PRELIMS

John Phillip (22-9-1NC) vs Gian Villante (17-11)
Danny Roberts (17-5) vs Emil Meek (9-4-1NC)
Darren Stewart (11-4-1NC) vs Abu Azaitar (14-2-1-1NC)
Nicolas Dalby (18-3-1-1NC) vs Belal Muhammad (16-3)
Marc Diakiese (14-3) vs Drew Dober (21-9-1NC)
Joseph Duffy (16-4) vs Yancy Medeiros (15-6-1NC)
Danny Henry (12-3) vs Charles Rosa (12-3)
Brett Johns (15-2) vs Andre Ewell (15-6)
Carlos Felipe (8-0) vs Chi Lewis-Parry (8-0-2-2NC)

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#501976 - 01/29/20 01:37 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
Matty


Registered: 10/30/08
Posts: 13429
Originally Posted By: Matty


The Ultimate Fighter Redemption Announced

The next season of The Ultimate Fighter has been announced, and will see the return of 16 Middleweights formerly contracted to the UFC. Many of which are actually former TUF contestants.
(I've had to alter the name value a bit for a few of the fighters)

Tito Ortiz and Wanderlei Silva have signed on to coach opposing teams and will fight at the finale.

Contestants:

Tom Lawlor (10-7-1NC, 6-5 UFC)
David Branch (22-6, 4-5 UFC)
Steve Bosse (12-2, 2-1 UFC)
Kendall Grove (23-18-1NC, 7-6 UFC)
Clint Hester (11-6, 4-2 UFC)
Ed Gordon (8-4, 1-3 UFC)
Jason 'Mayhem' Miller (24-10-1NC, 0-3 UFC)
Bruno Santos (18-3-1, 1-2 UFC)
Hector Lombard (34-10-1-2NC, 3-8-1NC UFC)
Alex Garcia (15-7, 5-5 UFC)
CB Dolloway (17-10, 11-9 UFC)
Elias Theodorou (16-3, 8-3 UFC)
Francis Carmont (25-12, 6-3 UFC)
Karlos Vemola (27-6, 2-4 UFC)
Chris Camozzi (24-13, 9-10 UFC)
Tom Watson (17-9, 2-5 UFC)


The Teams have been picked and look like this:

Team Punishment

Alex Garcia
Bruno Santos
Clint Hester
Elias Theodorou
Hector Lombard
Steve Bosse
Tom Lawlor
Tom Watson

Team Wanderlei

CB Dolloway
Chris Camozzi
David Branch
Ed Gordon
Francis Carmont
Jason 'Mayhem' Miller
Karlos Vemola
Kendall Grove


Any picks on who will win?

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#501977 - 01/29/20 10:18 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
DrinkDrankCrunk


Registered: 12/20/08
Posts: 9599
Wow! that would be a wild motherfucking house. I would definitely watch! and i will follow this!
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#501978 - 01/30/20 02:22 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: DrinkDrankCrunk]
Matty


Registered: 10/30/08
Posts: 13429
Originally Posted By: DrinkDrankCrunk
Wow! that would be a wild motherfucking house. I would definitely watch! and i will follow this!


yeh pretty eventful house, could see alot of drama between those fighters despite them all being veterans!

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#501979 - 01/30/20 02:23 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
Matty


Registered: 10/30/08
Posts: 13429
Originally Posted By: Matty
Originally Posted By: Matty


The Ultimate Fighter Redemption Announced

The next season of The Ultimate Fighter has been announced, and will see the return of 16 Middleweights formerly contracted to the UFC. Many of which are actually former TUF contestants.
(I've had to alter the name value a bit for a few of the fighters)

Tito Ortiz and Wanderlei Silva have signed on to coach opposing teams and will fight at the finale.

Contestants:

Tom Lawlor (10-7-1NC, 6-5 UFC)
David Branch (22-6, 4-5 UFC)
Steve Bosse (12-2, 2-1 UFC)
Kendall Grove (23-18-1NC, 7-6 UFC)
Clint Hester (11-6, 4-2 UFC)
Ed Gordon (8-4, 1-3 UFC)
Jason 'Mayhem' Miller (24-10-1NC, 0-3 UFC)
Bruno Santos (18-3-1, 1-2 UFC)
Hector Lombard (34-10-1-2NC, 3-8-1NC UFC)
Alex Garcia (15-7, 5-5 UFC)
CB Dolloway (17-10, 11-9 UFC)
Elias Theodorou (16-3, 8-3 UFC)
Francis Carmont (25-12, 6-3 UFC)
Karlos Vemola (27-6, 2-4 UFC)
Chris Camozzi (24-13, 9-10 UFC)
Tom Watson (17-9, 2-5 UFC)


The Teams have been picked and look like this:

Team Punishment

Alex Garcia
Bruno Santos
Clint Hester
Elias Theodorou
Hector Lombard
Steve Bosse
Tom Lawlor
Tom Watson

Team Wanderlei

CB Dolloway
Chris Camozzi
David Branch
Ed Gordon
Francis Carmont
Jason 'Mayhem' Miller
Karlos Vemola
Kendall Grove





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#501980 - 01/30/20 02:29 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
Matty


Registered: 10/30/08
Posts: 13429


In breaking news, the drug test results for UFC 246 have been released, and Luke Rockhold's test have come back positive for TRT following his fight against Chris Weidman. His victory has been overturned to a no contest and he has been suspended for a year from competition.

Rockhold was interviewed after the news broke and has denied using TRT and has blamed a lab mix-up for the failure and plans to protest what he deems as an unwarranted suspension.

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#501981 - 01/30/20 03:43 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
Matty


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UFC on ESPN: London: Edwards vs Masvidal
London, England
Attendance: 1,557 (Gate: $305,172)
Critical Rating: 65%, Commercial Rating: 78%


MAIN EVENT

(#5) Leon Edwards (19-3) defeated (#3) Jorge Masvidal (35-14) via Unanimous Decision

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#3) Robert Whittaker (21-5) defeated (#6) Darren Till (18-3-1) via KO (Punch) at 4:41 of Round 1

MAIN CARD

(#18) Arnold Allen (16-1) defeated (#11) Josh Emmett (15-3) via Submission (RNC) at 3:45 of Round 1
Desmond Green (24-8) defeated Steven Ray (23-10) via Split Decision
(#23) Nathaniel Wood (17-3) defeated (#13) Rob Font (17-5) via Unanimous Decision

PRELIMS

Gian Villante (18-11) defeated John Phillips (22-10-1NC) via Submission (Armbar) at 1:22 of Round 2
Emil Meek (10-4-1NC) defeated Danny Roberts (17-6) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:35 of Round 2
Abu Azaitar (15-2-1-1NC) defeated Darren Stewart (11-5-1NC) via Unanimous Decision
Belal Muhammad (17-3) defeated Nicolas Dalby (18-4-1-1NC) via Unanimous Decision
Marc Diakiese (15-3) defeated Drew Dober (21-10-1NC) via TKO (Strikes) at 2:55 of Round 1
Yancy Medeiros (16-6-1NC) defeated Joseph Duffy (16-5) via Unanimous Decision
Charles Rosa (13-3) defeated Danny Henry (12-4) via Unanimous Decision
Brett Johns (16-2) defeated Andre Ewell (15-7) via Submission (Kneebar) at 1:18 of Round 1
Chi Lewis-Parry (9-0-2-2NC) defeated Carlos Felipe (8-1) via KO (Punch) at 0:50 of Round 1


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Nathaniel Wood vs Rob Font
Knockout of the Night: Robert Whittaker (vs Darren Till)
Submission of the Night: Arnold Allen (vs Josh Emmett)


Notes:

- The massive Chi Lewis-Parry made a statement and kicked off the show in amazing fashion with a 50 second KO victory over previously unbeaten Brazillian Carlos Felipe. Londoner Parry is 6'9 and a former Professional Basketball player and Kickboxer.
- Yancy Medeiros called out Matt Frevola after his win over Joseph Duffy
- Belal Muhammad called out Tony Martin after his dominant Unanimous Decision victory over Nicolas Dalby. Martin is scheduled to enter enemy territory next as he takes on New Yorker Randy Brown in Madison Square Garden at UFC 250.
- In what was expected to be a slugfest between two brawlers, Gian Villante took down John Phillips in the second and pulled off a surprising Armbar for the submission victory.
- Nathaniel Wood said he watched UFC 246 and saw Alex Perez beat Marlon Vera and said thats the fight he wants next. This is a fight that looks a real possibility due to neither fighter taking alot of damage in their respective fights.
- Desmond Green extended his winning streak to 3, with a razor-close split decision victory over Steven Ray.
- Arnold Allen continued his impressive win streak, moving to 7-0 in the UFC with an excellent first round submission of highly rated Josh Emmett, which was the first submission loss in Emmett's career. Allen continues to fight better fighters each fight, and will look towards the top 10 for his next opponent.
- Darren Till received another devastating setback, with former Middleweight champion Robert Whittaker knocking him clean out with a punch, remeniscent of the loss to Jorge Masvidal, which was in the same building. Whittaker rebounds from losing his belt and with such an impressive victory, cannot be far from getting a shot to reclaim the belt.
- Leon Edwards was the underdog for the Jorge Masvidal fight but shown why hes so highly touted, neutralising Masvidal's gameplan to walk out the winner, and more importantly the undoubted no.1 contender to Kamaru Usman's Welterweight title. Post-fight Edwards went nose to nose with Usman, but also added he wants to shut up Tyron Woodley if their paths cross after hes fought Usman.


Rankings Changes:

Heavyweight: N/A
Light Heavyweight: Gian Villante enters at #24
Middleweight: Robert Whittaker up to #2, Darren Till down to #9
Welterweight: Leon Edwards up to #3, Jorge Masvidal down to #6, Belal Muhammad in at #22
Lightweight: Yancy Medeiros enters at #21, Marc Diakiese enters at #24
Featherweight: Arnold Allen moves up to #13, Josh Emmett down to #15
Bantamweight: Nathaniel Wood up to #18, Rob Font down to #19, Brett Johns enters at #24

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#501982 - 01/30/20 06:02 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
BlimBlapZing


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Good stuff. Re: TUF I always thought Elias Theodorou would go far, even though he was a total RnG decision machine.

Lombard could be a scary guy depending on how they setup his stats. Remember when he first signed to UFC and people thought he would wreck everyone?
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#501983 - 01/30/20 06:25 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: BlimBlapZing]
Matty


Registered: 10/30/08
Posts: 13429
Originally Posted By: Matty
Originally Posted By: BlimBlapZing
Good stuff. Re: TUF I always thought Elias Theodorou would go far, even though he was a total RnG decision machine.

Lombard could be a scary guy depending on how they setup his stats. Remember when he first signed to UFC and people thought he would wreck everyone?


Yeh Elias looked promising but one of those few guys whos ufc career was fine but got fired for being boring to Dana lol

Lombard pre-ufc was scary, I kinda expected him to be Yoel Romero before Yoel Romero was on the scene but it never happened lol

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#501984 - 02/01/20 12:32 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
Matty


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Posts: 13429



UFC 247: Khabib vs Ferguson
Moscow, Russia
Attendance: 1,760 (Gate: $289,520) (WTF?!?!?!)
Critical Rating: 67%, Commercial Rating: 100%


MAIN EVENT

(#1) Khabib Nurmagomedov (29-0) defeated (#2) Tony Ferguson (25-4) via Unanimous Decision

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#9) Alexander Volkov (32-7) defeated (#8) Alistair Overeem (45-19-1NC) via Unanimous Decision

MAIN CARD

(#8) Kevin Lee (19-5) defeated (#15) Islam Makhachev (18-2) via Unanimous Decision
(#4) Cory Sandhagen (13-1) defeated (#5) Petr Yan (14-2) via Submission (Kneebar) at 2:08 of Round 1
Jim Miller (32-13-1NC) defeated (#23) Rustam Khabilov (24-5) via Submission (RNC) at 4:05 of Round 3

PRELIMS

(#2) Sergey Pavlovich (15-1) defeated (#22) Augusto Sakai (14-2-1) via KO (Punch) at 0:42 of Round 3
Khalid Murtazaliev (15-2) defeated Karl Roberson (9-3) via Unanimous Decision
(#14) Shamil Abdurakhimov (21-5) defeated Juan Espino (9-2) via TKO (Strikes) at 2:37 of Round 2
Muslim Salikhov (17-2) defeated Alex Morono (17-6-1NC) via Unanimous Decision
Miles Johns (11-0) defeated Askar Askarov (10-1-1) via Unanimous Decision
Dmitriy Sosnovskiy (12-0) defeated Raphael Pessoa (10-2) via KO (Punch) at 0:42 of Round 1
Alexey Kunchenko (21-1) defeated Jessin Ayari (16-6) via TKO (Strikes) at 2:47 of Round 1
Luigi Vendramini (9-1) defeated Zelim Imadaev (8-3) via TKO (Strikes) at 3:24 of Round 3
Arman Tsarukyan (15-2) defeated Jon Tuck (11-6) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:22 of Round 1
Saparbek Safarov (10-2) defeated Modestas Bukauskas (10-3) via Split Decision


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Miles Johns vs Askar Askarov
Knockout of the Night: Sergey Pavlovich (vs Augusto Sakai)
Submission of the Night: Cory Sandhagen (vs Petr Yan)


Notes:

- Luigi Vendramini made a successful debut in the UFC, finishing Zelim Imadaev, who drops to 0-3 in the UFC and was released after the fight.
- Jessin Ayari was released after his loss to Alexey Kunchenko, which was his third loss in a row.
- Alexey Kunchenko called out James Krause, but thats unlikely as Krause is on a winning streak while Kunchenko lost his last fight.
- Dmitriy Sosnovskiy remains undefeated in his career at 12-0 after a quick KO win over Raphael Pessoa.
- Miles John went into enemy territory at a massive +710 underdog with the bookies, but kept his undefeated record and took away Askar Askarov's undefeated record in a very impressive debut.
- Muslim Salikhov moved to 4-0 in his last 4 fights in the UFC.
- Khalid Mutazaliev moves to 2-0 in the UFC, while Karl Roberson continues to alternate wins and losses
- Sergey Pavlovich extends his winning streak to 3, all by stoppage, rebounding from a TKO loss to Alistair Overeem in his UFC debut.
- Augusto Sakai snapped his 3 fight win streak with this loss to Pavlovich.
- Jim Miller pulled off a shock with his win over Rustam Khabilov, which moved Miller to 3-0 in his last 3 fights, all by submission, which continued his late career renaissance and put him back into the Lightweight rankings.
- This massive win for Cory Sandhagen puts him right in the title picture, possibly even the next challenger. He's now 6-0 in the UFC with wins over John Lineker, Raphael Assuncao and now Petr Yan, who picks up his first loss in the UFC.
- Islam Makhachev snaps a 6 fight win streak with his loss to Kevin Lee.
- In a fight thats been hyped for years, Khabib took a rather boring victory over Tony Ferguson, and in his post-fight interview, he said he wants to make Conor his bitch again, the Russian fans cheer with approval after that comment.


Rankings Changes:

Heavyweight: Alexander Volkov up to #7, Shamil Abdurakhimov up to #12, Sergey Pavlovich up to #19, Augusto Sakai down to #25
Light Heavyweight: N/A
Middleweight: N/A
Welterweight: N/A
Lightweight: Kevin Lee up to #4, Islam Makhachev down to #17, Jim Miller enters at #22
Featherweight: N/A
Bantamweight: Cory Sandhagen up to #2, Petr Yan down to #11

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#502010 - 02/05/20 12:34 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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UFC 248: Adesanya vs Borrachinha
Auckland, New Zealand
Attendance: 6,112 (Gate: $941,248)
Critical Rating: 71%, Commercial Rating: 89%


MAIN EVENT

(#1) Israel Adesanya (19-0) defeated (#3) Paulo 'Borrachinha' Costa (13-1) via TKO (Strikes) at 3:15 of Round 3 to retain the UFC Middleweight Title

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#4) Zabit Magomedsharipov (19-1) defeated (#1) Alexander Volkanovski (22-2) via Unanimous Decision to win the UFC Featherweight Title

MAIN CARD

(#8) Dan Hooker (20-8) defeated (#7) Paul Felder (17-5) via Unanimous Decision
(#14) Tai Tuivasa (9-3) defeated (#24) Junior Albini (14-7) via TKO (Strikes) at 0:52 of Round 2
(#17) Jim Crute (11-1) defeated (#11) Aleksandar Rakic (12-3) via Submission (Kimura) at 3:43 of Round 2

PRELIMS

Tyson Pedro (8-3) defeated Dalcha Lungiambula (11-3) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:14 of Round 1
Andre Soukhamthath (14-8) defeated Kai Kara-France (20-9-1NC) via Unanimous Decision
Cyril Asker (10-4) defeated Justin Tafa (3-2) via Unanimous Decision
Jake Matthews (16-4) defeated Luan Chagas (15-4-1) via Submission (Kimura) at 3:06 of Round 3
Brad Riddell (8-1) defeated Joseph Solecki (9-3) via TKO (Strikes) at 2:40 of Round 1
Ben Sosoli (8-2-2NC) defeated Justin Ledet (9-3-1NC) via Submission (RNC) at 4:40 of Round 3
Luke Jumeau (14-5) defeated Ramazan Emeev (18-5) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:18 of Round 3
Dhiego Lima (16-7) defeated Callan Potter (19-8) via Submission (RNC) at 4:34 of Round 1
Jamie Mullarkey (13-3) defeated Austin Hubbard (11-4) via Unanimous Decision
Shane Young (14-4) defeated Billy Quarantillo (13-3) via TKO (Strikes) at 4:04 of Round 2


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Shane Young vs Billy Quarantillo
Knockout of the Night: Israel Adesanya (vs Paulo Costa)
Submission of the Night: Jim Crute (vs Aleksandar Rakic)


Notes:

- Shane Young extends his winning streak to 3 with a hometown TKO victory over Dana Whites Contender Series veteran Billy Quarantillo.
- Jamie Mallarkey earned his first UFC win, and called out Jared Gordon as a fighter he'd like to fight next.
- Luke Jumeau was a massive +900 underdog with bookmakers but not only got the win over Ramazan Emeev, but also stopped him.
- Ben Sosoli was another underdog victor, being a +670 underdog, picking up his first UFC win. Justin Ledet drops to 3-3 in the UFC and started well at 3-0, but has now dropped his last 3 and will need a win in his next fight to keep his job.
- Justin Tafa drops his second UFC fight in a row and is released, with the door open for a return if he can get a few more wins in his young career.
- Andre Soukhamthath picked up a much needed victory after losing his last 2 fights. This was Kara-France's second loss in a row after a 3-0 start to his UFC career. Soukhamthath called out Montel Jackson for a rematch after the fight.
- Tyson Pedro broke a 2 fight losing streak, while putting Lungiambula on his own 2 fight losing streak. Pedro called out Michal Oleksiejczuk for his next fight.
- Jim Crute bounced back from his first career loss, to Misha Cirkunov, with an impressive submission win over highly rated fellow prospect Aleksandar Rakic. At just 22, Crute has a massive upside after beating the number 11 ranked UFC Light Heavyweight.
- In what was a must win fight for both fighters, Tai Tuivasa ended his 3 fight losing streak but put Junior Albini on a 5 fight losing streak and handed Albini his release from the UFC.
- Hometown favourite, Dan Hooker extended his win streak to 3 with a hard-fought decision victory over Paul Felder, who was a rank above him in the Lightweight rankings. Hooker will look to fight a top 5 fighter next.
- Zabit Magomedsharipov turned what was a very good card for the home crowd into a sour one by taking the Featherweight Title off Alexander Volkanovski in his first title defense.
- It was undefeated vs undefeated in the main event for the Middleweight Title, with Israel Adesanya sending the New Zealand crowd home happy with a dominant TKO victory in his first defense of the title.


Rankings Changes:

Heavyweight: Tai Tuivasa up to #11.
Light Heavyweight: Jim Crute up to #12, Aleksandar Rakic down to #16, Tyson Pedro up to #18
Middleweight: Paulo Costa down to #6
Welterweight: N/A
Lightweight: Dan Hooker up to #4, Paul Felder down to #9
Featherweight: Zabit Magomedsharipov up to #1, Alexander Volkanovski down to #4
Bantamweight: N/A

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#502017 - 02/06/20 01:26 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
Matty


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UFC announces the signing of Boxing World Champion Tyson Fury

Tyson Fury has signed a deal with the UFC to make his MMA debut in the organisation. Fury won the unified WBA, IBF, WBO, IBO, The Ring magazine, and lineal heavyweight titles by defeating long-reigning world champion Wladimir Klitschko in Germany. The victory earned him Fighter of the Year and Upset of the Year awards by The Ring.
Fury is known for his outspoken nature and both in and out of ring antics, and also for his past mental health issues and massive weight gain and loss.
Fury even ventured into the world of Pro Wrestling, appearing on a few episodes of Raw aswell as actually having a match at a show in Saudi Arabia.
He has been training with Darren Till at Team Kaobon for his debut, and its been said he's picked up different aspects of MMA very quickly.
His opponent is TBA at this time.

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#502025 - 02/07/20 12:57 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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UFC on ESPN: Aldo vs Ortega
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Attendance: 5,592 (Gate: $1,319,712)
Critical Rating: 68%, Commercial Rating: 91%


MAIN EVENT

(#5) Jose Aldo (29-6) defeated (#3) Brian Ortega (14-2-1NC) via TKO (Strikes) at 3:45 of Round 1

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#2) Corey Anderson (14-4) defeated (#3) Thiago 'Marreta' Santos (21-8) via Unanimous Decision

MAIN CARD

(#10) Cody Garbrandt (12-3) defeated (#5) Raphael Assuncao (27-8) via TKO (Strikes) at 3:02 of Round 2
(#8) Glover Teixeira (30-7-1) drew with (#6) Jan Blachowicz (25-8-1) via Split Draw
(#12) Gilbert Burns (18-3) defeated (#8) Demian Maia (28-10) via TKO (Strikes) at 4:46 of Round 1

PRELIMS

Herbert Burns (10-2) defeated Ryan Hall (8-2) via Unanimous Decision
(#14) Antonio Carlos Junior (11-4-1NC) defeated (#18) Cezar Ferreira (13-9) via Unanimous Decision
Rani Yahya (27-10-1NC) defeated Douglas Andrade de Silva (26-4-1NC) via Unanimous Decision
Marcos Rogerio de Lima (17-6-1) defeated Tanner Bosser (17-7-1) via Unanimous Decision
(#25) Ismail Naurdiev (20-3) defeated Leonardo Santos (17-4-1) via TKO (Strikes) at 0:47 of Round 1
Rodrigo Nascimento (8-0) defeated Yorgan de Castro (6-1) via Submission (Kimura) at 1:19 of Round 1
Andre Muniz (20-4) defeated (#15) Krzystof Jotko (21-5) via Submission (Guillotine) at 3:26 of Round 1
Thiago Moises (13-4) defeated Christos Giagos (17-9) via Unanimous Decision
Geraldo de Freitas (13-5) defeated Bobby Moffett (14-6) via Split Decision
Klidson de Abreu (16-4) defeated Marcin Prachnio (13-5) via Submission (Kimura) at 3:55 of Round 1


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Cody Garbrandt vs Raphael Assuncao
Knockout of the Night: Gilbert Burns (vs Demian Maia)
Submission of the Night: Andre Muniz (vs Krzystof Jotko)


Notes:

- Rodrigo Nascimento extended his undefeated record to 8-0 in his UFC debut, while ending the undefeated record of Yorgan de Castro, who drops to 6-1.
- Leonardo Santos' loss snapped a 10 fight undefeated streak.
- Antonio Carlos Junior called out Uriah Hall for a rematch, saying he didnt feel like his Split Decision loss to Hall was the right decision by the judges. Hall faces Kelvin Gastelum next at UFC 250.
- Herbert Burns beating Ryan Hall was a big upset, calls out Gavin Tucker, which seems like a bit of a step down in opponent after beating Ryan Hall, but Burns says he has had issues with Tucker that need settling in the cage.
- Herbert's brother Gilbert was another underdog who came out victorious on the night, over fellow Brazillian, Demian Maia. He extended his win streak to 5.
- The Split Draw between Glover Teixeira and Jan Blachowicz was very poorly received, and has been compared to some of the worst fights in UFC history.
- Cody Garbrandt called out TJ Dillashaw after his big win over Raphael Assuncao. Garbrandt says he wants to get his hands on TJ again, and this time the outcome wont be in Dillashaw's favour.
- Corey Anderson called for the next shot at the Light Heavyweight title, which will be decided at UFC 250 when Jon Jones takes on Dominick Reyes. Anderson has said he'll be in attendance and stepping up to the victor.
- Overall it was a great evening for the home Brazillian crowd, with not only a win in the main event for a Brazillian, but only 3 fights had winners for non-Brazillians.

Rankings Changes:

Heavyweight: N/A
Light Heavyweight: Thiago Santos down to #6
Middleweight: Antonio Carlos Junior up to #12, Cezar Ferreira down to #19, Krzystof Jotko down to #21
Welterweight: Gilbert Burns up to #8, Demian Maia down to #14, Ismail Naurdiev up to #20
Lightweight: N/A
Featherweight: Jose Aldo up to #2, Brian Ortega down to #8
Bantamweight: Cody Garbrandt up to #4, Raphael Assuncao down to #11

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#502026 - 02/07/20 02:06 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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Originally Posted By: Matty
Originally Posted By: Matty
Originally Posted By: Matty


The Ultimate Fighter Redemption Announced

The next season of The Ultimate Fighter has been announced, and will see the return of 16 Middleweights formerly contracted to the UFC. Many of which are actually former TUF contestants.
(I've had to alter the name value a bit for a few of the fighters)

Tito Ortiz and Wanderlei Silva have signed on to coach opposing teams and will fight at the finale.

Contestants:

Tom Lawlor (10-7-1NC, 6-5 UFC)
David Branch (22-6, 4-5 UFC)
Steve Bosse (12-2, 2-1 UFC)
Kendall Grove (23-18-1NC, 7-6 UFC)
Clint Hester (11-6, 4-2 UFC)
Ed Gordon (8-4, 1-3 UFC)
Jason 'Mayhem' Miller (24-10-1NC, 0-3 UFC)
Bruno Santos (18-3-1, 1-2 UFC)
Hector Lombard (34-10-1-2NC, 3-8-1NC UFC)
Alex Garcia (15-7, 5-5 UFC)
CB Dolloway (17-10, 11-9 UFC)
Elias Theodorou (16-3, 8-3 UFC)
Francis Carmont (25-12, 6-3 UFC)
Karlos Vemola (27-6, 2-4 UFC)
Chris Camozzi (24-13, 9-10 UFC)
Tom Watson (17-9, 2-5 UFC)


The Teams have been picked and look like this:

Team Punishment

Alex Garcia
Bruno Santos
Clint Hester
Elias Theodorou

Hector Lombard
Steve Bosse
Tom Lawlor
Tom Watson

Team Wanderlei

CB Dolloway
Chris Camozzi
David Branch
Ed Gordon
Francis Carmont
Jason 'Mayhem' Miller
Karlos Vemola
Kendall Grove









The idea that Mayhem Miller was put into the house purely for entertainment value was proven wrong by Mayhem when he defeated one of the favourites in Elias Theodorou via Unanimous Decision.



It was a wrestler vs wrestler in the next fight in the house, with Alex Garcia neutralising Ed Gordon's usually dominant grappling. After winning one season of TUF, this was Gordon's second time he'd been eliminated in the first elimination stage.



Kendall Grove came into this season as someone considered to be washed up and no longer fully dedicated to MMA, but this victory over a fighter who was undefeated since his original UFC release went some way to prove the doubters wrong.
Mayhem Miller was in full-mayhem mode during this episode after having a few drinks and causing issues in the house.

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#502037 - 02/08/20 11:08 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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UFC on ESPN: Asia: Korean Zombie vs Holloway
Southern Asia
Attendance: 2,146 (Gate: $429,200)
Critical Rating: 72%, Commercial Rating: 77%


MAIN EVENT

(#3) Max Holloway (22-5) defeated (#7) Chan Sung Jung (16-6) via TKO (Strikes) at 3:41 of Round 5

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#25) Dong Hyun Kim (23-4-1-1NC) defeated (#13) Gunnar Nelson (17-6-1) via TKO (Strikes) at 3:16 of Round 3

MAIN CARD

(#11) Mirsad Bektic (14-2) defeated Doo Ho Choi (14-5) via Unanimous Decision
Jingliang Li (18-5) defeated (#19) Michael Chiesa (16-5) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:55 of Round 2
(#25) Kyoji Horiguchi (29-2) defeated Deiveson Figueiredo (17-2) via TKO (Strikes) at 4:07 of Round 2

PRELIMS

Takashi Sato (16-3) defeated Abubakar Nurmagomedov (15-4-1) via Unanimous Decision
Guan Wang (21-1-1) defeated Grant Dawson (14-2) via Unanimous Decision
Dong Hyun Ma (17-11-3) defeated Frank Camacho (22-9) via TKO (Strikes) at 3:56 of Round 1
(#13) Yadong Song (16-4-1-1NC) defeated Chris Gutierrez (14-4-1) via TKO (Strikes) at 2:21 of Round 2
Pingyuan Liu (16-6) defeated Mark de la Rosa (11-4) via TKO (Strikes) at 0:35 of Round 3
Chris de la Rocha (6-3) defeated Yaozong Hu (3-3) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:42 of Round 1
Bradley Scott (12-6) defeated Jun Yong Park (11-5) via KO (Punch) at 3:17 of Round 2
Heili Alateng (15-7-1) defeated Enrique Briones (16-8-1) via Submission (Kimura) at 1:07 of Round 3
Michel Pereira (24-10-2NC) defeated Kenan Song (15-6) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:50 of Round 1
Danaa Batgerel (7-2) defeated Ode Osbourne (8-3-1NC) via Submission (RNC) at 4:41 of Round 1


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Dong Hyun Kim vs Gunnar Nelson
Knockout of the Night: Bradley Scott (vs Jun Yong Park)
Submission of the Night: Danaa Batgerel (vs Ode Osbourne)


Notes:

- Bradley Scott called out Makhmud Muradov after his win over Jun Yong Park. This was a must win for Scott to keep his spot on the UFC roster and an emphatic knockout alongside a KO of the night bonus earned him a new contract.
- Pingyuan Liu called out Sean O'Malley after his win.
- Guan Wang called out Martin Buschkamp after another solid UFC win, handing Grant Dawson his first UFC loss, which comes after his impressive debut victory over Alex Caceres
- Abubakar Nurmagomedov isn't having anywhere near the UFC career that his brother is having, losing his second fight in the ufc and now stands at 0-2 in MMAs top organisation.
- An impressive return for Kyoji Horiguchi, whos contract with Bellator and Rizin expired, and he left as both companies Bantamweight champion, defeating top contender, Deiveson Figueiredo, is a UFC Bantamweight shot next?
- Michael Chiesa lost off the back of wins over big names Diego Sanchez and Carlos Condit, it was a disappointing setback for the former Lightweight.
- Jingliang Li is now 6-1 in his last 7 fights, and will hope this win breaks him into the top 25 rankings in the UFC.
- Mirsad Bektic called out Yair Rodriguez next, who fights Arnold Allen next month. So Bektic vs the winner is a high possibility.
- Dong Hyun Kim was a +350 underdog but pulled out the win over Gunnar Nelson, despite this being his first fight since 2017.
- Enrique Briones, Frank Camacho, Mark de la Rosa were released from their contracts after their losses.

Rankings Changes:

Heavyweight: N/A
Light Heavyweight: N/A
Middleweight: N/A
Welterweight: Dong Hyun Kim moves up to #17, Gunnar Nelson drops to #23, Jingliang Li enters at #25
Lightweight: N/A
Featherweight: Max Holloway up to #2, Mirsad Bektic up to #10, Chan Sung Jung down to #11
Bantamweight: Yadong Song up to #12, Kyoji Horiguchi up to #13

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#502038 - 02/08/20 12:09 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs Blaydes
STexas, USA
Attendance: 2,556 (Gate: $541,872)
Critical Rating: 69%, Commercial Rating: 59%


MAIN EVENT

(#6) Curtis Blaydes (13-2-1NC) defeated (#8) Derrick Lewis (22-8-1NC) via TKO (Strikes) at 3:58 of Round 3

CO-MAIN EVENT

Marcin Held (27-7) defeated (#14) Alexander Hernandez (11-3) via Submission (Leglock) at 0:53 of Round 1

MAIN CARD

(#20) Ryan Spann (18-5) defeated (#15) Nikita Krylov (25-8) via TKO (Strikes) at 2:51 of Round 1
(#12) Geoff Neal (14-2) defeated Abdul Razak Alhassan (10-2) via TKO (Strikes) at 3:02 of Round 1
(#8) Jeremy Stephens (29-18) defeated (#16) Cub Swanson (26-12) via Split Decision

PRELIMS

(#21) Kevin Aguilar (18-2) defeated (#19) Darren Elkins (24-9) via KO (Punch) at 1:11 of Round 3
Erik Koch (17-6) defeated Alan Jouban (16-8) via KO (Kick) at 2:14 of Round 3
Alex Munoz (7-0) defeated Mark O Madsen (9-1) via KO (Kick) at 2:21 of Round 1
Steven Peterson (19-9) defeated Austin Arnett (16-7) via Split Decision
Julio Arce (17-4) defeated Chas Skelly (18-5) via Unanimous Decision
Trevin Giles (12-2) defeated Alen Amedovski (8-3) via Unanimous Decision
Juan Adams (6-2) defeated Daniel Spitz (6-4) via Unanimous Decision
Markus Perez (12-3) defeated Kevin Holland (16-6) via Submission (Guillotine) at 1:13 of Round 3
Alonzo Menifield (10-0) defeated Da Un Jung (13-3) via Unanimous Decision
Davey Grant (10-4) defeated Ryan Benoit (10-7) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:58 of Round 1


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Jeremy Stephens vs Cub Swanson
Knockout of the Night: Alex Munoz (vs Mark O Madsen)
Submission of the Night: Marcin Held (vs Alexander Hernandez)


Notes:

- Markus Perez was a +590 underdog, but pulled out a win over Kevin Holland.
- Julio Arce called out Gavin Tucker after his win over Chas Skelly.
- In a battle of undefeated fighters, Alex Munoz got the better of Olympian Mark O Madsen with a quick headkick knockout.
- Kevin Aguilar said after the fight that he'd like a matchup with Dan Ige for his next fight.
- Jeremy Stephens was very critical of the judges after the fight, stating he can't believe the split decision wasn't a unanimous decision.
- Geoff Neal remains undefeated in the UFC and moves to 6-0, which should break him into the top 10 of the division. This loss for Abdul Razak Alhassan snaps his 3 fight win streak.
- Ryan Spann is now 4-0 in a shallow Light Heavyweight division and a win over a top 15 ranked Light Heavyweight will really elevate him especially with a first round TKO.
- Marcin Held made an emphatic return to the UFC, taking out one of the top prospects at Lightweight with a very quick Leglock Submission. Held's submission skills have always been highly touted and he proved why. He's now on a 4 fight winning streak.
- Curtis Blaydes continues on his rise thru the Heavyweight rankings with another impressive victory, this time dispatching the Black Beast in the 3rd round. Blaydes has now beat everyone in his path who isnt named Francis Ngannou, but that fight could be a possibility next as this win likely earns Blaydes the next Heavyweight Title shot against the winner of Stipe Miocic vs Ngannou.


Rankings Changes:

Heavyweight: Curtis Blaydes up to #3, Derrick Lewis down to #13
Light Heavyweight: Ryan Spann up to #15, Nikita Krylov down to #20
Middleweight: N/A
Welterweight: Geoff Neal up to #10
Lightweight: Alexander Hernandez down to #20
Featherweight: Jeremy Stephens up to #7, Kevin Aguilar up to #15, Cub Swanson down to #18, Darren Elkins down to #25
Bantamweight: N/A

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#502041 - 02/08/20 01:01 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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Arnold Allen injured, out of Yair Rodriguez fight

Arnold Allen has unfortunately sustained a hand injury in training, leaving him unable to fight Yair Rodriguez at UFC on ESPN: Ferguson vs Lee II.
Rodriguez will remain on the card with many fighters messaging the matchmaker Matty to put themselves forward to fill the void, including Herbert Burns, Manny Bermudez and Guido Cannetti.
Mirsad Bektic called out Rodriguez on the UFC on ESPN: Korean Zombie vs Holloway card, and will likely be the frontrunner for the spot if he can be ready in time.




UFC signs Olympic Gold Medallist Wrestler

The UFC have announced the signing of the youngest Olympic gold medalist and the youngest World Champion in American wrestling history, Kyle Snyder. He is yet to make his debut in MMA so will be making his debut in the biggest organisation in MMA.
Snyder's accolades in wrestling are incredible, he is also the youngest wrestler ever to win the World, NCAA, and Olympic championships in the same year - a Triple Crown of American wrestling that hadn't been accomplished in a generation until he completed his sweep at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Snyder then made more history by becoming the first Olympic gold medalist to return to college and win an NCAA wrestling championship, clinching his second consecutive NCAA heavyweight title in 2017 despite tearing cartilage in his chest in the quarter finals and being outweighed by upwards of 40 pounds throughout the tournament. In 2018, Snyder won his third straight individual NCAA title as a heavyweight, this time being outweighed by nearly 60 pounds 'in one of the biggest size differences in an NCAA championship match in history,' and became the first three time NCAA heavyweight champion in nearly 30 years.
Along the way he became the youngest American, and only the eleventh ever, to win the Ivan Yarygin Memorial Grand Prix, which is widely considered to be the toughest open wrestling tournament in the world. Snyder dominated it with three technical falls and then a pin in the finals. The following year Snyder would become the first American man not only to win back to back Yarygin titles, but the only one to win the prestigious tournament more than once at all, earning him Best Foreign Wrestler honors from his Russian hosts.
His journey through the history books continued in the summer of 2017, when Snyder won 'The Match of the Century' by defeating Abdulrashid Sadulaev - nicknamed 'The Russian Tank' after steamrolling his way to titles at the 2014 and 2015 World Championships, and through the 2016 Rio Olympics where he outscored his opponents 28-1 on his way to a gold medal at 97 kg - in the deciding finals match of the 2017 World Championships.
This come from behind victory earned Team USA its first World Championship in over 20 years and Snyder his third consecutive individual World or Olympic championship, and led to Snyder being ranked as the best pound for pound freestyle wrestler on the planet by Flowrestling in September 2017, a title he would retain in their June 2018 rankings. And he ended his collegiate career as 'the first and only wrestler to win the NCAA, World, and Olympic championships as a collegiate athlete.'


Edited by Matty (02/08/20 01:06 PM)

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#502042 - 02/08/20 01:34 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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Welterweight Title picture shakeup

In breaking news, Leon Edwards has had to pull out of his title fight against reigning champion, Kamaru Usman, which was set to take place at UFC 252 in Florida.
In a shake-up of fights, Santiago Ponzinibbio, who was scheduled to headline a UFC on ESPN fightcard opposite former champion, Tyron Woodley, will now move in and fight Usman at UFC 252. Ponzinibbio is currently on a 8 fight win streak, defeating ranked opponents in Gunnar Nelson, Mike Perry, Neil Magny and Stephen Thompson in his last 4 fights.
Stepping in to replace Ponzinibbio and main eventing opposite Tyron Woodley will be Gilbert Burns, who himself is on a winning streak, which sits at 5, and is coming off the back of a dominant TKO victory over Demian Maia.
Leon Edwards has been promised the winner of Usman vs Ponzinibbio when he returns, and then the winner of that fight will likely fight the winner of the Burns vs Woodley fight.
Also on tap in this stacked division is two fighters looking to rebound from losses and to finish their bad blood in Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington, who will co-main on the Usman vs Ponzinibbio card.

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#502044 - 02/08/20 02:05 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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Title situations in each weight

Champions

Heavyweight: Stipe Miocic
Light Heavyweight: Jon Jones
Middleweight: Israel Adesanya
Welterweight: Kamaru Usman
Lightweight: Khabib Nurmagomedov
Featherweight: Zabit Magomedsharipov (Previous: Alexander Volkanovski)
Bantamweight: Henry Cejudo


Title Defenses/Next Opponents:

Heavyweight: Miocic vs Ngannou II (UFC 249), next defense vs Curtis Blaydes
Light Heavyweight: Jones vs Reyes (UFC 250), next defense vs Corey Anderson
Middleweight: Adesanya defeated Borrachinha (UFC 248), next defense vs Derek Brunson (highest ranked with any kind of win streak)
Welterweight: Usman vs Ponzinibbio (UFC 252), next defense vs Edwards, then winner of Burns vs Woodley
Lightweight: Khabib defeated Ferguson (UFC 247), next defense vs Kevin Lee (if he beats Tony Ferguson) or winner of McGregor vs Poirier
Featherweight: Zabit defeated Volkanovski (UFC 248), next defense vs ...
Bantamweight: Cejudo vs Sterling (UFC 250), next defense vs Cory Sandhagen

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#502055 - 02/10/20 02:29 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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UFC 250: MSG: Jones vs Reyes
New York, USA
Attendance: 14,951 (Gate: $3,683,926)
Critical Rating: 70%, Commercial Rating: 98%


MAIN EVENT

(#1) Jon Jones (26-1-1NC) defeated (#3) Dominick Reyes (12-1) via Submission (Guillotine) at 3:26 of Round 3 to retain the UFC Light Heavyweight Title

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#5) Aljamain Sterling (19-3) defeated (#1) Henry Cejudo (15-3) via Technical Submission in 0:48 of Round 5 to win the UFC Bantamweight Title

MAIN CARD

(#12) Gregor Gillespie (14-1) defeated (#14) Anthony Pettis (22-10) via Unanimous Decision
(#7) Kelvin Gastelum (17-5-1NC) defeated (#14) Uriah Hall (15-10) via KO (Knee) at 1:48 of Round 2
(#6) Renato Moicano (14-3-1) defeated (#5) Frankie Edgar (23-9-1) via KO (Punch) at 0:25 of Round 2

PRELIMS

(#21) Tony Martin (18-5) defeated Randy Brown (12-4) via Unanimous Decision
(#14) Shane Burgos (14-1) defeated (#20) Dan Ige (12-3) via TKO (Strikes) at 2:29 of Round 2
Lyman Good (22-5-1NC) defeated (#14) Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos (21-7) via Split Decision
Jared Gordon (15-4-1) drew with John Makdessi (17-6-1) via Majority Draw
Matt Frevola (9-1-1) defeated Chris Gruetzemacher (14-4) via KO (Punch) at 0:21 of Round 2
Alex Pereira (3-1) defeated Keith Berish (5-2-1NC) via Unanimous Decision
Brian Kelleher (20-10) defeated Tyson Nam (16-11-1) via Submission (RNC) at 1:59 of Round 1
Anthony Hernandez (8-1-1NC) defeated Roman Kopylov (8-2) via Submission (Kimura) at 4:38 of Round 3
Nad Narimani (13-3) defeated Scott Holtzman (13-4) via Unanimous Decision
Sean O'Malley (11-0) defeated Movsar Evloev (12-1) via TKO (Strikes) at 3:25 of Round 3


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Sean O'Malley vs Movsar Evloev
Knockout of the Night: Renato Moicano (vs Frankie Edgar)
Submission of the Night: Brian Kelleher (vs Tyson Nam)


Notes:

- Sean O'Malley made his return after basically 2 years out of the cage, earning his 3rd UFC win out of 3 fights, and a Fight of the Night bonus. He remains undefeated but ended the undefeated record of Movsar Evloev.
- Anthony Hernandez called out Rodolfo Vieira for his next fight after his victory over Roman Kopylov.
- Hometown fighter, Brian Kelleher was thankful to the New York crowd for their support, as he picked up a win that will save his job, after losing his last 2 fights via stoppage.
- It was the UFC debut, and only his 4th MMA fight, for Multi-weight Glory Kickboxing World Champion, Alex Pereira. He was dominant on the feet, as expected, but also shown a great development in his takedown defense since the win that got him his UFC contract. He currently still holds the Glory Light Heavyweight and Middleweight titles with a impressive record of 40-6, and also holds 2 wins over current UFC Middleweight Kingpin Israel Adesanya, one a left hook highlight reel knockout. He called out fellow Brazillian Andre Muniz for his next fight.
- Matt Frevola said he'd like to fight Tshilomba Mikixi next.
- Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos went from going 7-0 in the UFC to now losing 2 in a row after losing to New Yorker, Lyman Good.
- Another New Yorker, Shane Burgos is now on a 4 fight winning streak and 7-1 in the UFC, with just one blip against Calvin Kattar.
- Dan Ige ends his 4 fight winning streak with his loss to Burgos.
- Renato Moicano picked up the biggest win of his career with a knockout victory over former UFC Lightweight champion, Frankie Edgar. This snapped a 2 fight losing streak. He also picked up the Knockout of the Night award.
- In a rematch of The Ultimate Fighter 17 final, Kelvin Gastelum beat Uriah Hall for a second time, but this time in much more definitive style. This snapped Gastelum's 2 fight losing streak, aswell as Hall's 2 fight winning streak. Gastelum called out Robert Whittaker to fight next.
- Gregor Gillespie bounced back from the first loss of his career with a win over former UFC Lightweight champion, Anthony Pettis.
- It was an excellent night for another New Yorker in Aljamain Sterling, who was a heavy underdog for his Bantamweight title challenge, yet shocked the MMA world with a 5th round technical submission over Olympian, Henry Cejudo, choking the former champion unconscious. Sterling will face off with Cory Sandhagen next.
- In the second title fight of the night, there was a more predictable result, with Jon Jones breaking the record for UFC title defenses with a 3rd round submission of Dominick Reyes. Corey Anderson went face to face with Jones after the fight.

