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• Brooks opens up on UFC departure: ‘I just didn’t get it done’

  25-02-2018 23:00
  For any number of reasons, Will Brooks’s brief tenure with the UFC turned out to be a disappointing one, and he is putting the onus on one major factor: himself.
  “I just didn’t get it done,” Brooks said Monday on The MMA Hour, when asked what he thought went wrong in his four UFC fights. “I let a lot of outside things get in the way and I just didn’t make the right adjustments and in adapting to different things that were taking place and that’s on me.
  
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• Report: Josh Emmett Plans to Appeal Loss to Jeremy Stephens at UFC on Fox 28

  25-02-2018 22:44 via sherdog.com
  Josh Emmett is planning to appeal his controversial loss to Jeremy Stephens at UFC on Fox 28.
  
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• First Three Bouts Announced for UFC Fight Night Event in Utica, N.Y. on June 1

  25-02-2018 22:16 via sherdog.com
  The UFC ‘s Fight Night card in Utica, N.Y., has its first three bouts.
  
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• UFC on FOX 28 Draws 1,826,000 Viewers Overnight

  25-02-2018 22:15
  Overnight viewership numbers for the main card of UFC on FOX 28 have been released and things are looking a bit better. The FOX broadcast drew 1,826,000 viewers overnight (via MMAFighting.com). The event took an overnight rating of 0.55 in the 18-49 demo. The event was going against the Winter Olympics and an NBA game between […]
  
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• David Teymur: Jim Miller declined fight at UFC Atlantic City

  25-02-2018 21:00
  David Teymur isn’t exactly sure where his callout of Jim Miller went wrong.
  The 28-year-old lightweight was under the impression that a meeting with Miller was all but set for UFC Atlantic City on April 21, which just so happens to be in Miller’s home state of New Jersey. But earlier this week, his manager said the Miller camp had declined the bout.
  “From our side, everything was done,” Teymur told MMA Fighting. “It was from the Jim Miller side. I’m like, &ls
  
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• UFC Orlando Bonuses: Jeremy Stephens & Three Others Get Paid

  25-02-2018 20:35
  With yet another Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) card in the history books, a fresh list of bonus winners has been revealed. Last night (Feb. 24), UFC Orlando took place inside the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. The main card aired live on FOX. Preliminary action was seen on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass. […]
  
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• Jeremy Stephens Addresses Knee Controversy at UFC on Fox 28: ‘I’m Not a Dirty Fighter’

  25-02-2018 20:35 via sherdog.com
  Due to the controversial nature of the finish, Jeremy Stephens wasn’t able to completely enjoy his victory over Josh Emmett at UFC on Fox 28 without answering some questions.
  
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• Ilir Latifi Explains Daniel Cormier Callout: ‘It Doesn’t Matter if It’s Heavyweight or Light Heavyweight’

  25-02-2018 20:28 via sherdog.com
  The UFC’s light heavyweight division is badly in need of some fresh contenders, and Ilir Latifi is well on his way to filling that void.
  
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• The Weekly Grind: Jon Jones deadlifts crazy weight, Nurmagomedov shares intense locker room footage of Cormier

  25-02-2018 19:00
  The life of a professional fighter isn't all glitz and glamour.As if getting punched, kicked, kneed, choked and twisted into a pretzel on a regular basis isn't enough, fighters attract a general wackiness that makes their lives, well...interesting.
  To commemorate these day-to-day hardships, slip-ups, pranks, and more, we bring you, "The Weekly Grind."Old wise man once said don’t count the days make the days count. A post shared byJon Bones Jones (@jonnybones) on Feb 20, 2018 at 5:32pm PST
  
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• UFC on FOX 28 overnight rating is a moral victory

  25-02-2018 18:13
  While Saturday night’s Jeremy Stephens win over Josh Emmett did, based on the fast national ratings, one of the lower ratings in the history of the series, the early number of 1,826,000 viewers is hardly negative news.
  Stephens vs. Emmett, a shaky main event due to the relative lack of star power of Emmett who was largely unknown prior to a surprise win over Ricardo Lamas, was widely expected to set a record low for the series. Between the main event and the network competition, going aga
  
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• Stephens win over Emmett at UFC on FOX 28 does 1,826,000 viewers in overnight rating, which is a moral win

