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UFC 274 promises plenty of hard-hitting action this weekend, and while Saturday’s main card is headlined by Charles Oliveira vs. Justin Gaethje, there is an intriguing co-headlining fight that could be just as — if not more — exciting, with Rose Namajunas fighting to keep her strawweight belt from Carla Esparza.
The rematch between Esparza and Namajunas has been a long time coming, with the two ladies first meeting all...
UFC 274 promises plenty of hard-hitting action this weekend, and while Saturday’s main card is headlined by Charles Oliveira vs. Justin Gaethje, there is an intriguing co-headlining fight that could be just as — if not more — exciting, with Rose Namajunas fighting to keep her strawweight belt from Carla Esparza.
The rematch between Esparza and Namajunas has been a long time coming, with the two ladies first meeting all...
- 5/6/2022
- by Tim Chan
- Rollingstone.com
Ufc
Coming off a Pay-per-View that was really only saved by its main event (Ufc 179) and a pair of Ufc Fight Nights in a single weekend that couldn’t have been more different (the exciting Fight Night 55 and disappointing Fight Night 56), the Ufc returns with a conundrum of a card at Ufc 180. Plagued by injuries that saw Diego Sanchez and Joe Lauzon, amongst others, both depart from the card, and a critical injury to headliner and heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez, Ufc 180 has lost a lot of its shine – but there are still three key fights that have major relevance to the featherweight, welterweight and heavyweight divisions.
Not the least of these is the heavyweight division, where an interim heavyweight champion will be crowned. Since defeating Brock Lesnar years ago, Cain Velasquez has fought only two men, a total of five times between them: Antonio Silva (twice), and Junior Dos Santos...
Coming off a Pay-per-View that was really only saved by its main event (Ufc 179) and a pair of Ufc Fight Nights in a single weekend that couldn’t have been more different (the exciting Fight Night 55 and disappointing Fight Night 56), the Ufc returns with a conundrum of a card at Ufc 180. Plagued by injuries that saw Diego Sanchez and Joe Lauzon, amongst others, both depart from the card, and a critical injury to headliner and heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez, Ufc 180 has lost a lot of its shine – but there are still three key fights that have major relevance to the featherweight, welterweight and heavyweight divisions.
Not the least of these is the heavyweight division, where an interim heavyweight champion will be crowned. Since defeating Brock Lesnar years ago, Cain Velasquez has fought only two men, a total of five times between them: Antonio Silva (twice), and Junior Dos Santos...
- 11/12/2014
- by Jay Anderson
- Obsessed with Film
Ufc
Ufc Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Souza was, on paper, yet another great Fight Night card, and one that looked a lot more appealing than last month’s Ufc 177. It featured (originally) six main card fights, though some last minute shuffling re-ordered things to four. The event was broadcast on Fox Sports 1 in the U.S., but available only on Fight Pass elsewhere (including Canada, which may be a sign that the Ufc will move more to Fight Pass outside the U.S., as what is on free TV in the U.S. is usually free north of the border)..
Before the action even got underway, one fight was lost to illness, and suddenly, the focus in the Ufc was once again on cancelled bouts. Still, the Ufc card was a decent bet on paper, consistently better than the Bellator event also airing the same night – though to be fair,...
Ufc Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Souza was, on paper, yet another great Fight Night card, and one that looked a lot more appealing than last month’s Ufc 177. It featured (originally) six main card fights, though some last minute shuffling re-ordered things to four. The event was broadcast on Fox Sports 1 in the U.S., but available only on Fight Pass elsewhere (including Canada, which may be a sign that the Ufc will move more to Fight Pass outside the U.S., as what is on free TV in the U.S. is usually free north of the border)..
Before the action even got underway, one fight was lost to illness, and suddenly, the focus in the Ufc was once again on cancelled bouts. Still, the Ufc card was a decent bet on paper, consistently better than the Bellator event also airing the same night – though to be fair,...
- 9/6/2014
- by Jay Anderson
- Obsessed with Film
Bellator
It’s a head to head battle between the world’s two premiere Mma promotions this Friday as Bellator 123 goes head-to-head with Ufc Fight Night 50.
While that might look like a squash match at first glance, it’s important to get perspective. One, Ufc Fight Night 50 is a Fight Pass event in North America, meaning the TV audience that would tune in in droves to see the likes of Alistair Overeem, Matt Mitrione, Joe Lauzon, Gregard Mousasi, and Ronaldo Souza just won’t be there. It’s a hardcore fans only event. Second, Bellator’s viewers are Spike TV loyalists, and they always tend to tune in. Third, Bellator has stacked this card with some of their best: Featherweight champion Pat Curran, Cheick Kongo, Lavar Johnson, King Mo, and making his Bellator debut, Tna wrestling Bobby Lashley.
That’s a pretty decent cast of characters, and Lashley should bring...
It’s a head to head battle between the world’s two premiere Mma promotions this Friday as Bellator 123 goes head-to-head with Ufc Fight Night 50.