Rankings Changes:

Heavyweight: N/A
Light Heavyweight: Dominick Reyes down to #10
Middleweight: Kelvin Gastelum up to #5, Uriah Hall down to #16
Welterweight: Tony Martin up to #20, Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos down to #22
Lightweight: Gregor Gillespie up to #8, Anthony Pettis down to #16
Featherweight: Renato Carneiro up to #4, Frankie Edgar down to #9, Shane Burgos up to #10, Dan Ige down to #21
Bantamweight: Aljamain Sterling up to #1, Henry Cejudo down to #7

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#502065 - 02/12/20 12:59 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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UFC on ESPN: Canada: Lesnar vs Oleynik
Ontario, Canada
Attendance: 1,010 (Gate: $202,000)
Critical Rating: 72%, Commercial Rating: 94%


MAIN EVENT

(#18) Brock Lesnar (6-3-1NC) defeated (#8) Alexey Oleynik (57-14-1) via Submission (RNC) at 4:19 of Round 2

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#3) Yoel Romero (14-4) defeated (#14) Anderson Silva (34-11-1NC) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:37 of Round 3

MAIN CARD

Joaquim Silva (12-2) defeated (#25) Olivier Aubin-Mercier (11-6) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:46 of Round 3
Sodiq Yusuff (11-1) defeated Hakeem Dawodu (11-2-1) via Submission (Armbar) at 3:02 of Round 3
Diego Sanchez (30-12) defeated Tim Means (30-12-1-1NC) via TKO (Strikes) at 3:18 of Round 1

PRELIMS

Mickey Gall (7-2) defeated Jonathan Meunier (8-2) via Submission (Armbar) at 3:34 of Round 1
Charles Jourdain (11-2) defeated Claudio Puelles (8-3) via KO (Kick) at 0:40 of Round 2
Joey Gomez (7-2) defeated Brad Katona (8-3) via Submission (Armbar) at 1:31 of Round 2
Chad Laprise (14-4) defeated Chance Recountre (14-5) via KO (Punch) at 2:30 of Round 2
Sheldon Westcott (10-3-1) defeated Laureano Staropoli (9-3) via Submission (RNC) at 3:40 of Round 3
Bryan Barbarena (15-7) defeated Tristan Connelly (14-7) via Unanimous Decision
Aiemann Zahabi (8-2) defeated Mario Bautista (7-2) via TKO (Strikes) at 4:37 of Round 1
Gavin Tucker (12-1) defeated Eduardo Garagorri (13-2) via TKO (Strikes) at 3:22 of Round 3
Joe Soto (19-7) defeated Mitch Gagnon (12-6) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:39 of Round 1


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Joaquim Silva vs Olivier Aubin-Mercier
Knockout of the Night: Charles Jourdain (vs Claudio Puelles)
Submission of the Night: Sodiq Yusuff (vs Hakeem Dawodu)


Notes:

- Canadian favourite, Chad Laprise got back on track with his first win in 3 fights in front of his home crowd.
- TUF winner Brad Katona loses his third straight fight and is very close to release, if he hadn't won TUF he would be likely be gone, but he will get one last fight to save his job.
- After his victory over Jonathan Meunier, Mickey Gall called out Lyman Good for his next fight.
- Diego Sanchez was an underdog for his fight against Tim Means but pulled off the upset for his 30th career win.
- Sodiq Yusuff moved to 4-0 in the UFC and will hope to break into the Featherweight rankings after his win over Hakeem Dawodu, whos 4 fight win streak was ended.
- The no.1 ranked Canadian Lightweight, Olivier Aubin-Mercier will be released after his 4th loss in a row. The door has been left open for him if he can put together a couple of wins outside the UFC.
- Yoel Romero broke a 2 fight losing streak while putting Legendary former Middleweight, Anderson Silva on a 3 fight losing streak. Anderson Silva has said he'll move upto Light Heavyweight for what will likely be his final fight.
- In Brock Lesnar's first fight since 2016, he defeated gritty veteran and submission ace, Alexey Oleynik via submission in what was a very impressive return fight. This puts Lesnar on a 2 fight win streak after his 2016 victory over Mark Hunt. Oleynik has now lost 3 in a row and is likely 1 fight away from losing his job in the UFC. Lesnar called out Justin Willis as a fighter he'd like to fight next, saying it will be old school wrestling vs new school.


Rankings Changes:

Heavyweight: Brock Lesnar up to #14, Aleksey Oleynik down to #17
Light Heavyweight: N/A
Middleweight: Anderson Silva down to #17
Welterweight: N/A
Lightweight: N/A
Featherweight: Sodiq Yusuff enters at #20
Bantamweight: N/A

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#502066 - 02/12/20 01:53 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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UFC on ESPN: Struve vs Velasquez
Paris, France
Attendance: 4,275(Gate: $752,400)
Critical Rating: 66%, Commercial Rating: 78%


MAIN EVENT

(#13) Cain Velasquez (15-3) defeated (#20) Stefan Struve (29-13) via Unanimous Decision

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#6) Volkan Oezdemir (18-4) defeated Alexander Gustafsson (18-7) via TKO (Strikes) at 2:54 of Round 2

MAIN CARD

Anthony Johnson (23-6) defeated (#21) Andrei Arlovski (28-20-2NC) via TKO (Strikes) at 3:00 of Round 1
(#17) Mike Perry (14-6) defeated David Zawada (17-6) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:18 of Round 1
Jack Shore (13-0) defeated Tom Duquesnoy (16-3-1NC) via Split Decision

PRELIMS

Ricardo Ramos (15-2) defeated (#23) Khalid Taha (14-3) via Submission (RNC) at 2:15 of Round 2
(#17) Michal Oleksiejczuk (15-3) defeated Darko Stosic (13-4) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:53 of Round 3
Chris Fishgold (19-3-1) defeated David Teymur (8-3) via Submission (Armbar) at 2:22 of Round 2
Jack Marshman (24-9) defeated Max Griffin (15-8) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:14 of Round 2
Ciryl Gane (7-0) defeated Tom Aspinall (7-3) via TKO (Strikes) at 3:06 of Round 1
Aaron Chalmers (6-1) defeated Alvaro Herrera (9-7) via Submission (Armbar) at 4:31 of Round 1
Michael Wooten (8-0) defeated Ronaldo Candido (6-1) via TKO (Cut) at 3:12 of Round 2
Damir Hadzovic (14-5) defeated Daniel Teymur (7-5) via Unanimous Decision
Alessio Di Chirico (13-4) defeated Oskar Piechota (11-4-1) via TKO (Strikes) at 0:48 of Round 3

Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Alessio Di Chirico vs Oskar Piechota
Knockout of the Night: Anthony Johnson (vs Andrei Arlovski)
Submission of the Night: Chris Fishgold (vs David Teymur)


Notes:

- Oskar Piechota is now on a 4 fight losing streak and will be released from his contract.
- Daniel Teymur's loss puts him at 1-5 in the UFC and will also be released.
- Damir Hadzovic called out Shamil Zavurov for his next fight.
- Michael Wooten won the battle of the undefeated fighters against Ronaldo Candido. He was a heavy underdog going into the fight.
- UK celebrity, Aaron Chalmers made a successful UFC debut, submitting Alvaro Herrera in the first round. Herrera's loss was his 4th in a row, leading to his release from the UFC.
- Ciryl Gane moves to 4-0 in the UFC and 7-0 overall and will hope for a step up in competition next.
- To continue the awful night for the Teymur brothers, David was a slight favourite over Chris Fishgold but was submitted in the second round.
- Jack Shore remained undefeated by ruining the return to MMA of Tom Duquesnoy. He was a +350 underdog to beat the Frenchman, but edged a very close split decision.
- Mike Perry called out Neil Magny after the fight, but says hes too much of a coward to take the fight.
- Anthony Johnson made his return to MMA in the Heavyweight division, but shown no ring rust by dismantling former Heavyweight champion, Andrei Arlovski in just 3 minutes.
- It wasn't such a successful return for former Light Heavyweight challenger, Alexander Gustafsson, who was stopped in 2 rounds by Volkan Oezdemir, which puts Oezdemir on a 3 fight win streak and right in the title picture.


Rankings Changes:

Heavyweight: Anthony Johnson enters at #8, Cain Velasquez up to #12, Stefan Struve down to #22, Andrei Arlovski down to #24
Light Heavyweight: Volkan Oezdemir up to #3
Middleweight: Alessio Di Chirico enters at #23
Welterweight: Mike Perry up to #15, Jack Marshman enters at #25
Lightweight: N/A
Featherweight: Ricardo Ramos enters at #21
Bantamweight: N/A

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#502068 - 02/13/20 02:00 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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UFC on ESPN: Cruz vs Munhoz
Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance: 2,337 (Gate: $606,685)
Critical Rating: 64%, Commercial Rating: 67%


MAIN EVENT

(#24) Dominick Cruz (23-2) defeated (#5) Pedro Munhoz (18-5-1NC) via Unanimous Decision

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#10) Ovince St. Preux (25-12) defeated (#8) Johnny Walker (17-5) via Unanimous Decision

MAIN CARD

(#13) Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua (27-11-1) defeated (#19) Khalil Rountree (8-5-1NC) via KO (Elbow) at 1:47 of Round 1
(#13) Charles Oliveira (29-8-1NC) defeated (#18) Carlos Diego Ferreira (16-3) via Submission (Armbar) at 2:55 of Round 1
(#16) Vicente Luque (18-7-1) defeated (#12) Neil Magny (21-8) via Unanimous Decision

PRELIMS

(#10) Brad Tavares (18-6) defeated (#6) Jack Hermansson (20-6) via KO (Punch) at 4:58 of Round 3
(#17) Marcin Tybura (18-6) defeated Ilir Latifi (14-8-1NC) via Submission (Armbar) at 3:13 of Round 3
James Krause (28-7) defeated Claudio Henrique da Silva (14-2) via TKO (Strikes) at 2:56 of Round 3
(#9) Jimmie Rivera (23-4) defeated (#16) Alejandro Perez (21-9-1) via Unanimous Decision
Raoni Barcelos (16-1) defeated (#15) Casey Kenney (14-2-1) via Unanimous Decision
Alex White (14-6) defeated Buren Wuliji (11-8) via KO (Punch) at 3:15 of Round 2
Luis Pena (8-2) defeated Martin Bravo (11-4) via TKO (Strikes) at 3:38 of Round 2
Punahele Soriano (8-0) defeated Tyler Manawaroa (10-1) via KO (Punch) at 2:11 of Round 2
Chase Hooper (10-0-1) defeated Kron Gracie (5-2) via TKO (Strikes) at 0:59 of Round 3
Ivan Shtyrkov (18-1-1) defeated (#25) Sam Alvey (33-14-1NC) via KO (Punch) at 4:11 of Round 1


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: James Krause vs Claudio Henrique da Silva
Knockout of the Night: Brad Tavares (vs Jack Hermansson)
Submission of the Night: Charles Oliveira (vs Carlos Diego Ferreira)


Notes:

- Tyler Manawaroa missed weight so will move up to Light Heavyweight for his next fight. Raoni Barcelos had the same issue so will also move up a division to Featherweight for his next fight.
- Ivan Shtyrkov called out Max Nunes after his impressive knockout victory over UFC veteran and no.25 ranked Sam Alvey.
- 20 year old Chase Hooper pulled off one of the biggest underdog victories, with a win over BJJ Black Belt, Kron Gracie. Cooper entered the fight as a +800 underdog against the BJJ phenom.
- Punahele Soriano won the battle of the undefeated fighters against Tyler Manawaroa, while also taking a chunk of his opponents purse due to his missed weight. He called out Makhmud Muradov for his next fight.
- Raoni Barcelos moves to 5-0 in the UFC.
- James Krause extends his UFC winning streak to 7 and earned himself a Fight of the Night bonus, which is a common occurence for Krause. This win for Krause ended the undefeated run of Claudio Henrique da Silva, who himself had a 6 fight win streak coming into the fight.
- Marcin Tybura's win ended a 2 fight losing streak while putting Ilir Latifi on a 3 fight losing streak. Tybura called out Walt Harris after the fight. This was Latifi's Heavyweight debut.
- Charles Oliveira named Gregor Gillespie as a fighter he'd like to be matched up against next.
- Shogun Rua called out fellow Brazillian Johnny Walker for his next fight. Walker will fight in the co-main next fight.
- After starting his UFC career with 3 straight wins, Johnny Walker has now dropped 2 in a row, and his next fight, which is likely to be Shogun Rua, is a must win, altho the shallow situation in the Light Heavyweight division may give him a big more slack.
- Dominick Cruz's return fight after nearly 4 years was successful, taking out #5 ranked Pedro Munhoz via a Unanimous Decision. Cruz says he'd love to run it back with Cody Garbrandt next, saying he underestimated him the first fight but that won't happen again.
- Buren Wuliji released.


Rankings Changes:

Heavyweight: N/A
Light Heavyweight: Shogun Rua up to #8, Johnny Walker down to #11, Khalil Rountree down to #22
Middleweight: Brad Tavares up to #7, Jack Marshman down to #10
Welterweight: Vicente Luque up to #12, Neil Magny down to #16
Lightweight: Charles Oliveira up to #8, Carlos Diego Ferreira down to #22
Featherweight: N/A
Bantamweight: Jimmie Rivera up to #6, Pedro Munhoz down to #11, Dominick Cruz up to #14, Alejandro Perez down to #20, Casey Kenney down to #25

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#502078 - 02/14/20 01:58 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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UFC 251: Miocic vs Ngannou
Ohio, USA
Attendance: 14,456 (Gate: $3,238,144)
Critical Rating: 71%, Commercial Rating: 90%


MAIN EVENT

(#3) Francis Ngannou (15-3) defeated (#1) Stipe Miocic (19-4) via KO (Punch) at 1:09 of Round 1 to win the UFC Heavyweight Title

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#6) Junior Dos Santos (22-6) defeated (#2) Daniel Cormier (22-3-1NC) via KO (Punch) at 1:03 of Round 2

MAIN CARD

(#11) Robbie Lawler (29-14-1NC) defeated (#9) Nate Diaz (20-13) via TKO (Strikes) at 3:31 of Round 1
(#3) Marlon Moraes (24-6-1) defeated (#5) TJ Dillashaw (16-5) via Split Decision
Matt Brown (23-16) defeated Albert Tumenov (20-5) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:22 of Round 1

PRELIMS

Carlos Condit (31-13) defeated Ben Saunders (22-14-2) via Submission (Guillotine) at 0:50 of Round 1
(#24) Nik Lentz (31-10-2-1NC) defeated Clay Guida (35-20) via Submission (RNC) at 3:25 of Round 1
(#24) Eddie Wineland (25-13-1) defeated Iuri Alcantara (36-11-1NC) via TKO (Strikes) at 0:57 of Round 2
(#13) Ian Heinisch (14-3) defeated (#19) Tim Boetsch (21-14) via Unanimous Decision
Will Brooks (21-4-1) defeated Steven Ray (23-11) via Unanimous Decision
(#18) Mairbek Taisumov (28-6) defeated Bobby Green (24-11-1) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:06 of Round 3
Nordine Taleb (16-7) defeated Nathan Coy (15-8) via Unanimous Decision
Devonte Smith (11-2) defeated Magomed Mustafaev (14-3) via TKO (Strikes) at 0:33 of Round 1
Devin Clark (11-4) defeated Bojan Mihajlovic (10-7) via Unanimous Decision
Ottman Azaitar (13-0) defeated Omar Antonio Morales (9-1) via Submission (RNC) at 2:39 of Round 2


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Ian Heinisch vs Tim Boetsch
Knockout of the Night: Francis Ngannou (vs Stipe Miocic)
Submission of the Night: Nik Lentz (vs Clay Guida)


Notes:

- Ottman Azaitar remained undefeated in his career in the opening fight, while ending Omar Antonio Morales' undefeated record. This moves the German to 12-0 and 2-0 in the UFC. Azaitar then called out Dong Hyun Ma for his next fight, the fighter who was Morales last fight, which he lost.
- 40 year old Serbian, Bojan Mihajlovic dropped his 4th UFC fight out of 4 and was released from his contract.
- Devin Clark said he'd love to face returning Brazillian slugger, Fabio Maldonado in his next fight.
- Nathan Coy slips to 1-3 in the UFC and gets released after his loss to Nordine Taleb.
- Will Brooks made a successful return to the UFC with a Unanimous Decision over Steven Ray, this moved the former Bellator Lightweight champion's undefeated streak to 4.
- Eddie Wineland says he'd like to fight young prospect Nathaniel Wood next, it would be an old school vs new school fight if it came to fruition.
- Carlos Condit was relieved to pick up his first win in almost 5 years, and it only took 50 seconds to sink in a guillotine choke to get the tap from Ben Saunders, which was Saunders 5th loss in a row and will likely see him released from his contract.
- ACA Welterweight champion, Albert Tumenov had a less than successful return to the UFC after veteran Matt Brown stopped him with the first minute and a half of the first round.
- Marlon Moraes close split decision victory over TJ Dillashaw was hotly debated by fans after the result was announced. Many felt Dillashaw shouldve got the decision. This was Moraes second fight in a row where he took home a dubious split decision over a former UFC champion after his last fight against Jose Aldo. He called out Cory Sandhagen after the fight, but Sandhagen will be fighting Aljamain Sterling next for the Bantamweight belt.
- Robbie Lawler ended a 3 fight losing streak with a fantastic stoppage over the usually durable, Nate Diaz.
- Junior Dos Santos' stunning knockout of Daniel Cormier put his opponent on his first career losing streak.
- Francis Ngannou destroyed Heavyweight Champion Stipe Miocic in just over a minute to get revenge for a previous loss. Ngannou now has 4 first round finishes in a row, 3 of which are over fighters who have held the UFC Heavyweight Title.
- Curtis Blaydes stepped into the cage after the fight to staredown the new champion.


Rankings Changes:

Heavyweight: Francis Ngannou up to #1, Junior Dos Santos up to #2, Daniel Cormier down to #6, Stipe Miocic down to #7
Light Heavyweight: N/A
Middleweight: Ian Heinisch up to #12
Welterweight: Robbie Lawler up to #6, Nate Diaz down to #15
Lightweight: Nik Lentz up to #19
Featherweight: N/A
Bantamweight: Marlon Moraes up to #2, TJ Dillashaw down to #8, Eddie Wineland up to #16

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#502094 - 02/16/20 10:01 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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UFC on ESPN: Ferguson vs Lee
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Attendance: 1,341 (Gate: $348,124)
Critical Rating: 68%, Commercial Rating: 60%


MAIN EVENT

(#5) Kevin Lee (20-5) defeated (#6) Tony Ferguson (25-5) via Unanimous Decision

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#8) Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza (27-8-1NC) defeated (#21) Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (23-10) via Unanimous Decision

MAIN CARD

(#8) Joseph Benavidez (29-5) defeated (#9) Petr Yan (14-3) via Submission (D'Arce Choke) at 2:00 of Round 3
(#8) Yair Rodriguez (14-2) defeated (#25) Manny Bermudez (15-3) via KO (Punch) at 3:10 of Round 2

PRELIMS

Todd Duffee (10-3-1NC) defeated Dontale Mayes (7-4) via Submission (Guillotine) at 3:22 of Round 1
Fabio Maldonado (24-13) defeated Thiago Silva (21-11-2NC) via Unanimous Decision
Deron Winn (7-1) defeated Julian Marquez (7-3) via Unanimous Decision
Davi Ramos (11-3) defeated Darrell Horcher (14-5) via Submission (D'Arce Choke) at 3:12 of Round 3
Maki Pitolo (13-5) defeated Brian Camozzi (7-6) via Split Decision
Jordan Griffin (18-7) defeated Calvin Kattar (20-5) via TKO (Strikes) at 4:57 of Round 1
Michel Prazeres (27-3) defeated Sean Strickland (20-4) via TKO (Strikes) at 0:22 of Round 3
Bryce Mitchell (13-0) defeated Martin Buschkamp (9-1-1NC) via Unanimous Decision
Bartosz Fabianski (15-3) defeated Warlley Alves (13-5) via Split Decision
Brett Johns (17-2) defeated Luke Sanders (13-4) via Submission (Armbar) at 1:49 of Round 1


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Fabio Maldonado vs Thiago Silva
Knockout of the Night: Yair Rodriguez (vs Manny Bermudez)
Submission of the Night: Joseph Benavidez (vs Petr Yan)


Notes:

- Brett Johns called out Sean O'Malley after his 1st round stoppage of Luke Sanders.
- Bryce Mitchell both continued his undefeated record while ending the undefeated record of Martin Buschkamp. He moves to 13-0 and 4-0 in the UFC.
- Jordan Griffin's stoppage victory over Calvin Kattar was controversial as it was stopped 3 seconds before the bell with Kattar still looking to defend himself, likely knowing how long he had left in the round to brave it out.
- Brian Camozzi lost his 4th straight UFC fight and is released. He is however only 28 so has plenty of time to work his way back to the UFC.
- Deron Winn was a +490 underdog for his fight against Julian Marquez, but pulled out a Unanimous Decision victory.
- In the return of two Brazillian sluggers, Fabio Maldonado edged Thiago Silva in a fantastic fight. Both were brought back due to the lack of depth in the Light Heavyweight division and will likely move on to be tough tests for upcoming fighters. Maldonado likely has his next fight mapped out, with Devin Clark calling him out on a previous card.
- Todd Duffee returned after a near 5 year hiatus to demolish Dontale Mayes within a round. He then said Rodrigo Nascimento would be an ideal opponent next as he shakes off the ring rust.
- Manny Bermudez was a late replacement to face highly rated Featherweight contender, Yair Rodriguez and did himself no harm in putting up a solid fight before being knocked out in the second half of the second round.
- Petr Yan dropped his second successive fight, both by submission, and now the former contender really needs a win to turn around his fortunes.
- Joseph Benavidez is now on a 4 fight win streak, over solid names in Jussier da Silva, Dustin Ortiz, Alex Perez and now Petr Yan, with 3 finishes out of the 4. A fight with former Alpha Male teammate TJ Dillashaw is something that interests Benavidez according to his post-fight interview.
- Kevin Lee earned the next shot at Lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov with his win over Tony Ferguson. Lee is one of few Lightweight contenders who haven't been beaten yet by the undefeated Russian.


Rankings Changes:

Heavyweight: N/A
Light Heavyweight: N/A
Middleweight: N/A
Welterweight: Michel Prazeres enters at #23
Lightweight: Kevin Lee up to #4, Tony Ferguson down to #8
Featherweight: Yair Rodriguez up to #6
Bantamweight: Joseph Benavidez up to #5, Petr Yan down to #17, Brett Johns enters at #19

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#502095 - 02/16/20 10:20 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
Matty


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UFC 252 issues

UFC 252 has been issue after issue with the main card, starting with a solid lineup of:

Kamaru Usman vs Santiago Ponzinibbio (UFC Welterweight Title)
Jorge Masvidal vs Colby Covington
Robert Whittaker vs Kelvin Gastelum
Fabricio Werdum vs Ben Rothwell
Greg Hardy vs Rico Verhoeven

But injuries to both Masvidal and Gastelum ruled them out, then a further injury to Covington took him out of any potential fight on the card.

A number of fighters have stepped up to fight Whittaker but none are ranked so none do any favours for the former champion. Andre Muniz (20-4, 2-0 UFC) is the strongest of those available and Whittaker insists he wants to fight, so this matchup is likely.

At this moment there are only 3 confirmed fights on the main card, with the Whittaker-Muniz possibly a 4th, so a undercard fight will likely be moved up to the main card, giving extra exposure to 2 fighters who wouldn't expect to be on a PPV main card at this time. This could well see the MMA debut of American Wrestling standout Kyle Snyder being that fight.

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#502096 - 02/16/20 10:46 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
Matty


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TUF 29 Results



Chris Camozzi really put on a show, destroying once-highly regarded Hector Lombard by 1st round TKO. The hugely powerful Judoka announced after this fight he'd be hanging up his gloves and would be focusing on Bare Knuckle after the tournament ends.



Tom Lawlor had an absolute war with David Branch, before eventually submitting the former WSOF Light Heavyweight and Middleweight champion late in the second round. Lawlor has become a real favourite with viewers, with his crazy antics and personality so far.



Czech Wrestling powerhouse, Karlos Vemola took a unanimous decision victory over Canadian former Hockey player Steve Bosse in the final first round fight. Vemola picked up a nasty cut above his eye, which will need to be checked out to confirm he can fight in the quarter final.
This fight set up the quarter finallists, and after consultations with both coaches, these were the matchups that were made:

Chris Camozzi vs Alex Garcia
Tom Lawlor vs Francis Carmont
Kendall Grove vs Tom Watson
Jason 'Mayhem' Miller vs Karlos Vemola

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#502110 - 02/17/20 02:19 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs Burns
North Dakota, USA
Attendance: 4,830 (Gate: $734,160)
Critical Rating: 75%, Commercial Rating: 80%


MAIN EVENT

(#2) Tyron Woodley (21-4-1) defeated (#9) Gilbert Burns (18-4) via TKO (Strikes) at 2:46 of Round 1

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#4) Anthony Smith (33-14) defeated (#15) Misha Cirkunov (15-6) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:01 of Round 1

MAIN CARD

Mateusz Gamrot (16-0-1NC) defeated Gray Maynard (14-8-1-1NC) via KO (Kick) at 4:56 of Round 1
(#5) Rafael dos Anjos (30-12) defeated (#19) Alex Oliveira (19-9-1-2NC) via TKO (Leg Kick) at 2:10 of Round 1
(#17) Francisco Trinaldo (25-7) defeated (#14) Beneil Dariush (17-5-1) via Split Decision

PRELIMS

(#19) Michael Johnson (20-15) defeated (#13) Ricardo Lamas (19-9) via Unanimous Decision
(#18) Ricky Simon (16-3) defeated John Moraga (19-8) via TKO (Strikes) at 4:52 of Round 3
Niko Price (15-3-1NC) defeated Muslim Salikhov (17-3) via TKO (Strikes) at 3:01 of Round 1
Aalon Cruz (9-2) defeated Giga Chikadze (8-3) via TKO (Strikes) at 3:21 of Round 1
Vince Morales (10-4) defeated Bruno Gustavo da Silva (11-5-2) via Unanimous Decision
Khama Worthy (16-6) defeated Clay Collard (14-8-1NC) via TKO (Strikes) at 4:17 of Round 1
Andrzej Grzebyk (17-3) defeated Bruno Silva (19-7) via Unanimous Decision
Tony Gravely (20-5) defeated Brandon Moreno (16-6-1) via Unanimous Decision
(#24) Jiri Prochazka (27-3-1) defeated (#25) Ed Herman (24-15-1NC) via Unanimous Decision


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Vince Morales vs Bruno Gustavo da Silva
Knockout of the Night: Mateusz Gamrot (vs Gray Maynard)
Submission of the Night: N/A


Notes:

- On his UFC debut, Jiri Prochazka's win over Ed Herman moved his winning streak to 10.
- Late replacement, Tony Gravely pulled off a massive upset on his UFC debut, beating Brandon Moreno, who was a -910 favourite, via Unanimous Decision.
- Khama Worthy moves to 2-0 in the UFC, both by 1st round stoppage. Clay Collard made his return after a 5 year hiatus for what ended up being his 3rd straight loss, and likely a release.
- Muslim Salikhov's loss ended a 4 fight win streak, while putting Niko Price on a two fight win streak, which includes his last fight, a win over James Vick.
- Ricky Simon snapped a 2 fight losing streak with just 8 seconds left in his fight against John Moraga, a fight which he was losing on the scorecards before the stoppage. He called out Eddie Wineland during his post-fight interview.
- Rafael dos Anjos' leg kicks prove deadly once again, this time rendering Alex 'Cowboy' Oliveira unable to continue due to a knee injury sustained from numerous kicks. This was his 30th career victory.
- Former KSW Lightweight and Featherweight champion, Mateusz Gamrot remained undefeated in his UFC debut, taking out former UFC Lightweight champion, Gray Maynard within a round. Maynard was coming into the fight off the back of a impressive TKO victory in less than 2 minutes over Joe Lauzon but will be back to the drawing board after another loss.
- Tyron Woodley put himself right back in the title talk at Welterweight with his destruction over streaking Gilbert Burns, who was coming into the fight off the back of 5 wins which included wins over Demian Maia and Gunnar Nelson. Woodley will now have to choose to either wait for Usman vs Ponzinibbio to happen, then Leon Edwards after that, then take his shot, or take another fight while he waits.
- The theme of the night seemed to be either the fight was stopped in the first round or went all the way to a decision, with 6 decisions and 7 first round stoppages.


Rankings Changes:

Heavyweight: N/A
Light Heavyweight: Anthony Smith up to #3, Misha Cirkunov down to #17, Jiri Prochazka up to #21
Middleweight: N/A
Welterweight: Rafael dos Anjos up to #4, Gilbert Burns down to #10, Niko Price up to #20, Alex Oliveira down to #25
Lightweight: Francisco Trinaldo up to #14, Beneil Dariush down to #17
Featherweight: Michael Johnson up to #14, Ricardo Lamas down to #15
Bantamweight: Ricky Simon up to #10

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#502112 - 02/17/20 04:25 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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I wish UFC put together cards as good as these.

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#502114 - 02/18/20 12:30 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Foul]
Matty


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Originally Posted By: Foul
I wish UFC put together cards as good as these.


Thanks foul! smile

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#502127 - 02/19/20 11:01 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
Matty


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UFC 252: Usman vs Ponzinibbio
Florida, USA
Attendance: 15,620 (Gate: $3,498,880)
Critical Rating: 68%, Commercial Rating: 94%


MAIN EVENT

(#1) Kamaru Usman (16-1-1) drew with (#3) Santiago Ponzinibbio (28-3-1) via Split Draw to retain the UFC Welterweight Title

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#2) Robert Whittaker (22-5) defeated Andre Muniz (20-5) via Unanimous Decision

MAIN CARD

(#25) Fabricio Werdum (24-8-1) defeated (#21) Ben Rothwell (37-13) via Submission (D'Arce Choke) at 1:39 of Round 1
Rico Verhoeven (2-0) defeated Greg Hardy (5-4-1NC) via Submission (Armbar) at 4:43 of Round 1
Aleksa Camur (6-0) defeated Kyle Snyder (0-1) via Submission (Armbar) at 2:59 of Round 1

PRELIMS

Teruto Ishihara (11-7-2) defeated Alex Caceres (15-13-1NC) via Unanimous Decision
Roosevelt Roberts (10-1) defeated Mike Davis (8-3) via Unanimous Decision
Michael Graves (7-0-1) defeated Luigi Vendramini (9-2) via Unanimous Decision
(#21) Zak Cummings (24-7) defeated (#25) Andrew Sanchez (11-6) via Unanimous Decision
Dwight Grant (11-2) defeated Miguel Baeza (8-1) via Submission (Guillotine) at 2:13 of Round 1
Alex Reyes (14-3) defeated Devin Powell (10-5) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:08 of Round 1
Sean Brady (12-0) defeated Shavkat Rakhmonov (12-1) via Submission (Armbar) at 4:58 of Round 1
Carrington Banks (10-2) defeated Drakkar Klose (11-2-1) via Submission (RNC) at 1:26 of Round 1
Montel Jackson (9-1) defeated Benito Lopez (10-2) via Submission (Kimura) at 3:56 of Round 1


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Roosevelt Roberts vs Mike Davis
Knockout of the Night: Alex Reyes (vs Devin Powell)
Submission of the Night: Fabricio Werdum (vs Ben Rothwell)


Notes:

- Montel Jackson extends his winning streak to 3 at Bantamweight after his win over Benito Lopez. His previous 2 came against Brian Kelleher and Andre Soukhamthath.
- Years after his initial TUF run, Carrington Banks finally made his UFC debut, demolishing Drakkar Klose in less than 90 seconds. Klose was on a decent 3 fight win streak prior to this fight with wins over Lando Vannata, Bobby Green and Christos Giagos.
- It was undefeated vs undefeated in the third fight on the card, with American, Sean Brady moving to 12-0 and 2-0 in the UFC.
- Older brother of top Light Heavyweight contender Dominick Reyes, Alex Reyes bounced back from a loss in his UFC debut with a 68 second TKO over Devin Powell. Reyes then called out Aussie, Damien Brown, who has just signed to return to the UFC, for his next fight.
- Michael Graves returned to the UFC after being released for some issues outside the cage and continued to remain undefeated in his career, and is now 4 fights with defeat within the UFC.
- Teruto Ishihara got a much needed win to save his job, after dropping his last 3 fights. He called out Pavel Vitruk for his next fight.
- It was a disappointing debut for Legendary wrestler, Kyle Snyder as he was submitted quickly by little known Serbian-American, Aleksa Camur in just under 3 minutes. Snyder has vowed to keep improving and at just 24 years old and with his wrestling pedigree, he could prove to be a top fighter in the future if he fully trains other disciplines of Mixed Martial Arts.
- In a shocking result, more for the way it ended rather than who won, World class Kickboxer Rico Verhoeven proved hes truly been working hard on his Jiu-Jitsu, with a stunning first round armbar over former NFL player Greg Hardy. This was Verhoeven's UFC debut and only his second MMA fight.
- Robert Whittaker said he takes his hat off to Andre Muniz after he stepped up on really short notice to replace Kelvin Gastelum and earned his respect after taking Whittaker to a decision. This moves Whittaker to 2-0 since his title loss, while handing Muniz his first loss in the UFC.
- A stunning conclusion to a decent fight, as Kamaru Usman and Santiago Ponzinibbio found out their fight was a Split Draw after 5 hard fought rounds, which leaves Usman with the title and Ponzinibbio without the belt but also without losing the title shot. This result really shakes up the plans for the Welterweight title, as Leon Edwards has proven himself to be the no.1 contender but Ponzinibbio has now proven hes on Usman's level. Aswell as having Woodley waiting for a shot. I'm hoping I can have all 4 fighters available for the same card and may throw together a 4 man one-night tournament.
- As detailed in a previous post, this card had awful luck with injuries and didn't have nearly as much star power as I like to have on PPV cards.


Rankings Changes:

Heavyweight: Fabricio Werdum up to #21
Light Heavyweight: N/A
Middleweight: Zak Cummings up to #18
Welterweight: N/A
Lightweight: N/A
Featherweight: N/A
Bantamweight: N/A

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#502128 - 02/19/20 01:40 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
Matty


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UFC 253: McGregor vs Poirier II
Dublin, Ireland
Attendance: 10,122 (Gate: $1,902,936)
Critical Rating: 75%, Commercial Rating: 98%


MAIN EVENT

(#3) Conor McGregor (23-4) defeated (#2) Dustin Poirier (26-7-1NC) via TKO (Strikes) at 2:33 of Round 1

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#4) Jair Rozenstruik (12-0) defeated Tyson Fury (0-1) via TKO (Strikes) at 2:41 of Round 1

MAIN CARD

(#9) Darren Till (19-3-1) defeated Scott Askham (19-5) via TKO (Strikes) at 0:54 of Round 2
(#21) Tom Breese (13-1) defeated (#24) Edmen Shahbazyan (11-1) via Split Decision
(#13) Arnold Allen (17-1) defeated (#18) Andre Fili (20-7) via Split Decision

PRELIMS

(#21) Marc Diakiese (16-3) defeated (#24) Yancy Medeiros (16-7-1NC) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:04 of Round 2
Matt Wiman (17-9) defeated Joseph Duffy (16-6) via Unanimous Decision
Karl Moore (10-2) defeated (#16) Aleksander Rakic (12-4) via Unanimous Decision
(#18) Ismail Naurdiev (21-3) defeated Alexey Kunchenko (21-2) via KO (Punch) at 3:56 of Round 1
Maurice Greene (10-3) defeated Chi Lewis-Parry (9-1-2-2NC) via TKO (Strikes) at 0:28 of Round 2
Modestas Bukauskas (11-3) defeated Gokhan Saki (1-3) via Unanimous Decision
Magomed Ankalaev (13-1) defeated Max Nunes (18-4) via TKO (Strikes) at 2:57 of Round 2
Michael Trizano (7-1) defeated Daniel Crawford (10-5) via KO (Punch) at 1:17 of Round 1
Ross Houston (9-0) defeated Kamil Oniszczuk (8-1) via Unanimous Decision
Mike Grundy (13-1) defeated Charles Rosa (13-4) via Submission (D'Arce Choke) at 2:00 of Round 1


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Arnold Allen vs Andre Fili
Knockout of the Night: Michael Trizano (vs Daniel Crawford)
Submission of the Night: Mike Grundy (vs Charles Rosa)


Notes:

- Mike Grundy moves to 2-0 in the UFC, and called out Chase Hooper after his win.
- 24 year old unbeaten UFC debutant, Ross Houston beat 23 year old unbeaten UFC debutant Kamil Oniszczuk in the battle of the 8-0 fighters.
- Magomed Ankalaev improved to 4-0 since his shocking last second submission loss to Paul Craig in his UFC debut with his win over Max Nunes.
- Conor McGregor's teammate, Karl Moore was a +550 underdog but upset #16 ranked Aleksander Rakic via Unanimous Decision in his UFC debut. He called out Abdul-Kerim Edilov for his next fight.
- Joseph Duffy suffered his 4th loss in a row, losing to Matt Wiman. Wiman called out Alex Reyes in his post-fight interview.
- Arnold Allen looks to break the top ten at Featherweight after his win over Andre Fili, which moved Allen to 8-0 in the UFC.
- Darren Till welcomed KSW Middleweight champion, Scott Askham back to the UFC with a second round TKO.
- Jair Rozenstruik answered the callout of MMA debutant and former Boxing World Heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury in the co-main event. It was yet another 1st round stoppage for the Surinamese juggernaut and a no.1 contenders fight is likely next. Fury starred in his post-fight interview, stating this was just the start and he'll be working on improving in his new sport.
- Conor McGregor outclassed Dustin Poirier to earn himself a shot at the winner of Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Kevin Lee for the Lightweight Title. The prospect of McGregor vs Khabib II is really attracting attention around the MMA world.