  25-02-2018 18:13
  While still being among the least-watched UFC on FOX specials, the show, with Olympic competition, was up 15 percent from last month’s show, and 73 percent over the prior Saturday’s Premiere Boxing in the same time slot. While Saturday night’s Jeremy Stephens win over Josh Emmett did, based on the fast national ratings, one of the lower ratings in the history of the series, the early number of 1,826,000 viewers is hardly negative news.
  Stephens vs. Emmett, a shaky main event d
  
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• Stephens win over Emmett at UFC on FOX 28 does 1,826,000 viewers in overnight rating

  25-02-2018 18:13
  While still being among the least-watched UFC on FOX specials, the show, with Olympic competition, was up 15 percent from last month’s show, and 73 percent over the prior Saturday’s Premiere Boxing in the same time slot. While Saturday night’s Jeremy Stephens win over Josh Emmett did, based on the fast national ratings, one of the lower ratings in the history of the series, the early number of 1,826,000 viewers is hardly negative news.
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• Click Debate: ‘Reebok pay’ now a thing of the past, and was never really a thing in the first place

  25-02-2018 17:00
  Don’t call it “Reebok pay” any longer.
  Beginning last month, the UFC instituted a new policy for fighters. The money athletes get per fight from the UFC’s apparel deal with Reebok has now been rolled up with two other requirements — media obligations and a fighter code of conduct.
  The altered policy is now called “promotional guidelines” and is an amalgamation of all three things: conduct, media obligations and outfitting, per a document obtained by MMA
  
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• Controversial end to Stephens-Emmett makes for a folly of hindsight

  25-02-2018 16:35
  If you tuned in right at the end there for Saturday night’s UFC card on FOX, you might have thought, “well, would you look at that, Jeremy Stephens is on his knees begging for his title shot, he must have kicked some ass!” And he did. He kicked some serious ass. Yet if you tuned in just moments earlier, you’d know he also knee’d some temple while Josh Emmett was down, and elbowed Emmett right in the forbidden area behind his ears, the kind of messy context that mak
  
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• Jeremy Stephens Opens Up On Controversial Win Over Josh Emmett

  25-02-2018 15:38
  Jeremy Stephens had to defend his latest win as many people have different views on it. As seen in the main event of UFC on FOX 28 that took place on Saturday night (February 24, 2018) at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida on FOX, Stephens appeared to land an illegal knee to Josh Emmett while […]
  
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• Stephens addresses controversial UFC on FOX 28 finish over Emmett

  25-02-2018 15:00
  Jeremy Stephens scored a hellacious knockout over Josh Emmett in his first FOX-broadcasted main event, but unfortunately for him, the conversation after UFC on FOX 28 centered mostly around the controversial manner in which the fight ended.
  After dropping Emmett with a blistering left hook, Stephens appeared to potentially hit his grounded foe with an illegal knee to the head en route to securing a second-round stoppage. Replay showed that Emmett had one knee on the mat at the time of the strik
  
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• Faber rips Cruz, Bisping for overlooking illegal blows in UFC on FOX 28 main event

  25-02-2018 14:00
  Urijah Faber is standing by his Alpha Male teammate.
  The retired fighter was at the Amway Center in Orlando, Fla., to watch Josh Emmett take on Jeremy Stephens in the main event of UFC on FOX 28 on Saturday. Unfortunately for Faber, that meant he was perfectly situated to see Emmett lose by second-round knockout.
  The finish was not without controversy however, as it appeared that Stephens may have landed an illegal knee to a grounded Emmett after flooring him with a left hook, and may also have
  
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• Jessica Andrade vs. Tecia Torres full fight video highlights

  25-02-2018 07:00
  Watch Jessica Andrade vs. Tecia Torres full fight video highlights from UFC on FOX 28’s co-main event above, courtesy of FOX Sports.
  UFC on FOX: Emmett vs. Stephens took place Feb. 24 at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. UFC strawweight contenders Jessica Andrade (18-6) and Tecia Torres (10-2) faced off in the night’s co-main event, which aired live on FOX. Catch the video highlights below.
  For more on Andrade vs. Torres, check out the play-by-play courtesy of MMA Fighting&rsquo
  
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• Fight Night Orlando: The Scorecard

  25-02-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Saturday’s Fight Night Orlando event is in the books, and now that the dust has settled in Florida, it’s time to go to the scorecard to see who the big winners were at Amway Center.More than any card in recent history, this one really gave me a problem when it came to picking just five fighters who significantly upped their profile with their victories last weekend. That’s a good thing because it shows that even though we’re only in February, 2018 is shaping up to be an i
  
