Category: Matches to Make
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. Leon Edwards vs. Kamaru Usman 3 – With the matchup evened up at 1-1, and due to Kamaru Usman’s long reign in the UFC, it’s only right that a trilogy take place next. The only problem though is, timing. With Usman suffering a clean knockout, it’s to be expected that he needs time off.…
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Following a stunning UFC 278 card, the aftermath has left us with intriguing matches to make. For this article, I’ll be focusing on the losers on the card, with the exception of Luke Rockhold, who retired following a gutsy defeat against Paulo Costa. . Kamaru Usman vs. Leon Edwards 3 – Closing in on a…
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Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev – Despite being stripped of his title, Charles Oliveira put forth yet another sensational performance. With the victory, Oliveira not only added on to his legacy, but staked his claim as one of the greatest Lightweight’s of all-time. Up next, a shot to reclaim his belt in a vacant title…
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Winners Tom Aspinall vs. Tai Tuivasa – After an impressive performance, one in which resulted in a first round submission victory over Alexander Volkov, Tom Aspinall called out Tai Tuivasa. A fight that couldn’t be more perfect to make. With Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou out of action for nine months, an Interim Heavyweight Title fight…
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Israel Adesanya put on a striking clinic against Paulo Costa – finishing the Brazilian in round two. Using distance, Izzy landed at will against Costa. For whatever reason, Costa decided against using his usual pressure and volume striking, but instead decided to be a non-moving target for Izzy to pick apart. As for the co-main…
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A card that felt like a PPV delivered, with excellent preliminary bouts to entertaining main card action too. While the headliner featuring Colby Covington and Tyron Woodley featured the most buzz, the fight itself didn’t particularly live up to it. Covington dominated the fight from start to finish and once again finds himself back in…
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Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley successfully went underneath the knife, getting his nagging shoulder fixed. Typically the recovery time for shoulder surgery is 4-6 month’s, meaning the earliest to expect Woodley back would probably be international fight week in July. With the Champion shelved and worthy contenders like Rafael Dos Anjos and Colby Covington awaiting a…
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On November 4, 2017 George St. Pierre, the greatest Welterweight of all-time returned the octagon at UFC 217. It would be four years since St. Pierre last competed, as he made the jump up to the Middleweight division to take on UFC Middleweight Champion Michael Bisping. In a fight in which their were many unknowns…
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When Jon Jones returned at UFC 214, he brought an obvious boost to the Light Heavyweight division. A division, in which had been in good hands by Daniel Cormier, but obviously missed having whom many consider to be the greatest mixed martial artist of all-time. That statement held true, as Jones successfully recaptured his belt…
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Since winning the UFC Heavyweight title on May 14, 2016 at UFC 198, Stipe Miocic has defended the title two times. However, Miocic last fought on May 13, 2017 at UFC 211 and is not scheduled to fight again this year. That’s a problem, especially considering the UFC Heavyweight division has been moving at a…
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