Rankings Changes:

Heavyweight: Maurice Greene enters at #25
Light Heavyweight: Magomed Akalaev enters at #21, Aleksander Rakic drops to #22
Middleweight: Darren Till up to #6, Tom Breese up to #17
Welterweight: Ismail Naurdiev up to #14
Lightweight: Conor McGregor up to #2, Dustin Poirier down to #7, Marc Diakiese up to #19, Yancy Medeiros down to #25
Featherweight: Arnold Allen up to #12, Andre Fili down to #19
Bantamweight: N/A

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#502148 - 02/23/20 12:12 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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UFC on ESPN: Adesanya vs Brunson II
Arkansas, USA
Attendance: 16,547 (Gate: $3,309,400)
Critical Rating: 72%, Commercial Rating: 95%


MAIN EVENT

(#1) Israel Adesanya (20-0) defeated (#3) Derek Brunson (21-8) via KO (Punch) at 0:17 of Round 3 to retain the UFC Middleweight Title

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#16) Urijah Faber (36-11) defeated (#7) Henry Cejudo (15-4) via Submission (Triangle) at 2:51 of Round 2

MAIN CARD

(#15) Mike Perry (15-6) defeated (#17) Neil Magny (21-9) via Unanimous Decision
(#22) Alex Perez (24-5) defeated (#23) Nathaniel Wood (17-4) via Unanimous Decision

PRELIMS

Alonzo Menifield (11-0) defeated Abdul-Kerim Edilov (17-5) via Submission (Kimura) at 1:41 of Round 1
Juan Adams (7-2) defeated Muhammed Usman (6-2) via Unanimous Decision
Eric Spicely (11-4) defeated Charles Byrd (10-7) via TKO (Strikes) at 3:57 of Round 2
Danny Roberts (18-6) defeated Callan Porter (19-9) via Submission (Armbar) at 3:08 of Round 2
Court McGee (20-9) defeated (#15) James Vick (13-6) via Unanimous Decision
Jalin Turner (9-5) defeated Michel Quinones (8-4) via TKO (Strikes) at 0:58 of Round 1
Joey Davis (9-0) defeated Philip Rowe (7-3) via Submission (Armbar) at 1:23 of Round 1
Anthony Hernandez (9-1-1NC) defeated Rodolfo Vieira (6-1) via Submission (Armbar) at 3:38 of Round 3
Bradley Scott (13-6) defeated Abu Azaitar (15-3-1-1NC) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:13 of Round 3


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Anthony Hernandez vs Rodolfo Vieira
Knockout of the Night: Israel Adesanya (vs Derek Brunson)
Submission of the Night: Urijah Faber (vs Henry Cejudo)


Notes:

- Abu Azaitar loses his first fight in the UFC, in his 6th octagon appearance, being upset by Bradley Scott.
- Rodolfo Vieira's loss to Anthony Hernandez was his first career loss, but even more shockingly, the 4 time BJJ World champion was submitted. This fight was one that Hernandez called for after his victory over Roman Kopylov at UFC 250, and it worked out well for the Californian.
- Joey Davis made a very impressive debut for the UFC, winning in less than 90 seconds and proving why hes so highly rated as a top prospect.
- Juan Adams made sure the debut of Kamaru Usman's brother, Muhammed was unsuccessful, with a Unanimous Decision victory.
- Alonzo Menifield remained perfect in his MMA career with his 11th straight victory, with 3 finishes in his 4 UFC victories so far.
- In a fight between two of the top rising prospects at Bantamweight, Alex Perez took the Unanimous Decision from Nathaniel Wood. Perez called out Brett Johns in his post-fight interview.
- Mike Perry defeated Neil Magny in a real grudge match, Perry asked for this fight after his win over David Zawada in his last fight, and the war of words has continued on social media since, with a very heated staredown at the weigh ins. Perry as always was vocal in his interview and called out Ismail Naurdiev as his next 'victim.'
- With both fighters needing a win off the back of losses, Urijah Faber prevailed against former UFC Bantamweight and Flyweight champion, Henry Cejudo, and did so with a second round Submission.
- With contenders being scarce in the Middleweight division, Israel Adesanya took a rematch against Derek Brunson as his next title defense. Brunson was on a 3 fight win streak, TKOing top contender, Jared Cannonier in his last fight. Adesanya moves to 20 fights in MMA, with 20 wins and his second straight title defense. His next challenger is up in the air at the moment.


Rankings Changes:

Heavyweight: N/A
Light Heavyweight: N/A
Middleweight: Derek Brunson down to #8
Welterweight: Mike Perry up to #11, James Vick enters at #18, Neil Magny down to #19
Lightweight: N/A
Featherweight: N/A
Bantamweight: Urijah Faber up to #8, Henry Cejudo down to #16, Alex Perez up to #17

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#502152 - 02/25/20 05:46 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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Still some solid cards, some unexpected results on this one. Always wonder if the game reduces fighter stats as they start to struggle in real life or kind of tries to represent them at their best. Faber today probably lose to henry, but at his peak could go either way.
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#502156 - 02/25/20 01:09 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: BlimBlapZing]
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UFC 254: McGregor vs Aldo
Illinois, USA
Attendance: 20,989 (Gate: $4,197,800)
Critical Rating: 73%, Commercial Rating: 100%


MAIN EVENT

(#2 LW) Conor McGregor (24-4) defeated (#3 FW) Jose Aldo (29-7) via TKO (Strikes) at 3:17 of Round 1

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#1) Francis Ngannou (16-3) defeated (#3) Curtis Blaydes (13-3-1NC) via KO (Punch) at 0:16 of Round 2 to retain the UFC Heavyweight Title

MAIN CARD

(#12) Justin Gaethje (22-3) defeated (#16) Anthony Pettis (22-11) via TKO (Strikes) at 3:20 of Round 2
(#11) Mirsad Bektic (15-2) defeated (#6) Yair Rodriguez (14-3) via Unanimous Decision
(#8) Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua (28-11-1) defeated (#6) Thiago 'Marreta' Santos (21-9) via TKO (Strikes) at 0:55 of Round 3

PRELIMS

(#18) Cub Swanson (27-12) defeated (#5) Alexander Volkanovski (22-3) via Submission (Armbar) at 1:04 of Round 3
(#23) Belal Muhammed (18-3) defeated Dwight Grant (11-3) via Unanimous Decision
Jamahal Hill (7-0) defeated Roman Dolidze (6-1) via Unanimous Decision
Johnny Eduardo (29-12) defeated Frankie Saenz (12-7) via Unanimous Decision
Roberto de Souza (12-1) defeated Rafael Fiziev (7-2) via Unanimous Decision
(#21) Alexander Hernandez (12-3) defeated (#15) Islam Makhachev (18-3) via TKO (Strikes) at 0:56 of Round 3
Makhmud Muradov (25-6) defeated Piotr Strus (15-6-2-1NC) via Submission (Kimura) at 2:29 of Round 1
Joby Sanchez (12-4) defeated Francisco Rivera (11-8-1NC) via KO (Punch) at 2:44 of Round 3
Suman Mokhtarian (9-2) defeated Guido Cannetti (8-5) via Submission (RNC) at 1:27 of Round 1
Steven Ray (24-11) defeated Thibault Gouti (12-6) via Submission (Armbar) at 1:46 of Round 3


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Belal Muhammed vs Dwight Grant
Knockout of the Night: Francis Ngannou (vs Curtis Blaydes)
Submission of the Night: Cub Swanson (vs Alexander Volkanovski)


Notes:

- Suman Mokhtarian picked up his first ever UFC win in his third fight in the organisation.
- Czech fighter, Makhmud Muradov moves to 3-0 in the UFC, and is getting a reputation as a very exciting fighter with all 3 fights exciting the crowd. The fight was the debut of former KSW title challenger, Piotr Strus.
- Rizin veteran, Roberto de Souza was another debutant, taking a unanimous decision over Rafael Fiziev. de Souza's loss to UFC veteran, Johnny Case, remains the only blemish on his record.
- In the battle of the debuting 6-0 fighters, Jamahal Hill defeated Roman Dolidze via Unanimous Decision to maintain his undefeated record.
- Belal Muhammed extended his 3 fight win streak to 4 with a close decision victory over Dwight Grant, who saw his own 3 fight win streak snapped. Muhammed has seen 7 of his last 8 fights head to a decision.
- Alexander Volkanovski was hoping to bounce back from losing the UFC Featherweight Title, but was stunned with a 3rd Round Armbar by Cub Swanson, who counts this win as only his second in his last seven fights, albeit all those fights being against top contenders at Featherweight.
- Shogun Rua's late career renaissance continued with a excellent stoppage victory over former title challenger, Thiago 'Marreta' Santos. Shogun improves to 4 fights without defeat and just the one loss in 8 fights. A no.1 contender fight looks likely next for the Brazillian.
- Mirsad Bektic took a decision over Yair Rodriguez in a battle of big prospects at Featherweight. Rodriguez wouldve likely been next in line for a title shot with a win here, but is only 27 so has plenty of time to recoup and put together another win streak.
- Francis Ngannou once again proved his devastating punching power with a KO over Curtis Blaydes just 16 seconds into the second round to retain his Heavyweight title in his first defense. This was his first fight that got past the first round without him finishing his opponent.
- Conor McGregor adds a third straight 1st round TKO victory to his resume. After victories over Justin Gaethje and Dustin Poirier, Jose Aldo was the latest victim. Conor called for his rematch for the title with Khabib next, but will have to wait to see if Khabib can beat Kevin Lee before getting his shot.


Rankings Changes:

Heavyweight: Curtis Blaydes down to #5
Light Heavyweight: Shogun Rua up to #5, Thiago Santos down to #10
Middleweight: N/A
Welterweight: Belal Muhammed up to #21
Lightweight: Justin Gaethje up to #6, Alexander Hernandez up to #15, Anthony Pettis down to #20, Islam Makhachev down to #21
Featherweight: Mirsad Bektic up to #7, Yair Rodriguez down to #8, Alexander Volkanovski down to #11, Cub Swanson up to #12
Bantamweight: N/A

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#502157 - 02/25/20 01:10 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: BlimBlapZing]
Matty


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Originally Posted By: BlimBlapZing
Still some solid cards, some unexpected results on this one. Always wonder if the game reduces fighter stats as they start to struggle in real life or kind of tries to represent them at their best. Faber today probably lose to henry, but at his peak could go either way.


I love the unexpected results, always make me mix up my matchmaking and title contenders etc smile

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#502167 - 02/26/20 01:06 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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Champions and Next Defenses

Heavyweight - Francis Ngannou (c) vs winner of Junior Dos Santos vs Jair Rozenstruik
Light Heavyweight - Jon Jones (c) vs Corey Anderson, then Shogun Rua
Middleweight - Israel Adesanya (c) vs winner of Robert Whittaker vs Kelvin Gastelum
Welterweight - Kamaru Usman (c) vs Leon Edwards, then winner of Tyron Woodley vs Santiago Ponzinibbio
Lightweight - Khabib Nurmagomedov (c) vs Kevin Lee, then Conor McGregor
Featherweight - Zabit Magomedsharipov (c) vs Max Holloway
Bantamweight - Aljamain Sterling (c) vs Cory Sandhagen

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#502168 - 02/26/20 01:36 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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TUF 29 Results



In the first Quarter Final of the season, Chris Camozzi earned his second straight stoppage, this time knocking out Alex Garcia in the first round. Garcia couldn't use his wrestling at all on the former Glory Kickboxer, with Camozzi keeping him at length with nasty kicks.



In the second Quarter Final, Francis Carmont frustrated fan favourite, Tom Lawlor with his wrestling, getting a unanimous decision and leaving the cage with very little damage to take into the semi finals.
After the loss, Tom Lawlor went into filthy mode and got drunk and was hilarious in his antics.



Tom Watson was the next fighter to advance to the semi finals after knocking out Kendall Grove with a big overhand right. Grove's weak chin continues to hinder his career as he did have good moments in the fight prior to the finish.



Jason 'Mayhem' Miller continued to entertain outside the cage, but was blanketed by Karlos Vemola in the cage to lose his spot in the competition.

The Semi-finals are set:

Striker vs Striker - Chris Camozzi (Team Wanderlei) vs Tom Watson (Team Punishment)
Wrestler vs Wrestler - Karlos Vemola (Team Wanderlei) vs Francis Carmont (Team Wanderlei) (wrestler vs wrestler)

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#502169 - 02/26/20 01:47 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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Upcoming Fight Cards

TUF Finale: Tito vs Wanderlei II: (Nevada)

Coach vs Coach - Wanderlei Silva vs Tito Ortiz
TUF Finale - TBD vs TBD
Paul Felder vs Donald Cerrone
Dan Hooker vs Charles Oliveira


UFC 255: Zabit vs Holloway: (Hawaii)

Zabit Magomedsharipov (c) vs Max Holloway - UFC Featherweight Title
Cody Garbrandt vs Dominick Cruz
Kelvin Gastelum vs Robert Whittaker
Gregor Gillespie vs Edson Barboza
Geoff Neal vs Michael 'Venom' Page - MVP's UFC Debut


UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs Rumble: (Netherlands)

Alistair Overeem vs Anthony 'Rumble' Johnson
Darren Till vs Yoel Romero
Rico Verhoeven vs Ben Sosoli
Brett Johns vs Sean O'Malley
Stefan Struve vs Alexey Oleynik


UFC 256: Jones vs Anderson: (Nevada)

Jon Jones (c) vs Corey Anderson - UFC Light Heavyweight Title
Tyron Woodley vs Santiago Ponzinibbio - Interim UFC Welterweight Title
Jorge Masvidal vs Colby Covington
Junior dos Santos vs Jair Rozenstruik
Joseph Benavidez vs John Dodson


UFC 257: Khabib vs Lee + Lesnar vs Velasquez II: (Minnesota)

Khabib Nurmagomedov (c) vs Kevin Lee - UFC Lightweight Title
Brock Lesnar vs Cain Velasquez
Rafael dos Anjos vs Robbie Lawler
Deontay Wilder vs Greg Hardy - Deontay Wilder's MMA Debut
Nick Diaz vs Jason 'Mayhem' Miller

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#502177 - 02/28/20 12:03 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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TUF 29 Results



Team Wanderlei emerged as the dominant winner of the season, with two of their fighters now scheduled to fight at the TUF Finale alongside the coach vs coach fight.
Chris Camozzi was the first fighter to make the final, with a Unanimous Decision victory over Tom Watson in a stand-up brawl, likely edged by Camozzi's experience in professional Kickboxing.
The second fight was the complete opposite with Francis Carmont's wrestling proving too strong for Karlos Vemola, also advancing to the final with a Unanimous Decision win.
Camozzi and Carmont face off at the end and the finals are set, there were a few laughs and jokes as they faced off, which can't be said about the intense face off between coaches Wanderlei Silva and Tito Ortiz, whos rematch has been 20 years in the making, stay tuned for the TUF Finale results....

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#502178 - 02/28/20 12:21 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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Loc: Rummaging for used socks,
Eww at that tuf finals.

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#502180 - 02/28/20 12:58 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Foul]
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Originally Posted By: Foul
Eww at that tuf finals.


haha i know right?!

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#502181 - 02/28/20 12:58 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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TUF 29 Finale: Tito vs Wanderlei II
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Attendance: 12,023 (Gate: $3,511,317)
Critical Rating: 64%, Commercial Rating: 90%


MAIN EVENT

Wanderlei Silva (36-14-1-1NC) defeated Tito Ortiz (20-13-1) via TKO (Strikes) at 0:39 of Round 1

CO-MAIN EVENT

Francis Carmont (26-12) defeated Chris Camozzi (24-14) via Unanimous Decision to win The Ultimate Fighter 29

MAIN CARD

(#11) Donald Cerrone (37-14-1NC) defeated (#12) Paul Felder (17-6) via Submission (Armbar) at 4:56 of Round 1
(#7) Charles Oliveira (30-8-1NC) defeated (#4) Dan Hooker (20-9) via Submission (Von Flue Choke) at 1:47 of Round 1

PRELIMS

(#13) Al Iaquinta (15-7-1) defeated (#23) Carlos Diego Ferreira (16-4) via KO (Punch) at 4:30 of Round 1
Jamal Ben Saddik (1-0) defeated Michel Batista (4-3-1NC) via TKO (Strikes) at 0:43 of Round 1
Lando Vannata (11-4-2) defeated Don Madge (9-4-1) via TKO (Strikes) at 3:33 of Round 2
Elias Theodorou (17-3) defeated Markus Perez (12-4) via Split Decision
Ryan Hall (9-2) defeated Kyle Nelson (13-4) via Submission (Cobra Choke) at 3:02 of Round 1
Kiefer Crosbie (9-1) defeated Miguel Baeza (8-2) via TKO (Strikes) at 0:45 of Round 2
Darrell Horcher (15-5) defeated Damir Hadzovic (14-6) via Submission (Kneebar) at 2:30 of Round 2
Juan Espino (10-2) defeated Justin Ledet (9-4-1NC) via Split Decision
Luan Chagas (16-4-1) defeated Brok Weaver (14-5) via Split Decision
Thomas Almeida (23-3) defeated Matthew Lopez (10-5) via Submission (Kimura) at 2:18 of Round 3


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Thomas Almeida vs Matthew Lopez
Knockout of the Night: Al Iaquinta (vs Carlos Diego Ferreira)
Submission of the Night: Ryan Hall (vs Kyle Nelson)


Notes:

- Thomas Almeida called out Joe Soto after beating Matthew Lopez.
- Juan Espino picked up his first win post-TUF by taking a close split decision over Justin Ledet, who loses his 4th straight fight.
- Darrell Horcher said he'd like to fight Chris Wade, whos just re-signed with the UFC, for his next fight.
- Conor McGregor's teammate, Kiefer Crosbie made a successful UFC debut, TKOing Miguel Baeza less than a minute into the second round. This takes Crosbie to 3 wins in a row, previously beating Antonio McKee and then Ed Ruth prior to his UFC debut, both by TKO.
- Ryan Hall made quick work of late replacement, Kyle Nelson, with a rarely seen Cobra Choke submission for a Submission of the Night bonus.
- Chris Wade is a very popular callout on this card, as Lando Vannata was the second fighter to mention him as their preferred next opponent.
- World Class Glory Kickboxer, Jamal Ben Saddik made his MMA debut on the prelims, destroying Cuban Olympic wrestler, Michel Batista in less than a minute. A headkick knocked down Batista, and follow up punches ended the fight.
- Al Iaquinta snaps a 3 fight losing streak with a first round KO of Carlos Diego Ferreira, then requested a fight against Gregor Gillespie next.
- Charles Oliveira is now on a 8 fight win streak, and with a win over Dan Hooker, will be looking for a no.1 contender fight or even a title shot next.
- Francis Carmont outlasted Chris Camozzi to win the 29th season the Ultimate Fighter.
- Wanderlei Silva completed an excellent night for him personally, after TKOing Tito Ortiz in 39 seconds minutes after seeing a finale involving two of his fighters from Team Wanderlei. Wanderlei's victory was his first since 2013.


Rankings Changes:

Heavyweight: N/A
Light Heavyweight: N/A
Middleweight: N/A
Welterweight: N/A
Lightweight: Charles Oliveira up to #2, Donald Cerrone up to #4, Al Iaquinta up to #8, Dan Hooker down to #11, Paul Felder down to #13
Featherweight: N/A
Bantamweight: N/A

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#502182 - 02/28/20 01:03 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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BREAKING NEWS!!!

The drug results are back after UFC 254 and headliner Conor McGregor has tested positive for PEDs.
His victory over Jose Aldo has been overturned to a no-contest and McGregor has been handed a one year suspension, also putting his grudge match with Khabib Nurmagomedov onto the backburner.
This does however open up a spot for who will face the winner of Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Kevin Lee, and the likely candidate for that spot is Charles Oliveira, fresh off his quick win over Carlos Diego Ferreira and currently on a 8 fight win streak.

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#502189 - 02/29/20 12:29 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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UFC 255: Zabit vs Holloway
Hawaii, USA
Attendance: 13,677 (Gate: $3,446,604)
Critical Rating: 72%, Commercial Rating: 88%


MAIN EVENT

(#2) Max Holloway (23-5) defeated (#1) Zabit Magomedsharipov (19-2) via TKO (Strikes) at 0:36 of Round 3 to win the UFC Featherweight Title

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#15) Dominick Cruz (24-2) defeated (#4) Cody Garbrandt (12-4) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:23 of Round 1

MAIN CARD

(#2) Robert Whittaker (23-5) defeated (#4) Kelvin Gastelum (17-6-1NC) via Unanimous Decision
(#10) Gregor Gillespie (15-1) defeated (#5) Edson Barboza (21-9) via Unanimous Decision
(#9) Geoff Neal (15-2) defeated Michael 'Venom' Page (18-2) via TKO (Strikes) at 4:09 of Round 3

PRELIMS

(#17) Marcin Tybura (19-6) defeated (#16) Walt Harris (13-9-1NC) via Submission (Armbar) at 4:46 of Round 2
(#19) Petr Yan (15-3) defeated Kai Kara-France (20-10-1NC) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:21 of Round 3
Said Nurmagomedov (15-2) defeated Tim Elliott (15-10-1) via Submission (Armbar) at 2:46 of Round 3
Vagab Vagabov (21-0) defeated (#16) Omari Akhmedov (20-5-1) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:55 of Round 3
Punahele Soriano (9-0) defeated Dusko Todorovic (8-1) via Unanimous Decision
Martin Day (9-3) defeated Jose Alberto Quinonez (8-4) via KO (Punch) at 4:44 of Round 3
Boston Salmon (9-3) defeated Jenel Lausa (7-5) via Unanimous Decision
Gadzhimurad Antigulov (21-6) defeated Mike Rodriguez (10-6) via Submission (Armbar) at 3:44 of Round 1
Peter Barrett (12-3) defeated Rodrigo Vargas (11-4) via Split Decision
Marvin Vettori (15-4-1) defeated Bevon Lewis (6-3) via Unanimous Decision


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Geoff Neal vs Michael 'Venom' Page
Knockout of the Night: Martin Day (vs Jose Alberto Quinonez)
Submission of the Night: Said Nurmagomedov (vs Tim Elliott)


Notes:

- Marvin Vettori extends his win streak to 3 after his win over Bevon Lewis, then called out Punahele Soriano for his next fight.
- Chris Wade callouts continued on this fight card, with Peter Barrett adding himself to the list of candidates for Wade's return opponent.
- After going 2-0 outside the UFC, Boston Salmon made a successful return to the Octagon, defeating Jenel Lausa by Unanimous Decision.
- It was 8-0 vs 8-0 in the Middleweight division, with Hometown Hawaiin, Punahale Soriano beating Dusko Todorovic to remain undefeated in a fantastic fight.
- Vagab Vagabov was a +660 underdog in his fight against #16 ranked Omari Akhmedov, who was 6 fights undefeated, but pulled out a big upset, remaining undefeated in his career. This was Vagabov's UFC debut and he moves to 21-0 and proved the doubters wrong, who wrote off his record as a joke against journeymen.
- Marcin Tybura called out former UFC Heavyweight champion, Brock Lesnar for his next fight.
- Geoff Neal moves to 7-0 in the UFC with his 4th straight TKO victory. This put a stop to the MVP hype train on his UFC debut. Neal was asked who he wants to fight next, and said he didn't care as long as they're top 5 ranked at Welterweight.
- Gregor Gillespie says as much as he wants to fight a top contender at Lightweight, he really wants to fight Al Iaquinta next after Iaquinta not only called him out after his last fight, but also theres been some social media beef between the two.
- Robert Whittaker earned his rematch against Israel Adesanya for the Middleweight title with a Unanimous Decision over Kelvin Gastelum.
- Dominick Cruz got his revenge on Cody Garbrant with a 87 second TKO destruction.
- Max Holloway regained his Featherweight Title, being the first man to beat Zabit Magomedsharipov in the UFC. This is the second straight fight that the Featherweight Title has been dropped in the first defense after Alexander Volkanovski's loss to Zabit in the last Featherweight Title fight.
- What a night for the Hawaiin crowd, as they saw Hawaiin fighters go 4-0 on the night, including a title win.
- Jose Alberto Quinonez and Rodrigo Vargas were released from the UFC.


Rankings Changes:

Heavyweight: Marcin Tybura up to #9, Walt Harris down to #20
Light Heavyweight: Gadzhimurad Antigulov enters at #19
Middleweight: N/A
Welterweight: Geoff Neal up to #7
Lightweight: Gregor Gillespie up to #5, Edson Barboza down to #9
Featherweight: Max Holloway up to #1, Zabit Magomedsharipov down to #7
Bantamweight: Cody Garbrandt down to #8, Dominick Cruz up to #9, Petr Yan up to #11

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#502202 - 03/03/20 02:10 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs Rumble
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 7,059 (Gate: $1,397,682)
Critical Rating: 73%, Commercial Rating: 86%


MAIN EVENT

(#8) Anthony Johnson (24-6) defeated (#10) Alistair Overeem (45-20-1NC) via TKO (Strikes) at 2:43 of Round 1

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#3) Yoel Romero (15-4) defeated (#5) Darren Till (19-4-1) via TKO (Strikes) at 2:08 of Round 3

MAIN CARD

Ben Sosoli (9-2-2NC) defeated Rico Verhoeven (2-1) via Submission (Kimura) at 4:51 of Round 1
(#20) Brett Johns (18-2) defeated Sean O'Malley (11-1) via Submission (Heel Hook) at 2:15 of Round 2
(#23) Stefan Struve (30-13) defeated (#17) Alexey Oleynik (57-15-1) via Unanimous Decision

PRELIMS

(#19) Sergey Pavlovich (16-1) defeated Tai Tuivasa (9-4) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:28 of Round 1
(#14) Michal Oleksiejczuk (16-3) defeated (#17) Tyson Pedro (8-4) via TKO (Strikes) at 3:47 of Round 1
(#24) Makwan Amirkhani (16-4) defeated Danny Henry (12-5) via Unanimous Decision
Michel Pereira (25-10-2NC) defeated Siyar Bahadurzada (24-10-1) via Unanimous Decision
(#21) Krzysztof Jotko (22-5) defeated Anatoly Tokov (29-4) via Unanimous Decision
Nasrat Haqparast (12-2) defeated Damir Ismagulov (19-2) via Unanimous Decision
Joe Cummins (6-1) defeated Joaquin Buckley (9-2) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:14 of Round 1
Sergey Spivak (11-1) defeated Adam Wieczorek (10-3) via Unanimous Decision
Dhiego Lima (17-7) defeated Peter Sobotta (17-7-1) via Unanimous Decision
Darren Stewart (12-5-1NC) defeated Marc-Andre Barriault (11-5) via KO (Punch) at 0:55 of Round 3


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Stefan Struve vs Alexey Oleynik
Knockout of the Night: Darren Stewart (vs Marc-Andre Barriault)
Submission of the Night: Brett Johns (vs Sean O'Malley)


Notes:

- Dhiego Lima moves to 5 wins in a row and will hope to enter the rankings at Welterweight.
- Joe Cummins was a late replacement and seen as a sacrifical lamb to Joaquin Buckley, but pulled off a massive upset with a first round stoppage. Cummins called out Court McGee for his next fight.
- Nasrat Haqparast extended his win streak to 4
- Michal Oleksiejczuk called out Ovince St. Preux after demolishing Aussie striker, Tyson Pedro. OSP is Oleksiejczuk's only blemish in his 4-1 UFC career, so avenging that loss is top of his priorities right now.
- Tai Tuivasa continued a bad night for Australian fighters, being the second Aussie in a row to suffer first round TKO losses. Sergey Pavlovich was the guy to TKO Tuivasa and moves to 4 wins in a row, all by stoppage.
- Stefan Struve was a +400 underdog, but managed to snap a 2 fight losing streak and overcome the odds, not giving Oleynik a chance to lock in a submission. Struve said he'd like to fight Justin Willis next.
- After calling out Sean O'Malley after his last fight, Brett Johns was delighted to end O'Malley's undefeated record, submitting his rival.
- Heavyweight Kickboxing champion, Rico Verhoeven lost his first MMA fight in his third fight, and has obvious areas where he needs to improve if he wants to evolve in the sport. Ben Sosoli was buzzing to get a win on the board, and dedicated the win to Tyson Pedro and Tai Tuivasa and said they will all come back stronger.
- Yoel Romero announced his retirement after his victory over Darren Till.
- Anthony Johnson is now 2-0 at Heavyweight since his return, with 2 TKO victories over Andrei Arlovski and now Alistair Overeem. He called out fellow heavy hitter, Jair Rozenstruik for his next fight.


Rankings Changes:

Heavyweight: Anthony Johnson up to #4, Sergey Pavlovich up to #14, Alistair Overeem down to #16, Tai Tuivasa down to #19, Alexey Oleynik down to #20
Light Heavyweight: Michal Oleksiejczuk up to #9
Middleweight: Darren Till down to #9, Krzysztof Jotko up to #15,
Welterweight: N/A
Lightweight: N/A
Featherweight: Makwan Amirkhani up to #23
Bantamweight: Brett Johns up to #18

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#502234 - 03/06/20 04:58 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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UFC 256: Jones vs Anderson Press Conference

Jon Jones was asked about where he see's his future in the UFC, and Jones was very confident in how quickly he will defeated heated rival, Corey Anderson on Saturday. Jones predicts an early TKO and then says he'd love to fight Brazillian legend, Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua next for his last Light Heavyweight Title defence, even recommending Brazil as a destination, before making his long awaited move up to Heavyweight to see how he stacks up with the 'bigger boys.'

Tyron Woodley and Santiago Ponzinibbio were fairly respectful towards each other at the press conference. Both men know they are one win away from another shot at becoming UFC Welterweight champion, and don't want to lose focus on the bigger picture.

The same could not be said for an extremely heated altercation between Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington. The usually calm Masvidal was really annoyed by some of Colby's comments and the two were seconds from coming to blows before being separated by security. This Welterweight fight may not have the title implications right now of the Woodley/Ponzinibbio fight, but there's definitely a lot more bad blood.

Another fight on this stacked card that does have title implications is Junior dos Santos vs Jair Rozenstruik. Both men are heavy hitters and predict nothing but a KO to finish this fight. Whoever is the better man on the night will face off against Heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou in their next fight.

In the first main card fight of the evening, veteran UFC Bantamweights will face off, as Joseph Benavidez takes on John Dodson, with both men ranked in the top 10 and on decent win streaks and hoping to put themselves in contention for the Bantamweight title in the coming months.

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#502235 - 03/06/20 11:29 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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UFC 256: Jones vs Anderson
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Attendance: 23,949 (Gate: $6,994,305)
Critical Rating: 75%, Commercial Rating: 100%


MAIN EVENT

(#1) Jon Jones (27-1-1NC) defeated (#3) Corey Anderson (14-5) via KO (Elbow) at 3:13 of Round 1 to retain the UFC Light Heavyweight Title

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#2) Tyron Woodley (22-4-1) defeated (#5) Santiago Ponzinibbio (28-4-1) via Submission (Kimura) at 4:36 of Round 1 to win the Interim UFC Welterweight Title

MAIN CARD

(#9) Colby Covington (16-3) defeated (#8) Jorge Masvidal (35-15) via Split Decision
(#2) Junior dos Santos (23-6) defeated (#3) Jair Rozenstruik (12-1) via Unanimous Decision
(#4) Joseph Benavidez (30-5) defeated (#6) John Dodson (21-12) via TKO (Strikes) at 4:52 of Round 3

PRELIMS

(#13) Arnold Allen (18-1) defeated (#10) Shane Burgos (14-2) via Submission (RNC) at 4:03 of Round 3
(#5) Jimmie Rivera (24-4) defeated (#12) Ricky Simon (16-4) via TKO (Body Kick) at 2:52 of Round 2
Mickey Gall (8-2) defeated Lyman Good (22-6-1NC) via Unanimous Decision
Abdul-Kerim Edilov (18-5) defeated Karl Moore (10-3) via Unanimous Decision
Max Nunes (19-4) defeated Ivan Shtyrkov (18-2-1) via Unanimous Decision
Ray Borg (13-4) defeated Matt Schnell (14-6) via Unanimous Decision
Sean Brady (13-0) defeated Aliaskhab Khizriev (13-1) via Submission (RNC) at 3:47 of Round 1
Devin Clark (12-4) defeated Fabio Maldonado (25-13) via Unanimous Decision
Joe Soto (20-7) defeated Marlon Vera (17-7-1) via KO (Knee) at 4:58 of Round 1
(#22) Niko Price (16-3-1NC) defeated (#25) Michel Prazeres (27-4) via Unanimous Decision


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Joseph Benavidez vs John Dodson
Knockout of the Night: Jon Jones (vs Corey Anderson)
Submission of the Night: Tyron Woodley (vs Santiago Ponzinibbio)


Notes:

- Sean Brady remains undefeated in his career at 13-0 and moves to 3-0 in the UFC. He also snaps Khizriev's undefeated record with this win.
- Swede Max Nunes was a big underdog for his fight against Ivan Shtyrkov but took home a Unanimous Decision to hand Shtyrkov only his second career loss in his 21st fight. Nunes said a fight against Gian Villante next would be a great fight for the fans.
- Mickey Gall called out Lyman Good after his last fight, and it worked out well for him, defeating the very tough New Yorker by Unanimous Decision despite being a +300 underdog.
- Arnold Allen moves to 9-0 in the UFC and hopes to finally crack the top 10 at Featherweight.
- Tyron Woodley made quick work of Santiago Ponzinibbio to win the Interim Welterweight Title, and book a unification fight against either Kamaru Usman or Leon Edwards.
- Jon Jones kept to his word, quickly finishing Corey Anderson, then welcoming Shogun Rua into the cage after the fight for a respectful staredown, setting up Jones' next title defense.


Rankings Changes:

Heavyweight: Jair Rozenstruik down to #5
Light Heavyweight: Corey Anderson up to #7
Middleweight: N/A
Welterweight: Colby Covington up to #6, Jorge Masvidal down to #10, Santiago Ponzinibbio down to #11, Niko Price up to #20
Lightweight: N/A
Featherweight: Arnold Allen up to #4, Shane Burgos down to #14
Bantamweight: Joseph Benavidez up to #2, Jimmie Rivera up to #3, Ray Borg enters at #17, John Dodson down to #19, Ricky Simon down to #23

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#502270 - 03/08/20 08:31 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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UFC 257: Khabib vs Lee
Minnesota, USA
Attendance: 25,161 (Gate: $4,981,878)
Critical Rating: 75%, Commercial Rating: 100%


MAIN EVENT

(#3) Kevin Lee (21-5) defeated (#1) Khabib Nurmagomedov (29-1) via TKO (Strikes) at 2:12 of Round 1 to win the UFC Lightweight Title

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#15) Brock Lesnar (7-3-1NC) defeated (#11) Cain Velasquez (15-4) via Unanimous Decision

MAIN CARD

(#8) Robbie Lawler (30-14-1NC) defeated (#4) Rafael dos Anjos (30-13) via KO (Punch) at 2:08 of Round 2
Greg Hardy (6-4-1NC) defeated Deontay Wilder (0-1) via KO (Punch) at 1:45 of Round 1
Nick Diaz (27-9-2NC) defeated Jason 'Mayhem' Miller (24-11-1NC) via TKO (Strikes) at 3:40 of Round 2

PRELIMS

(#19) Nik Lentz (32-10-2-1NC) defeated (#22) Jim Miller (32-14-1NC) via Unanimous Decision
(#16) Kyoji Horiguchi (30-2) defeated (#21) Alex Perez (24-6) via KO (Punch) at 1:18 of Round 2
Maurice Greene (11-3) defeated (#17) Justin Willis (10-3) via Unanimous Decision
(#17) Kevin Aguilar (19-2) defeated (#5) Jeremy Stephens (29-19) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:53 of Round 1
(#24) Tony Martin (19-5) defeated (#17) Ismail Naurdiev (21-4) via Split Decision
Abubakar Nurmagomedov (16-4-1) defeated Bryan Barbarena (15-8) via Unanimous Decision
(#5) Brad Tavares (19-6) defeated (#7) Jared Cannonier (13-6) via TKO (Body Kick) at 2:04 of Round 2
Jordan Johnson (14-3-1) defeated Khalid Murtazaliev (15-3) via Unanimous Decision
(#18) Marc Diekiese (17-3) defeated (#17) Mairbek Taisumov (28-7) via Unanimous Decision
Aiemann Zahabi (9-2) defeated Brad Katona (8-4) via Submission (Triangle) at 3:31 of Round 1


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Brad Tavares vs Jared Cannonier
Knockout of the Night: Greg Hardy (vs Deontay Wilder)
Submission of the Night: Aiemann Zahabi (vs Brad Katona)


Notes:

- Marc Diakiese extends his winning streak to 5 with a Unanimous Decision victory over higher-ranked Austrian, Mairbek Taisumov.
- In his UFC return after a stint in PFL, Jordan Johnson moves to 5-0 inside the Octagon, after his initial 4-0 run in his previous stint.
- Brad Tavares called out Kelvin Gastelum after his impressive TKO win over Jared Cannonier. Look for the UFC to likely make this as a first round matchup for the upcoming Middleweight No.1 Contender Grand Prix.
- Khabib's brother, Abubakar Nurmagomedov finally picked up his first UFC win in his third fight inside the octagon, defeating Bryan Barbarena. Abubakar was a +550 underdog for the fight.
- Another underdog, Kevin Aguilar picked up a hugely impressive TKO over a rarely-finished Jeremy Stephens, shooting him up the rankings in the process. He called out the Korean Zombie for his next fight.
- Maurice Greene continued the run of underdog victories, going into his fight against Justin Willis at +470 at the bookmakers, but managed to neutralise Willis' wrestling on route to a Unanimous Decision. Greene was seen as just a clown while in the TUF house, but has proved himself to be a possible contender at Heavyweight.
- Kyoji Horiguchi continued his incredible win streak, with it now standing at 11, including 5 straight wins in Rizin, one in Bellator and now 2-0 in his current UFC run. He called out Petr Yan after this fight, but whoever Horiguchi faces next will likely earn him a title shot if he walks out victorious.
- Nick Diaz snapped a 3 fight losing streak after 5 years away from the cage, finishing old rival, Mayhem Miller in the second round. The grudge between the two has been ongoing for over 10 years, and even after the fight, didn't look like it was settled.
- Deontay Wilder's much hyped crossover to MMA ended in a very bad way for the Heavyweight Boxing champion, getting knocked clean out by Greg Hardy, who was booked in this fight to likely be on the wrong end of a KO. Hardy snapped a 3 fight losing streak and shown that because your world class in one discipline, it doesn't mean you'll excel in MMA. The bookmakers actually had Hardy as a +580 underdog, but the odds were remeniscent of the McGregor vs Mayweather fight, being unrealistic for a fighter who'd never fought professionally in the sport.
- Brock Lesnar evened the score with Cain Velasquez, but dissapointingly retired from MMA to focus on his WWE career after the fight, leaving his gloves in the cage. Despite having just into double figures for career fights, Lesnar has left a big legacy in MMA, and more specifically the UFC. Brock was a +300 underdog going into the fight.
- In one of the most shocking title fights of all time, Kevin Lee did the unthinkable and not only beat the previously undefeated Lightweight GOAT, but in less than half a round! No one really saw Khabib ever losing let alone being finished in the first round. This was yet another fight where the underdog prevailed and the card as a whole had an unprecedented amount of underdog victors.
- Charles Oliveira stepped into the cage to face off with the newly crowned Lightweight Champion after Lee's post fight interview.


Rankings Changes:

Heavyweight: Cain Velasquez down to #14, Justin Willis down to #20, Maurice Greene enters at #22
Light Heavyweight: N/A
Middleweight: Brad Tavares up to #3, Jared Cannonier down to #12, Nick Diaz enters at #18
Welterweight: Robbie Lawler up to #2, Rafael dos Anjos down to #8, Tony Martin up to #19, Ismail Naurdiev down to #21
Lightweight: Kevin Lee up to #1, Khabib Nurmagomedov down to #7, Marc Diakiese up to #16, Nik Lentz up to #18, Mairbek Taisumov down to #19
Featherweight: Kevin Aguilar up to #10, Jeremy Stephens down to #14
Bantamweight: Kyoji Horiguchi up to #7



Looks like rather than a Middleweight Grand Prix to crown a No.1 Contender, we'll instead see a Light Heavyweight tournament to crown the new UFC Light Heavyweight champion, as this was just another of Jon Jones issues hes had in his career, and the final straw for him as champion. He will likely fight at Heavyweight for his return, but has been stripped of the title after this latest incident.



Another issue is newly crowned UFC Interim Welterweight champion, Tyron Woodley also failing a drugs test on the same card, and will now also be stripped of the belt. Leaving the next contender at Welterweight up in the air to face the winner of Usman vs Edwards.

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#502315 - 03/11/20 12:39 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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The brackets have been announced for the Upcoming UFC Light Heavyweight Title Tournament.
With Jon Jones having another drug failure and a 1 year ban, the UFC brass have decided to strip him of his title and create this 16 man tournament to crown the next champion.
Corey Anderson has been set as a tournament alternate incase of injury, with Volkan Oezdemir, whos currently injured, also putting himself forward if needed.

The first fight of the bracket will see former title challenger, Anthony Smith (33-14) take on tough Polish fighter, Jan Blachowicz (25-8-1). Smith is currently on a 2 fight win streak, both stoppages, over Misha Cirkunov and Alexander Gustafsson. Blachowicz is 3 fights without defeat, but had a split draw in his last fight against Glover Teixeira.

The second fight sees former TUF winner and Bellator Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight champion, Ryan Bader (28-6-1), make his return to the UFC, taking on another former title challenger in Alexander Gustafsson (18-7). Bader lost his last fight in Bellator to Vitaly Minakov, but prior to that loss was 9 fights without defeat. Gustafsson is currently riding a 3 fight losing streak so will look for a change in his fortunes.

Two Brazillians will face off in the third fight, as legendary fighter, Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua (28-11-1) takes on top prospect, Johnny Walker (17-5). Shogun would've been next in line had Jones not failed a drugs test, but personally asked to be involved in the tournament. Shogun comes into the fight unbeaten in 4, while Walker has dropped his last two.

Fight four also features two Brazillians, as one of the G.O.A.Ts, Anderson Silva (34-11-1NC) faces off with Thiago 'Marreta' Santos (21-9). Unfortunately Silva is looking like his best days are behind him, losing his last 3, including his last 2 by stoppage. Marreta also carries with him a 3 fight losing streak, so both men will be trying to get back into the win column.

The first fight on the right side of the bracket will feature two excellent prospects at Light Heavyweight as Czech fighter, Jiri Prochazka (27-3-1), takes on the tallest fighter in the field, 6'5 Ryan Spann (18-5). Prochazka has won his last 10 fights, including taking a decision over Ed Herman in his UFC debut last time out. Ryan Spann is a perfect 4-0 in the UFC so far, including a KO over Lil Nog.

Another battle of Brazillians will take place in the second fight of the right side, as Glover Teixeira (30-7-1) takes on the world class BJJ expert, Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza(27-8-1NC). Both fighters are the wrong side of 40, but still hope to have one last run in them to become the champ. Teixeira is 4 fights without defeat, while Jacare brings a modest 1 fight win streak into the fight.

From a fight involving fighters over 40, to a fight involving two up and coming contenders, as Russian, Nikita Krylov (25-8) faces off against former title contender, Dominick Reyes (12-1). Reyes went 12-0 before his loss to Jon Jones in his last fight, and will look to bounce back against Krylov, whos lost his last 2. Krylov has actually fought 4 of the tournament fighters in his last 4 fights, altho going 1-3 against them doesn't bode well for his chances.