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• Fight Night Orlando Talking Points: Andrade, Stephens and more

  25-02-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  Fight Night Orlando was one of those gems where every fight from the top of the card to the bottom delivered something of substance. Heroic performances and intriguing victories abound from Saturday’s Amway Center spectacle, and here we discuss the biggest storylines.These are the Fight Night Orlando talking pointsAndrade Makes Her CaseTake last year’s epic battle against Claudia Gadelha, coupled with Saturday night’s full three rounds with Tecia Torres, and Jessica Andrad
  
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• Fight Night Orlando: Fantasy Rewind

  25-02-2018 07:00 via ufc.com
  In a night filled with action-packed finishes, the UFC's latest trip to Orlando ended with a highlight reel knockout as Jeremy Stephens put away Josh Emmett in the second round of the main event.Of course, Stephens didn't get the win without first enduring some early trouble after he got a little over aggressive in the opening round and got clipped with a punch from Emmett that dropped him to the mat briefly.Stephens survived and then returned with a vengeance in the second round, as he was head
  
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• Josh Emmett to appeal UFC on FOX 28 loss to Jeremy Stephens

  25-02-2018 06:15
  Josh Emmett is not going to accept his controversial loss to Jeremy Stephens without an added effort.
  The Team Alpha Male product will appeal the knockout defeat in the main event of UFC on FOX 28 on Saturday night with the Florida State Boxing Commission, his team informed MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani. Stephens threw what appeared to be an illegal knee and potentially two illegal elbows in the finishing sequence at Orlando’s Amway Center.
  In the second round, Stephens landed a mass
  
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• Video: Cormier, Cruz verbally spar over controversial UFC on FOX 28 finish

  25-02-2018 06:00
  Daniel Cormier and Dominick Cruz are two of the best fighters on the planet. And there aren’t many people around who would fare well in arguments with them, either.
  On Saturday night, the two analysts went head to head on the UFC on FOX 28 post-fight show on FS1 over the controversial finish to the card’s main event between Jeremy Stephens and Josh Emmett.
  Stephens appeared to land an illegal knee in the finishing sequence, leading to a second-round knockout. There were also two elb
  
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• UFC on FOX 28 bonuses: Jeremy Stephens earns Performance of the Night

  25-02-2018 05:45
  Jeremy Stephens earned his 15th career UFC victory on Saturday night. He later added his ninth post-fight bonus.
  Stephens’ second-round knockout of Josh Emmett in the main event of UFC on FOX 28 was not without controversy, but it was good for the hard-hitting featherweight’s third consecutive win. And it also earned him a Performance of the Night bonus, which means he’ll leave Orlando with an extra $50,000.Ilir Latifi, too, had a memorable performance Saturday. He followed up
  
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• Jeremy Stephens vs. Josh Emmett full fight video highlights

  25-02-2018 05:26
  Watch Jeremy Stephens vs. Josh Emmett full fight video highlights from UFC on FOX 28’s main event above, courtesy of FOX Sports.
  UFC on FOX: Emmett vs. Stephens took place Feb. 24 at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. UFC featherweight contenders Jeremy Stephens (28-14) and Josh Emmett (13-2) collided in the night’s main event, which aired live on FOX. Catch the video highlights below.
  For more on Stephens vs. Emmett, check out the play-by-play courtesy of MMA Fighting’s Al
  
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• UFC on Fox 28 Bonuses: Stephens, Latifi, Jouban, Saunders Earn $50K Awards

  25-02-2018 05:17 via sherdog.com
  Jeremy Stephens lived up to his hard-hitting reputation at UFC on Fox 28, and he was compensated accordingly for his work.
  
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• Jeremy Stephens Scores Vicious Knockout on Josh Emmett in UFC on Fox 28 Headliner

  25-02-2018 05:05 via sherdog.com
  Jeremy Stephens emerges as dark horse title contender with knockout of Josh Emmett in UFC on Fox 28 main event.
  
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• Jeremy Stephens Declares Himself Hardest-Hitting Featherweight, Wants Title Shot Next

  25-02-2018 04:53 via sherdog.com
  Although it seems as if he’s been around forever, Jeremy Stephens appears to only be getting better.
  
