Kamaru Usman managed to put a beating on the former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos to make his claim to a welterweight title shot stronger than ever. Now at a perfect 9-0 in the UFC, the former Ultimate Fighter winner managed to take home his most impressive win to date – beating the admittedly undersized RDA to earn a unanimous decision victory. …
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Israel Adesanya proved his elite-level talent last night – dominating eighth-ranked middleweight contender Brad Tavares to a unanimous decision victory. The hype is real ladies and gentlemen! Israel Adesanya stepped up to the plate in a big way in what was just his third UFC outing last night. Besting the in-form veteran Brad Tavares over five-rounds, the hotly-tipped prospect proved that …
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SBG Ireland’s Richie Smullen suffered a tough loss in his UFC debut last night after being submitted by Luis Pena in the first-round. Richie Smullen gave it is his all during his brief but eventful UFC debut last night but in the end, he succumbed to a submission finish at the hands of the highly-touted Luis Pena. ‘Violent Bob Ross’ …
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Last week we had the opportunity to chat with Blaine O’Driscoll as he edges towards a BAMMA flyweight title-shot and in this, the second edition of Exploring Irish MMA, we spoke to unbeaten lightweight Richie Smullen ahead of his UFC debut in Las Vegas on July 6. This series is intended as a means of shining a spotlight on the current …
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Ahead of his UFC 222 co-headliner against Brian Ortega, remind yourself of Frankie Edgar’s dominant first-round KO of Chad Mendes back in 2015. The longtime featherweight contender and former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar faces a unique threat on Saturday night when he takes on the highly-dynamic submission wizard Brian Ortega. Although Edgar’s shot at the belt was set in …
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