The final fight sees Aussie prospect, Jim Crute (11-1) take on veteran Ovince St. Preux (25-12). Crute is never involved in a boring fight, and is 3-1 in the UFC, all via stoppages. St. Preux has won his last two fights, his last fight being against fellow tournament fighter, Johnny Walker

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#502330 - 03/13/20 01:51 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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UFC on ESPN: Maia vs Wonderboy
Minnesota, USA
Attendance: 5,254 (Gate: $1,040,292)
Critical Rating: 77%, Commercial Rating: 71%



MAIN EVENT

(#15) Demian Maia (29-10) defeated (#16) Stephen Thompson (15-6-1) via Submission (RNC) at 4:41 of Round 2

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#8) Yair Rodriguez (15-3) defeated (#18) Josh Emmett (15-4) via Submission (Triangle with Armbar) at 3:21 of Round 3

MAIN CARD

(#23) Fabricio Werdum (25-8-1) defeated (#11) Shamil Abdurakhimov (21-6) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:02 of Round 1
(#1) Anthony Smith (34-14) defeated (#5) Jan Blachowicz (25-9-1) via TKO (Strikes) at 0:39 of Round 3
(#20) Henry Cejudo (16-4) defeated (#13) Raphael Assuncao (27-9) via Submission (RNC) at 4:49 of Round 1

PRELIMS

(#24) Deiveson Figueiredo (18-2) defeated (#14) Pedro Munhoz (18-6-1NC) via Submission (Armbar) at 1:06 of Round 1
(#15) Ryan Spann (19-5) defeated (#20) Jiri Prochazka (27-4-1) via Unanimous Decision
Karlos Vemola (28-6) defeated Tom Watson (17-10) via Unanimous Decision
John Phillips (23-10-1NC) defeated Dalcha Lungiambula (10-4) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:10 of Round 1
Alexey Kunchenko (22-2) defeated Khusein Khaliev (20-3) via TKO (Strikes) at 2:00 of Round 3
Chas Skelly (19-5) defeated Enrique Barzola (16-6-1) via Unanimous Decision
Arjan Bhullar (13-1) defeated Brett Martin (11-2-1NC) via Submission (RNC) at 4:57 of Round 2
Jake Matthews (17-4) defeated Emil Meek (10-5-1NC) via Submission (D'Arce Choke) at 2:41 of Round 3
(#22) Aleksandar Rakic (13-4) defeated Marcin Prachnio (13-6) via Submission (Kneebar) at 1:45 of Round 1
Ali Bagautinov (19-7) defeated Rob Font (17-6) via Submission (Kimura) at 4:19 of Round 2


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Yair Rodriguez vs Josh Emmett
Knockout of the Night: Anthony Smith (vs Jan Blachowicz)
Submission of the Night: Yair Rodriguez (vs Josh Emmett)


Notes:

- Aleksandar Rakic overcame the toughest run of his career, bouncing back from a 3 fight losing streak to get back in the winning column, with a 1st round submission over Marcin Prachnio. Prachnio falls to 0-4 in the UFC and is released from the company.
- Young Aussie prospect, Jake Matthews extends his winning streak to 3 with a submission win over tough Norwegian fighter, Emil Meek.
- Indian-Canadian Olympian, Arjan Bhullar made a successful UFC re-debut, and is now unbeaten in 6, altho 5 of those wins have come via decision.
- Welsh slugger, John Phillips overcame the odds as a +480 underdog to quickly finish Congolese powerhouse, Dalcha Lungiambula. This fight was expected to be a fight of the night brawl, so it was a shock to see the Welsh underdog end the fight in just 70 seconds. This also ended a 4 fight UFC losing streak for Phillips.
- Ryan Spann became the first fighter to advance in the Light Heavyweight Title Tournament, taking a Unanimous Decision over Czech contender Jiri Prochazka. Spann is now 5-0 in the UFC and moves on to face the winner of Jacare and Glover Teixeira. Spann called out Ovince St. Preux after the fight, a matchup which could happen as a semi-final fight if the results go that way.
- Deiveson Figueiredo said a war against Eddie Wineland would be something he'd love for his next fight.
- Anthony Smith TKOd tough Polish fighter, Jan Blachowicz to be the second fighter advancing in the Light Heavyweight Title Tournament, extending his win streak to 3, and booking a quarter final fight against the winner of Ryan Bader vs Alexander Gustafsson.
- Yair Rodriguez called out another top prospect at Renato Carneiro as his next fight, that fight will only be likely if Carneiro loses to Mirsad Bektic next, as a win there would earn him a title shot. Rodriguez had such an impressive showing that he took home both the Fight of the Night and Submission of the Night bonuses.
- Evergreen BJJ Legend, Demian Maia won the classic striker vs grappler main event, by submitting former title challenger, Stephen 'Wonderboy' Thompson to cap off a night of impressive submissions throughout the card. The Brazillian took the microphone after the fight to announce that at 43 years old, this was his last appearance in the octagon, and thanked the fans for their support.


Rankings Changes:

Heavyweight: Fabricio Werdum up to #14, Shamil Abdurakhimov down to #19, Arjan Bhullar enters at #24
Light Heavyweight: Jan Blachowicz down to #10, Ryan Spann up to #14, Aleksandar Rakic up to #17, Jiri Prochazka down to #25
Middleweight: N/A
Welterweight: Stephen Thompson down to #24
Lightweight: N/A
Featherweight: Yair Rodriguez up to #4, Josh Emmett down to #20
Bantamweight: Henry Cejudo up to #8, Ali Bagautinov enters at #12, Deiveson Figueiredo up to #15, Raphael Assuncao down to #23

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#502333 - 03/14/20 12:21 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
Matty


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Was looking through the game news and noticed Anthony Smith was now the P4P no.1 eek so had a look at the P4P list and i'll post it below, very strange!


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#502337 - 03/14/20 11:47 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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UFC 258: Adesanya vs Whittaker II
Arizona, USA
Attendance: 23,089 (Gate: $4,571,622)
Critical Rating: 67%, Commercial Rating: 98%



MAIN EVENT

(#1) Israel Adesanya (21-0) defeated (#2) Robert Whittaker (23-6) via TKO (Strikes) at 2:11 of Round 2 to retain the UFC Middleweight Title

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#1) Aljamain Sterling (20-3) defeated (#5) Cory Sandhagen (13-2) via Unanimous Decision to retain the UFC Bantamweight Title

MAIN CARD

(#4) Gregor Gillespie (16-1) defeated (#5) Justin Gaethje (22-4) via Submission (RNC) at 1:59 of Round 2
(#13) Urijah Faber (37-11) defeated (#9) TJ Dillashaw (16-6) via Submission (RNC) at 2:39 of Round 3
(#7) Mirsad Bektic (16-2) defeated (#3) Renato Carneiro (14-4-1) via Split Decision

PRELIMS

(#14) Vicente Luque (19-7-1) defeated Matt Brown (23-17) via TKO (Strikes) at 0:36 of Round 2
(#21) Rafael Carvalho (18-5) defeated (#13) Elias Theodorou (17-4) via TKO (Strikes) at 4:54 of Round 1
(#21) Neil Magny (22-9) defeated (#20) James Vick (13-7) via TKO (Strikes) at 3:17 of Round 1
Magomed Bibulatov (16-2) defeated Hector Sandoval (14-5) via Submission (RNC) at 2:42 of Round 1
Sean O'Malley (12-1) defeated Pingyuan Liu (16-7) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:09 of Round 1
Juan Adams (8-2) defeated Raphael Pessoa (10-3) via KO (Punch) at 0:41 of Round 1
Chris Wade (20-6) defeated Darrell Horcher (15-6) via Submission (Kimura) at 3:57 of Round 3
Eryk Anders (15-4) defeated Artur Astakhov (15-6) via TKO (Strikes) at 0:40 of Round 2
Alonzo Menifield (12-0) defeated Shamil Gamzatov (14-1) via Submission (Armbar) at 3:10 of Round 3
Julian Marquez (8-3) defeated Karl Roberson (9-4) via Unanimous Decision


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Urijah Faber vs TJ Dillashaw
Knockout of the Night: Juan Adams (vs Raphael Pessoa)
Submission of the Night: Gregor Gillespie (vs Justin Gaethje)


Notes:

- Julian Marquez called out Trevin Giles after taking a Unanimous Decision over Karl Roberson.
- Alonzo Menifield won the battle of the undefeated fighters, and moved to 5-0 in the UFC. He should expect to enter the top 25 rankings at Light Heavyweight after this win.
- Eryk Anders extended his win streak to 4, and called out the victor of the last fight, Alonzo Menifield for his next fight.
- Chris Wade made his return to the UFC, after over 3 years away, and submitted Darrel Horcher to earn a win. Wade went 7-2 in the 3 years away from the UFC cage, and this victory extended his winning streak to 6.
- Neil Magny ended a 3 fight losing streak with a win over James Vick, whos now dropped his last 6 fights and will unfortunately be released from his contract. Magny said Niko Price would be an opponent he'd like to face next.
- Former Bellator Middleweight champion, Rafael Carvalho made a successful debut in the UFC, defeating Canadian, Elias Theodorou in the first round via TKO.
- Mirsad Bektic edged Renato Carneiro by Split Decision to earn the next Featherweight Title shot against the winner of champion, Max Holloway vs challenger, Arnold Allen.
- In a real genuine grudge match, Urijah Faber submitted his former pupil, TJ Dillashaw. The beef goes back a number of years after Faber helped Dillashaw with his MMA training, only for TJ to turn his back on Team Alpha Male. Faber celebrated emphatically with his team afterwards and in his post-fight interview, invited Cody Garbrandt to speak and he called out TJ for a future fight between the two former teammates. Shortly after, Faber announced his retirement, saying he'd love to focus on teaching MMA now rather than fighting.
- Aljamain Sterling made a successful first defense of his Bantamweight title against Cory Sandhagen, before facing off with next challenger, Joseph Benavidez after the fight.
- Israel Adesanya remained undefeated, moving to 21-0, with a second victory over Robert Whittaker, again by stoppage. His next challenger is still up in the air at the moment.


Rankings Changes:

Heavyweight: N/A
Light Heavyweight: Alonzo Menifield enters at #22
Middleweight: Robert Whittaker down to #3, Rafael Carvalho up to #13, Elias Theodorou down to #21
Welterweight: Vicente Luque up to #11, Neil Magny up to #15
Lightweight: Gregor Gillespie up to #3, Justin Gaethje down to #11
Featherweight: N/A
Bantamweight: Magomed Bibulatov enters at #19, TJ Dillashaw down to #20

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#502348 - 03/15/20 01:09 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
Matty


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Posts: 13429



UFC on ESPN: Asia: Choi vs Ortega
Beijing, China
Attendance: 3,111 (Gate: $699,975)
Critical Rating: 72%, Commercial Rating: 62%



MAIN EVENT

(#6) Brian Ortega (15-2-1NC) defeated Doo Ho Choi (14-6) via Submission (Kimura) at 3:45 of Round 5

CO-MAIN EVENT

Jingliang Li (19-5) defeated (#13) Mike Perry (15-7) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:29 of Round 2

MAIN CARD

Ilir Latifi (15-8-1NC) defeated Brandon Vera (17-9-1NC) via TKO (Strikes) at 2:04 of Round 2
Takanori Gomi (38-15-1NC) defeated (#12) Francisco Trinaldo (25-8) via Submission (RNC) at 4:04 of Round 2
Yoshihiro Akiyama () defeated CB Dolloway (17-11) via Unanimous Decision

PRELIMS

Yushin Okami (38-13) defeated Gerald Meerschaert (30-13) via Unanimous Decision
Ben Nguyen (20-9) defeated Kyung Ho Kang (18-9-1NC) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:01 of Round 2
Teruto Ishihara (12-7-2) defeated Martin Bravo (11-5) via Unanimous Decision
Jung Young Lee (9-1) defeated Jay Cucciniello (9-2) via Submission (Americana) at 1:21 of Round 3
Dong Hyun Ma (18-11-3) defeated Drew Dober (21-11-1NC) via Unanimous Decision
Clint Hester (12-6) defeatead Jun Yong Park (11-6) via TKO (Strikes) at 2:01 of Round 2
Shinsho Anzai (15-4) defeated Chad Laprise (14-5) via TKO (Strikes) at 0:34 of Round 3
Brad Riddell (9-1) defeated Xie Bin (10-2) via KO (Punch) at 1:15 of Round 2
Darko Stosic (14-4) defeated Da Un Jung (13-4) via Unanimous Decision
(#15) Yadong Song (17-4-1-1NC) defeated Joby Sanchez (12-5) via TKO (Strikes) at 2:32 of Round 1


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Takanori Gomi vs Francisco Trinaldo
Knockout of the Night: Brad Riddell (vs Xie Bin)
Submission of the Night: Jung Young Lee (vs Jay Cucciniello)


Notes:

- Yadong Song made a bold, but unlikely callout for his next fight - former Bantamweight champion, Demetrious Johnson.
- Brad Riddell overcame the odds as a +570 underdog to beat 22 year old Chinese debutant, Xie Bin via second round KO. Riddell is now 3-0 in the UFC.
- Shinsho Anzai was another underdog victor on his UFC return, at +450, he was expected to lose to Chad Laprise, but TKOd the Canadian early in the third round. This puts Anzai on a 4 fight win streak after his 3 wins in the DEEP promotion.
- Dong Hyun Ma said he'd like to face Ottman Azaitar in his next fight.
- Road FC Featherweight champion, Jung Young Lee was victorious on his UFC debut, submitting Conor McGregor's teammate, Jay Cucciniello via a rarely seen Americana.
- Japanese Legend, Takanori Gomi continued his resurgence, submitting Brazillian Francisco Trinaldo, continuing on from wins over Melvin Guillard and Tatsuya Kawajiri in RIZIN. Trinaldo retired after the loss.
- One FC Heavyweight champion, Brandon Vera, was upset in his UFC return, being TKOd by his much smaller underdog opponent, Ilir Latifi.
- Jingliang Li continues to beat ranked opponents, this time TKOing Mike Perry after the same result in his last fight against Michael Chiesa. Li should enter the rankings now after his 4th win in a row, all via TKO.
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Rankings Changes:

Heavyweight: N/A
Light Heavyweight: N/A
Middleweight: N/A
Welterweight: Jingliang Li enters at #17, Mike Perry down to #22
Lightweight: Gregor Gillespie up to #3, Justin Gaethje down to #11
Featherweight: N/A
Bantamweight: Ben Nguyen enters at #24

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#502355 - 03/15/20 12:33 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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UFC 259: Usman vs Edwards II
Birmingham, England
Attendance: 5,689 (Gate: $1,203,223)
Critical Rating: 77%, Commercial Rating: 85%



MAIN EVENT

(#1) Kamaru Usman (17-1-1) defeated (#4) Leon Edwards (19-4) via Submission (RNC) at 3:05 of Round 1 to retain the UFC Welterweight Title

CO-MAIN EVENT

Tom Aspinall (8-3) defeated Tyson Fury (0-2) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:48 of Round 1

MAIN CARD

(#11) Antonio Carlos Junior (12-4-1NC) defeated (#16) Tom Breese (13-2) via Split Decision
Gunnar Nelson (18-6-1) defeated Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos (21-8) via Submission (Heel Hook) at 1:14 of Round 1
(#12) Petr Yan (16-3) defeated (#17) Brett Johns (18-3) via KO (Punch) at 0:37 of Round 3

PRELIMS

Jack Marshman (25-9) defeated Danny Roberts (18-7) via Submission (RNC) at 4:35 of Round 2
Paul Craig (13-4-1) defeated Klidson de Abreu (16-5) via KO (Punch) at 0:31 of Round 2
Terry Brazier (14-3) defeated Takashi Sato (16-4) via Split Decision
Davey Grant (11-4) defeated Benito Lopez (10-3) via Unanimous Decision
Chris Fishgold (20-3-1) defeated Steven Ray (24-12) via Unanimous Decision
Ross Houston (10-0) defeated Iuri Lapicus (14-1) via Unanimous Decision
Dmitry Poberezhets (26-5-1-1NC) defeated Stav Economou (19-6-2) via Split Decision
Scott Askham (20-5) defeated Kevin Holland (16-7) via TKO (Strikes) at 4:56 of Round 1
Nad Narimani (14-3) defeated Alex Reyes (14-4) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:28 of Round 2
Bradley Scott (14-6) defeated Bruno Silva (19-8) via KO (Punch) at 4:30 of Round 1


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Jack Marshman vs Danny Roberts
Knockout of the Night: Petr Yan (vs Brett Johns)
Submission of the Night: Gunnar Nelson (vs Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos)


Notes:

- Ross Houston faced off against Italian debutant with both putting their undefeated records on the line, but it was Houston's record that stayed intact, moving to 10-0, and 2-0 in the UFC. Houston called out fellow Englishman, Alex Lohore for his next fight
- Jack Marshman submitted Danny Roberts then requested a fight against solid prospect, Sean Brady for his next cage appearance.
- Gunnar Nelson snapped a 3 fight losing streak by submitting Brazillian, Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos just 74 seconds into their fight.
- Tyson Fury continues to not have a great time in MMA, again being stopped in the first round. He moves to 0-2 and really has to put some time into his ground game if he wants to turn around his bad start to his MMA career.
- Kamaru Usman made quick work in his latest title defense, submitting hometown fighter, Leon Edwards in the first round in a rematch of their 2015 fight.


Rankings Changes:

Heavyweight: N/A
Light Heavyweight: Paul Craig enters at #21
Middleweight: Antonio Carlos Junior up to #7, Tom Breese down to #20, Scott Askham enters at #23
Welterweight: Leon Edwards down to #8, Gunnar Nelson enters at #16
Lightweight: N/A
Featherweight: N/A
Bantamweight: Petr Yan up to #6

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#502356 - 03/15/20 12:45 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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Bellator is coming for you Tyson Fury!

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#502357 - 03/15/20 01:40 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Marcelo Luiz Riz]
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#502373 - 03/17/20 01:37 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Foul]
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UFC on ESPN: Scandinavia: Gustafsson vs Bader
Copenhagen, Denmark
Attendance: 3,190 (Gate: $653,950)
Critical Rating: 76%, Commercial Rating: 83%



MAIN EVENT

(#15) Alexander Gustafsson (19-7) defeated Ryan Bader (28-7-1) via TKO (Strikes) at 2:47 of Round 2

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#4) Alexander Volkov (33-7) defeated (#2) Anthony 'Rumble' Johnson (24-7) via KO (Punch) at 1:55 of Round 1

MAIN CARD

(#8) Dominick Reyes (13-1) defeated (#18) Nikita Krylov (25-9) via Unanimous Decision
Nicolas Dalby (19-4-1-1NC) defeated Leonardo Santos (17-5-1) via KO (Punch) at 2:46 of Round 2
Carrington Banks (12-2) defeated Soren Bak (15-2) via Unanimous Decision

PRELIMS

Albert Duraev (14-3) defetaed Zebaztian Kadestam (13-6-1) via Submission (Leglock) via 2:44 of Round 1
Oliver Enkamp (9-3) defeated Jonathan Meunier (8-3) via Unanimous Decision
Kenneth Bergh (8-1-1NC) defeated Antonio Branjao (5-2) via Unanimous Decision
Daniel Teymur (8-5) defeated Marco Polo Reyes (8-8) via Unanimous Decision
Jared Gordon (16-4-1) defeated Damir Hadzovic (14-7) via TKO (Strikes) at 2:40 of Round 1
Mike Davis (9-3) defeated David Teymur (8-4) via Unanimous Decision
Teemu Packalen (10-3) defeated Michel Quinones (8-5) via Submission (Armbar) at 2:16 of Round 1
Andrzej Grzebyk (18-3) defeated Alessio Di Chirico (13-5) via Unanimous Decision
Marvin Vettori (16-4-1) defeated Costello Van Steenis (13-3) via Submission (RNC) at 3:27 of Round 3
Magomed Yunusilau (8-0) defeated Roman Bogatov (10-1) via Unanimous Decision


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Mike Davis vs David Teymur
Knockout of the Night: Alexander Volkov (vs Anthony Johnson)
Submission of the Night: Albert Duraev (vs Zebaztian Kadestam)


Notes:

- The opening fight of the evening pitted two undefeated Russian Featherweights together, with 7-0 Magomed Yunusilau edging 10-0 Roman Bogatov by Unanimous Decision.
- Marvin Vettori is now 4-0 since he lost to current Middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya
- Daniel Teymur called out Jalin Turner after his win over Marco Polo Reyes, which led to his opponent getting his UFC release.
- Norwegian Kickboxer, Kenneth Bergh was victorious on his UFC debut and called out Dmitry Minakov, the brother of former Bellator Heavyweight champion Vitaly, for his next fight.
- Nicolas Dalby really excited his home crowd with a scintilating knockout of Leonardo Santos. He said a fight against Welshman, Lewis Long would be a great contest next.
- Dominick Reyes earned his way into the Quarter Finals of the Light Heavyweight Title Tournament with a hard-fought Unanimous Decision over Nikita Krylov. He moves on to face the winner of Ovince St. Preux vs Jim Crute.
- Alexander Volkov's quick KO over Anthony Johnson earned him the next Heavyweight title shot against the winner of champion, Francis Ngannou vs challenger, Junior Dos Santos.
- Alexander Gustafsson welcomed Ryan Bader back to the UFC cage with a second round TKO. Gustafsson will face Anthony Smith in the quarter finals of the Light Heavyweight Title Tournament, which will be a rematch from their June 2019 fight, which Anthony Smith won via 4th round submission.


Rankings Changes:

Heavyweight: Alexander Volkov moves up to #3, Anthony Johnson down to #8
Light Heavyweight: Alexander Gustafsson up to #6, Nikita Krylov down to #20
Middleweight: Albert Duraev enters at #15
Welterweight: N/A
Lightweight: N/A
Featherweight: N/A
Bantamweight: N/A

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#502458 - 03/31/20 12:33 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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UFC on ESPN: Brazil: Barboza vs Poirier
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Attendance: 4,322 (Gate: $1,274,990)
Critical Rating: 72%, Commercial Rating: 74%



MAIN EVENT

(#8) Edson Barboza (22-9) defeated (#5) Dustin Poirier (26-8-1NC) via Submission (Guillotine) at 0:46 of Round 1

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#19) Anderson Silva (35-11-1NC) defeated (#12) Thiago 'Marreta' Santos (21-10) via Submission (Guillotine) at 1:13 of Round 3

MAIN CARD

(#3) Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua (29-11-1) defeated (#13) Johnny Walker (17-6) via TKO (Strikes) at 2:26 of Round 3
(#4) Marlon Moraes (25-6-1) defeated Demetrious Johnson (29-4-1) via KO (Punch) at 3:49 of Round 2
Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza (28-8-1NC) defeated (#5) Glover Teixeira (30-8-1) via Submission (Kneebar) at 3:23 of Round 2

PRELIMS

Thiago Silva (22-11-2NC) defeated Tito Ortiz (20-14-1) via Unanimous Decision
(#17) Dong Hyun Kim (24-4-1-1NC) defeated (#12) Gilbert Burns (18-5) via TKO (Strikes) at 0:27 of Round 3
(#20) Eddie Wineland (26-13-1) defeated (#6) Alexandre Pantoja (22-5) via Unanimous Decision
Claudio Henrique da Silva (15-2) defeated Alberto Mina (13-2) via Split Decision
Rony Mariano Bezerra (17-9-1NC) defeated Thiago Tavares (23-11-1) via TKO (Strikes) at 2:43 of Round 1
Junior Albini (15-7) defeated Tanner Boser (17-8-1) via KO (Punch) at 4:59 of Round 2
Bruno Santos (19-3-1) defeated Dricus Du Plessis (13-4) via Submission (RNC) at 2:41 of Round 3
Matheus Nicolau (14-2-1) defeated Raulian Paiva (18-4) via Unanimous Decision
Arman Tsarukyan (16-2) defeated Alex da Silva (21-3) via Unanimous Decision
Raoni Barcelos (17-1) defeated Gavin Tucker (12-2) via TKO (Strikes) at 4:26 of Round 3.


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Marlon Moraes vs Demetrious Johnson
Knockout of the Night: Junior Albini (vs Tanner Boser)
Submission of the Night: Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza (vs Glover Teixeira)


Notes:

- Young Russian, Arman Tsarukyan extends his winning streak to 3 with a decision victory over Alex da Silva, which comes off the back of wins over Jon Tuck and Olivier Aubin-Mercier. He called out UFC veteran Jim Miller for his next fight, which would be a massive step up, but a fight that would really establish him as a top prospect.
- Matheus Nicolau made his return after over 2 years away from the Octagon. He bounced back from his KO loss to Dustin Ortiz, his first loss in the UFC, with a decision win over Raulian Paiva, which now puts him at 4-1 in the company.
- Bruno Santos returned to the UFC with a submission victory over debuting South African, Dricus Du Plessis. His win now makes him unbeaten in his last 4 fights, and altho not hugely active in recent times, he's yet to lose since a 2014 loss to Elias Theodorou. He said a fight against Deron Winn would be a fight he'd be interested in next.
- Junior Albini was released after his last fight, a loss to Tai Tuivasa, which left him on a 5 fight losing streak, but he stepped up on a weeks notice to face Tanner Boser, and knocked out the Canadian with one second left of the second round.
- Claudio Henrique da Silva bounced back from his first UFC loss with a tight Split Decision over fellow Brazillian, Alberto Mina. He moves to 6-1 in the UFC.
- Eddie Wineland extended his win streak to 3, and called out Ray Borg for a contender fight.
- Thiago Silva was a +440 underdog against former Light Heavyweight Champion, Tito Ortiz, but managed to take a decision over Ortiz who followed up the loss with his retirement from MMA. Thiago Silva asked for a fight with Jacare Souza next, who fights in the next fight on the show.
- Jacare will not be facing Thiago Silva though, as he advanced in the Light Heavyweight Tournament with a Kneebar submission win over Glover Teixeira. He'll face Ryan Spann in the Quarter Finals.
- Marlon Moraes handed Demetrious Johnson a unwelcome return to the UFC cage with a second round knockout. This earned Moraes his 3rd straight win, after wins over TJ Dillashaw and Jose Aldo. A title shot is likely next for Moraes at Bantamweight.
- Shogun Rua is the next fighter to move into the Quarter Finals of the Light Heavyweught Tournament, TKOing Johnny Walker and moving to 5 fights without defeat. The former champion is alot of experts favourite to win the whole tournament.
- Unfortunately his opponent in the next round, Anderson Silva retired after his victory over Thiago 'Marreta' Santos, which leaves Shogun without a set opponent. After the event, both Corey Anderson and Volkan Oezdemir threw their hat into the ring to replace Silva.
- Edson Barboza made quick work of Dustin Poirier in the main event, finishing him in just 46 seconds. He called out Donald Cerrone for a future fight.


Rankings Changes:

Heavyweight: N/A
Light Heavyweight: Shogun Rua up to #1, Glover Teixeira down to #13, Johnny Walker down to #14, Marreta Santos down to #15, Jacare Souza enters at #21
Middleweight: N/A
Welterweight: Dong Hyun Kim up to #17, Gilbert Burns down to #21
Lightweight: Edson Barboza up to #4, Dustin Poirier down to #11
Featherweight: N/A
Bantamweight: Alexandre Pantoja enters at #14, Eddie Wineland up to #15, Demetrious Johnson enters at #22

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#502489 - 04/02/20 12:41 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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With just one fight of the first round remaining - Australian top prospect, Jim Crute vs Veteran and former American Football player, Ovince St. Preux, this is how the bracket looks heading into the Light Heavyweight Title Tournament Quarter Finals.

After Anderson Silva's shock retirement after his first round win, we now have Corey Anderson scheduled to take on Switzerland's KO machine, Volkan Oezdemir to replace the Brazillian legend.

In the first fight of the bracket for the Quarter Finals, Anthony Smith will take on Alexander Gustafsson with the winner of that taking on the winner of Shogun Rua vs Anderson/Oezdemir.

On the right hand side of the bracket, Top American prospect, Ryan Spann will face his biggest challenge to date, taking on Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt, Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza. With the winner of that fight facing off against the winner of Dominick Reyes vs Crute/St.Preux.

Shogun Rua remains the bookmakers favourite, but who do you think wins the tournament?

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#502511 - 04/03/20 01:01 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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This tournament is awesome. Shogun vs Silva with both at their peaks is a fight we never saw. Shogun on a hot streak but I go with anderson there.

My money on either Anderson or Jacare hitting the top. You might just get that Silva vs Jones superfight.
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#502524 - 04/05/20 11:01 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: BlimBlapZing]
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I think Anderson retired dude and will not continue in the tourney
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#502526 - 04/06/20 03:54 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Judas]
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Originally Posted By: Judas
I think Anderson retired dude and will not continue in the tourney


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#502528 - 04/06/20 08:00 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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aw, missed that. That sucks, peak anderson would have been good in there. I like jacare then. But Shogun is on a hot streak and could take it.
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#502562 - 04/10/20 02:44 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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UFC on ESPN: Gamrot vs Hooker

Week 4, September
Warsaw, Poland
Attendance: 2,405 (Gate: $529,100)
Critical Rating: 69%, Commercial Rating: 62%



MAIN EVENT

Mateusz Gamrot (17-0-1NC) defeated (#9) Dan Hooker (20-10) via Unanimous Decision

CO-MAIN EVENT

Marcin Held (28-7) defeated Desmond Green (24-9) via Submission (Armbar) at 2:52 of Round 2

MAIN CARD

Todd Duffee (11-3-1NC) defeated Karol Bedorf (16-6) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:39 of Round 1
Marcos Rogerio de Lima (18-6-1) defeated (#9) Marcin Tybura (19-7) via TKO (Strikes) at 2:01 of Round 1
Rico Verhoeven (3-1) defeated Adam Palasz (4-1) via Submission (Kimura) at 4:59 of Round 1

PRELIMS


(#6) Michael Oleksiejczuk (17-3) defeated Abdul-Kerim Edilov (18-6) via Split Decision
Damian Janikowski (5-3) defeated Antonio Arroyo (9-4) via Submission (RNC) at 3:59 of Round 1
Oskar Piechota (12-4-1) defeated Abu Azaitar (15-4-1-1NC) via Submission (Kneebar) at 3:20 of Round 3
Alex Morono (18-6-1NC) defeated Bartosz Fabinski (15-4) via Submission (Armbar) at 3:24 of Round 3
Aviv Gozali (6-0) defeated Artur Berezovskiy (2-1-1NC) via Unanimous Decision
Dusko Todorovic (9-1) defeated Cezary Kesik (10-2) via Submission (Triangle) at 2:12 of Round 2
Mateusz Legierski (8-0) defeated Alex Munoz (7-1) via Unanimous Decision
Markus Perez (13-4) defeated Piotr Strus (15-7-2-1NC) via Unanimous Decision
Alex Lohore (20-5) defeated Aslambek Saidov (24-7) via TKO (Strikes) at 2:27 of Round 1
Trevin Giles (13-2) defeated Karol Linowski (7-3) via Unanimous Decision


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Mateusz Gamrot vs Dan Hooker
Knockout of the Night: Todd Duffee (vs Karol Bedorf)
Submission of the Night: Marcin Held (vs Desmond Green)


Notes:

- In a battle of UFC debutants, Frenchman, Alex Lohore TKOd home fighter, Aslambek Saidov in the first round. The former FEN Welterweight champion and cousin of Polish Legend, Mamed Khalidov was disappointed with the stoppage, arguing it was far too early.
- Demian Maia protege, Markus Perez continues his hugely up and down UFC career, with a win over Polish Kickboxer, Piotr Strus, who is now 0-2 in the UFC. Perez moves to 4-4 and has alternated wins and losses in every fight within the company. His run looks like this - Loss,Win,Loss,Win,Loss,Win,Loss,Win.
- It was undefeated vs undefeated in the next fight, both fighters coming into the bout 7-0, but it was the young Pole, Mateusz Legierski who left the octagon still undefeated, after a hard fought Unanimous Decision over Alex Munoz, who drops to 1-1 in the UFC.
- Dusko Todorovic was a +400 underdog going into his fight against former KSW title challenger, Cezary Kesik, but submitted his opponent in the second round to bounce back from a UFC debut loss to Punahele Soriano.
- The youngest fighter on the whole UFC roster, 18 year old Aviv Gozali continued to show why he has so much hype behind him, beating previously undefeated Polish fighter, Artur Berezovskiy in his own country. This was the first time Gozali didnt finish his opponent, so shows the toughness of 21 year old, Berezovskiy.
- Oscar Piechota raised the Polish crowd after a number of losses for his fellow Polish fighters. This broke a 4 fight losing streak for Piechota and will save his job and earn another fight in the octagon.
- Legandary Polish wrestler, who won a silver medal at the 2011 World Championships and a gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics, was successful in his UFC debut, earning a submission win in the first round. The UFC will hope Janikowski can grow in his young MMA career and become a big name and draw for them in his home country.
- Top 10 Light Heavyweight contender, Michal Oleksiejczuk kept the winning run for Polish fighters going with a very close Split Decision victory over Russia, Abdul-Kerim Edilov. He moves to 6-1 in the UFC, and will likely fight another top contender while the Light Heavyweight Title Tournament continues.
- Legendary World Champion Kickboxer, Rico Verhoeven continued to show his improvement within MMA, with his second submission victory in the octagon. This time he beat previously undefeated home fighter, Poland's own Adam Palasz, who was making his UFC debut.
- In what was meant to be a showcase fight for Marcin Tybura, who was coming off wins over Ilir Latifi and Walt Harris, Marcos Rogerio de Lima upset the Polish fighter and silenced the crowd with a TKO 121 seconds into the fight.
- The always dangerous BJJ Black Belt, Marcin Held really shown his grappling credentials, dominating Desmond Green before submitting him in the second round. This moved Held to 5 wins in a row and will surely enter the rankings at Lightweight.
- Former KSW Lightweight and Featherweight champion, Mateusz Gamrot ended the night on a high note for Polish crowd, with a Unanimous Decision win over top 10 ranked Lightweight, Dan Hooker. He remains undefeated and will hope for another top 10 opponent next as he aims for a title shot.


Rankings Changes:

Heavyweight: Marcin Tybura down to #16, Marcos Rogerio de Lima enters at #24
Light Heavyweight: N/A
Middleweight: N/A
Welterweight: N/A
Lightweight: Dan Hooker down to #11, Mateusz Gamrot enters at #21, Marcin Held enters at #23
Featherweight: N/A
Bantamweight: N/A

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#502563 - 04/10/20 02:47 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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Jon Jones original suspension led to him being stripped of the UFC Light Heavyweight Title and the creation of a Light Heavyweight Title Tournament to crown the new champion.
Now a legal challenge by Jones and his legal team have been successful and the former champion has begun a training camp for an upcoming fight, which his team have announced will be at Heavyweight against a currently unnanounced opponent.

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#502565 - 04/10/20 07:37 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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Of course Jones wins his appeal Haha.

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#502566 - 04/10/20 07:41 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Foul]
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Originally Posted By: Foul
Of course Jones wins his appeal Haha.


came at the worst time with me not even thru the first round of the LHW tournament so I just moved him up to HW otherwise he'll wait for ages to fight the LHW tourney winner

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#502568 - 04/10/20 10:40 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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Jones vs Fury
Lol
Ok never mind
But I want Fury to get atleast one win
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#502571 - 04/10/20 11:24 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Judas]
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Originally Posted By: Judas
Jones vs Fury
Lol
Ok never mind
But I want Fury to get atleast one win


yeh i think i have to throw fury an absolute bum next fight to get a win, not sure jones matches that tag haha

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#502573 - 04/10/20 11:50 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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UFC 260: GGG vs Canelo
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Attendance: 7,122 (Gate: $2,079,980)
Critical Rating: 76%, Commercial Rating: 96%



MAIN EVENT

Gennady Golovkin (1-0) defeated Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (0-1) via TKO (Strikes) at 3:52 of Round 1

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#8) Tony Ferguson (26-5) defeated (#5) Donald Cerrone (37-15-1NC) via TKO (Strikes) at 4:24 of Round 1

MAIN CARD

(#5) Paulo 'Borrachinha' Costa (14-1) defeated (#4) Kelvin Gastelum (17-7-1NC) via TKO (Strikes) at 4:59 of Round 2
(#11) Jim Crute (12-1) defeated (#9) Ovince St. Preux (25-13) via TKO (Strikes) at 4:13 of Round 2
(#15) Vitaly Minakov (24-1) defeated (#11) Sergey Pavlovich (16-2) via Unanimous Decision

PRELIMS

Chris Gutierrez (15-4-1) defeated Vasiliy Lomachenko (0-1) via Submission (Kneebar) at 3:07 of Round 1
Ed Herman (25-15-1NC) defeated Chris Weidman (14-6-1NC) via Submission (Leglock) at 4:19 of Round 3
(#19) Anthony Pettis (23-11) defeated (#16) Beneil Dariush (17-6-1) via KO (Kick) at 4:10 of Round 2
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (24-10) defeated (#16) Misha Cirkunov (15-7) via Unanimous Decision
(#22) Sodiq Yusuff (12-1) defeated (#23) Makwan Amirkhani (16-5) via KO (Punch) at 1:48 of Round 2
(#6) Derek Brunson (22-8) defeated (#10) David Branch (22-7) via TKO (Strikes) at 0:36 of Round 1
Albert Tumenov (21-5) defeated Brok Weaver (14-6) via TKO (Strikes) at 4:10 of Round 1
Clay Guida (36-20) defeated Jason High (23-9) via TKO (Strikes) at 0:58 of Round 2
Mike Shipman (16-3) defeated Oluwale Bamgbose (8-5) via TKO (Strikes) at 3:06 of Round 1
Ciryl Gane (8-0) defeated Ruslan Magomedov (17-2) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:30 of Round 1


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Anthony Pettis vs Beneil Dariush
Knockout of the Night: Anthony Pettis (vs Beneil Dariush)
Submission of the Night: Ed Herman (vs Chris Weidman)


Notes:

- Ciryl Gane continues his run of destruction, moving to 8-0 in the process as he destroyed highly rated Russian, Ruslan Magomedov early in the first round. Gane should enter the rankings after this win.
- Clay Guida took a slight step down in competition to end his 2 fight losing streak, dominating Jason High before TKOing him less than a minute into round 2.
- Derek Brunson bounced back from a failed title shot against Israel Adesanya by TKOing former WSOF champion, David Branch in 36 seconds. Brunson then said a fight against the next title challenger, Brad Tavares would be a great next fight, depending on how that title fight goes.
- Sodiq Yusuff continues to rise up the rankings, moving to 5-0 within the UFC, with his biggest win to date. He said he'd love to shut down the hype train of newly signed, AJ McKee next.
- Anthony Pettis ended a 3 fight losing streak in impressive fashion, knocking out Beneil Dariush with a big high kick to the temple. He called out Alexander Hernandez for his next fight, whos had a few things to say in the press about Pettis' recent in-cage troubles. Hernandez is matched up against Marc Diakiese next but the heat between Hernandez and Pettis doesn't look like it'll go away anytime soon. Pettis also took home two fight night bonuses, winning Fight of the Night and Knockout of the Night, bagging an extra $100k on top of his fight purse.
- Chris Weidman loses again, and to make matters worse, it was by submission, something he excels in. This is his fourth straight loss, by stoppage (altho the Luke Rockhold was overturned after he failed a drug test) and also his seventh stoppage loss out of his last eight fights. Weidman has said he'll move back down to Middleweight to try and find the form that made him a champion.
- World Champion Ukrainian Boxer, Vasiliy Lomachenko made an unsuccessful MMA debut, being submitted by little heralded Texan, Chris Gutierrez in the first round. Like other boxers that have recently entered MMA, Lomachenko will really need to work on rounding out the other aspects to have any success in the sport.
- Fresh off taking the Bellator Heavyweight Title from Ryan Bader, Vitaly Minakov made his UFC debut and edged a decision over Sergey Pavlovich. This puts Minakov on a 3 fight winning streak after his shocking upset loss to Cheick Kone, his only career loss.
- Australian Jim Crute booked his spot in the next round of the Light Heavyweight Title Tournament with a domination over Ovince St. Preux. He moves on to face former title contender, Dominick Reyes next, in a battle of what looks like the future of the division.
- Tony Ferguson and Paulo Costa both picked up big wins after coming off losses, over Donald Cerrone and Kelvin Gastelum.
- World Champion boxers, Gennady Golovkin and Saul Alvarez continued their feud but this time in the UFC octagon. The same result happened as it did in a boxing ring, as GGG walked out victorious. Time will tell how both adapt to their life in MMA, but their striking pedigrees speak for themselves. Both men moving over to MMA shows that its no.1 now in the combat sports world, and more high profile fighters are expected to follow them into the sport.


Rankings Changes:

Heavyweight: Vitaly Minakov up to #12, Sergey Pavlovich down to #15
Light Heavyweight: Jim Crute up to #5, Ovince St. Preux down to #12, Misha Cirkunov down to #20
Middleweight: Paulo Costa up to #3, Derek Brunson up to #4, Kelvin Gastelum down to #9, David Branch down to #12
Welterweight: N/A
Lightweight: Tony Ferguson up to #5, Donald Cerrone down to #8, Anthony Pettis up to #15, Beneil Dariush down to #20
Featherweight: Sodiq Yusuff up to #18
Bantamweight: N/A

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#502589 - 04/12/20 06:52 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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UFC 261: Ngannou vs dos Santos
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Attendance: 21,715 (Gate: $6,341,685)
Critical Rating: 75%, Commercial Rating: 100%



MAIN EVENT

(#1) Francis Ngannou (17-3) defeated (#2) Junior dos Santos (23-7) via TKO (Strikes) at 4:56 of Round 1 to retain the UFC Heavyweight Title

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#1) Kevin Lee (22-5) defeated (#2) Charles Oliveira (30-9-1NC) via KO (Punch) at 3:39 of Round 1 to retain the UFC Lightweight Title

MAIN CARD

(#1) Max Holloway (24-5) defeated (#2) Arnold Allen (18-2) via KO (Kick) at 0:38 of Round 3 to retain the UFC Featherweight Title
Carlos Condit (32-13) defeated Nate Diaz (20-14) via Unanimous Decision
(#18) Nick Diaz (28-9-2NC) defeated (#8) Darren Till (19-5-1) via Unanimous Decision

PRELIMS

(#22) Jim Miller (33-14-1NC) defeated (#24) Carlos Diego Ferreira (16-5) via KO (Punch) at 2:49 of Round 2
(#17) Tai Tuivasa (10-4) defeated (#22) Walt Harris (13-10-1NC) via TKO (Strikes) at 0:58 of Round 1
(#4) Yair Rodriguez (16-3) defeated (#10) Kevin Aguilar (19-3) via TKO (Strikes) at 3:47 of Round 1
(#19) Niko Price (17-3-1NC) defeated (#22) Belal Muhammad (18-4) via TKO (Strikes) at 4:52 of Round 3
(#11) Alexander Volkanovski (23-3) defeated (#17) Ricardo Lamas (19-10) via Unanimous Decision
Fabio Maldonado (26-13) defeated Gian Villante (18-12) via TKO (Strikes) at 3:58 of Round 2
Matt Frevola (10-1-1) defeated Tshilomba Mikixi (4-1) via Submission (Triangle) at 4:58 of Round 1
Eric Spicely (12-4) defeated Ed Gordon (8-5) via Unanimous Decision
(#25) John Moraga (20-8) defeated Alejandro Perez (21-10-1) via Submission (Armbar) at 1:51 of Round 2
Christian Edwards (5-0) defeated Dmitry Minakov (4-1) via KO (Punch) at 4:04 of Round 2


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Fabio Maldonado vs Gian Villante
Knockout of the Night: Max Holloway (vs Arnold Allen)
Submission of the Night: Matt Frevola (vs Tshilomba Mikixi)


Notes:

- Undefeated 21 year old Christian Edwards took out the undefeated record of Dmitry Minakov, the brother of top Heavyweight contender in both fighters UFC debut.
- John Moraga ended a two fight losing streak, but put his opponent, Alejandro Perez on a 4 fight losing streak and likely his walking papers.
- Fabio Maldonado was a +510 underdog but TKOd Gian Villante in a straight-up brawl.
- Alexander Volkanovski ended his worst career run, first losing his title to Zabit Magomedsharipov, then being submitted by Cub Swanson. He called out Kevin Aguilar as a fight he'd like to have next.
- Niko Price impressed with a late TKO over Belal Muhammad, which was his second straight win over a ranked opponent. The win extends his winning streak to 4, while ending the same streak of Muhammad.
- Jim Miller said he'd like to re-run the fight against Nik Lentz in his next fight. This was Miller's last loss, and a fight he feels he could win if given another chance.
- After Carlos Condit's win over Nate Diaz, Nick Diaz got in Condit's face and a drop to Welterweight to face him looks likely next for the older Diaz brother.
- There were 3 titles on the line on the night, but no new champions, as all 3 champions finished their opponents in impressive fashion.