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• Pros react to Jeremy Stephens vs. Josh Emmett, controversy over Stephens’ knee

  25-02-2018 04:39
  Elbows to the back of the head? Illegal knee or not illegal knee?
  One way or another, Jeremy Stephens scored a vicious second-round knockout over Josh Emmett on Saturday night in the main event of UFC on FOX 28. The finishing sequence had plenty of controversy though, and nowhere was that debate more apparent than on social media. Check out reactions to Stephens’ polarizing win below, plus much more from an action-packed night at UFC on FOX 28.JEREMY STEPHENS DEF. JOSH EMMETT
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• UFC on FOX 28 results: Jeremy Stephens has controversial finish of Josh Emmett

  25-02-2018 04:29
  At UFC on FOX 26, Josh Emmett staked his turf among the featherweight division’s hardest hitters, when he knocked Ricardo Lamas out cold.
  But at Saturday night’s UFC on FOX 28, Jeremy Stephens seemed to take Emmett’s presence as a personal affront.Stephens shook off a first-round knockdown and finished the job in the second, though not without some controversy. A big left hook, some questionable blows, and pair of elbows finished the job. The bout was waved off at the 1:35 mar
  
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• Stephens Scores Controversial Win Over Emmett At UFC Orlando

  25-02-2018 04:11
  Round 1: Stephens has a kick blocked and Emmet faints a blitz. A hook to the body lands for Stephens and the action is paused for a low blow from Emmett. A right hand lands from Emmett but Stephens continues to press forward. A nice combination lands for Stephens and Emmet backs up a bit […]
  
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• Jeremy Stephens Obliterates Josh Emmett With Vicious Assault

  25-02-2018 04:11
  Round 1: Stephens has a kick blocked and Emmet faints a blitz. A hook to the body lands for Stephens and the action is paused for a low blow from Emmett. A right hand lands from Emmett but Stephens continues to press forward. A nice combination lands for Stephens and Emmet backs up a bit […]
  
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• UFC on FOX 28 results: Jessica Andrade outlasts Tecia Torres

  25-02-2018 03:46
  Jessica Andrade and Tecia Torres set off on a torrid pace in their UFC on FOX 28 co-main event on Saturday night.
  Andrade chased after Torres from the outset. Torres met her with sharp counters that found the mark. The two would reset and the scene would usually repeat.
  Things went this way until Andrade’s size and strength advantage wore Torres down and turned the fight her way. After 15 minutes of excellent action, Andrade emerged victorious. The judges scores for the strawweight bout a
  
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• Jessica Andrade Gets Win Over Tecia Torres After Heavy-Hitting Brawl

  25-02-2018 03:37
  Round 1: Torres lands a nice right hand to start things off and Andrade responds with a blitz that lands nothing. A leg kick lands for Andrade. A right hand lands for Andrade and she continues to press forward. Torres lands some nice hooks of her own now. Both women are landing stiff shots now. […]
  
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• UFC on FOX 28 live blog: Andrade vs. Torres

  25-02-2018 03:00
  This is the UFC on FOX 28 live blog for Jessica Andrade vs. Tecia Torres, a strawweight bout at Saturday night’s UFC event at the Amway Center in Orlando, Fla.
  Andrade, 4-1 as a strawweight including wins over Claudia Gadelha and Angela Hill, takes on Torres, who is on a three-fight win streak, in the evening’s co-main event.
  Check out the UFC on FOX 28 live blog below.
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• Ilir Latifi Sleeps Ovince Saint Preux With Standing Guillotine

  25-02-2018 02:58
  Round 1: Some leg kicks from Latifi early on and neither man is throwing heavy offense. A high kick from Latifi is blocked. OSP is blocking strikes from Latifi while he throws leg kicks. Latifi is able to land a straight left but OSP continues to move well. An overhand from Latifi drops OSp, he […]
  
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• UFC on FOX 28 results: Max Griffin earns dominant decision over Mike Perry

  25-02-2018 02:43
  Mike Perry spent the bulk of his welterweight bout with Max Griffin on Saturday hunting for a home run he never hit.Griffin, for his part, seemed to sense this would be Perry’s game plan, and he parried it with precision.
  Griffin stuck and moved and bloodied and battered his flustered foe for the bulk of 15 minutes on Saturday and held off a late Perry rally.That was enough to give Griffin, the biggest betting underdog on the card, his highest-profile win to date. The judges’ scores
  
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• UFC on FOX 28 live blog: Saint Preux vs. Latifi

