Alistair Overeem: A Retrospective No Man in MMA has gone through as many phases and camps as Alistair Overeem. This past Saturday the fighter once known as ‘The Demolition Man’ found himself on all fours crawling away from his opponent before a TKO was called by referee Jason Herzog saving Alistair from further punishment. […]
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Jordan Mein vs Alex Morono Young Veteran is typically a term used for an at most 30 year old fighter, with substantial experience, ranging from quantity of fights to quality of opposition. At only 28 years of age, Jordan Mein has had 42 fights, a quarter of which have come from both UFC & Strikeforce. […]
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Darren Elkins goes into this fight with Alexander Volkanovski riding a 6 fight win streak since moving to Team Alpha Male. In nearly every category (similar to most of the fights on this win streak), Elkins faces a superior athlete, and in many ways a superior fighter. Given how he has racked up this win […]
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Mike Perry vs. Paul Felder After a potential 2nd fight in a row canceled on Felder takes a fight a week sooner and a weight class up against head hunter Mike Perry. For a big light weight taking a fight a week early the fact that this will take place at Welterweight eases some concerns […]
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Jessica Eye vs. Jessica Rose-Clark Jessica Eye was able to snap her 4 fight losing streak, with a close split decision victory over Kalindra Faria sixth months ago, staving off the chopping block for now. On the other side of the octagon, “Jessy Jess” has back-to-back wins over Bec Rawlings and Paige VanZant, displaying a […]
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Clay Guida vs. Charles Oliveira This is a fight between botched Featherweights, back up at Lightweight, where a “quitter” faces a submission-prone aging veteran. It may seem like an over simplification of this match-up, but Clay Guida has always been exceptionally submission-prone dating back to the start of his career, and with his chin starting […]
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Jodie Esquibel vs. Jessica Aguilar At one time, Jessica Aguilar was considered the best Female Strawweight on the planet. With an initial win over Megumi Fugii (At the time considered the GOAT of WMMA), she then rode out her prime in Bellator and WSOF (although with the cans she was squashing in WSOF, it’s hard […]
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Zak Cummings vs. Michel Prazeres After multiple botched weigh-in’s, Michel Prazeres is being forced to take a step up to Welterweight, and take on former Light Heavyweight Zak Cummings. Prazeres has a very impressive record, although void of major names, the performances speak for themselves as dominant controlling fights. Riding a 6 fight winning streak, […]
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Sean Strickland vs Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos In both of these Welterweight’s first fight of the year, Sean Strickland takes on Elizeu Zaleski, in Rio De Janeiro Brazil at UFC 224. Zaleski is a blood and guts fighter going for the finish, while throwing caution to the wind, which has done well for him so […]
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UFCFN128: Atlantic City Thiago “Marreta” Santos vs. David Branch Surging Thiago Santos is looking for his 5th straight finish and victory tonight, in Atlantic City, against Former WSOF Champ David Branch. Santos will start this fight the same way he does the majority of his fights, and that is finding a home for […]
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