Rankings Changes:

Heavyweight: Junior dos Santos down to #4, Tai Tuivasa up to #11
Light Heavyweight: N/A
Middleweight: Darren Till down to #11, Nick Diaz up to #15
Welterweight: Niko Price up to #13, Nate Diaz down to #24
Lightweight: Charles Oliveira down to #5, Jim Miller up to #18
Featherweight: Yair Rodriguez up to #2, Alexander Volkanovski up to #8, Arnold Allen down to #10, Kevin Aguilar down to #13
Bantamweight: John Moraga up to #13

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#502604 - 04/13/20 02:57 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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This thing moving along. You know what Dana would do here right? Jones vs Francis for the belt, other contenders be damned lol
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#502660 - 04/17/20 03:03 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: BlimBlapZing]
Matty


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The Ultimate Fighter 30: Featherweights

Coaches:

Conor McGregor
Tony Ferguson

Fighters:

AJ McKee (18-0)
- The undefeated son of former UFC fighter, Antonio McKee. AJ has amassed an impressive run of wins in his relatively young career, with wins over Pat Curran, Georgi Karakhanyan and Henry Corrales. He is already ranked as the #22 Featherweight in the world.
Andre Harrison (22-2-1) - A 35 year old New Yorker with plenty of experience in MMA, he is the most recent PFL Featherweight champion and former ROC and Titan FC Featherweight champion, vacating both belts without losing them.
Daniel Straus (27-10) - Straus is a former Bellator Featherweight champion, who has had some amazing battles with Pat Curran (twice) and Bellator Featherweight GOAT, Patricio Freire (four times). He also won the Bellator Season Six Featherweight Tournament.
Filip Pejic (16-3-2) - Pejic went 0-1 in his original UFC run and was unfortunate to find himself released, but has bounced back and is currently on a 2 fight win streak in KSW with wins over UFC veterans, Marcin Wrzocek and Diego Nunes.
Grant Blackler (9-1) - A veteran of The Ultimate Fighter, Blackler was a member of the Australian team in the 'Smashes: UK vs Australia' season. He unfortunately was eliminated in the first round but has been impressive since. With just one loss to his name, he may be a real surprise package this season.
Jason Knight (22-6) - Most recently a bare-knuckle boxer, Knight has fought twice in 2020, going 2-0. He has 4 UFC wins to his name, with wins over Chas Skelly, Alex Caceres, Jim Alers and most impressively, Dan Hooker.
Khamzat Dalgiev (11-3) - A late replacement in the tournament and the least known on the roster, not much is expected from Dalgiev, but he has finished 9 of his 11 wins, so has proven to be a solid finisher.
Mark Eddiva (8-2) - The current ROAD FC Featherweight champion, beating former UFC fighter, Rocky Lee via Unanimous Decision. Eddiva went 1-3 in his original UFC run, but the Flilipino fighter has huge upside and has really improved his all round game since his release.
Michael Tobin (14-2) - Australian Tobin started his MMA career with a 12-0 record, but then dropped a couple of fights to lesser opponents. Fortunately, he has bounced back with a couple of wins, his last being a submission victory to win the AFC Featherweight Title.
Ozzy Dugulubgov (10-2) - Dugulubgov went 5 years without fighting, but returned in 2020 with two wins in KoTC. He holds a win over Chris Wade and was due to fight top Lightweight contender, Justin Gaethje in WSOF, but the fight was cancelled.
Paddy Pimblett (15-2) - A real character, a lot is expected of Pimblett in the house, both in and out of the cage. He is a former Cage Warriors Featherweight champion, who also fought for the Lightweight title, but came up short against Soren Bak.
Sergio Giglio (12-0) - Undefeated Peruvian Giglio is only 23 years old, and started fighting professionally at just 16. He was also undefeated at amateur level.
TJ Laramie (11-3) - Another young fighter, at just 22, Laramie started his professional career at just 17 in Japan, as he couldn't get licensed in Canada until he was 18. He holds a win over current UFC fighter, Charles Jourdain.
Tyler Diamond (10-2) - Ranked as the top Canadian Featherweight, Diamond was a contestant on season 27 of TUF, but was eliminated and then also suffered a loss on the finale. He beat Jim Alers in his last fight and will hope to impress in his second chance in the house.
Will Chope (34-10) - Chope is a whopping 6'4 and will easily be the tallest fighter in the competition. Hes been fighting predominantly in Asia for most of his career, and has pro fights in Boxing, Kickboxing and Bare-Knuckle Boxing outside of MMA.
Yusuf Raisov (17-1) - A very good grappler from Russia, Raisov has wins over Andre Winner and Luis Palomino on his record and is a former ACB Featherweight champion.

First Round Fights: (I've already got thru the first 8 weeks)

Sergio Giglio vs Ozzy Dugulubgov
Paddy Pimblett vs Tyler Diamond
Andre Harrison vs Filip Pejic
Daniel Straus vs Grant Blackler
Yusuf Raisov vs Mark Eddiva
Will Chope vs AJ McKee
Jason Knight vs TJ Laramie
Khamzat Dalgiev vs Michael Tobin

Post your predictions for who wins the first round fights and who wins the whole tournament smile

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#502670 - 04/17/20 08:23 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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I won't post my predictions now, but i just have to say that this would be the absolute best season of tuf.

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#502671 - 04/17/20 08:57 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Foul]
BlimBlapZing


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nice roster. Several I'm not familiar with, had to read up but they sound solid. Here are my predictions -

R1 winners -
Sergio Giglio
Tyler Diamond
Andre Harrison
Daniel Straus
Yusuf Raisov
AJ McKee
Jason Knight
Michael Tobin


Overall: Daniel Straus
2nd pick would be Jason Knight, he kind of fizzled a bit in UFC but has experience against some great competition.
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#502742 - 04/21/20 01:07 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: BlimBlapZing]
Matty


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UFC on ESPN: Heavyweights
California, USA
Attendance: 14,534 (Gate: $4,287,530)
Critical Rating: 73%, Commercial Rating: 91%



MAIN EVENT

(#14) Fabricio Werdum (26-8-1) defeated (#20) Stefan Struve (30-14) via Submission (Kneebar) at 3:10 of Round 2

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#10) Derrick Lewis (23-8-1NC) defeated (#12) Cain Velasquez (15-4-1NC) via TKO (Strikes) at 2:24 of Round 1

MAIN CARD

(#5) Curtis Blaydes (14-3-1NC) defeated (#3) Jair Rozenstruik (12-2) via Submission (RNC) at 3:25 of Round 2
(#15) Alistair Overeem (46-20-1NC) defeated (#9) Blagoy Ivanov (18-4-1NC) via TKO (Strikes) at 3:28 of Round 1
(#25) Andrei Arlovski (29-20-2NC) defeated (#18) Alexey Oleynik (57-16-1) via TKO (Strikes) at 3:41 of Round 1

PRELIMS

(#11) Ali Bagautinov (20-7) defeated (#12) Deiveson Figueiredo (18-3) via Unanimous Decision
Bobby Green (25-11-1) defeated Joe Lauzon (28-17) via Unanimous Decision
Aaron Pico (7-3) defeated Matt Sayles (8-4) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:41 of Round 2
Roosevelt Roberts (11-1) defeated Brad Riddell (9-2) via TKO (Strikes) at 4:57 of Round 2
Roberto Soldic (20-3) defeated Sean Strickland (20-5) via Unanimous Decision
Jakub Wiklacz (12-2-1) defeated (#19) Magomed Bibulatov (16-3) via Submission (Heel Hook) at 3:46 of Round 3
Anthony Hernandez (10-1-1NC) defeated Steve Bosse (12-3) via Submission (Kimura) at 3:11 of Round 3
Dhiego Lima (18-7) defeated Abubakar Nurmagomedov (16-5-1) via Split Decision
Joey Davis (10-0) defeated Andrew Todhunter (12-1) via TKO (Strikes) at 3:03 of Round 1
Edmen Shahbazyan (12-1) defeated Khalid Murtazaliev (15-4) via KO (Punch) at 4:20 of Round 3


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Ali Bagautinov vs Deiveson Figueiredo
Knockout of the Night: Edmen Shahbazyan (vs Khalid Murtazaliev)
Submission of the Night: Fabricio Werdum (vs Stefan Struve)


Notes:

- Top Welterweight prospect, Joey Davis made a successful UFC debut, and remained undefeated, by finishing Andrew Todhunter in the first round. This was his 4th first round finish in his last 5 fights.
- Dhiego Lima extended his winning streak to 6 with a close split decision over Abubakar Nurmagomedov. This will likely boost him up into the top 25 at Welterweight. He called out Luan Chagas for his next fight.
- Anthony Hernandez called out Markus Perez as an ideal next opponent.
- Young Polish fighter, Jakub Wiklacz was very impressive in his UFC debut, coming in as a +630 underdog but finishing Magomed Bibulatov in the third round.
- The most recent KSW Welterweight champion, Roberto Soldic, was another successful debutant on the night, taking a dominant unanimous decision over Sean Strickland and moving to 7 wins in a row.
- Alistair Overeem snapped a 3 fight losing streak, taking out Bulgarian Blagoy Ivanov in the first round.
- Derrick Lewis said he'd like to re-run his fight against Curtis Blaydes next, after destroying former Heavyweight champion, Cain Velasquez in the first round.
- Fabricio Werdum extended his winning streak to 3 after submitting Stefan Struve. Werdum announced his retirement after this win.


Rankings Changes:

Heavyweight: Curtis Blaydes up to #2, Derrick Lewis up to #4, Alistair Overeem up to #9, Jair Rozenstruik down to #10, Blagoy Ivanov down to #14, Cain Velasquez down to #17, Andrei Arlovski up to #19, Stefan Struve down to #22, Alexey Oleynik down to #24
Light Heavyweight: N/A
Middleweight: Edmen Shahbazyan enters at #21
Welterweight: N/A
Lightweight: N/A
Featherweight: N/A
Bantamweight: Ali Bagautinov up to #8, Deiveson Figueiredo down to #18

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#502743 - 04/21/20 01:12 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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Pico has never had such a record in any of my games.

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#502749 - 04/22/20 01:03 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Foul]
Matty


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Posts: 13429
Originally Posted By: Foul
Pico has never had such a record in any of my games.


He's usually better or worse? think in some mods he was way OP'd

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#502754 - 04/22/20 10:28 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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He usually hovers around .500 in all my games. His stats are op, but he loses a lot so it plays out like real life.

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#503089 - 05/13/20 01:39 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
Matty


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UFC 262: Adesanya vs Tavares
California, USA
Attendance: 18,524 (Gate: $5,464,580)
Critical Rating: 66%, Commercial Rating: 100%



MAIN EVENT

(#1) Israel Adesanya (22-0) defeated (#2) Brad Tavares (19-7) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:09 of Round 2 to retain the UFC Middleweight Title

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#2) Joseph Benavidez (31-5) defeated (#1) Aljamain Sterling (20-4) via Unanimous Decision to win the UFC Bantamweight Title

MAIN CARD

(#7) Stipe Miocic (20-4) defeated (#6) Daniel Cormier (22-4-1NC) via Unanimous Decision
(#4) Colby Covington (17-3) defeated (#8) Leon Edwards (19-5) via Unanimous Decision
(#19) TJ Dillashaw (17-6) defeated (#10) Cody Garbrandt (12-5) via TKO (Strikes) at 2:38 of Round 1

PRELIMS

(#5) Brian Ortega (16-2-1NC) defeated (#11) Cub Swanson (27-13) via Submission (Kimura) at 3:26 of Round 3
(#11) Vicente Luque (20-7-1) defeated (#5) Geoff Neal (15-3) via KO (Punch) at 0:54 of Round 3
(#23) Stephen Thompson (16-6-1) defeated Lorenz Larkin (23-9-1NC) via TKO (Strikes) at 3:39 of Round 1
Davi Ramos (12-3) defeated Vinc Pichel (12-3) via Submission (Guillotine) at 4:16 of Round 1
Joe Soto (21-7) defeated Andre Ewell (15-8) via Unanimous Decision
Adam Wieczorek (11-3) defeated (#18) Justin Willis (10-4) via Unanimous Decision
Max Griffin (16-8) defeated Kenan Song (15-7) via TKO (Strikes) at 4:36 of Round 1
Jalin Turner (10-5) defeated Daniel Teymur (8-6) via TKO (Strikes) at 4:25 of Round 1
Bradley Scott (15-6) defeated Chris Honeycutt (12-5-1NC) via Split Decision
(#16) Marc Diakiese (18-3) defeated (#7) Al Iaquinta (15-8-1) via TKO (Strikes) at 4:35 of Round 1


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Adam Wieczorek vs Justin Willis
Knockout of the Night: Vicente Luque (vs Geoff Neal)
Submission of the Night: Davi Ramos (vs Vinc Pichel)


Notes:

- Israel Adesanya remained undefeated in his career, moving to 22-0 overall and 11-0 in the UFC, with his 4th title defense at Middleweight.
- Joseph Benavidez finally has gold around his waist, after more than 20 fights in the UFC. Benavidez was always thought of as a career title gatekeeper, but finally realised his dream of winning the UFC belt.
- Stipe Miocic completed the trilogy against Daniel Cormier with a Unanimous Decision victory, to win the series 2-1. There was a great respect between the men after the fight, and Cormier announced his retirement, leaving his gloves in the cage. He unfortunately finished his career on a 3 fight losing streak, but was a dual-title holder, so will go down as one of the greats and likely a UFC Hall of Famer in the future.
- Despite Cody Garbrandt wanting a third shot at his main rival, TJ Dillashaw, it again proved to be a bad matchup for him, as again he was stopped. Dillashaw broke a 3 fight losing streak, while pushing Garbrandt into a 2 fight losing streak.
- Vicente Luque handed Geoff Neal his first UFC loss, with Neal dropping to 7-1, and probably put himself in line for a No.1 contender fight at Welterweight.


Rankings Changes:

Heavyweight: Stipe Miocic up to #4, Justin Willis down to #23
Light Heavyweight: N/A
Middleweight: Brad Tavares down to #5
Welterweight: Vicente Luque up to #5, Leon Edwards down to #10, Geoff Neal down to #11, Stephen Thompson up to #19
Lightweight: Marc Diakiese up to #8, Al Iaquinta down to #11
Featherweight: Brian Ortega up to #4, Cub Swanson down to #15
Bantamweight: Joseph Benavidez up to #1, Aljamain Sterling down to #4, TJ Dillashaw up to #11, Cody Garbrandt down to #20

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#503090 - 05/13/20 01:55 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
Matty


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Originally Posted By: mattu29;2400899


The Ultimate Fighter 30: Featherweights

Coaches:

Conor McGregor
Tony Ferguson

Fighters:

AJ McKee (18-0)
- The undefeated son of former UFC fighter, Antonio McKee. AJ has amassed an impressive run of wins in his relatively young career, with wins over Pat Curran, Georgi Karakhanyan and Henry Corrales. He is already ranked as the #22 Featherweight in the world.
Andre Harrison (22-2-1) - A 35 year old New Yorker with plenty of experience in MMA, he is the most recent PFL Featherweight champion and former ROC and Titan FC Featherweight champion, vacating both belts without losing them.
Daniel Straus (27-10) - Straus is a former Bellator Featherweight champion, who has had some amazing battles with Pat Curran (twice) and Bellator Featherweight GOAT, Patricio Freire (four times). He also won the Bellator Season Six Featherweight Tournament.
Filip Pejic (16-3-2) - Pejic went 0-1 in his original UFC run and was unfortunate to find himself released, but has bounced back and is currently on a 2 fight win streak in KSW with wins over UFC veterans, Marcin Wrzocek and Diego Nunes.
Grant Blackler (9-1) - A veteran of The Ultimate Fighter, Blackler was a member of the Australian team in the 'Smashes: UK vs Australia' season. He unfortunately was eliminated in the first round but has been impressive since. With just one loss to his name, he may be a real surprise package this season.
Jason Knight (22-6) - Most recently a bare-knuckle boxer, Knight has fought twice in 2020, going 2-0. He has 4 UFC wins to his name, with wins over Chas Skelly, Alex Caceres, Jim Alers and most impressively, Dan Hooker.
Khamzat Dalgiev (11-3) - A late replacement in the tournament and the least known on the roster, not much is expected from Dalgiev, but he has finished 9 of his 11 wins, so has proven to be a solid finisher.
Mark Eddiva (8-2) - The current ROAD FC Featherweight champion, beating former UFC fighter, Rocky Lee via Unanimous Decision. Eddiva went 1-3 in his original UFC run, but the Flilipino fighter has huge upside and has really improved his all round game since his release.
Michael Tobin (14-2) - Australian Tobin started his MMA career with a 12-0 record, but then dropped a couple of fights to lesser opponents. Fortunately, he has bounced back with a couple of wins, his last being a submission victory to win the AFC Featherweight Title.
Ozzy Dugulubgov (10-2) - Dugulubgov went 5 years without fighting, but returned in 2020 with two wins in KoTC. He holds a win over Chris Wade and was due to fight top Lightweight contender, Justin Gaethje in WSOF, but the fight was cancelled.
Paddy Pimblett (15-2) - A real character, a lot is expected of Pimblett in the house, both in and out of the cage. He is a former Cage Warriors Featherweight champion, who also fought for the Lightweight title, but came up short against Soren Bak.
Sergio Giglio (12-0) - Undefeated Peruvian Giglio is only 23 years old, and started fighting professionally at just 16. He was also undefeated at amateur level.
TJ Laramie (11-3) - Another young fighter, at just 22, Laramie started his professional career at just 17 in Japan, as he couldn't get licensed in Canada until he was 18. He holds a win over current UFC fighter, Charles Jourdain.
Tyler Diamond (10-2) - Ranked as the top Canadian Featherweight, Diamond was a contestant on season 27 of TUF, but was eliminated and then also suffered a loss on the finale. He beat Jim Alers in his last fight and will hope to impress in his second chance in the house.
Will Chope (34-10) - Chope is a whopping 6'4 and will easily be the tallest fighter in the competition. Hes been fighting predominantly in Asia for most of his career, and has pro fights in Boxing, Kickboxing and Bare-Knuckle Boxing outside of MMA.
Yusuf Raisov (17-1) - A very good grappler from Russia, Raisov has wins over Andre Winner and Luis Palomino on his record and is a former ACB Featherweight champion.

First Round Fights: (I've already got thru the first 8 weeks)

Sergio Giglio vs Ozzy Dugulubgov
Paddy Pimblett vs Tyler Diamond
Andre Harrison vs Filip Pejic
Daniel Straus vs Grant Blackler
Yusuf Raisov vs Mark Eddiva
Will Chope vs AJ McKee
Jason Knight vs TJ Laramie
Khamzat Dalgiev vs Michael Tobin



First Round Fight Results:

Sergio Giglio (Team McGregor) defeated Ozzy Dugulubgov (Team Ferguson) via KO
Tyler Diamond (Team McGregor) defeated Paddy Pimblett (Team Ferguson) via Unanimous Decision
Andre Harrison (Team Ferguson) defeated Filip Pejic (Team McGregor) via Majority Decision
Daniel Straus (Team McGregor) defeated Grant Blackler (Team Ferguson) via Unanimous Decision
Yusuf Raisov (Team Ferguson) defeated Mark Eddiva (Team McGregor) via Submission
AJ McKee (Team McGregor) defeated Will Chope (Team Ferguson) via TKO
Jason Knight (Team McGregor) defeated TJ Laramie (Team Ferguson) via Unanimous Decision
Khamzat Dalgiev (Team Ferguson) defeated Michael Tobin (Team McGregor) via TKO

Quarter Final Fights:

AJ McKee (Team McGregor) vs Andre Harrison (Team Ferguson)
Khamzat Dalgiev (Team Ferguson) vs Jason Knight (Team McGregor)
Daniel Straus (Team McGregor) vs Yusuf Raisov (Team Ferguson)
Sergio Giglio (Team McGregor) vs Tyler Diamond (Team McGregor)

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#503106 - 05/14/20 12:01 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
Matty


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Posts: 13429



UFC on ESPN: Ferguson vs Poirier
Rhode Island, USA
Attendance: 13,410 (Gate: $2,749,050)
Critical Rating: 72%, Commercial Rating: 77%



MAIN EVENT

(#4) Tony Ferguson (27-5) defeated (#10) Dustin Poirier (26-9-1NC) via TKO (Strikes) at 0:46 of Round 1

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#7) Rafael dos Anjos (31-13) defeated (#9) Santiago Ponzinibbio (28-4-1-1NC) via Unanimous Decision

MAIN CARD

(#10) Dominick Cruz (25-2) defeated (#2) Jimmie Rivera (24-5) via Unanimous Decision
Daniel Spitz (7-4) defeated Deontay Wilder (0-2) via TKO (Strikes) at 2:17 of Round 1
(#9) Justin Gaethje (23-4) defeated (#12) Dan Hooker (20-11) via Unanimous Decision


PRELIMS

(#14) Rafael Carvalho (19-5) defeated (#7) Antonio Carlos Junior (12-5-1NC) via KO (Knee) at 1:23 of Round 1
(#16) Gunnar Nelson (19-6-1) defeated (#15) Neil Magny (22-10) via Submission (Kneebar) at 4:08 of Round 3
(#5) Renato Carneiro (15-4-1) defeated (#13) Shane Burgos (14-3) via Submission (Guillotine) at 1:19 of Round 2
(#16) Thiago 'Maretta' Santos (22-10) defeated (#14) Glover Teixeira (30-9-1) via KO (Knee) ar 2:50 of Round 3
(#17) Jinglian Li (20-5) defeated (#18) Tony Martin (19-6) via TKO (Strikes) at 3:17 of Round 2
(#16) Uriah Hall (16-10) defeated (#10) Jared Cannonier (13-7) via KO (Kick) at 1:01 of Round 2
(#23) Mike Perry (16-7) defeated (#20) Ismail Naurdiev (21-5) via TKO (Strikes) at 2:02 of Round 1
Alex Oliveira (20-9-1-2NC) defeated Michael Chiesa (16-6) via KO (Knee) at 3:52 of Round 1
Luis Pena (9-2) defeated Mark Eddiva (8-3) via Unanimous Decision
Batraz Agnaev (7-2) defeated Anton Berzin (6-3) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:15 of Round 1


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Dominick Cruz vs Jimmie Rivera
Knockout of the Night: Uriah Hall (vs Jared Cannonier)
Submission of the Night: Gunnar Nelson (vs Neil Magny)


Notes:

- Highly rated Russian LHW Batraz Agnaev made a successful UFC debut, wiping out former TUF contestant, Anton Berzin in 75 seconds. Big things are expected of the 6'5 fighter.
- Mike Perry was a +260 underdog, and after finishing Naurdiev just over 2 minutes into the first round, stood over his fallen opponent and taunted him. He then called out Tony Martin for his next opponent.
- Uriah Hall was also an underdog, at +350, but hit a spectacular highlight reel heel kick to KO Jared Cannonier
- Jingliang Li extends his win streak to 5 impressive wins, with this win over Tony Martin adding to his past wins over Mike Perry, Michael Chiesa, Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos and David Zawada. He's now 9-1 in his last 10 UFC fights.
- Thiago 'Maretta' Santos called out Ryan Spann as a fighter he'd be interested in fighting, depending on how the LHW tournament goes.
- Former Bellator Middleweight champion, Rafael Carvalho moves to 2-0 in the UFC, first beating #13 ranked Elias Theodorou and now #7 ranked Antonio Carlos Junior, both by 1st round stoppage. A top 5 opponent likely awaits Carvalho next.
- Justin Gaethje called for a fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov next.
- Daniel Spitz pulled off a massive upset, TKOing Deontay Wilder less than halfway thru the first round. He was lined up as a sacrificial lamb for the former Boxing Heavyweight champion.
- Dominick Cruz moves to 3-0 since his return from a 4 year hiatus, now beating Jimmie Rivera after previous wins over Cody Garbrandt and Pedro Munhoz, with all 3 wins coming against top 5 ranked opponents. He will face the winner of Joseph Benavidez vs Marlon Moraes next, or step in if theres an injury to either fighter.
- Tony Ferguson followed up a 1st round TKO over Donald Cerrone with a destructive 1st round TKO over Dustin Poirier, finishing his opponent in just 46 seconds.
- The Prelims were some of the most entertaining prelims ever to air, with just one fight going to a decision, with that fight being 'decent' level.


Rankings Changes:

Heavyweight: N/A
Light Heavyweight: Thiago 'Maretta' Santos up to #11, Glover Teixeira down to #20
Middleweight: Rafael Carvalho up to #9, Uriah Hall up to #10, Antonio Carlos Junior down to #12, Jared Cannonier down to #16
Welterweight: Rafael dos Anjos up to #6, Jingliang Li up to #13, Santiago Ponzinibbio down to #15, Mike Perry up to #17, Alex Oliveira enters at #18, Neil Magny down to #22
Lightweight: Tony Ferguson up to #2, Justin Gaethje up to #7, Dustin Poirier down to #15, Dan Hooker down to #16
Featherweight: Shane Burgos down to #18
Bantamweight: Jimmie Rivera down to #5

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#503199 - 05/17/20 04:36 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
Matty


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Posts: 13429



UFC Light Heavyweight Title Tournament Quarter Finals
South Dakota, USA
Attendance: 17,838 (Gate: $3,389,220)
Critical Rating: 71%, Commercial Rating: 89%



MAIN EVENT

(#1) Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua (30-11-1) defeated (#4) Corey Anderson (14-5-1NC) via KO (Punch) at 0:25 of Round 5

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#9) Alexander Gustafsson (20-7) defeated (#2) Anthony Smith (34-15) via Unanimous Decision

MAIN CARD

(#23) Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza (29-8-1NC) defeated (#12) Ryan Spann (19-6) via KO (Punch) at 3:11 of Round 1
(#8) Dominick Reyes (14-1) defeated (#5) Jim Crute (12-2) via TKO (Strikes) at 4:50 of Round 2
(#9) Frankie Edgar (24-9-1) defeated (#17) Ricardo Lamas (19-11) via Unanimous Decision


PRELIMS

Rory MacDonald (23-7-1) defeated (#23) Ray Cooper III (23-8-1) via TKO (Strikes) at 3:35 of Round 2
(#17) Nik Lentz (33-10-2-1NC) defeated (#22) Mateusz Gamrot (17-1-1NC) via Unanimous Decision
(#16) Ray Borg (14-4) defeated (#15) Yadong Song (17-5-1-1NC) via Unanimous Decision
Kendall Grove (24-18-1NC) defeated Hector Lombard (34-11-1-2NC) via Unanimous Decision
Sergey Khandozhko (28-6-1) defeated Alexander Yakovlev (25-11-1) via Unanimous Decision
Aleksa Camur (7-0) defeated Adrian Bartosinski (8-1) via Submission (Kimura) at 4:31 of Round 3
Lowen Tynanes (11-0) defeateed Uros Jurisic (10-1) via Submission (RNC) at 4:25 of Round 2
Carrington Banks (13-2) defeated (#24) Arman Tsarukyan (16-3) via Split Decision
(#17) Albert Duraev (15-3) defeated (#8) Ian Heinisch (14-4) via KO (Punch) at 1:05 of Round 1
Brandon Moreno (17-6-1) defeated Andre Soukhamthath (14-9) via Unanimous Decision


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Rory MacDonald vs Ray Cooper III
Knockout of the Night: Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua (vs Corey Anderson)
Submission of the Night: Lowen Tynanes (vs Uros Jurisic)


Notes:

- Brandon Moreno called out Matheus Nicolau, after his Unanimous Decision over Andre Soukhamthath.
- Albert Duraev called out Nick Diaz after his impressive 65 second KO over tough wrestler, Ian Heinisch. That wont be a fight that interests Diaz right now, after beating Darren Till in his last fight.
- Carrington Banks was a +440 underdog but edged a Split Decision over ranked opponent, Arman Tsarukyan. Banks is now on a 5 fight winning streak.
- Arman Tsarukyan snaps a 3 fight winning streak in the UFC, but is only 24 so has plenty of years to get wins under his belt.
- It was 10-0 vs 10-0 in the next fight, with Hawaiin, Lowen Tynanes submitting his Slovenian opponent, Uros Jurisic, in the second round in his UFC debut.
- Another battle of the undefeated fighters was next, with 6-0 Aleksa Camur prevailing over 8-0 Adrian Bartosinski via Kimura.
- Nik Lentz pulled off a big upset, ending the undefeated record of Mateusz Gamrot by Unanimous Decision. Lentz has now won 3 fights in a row, after previous wins over Jim Miller and Clay Guida.
- Rory MacDonald was successful in his UFC return, in a fantastic fight, dominating Ray Cooper III for 2 rounds before submitting him.
- Frankie Edgar snapped a 3 fight losing streak with a Unanimous Decision over Ricardo Lamas.
- The older fighter in each quarter final fight was victorious as Reyes, Jacare, Gustafsson and Shogun advanced to the semi-finals of the UFC Light Heavyweight Title Tournament.
- Jacare Souza KOing Ryan Spann was arguably the most surprising result, with the veteran BJJ black belt not expected to stand with his more youthful opponent. This was Spann's first loss in the UFC.
- Andre Soukhamthath and Uros Jurisic both released from the UFC.


Rankings Changes:

Heavyweight: N/A
Light Heavyweight: Anthony Smith down to #3, Dominick Reyes up to #4, Alexander Gustafsson up to #5, Corey Anderson down to #8, Jim Crute down to #10, Ronaldo Souza up to #13, Ryan Spann down to #16
Middleweight: Albert Duraev up to #10, Ian Heinisch down to #15
Welterweight: N/A
Lightweight: Nik Lentz up to #14, Mateusz Gamrot down to #23
Featherweight: Frankie Edgar up to #8, Ricardo Lamas down to #28
Bantamweight: Ray Borg up to #11, Yadong Song down to #18, Brandon Moreno enters at #25

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#503204 - 05/17/20 06:03 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
Matty


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Posts: 13429



UFC 263: Khabib vs McGregor II
St. Petersburg, Russia
Attendance: 16,273 (Gate: $3,335,965)
Critical Rating: 72%, Commercial Rating: 100%



MAIN EVENT

(#6) Khabib Nurmagomedov (30-1) defeated (#11) Conor McGregor (23-5-1NC) via Submission (Kimura) at 3:45 of Round 5

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#3) Alexander Volkov (34-7) defeated (#1) Francis Ngannou (17-4) via KO (Punch) at 2:08 of Round 2 to win the UFC Heavyweight Title

MAIN CARD

(#7) Zabit Magomedsharipov (20-2) defeated (#4) Jose Aldo (39-7-1NC) via KO (Punch) at 4:59 of Round 2
(#20) Islam Makhachev (19-3) defeated (#10) Paul Felder (17-7) via Submission (RNC) at 3:42 of Round 3
(#6) Petr Yan (17-3) defeated (#9) Henry Cejudo (16-5) via Unanimous Decision

PRELIMS

Alonzo Menifield (13-0) defeated Magomed Ankalaev (13-2) via TKO (Strikes) at 3:36 of Round 2
Anatoly Tokov (30-4) defeated Francis Carmont (26-13) via Unanimous Decision
Carlos Felipe (9-1) defeated Ali Isaev (9-3) via Submission (Armbar) at 3:02 of Round 2
Aiemann Zahabi (10-2) defeated Said Nurmagomedov (15-3) via TKO (Strikes) at 0:22 of Round 1
Omar Nurmagomedov (7-0) defeated Mauro Mastromarini (10-1) via Submission (Guillotine) at 1:46 of Round 2
Adam Yandiev (10-1) defeated Duke Didier (8-2) via Unanimous Decision
Magomed Magomedov (18-1) defeated Rasul Mirzaev (19-3) via Split Decision
Abukar Yandiev (12-1) defeated Roger Narvaez (8-3) via KO (Kick) at 0:35 of Round 3
Ivan Shtyrkov (19-2-1) defeated Alan Baudot (7-3) via KO (Punch) at 1:41 of Round 1
Valentin Moldavsky (11-2) defeated Cyril Asker (10-5) via Unanimous Decision


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Conor McGregor
Knockout of the Night: Zabit Magomedsharipov (vs Jose Aldo)
Submission of the Night: Carlos Felipe (vs Ali Isaev)


Notes:

- Russian Juggernaut, Ivan Shtyrkov called out Rafal Kijanczuk after destroying Frenchman, Alan Baudot in less than 2 minutes
- Highly rated Abukar Yandiev made a successful debut, KOing UFC veteran, Roger Narvaez early in the third round.
- Magomed Magomedov called out TJ Laramie after a close Split Decision win over Rasul Mirzaev.
- The youngest fighter on the card, 22 year old Mauro Mastromarini brought in a perfect 10-0 record to face the cousin of Khabib Nurmagomedov, Omar, who was himself undefeated at 6-0. It was Omar, however, who kept his record perfect, with a second round guillotine.
- It wasn't such a good result for the Nurmagomedov family in the next fight, as Said Nurmagomedov was finished in just 22 seconds by the younger brother of Firas Zahabi, Aiemann. This win puts Aiemann on a 3 fight winning streak.
- After beating one Russian in Ali Isaev, Carlos Felipe called out another, the undefeated Dmitriy Sosnovskiy for his next fight.
- Anatoly Tokov bounced back from his UFC debut loss, to take a decision from French veteran, Francis Carmont. He then said he'd like to face Maiquel Falcao next.
- In a battle of Light Heavyweights who are knocking on the door of the rankings, Alonzo Menifield remained perfect in his career at 13-0, by finishing one of Russia's most highly touted prospects in Magomed Ankalaev. Many saw Ankalaev's first loss of his career to Paul Craig as a fluke loss, but this loss was far from that, with Menifield really impressing. Menifield moves to 6-0 in the UFC, with all but 1 by finish, and 3 in a row against Russian opponents.
- Petr Yan extended his winning streak to 3, with probably his biggest win to date, a Unanimous Decision over two weight champion, Henry Cejudo.
- Zabit was a +200 underdog with the bookies, but bounced back successfully from losing his title, by KOing former champion, Jose Aldo with 1 second left in the second round.
- Alexander Volkov absolutely shocked the world on home soil, by KOing Francis Ngannou, who hadn't lost for 2 and a half years and had been dominating the division. Volkov was given very little chance of winning, so the roof came off when the fight was called off and he was the new champion. He adds Ngannou to his impressive run of wins, after previously beating Alistair Overeem and Anthony Johnson in his last 2 fights.
- In a hard fought rematch that nearly lasted the distance, Khabib managed to submit his biggest rival 3:45 into the final round. There was a surprising show of respect after the fight, as Conor admitted he was beaten by the better man again, and announced a drop back down to the Featherweight division that he had previously dominated. Khabib was ecstatic with the win and said he wants his belt back, after he lost it in his surprising loss to Kevin Lee in his last fight.
- Conor McGregor still has 6 months left of his drugs ban, hence why the whole PPV was held in Russia.


Rankings Changes:

Heavyweight: Alexander Volkov up to #1, Francis Ngannou down to #6
Light Heavyweight: Alonzo Menifield enters at #15
Middleweight: N/A
Welterweight: N/A
Lightweight: Khabib Nurmagomedov up to #5, Islam Makhachev up to #11, Conor McGregor down to #16, Paul Felder down to #19
Featherweight: Jose Aldo down to #5
Bantamweight: Petr Yan up to #3, Henry Cejudo down to #12

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#503206 - 05/17/20 06:20 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
Matty


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Posts: 13429
UFC Title Situation

Heavyweight:
Champion: Alexander Volkov
Next Challenger: Curtis Blaydes or winner of Derrick Lewis vs Alistair Overeem

Light Heavyweight:
Champion: LHW Tournament TBD
Challenger: LHW Tournament TBD

Middleweight:
Champion: Israel Adesanya
Challenger: Winner of Paulo Costa vs Derek Brunson, then winner of Rafael Carvalho vs Nick Diaz

Welterweight:
Champion: Kamaru Usman
Challenger: Robbie Lawler, then winner of Colby Covington vs Vicente Luque

Lightweight:
Champion: Kevin Lee
Challenger: Gregor Gillespie, then Tony Ferguson

Featherweight:
Champion: Max Holloway
Challenger: Mirsad Bektic, then winner of Brian Ortega vs Yair Rodriguez

Bantamweight:
Champion: Joseph Benavidez
Challenger: Marlon Moraes, then Dominick Cruz

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#503242 - 05/19/20 05:01 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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#503244 - 05/19/20 05:24 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
Matty


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Posts: 13429



UFC on ESPN: UK: Groves vs Eubank Jr
Newcastle, England
Attendance: 4,349 (Gate: $891,545)
Critical Rating: 76%, Commercial Rating: 91%



MAIN EVENT

Chris Eubank Jr (1-0) defeated George Groves (0-1) via Unanimous Decision

CO-MAIN EVENT

Junior Tafa (1-0) defeated Tyson Fury (0-3) via Submission (Armbar) at 4:19 of Round 1

MAIN CARD

Michael 'Venom' Page (19-2) defeated (#8) Jorge Masvidal (35-16) via Unanimous Decision
Thiago Silva (23-11-2NC) defeated John Phillips (23-11-1NC) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:09 of Round 2
(#22) Tom Breese (14-2) defeated Mike Shipman (16-4) via Submission (RNC) at 2:36 of Round 2

PRELIMS

Brett Johns (19-3) defeated Iuri Alcantara (36-12-1NC) via Submission (Leglock) at 3:15 of Round 1
Paddy Pimblett (16-2) defeated Teruto Ishihara (12-8-2) via Submission (Kimura) at 3:40 of Round 2
Eric Wisely (32-9-1) defeated Norman Parke (28-7-1-1NC) via Unanimous Decision
Jared Gordon (17-4-1) defeated (#24) Chris Fishgold () via KO (Punch) at 4:35 of Round 2--
Davey Grant (12-4) defeated Chris Gutierrez (15-5-1) via Split Decision
Danny Roberts (19-7) defeated Khama Worthy (16-7) via Unanimous Decision
Adam Proctor (13-1) defeated Iuri Lapicus (14-2) via Submission (Leglock) at 2:04 of Round 2
Chris Lewis (5-1) defeated Chi Lewis-Parry (9-2-2-2NC) via KO (Punch) at 2:27 of Round 3
Mike Grundy (14-1) defeated Eduardo Garagorri (13-3) via Unanimous Decision
Aaron Chalmers (7-1) defeated Joe Cummins (6-2) via Submission (RNC) at 3:33 of Round 3


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Tom Breese vs Mike Shipman
Knockout of the Night: Chris Lewis (vs Chi Lewis-Parry)
Submission of the Night: Junior Tafa (vs Tyson Fury)


Notes:

- Geordie Shore star, Aaron Chalmers, missed weight and will move up to the Middleweight division in future.
- Former CWFC Welterweight champion, Adam Proctor called out Neiman Gracie after submitting Iuri Lapicus in his UFC debut.
- Davey Grant extended his winning streak to 3, by defeating Chris Gutierrez, the fighter who gave Vasily Lomachenko a submission loss in his MMA debut.
- After a disappointing stint on the Ultimate Fighter, outspoken Featherweight, Paddy Pimblett made a successful UFC debut, submitting crowd favourite, Teruto Ishihara in the second round.
- Thiago Silva missed weight but still dismantled overmatched Welshman, John Phillips en route to a TKO victory. Silva's next fight will be at Heavyweight.
- MVP was a underdog for his fight against Masvidal but got the upset with a surprising Unanimous Decision win.
- Top Aussie Kickboxing Heavyweight, Junior Tafa, made his MMA debut by shockingly showing a decent ground game, and submitting former Heavyweight Boxing champion, Tyson Fury, who now drops to 0-3 and says hes reconsidering his MMA future. Despite this, he did call out another English Heavyweight Boxer and former world champion, Anthony Joshua, to face him in the cage.
- Boxers making their MMA debuts were what headlined the fight card, with old rivals facing off as George Groves and Chris Eubank Jr switching over into a cage. The result was the opposite of the boxing ring result, as Eubank Jr prevailed here via Unanimous Decision.
- Eubank Jr called out Canelo Alvarez for his next fight.