  25-02-2018 02:39
  This is the UFC on FOX 28 live blog for Ovince Saint Preux vs. Ilir Latifi, a light heavyweight bout at Saturday night’s UFC event at the Amway Center in Orlando, Fla.
  ”OSP” has finished his last three opponents. He fights Latifi, winner of four of his last five, on the evening’s main card.
  Check out the UFC on FOX 28 live blog below.
  Round 1: Jorge Alonso the referee for this main card bout. Saint Preux pawing at Latifi, he has a significant reach advantage. Latifi firi
  
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• Max Griffin Spoils Mike Perry’s Homecoming In Florida

  25-02-2018 02:37
  Round 1: Griffin lands a nice right hand to open up. He follows it up with a combination that cuts Perry’s forehead. Perry with a leg kick and just misses an overhand right. Another clean hook for Griffin lands and Perry misses another overhand. Perry gets caught with a straight after throwing a front kick. […]
  
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• UFC on Fox 28 Prelims: Brian Kelleher Upsets Former Champion Renan Barao in Orlando

  25-02-2018 02:23 via sherdog.com
  Brian Kelleher got the best of Renan Barao in what was perhaps a career-altering performance.
  
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• UFC on FOX 28 results: Brian Kelleher scores impressive win over Renan Barao

  25-02-2018 02:11
  If the fight was 15 minutes and 10 seconds, instead of 15 minutes flat, Brian Kelleher likely would have had himself a TKO victory on Saturday night.
  Instead, his bantamweight bout at UFC on FOX 28 against former champion Renan Barao ended with Barao out on his feet and melting in Kelleher’s relentless onslaught.
  While he didn’t get the finish, the Long Island native did score the biggest victory of his career, as he earned a unanimous decision at Orlando’s Amway Center. The j
  
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• UFC on FOX 28 live blog: Perry vs. Griffin

  25-02-2018 02:08
  This is the UFC on FOX 28 live blog for Mike Perry vs. Max Griffin, a welterweight bout at Saturday night’s UFC event at the Amway Center in Orlando, Fla.
  Perry, who is 4-2 in the UFC with all of his wins coming by way of knockout, takes on Griffin, who is 3-2 in his last five fights, on the evening’s main card.
  Check out the UFC on FOX 28 live blog below.
  Round 1: Perry immediately takes the center of the cage and he’s walking Griffin down. Howeer, it’s Griffin who land
  
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• UFC on FOX 28 results: Marion Reneau rallies past Sara McMann

  25-02-2018 01:34
  Marion Reneau was down and all but out in the opening round of her UFC on FOX 28 bantamweight bout with Sara McMann.Reneau was on the wrong end of a probable 10-8 opening round at Orlando’s Amway Center, and had to ride things out until the horn while McMann rained down punches from the mounted crucifix position in the round’s waning seconds.
  But Reneau landed a big, fight-changing right hand, and the second round, as well as the fight, was all hers. The 40-year-old Californian capp
  
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• Video: Jouban ends thrilling fight with crushing KO of Saunders

  25-02-2018 01:16
  Alan Jouban wasn’t satisfied with just putting on a Fight of the Night candidate.
  The Versace model put himself in line to pick up a Performance of the Night bonus as well, knocking Ben Saunders out cold with a straight left in the second round to put a stop to their thrilling welterweight encounter at UFC on FOX 28 in Orlando, Fla., on Saturday.
  Jouban and Saunders were locked into a back-and-forth standup struggle until Jouban started to pull away in round two, blistering “Killa B
  
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• VIDEO: Sam Alvey scores walk-off KO of Marcin Prachnio in light heavyweight debut

  25-02-2018 00:12
  Sam Alvey has spent most of his career fighting at 185 pounds, but he might have to consider sticking around at light heavyweight after picking up a spectacular knockout win Saturday night.
  “Smile’N Sam” was matched up with Octagon newcomer Marcin Prachnio, and the Polish prospect received a rude welcome to the big show when Alvey blasted him with a pair of heavy right hands in the Fight Pass headliner of UFC on FOX 28 in Orlando, Fla.
  The second shot came as Prachnio marched
  
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• Cage Warriors 90 results: Molly McCann claims flyweight title with second-round TKO

  25-02-2018 00:10
  Molly McCann claimed the Cage Warriors flyweight title with a second-round TKO over Bryony Tyrell in the main event of Cage Warriors 90 Saturday night in Liverpool.McCann was more comfortable than ever in front of her hometown crowd as she marched Tyrell down, tagging her with her lead left hand. Midway through the first round, “Meatball” laughed off the advances of her opponent and continued to land with ease.After connecting with a big left hook in the second round, Tyrell looked
  
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