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(ALSO SEE: Sean Shelby’s Shoes: What’s next for Merab Dvalishvili after UFC Fight Night 221 win?) Former UFC champion Petr Yan saw his struggles continue on Saturday when he suffered a lopsided loss to Merab Dvalishvili in the UFC Fight Night 221 main event. Yan (16-5 MMA, 8-4 UFC) could not get any consistent offense

LAS VEGAS – UFC bantamweight Jonathan Martinez wants his shot at a former champion. On the main card of UFC Fight Night 221 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Martinez (18-4 MMA, 9-3 UFC) entered the cage as a sizeable underdog against Said Nurmagomedov. Martinez dealt with an onslaught of spinning backfists, takedowns, and submission

LAS VEGAS – Bantamweight Mario Bautista is starting to come out of his shell, and put his time on the microphone to good use at UFC Fight Night 221. After submitting Guido Cannetti in an exciting first round, Bautista (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) made it known exactly who he wants next, which is something he

LAS VEGAS – Karl Williams defeated Lukasz Brzeski by unanimous decision in his debut Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 221 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels. Take a look inside the fight with Williams, who won his UFC debut after competing on Dana White’s Contender Series in September. Lukasz Brzeski vs.

MMA fans around the world want a Jon Jones vs. Francis Ngannou matchup sometime in the future, but in a way, UFC president Dana White thinks the world has already seen it. Since Ngannou and the UFC officially parted ways, White has dismissed the possibility of a reunion between the two parties. Friday in an

What mattered most at UFC Fight Night 221 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas? Here are a few post-fight musings… Happy trails, Raphael Assuncao Raphael Assuncao One of the greatest fighters in UFC history to never compete in a championship bout said farewell to MMA when Raphael Assuncao announced his retirement following

(ALSO SEE: Sean Shelby’s Shoes: What’s next for Petr Yan after UFC Fight Night 221 loss?) Merab Dvalishvili registered arguably the biggest win of his career on Saturday when he overwhelmed former UFC champ Petr Yan in the UFC Fight Night 221 headliner. After getting his hand raised against UFC Hall of Famer Jose Aldo

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Now that he’s through to the semifinals, Alexander Shabliy is going to have to play the waiting game. Shabliy (23-3 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) took Tofiq Musayev (20-5 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) out of the lightweight grand prix this past Friday with a unanimous decision in the Bellator 292 co-main event at SAP

In some ways, Jorge Masvidal revolutionized the flying knee. No, it’s not like he changed the technique or whipped out some real-life cheat code to pull off a move no one had seen before. What he did show, was what it can do for your career. Saturday in Miami, Justin Vasquez (10-2) took flight –

Heavyweight titleholders Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk have reached tentative a deal on a unification bout, according to WBA President Jesus Mendoza. Fight Freaks Unite first reported the news. The key to the break through was Usyk’s willingness to accept 30 percent of the revenue as Fury demanded, which Usyk had resisted. Mendoza told the outlet

Check out these photos from the fights at 2023 PFL Challenger Series 7, which took place at Universal Studios in Orlando, Fla. (Photos courtesy of Cooper Neill, PFL) 2023 PFL Challenger Series Week 7 2023 PFL Challenger Series Week 7 2023 PFL Challenger Series Week 7 2023 PFL Challenger Series Week 7 PFL Challenger Series

Check out the official scorecards from all 14 fights at UFC Fight Night 221 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas. Gooden vs. Harris Carlston Harris (18-5 MMA, 3-1 UFC) def. Jared Gooden (22-9 MMA, 1-4 UFC) via unanimous decision Nam vs. Silva Bruno Silva (13-5-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) def. Tyson Nam (21-13-1

Check out the best photos from Merab Dvalishvili’s unanimous decision win over Petr Yan at UFC Fight Night 221 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas. (Photos by Ron Chenoy, USA TODAY Sports) MMA: UFC Fight Night – Yan vs Dvalshvili Mar 11, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Petr Yan (red gloves) fights

LAS VEGAS – Merab Dvalishvili wants a title shot, but he’ll decline if offered. It’s an unusual predicament, one that is oftentimes considered but never actually experienced by UFC contenders. His best friend and main training partner Aljamain Sterling happens to be in the same division – and happens to be champion. With his performance

LAS VEGAS – Nikita Krylov needs a break. After his UFC Fight Night 221 win Saturday at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Krylov (30-9 MMA, 11-7 UFC) exhaled as he explained why he plans on taking a few months off. Krylov defeated Ryan Spann (21-8 MMA, 7-3 UFC) by first-round submission to bump his winning

Alexander Volkov took on a behemoth in Alexandr Romanov at UFC Fight Night 221 – and made it look relatively easy. Saturday’s co-main event at The Theater at Virgin Hotels lasted all of 2:16 as Volkov (36-10 MMA, 10-4 UFC) finished Romanov (16-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) with ground-and-pound punches in Round 1. Romanov shot for

After a pro career spanning more than 19 years, Raphael Assuncao will hang up his gloves. Assuncao (27-10 MMA, 12-7 UFC) was choked unconscious by Davey Grant (13-6 MMA, 6-5 UFC) on the preliminary card of UFC Fight Night 221 on Saturday at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas. The end of the fight

Bruno Silva showed well-rounded technique and finesse in a violent finish of Tyson Nam at Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 221. In a flyweight bout on the preliminary card, Silva (12-5-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) landed a front kick to the face of Nam (21-12-1 MMA, 3-3 UFC) before he snatched a deep rear-naked choke and squeezed