Rankings Changes:

Heavyweight: N/A
Light Heavyweight: N/A
Middleweight: Tom Breese up to #17
Welterweight: Jorge Masvidal down to #16, Chris Eubank Jr enters at #22, Michael Page enters at #25
Lightweight: N/A
Featherweight: N/A
Bantamweight: Brett Johns enters at #19

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#503245 - 05/19/20 05:51 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
Matty


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UFC 264: New Years 2021 Supercard
Michigan, USA
Attendance: 23,769 (Gate: $4,872,645)
Critical Rating: 67%, Commercial Rating: 100%



MAIN EVENT

(#2) Robbie Lawler (31-14-1NC) defeated (#1) Kamaru Usman (17-2-1) via KO (Punch) at 0:30 of Round 2 to win the UFC Welterweight Title

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#3) Gregor Gillespie (17-1) defeated (#1) Kevin Lee (22-6) via Unanimous Decision to win the UFC Lightweight Title

MAIN CARD

(#1) Max Holloway (25-5) defeated (#6) Mirsad Bektic (16-3) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:12 of Round 1 to retain the UFC Featherweight Title
Jon Jones (27-1-2NC) defeated (#11) Vitaly Minakov (24-2) via Submission (D'Arce Choke) at 1:25 of Round 2
Gennady Golovkin (2-0) defeated Diego Sanchez (30-13) via KO (Punch) at 4:53 of Round 1

PRELIMS

(#4) Edson Barboza (23-9) defeated (#10) Anthony Pettis (23-12) via TKO (Leg Kick) at 4:03 of Round 3
(#2) Paulo Costa (15-1) defeated (#3) Derek Brunson (22-9) via TKO (Strikes) at 0:47 of Round 1
(#6) Chris Weidman (15-6-1NC) defeated (#7) Jack Hermansson (20-7) via Unanimous Decision
(#16) Sodiq Yusuff (13-1) defeated (#9) Alexander Volkanovski (23-4) via Unanimous Decision
(#16) Johnny Walker (18-6) defeated Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (24-11) via TKO (Strikes) at 4:03 of Round 1
Albert Tumenov (22-5) defeated (#11) Dong Hyun Kim (24-5-1-1NC) via KO (Punch) at 0:48 of Round 1
(#7) Anthony Johnson (25-7) defeated Ben Rothwell (37-14) via TKO (Strikes) at 2:04 of Round 1
(#15) Eddie Wineland (27-13-1) defeated (#13) John Moraga (20-9) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:08 of Round 3
(#12) Chan Sung Jung (17-6) defeated (#21) Josh Emmett (15-5) via TKO (Strikes) at 1:01 of Round 3
Ryan Hall (10-2) defeated Kron Gracie (5-3) via Unanimous Decision


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Chan Sung Jung vs Josh Emmett
Knockout of the Night: Robbie Lawler (vs Kamaru Usman)
Submission of the Night: Jon Jones (vs Vitaly Minakov)


Notes:

- Ryan Hall vs Kron Gracie was a battle of true BJJ masters, but it was Hall's MMA style BJJ which excelled, as he took a Unanimous Decision over the Brazillian.
- Anthony Johnson called out Stipe Miocic after his 2 minute demolition of Ben Rothwell.
- Albert Tumenov was a heavy underdog, at +490, but pulled out a shock win, KOing Dong Hyun Kim in 48 seconds.
- Antonio Rogerio Nogueira retired after his loss to Johnny Walker, and endorsed his fellow Brazillian as the future of the division. Walker was very respectful and said he was honoured to face a legitimate Brazillian legend in his final fight.
- Sodiq Yusuff improves to 6-0, getting the biggest win of his career, taking a Unanimous Decision over former Featherweight champion, Alexander Volkanovski.
- Chris Weidman got his first win in 5, taking a Unanimous Decision over Jack Hermansson in his return to Middleweight. He called out Derek Brunson for his next fight.
- Paulo Costa earned a rematch with Israel Adesanya for the Middleweight title, after TKOing Derek Brunson in 47 seconds. He will look to avenge the only loss of his career.
- Edson Barboza called out Tony Ferguson after beating former champion, Anthony Pettis, who was forced to call off the fight due to the damage suffered from leg kicks thru the fight from Barboza.
- Gennady Golovkin turned the corner for Boxers entering the MMA world, taking a massive win over one of the most experienced UFC fighters in history, Diego Sanchez.
- Jon Jones win over Vitaly Minakov puts him one win off a title shot at Heavyweight. It was Jones himself who said he doesnt want to walk straight into a title shot, but instead earn it.
- Max Holloway made quick work of Mirsad Bektic to retain his title. He now awaits the winner of the Brian Ortega vs Yair Rodriguez fight for his next challenger.
- Gregor Gillespie avenged the only loss of his career, and took the Lightweight title aswell, by beating Kevin Lee by Unanimous Decision. Tony Ferguson stepped into the cage post-fight for a staredown with the newly crowned champion.
- Robbie Lawler rolled back the years at 38, by KOing Kamaru Usman just 30 seconds into the second round. Usman dominated the first round with his wrestling but decided to stand with Lawler in the second, which proved to be a poor choice and cost him the title. The winner of Vicente Luque vs Colby Covington will be Lawler's first challenger for his second run as Welterweight champion.


Rankings Changes:

Heavyweight: Anthony Johnson up to #4, Jon Jones enters at #8, Vitaly Minakov down to #16
Light Heavyweight: Johnny Walker up to #11
Middleweight: Chris Weidman up to #4, Derek Brunson down to #6, Jack Hermansson down to #8
Welterweight: Robbie Lawler up to #1, Kamaru Usman down to #5, Dong Hyun Kim down to #25
Lightweight: Gregor Gillespie up to #1, Edson Barboza up to #3, Kevin Lee down to #5, Anthony Pettis down to #14
Featherweight: Chan Sung Jung up to #6, Alexander Volkanovski down to #11, Mirsad Bektic down to #12, Sodiq Yusuff up to #13
Bantamweight: Eddie Wineland up to #7, John Moraga down to #25

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#503253 - 05/19/20 01:57 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
Matty


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Originally Posted By: Matty
Originally Posted By: mattu29;2400899


The Ultimate Fighter 30: Featherweights

Coaches:

Conor McGregor
Tony Ferguson

Fighters:

AJ McKee (18-0)
- The undefeated son of former UFC fighter, Antonio McKee. AJ has amassed an impressive run of wins in his relatively young career, with wins over Pat Curran, Georgi Karakhanyan and Henry Corrales. He is already ranked as the #22 Featherweight in the world.
Andre Harrison (22-2-1) - A 35 year old New Yorker with plenty of experience in MMA, he is the most recent PFL Featherweight champion and former ROC and Titan FC Featherweight champion, vacating both belts without losing them.
Daniel Straus (27-10) - Straus is a former Bellator Featherweight champion, who has had some amazing battles with Pat Curran (twice) and Bellator Featherweight GOAT, Patricio Freire (four times). He also won the Bellator Season Six Featherweight Tournament.
Filip Pejic (16-3-2) - Pejic went 0-1 in his original UFC run and was unfortunate to find himself released, but has bounced back and is currently on a 2 fight win streak in KSW with wins over UFC veterans, Marcin Wrzocek and Diego Nunes.
Grant Blackler (9-1) - A veteran of The Ultimate Fighter, Blackler was a member of the Australian team in the 'Smashes: UK vs Australia' season. He unfortunately was eliminated in the first round but has been impressive since. With just one loss to his name, he may be a real surprise package this season.
Jason Knight (22-6) - Most recently a bare-knuckle boxer, Knight has fought twice in 2020, going 2-0. He has 4 UFC wins to his name, with wins over Chas Skelly, Alex Caceres, Jim Alers and most impressively, Dan Hooker.
Khamzat Dalgiev (11-3) - A late replacement in the tournament and the least known on the roster, not much is expected from Dalgiev, but he has finished 9 of his 11 wins, so has proven to be a solid finisher.
Mark Eddiva (8-2) - The current ROAD FC Featherweight champion, beating former UFC fighter, Rocky Lee via Unanimous Decision. Eddiva went 1-3 in his original UFC run, but the Flilipino fighter has huge upside and has really improved his all round game since his release.
Michael Tobin (14-2) - Australian Tobin started his MMA career with a 12-0 record, but then dropped a couple of fights to lesser opponents. Fortunately, he has bounced back with a couple of wins, his last being a submission victory to win the AFC Featherweight Title.
Ozzy Dugulubgov (10-2) - Dugulubgov went 5 years without fighting, but returned in 2020 with two wins in KoTC. He holds a win over Chris Wade and was due to fight top Lightweight contender, Justin Gaethje in WSOF, but the fight was cancelled.
Paddy Pimblett (15-2) - A real character, a lot is expected of Pimblett in the house, both in and out of the cage. He is a former Cage Warriors Featherweight champion, who also fought for the Lightweight title, but came up short against Soren Bak.
Sergio Giglio (12-0) - Undefeated Peruvian Giglio is only 23 years old, and started fighting professionally at just 16. He was also undefeated at amateur level.
TJ Laramie (11-3) - Another young fighter, at just 22, Laramie started his professional career at just 17 in Japan, as he couldn't get licensed in Canada until he was 18. He holds a win over current UFC fighter, Charles Jourdain.
Tyler Diamond (10-2) - Ranked as the top Canadian Featherweight, Diamond was a contestant on season 27 of TUF, but was eliminated and then also suffered a loss on the finale. He beat Jim Alers in his last fight and will hope to impress in his second chance in the house.
Will Chope (34-10) - Chope is a whopping 6'4 and will easily be the tallest fighter in the competition. Hes been fighting predominantly in Asia for most of his career, and has pro fights in Boxing, Kickboxing and Bare-Knuckle Boxing outside of MMA.
Yusuf Raisov (17-1) - A very good grappler from Russia, Raisov has wins over Andre Winner and Luis Palomino on his record and is a former ACB Featherweight champion.

First Round Fights: (I've already got thru the first 8 weeks)

Sergio Giglio vs Ozzy Dugulubgov
Paddy Pimblett vs Tyler Diamond
Andre Harrison vs Filip Pejic
Daniel Straus vs Grant Blackler
Yusuf Raisov vs Mark Eddiva
Will Chope vs AJ McKee
Jason Knight vs TJ Laramie
Khamzat Dalgiev vs Michael Tobin



First Round Fight Results:

Sergio Giglio (Team McGregor) defeated Ozzy Dugulubgov (Team Ferguson) via KO
Tyler Diamond (Team McGregor) defeated Paddy Pimblett (Team Ferguson) via Unanimous Decision
Andre Harrison (Team Ferguson) defeated Filip Pejic (Team McGregor) via Majority Decision
Daniel Straus (Team McGregor) defeated Grant Blackler (Team Ferguson) via Unanimous Decision
Yusuf Raisov (Team Ferguson) defeated Mark Eddiva (Team McGregor) via Submission
AJ McKee (Team McGregor) defeated Will Chope (Team Ferguson) via TKO
Jason Knight (Team McGregor) defeated TJ Laramie (Team Ferguson) via Unanimous Decision
Khamzat Dalgiev (Team Ferguson) defeated Michael Tobin (Team McGregor) via TKO


Quarter Final Fights Results:

AJ McKee (Team McGregor) defeated Andre Harrison (Team Ferguson) via Unanimous Decision
Khamzat Dalgiev (Team Ferguson) defeated Jason Knight (Team McGregor) via Unanimous Decision
Yusuf Raisov (Team Ferguson) defeated Daniel Straus (Team McGregor) via Submission
Sergio Giglio (Team McGregor) defeated Tyler Diamond (Team McGregor) via Submission

Semi Final Fights Results:

Khamzat Dalgiev (Team Ferguson) defeated AJ McKee (Team McGregor) via TKO
Yusuf Raisov (Team Ferguson) defeated Sergio Giglio (Team McGregor) via Submission

Final:

Khamzat Dalgiev (Team Ferguson) vs Yusuf Raisov (Team Ferguson)

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#503254 - 05/19/20 02:01 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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#503255 - 05/19/20 04:41 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: BlimBlapZing]
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#503258 - 05/20/20 01:47 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Foul]
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UFC on ESPN: Portugal: Overeem vs Lewis
Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 6,250 (Gate: $1,281,250)
Critical Rating: 70%, Commercial Rating: 93%



MAIN EVENT

(#9) Alistair Overeem (47-20-1NC) defeated (#5) Derrick Lewis (23-9-1NC) via TKO (Strikes) at 3:58 of Round 1

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#20) Marcin Held (29-7) defeated (#7) Marc Diakiese (18-4) via Submission (Leglock) at 4:31 of Round 1

MAIN CARD

(#9) Jan Blachowicz (26-9-1) defeated (#15) Linton Vassell (22-9-1NC) via Submission (Armbar) at 4:50 of Round 1
(#11) Darren Till (20-5-1) defeated (#14) David Branch (22-8) via KO (Kick) at 3:27 of Round 1
Ciryl Gane (9-0) defeated (#25) Walt Harris (13-11-1NC) via KO (Punch) at 0:41 of Round 2

PRELIMS

Jack Marshman (26-9) defeated James Krause (28-8) via KO (Punch) at 4:29 of Round 1
Darrion Caldwell (17-3) defeated Jack Shore (13-1) via Unanimous Decision
(#25) Scott Askham (21-5) defeated (#20) Cezar Ferreira (13-10) via KO (Kick) at 0:44 of Round 3
Manel Kape (17-4) defeated Elnar Ibragimov (16-5) via Unanimous Decision
Ben Sosoli (10-2-2NC) defeated Domingos Barros (7-3) via Unanimous Decision
Zoumana Cisse (12-2) defeated Juan Espino (10-3) via Unanimous Decision
Christos Giagos (18-9) defeated (#17) Mairbek Taisumov (28-8) via TKO (Strikes) at 4:52 of Round 1
Andre Fialho (14-3) defeated Jason Jackson (12-6) via Submission (Kneebar) at 3:40 of Round 1
Brendan Loughnane (21-4) defeated Julio Arce (17-5) via Split Decision
(#20) Aleksandar Rakic (14-4) defeated (#6) Michal Oleksiejczuk (17-4) via Unanimous Decision


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Manel Kape vs Elnar Ibragimov
Knockout of the Night: Darren Till (vs David Branch)
Submission of the Night: Marcin Held (vs Marc Diakiese)


Notes:

- Brendan Loughnane was a +670 underdog but overcame the odds to beat Julio Arce by razor thin Split Decision.
- Christos Giagos was another big underdog who prevailed, this time at +460 with bookies.
- Upsets seemed to be the theme of the evening, as Australian, Ben Sosoli beat hometown fighter, Domingos Barros, to extend his win streak to 3 after previous wins over Justin Ledet and Rico Verhoeven. Sosoli said he'd love to fight in Australia next, hopefully against Justin Wren, who was the name he mentioned when asked about his next opponent.
- Former RIZIN Bantamweight champion and hometown fighter, Manel Kape took a convincing Unanimous Decision over Elnar Ibragimov on his UFC debut, pushing his win streak to 5.
- Cezar Ferreira's KO loss to Scott Askham put him on a 4 fight losing streak, and his UFC future in doubt.
- Undefeated Welshman, Jack Shore, lost that record in his decision loss to former Bellator Bantamweight champion, Darrion Caldwell
- Another Welshman, Jack Marshman pulled off an upset, beating streaking American, James Krause, who hadn't lost a fight since 2015 and has won his last 7. This was Marshman's third straight win after his loss to Edmen Shahbazyan.
- Ciryl Gane moved to a perfect 9-0 after KOing Walt Harris early into the second round. Gane's 6th UFC win, with 5 finishes should get him into the rankings at Heavyweight.
- Jan Blachowicz gave Linton Vassell a unwelcome UFC debut, submitting him in the first round. Blachowicz says he'd like to face Dominick Reyes in the near future.
- Marcin Held was a massive underdog at +700, but submitted Marc Diakiese and ending the Englishman's 6 fight win streak, which in turn put Held on a 6 fight win streak.
- Alistair Overeem put himself in contention for the next shot at the Heavyweight title for Alexander Volkov's first title defense. It will depend on the outcome of the upcoming Curtis Blaydes vs Junior dos Santos fight, if Blaydes wins, the title shot is his, but if JDS wins, Overeem gets the next shot.


Rankings Changes:

Heavyweight: Derrick Lewis down to #6
Light Heavyweight: Jan Blachowicz up to #8
Middleweight: Darren Till up to #8, David Branch down to #16, Cezar Ferreira down to #22
Welterweight: N/A
Lightweight: Mark Diakiese down to #11, Marcin Held up to #18
Featherweight: N/A
Bantamweight: N/A

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#503305 - 05/22/20 10:59 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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TUF 30 Finale: Covington vs Luque
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Attendance: 6,682 (Gate: $2,168,309)
Critical Rating: 66%, Commercial Rating: 76%



MAIN EVENT

(#4) Vicente Luque defeated (#3) Colby Covington via Unanimous Decision

CO-MAIN EVENT

Yusuf Raisov defeated Khamzat Dalgiev via TKO (Strikes) at 4:06 of Round 3 to win The Ultimate Fighter 30

MAIN CARD

(#6) Junior dos Santos defeated (#2) Curtis Blaydes via TKO (Strikes) at 1:34 of Round 1
(#7) Ryan Bader defeated (#21) Vinny Magalhaes via KO (Knee) at 0:59 of Round 1
Sergio Giglio defeated (#20) AJ McKee via Unanimous Decision

PRELIMS

(#7) Alexander Hernandez defeated (#15) Jim Miller via Unanimous Decision
(#23) Ricardo Ramos defeated (#25) Lance Palmer via Unanimous Decision
Sean Strickland defeated Matt Brown via Submission (RNC) at 4:29 of Round 1
Daniel Straus defeated Jason Knight via KO (Punch) at 1:03 of Round 2
Erik Koch defeated Lyman Good via Submission (Kimura) at 3:07 of Round 1
Peter Queally defeated Mike Ricci via Unanimous Decision
Juan Adams defeated Jarjis Danho via KO (Punch) at 3:32 of Round 2
Luke Barnatt defeated Marcin Prachnio via Submission (RNC) at 4:17 of Round 1
Tyler Diamond defeated Andre Harrison via Submission (Guillotine) at 0:35 of Round 2
Tyson Pedro defeated Khadis Ibragimov via Submission (Armbar) at 1:07 of Round 3


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Yusuf Raisov vs Khamzat Dalgiev
Knockout of the Night: Ryan Bader (vs Vinny Magalhaes)
Submission of the Night: Tyler Diamond (vs Andre Harrison)


Notes:

- Daniel Straus KOd double-tough Jason Knight then called out Michael Tobin.
- Former WSOF Featherweight champion, Lance Palmer had an unsuccessful UFC debut, losing to Ricardo Ramos by Unanimous Decision. Ramos said he'd like to face off against fellow Brazillian, John Lineker next.
- Alexander Hernandez has become known to be quite outspoken, and a callout of Khabib Nurmagomedov after his decision win over Jim Miller would back up that point.
- In a fight between losing TUF semi-finalists, Sergio Giglio entered as a +620 underdog but walked away with a Unanimous Decision over AJ McKee. Giglio was 12-0 going against McKee, who was 18-0. Giglio called out another TUF contestant in Will Scope for who he'd like to fight next, some beef thats carried over from their time in the house.
- In a rematch of the TUF 8 final, Ryan Bader again beat Vinny Magalhaes, and again by 1st round KO, but this time by a well-timed knee to the jaw.
- Junior dos Santos TKOd Curtis Blaydes to cost him the next title shot and hand it to Alistair Overeem. The win also puts dos Santos one win away from fighting the winner of Volkov vs Overeem.
- Former ACB Featherweight champion, Yusuf Raisov was the surprise victor of the 30th season of TUF, TKOing fellow Russian, Khamzat Dalgiev late into the fight in the final.
- Vicente Luque earned the next shot at the Welterweight title after a decisive win over Colby Covington. This puts Luque on a 4 fight win streak after previous wins over Geoff Neal, Matt Brown and Neil Magny. He is 10-1 in his last 11 fights.

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#503306 - 05/22/20 11:26 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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UFC on ESPN: Brazil: Benavidez vs Moraes
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Attendance: 7,655 (Gate: $2,258,225)
Critical Rating: 79%, Commercial Rating: 98%



MAIN EVENT

(#1) Joseph Benavidez defeated (#2) Marlon Moraes via TKO (Strikes) at 2:07 of Round 3 to retain the UFC Bantamweight Title

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#15) Nick Diaz defeated (#8) Rafael Carvalho via Submission (Leglock) at 4:44 of Round 1

MAIN CARD

(#4) Renato Carneiro defeated (#10) Patricio Freire via KO (Punch) at 1:40 of Round 2
(#23) Douglas Lima defeated (#20) Stephen Thompson via Submission (Guillotine) at 1:34 of Round 2
(#12) Niko Price defeated (#18) Alex Oliveira via TKO (Body Kick) at 1:45 of Round 1

PRELIMS

(#21) Ricky Simon defeated (#23) Raphael Assuncao via KO (Knee) at 3:06 of Round 2
(#19) Marcos Rogerio de Lima defeated (#22) Arjan Bhullar via Unanimous Decision
Ralek Gracie defeated Gokhan Saki via Submission (Americana) at 4:41 of Round 1
Augusto Sakai defeated Brett Martin via TKO (Strikes) at 1:28 of Round 3
Todd Duffee defeated Rodrigo Nascimento via TKO (Strikes) at 0:49 of Round 1
Karol Bedorf defeated Raphael Pessoa via Submission (North South Choke) at 4:22 of Round 1
Viktor Nemkov defeated Ronny Markes via Unanimous Decision
Antonio Braga Neto defeated Antonio Arroyo via Submission (Armbar) at 4:02 of Round 1
Belal Muhammad defeated Elias Silverio via Unanimous Decision
Michel Pereira defeated Nathan Coy via KO (Punch) at 1:27 of Round 2


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Joseph Benavidez vs Marlons Moraes
Knockout of the Night: Renato Carneiro (vs Patricio Freire)
Submission of the Night: Nick Diaz (vs Rafael Carvalho)


Notes:

- Michel Pereira called out Krystian Kaszubowski for his next fight, after dispatching Nathan Coy. Pereira is knocking on the rankings door at Welterweight with his current 4 fight win streak.
- Rodrigo Nascimento lost his undefeated record after his 49 second TKO loss to Todd Duffee, who now has a 3 fight win streak.
- Augusto Sakai says he'd like to give Greg Hardy a beating next, despite making hard work of Brett Martin in a fight he really should've been able to finish a lot quicker.
- In a classic striker vs grappler fight, it was world class kickboxer, Gokhan Saki vs world class BJJ black belt and member of the famed Gracie family, Ralek. It was grappling that prevailed, with Gracie submitting Saki in the first round in his UFC debut.
- Niko Price extended his win streak to 5, and will likely enter the top 10 rankings at Welterweight, after stopping Cowboy Oliveira in under 2 mins due to a body kick TKO.
- Douglas Lima made a successful debut in the UFC, taking out former UFC title contender, Stephen Thompson in the second round by submission.
- Another UFC debutant jumping over from Bellator, Patricio Freire, didnt have as good a debut, being KOd by fellow Brazillian, Renato Carneiro.
- Nick Diaz Submitted Rafael Carvalho late in the first round, to earn the next shot at Middleweight, facing off against the winner of Israel Adesanya vs Paulo Costa.
- Joseph Benavidez was successful in his first defense of the UFC Bantamweight Title, playing spoiler to Brazillian, Marlon Moraes, and next will face former champion, Dominick Cruz, who he went 0-2 against in WEC in 2009 and 2010, so will be interesting to see who's the better man a decade on.
- Antonio Arroyo and Nathan Coy released from the UFC.

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#503308 - 05/23/20 03:47 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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UFC on ESPN: Asia: Vera vs Barnett
Tokyo, Japan
Attendance: 3,749 (Gate: $937,250)
Critical Rating: 72%, Commercial Rating: 77%



MAIN EVENT

Josh Barnett defeated Brandon Vera via TKO (Strikes) at 3:28 of Round 1

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#11) Thiago 'Maretta' Santos defeated Vitor Belfort via KO (Knee) at 2:24 of Round 3

MAIN CARD

Rousimar Palhares defeated Yushin Okami via Submission (Leglock) at 2:53 of Round 3
(#6) Donald Cerrone defeated Takanori Gomi via Submission (Americana) at 1:23 of Round 1
(#21) John Lineker defeated Doo Ho Choi via KO (Punch) at 4:48 of Round 1

PRELIMS

(#13) Kevin Aguilar defeated (#25) Bibiano Fernandes via KO (Punch) at 3:55 of Round 1
Fabio Maldonado defeated Aung La N Sang via TKO (Strikes) at 1:14 of Round 2
Demarte Pena defeated Danaa Batgerel via Submission (Triangle with Armbar) at 1:48 of Round 2
Tenshin Nasukawa defeated Jamie Alvarez via KO (Kick) at 0:50 of Round 1
(#23) Ben Nguyen defeated Tatsumitsu Wada via TKO (Strikes) at 4:18 of Round 1
Kai Asakura defeated Su Mudaerji via Submission (Triangle) at 3:13 of Round 2
Xie Bin defeated Don Madge via Unanimous Decision
Mikuru Asakura defeated Billy Quarantillo via KO (Punch) at 2:21 of Round 1
Takashi Sato defeated Shinsho Anzai via TKO (Strikes) at 1:15 of Round 2
Yoshihiro Akiyama defeated Abu Azaitar via Submission (RNC) at 4:59 of Round 3


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Yoshihiro Akiyama vs Abu Azaitar
Knockout of the Night: Thaigo 'Maretta' Santos (vs Vitor Belfort)
Submission of the Night: Rousimar Palhares (vs Yushin Okami)


Notes:

- Sexyama, aged 45, submitted Abu Azaitar, a man more than a decade younger, with just 1 second left in the fight. Sexyama moves to 2-0 in his latest UFC stint.
- China's Xie Bin called out Jared Gordon after defeating South Africa's Don Madge via Unanimous Decision
- 22 year old Japanese kickboxing phenom, Tenshin Nasukawa made his UFC debut with a perfect 5-0 record, with his last fight being a 1st round KO of UFC veteran Zach Makovsky. He bettered himself and moved to 6-0 with a 50 second KO victory over Jamie Alvarez.
- Demarte Pena became the first ever Angolan to step into the UFC cage, and it was successful, tapping out Mongolian, Danaa Batgerel in the second round.
- Prior to Bibiano Fernandes' loss to Kevin Aguilar in his UFC debut, he had only 1 loss, by split decision, in over a decade.
- Donald Cerrone quickly ended Takanori Gomi's recent winning run with a Americana just 83 seconds into the first round. This was only Cerrone's second win in his last 6 fights.
- Thiago 'Maretta' Santos got his second straight third round KO with a knee over a fellow Brazillian, this time over legendary Hall of Famer, Vitor Belfort.
- The card had a good number of fighters over 40 years old, but surprisingly not one retired after their fights.
- Danaa Batgerel released from the UFC.

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#503319 - 05/24/20 03:36 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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UFC 265: Light Heavyweight Tournament Semi Finals
Colorado, USA
Attendance: 3,749 (Gate: $5,642,380)
Critical Rating: 74%, Commer,cial Rating: 100%



MAIN EVENT

(#1) Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua defeated (#8) Alexander Gustafsson via TKO (Strikes) at 3:07 of Round 1

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#4) Brian Ortega defeated (#2) Yair Rodriguez via Unanimous Decision

MAIN CARD

(#4) Dominick Reyes defeated (#9) Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza via KO (Punch) at 0:42 of Round 2
(#12) TJ Dillashaw defeated (#23) Demetrious Johnson via TKO (Strikes) at 2:29 of Round 2
(#5) Zabit Magomedsharipov defeated (#8) Frankie Edgar via TKO (Strikes) at 2:49 of Round 3

PRELIMS

(#8) Al Iaquinta defeated (#19) Beneil Dariush via TKO (Strikes) at 1:55 of Round 1
(#16) John Dodson defeated (#4) Cory Sandhagen via TKO (Strikes) at 0:38 of Round 1
(#13) Sergey Pavlovich defeated (#10) Jair Rozenstruik via Submission (Kimura) at 4:38 of Round 2
(#20) Krzysztof Jotko defeated (#21) Zak Cummings via KO (Punch) at 2:58 of Round 1
Kyle Snyder defeated Antonio Branjao via Unanimous Decision
Elias Theodorou defeated Tim Boetsch via KO (Punch) at 4:57 of Round 2
Jamal Ben Saddik defeated Jahfarr Wilnis via KO (Kick) at 0:26 of Round 3
Chase Sherman defeated Denis Smoldarev via Split Decision
Bryce Mitchell defeated Godofredo Castro via Unanimous Decision
Garry Tonon defeated Abel Trujillo via Submission (Kneebar) at 2:34 of Round 3


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Sergey Pavlovich vs Jair Rozenstruik
Knockout of the Night: Dominick Reyes (vs Ronaldo Souza)
Submission of the Night: Garry Tonon (vs Abel Trujillo)


Notes:

- Garry Tonon continued his run of stopping every opponent hes ever faced in MMA and moved to 8-0, this time Abel Trujillo, in his UFC debut. Trujillo retired after the loss.
- Bryce Mitchell was another fighter who kept his unbeaten record intact, moving to 14-0 with a unanimous decision over Brazillian, Godofredo Castro.
- World class kickboxers, Jamal Ben Saddik and Jahfarr Wilnis faced off in a MMA cage in Ben Saddik's second ever mma fight and Wilnis' first. The Moroccan/Belgian was the victor here, as Ben Saddik won by a headkick 26 seconds into the 3rd round.
- Tim Boetsch not only missed weight, but then was KOd by Elias Theodorou in a bad weekend for him.
- Legendary American wrestler, Kyle Snyder picked up his first MMA win, in his second fight, dominating Antonio Branjao for 3 rounds for a comfortable unanimous decision win.
- Krzysztof Jotko called out Ian Heinisch after KOing Zak Cummings less than 3 minutes into the first round.
- John Dodson made quick work out of top contender, Cory Sandhagen, beating the former title contender by TKO in just 38 seconds.
- Brian Ortega earned the next shot at Max Holloway's Featherweight title, a rematch from Holloway's first title run.
- Dominick Reyes and initial favorite, Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua are set for the final of the Light Heavyweight Title Tournament, after dominant wins over Jacare Souza and Alexander Gustafsson.
- Zak Cummings released from the UFC.

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#503320 - 05/24/20 03:57 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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The UFC will host 6 straight days of fight cards, spread across 6 different areas, as part of their International Fight Week, all free to air on ESPN.


UFC International Fight Week Schedule (Main Cards)


UFC on ESPN: Fight Week: Canada
Monday Week 2 February 2021

Rory MacDonald vs Rafael dos Anjos
Josh Hill vs Deiveson Figueiredo
TJ Laramie vs Aaron Pico
Jeremy Kennedy vs Carlos Diego Ferreira
Sheldon Westcott vs Mickey Gall

UFC on ESPN: Fight Week: Poland
Tuesday Week 2 February 2021

Mateusz Gamrot vs Clay Guida
Marcin Tybura vs Jared Rosholt
Damian Janikowski vs Ed Gordon
Michal Materla vs Emiliano Sordi
Aslambek Saidov vs James Vick

UFC on ESPN: Fight Week: Brazil
Wednesday Week 2 February 2021

Charles Oliveira vs Andre Fili
Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos vs Carlos Condit
Davi Ramos vs Will Brooks
Gilbert Burns vs Neil Magny
Jussier da Silva vs Thomas Almeida

UFC on ESPN: Fight Week: Russia
Thursday Week 2 February 2021

Shamil Abdurakhimov vs Andrei Arlovski
Ali Bagautinov vs Alexandre Pantoja
Alexander Shlemenko vs Jason 'Mayhem' Miller
Nikita Krylov vs Abdul-Kerim Edilov
Andrey Koreshkov vs Alexey Kunchenko

UFC on ESPN: Fight Week: UK
Friday Week 2 February 2021

Leon Edwards vs Michael 'Venom' Page
Arnold Allen vs Myles Jury
Bradley Scott vs Tom Watson
Dillian Whyte vs Adam Palasz
Nathaniel Wood vs Justin Scoggins

UFC on ESPN: Fight Week: Australia
Saturday Week 2 February 2021

Tai Tuivasa vs Maurice Greene
Jake Matthews vs Claudio Henrique da Silva
Shane Mitchell vs Darren Stewart
James Vandarakis vs Michael Trizano
Kai Kara-France vs Eric Shelton

Post your predictions below smile

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#503332 - 05/24/20 11:21 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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#503333 - 05/25/20 10:40 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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#503348 - 05/27/20 06:45 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Foul]
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The UFC will host 6 straight days of fight cards, spread across 6 different areas, as part of their International Fight Week, all free to air on ESPN.


UFC International Fight Week Schedule (Main Card Results)


UFC on ESPN: Fight Week: Canada
Monday Week 2 February 2021
Ontario, Canada
Attendance: 7,770 (Gate: $1,942,500)
Critical Rating: 73%, Commercial Rating: 84%


(#19) Rory MacDonald defeated (#6) Rafael dos Anjos via TKO (Strikes) at 1:03 of Round 5
(#18) Deiveson Figueiredo defeated Josh Hill via KO (Knee) at 1:33 of Round 2
Aaron Pico defeated TJ Laramie via TKO (Strikes) at 3:17 of Round 1
Jeremy Kennedy defeated Carlos Diego Ferreira via KO (Kick) at 0:31 of Round 1
Sheldon Westcott defeated Mickey Gall via Submission (RNC) at 4:59 of Round 2

UFC on ESPN: Fight Week: Poland
Tueday Week 2 February 2021
Krakow, Poland
Attendance: 4,261 (Gate: $937,420)
Critical Rating: 68%, Commercial Rating: 62%


(#19) Mateusz Gamrot defeated (#24) Clay Guida via Submission (Leglock) at 2:42 of Round 5
(#15) Marcin Tybura defeated Jared Rosholt via Submission (Armbar) at 3:38 of Round 1
Damian Janikowski defeated Ed Gordon via Submission (Guillotine) at 0:38 of Round 3
Michal Materla defeated Emiliano Sordi via Unanimous Decision
James Vick defeatedAslambek Saidov via Unanimous Decision

UFC on ESPN: Fight Week: Brazil
Wednesday Week 2 February 2021
Porto Alegre, Brazil
Attendance: 4,537 (Gate: $1,338,415)
Critical Rating: 80%, Commercial Rating: 69%


Charles Oliveira defeated (#20) Andre Fili via Submission (Von Flue Choke) at 2:24 of Round 1
Carlos Condit defeated Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos via TKO (Strikes) at 1:29 of Round 1
(#22) Davi Ramos defeated Will Brooks via Submission (Armbar) at 2:17 of Round 3
(#20) Gilbert Burns defeated (#22) Neil Magny via Submission (RNC) at 3:39 of Round 3
Thomas Almeida defeated Jussier da Silva via KO (Punch) at 1:54 of Round 2

UFC on ESPN: Fight Week: Russia
Thursday Week 2 February 2021
Moscow, Russia
Attendance: 2,931 (Gate: $600,855)
Critical Rating: 72%, Commercial Rating: 62%


(#12) Shamil Abdurakhimov defeated (#20) Andrei Arlovski via KO (Punch) at 0:34 of Round 1
(#16) Alexandre Pantoja defeated (#9) Ali Bagautinov via TKO (Strikes) at 3:37 of Round 1
Alexander Shlemenko defeated Jason 'Mayhem' Miller via Unanimous Decision
Abdul-Kerim Edilov defeated Nikita Krylov via Submission (RNC) at 4:04 of Round 2
Alexey Kunchenko defeatedAndrey Koreshkov via TKO (Strikes) at 3:17 of Round 2

UFC on ESPN: Fight Week: UK
Friday Week 2 February 2021
Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 2,133 (Gate: $597,240)
Critical Rating: 78%, Commercial Rating: 63%


(#23) Michael 'Venom' Page defeated (#9) Leon Edwards via TKO (Strikes) at 4:16 of Round 2
(#9) Arnold Allen defeated (#24) Myles Jury at Submission (Kimura) at 4:47 of Round 1
Bradley Scott defeated Tom Watson via TKO (Strikes) at 3:35 of Round 1
Adam Palasz defeated Dillian Whyte via TKO (Strikes) at 1:58 of Round 1
Nathaniel Wood defeated Justin Scoggins via TKO (Strikes) at 4:27 of Round 1

UFC on ESPN: Fight Week: Australia
Friday Week 2 February 2021
Brisbane, Australia
Attendance: 1,762 (Gate: $387,640)
Critical Rating: 69%, Commercial Rating: 64%


(#21) Maurice Greene defeated (#12) Tai Tuivasa via TKO (Strikes) at 2:58 of Round 2
Jake Matthews defeated Claudio Henrique da Silva via Unanimous Decision
Shane Mitchell drew with Darren Stewart via Split Draw
Michael Trizano defeated James Vandarakis via Submission (Armbar) at 3:40 of Round 1
Eric Shelton defeated Kai Kara-France via Submission (Guillotine) at 1:06 of Round 1



Notes:

All the above fight cards had 10 prelims, and here are a few notes from the cards:

- Hakeem Dawodu called out Aaron Pico after a 2nd round TKO over Martin Buschkamp
- Chris Gruetzemacher asked for a fight with Ottman Azaitar next after an underdog victory over John Makdessi. Gruetzemacher came in as a +540 underdog.
- Husband of Paige Vanzant, Austin Vanderford lost a close split decision to Canadian favorite and former hockey player, Steve Bosse, in his UFC debut.
- In another close split decision, hometown fighter, Kyle Nelson defied the odds (+360 underdog) to take a split decision over highly touted, Dan Ige.
- After an unbeaten run in Bellator, with 3 wins, after his UFC release, Galore Bofando KOd Canadian, Jonathan Meunier in just 27 seconds to mark his return to the octagon. He called out Mickey Gall after the win.
- Coming off the back of 3 straight losses, Brad Katona got a much needed win to put off getting released for a bit longer.
- Sheldon Westcott pulled off a minor upset, submitting Mickey Gall with 1 second left of the second round. This extends the Canadian fighters win streak to 3.
- After a couple of bad results in the prior two fights for Canadian fighters, Rory MacDonald managed to end the night on a high, by TKOing Rafael dos Anjos in the 5th round.
- Mitch Gagnon released from the UFC.

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- Krystian Kaszubowski got a solid win over Joaquin Buckley in both mens UFC debuts, and called out Irishman, Kiefer Crosbie for his next fight.
- After taking a split decision over Vitaly Bigdash, Rafal Kijanczuk re-iterated his interest in the Ivan Shrytkov fight, hoping to be cleared to fight on the upcoming Polish card.
- Oskar Piechota knocked out Wellington Turman in the first round, then called out Punahele Soriano for a rematch for his next fight.
- Roman Szymanski picked up a big win in his UFC debut, submitting former Bellator Lightweight champion, Brent Primus, who is a known submission specialist.
- James Vick convincingly beat Polish favorite, Aslambek Saidov, and called out Daichi Abe for his next fight.
- Another big favorite in Poland, Michal Materla also picked up another big win in his UFC debut, beating former PFL tournament winner, Emiliano Sordi by Unanimous Decision. Materla said he'd like to fight Bruno Santos next.
- Mateusz Gamrot bounced back from his first career loss, by submitting Clay Guida in the 5th round. Marc Diakiese was the answer when he was asked who he'd like to fight next.

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- Johnny Eblen extended his undefeated record to 8-0 with a tight split decision over Brazillian, Marcelo Guimaraes in his UFC debut.
- Alex Perez called out Darrion Caldwell for his next fight after a comfortable first round submission over Douglas Silva de Andrade.
- Eryk Anders said that a fight with Devin Clark would be a great fight next.
- Thomas Almeida was a +590 underdog, but KOd Jussier da Silva in the second round.
- Gilbert Burns called out Welshman, Jack Marshman for his next fight after a late submission win over Neil Magny.

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- Artem Frolov came into his UFC debut off the back of a 3-0 run and made quick work out of Jordan Johnson. In his post-fight interview he said he'd seen Johnny Eblen fight on the last card and would like to fight him next.
- It was 8-0 vs 5-0, as Magomed Yunusilau took on Cris Williams, with the Russian keeping his undefeated record intact via Unanimous Decision. He then called out Hakeem Dawodu for his next fight.
- Gadzhimurad Antigulov released from the UFC.

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- Fabian Edwards remained undefeated, extending his record to 11-0 with a KO 24 seconds into round 2.
- Luan Chagas TKOd Welshman, Lewis Long in less than 2 minutes, then called out Dhiego Lima for his next fight.
- Daniel Crawford was a +380 underdog against former TUF Latin America winner, Martin Bravo, rebounding from a loss in his UFC debut.
- Dillian Whyte's MMA debut was another dud, as he was comfortably beaten via TKO in less than 2 minutes by Poland's Adam Palasz.
- Bradley Scott extended his win streak to 5 with a dominant win over fellow Englishman, Tom Watson. This was his 4th stoppage in those 5 fights.
- Leon Edwards has now lost 3 in a row, after losing to heated rival, MVP via TKO.
- MVP now has a 2 fight win streak after his last win over Jorge Masvidal.
- Vinc Pichel released from the UFC.

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- 23 year old Australian, Trent Girdham started the night with a big upset, coming in as a +480 underdog, but stopping Louis Smolka early into the second round in his UFC debut.
- Shane Young missed weight, but managed to beat Enrique Barzola by Unanimous Decision. He'll move up to Lightweight for future fights.
- Maurice Greene upset the Australian crowd by TKOing crowd favourite, Tai Tuivasa. Greene was a +400 underdog but extends his win streak to 4 after previous wins over Justin Lewis, Chi Lewis-Parry and Greg Hardy. Greene has been a revelation, with only one loss in the UFC, to Sergey Pavlovich, and 6 wins.
- Chance Rencountre released from the UFC.

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#503378 - 05/29/20 03:03 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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UFC 266: Adesanya vs Costa II
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Attendance: 14,919 (Gate: $4,841,216)
Critical Rating: 74%, Commer,cial Rating: 98%



MAIN EVENT

(#1) Israel Adesanya defeated (#2) Paulo 'Borrachinha' Costa via TKO (Strikes) at 2:18 of Round 1 to retain the UFC Middleweight Title

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#4) Anthony 'Rumble' Johnson defeated (#3) Stipe Miocic via TKO (Strikes) at 4:31 of Round 1

MAIN CARD

(#7) Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez defeated (#23) Chris Eubank Jr via KO (Punch) at 0:58 of Round 1
(#14) Sodiq Yusuff defeated (#3) Renato Carneiro via Unanimous Decision
(#8) Darren Till defeated (#5) Chris Weidman via Unanimous Decision

PRELIMS

Lorenz Larkin defeated (#25) Nate Diaz via Unanimous Decision
(#2) Petr Yan defeated (#11) Ray Borg via TKO (Strikes) at 2:53 of Round 1
(#21) Yadong Song defeated (#22) Brett Johns via KO (Punch) at 1:47 of Round 1
Gray Maynard defeated Joseph Duffy via KO (Punch) at 1:32 of Round 3
Neiman Gracie defeated Adam Proctor via Split Decision
Mohammed Usman defeated Mika Faavale via Split Decision
Jordan Griffin defeated Gabriel Benitez via KO (Punch) at 2:10 of Round 2
Khalil Rountree defeated Jake Collier via TKO (Strikes) at 1:18 of Round 2
Charles Jourdain defeated Jack Becker via TKO (Strikes) at 2:57 of Round 1
Viktor Pesta defeated Greg Hardy via Submission (Kimura) at 4:38 of Round 1


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Sodiq Yusuff vs Renato Carneiro
Knockout of the Night: Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (vs Chris Eubank Jr)
Submission of the Night: Viktor Pesta (vs Greg Hardy)


Notes:

- Charles Jourdain continues to prove hes one of the top Canadian prospects, extending his UFC win streak to 3 with a 1st round TKO of Australian, Jack Becker.
- Khalil Rountree called out Ivan Shtyrkov for his next fight after TKOing Jake Collier early into the second round.
- Jordan Griffin knocked out Mexican, Gabriel Benitez and stated Troy Worthern would be a great opponent next.
- Yadong Song was the slight underdog against Brett Johns but KOd the Welshman inside 2 minutes for his biggest career win.
- Petr Yan TKOd Ray Borg within 3 minutes to earn himself the next Bantamweight title shot against the winner of Benavidez vs Cruz.
- Nate Diaz suffers his 4th loss in a row and his career has gone the opposite direction to his brother, who has earned a shot at the Middleweight title.
- Darren Till was a slight underdog at +220, but defeated former champion, Chris Weidman and declared he finally feels home in the Middleweight division
- Sodiq Yusuff moves to 7-0 in the UFC with another impressive win, beating Renato Carneiro via Unanimous Decision, this will give him the next shot against the winner of Max Holloway vs Brian Ortega.
- It took Canelo Alvarez less than a minute to shut up Chris Eubank Jr, and earn himself his first MMA victory.
- Anthony Johnson TKOd former champion, Stipe Miocic to earn himself a shot at the Heavyweight title against the winner of Volkov vs Overeem.
- Israel Adesanya continues his incredible run at Middleweight with a TKO just 2:18 into the first round, to again defeat Paulo Costa. Nick Diaz stepped into the cage after the fight to staredown the Middleweight Kingpin.
- Jake Collier released from the UFC.