While that might look like a squash match at first glance, it’s important to get perspective. One, Ufc Fight Night 50 is a Fight Pass event in North America, meaning the TV audience that would tune in in droves to see the likes of Alistair Overeem, Matt Mitrione, Joe Lauzon, Gregard Mousasi, and Ronaldo Souza just won’t be there. It’s a hardcore fans only event. Second, Bellator’s viewers are Spike TV loyalists, and they always tend to tune in. Third, Bellator has stacked this card with some of their best: Featherweight champion Pat Curran, Cheick Kongo, Lavar Johnson, King Mo, and making his Bellator debut, Tna wrestling Bobby Lashley.
That’s a pretty decent cast of characters, and Lashley should bring...
- 9/2/2014
- by Jay Anderson
- Obsessed with Film
Ufc
Coming off a card that barely held water prior to the loss of main event fighter and former bantamweight champion Renan Barao, Ufc Fight Night: Souza vs. Mousasi looks infinitely better. This is what a Pay-per-View card needs to look like, with the one missing element being the lack of a title fight. Still, if you asked us to choose between Ufc 177 and Ufc Fight Night 50 (as this is otherwise known as), we’d choose this card 99 times out of 100, and plead insanity in that one lone case.
Just because Dillashaw vs. Soto didn’t totally suck doesn’t mean we’re forgiving the Ufc for their foolishly poor event planning in their last outing, but at least this card looks to deliver.
Will it? Probably. In all honesty, Ufc Fight Night 50 would probably have to actively work to fail, barring injuries. Every single fight on the card is competitive,...
Coming off a card that barely held water prior to the loss of main event fighter and former bantamweight champion Renan Barao, Ufc Fight Night: Souza vs. Mousasi looks infinitely better. This is what a Pay-per-View card needs to look like, with the one missing element being the lack of a title fight. Still, if you asked us to choose between Ufc 177 and Ufc Fight Night 50 (as this is otherwise known as), we’d choose this card 99 times out of 100, and plead insanity in that one lone case.
Just because Dillashaw vs. Soto didn’t totally suck doesn’t mean we’re forgiving the Ufc for their foolishly poor event planning in their last outing, but at least this card looks to deliver.
Will it? Probably. In all honesty, Ufc Fight Night 50 would probably have to actively work to fail, barring injuries. Every single fight on the card is competitive,...
- 9/2/2014
- by Jay Anderson
- Obsessed with Film
The Ufc finished off 2012 in grand style as Cain Velasquez (11-1) retook his Heavyweight title from the very man that won it off of him a year ago, Junior Dos Santos (15-2). In episode 013 of the Getting Lucky Mma podcast, I am joined again by co-host Marcus Mitchell to review all the action and the low points of Ufc 155. In part 1, we review all of the prelims on the Facebook and FX undercards. On part 2, we move on to the main card.
Ufc 155 Prelim Review
Ufc 155 Main Card Review
Episode (#013) Summary
Facebook Card: The card started out with an exciting Flyweight match-up with John Moraga (12-1) taking a third round submission over #7 ranked Chris Cariaso (14-4). This certainly puts Moraga solidly into the top ten and likely puts him a fight away from being a true contender.
They were followed by split decision king, Leonard Garcia (15-10-1) against upcoming prospect Max Holloway (7-1). Surprisingly,...
Ufc 155 Prelim Review
Ufc 155 Main Card Review
Episode (#013) Summary
Facebook Card: The card started out with an exciting Flyweight match-up with John Moraga (12-1) taking a third round submission over #7 ranked Chris Cariaso (14-4). This certainly puts Moraga solidly into the top ten and likely puts him a fight away from being a true contender.
They were followed by split decision king, Leonard Garcia (15-10-1) against upcoming prospect Max Holloway (7-1). Surprisingly,...
- 12/31/2012
- by Robert Curtis
- Obsessed with Film
In episode #012, we’re back to preview the upcoming Ufc pay-per-view event, Ufc 155: Dos Santos vs. Velasquez 2. I’m joined by my co-host, Marcus Mitchell, as we delve into the Facebook prelims, the FX prelims, and finally the main card in what is sure to be contender for the best of the year.
Episode Summary: There are several jewels hidden away in the undercard that are definitely worth watching. One of the very best is the Flyweight match-up between John Moraga (11-1) and #7 Chris Cariaso (14-3). Both of these fighters love to stand and bang. You can expect fireworks, but we give the slight edge to Moraga with his high level wrestling pedigree.
Next comes Leonard Garcia (15-9-1) vs. Max Holloway (6-1) in a Featherweight match-up. Garcia has lost three straight and his most recent wins have come off of highly controversial split decisions over the Korean Zombie and Nam Phan.
Episode Summary: There are several jewels hidden away in the undercard that are definitely worth watching. One of the very best is the Flyweight match-up between John Moraga (11-1) and #7 Chris Cariaso (14-3). Both of these fighters love to stand and bang. You can expect fireworks, but we give the slight edge to Moraga with his high level wrestling pedigree.
Next comes Leonard Garcia (15-9-1) vs. Max Holloway (6-1) in a Featherweight match-up. Garcia has lost three straight and his most recent wins have come off of highly controversial split decisions over the Korean Zombie and Nam Phan.
- 12/27/2012
- by Robert Curtis
- Obsessed with Film
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