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#503427 - 05/31/20 05:43 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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UFC on ESPN: Jones vs dos Santos
Utah, USA
Attendance: 8,250 (Gate: $1,691,250)
Critical Rating: 69%, Commercial Rating: 96%



MAIN EVENT

(#7) Jon Jones defeated (#4) Junior dos Santos via Unanimous Decision

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#20) Phil Davis defeated (#3) Anthony Smith via Unanimous Decision

MAIN CARD

(#5) Kevin Lee defeated (#14) Dustin Poirier via KO (Punch) at 0:54 of Round 3
(#15) Alonzo Menifield defeated (#9) Johnny Walker via KO (Punch) at 3:43 of Round 2
(#7) Niko Price defeated (#11) Jingliang Li via Submission (RNC) at 4:01 of Round 2

PRELIMS

Joey Davis defeated Ross Houston via TKO (Strikes) at 4:20 of Round 1
Darko Stosic defeated (#25) Paul Craig via TKO (Strikes) at 3:40 of Round 2
Karl Amoussou defeated Court McGee via Submission (Guillotine) at 2:22 of Round 2
(#21) Stefan Struve defeated (#15) Blagoy Ivanov via TKO (Strikes) at 2:44 of Round 1
Rick Glenn defeated Rustam Khabilov via Unanimous Decision
Austin Hubbard defeated Scott Holtzman via TKO (Strikes) at 2:03 of Round 1
Khalid Taha defeated (#22) Calvin Kattar via KO (Punch) at 3:55 of Round 1
Timo Feucht defeated Kennedy Nzechukwu via Split Decision
Rashid Yusupov defeated Saparbek Safarov via Submission (D'Arce Choke) at 1:13 of Round 1
Tyrell Fortune defeated Alexander Romanov via Unanimous Decision


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Kevin Lee vs Dustin Poirier
Knockout of the Night: Alonzo Menifield (vs Johnny Walker)
Submission of the Night: Karl Amoussou (vs Court McGee)


Notes:

- Austin Hubbard was a +550 underdog, but finished Scott Holtzman in 123 seconds to record his first win in 3 fights.
- Another upset came in the next fight, as highly rated Russain, Rustam Khabilov was surprisingly beaten by late replacement, Rick Glenn.
- Karl Amoussou made his UFC debut with a submission over Court McGee in a fantastic fight. He called out Takeshi Sato for his next fight.
- It was 10-0 vs 10-0 with both fighters at 2-0 in the UFC, as Joey Davis took on Ross Houston. It was the American who was the victor, with a first round TKO.
- With both fighters coming into the fight on 5 fight winning streaks and looking to put their names in title contention, Niko Price managed to get the better of Jingliang Li, by submission which wouldve likely earned a no.1 contender fight next. Unfortunely, Price tested positive for drugs after the fight and the fight result was turned into a no contest.
- Alonzo Menifield kept his unbeaten record intact, moving to 14-0 with his biggest win to date, KOing Johnny Walker and moving to 7-0 in the UFC with all but one coming via stoppage.
- Kevin Lee bounced back from losing his title by knocking out top contender, Dustin Poirier, who is now on a 4 fight losing streak.
- Phil Davis made a successful return to the UFC, taking a Unanimous Decision over former title challenger, Anthony Smith. This was Davis' 4th win out of his last 5, with the other result being a no contest against Ralek Gracie.
- Jon Jones continued his streak at Heavyweight, moving to 2-0 in the stacked division. With Volkov vs Overeem up next for the belt, and Anthony Johnson after that, Jones will likely face another top contender to determine the next in line after Rumble. Altho Jones says he'd like to face Rumble soon whether it be for the title or not.

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#503471 - 06/02/20 11:18 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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UFC on ESPN: UK: Fury vs Joshua
Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 5,025 (Gate: $1,105,500)
Critical Rating: 71%, Commercial Rating: 98%



MAIN EVENT

(#10) Anthony Joshua defeated Tyson Fury via KO (Punch) at 3:10 of Round 2

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#22) Andre Fili defeated Conor McGregor via KO (Punch) at 4:57 of Round 3

MAIN CARD

(#16) Michael 'Venom' Page defeated (#12) Gilbert Burns via KO (Punch) at 0:56 of Round 1
(#21) Ricardo Ramos defeated (#9) Arnold Allen via TKO (Strikes) at 1:41 of Round 3
(#15) Marc Diakiese defeated (#21) Paul Felder via TKO (Strikes) at 0:43 of Round 1

PRELIMS

(#20) Tom Breese defeated (#11) Uriah Hall via Submission (Kimura) at 2:04 of Round 2
Dhiego Lima defeated Danny Roberts via Unanimous Decision
Steven Ray defeated Christos Giagos via Unanimous Decision
Roger Narvaez defeated Aaron Chalmers via Unanimous Decision
Chase Hooper defeated Mike Grundy via TKO (Strikes) at 4:52 of Round 1
(#20) Linton Vassell defeated Artur Astakhov via Unanimous Decision
Brad Katona defeated Davey Grant via KO (Punch)n at 3:44 of Round 1
Montel Jackson defeated Michael Wooten via Unanimous Decision
(#23) Alexey Kunchenko defeated (#20) Jack Marshman via TKO (Strikes) at 0:26 of Round 1
Mike Shipman defeated Eric Spicely via KO (Punch) at 3:00 of Round 1


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Andre Fili vs Conor McGregor
Knockout of the Night: Anthony Joshua (vs Tyson Fury)
Submission of the Night: Tom Breese (vs Uriah Hall)


Notes:

- Alexey Kunchenko came into his fight against Jack Marshman as a +460 underdog but KOd the #20 ranked Welshman in 26 seconds. This ends Marshman's 3 fight win streak and puts Kunchenko on a 3 fight winning streak, all by stoppage, with his last being a big win over Andrey Koreshkov.
- Undefeated 21 year old, Chase Hooper pulled off a stunning victory, as a +670 underdog, to end Mike Grundy's 3 fight UFC win streak, all via TKO. This win comes off the back of wins over Daniel Teymur and Kron Gracie.
- After beating one Englishman in Aaron Chalmers, Roger Narvaez called out another in Fabian Edwards, a training partner of Chalmers and younger brother of former title challenger, Leon Edwards.
- Dhiego Lima extends his win streak to 7 after his win over Danny Roberts and will surely now enter the rankings at Welterweight.
- Uriah Hall continues to struggle to put together any kind of winning run, losing to Tom Breese after beating Jared Cannonier in his last fight.
- Marc Diakiese called out James Vick after his first round win over Paul Felder.
- Ricardo Ramos moves to 5 wins in a row after stopping Arnold Allen in the first round. This was Ramos' third win in a row over ranked opponents, but this one over a former title challenger was his biggest. He again called out John Lineker for his next fight.
- Andre Fili was a late replacement to face Conor McGregor, aswell as a +600 underdog, and he more than took his moment, KOing his overconfident opponent, who was 3 seconds from winning a unanimous decision comfortably. Easily the biggest win of Fili's career, and even sweeter against an enemy of Alpha Male. Fili came into the fight off 2 losses to make this victory even more incredible.
- Tyson Fury took on old Boxing nemesis, Anthony Joshua, in Joshua's MMA debut in the main event, and again it was a loss for the Gypsy fighter, being knocked out in the second round.
- It was announced prior to the fight card that Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza had announced his retirement on twitter.

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#503480 - 06/02/20 11:16 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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UFC 267: Gillespie vs Ferguson
Saturday, Week 4, March 2021
New Hampshire, USA
Attendance: 21,292 (Gate: $4,364,860)
Critical Rating: 66%, Commercial Rating: 100%



MAIN EVENT

(#1) Gregor Gillespie defeated (#2) Tony Ferguson via Unanimous Decision to retain the UFC Lightweight Title

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#2) Vicente Luque defeated (#1) Robbie Lawler via TKO (Strikes) at 4:56 of Round 3 to win the UFC Welterweight Title

MAIN CARD

(#3) Aljamain Sterling defeated (#23) Cody Garbrandt via Unanimous Decision
(#19) Cain Velasquez defeated (#22) Alexey Oleynik via Unanimous Decision
(#2) Volkan Oezdemir defeated (#10) Thiago 'Maretta' Santos via KO (Punch) at 0:41 of Round 2

PRELIMS

(#13) Ricky Simon defeated (#6) Eddie Wineland via Unanimous Decision
(#4) Jimmie Rivera defeated Brandon Moreno via Unanimous Decision
Tom Lawlor defeated Trevor Smith via Unanimous Decision
Cody Stamann defeated Joey Gomez via Unanimous Decision
Themba Gorino defeated Bevon Lewis via Unanimous Decision
Kyler Phillips defeated Cole Smith via Unanimous Decision
Luis Gomez defeated Sean Woodson via Split Decision
Salimgirey Rasulov defeated Kirill Sidelnikov via TKO (Strikes) at 0:46 of Round 2
Abdul Razak Alhassan defeated Ramazan Emeev via Unanimous Decision
Marvin Vettori defeated Francis Carmont via Submission (Guillotine) at 2:17 of Round 3


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Themba Gorimbo vs Bevon Lewis
Knockout of the Night: Volkan Oezdemir (vs Thiago 'Maretta' Santos)
Submission of the Night: Marvin Vettori (vs Francis Carmont)


Notes:

- Marvin Vettori extended his win streak to 5 after submitting Francis Carmont. His last loss came to Middleweight Kingpin, Israel Adesanya.
- Sean Woodson was 7-0 coming into his fight against Luis Gomez, but lost his undefeated record via split decision. He was far from happy with the result and took to social media after the fight to air his anger.
- Former EFC Welterweight champion, Themba Gorimbo was the first fighter to fight in the UFC from Zimbabwe and took a unanimous decision against Bevon Lewis to start successfully.
- Cody Stamann called out Brian Kelleher after beating Joey Gomez via unanimous decision.
- Ricky Simon took another statement victory over Eddie Wineland after his last win over Raphael Assuncao. Wineland's 4 fight win streak came to an abrupt end with the loss.
- Volkan Oezdemir threw his hat into the ring for next contender to whoever wins the Light Heavyweight Title Tournament after his 4th straight victory. Marreta Santos was added to the win streak after wins over Gustafsson, Rakic and Latifi.
- Aljamain Sterling bounced back from losing the Bantamweight title with a great win over another former champion in Cody Garbrandt.
- Challenger, Vicente Luque TKOd champion, Robbie Lawler for an unlikely title win late into the third round. This extends Luque's UFC record to 15-3 with all 3 losses coming via decision. Luque said he'd like to fight Boxing superstar, Gennady Golovkin in the near future.
- Gregor Gillespie successfully defended his newly won Lightweight title for the first time, taking a unanimous decision over former interim champion, Tony Ferguson.
- Trevor Smith and Francis Carmont released from the UFC.

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#503494 - 06/04/20 03:52 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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UFC on ESPN: Khabib vs Barboza II
Saturday, Week 1, April 2021
Maine, USA
Attendance: 9,518 (Gate: $1,808,420)
Critical Rating: 68%, Commercial Rating: 100%



MAIN EVENT

(#2) Edson Barboza defeated (#3) Khabib Nurmagomedov via Submission (RNC) at 4:44 of Round 3

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#2) Zabit Magomedsharipov defeated (#8) Chan Sung Jung via Submission (Guillotine) at 2:17 of Round 2

MAIN CARD

(#6) Curtis Blaydes defeated (#19) Vitaly Minakov via Unanimous Decision
(#13) Douglas Lima defeated (#9) Gunnar Nelson via Unanimous Decision
(#7) Jose Aldo defeated (#4) Yair Rodriguez via KO (Punch) at 1:17 of Round 1

PRELIMS

(#9) Santiago Ponzinibbio defeated (#10) Geoff Neal via TKO (Strikes) at 0:56 of Round 3
(#17) Michael Johnson defeated (#18) Cub Swanson via TKO (Strikes) at 0:45 of Round 3
(#5) Brad Tavares defeated (#12) Antonio Carlos Junior via TKO (Strikes) at 0:54 of Round 2
Dominique Wooding defeated Ricky Bandejas via KO (Punch) at 0:17 of Round 3
Manny Vazquez defeated Raufeon Stots via Unanimous Decision
Devin Clark defeated Arunas Andriuskevicus via Unanimous Decision
Joaquim Silva defeated Drakkar Klose via KO (Punch) at 2:54 of Round 1
Geraldo de Freitas defeated Charles Rosa via Submission (Heel Hook) at 4:05 of Round 1
Michael Tobin defeated Nate Landwehr via Unanimous Decision
Muslim Salikhov defeated Randy Brown via Split Decision


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Michael Johnson vs Cub Swanson
Knockout of the Night: Jose Aldo (vs Yair Rodriguez)
Submission of the Night: Edson Barboza (vs Khabib Nurmagomedov)


Notes:

- Devin Clark extended his win streak to 3, all via unanimous decision, this time beating UFC debutant, Arunas Andriuskevicus, a Lithuanian based in England who won his last 3 fights in Bellator.
- It was a bad couple of days for Raufeon Stots as he not only missed weight, but also lost to Manny Vazquez in his UFC debut. He'll be fighting at Featherweight for his second UFC fight after the missed weight incident.
- In his first fight since losing a title shot to Israel Adesanya, Brad Tavares demolished Brazillian, Antonio Carlos Junior en route to a second round TKO. He called out Rafael Lovato Jr for his next fight.
- Michael Johnson defeated Cub Swanson, then called out Ricardo Ramos, which might be a lofty ask, as Ramos is right in title contention.
- Douglas Lima moves to 2-0 since signing for the UFC with wins over Stephen Thompson and Gunnar Nelson.
- Former Featherweight champion, Zabit Magomedsharipov extended his win streak to 3, and is now 10-1 in the UFC. He has put himself right at the top of the food chain at Featherweight but is behind first Brian Ortega and next Sodiq Yusuff in the title queue.
- Edson Barboza earned the next shot against Lightweight champion, Gregor Gillespie, a rematch from UFC 255, after an underdog victory over Khabib Nurmagomedov. In what was only Khabib's second career loss, Barboza moved to 3 wins in a row, after previous wins over Dustin Poirier and Anthony Pettis.

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#503562 - 06/07/20 01:59 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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UFC on ESPN: Volkov vs Overeem
Saturday, Week 2, April 2021
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 8,571 (Gate: $1,885,620)
Critical Rating: 64%, Commercial Rating: 95%



MAIN EVENT

(#1) Alexander Volkov defeated (#3) Alistair Overeem via KO (Kick) at 3:23 of Round 1

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#22) Gegard Mousasi defeated (#20) Jared Cannonier via KO (Punch) at 0:52 of Round 1

MAIN CARD

George Groves defeated Nieky Holzken via Split Decision
(#6) Francis Ngannou defeated (#11) Derrick Lewis via KO (Punch) at 2:40 of Round 1
(#9) Alexander Volkanovski defeated (#12) Mirsad Bektic via Unanimous Decision

PRELIMS

Robin van Roosmalen defeated Michel Quinones via KO (Kick) at 0:35 of Round 1
Gokhan Saki defeated Alan Baudot via KO (Punch) at 1:40 of Round 3
Kenneth Bergh defeated Reinier de Ridder via TKO (Strikes) at 0:44 of Round 3
Nasrat Haqparast defeated Chris Wade via Submission (Guillotine) at 1:15 of Round 1
Maiquel Falcao defeated Gregory Babene via TKO (Strikes) at 1:16 of Round 2
Anton Vyazigin defeated Sergey Spivak via KO (Punch) at 0:30 of Round 2
Guan Wang defeated Adam Borics via TKO (Strikes) at 3:40 of Round 3
Rafael Fiziev defeated Thibault Gouti via TKO (Strikes) at 1:15 of Round 1
Tom Duquesnoy defeated Hiromasa Ogikubo via TKO (Strikes) at 4:19 of Round 1
(#24) Ion Cutelaba defeated Max Nunes via KO (Punch) at 0:51 of Round 3


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Gokhan Saki vs Alan Baudot
Knockout of the Night: Alexander Volkov (vs Alistair Overeem)
Submission of the Night: Nasrat Haqparast (vs Chris Wade)


Notes:

- Adam Borics came in as a -400 favourite against Guan Wang, and it showed, with his overconfidence letting him down as he was TKOd by the Chinese fighter, to lose his unbeaten career record, which now stands at 13-1.
- Nasrat Haqparast moves to 5 wins in a row with a 75 second submission over Chris Wade. He will be hoping to be more active in 2021 after only having 1 fight in 2020 and 1 fight in 2019.
- Gokhan Saki finally got back into the win column after 3 straight losses, as the world class kickboxer knocked out France's Alan Boudot in the third round.
- Another Dutch ex-pro kickboxer, Robin van Roosmalen, remained undefeated, moving to 5-0, with a 35 second knockout of Michel Quinones in his UFC debut
- Boxer George Groves beat Kickboxer, Nicky Holzken by a close decision in a great fight for those who love stand-up wars.
- Francis Ngannou bounced back from surprisingly losing his Heavyweight Title, knocking out Derrick Lewis in 2:40 of the first round.
- Gegard Mousasi knocked out Jared Cannonier in 52 seconds, then called out Canadian Elias Theodorou for his next fight, the two have been having a bit of beef online recently, and Mousasi says he wants to shut up Theodorou.
- Alexander Volkov successfully defended his Heavyweight Title for the first time, knocking out hometown favourite and legend of the cage, Alistair Overeem via a first round headkick. He'll face the winner of Jon Jones vs Anthony Johnson next.
- Thibault Gouti and Michel Quinones released from the UFC. Michael Johnson leaves for Bellator.
- In what is likely a record, only 2 fights went the distance out of the 15 on the card. A lot of finish bonuses were handed out on the night.

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#503563 - 06/07/20 02:16 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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TUF 31: Heavyweight Redemption
Coaches: Jon Jones and Anthony Johnson

This season of the Ultimate Fighter will feature 16 Heavyweights, currently signed to the UFC, but coming off losses and looking to bounce back and earn the title of The Ultimate Fighter, a new 6 figure contract and a big push up the rankings.

Fighters: (Record/Current Form)

Walt Harris (13-11-1NC / 4 fight losing streak)
Yorgan de Castro (6-2 / 2 fight losing streak)
Ali Isaev (9-3 / 3 fight losing streak)
Cody East (14-6 / Lost 5 of last 6 fights)
Arjan Bhullar (13-2 / 1 fight losing streak)
Brett Martin (11-3-1NC / 2 fight losing streak)
Chi Lewis-Parry (9-2-2-2NC / 2 fight losing streak)
Cyril Asker (10-5 / 4 losses in last 7 fights)
Denis Smoldarev (15-7 / 2 losses in last 3 fights)
Domingos Barros (7-3 / 3 losses in last 4 fights)
Jedrzej Mackowiak (8-4-1NC / 2 fight losing streak)
Justin Wren (15-3 / 1 fight losing streak)
Raphael Pessoa (10-4 / 4 losses in last 5 fights)
Tom Aspinall (8-4 / 2 losses in last 3 fights)
Ronny Markes (19-9 / 6 losses in last 7 fights)
Antonio Branjao (5-3 / 2 fight losing streak)


Predictions for the winner?

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#503564 - 06/07/20 02:33 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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Coming soon to the UFC cage will be some new shows called UFC Contenders, which will be one night tournaments involving 8 fighters. These may be top contenders, fighters who have been inactive for a while or merely lower ranked fighters looking to put together some wins and push for ranking spots. Each fight night will involve 2 tournaments, including the quarters, semis and finals for both on the same card. Winning a tournament not only leaves the victor with 3 straight wins, but also a 100k bonus. All fights will be held at the UFC training centre in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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#503574 - 06/08/20 02:18 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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UFC on ESPN: Poland: Blachowicz vs Bader
Saturday, Week 3, April 2021
Krakow, Poland
Attendance: 6,955 (Gate: $1,530,100)
Critical Rating: 68%, Commercial Rating: 77%



MAIN EVENT

(#4) Ryan Bader defeated (#5) Jan Blachowicz via TKO (Strikes) at 0:54 of Round 1

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#14) Marcin Held defeated (#19) Justin Gaethje via Submission (RNC) at 4:05 of Round 3

MAIN CARD

(#9) Jim Crute defeated (#14) Michal Oleksiejczuk via Unanimous Decision
(#18) Mateusz Gamrot defeated (#12) Islam Makhachev via TKO (Strikes) at 2:24 of Round 3
(#12) Marcin Tybura defeated (#22) Junior Albini via Unanimous Decision

PRELIMS

Karol Bedorf defeated Thiago Silva via Unanimous Decision
Michal Materla defeated Bruno Santos via Unanimous Decision
Ivan Shtyrkov defeated Rafal Kijanczuk via Unanimous Decision
Oskar Piechota defeated Punahele Soriano via TKO (Strikes) at 2:32 of Round 3
(#14) Krzysztof Jotko defeated (#17) Rafael Carvalho via KO (Punch) at 4:39 of Round 2
Belal Muhammad defeated Bartosz Fabinski via TKO (Strikes) at 1:02 of Round 1
Martin Nguyen defeated Lukasz Sajewski via KO (Punch) at 2:45 of Round 2
Roman Szymanski defeated Norman Parke via TKO (Strikes) at 2:14 of Round 1
James Gallagher defeated Jakub Wiklacz via Submission (RNC) at 4:26 of Round 3
Aviv Gozali defeated Mateusz Legierski via (Submission (Armbar) at 3:02 of Round 2


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Marcin Held vs Justin Gaethje
Knockout of the Night: Martin Nguyen (vs Lukasz Sajewski)
Submission of the Night: James Gallagher (vs Jakub Wiklacz)


Notes:

- Norman Parke and Michal Materla missed weight, move up to Welterweight and Light Heavyweight respectively for next fights.
- 6-0 vs 8-0 as 19 year old Israeli, Aviv Gozali edged out Polish fighter, Mateusz Legierski by second round submission.
- James Gallagher was a +260 underdog but submitted home fighter, Jakub Wiklacz late in the fight, putting Polish fighters at 0-2 to start the night.
- Roman Szymanski made the Polish crowd happy, finishing Norman Parke in the first round to extend his win streak to 5.
- Former ONE FC Lightweight and Featherweight champion, Martin Nguyen came into the fight against Lukasz Sajewski as a +460 underdog, but knocked out the Pole in the second round in his UFC debut.
- Krzysztof Jotko moved to 3 wins in a row, adding Rafael Carvalho to wins over Anatoly Tokov and Zak Cummings.
- Oskar Piechota gained revenge on previously undefeated Hawaiin, Punahele Soriano, who had KOd Piechota previously, by TKOing him in the third round of the rematch. Soriano was 9-0 coming into the fight.
- After calling each other out on numerous occasions, Rafal Kijanczuk and Ivan Shtrykov faced off in the cage, with Shtrykov taking the unanimous decision. He called out Brazillian veteran, Fabio Maldonado for his next opponent.
- Michal Materla moved to 2-0 in his current UFC run, after a unanimous decison win over Bruno Santos, who he called out after his win over Emiliano Sordi.
- Marcin Tybura is now 4-1 in his last 5 fights after beating Junior Albini, and will hope for a ranked opponent in his next fight.
- Mateusz Gamrot went 2-0 since his first career loss, adding Islam Makhachev to his win over Clay Guida. He again reiterated his desire to squash the beef him and Marc Diakiese have been building by fighting the Englishman next.
- Marcin Held improves to 7 wins in a row, with easily his biggest career win, submitting Justin Gaethje late in the third round. This should push Held into the top 10 at Lightweight, maybe even top 5.
- The night ended on a sour note for the Polish crowd, as Ryan Bader stopped Jan Blachowicz in just 54 seconds of the first round.

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#503575 - 06/08/20 02:47 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
Matty


Registered: 10/30/08
Posts: 13429
Originally Posted By: Matty



TUF 31: Heavyweight Redemption
Coaches: Jon Jones and Anthony Johnson

This season of the Ultimate Fighter will feature 16 Heavyweights, currently signed to the UFC, but coming off losses and looking to bounce back and earn the title of The Ultimate Fighter, a new 6 figure contract and a big push up the rankings.

Fighters: (Record/Current Form)

Walt Harris (13-11-1NC / 4 fight losing streak)
Yorgan de Castro (6-2 / 2 fight losing streak)
Ali Isaev (9-3 / 3 fight losing streak)
Cody East (14-6 / Lost 5 of last 6 fights)
Arjan Bhullar (13-2 / 1 fight losing streak)
Brett Martin (11-3-1NC / 2 fight losing streak)
Chi Lewis-Parry (9-2-2-2NC / 2 fight losing streak)
Cyril Asker (10-5 / 4 losses in last 7 fights)
Denis Smoldarev (15-7 / 2 losses in last 3 fights)
Domingos Barros (7-3 / 3 losses in last 4 fights)
Jedrzej Mackowiak (8-4-1NC / 2 fight losing streak)
Justin Wren (15-3 / 1 fight losing streak)
Raphael Pessoa (10-4 / 4 losses in last 5 fights)
Tom Aspinall (8-4 / 2 losses in last 3 fights)
Ronny Markes (19-9 / 6 losses in last 7 fights)
Antonio Branjao (5-3 / 2 fight losing streak)


Predictions for the winner?


Team Picks

Team Johnson

Ali Isaev
Arjan Bhullar
Brett Martin
Chi Lewis-Parry
Cyril Asker
Jedrzej Mackowiak
Justin Wren
Ronny Markes

Team Jones

Antonio Branjao
Cody East
Denis Smoldarev
Domingos Barros
Raphael Pessoa
Tom Aspinall
Walt Harris
Yorgan de Castro

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#503630 - 06/11/20 03:48 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
Matty


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Posts: 13429



UFC 268: LHW Tournament Final
Saturday, Week 4, April 2021
Nevada, USA
Attendance: 23,113 (Gate: $7,500,169)
Critical Rating: 69%, Commercial Rating: 100%



MAIN EVENT

(#4) Dominick Reyes defeated (#1) Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua via KO (Kick) at 4:47 of Round 2 to win the UFC Light Heavyweight Title

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#1) Joseph Benavidez defeated (#3) Dominick Cruz via Unanimous Decision to retain the UFC Bantamweight Title

MAIN CARD

(#4) Colby Covingtin defeated (#20) Carlos Condit via Unanimous Decision
(#6) Kamaru Usman defeated (#14) Jorge Masvidal via Split Decision
(#6) Charles Oliveira defeated (#18) John Lineker via Submission (Americana) at 4:35 of Round 2

PRELIMS

(#7) Al Iaquinta defeated (#8) Jeremy Stephens via Split Decision
(#13) Ovince St. Preux defeated (#18) Ryan Spann via TKO (Strikes) at 4:58 of Round 1
(#22) Justin Willis defeated (#14) Jair Rozenstruik via TKO (Strikes) at 3:33 of Round 1
(#5) Rafael Lovato Jr defeated (#13) Albert Duraev via Submission (Kimura) at2 :29 of Round 2
Movsar Evloev defeated Rogerio Bontorin via KO (Punch) at 3:06 of Round 1
Jon Tuck defeated (#23) Yancy Medeiros via Submission (Guillotine) at 4:34 of Round 1
Mihail Nica defeated Omar Antonio Morales via TKO (Strikes) at 4:59 of Round 2
Marcelo Golm defeated Yaozong Hu via TKO (Strikes) at 4:47 of Round 2
Deron Winn defeated Vladimir Mineev via KO (Knee) at 2:23 of Round 2
Maki Pitolo defeated Luke Jumeau via Unanimous Decision


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Joseph Benavidez vs Dominick Cruz
Knockout of the Night: Dominick Reyes (vs Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua)
Submission of the Night: Charles Oliveira (vs John Lineker)


Notes:

- Movsar Evloev bounced back from his first career loss, to KO Rogerio Bontorin in the first round. Evloev came into the fight as a +350 underdog, and called out Tom Duquesnoy for his next fight.
- Rafael Lovato Jr was successful in his UFC debut, submitting Albert Duraev in the second round to remain undefeated at 14-0. Lovato said a fight against Brad Tavares would be a great fight.
- Charles Oliveira called out Jose Aldo for his next opponent after a second round submission win over John Lineker. Lineker will move down to Bantamweight for future fights.
- Joseph Benavidez got some revenge for his mentor, Urijah Faber, by successfully defeating Dominick Cruz in his second Bantamweight title defense. Petr Yan will be the next challenger for Benavidez's belt.
- Dominick Reyes ended the LHW Title Tournament with an emphatic headkick knockout over Legendary Brazillian and former Light Heavyweight champion, Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua. Reyes was delighted to beat the favourite for the tournament and will face the winner of Alonzo Menifield vs Volkan Oezdemir in his first defense of his Light Heavyweight Title.
- Yaozong Hu and Omar Antonio Morales released from the UFC.

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#503631 - 06/11/20 03:53 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
Matty


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Posts: 13429
Originally Posted By: Matty



TUF 31: Heavyweight Redemption
Coaches: Jon Jones and Anthony Johnson

This season of the Ultimate Fighter will feature 16 Heavyweights, currently signed to the UFC, but coming off losses and looking to bounce back and earn the title of The Ultimate Fighter, a new 6 figure contract and a big push up the rankings.

Fighters: (Record/Current Form)

Walt Harris (13-11-1NC / 4 fight losing streak)
Yorgan de Castro (6-2 / 2 fight losing streak)
Ali Isaev (9-3 / 3 fight losing streak)
Cody East (14-6 / Lost 5 of last 6 fights)
Arjan Bhullar (13-2 / 1 fight losing streak)
Brett Martin (11-3-1NC / 2 fight losing streak)
Chi Lewis-Parry (9-2-2-2NC / 2 fight losing streak)
Cyril Asker (10-5 / 4 losses in last 7 fights)
Denis Smoldarev (15-7 / 2 losses in last 3 fights)
Domingos Barros (7-3 / 3 losses in last 4 fights)
Jedrzej Mackowiak (8-4-1NC / 2 fight losing streak)
Justin Wren (15-3 / 1 fight losing streak)
Raphael Pessoa (10-4 / 4 losses in last 5 fights)
Tom Aspinall (8-4 / 2 losses in last 3 fights)
Ronny Markes (19-9 / 6 losses in last 7 fights)
Antonio Branjao (5-3 / 2 fight losing streak)


Team Picks

Team Johnson

Ali Isaev
Arjan Bhullar
Brett Martin
Chi Lewis-Parry
Cyril Asker
Jedrzej Mackowiak
Justin Wren
Ronny Markes

Team Jones

Antonio Branjao
Cody East
Denis Smoldarev
Domingos Barros
Raphael Pessoa
Tom Aspinall
Walt Harris
Yorgan de Castro



First Round Fights:

Justin Wren vs Domingos Barros
Cyril Asker vs Raphael Pessoa
Yorgan de Castro vs Arjan Bhullar
Jedrzej Mackowiak vs Antonio Branjao
Denis Smoldarev vs Ali Isaev
Walt Harris vs Chi Lewis-Parry
Ronny Markes vs Tom Aspinall
Brett Martin vs Cody East

Predictions?

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#503673 - 06/13/20 01:58 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
Matty


Registered: 10/30/08
Posts: 13429
Originally Posted By: mattu29;2444844



TUF 31: Heavyweight Redemption
Coaches: Jon Jones and Anthony Johnson

This season of the Ultimate Fighter will feature 16 Heavyweights, currently signed to the UFC, but coming off losses and looking to bounce back and earn the title of The Ultimate Fighter, a new 6 figure contract and a big push up the rankings.

Fighters: (Record/Current Form)

Walt Harris (13-11-1NC / 4 fight losing streak)
Yorgan de Castro (6-2 / 2 fight losing streak)
Ali Isaev (9-3 / 3 fight losing streak)
Cody East (14-6 / Lost 5 of last 6 fights)
Arjan Bhullar (13-2 / 1 fight losing streak)
Brett Martin (11-3-1NC / 2 fight losing streak)
Chi Lewis-Parry (9-2-2-2NC / 2 fight losing streak)
Cyril Asker (10-5 / 4 losses in last 7 fights)
Denis Smoldarev (15-7 / 2 losses in last 3 fights)
Domingos Barros (7-3 / 3 losses in last 4 fights)
Jedrzej Mackowiak (8-4-1NC / 2 fight losing streak)
Justin Wren (15-3 / 1 fight losing streak)
Raphael Pessoa (10-4 / 4 losses in last 5 fights)
Tom Aspinall (8-4 / 2 losses in last 3 fights)
Ronny Markes (19-9 / 6 losses in last 7 fights)
Antonio Branjao (5-3 / 2 fight losing streak)


First Round Fights:

Justin Wren defeated Domingos Barros via Unanimous Decision
Cyril Asker defeated Raphael Pessoa via KO
Arjan Bhullar defeated Yorgan de Castro via Submission
Jedrzej Mackowiak defeated Antonio Branjao via Unanimous Decision
Denis Smoldarev defeated Ali Isaev via Unanimous Decision
Chi Lewis-Parry defeated Walt Harris via TKO
Tom Aspinall defeated Ronny Markes via Unanimous Decision
Brett Martin defeated Cody East via KO

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#503674 - 06/13/20 02:14 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
Matty


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Posts: 13429



UFC 269: Adesanya vs Diaz
Saturday, Week 1, May 2021
Nevada, USA
Attendance: 23,382 (Gate: $7,587,459)
Critical Rating: 74%, Commercial Rating: 100%



MAIN EVENT

(#1) Israel Adesanya defeated (#6) Nick Diaz via KO (Punch) at 2:03 of Round 1 to retain the UFC Middleweight Title

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#4) Jon Jones defeated (#2) Anthony Johnson via Submission (Americana) at 3:43 of Round 3

MAIN CARD

(#4) Kevin Lee defeated (#7) Donald Cerrone via KO (Kick) at 3:21 of Round 2
(#9) Rory MacDonald defeated Gennady Golovkin via Submission (Guillotine) at 2:11 of Round 1
(#8) Alexander Gustafsson defeated (#9) Corey Anderson via KO (Punch) at 3:09 of Round 1

PRELIMS

(#16) Anthony Pettis defeated (#15) Dan Hooker via TKO (Strikes) at 0:56 of Round 1
(#11) Jack Hermansson defeated (#7) Derek Brunson via KO (Punch) at 2:04 of Round 3
(#21) Jeremy Kennedy defeated (#14) Alexander Hernandez via Unanimous Decision
(#10) Kevin Aguilar defeated (#22) Daniel Straus via KO (Kick) at 2:48 of Round 3
(#6) Alexandre Pantoja defeated (#11) Yadong Song via TKO (Cut) at 3:38 of Round 1
(#20) Davi Ramos defeated (#14) Nik Lentz via Split Decision
Darren Elkins defeated Steven Peterson via Unanimous Decision
Luigi Vendramini defeated Miguel Baeza via Unanimous Decision
Joseph Solecki defeated Claudio Puelles via TKO (Strikes) at 2:38 of Round 1
(#15) Ian Heinisch defeated (#22) David Branch via Unanimous Decision


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Jack Hermansson vs Derek Brunson
Knockout of the Night: Israel Adesanya (vs Nick Diaz)
Submission of the Night: Jon Jones (vs Anthony Johnson)


Notes:

- Miguel Baeza lost his third fight in a row, and is very close to losing his spot on the UFC roster.
- Darren Elkins snapped a 3 fight losing streak, while also ending Steven Peterson's 2 fight win streak after a unanimous decision win.
- BJJ Black Belt, Davi Ramos extends his current win streak to 4, with his win over Nik Lentz being added to wins over Will Brooks, Vinc Pichel and Darrell Horcher. Ramos is 8-1 in his last 9 fights.
- Canadian, Jeremy Kennedy is now 6-1 in his last 7 fights and 2-0 in his current UFC run after beating Alexander Hernandez via unanimous decision. Both fighters are a couple of years off 30, so have great futures ahead. Kennedy is slowly establishing himself as one of Canada's top fighters.
- In a fantastic fight, Jack Hermansson bounced back from 3 straight losses by KOing former title challenger, Derek Brunson in the third round.
- Rory MacDonald schooled Gennady Golovkin by taking down the world class boxer and submitting him just over 2 minutes into the fight. This was GGG's first MMA loss after winning his first two fights against Canelo Alvarez and Diego Sanchez. MacDonald is likely one win off a title shot at Welterweight, he called out Colby Covington for his next fight.
- Jon Jones earned the next shot at Alexander Volkov, and will aim to be the next fighter to hold belts at two weights. He did say to Joe Rogan after the fight that he'd like to face Francis Ngannou in the future.
- Nick Diaz has put together a 3 fight win streak to earn the title shot against Israel Adesanya, but like everyone who's faced Adesanya before him for the belt, he was stopped by the exceptional striker. Adesanya moves to 24-0 in his career and 13-0 in the UFC. Surpringly after the fight, Adesanya said there isnt much more to accomplish at Middleweight after 6 straight title defenses, and winning all by stoppage, so will be moving up to Light Heavyweight next and vacating the title.
- All 5 of the main card fights were rated as 'Great' and with only one fight rated as 'Poor' and two as 'Average' this was one of the most entertaining cards in UFC history.
- After 5 straight losses, David Branch was released from the UFC.




Post fight, both Jon Jones and Nick Diaz failed post-fight drugs tests and face one year suspensions each. Fortunately, I host fights in unregulated areas, so won't have an issue booking the two in fights laugh

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#503675 - 06/13/20 02:23 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
Matty


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Posts: 13429
The following are single night 8 man tournaments, 2 per fight card, these may be for guys coming off a loss or losing streak trying to save their jobs, or guys looking to extend winning streaks to break into the rankings or title contention:

UFC Contenders 1
Tuesday, Week 1, June 2021

Featherweight:

Zubaira Tukhugov vs Manny Bermudez
Martin Bravo vs Makwan Amirkhani
Pat Curran vs Niklas Backstrom
Rony Mariano Bezerra vs Herbert Burns

Heavyweight:

Daniel Spitz vs Viktor Pesta
Valentin Moldavsky vs Michel Batista
Mauro Cerilli vs Timothy Johnson
Chris de la Rocha vs Steve Mowry

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UFC Contenders 2
Monday, Week 2, June 2021

Lightweight:

Beneil Dariush vs Olivier Aubin-Mercier
Rustam Khabilov vs Mairbek Taisumov
John Makdessi vs Will Brooks
Carlos Diego Ferreira vs Desmond Green

Light Heavyweight:

Anthony Smith vs Glover Teixeira
Jiri Prochazka vs Luke Rockhold
Fabio Maldonado vs Ed Herman
Vadim Nemkov vs Misha Cirkunov


POST YOUR PREDICTIONS

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#503697 - 06/14/20 10:28 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
Foul Administrator


Registered: 03/05/08
Posts: 5328
Loc: Rummaging for used socks,
Herbert Burns
Michel Batista
Rustam Khabilov
Jiri Prochazka

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#503699 - 06/15/20 01:50 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Foul]
Matty


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Posts: 13429



UFC on ESPN: Ortega vs Yusuff
Saturday, Week 3, May 2021
Nevada, USA
Attendance: 7,559 (Gate: $2,452,896)
Critical Rating: 73%, Commercial Rating: 87%



MAIN EVENT

(#3) Brian Ortega defeated (#9) Sodiq Yusuff via Submission (Guillotine) at 3:09 of Round 4

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#2) Zabit Magomedsharipov defeated (#12) Ricardo Ramos via Unanimous Decision

MAIN CARD

(#17) Eric Shelton defeated (#6) TJ Dillashaw via Submission (Kimura) at 4:23 of Round 2
(#4) Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez defeated Billy Joe Saunders via KO (Punch) at 3:04 of Round 1
(#13) Frankie Edgar defeated (#16) Patricio Freire via Unanimous Decision

PRELIMS

(#16) Aleksandar Rakic defeated (#20) Khalil Rountree via TKO (Strikes) at 3:14 of Round 2
Brendan Allen defeated (#23) Edmen Shahbazyan via Submission (RNC) at 4:10 of Round 1
Matt Frevola defeated Marif Piraev via Split Decision
Alex Munoz defeated Tshilomba Mikixi via KO (Kick) at 4:53 of Round 1
Alessio Di Chirico defeated Dricus Du Plessis via Unanimous Decision
Sean Brady defeated Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos via KO (Knee) at 2:17 of Round 1
Daniel Rodriguez defeated Sheldon Westcott via Unanimous Decision
Shamil Nikaev defeated Carrington Banks via Unanimous Decision
Sean O'Malley defeated Heili Alateng via Unanimous Decision
(#9) Sergey Pavlovich defeated (#12) Shamil Abdurakhimov via KO (Punch) at 3:01 of Round 1


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Alessio Di Chirico vs Dricus Du Plessis
Knockout of the Night: Sergey Pavlovich (vs Shamil Abdurakhimov)
Submission of the Night: Brendan Allen (vs Edmen Shahbazyan)


Notes:

- Shamil Nikaev remained undefeated, moving to 11-0-1NC, after a unanimous decision over Carrington Banks in his UFC debut.
- Daniel Rodriguez came into his fight against Sheldon Westcott as a +470 underdog, but pulled out a unanimous decision and prove the bookmakers wrong.
- Sean Brady moved to 14-0 after KOing Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos less than halfway thru the first round. Brady is now 4-0 in the UFC. He called out Jack Marshman for his next fight.
- Brendan Allen pulled off a massive upset, submitting top middleweight prospect 'Golden Boy' Edmen Shahbazyan in the first round.
- Aleksandar Rakic extends his win streak to 3, with his second straight win over a ranked opponent, after his previous win over Michal Oleksiejczuk. Rakic called out Thiago 'Maretta' Santos as a fight he'd like next.
- Eric Shelton pulled off another upset on the night, submitting former Bantamweight champion, TJ Dillashaw. Both men came into the fight on 2 fight win streaks.
- Brian Ortega beat Sodiq Yusuff, handing him his first loss in the UFC, to claim the interim Featherweight title and set up a rematch against current champion, Max Holloway, who is currently on hiatus, hence the interim title being activated.

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#503700 - 06/15/20 02:00 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
Matty


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UFC Contenders 1
Tuesday, Week 1, June 2021
Nevada, USA
Attendance: 4,668 (Gate: $1,514,766)
Critical Rating: 73%, Commercial Rating: 63%

Featherweight:

Zubaira Tukhugov defeated Manny Bermudez via TKO (Strikes) at 2:49 of Round 3
Martin Bravo defeated Makwan Amirkhani via KO (Punch) at 0:40 of Round 1
Pat Curran defeated Niklas Backstrom via TKO (Strikes) at 1:26 of Round 2
Rony Mariano Bezerra defeated Herbert Burns via Unanimous Decision

Martin Bravo defeated Zubaira Tkuhugov via Split Decision
Rony Mariano Bezerra defeated Pat Curran via Submission (RNC) at 2:40 of Round 1

Martin Bravo defeated Rony Mariano Bezerra via TKO (Strikes) at 3:00 of Round 1 to win the Featherweight Tournament

Heavyweight:

Viktor Pesta defeated Daniel Spitz via Submission (Armbar) at 1:29 of Round 1
Valentin Moldavsky defeated Michel Batista via TKO (Strikes) at 2:03 of Round 2
Mauro Cerilli defeated Timothy Johnson via TKO (Strikes) at 1:00 of Round 2
Steve Mowry defeated Chris de la Rocha via Submission (Kimura) at 4:26 of Round 2

Valentin Moldavsky defeated Viktor Pesta via KO (Punch) at 2:33 of Round 2
Steve Mowry defeated Mauro Cerilli via Unanimous Decision

Steve Mowry defeated Valentin Moldavsky via Submission (RNC) at 2:54 of Round 3 to win the Heavyweight Tournament


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Steve Mowry vs Valentin Moldavsky
Knockout of the Night: Valentin Moldavsky (vs Viktor Pesta)
Submission of the Night: Rony Mariano Bezerra (vs Pat Curran)


Notes:

- Chris de la Rocha retired after his loss to Steve Mowry. Mowry moved to 10-0 after this win.
- 38 year old Italian, Mauro Cerilli finally found his way to the UFC, and made it a successful debut, TKOing Timothy Johnson in exactly a minute.
- Martin Bravo was around +300 with the bookmakers for his fights against Makwan Amirkhani and Zubaira Tukhugov, but managed to beat both men to get to the final.
- Steve Mowry moved to 12-0 after a clean sweep in the Heavyweight tournament. Mowry has a huge upside, being 6'8 and only 28 years old.
- Valentin Moldavsky may have lost the final, but he took home $100k in bonuses for KO of the Night and Fight of the Night.
- Martin Bravo was a +580 underdog but still managed to beat Rony Jason in the final of the Featherweight tournament and make it 3 upsets in one night. It was an incredible performance from the Mexican, who came into the tournament with 6 straight losses, with his last victory being in 2016, winning the TUF Latin America 3 season, but at only 27 years old, has plenty of time to make a push in the Featherweight division.

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#503701 - 06/15/20 02:16 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
Matty


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UFC Contenders 2
Monday, Week 2, June 2021
Nevada, USA
Attendance: 4,688 (Gate: $1,521,256)
Critical Rating: 68%, Commercial Rating: 66%

Lightweight:

Beneil Dariush defeated Olivier Aubin-Mercier via Unanimous Decision
Mairbek Taisumov defeated Rustam Khabilov via Submission (RNC) at 3:46 of Round 1
Will Brooks defeated John Makdessi via Unanimous Decision
Carlos Diego Ferreira defeated Desmond Green via Submission (Armbar) at 2:50 of Round 1

Beneil Dariush defeated Mairbek Taisumov via Submission (Guillotine) at 2:25 of Round 2
Will Brooks defeated Carlos Diego Ferreira via Unanimous Decision

Beneil Dariush defeated Will Brooks via TKO (Strikes) at 1:56 of Round 2 to win the Lightweight Tournament

Light Heavyweight:

Glover Teixeira defeated Anthony Smith via Unanimous Decision
Jiri Prochazka defeated Luke Rockhold via TKO (Strikes) at 4:10 of Round 1
Fabio Maldonado defeated Ed Herman via KO (Punch) at 1:45 of Round 3
Vadim Nemkov defeated Misha Cirkunov via Split Decision

Glover Teixeira defeated Jiri Prochazka via Submission (RNC) at 2:19 of Round 1
Fabio Maldonado defeated Vadim Nemkov via TKO (Strikes) at 0:36 of Round 3

Fabio Maldonado defeated Glover Teixeira via Split Decision to win the Light Heavyweight Tournament


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Beneil Dariush vs Olivier Aubin-Mercier
Knockout of the Night: Fabio Maldonado (vs Ed Herman)
Submission of the Night: Glover Teixeira (vs Jiri Prochazka)


Notes:

- In the Light Heavyweight semi-finals, the two 40+ year olds beat a 30 year old and 27 year old to make the final.
- Fabio Maldonado was the underdog in every fight as he made his way to the final at Light Heavyweight, but shocked everyone by winning all 3 fights, and beating fellow 41 year old Brazillian, Glover Teixeira in the final. Maldonado is now on a 5 fight win streak in his current UFC run.
- Beneil Dariush came into the Lightweight tournament with 3 straight losses, but turned that around, winning all 3 fights over very tough opposition.
- Will Brooks was clearly very tired in the final, after two tough 15 minute fights previously.


Ongoing Tournament Winners:

Contenders 1: Martin Bravo (Featherweight), Steve Mowry (Heavyweight)
Contenders 2: Beneil Dariush (Lightweight), Fabio Maldonado (Light Heavyweight)

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#503702 - 06/15/20 02:23 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
Matty


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UFC Contenders 3
Monday, Week 3, June 2021

Bantamweight:

Cory Sandhagen vs Eddie Wineland
Ali Bagautinov vs Marlon Moraes
Ben Nguyen vs Alex Perez
Cody Garbrandt vs Ray Borg

Middleweight:

Antonio Braga Neto vs Chris Camozzi
Cezar Ferreira vs Markus Perez
Steve Bosse vs Wellington Turman
Kevin Holland vs Trevin Giles

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UFC Contenders 4
Wednesday, Week 4, June 2021

Welterweight:

Rafael dos Anjos vs Andrey Koreshkov
Michael Chiesa vs Dong Hyun Kim
Nate Diaz vs James Krause
Leon Edwards vs Alex Oliveira

Bantamweight:

Andre Ewell vs Luke Sanders
Jonathan Martinez vs Marlon Vera
Joby Sanchez vs Matt Schnell
Casey Kenney vs Mario Bautista


POST YOUR PREDICTIONS

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#503719 - 06/18/20 12:08 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
Matty


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UFC Contenders 3
Monday, Week 3, June 2021
Nevada, USA
Attendance: 6,556 (Gate: $1,514,766)
Critical Rating: 77%, Commercial Rating: 76%

Bantamweight:

Cory Sandhagen defeated Eddie Wineland via TKO (Strikes) at 0:28 of Round 3
Marlon Moraes defeated Ali Bagautinov via Unanimous Decision
Ben Nguyen defeated Alex Perez via KO (Punch) at 3:31 of Round 2
Cody Garbrandt defeated Ray Borg via TKO (Strikes) at 2:17 of Round 3

Marlon Moraes defeated Cory Sandhagen via TKO (Strikes) at 4:18 of Round 1
Cody Garbrandt defeated Ben Nguyen via KO (Punch) at 2:54 of Round 3

Cody Garbrandt defeated Marlon Moraes via TKO (Strikes) at 2:57 of Round 1 to win the Bantamweight Tournament

Middleweight:

Antonio Braga Neto defeated Chris Camozzi via Submission (Leglock) at 2:43 of Round 1
Markus Perez defeated Cezar Ferreira via KO (Kick) at 4:46 of Round 3
Wellington Turman defeated Steve Bosse via KO (Kick) at 1:49 of Round 1
Trevin Giles defeated Kevin Holland via Unanimous Decision

Markus Perez defeated Antonio Braga Neto via TKO (Strikes) at 2:57 of Round 1
Trevin Giles defeated Wellington Turman via Split Decision

Markus Perez defeated Trevin Giles via KO (Punch) at 1:56 of Round 3 to win the Middleweight Tournament


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Cody Garbrandt vs Ben Nguyen
Knockout of the Night: Markus Perez (vs Trevin Giles)
Submission of the Night: Antonio Braga Neto (vs Chris Camozzi)


Notes:

- Ben Nguyen's victory over Alex Perez was his 5th in a row, all by stoppage, before he was KOed by Cody Garbrandt.
- Cody Garbrandt went from 3 losses to winning the tournament off 3 wins, also all by stoppage. With the level of the fighters he beat on the night, Garbrandt has been rocketed into the top 5 at Bantamweight.
- Trevin Giles looked visibly exhausted by the final, after two decision wins and 30 minutes in the cage. He lasted another near 12 minutes before Markus Perez KOd him to win the Middleweight tournament. Perez was bumped up to #19 in the Middleweight rankings and now rides a 4 fight win streak.
- The $10k finish bonus really fired up the fighters during the tournaments, with only 3 fights going to the judges


Ongoing Tournament Winners:

Contenders 1: Martin Bravo (Featherweight), Steve Mowry (Heavyweight)
Contenders 2: Beneil Dariush (Lightweight), Fabio Maldonado (Light Heavyweight)
Contenders 3: Cody Garbrandt (Bantamweight), Markus Perez (Middleweight)

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#503720 - 06/18/20 12:29 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
Matty


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UFC Contenders 4
Wednesday, Week 4, June 2021
Nevada, USA
Attendance: 7,598 (Gate: $2,465,551)
Critical Rating: 68%, Commercial Rating: 82%

Welterweight:

Andrey Koreshkov defeated Rafael dos Anjos via KO (Punch) at 1:31 of Round 3
Dong Hyun Kim defeated Michael Chiesa via TKO (Strikes) at 2:01 of Round 2
Nate Diaz defeated James Krause via Unanimous Decision
Alex Oliveira defeated Leon Edwards via KO (Punch) at 0:36 of Round 3

Andrey Koreshkov defeated Dong Hyun Kim via KO (Punch) at 0:13 of Round 2
Alex Oliveira defeated Nate Diaz via Unanimous Decision

Andrey Koreshkov defeated Alex Oliveira via Split Decision to win the Welterweight Tournament

Bantamweight:

Luke Sanders defeated Andre Ewell via Split Decision
Jonathan Martinez defeated Marlon Vera via Unanimous Decision
Joby Sanchez defeated Matt Schnell via Split Decision
Mario Bautista defeated Casey Kenney via KO (Punch) at 3:48 of Round 2

Luke Sanders defeated Jonathan Martinez via Unanimous Decision
Mario Bautista defeated Joby Sanchez via Submission (RNC) at 3:25 of Round 2

Mario Bautista defeated Luke Sanders via KO (Punch) at 0:30 of Round 1 to win the Bantamweight Tournament


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Luke Sanders vs Jonathan Martinez
Knockout of the Night: Mario Bautista (vs Luke Sanders)
Submission of the Night: Mario Bautista (vs Joby Sanchez)


Notes:

- Mario Bautista kicked off the night by getting a big underdog victory, KOing Casey Kenney despite being a +570 underdog.
- An even bigger underdog advanced also, as Jonathan Martinez, a +730 underdog, beat tournament favourite, Marlon Vera, who was a -920 favourite for this fight, by unanimous decision.
- Mario Bautista won the Bantamweight tournament surprisingly, by KOing Luke Sanders in just 30 seconds in the first round. Bautista finished all 3 opponents on route to the tournament victory. Bautista managed to take home both the Knockout of the Night and Submission of the Night in a fantastic night for the Arizona native.
- Andrey Koreshkov won the Welterweight tournament by winning every fight from being the underdog. After his tournament win, he strangely called out Abdul Razak Alhassan. This tournament win came off the back of his unsuccessful UFC debut against Alexey Kunchenko.
- These tournaments are really giving underdogs the chance to prove themselves, with Koreshkov, Oliveira, Bautista all underdogs in every fight, minus Oliveira in the Welterweight final fight.


Ongoing Tournament Winners:

Contenders 1: Martin Bravo (Featherweight), Steve Mowry (Heavyweight)
Contenders 2: Beneil Dariush (Lightweight), Fabio Maldonado (Light Heavyweight)
Contenders 3: Cody Garbrandt (Bantamweight), Markus Perez (Middleweight)
Contenders 4: Andrey Koreshkov (Welterweight), Mario Bautista (Bantamweight)

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#503721 - 06/18/20 12:35 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
Matty


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UFC Contenders 5
Friday, Week 1, July 2021

Welterweight:

Emil Meek vs Alex Morono
Oliver Enkamp vs Michael Graves
Sage Northcutt vs Kyle Stewart
Nicolas Dalby vs Dwight Grant

Featherweight:

Austin Arnett vs Giga Chikadze
Suman Mokhtarian vs Chas Skelly
Danny Henry vs Alex White
Grant Dawson vs Emmanuel Sanchez

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UFC Contenders 6
Thursday, Week 2, July 2021

Lightweight:

Teemu Packalen vs Thanh Le
Peter Queally vs Mike Davis
Natan Schulte vs Lando Vannata
Roosevelt Roberts vs Jared Gordon

Middleweight:

Yushin Okami vs CB Dolloway
Rousimar Palhares vs Kendall Grove
Hector Lombard vs Omari Akhmedov
Yoshihiro Akiyama vs Clint Hester


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#503734 - 06/19/20 04:51 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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UFC on ESPN: England: MVP vs Woodley
Saturday, Week 3, June 2021
Birmingham, England
Attendance: 6,005 (Gate: $1,411,175)
Critical Rating: 72%, Commercial Rating: 100%



MAIN EVENT

(#3) Tyron Woodley defeated (#8) Michael 'Venom' Page via TKO (Strikes) at 1:06 of Round 3

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#9) Anthony Joshua defeated (#24) Andrei Arlovski via KO (Punch) at 1:11 of Round 1

MAIN CARD

(#5) Darren Till defeated (#10) Tom Breese via Unanimous Decision
(#8) Marc Diakiese defeated (#10) James Vick via Unanimous Decision
Steven Ray defeated Takanori Gomi via Submission (RNC) at 4:25 of Round 3

PRELIMS

Mike Shipman defeated Marvin Vettori via TKO (Strikes) at 0:34 of Round 1
(#24) Nathaniel Wood defeated Brandon Royval via TKO (Strikes) at 2:21 of Round 2
Tom Watson defeated Tom Lawlor via KO (Kick) at 1:06 of Round 2
Leonardo Limberger defeated Brendan Loughnane via TKO (Strikes) at 2:13 of Round 1
Saul Rogers defeated Arman Tsarukyan via TKO (Strikes) at0:42 of Round 3
Boston Salmon defeated Michael Wooten via Unanimous Decision
James Mulheron defeated Alexander Romanov via Unanimous Decision
Bradley Scott defeated Piotr Strus via TKO (Strikes) at 0:53 of Round 3
Mike Wilkinson defeated Jay Cucciniello via Submission (Kimura) at 3:09 of Round 1
Fabian Edwards defeated Carlos Matos via TKO (Strikes) at 0:47 of Round 2


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Saul Rogers vs Arman Tsarukyan
Knockout of the Night: Anthony Joshua (vs Andrei Arlovski)
Submission of the Night: Steven Ray (vs Takanori Gomi)


Notes:

- Fabian Edwards came into his fight against Dominican Republic fighter, Carlos Matos at 11-0, while his fellow undefeated opponent was 8-0, but took the win after a TKO 47 seconds into the second round.
- Mike Wilkinson made his return to the UFC, after a 2-0 run in ACA, by submitting Jay Cucciniello in 3:09 of the first round.
- Bradley Scott extended his win streak to 6, by TKOing Polish fighter, Piotr Strus.
- James Mulheron is now undefeated in 4 fights, with 3 stoppages in the 4 wins.
- Tom Watson was a +470 underdog against Tom Lawlor, but knocked out the American with a headkick just over a minute into the second round.
- Mike Shipman came into his fight against Italian, Marvin Vettori as a +330 underdog, but ended his opponents 5 fight win streak in just 34 seconds.
- Takanori Gomi retired after his loss to Steven Ray.
- Darren Till won the first quarter final in the Middleweight tournament to determine the next champion. He called out Brad Tavares for his next fight, altho the Hawaiin will have to beat Gegard Mousasi to get to the semi-finals against Till.
- Anthony Joshua moved to 2-0 after KOing former UFC Heavyweight champion, Andrei Arlovski in 71 seconds. Arlovski retired after the loss.
- Tyron Woodley earned the next shot at Vicente Luque for the Welterweight Title by TKOing MVP in the third round.
- James Vick, Brandon Royval released from the UFC.

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#503760 - 06/21/20 03:48 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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UFC Contenders 5
Friday, Week 1, July 2021
Nevada, USA
Attendance: 7,598 (Gate: $1,759,764)
Critical Rating: 70%, Commercial Rating: 70%

Welterweight:

Emil Meek defeated Alex Morono via Unanimous Decision
Michael Graves defeated Oliver Enkamp via KO (Punch) at 2:52 of Round 2
Sage Northcutt defeated Kyle Stewart via Unanimous Decision
Nicolas Dalby defeated Dwight Grant via TKO (Strikes) at 0:42 of Round 3

Michael Graves defeated Emil Meek via Unanimous Decision
Nicolas Dalby defeated Sage Northcutt via Unanimous Decision

Michael Graves defeated Nicolas Dalby via Unanimous Decision to win the Welterweight Tournament

Featherweight:

Giga Chikadze defeated Austin Arnett via Submission (Kimura) at 4:11 of Round 3
Suman Mokhtarian defeated Chas Skelly via Submission (Guillotine) at 1:35 of Round 1
Danny Henry defeated Alex White via Submission (RNC) at 4:15 of Round 1
Emmanuel Sanchez defeated Grant Dawson via TKO (Strikes) at 4:48 of Round 2

Suman Mokhtarian defeated Giga Chikadze via Unanimous Decision
Danny Henry defeated Emmanuel Sanchez via Split Decision

Suman Mokhtarian defeated Danny Henry via TKO (Cut) at 4:40 of Round 3 to win the Featherweight Tournament


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Danny Henry vs Emmanuel Sanchez
Knockout of the Night: Michael Graves (vs Oliver Enkamp)
Submission of the Night: Suman Mokhtarian (vs Chas Skelly)


Notes:

- Michael Graves came into the tournament undefeated, and left it undefeated, improving from 7-0-1 pre-tournament to 10-0-1 post tournament. It must be strange for Graves to see the guy he beat in his UFC debut, now the king of the mountain at Welterweight, with Vicente Luque holding the UFC Welterweight title.
- With his tournament win at Featherweight, Aussie Suman Mokhtarian extended his win streak to 4 after a 0-2 start to his career in the UFC. He becomes the first Australian to win a contender tournament. His win in the final came via a cut just 20 seconds from the end of the fight, which Danny Henry was arguably winning on the scorecards, prior to the cut.
- The featherweights started their tournaments right, getting finishes in all the quarter final fights and not leaving it to the judges.


Ongoing Tournament Winners:

Contenders 1: Martin Bravo (Featherweight), Steve Mowry (Heavyweight)
Contenders 2: Beneil Dariush (Lightweight), Fabio Maldonado (Light Heavyweight)
Contenders 3: Cody Garbrandt (Bantamweight), Markus Perez (Middleweight)
Contenders 4: Andrey Koreshkov (Welterweight), Mario Bautista (Bantamweight)
Contenders 5: Michael Graves (Welterweight), Suman Mokhtarian (Featherweight)

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#503769 - 06/21/20 11:48 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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Man, i would have been wrong if i had gotten my predictions in.

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#503771 - 06/21/20 01:19 PM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Foul]
Matty


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Yeh these tournaments seem to be going all over the place tbh, with a lot of them fucking up my booking, theres guys I wanna win them and they lose first round and some bum wins the lot, 2 or 3 of them have been won by fighters who were the underdog in every fight including the final, keeps the booking fresh tho I guess

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#503795 - 06/23/20 02:57 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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UFC Contenders 6
Thursday, Week 2, July 2021
Nevada, USA
Attendance: 5,343 (Gate: $1,733,804)
Critical Rating: 75%, Commercial Rating: 67%

Lightweight:

Teemu Packalen defeated Thanh Le via Unanimous Decision
Peter Queally defeated Mike Davis via Unanimous Decision
Landa Vannata defeated Natan Schulte via TKO (Strikes) at 0:31 of Round 1
Roosevelt Roberts defeated Jared Gordon via Unanimous Decision

Teemu Packalen defeated Peter Queally via Submission (RNC) at 4:11 of Round 1
Roosevelt Roberts defeated Lando Vannata via Submission (Triangle with Armbar) at 4:18 of Round 3

Teemu Packalen defeated Roosevelt Roberts via Submission (Kimura) at 2:33 of Round 5 to win the Lightweight Tournament

Middleweight:

CB Dolloway defeated Yushin Okami via Submission (Guillotine) at 4:07 of Round 1
Rousimar Palhares defeated Kendall Grove via KO (Punch) at 3:10 of Round 2
Hector Lombard defeated Omari Akhmedov via Split Decision
Clint Hester defeated Yoshihiro Akiyama via KO (Punch) at 0:17 of Round 2

Rousimar Palhares defeated CB Dolloway via Unanimous Decision
Hector Lombard defeated Clint Hester via TKO (Strikes) at 2:53 of Round 1

Rousimar Palhares defeated Hector Lombard via Submission (Leglock) at 3:13 of Round 1 to win the Middleweight Tournament


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Roosevelt Roberts vs Lando Vannata
Knockout of the Night: Clint Hester (vs Yoshihiro Akiyama)
Submission of the Night: Rousimar Palhares (vs Hector Lombard)


Notes:

- Finnish fighter, Teemu Packalen wasnt expected to go far in the tournament, but managed to submit his opponents in the semi final and final to win the Lightweight tournament, and put him on a 5 fight win streak.
- Packalen's opponent in the final went 2-1 in the tournament, putting his UFC record at a fairly impressive 7-2, and was also on a 5 fight win streak prior to his loss in the final.
- Another fighter on a 5 fight win streak, and 8-1 in his last 9 fights, was Middleweight tournament winner, Rousimar Palhares, who won the tournament with 3 wins, all by different methods - Submission, Knockout and Decision. At 41 years old, his best is likely behind him, but this form is impressive and likely enough to get him a decent ranking boost. (It did and hes up to #18 at Middleweight)


Ongoing Tournament Winners:

Contenders 1: Martin Bravo (Featherweight), Steve Mowry (Heavyweight)
Contenders 2: Beneil Dariush (Lightweight), Fabio Maldonado (Light Heavyweight)
Contenders 3: Cody Garbrandt (Bantamweight), Markus Perez (Middleweight)
Contenders 4: Andrey Koreshkov (Welterweight), Mario Bautista (Bantamweight)
Contenders 5: Michael Graves (Welterweight), Suman Mokhtarian (Featherweight)
Contenders 6: Teemu Packalen (Lightweight), Rousimar Palhares (Middleweight)

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#503796 - 06/23/20 03:03 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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UFC Contenders 7
Saturday, Week 3, July 2021

Welterweight: (All fighters have 1 career loss)

Robson Gracie Jr vs Raimond Magomedaliev
Amiran Gogoladze vs Aziz Pakhrudinov
Andrew McInnes vs Andrew Todhunter
Khonry Gracie vs Magomed Nurov

Light Heavyweight:

Mike Rodriguez vs Klidson de Abreu
Shamil Gamzatov vs Myron Dennis
Dalcha Lungiambula vs Gian Villante
Karl Albrektsson vs Roman Dolidze

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UFC Contenders 8
Wednesday, Week 4, July 2021

Bantamweight:

Dustin Ortiz vs Naoki Inoue
Brad Katona vs Sergio Pettis
Darrion Caldwell vs Pedro Nobre
Eduardo Dantas vs Manel Kape

Light Heavyweight:

Kenneth Bergh vs Dmitry Minakov (Nuclear Heat Feud)
Darko Stosic vs Stephan Puetz
Batraz Agnaev vs Eryk Anders
Devin Clark vs Ivan Shtyrkov


POST YOUR PREDICTIONS

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#503805 - 06/24/20 01:47 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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UFC on ESPN: Gillespie vs Barboza II
Saturday, Week 4, June 2021
California, USA
Attendance: 9,603 (Gate: $2,832,885)
Critical Rating: 66%, Commercial Rating: 96%



MAIN EVENT

(#2) Edson Barboza defeated (#1) Gregor Gillespie via KO (Kick) at 3:30 of Round 5 to win the UFC Lightweight Title

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#6) Alonzo Menifield defeated (#3) Volkan Oezdemir via KO (Punch) at 3:51 of Round 1

MAIN CARD

(#4) Tony Ferguson defeated (#21) Jim Miller via Unanimous Decision
(#6) Renato Carneiro defeated (#8) Alexander Volkanovski via KO (Punch) at 0:27 of Round 1
(#2) Brad Tavares defeated (#12) Gegard Mousasi via Unanimous Decision

PRELIMS

Vitor Belfort defeated (#22) Tyson Pedro via TKO (Strikes) at 0:27 of Round 2
AJ McKee defeated (#17) Shane Burgos via Submission (Armbar) at 2:33 of Round 1
(#24) Augusto Sakai defeated Todd Duffee via KO (Punch) at 3:51 of Round 1
Doo Ho Choi defeated Dan Ige via Unanimous Decision
Anthony Hernandez defeated Abukar Yandiev via Submission (Armbar) at 4:05 of Round 3
Aleksa Camur defeated Christian Edwards via Unanimous Decision
Mateus Vasco defeated Joe Soto via TKO (Cut) at 4:18 of Round 2
Ismail Naurdiev defeated Elias Silverio via KO (punch) at 3:31 of Round 1
Ciryl Gane defeated Ben Sosoli via TKO (Strikes) at 1:55 of Round 1
Yusuf Raisov defeated Bryce Mitchell via TKO (Strikes) at 3:58 of Round 2


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Anthony Hernandez vs Abukar Yandiev
Knockout of the Night: Edson Barboza (vs Gregor Gillespie)
Submission of the Night: AJ McKee (vs Shane Burgos)


Notes:

- TUF season 30 winner and former ACA Featherweight champion, Yusuf Raisov, moved to 2-0 in the UFC after taking Bryce Mitchell's undefeated record via TKO.
- Ciryl Gane moved to 10-0 after TKOing Ben Sosoli in less than 2 minutes. Gane moves to 7-0 in the UFC after the win. Sosoli came into the fight off the back of 3 straight victories over Justin Ledet, Rico Verhoeven and Domingos Barros.
- Ismail Naurdiev KOd Elias Silverio in 3:31 of the first round, then called for a fight against outspoken BJJ black belt, Dillon Danis next.
- 7-0 Aleksa Camur edged out 5-0 Christian Edwards via unanimous decision, to end the 22 year old Jackson-Wink prospects undefeated run.
- Anthony Hernandez extends his win streak to 4, all by arm-related submissions, with 2 kimuras and 2 armbars. He called for an interesting fight against MW tournament winner, Markus Perez next, which should be a great fight.
- AJ McKee bounced back from his first career loss, to Sergio Giglio, by submitting Shane Burgos in the first round via an armbar.
- 44 year old, Vitor Belfort turned back the clock, TKOing Tyson Pedro just 27 seconds into the second round.
- Brad Tavares set up a grudge match against Darren Till in the Middleweight Tournament semi-final, after taking a unanimous decision from Gegard Mousasi.
- BJJ Whiz, Renato Carneiro pulled out a shocking result, KOing former champion, Alexander Volkanovski in just 27 seconds.
- Tony Ferguson called out Edson Barboza for his next fight, this will depend on how the Brazillian does in the main event, facing Lightweight champion, Gregor Gillespie.
- Alonzo Menifield booked a title fight against Dominick Reyes, in Reyes first title defense, after KOing Volkan Oezdemir in under 4 minutes of the first round. Menifield moves to 15-0, with 8 wins in the UFC cage, with all but 1 of those UFC wins coming by stoppage.
- Edson Barboza extends his win streak to 4, after previous wins over Khabib Nurmagomedov, Anthony Pettis and Dustin Poirier, but more importantly, he takes the UFC Lightweight title from Gregor Gillespie. The KO came with just 1:30 left of the 25 minutes in the fight.

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#503806 - 06/24/20 02:07 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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UFC Contenders 7
Saturday, Week 3, July 2021
Nevada, USA
Attendance: 4,263 (Gate: $1,383,344)
Critical Rating: 77%, Commercial Rating: 54%

Light Heavyweight:

Klidson de Abreu defeated Mike Rodriguez via Submission (RNC) at 4:18 of Round 2
Shamil Gamzatov defeated Myron Dennis via Unanimous Decision
Gian Villante defeated Dalcha Lungiambula via TKO (Strikes) at 2:16 of Round 1
Karl Albrektsson defeated Roman Dolidze via TKO (Strikes) at 1:54 of Round 3

Klidson de Abreu defeated Shamil Gamzatov via Submission (Armbar) at 3:35 of Round 1
Gian Villante defeated Karl Albrektsson via KO (Punch) at 3:55 of Round 1

Gian Villante defeated Klidson de Abreu via TKO (Strikes) at 1:18 of Round 1 to win the Light Heavyweight Tournament

Welterweight:

Raimond Magomedaliev defeated Robson Gracie Jr via Unanimous Decision
Amiran Gogoladze defeated Aziz Pakhrudinov via TKO (Strikes) at 3:22 of Round 2
Andrew Todhunter defeated Andrew McInnes via Unanimous Decision
Khonry Gracie defeated Magomed Nurov via Submission (RNC) at 4:37 of Round 1

Amiran Gogoladze defeated Raimond Magomedaliev via KO (Punch) at 1:30 of Round 3
Khonry Gracie defeated Andrew Todhunter via Submission (Kimura) at 1:46 of Round1

Khonry Gracie defeated Amiran Gogoladze via Submission (Guillotine) at 2:05 of Round 1 to win the Welterweight Tournament


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Amiran Gogoladze vs Raimond Magomedaliev
Knockout of the Night: Gian Villante (vs Karl Albrektsson)
Submission of the Night: Khonry Gracie (vs Amiran Gogoladze)


Notes:

- The veteran of the Light Heavyweight tournament, Gian Villante outlasted his opponents to win the tournament. He actually spent less time in the cage than the standard 15 minute you would for a whole fight, stopping his 3 opponents in the first round in all 3 fights. His last fight pre-tournament was actually the first LHW winner in Fabio Maldonado, and Villante said he'd like to run that back in his next fight.
- Khonry Gracie was another winner who finished all his opponents to win the tournament. His famed submission skills shone thru as he submitted all 3 opponents with different methods. He is now riding a 7 fight win streak, with 5 of those coming by submission.

Ongoing Tournament Winners:

Contenders 1: Martin Bravo (Featherweight), Steve Mowry (Heavyweight)
Contenders 2: Beneil Dariush (Lightweight), Fabio Maldonado (Light Heavyweight)
Contenders 3: Cody Garbrandt (Bantamweight), Markus Perez (Middleweight)
Contenders 4: Andrey Koreshkov (Welterweight), Mario Bautista (Bantamweight)
Contenders 5: Michael Graves (Welterweight), Suman Mokhtarian (Featherweight)
Contenders 6: Teemu Packalen (Lightweight), Rousimar Palhares (Middleweight)
Contenders 7: Khonry Gracie (Welterweight), Gian Villante (Light Heavyweight)

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#503810 - 06/24/20 11:56 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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Figured a Gracie would win. Gian winning in the game bother me just as much as him winning irl.

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#503870 - 06/29/20 03:44 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Foul]
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UFC Contenders 8
Wednesday, Week 4, July 2021
Nevada, USA
Attendance: 4,390 (Gate: $1,424,555)
Critical Rating: 70%, Commercial Rating: 62%

Light Heavyweight:

Dmitry Minakov defeated Kenneth Bergh via KO (Punch) at 2:21 of Round 1
Darko Stosic ddefeated Stephan Puetz via KO (Punch) at 0:50 of Round 3
Batraz Ignaev defeated Eryk Anders via TKO (Strikes) at 4:57 of Round 1
Ivan Shtyrkov defeated Devin Clark via Split Decision

Dmitry Minakov defeated Darko Stosic via Submission (Armbar) at 3:52 of Round 3
Batraz Agnaev defeated Ivan Shtyrkov via TKO (Strikes) at 1:09 of Round 1

Batraz Agnaev defeated Dmitry Minakov via KO (Kick) at 3:05 of Round 2 to win the Light Heavyweight Tournament

Bantamweight:

Naoki Inoue defeated Dustin Ortiz via KO (Kick) at 4:46 of Round 2
Sergio Pettis defeated Brad Katona via Unanimous Decision
Darrion Caldwell defeated Pedro Nobre via Unanimous Decision
Eduardo Dantas defetaed Manel Kape via Unanimous Decision

Naoki Inoue defeated Sergio Pettis via Split Decision
Darrion Caldwell defeated Eduardo Dantas via Unanimous Decision

Naoki Inoue
defeated Darrion Caldwell via TKO (Strikes) at 0:56 of Round 5 to win the Bantamweight Tournament


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Naoki Inoue vs Darrion Caldwell
Knockout of the Night: Batraz Agnaev (vs Dmitry Minakov)
Submission of the Night: Dmitry Minakov (vs Darko Stosic)


Notes:

- Naoki Inoue is now on a 5 fight win streak after winning the Bantamweight tournament. The 24 year old has alot of upside and the UFC will be hoping to push him as the face of MMA in Japan.
- Darrion Caldwell's 6 fight win streak was ended with his loss to Inoue in the final.
- Losing Light Heavyweight finallist, Dmitry Minakov is now 3-2 in the UFC, all via stoppages, 2 wins by KO, 1 win by sub and 2 losses by KO.
- Light Heavyweight tournament winner, Batraz Agnaev is now 5-0 in the UFC, all by stoppage, with 4 of those coming in the first round. Agnaev is a real prospect at 205lbs.


Ongoing Tournament Winners:

Contenders 1: Martin Bravo (Featherweight), Steve Mowry (Heavyweight)
Contenders 2: Beneil Dariush (Lightweight), Fabio Maldonado (Light Heavyweight)
Contenders 3: Cody Garbrandt (Bantamweight), Markus Perez (Middleweight)
Contenders 4: Andrey Koreshkov (Welterweight), Mario Bautista (Bantamweight)
Contenders 5: Michael Graves (Welterweight), Suman Mokhtarian (Featherweight)
Contenders 6: Teemu Packalen (Lightweight), Rousimar Palhares (Middleweight)
Contenders 7: Khonry Gracie (Welterweight), Gian Villante (Light Heavyweight)
Contenders 8: Naoki Inoue (Bantamweight), Batraz Agnaev (Light Heavyweight)

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#503871 - 06/29/20 03:54 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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UFC Contenders 9
Tuesday, Week 1, August 2021

Bantamweight: (All fighters undefeated)

Tenshin Nasukawa vs Javi Basharat
Hunter Azure vs Omar Nurmagomedov
Gervonta Davis vs Nate Smith (Gervonta Davis' MMA Debut)
Rustam Kerimov vs Miles Johns

Welterweight:

Warlley Alves vs Takashi Sato
Mickey Gall vs Laureano Staropoli
Roberto Soldic vs Maki Pitolo
Michel Pereira vs Terry Brazier

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UFC Contenders 10
Sunday, Week 4, August 2021

Featherweight:

Tyler Diamond vs Michael Trizano
Raoni Barcelos vs Luis Pena
Robin van Roosmalen vs Guan Wang
Sergio Giglio vs Michael Tobin

Heavyweight:

Juan Adams vs Tyrell Fortune
Justin Ledet vs Chase Sherman
Marcelo Golm vs Rico Verhoeven
Mohammed Usman vs Philip De Fries


POST YOUR PREDICTIONS

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#503874 - 06/29/20 11:56 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Matty]
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Tyler Diamond
Rico Verhoeven
Michel Pereira
Tenshin Nasukawa

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#503903 - 07/02/20 06:38 AM Re: Yet another WMMA5 diary from Matty [Re: Foul]
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UFC on ESPN: dos Santos vs Miocic III
Saturday, Week 4, July 2021
Alabama, USA
Attendance: 11,777 (Gate: $2,832,885)
Critical Rating: 70%, Commercial Rating: 79%



MAIN EVENT

(#7) Junior dos Santos defeated (#9) Stipe Miocic via TKO (Strikes) at 3:03 of Round 2

CO-MAIN EVENT

(#13) Cain Velasquez defeated (#4) Curtis Blaydes via Split Decision

MAIN CARD

(#4) Paulo 'Borrachinha' Costa defeated (#7) Chris Weidman via KO (Punch) at 2:49 of Round 1
(#13) Thiago 'Marreta' Santos defeated (#18) Johnny Walker via Unanimous Decision
(#17) Andre Fili defeated (#5) Jose Aldo via KO (Punch) at 2:22 of Round 1

PRELIMS

(#9) Ricky Simon defeated (#5) Aljamain Sterling via Unanimous Decision
William Macario defeated Andre Fialho via KO (Punch) at 1:35 of Round 3
Carlos Ulberg defeated Tafon Nchukwi via KO (Punch) at 2:16 of Round 1
Jarjis Danho defeated Dmitriy Sosnovskiy via TKO (Strikes) at 2:29 of Round 2
AJ Agazarm defeated Dinislam Kamavov via Unanimous Decision
Mateusz Legierski defeated Mark Madsen via TKO (Strikes) at 3:28 of Round 2
Norbert Novenyi Jr defeated Dusko Todorovic via Submission (Armbar) at 4:01 of Round 1
Aiemann Zahabi defeated Matheus Nicolau via KO (Punch) at 3:49 of Round 2
Kenan Song defeated Khama Worthy via Submission (Armbar) at 3:14 of Round 2
(#20) Ion Cutelaba defeated (#25) Rashid Yusupov via KO (Punch) at 1:05 of Round 1


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Kenan Song vs Khama Worthy
Knockout of the Night: Andre Fili (vs Jose Aldo)
Submission of the Night: Norbert Novenyi Jr (vs Dusko Todorovic)


Notes:

- Ion Cutelaba was clearly unhappy at having to face an unranked late replacement, and it shown, with Cutelaba KOing his opponent in just over a minute, extending his winning streak to 3, all by stoppage.
- Aiemann Zahabi has now won 4 straight fights, all by stoppage, after KOing Matheus Nicolau. Zahabi will hope this is enough to bump him into the rankings at Bantamweight.
- After suffering his first loss of his very young career, 21 year old Norbert Novenyi Jr bounced back by submitting Dusko Todorovic in the first round.
- Dmitriy Sosnovskiy surprisingly lost his undefeated career record, after being stopped by Syrian fighter, Jarjis Danho in a fight he really should be winning.
- It was 2-0 vs 3-0 as Carlos Ulberg took on Tafon Nchukwi. It was the New Zealand Kickboxer and part time model who took the win by knocking out Nchukwi in just over 2 minutes.
- 8 years after his UFC debut, William Macario made his return, and it was successful, as the 29 year old KOed Portuguese prospect, Andre Fialho in the third round. This ended Fialho's 4 fight win streak but put Macario on a 4 fight win streak.
- Ricky Simon adds former champion, Aljamain Sterling to wins over Raphael Assuncao and Eddie Wineland in his 3 fight win streak. This should push Simon right into title contention.
- Andre Fili took another scalp, knocking out his second straight former Featherweight champion, this time Jose Aldo after KOing Conor McGregor in his last fight. Fili was a heavy underdog for both fights, but has really surprised in his last 2 fights. He called out Arnold Allen for his next fight, altho the UFC might try to continue his run of former champions as opponents.
- Paulo 'Borrachinha' Costa moves to the semi finals of the Middleweight Title Tournament, and will face the winner of Lovato Jr vs Jotko, after KOing former champion, Chris Weidman in the first round. Costa is the odds on favourite to win the whole tournament.
- Junior dos Santos took the trilogy 2-1 after TKOing Stipe Miocic. The Heavyweight division is a mess, as like the fight before this, with Cain Velasquez beating Curtis Blaydes, none of the top fighters can put together decent win streaks. Miocic retired from MMA after this loss.

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UFC Contenders 9
Tuesday, Week 1, August 2021
Nevada, USA
Attendance: 4,530 (Gate: $1,469,985)
Critical Rating: 67%, Commercial Rating: 68%

Undefeated Bantamweight:

Tenshin Nasukawa defeated Javi Basharat via KO (Punch) at 3:48 of Round 1
Omar Nurmagomedov defeated Hunter Azure via TKO (Strikes) at 4:41 of Round 1
Nate Smith defeated Gervonta Davis via Submission (RNC) at 4:27 of Round 1
Rustam Kerimov defeated Miles Johns via Unanimous Decision

Tenshin Nasukawa defetaed Omar Nurmagomedov via TKO (Strikes) at 4:48 of Round 2
Rustam Kerimov defeated Nate Smith via TKO (Strikes) at 3:10 of Round 2

Tenshin Nasukawa defeated Rustam Kerimov via TKO (Strikes) at 3:52 of Round 1 to win the Bantamweight Tournament

Welterweight:

Takashi Sato defeated Warlley Alves via TKO (Strikes) at 0:50 of Round 3
Laureano Staropoli defeated Mikcey Gall via Unanimous Decision
Roberto Soldic defeated Maki Pitolo via TKO (Body Kick) at 0:15 of Round 3
Michel Pereira defeated Terry Brazier via Split Decision

Takashi Sato defeated Laureano Staropoli via Split Decision
Roberto Soldic defeated Michel Pereira via KO (Punch) at 0:40 of Round 1

Roberto Soldic defeated Takashi Sato via Unanimous Decision to win the Welterweight Tournament


Bonuses: ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Michel Pereira vs Terry Brazier
Knockout of the Night: Roberto Soldic (vs Michel Pereira)
Submission of the Night: Nate Smith (vs Gervonta Davis)


Notes:

- 22 year old Japanese sensation, Tenshin Nasukawa remains undefeated in his career, moving to 9-0, and 4-0 in the UFC.
- The undefeated Bantamweight tournament featured a roster with a combined record of 62-0 between the 8 fighters.
- Bosnian/Croatian prospect, Roberto Soldic tore through the field at Welterweight, to win the tournament and move to 4-0 in the UFC. Soldic now has 23 wins and just 3 losses, and holds a 10 fight win streak, with 7 finishes from those 10 wins.
- Surprise finallist, Takashi Sato was close to making it a Japanese double on the night, altho he found Soldic to be too strong an opponent.


Ongoing Tournament Winners:

Contenders 1: Martin Bravo (Featherweight), Steve Mowry (Heavyweight)
Contenders 2: Beneil Dariush (Lightweight), Fabio Maldonado (Light Heavyweight)
Contenders 3: Cody Garbrandt (Bantamweight), Markus Perez (Middleweight)
Contenders 4: Andrey Koreshkov (Welterweight), Mario Bautista (Bantamweight)
Contenders 5: Michael Graves (Welterweight), Suman Mokhtarian (Featherweight)
Contenders 6: Teemu Packalen (Lightweight), Rousimar Palhares (Middleweight)
Contenders 7: Khonry Gracie (Welterweight), Gian Villante (Light Heavyweight)
Contenders 8: Naoki Inoue (Bantamweight), Batraz Agnaev (Light Heavyweight)
Contenders 9: Tenshin Nasukawa (Bantamweight), Roberto Soldic (Welterweight)

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