Advertisements Due to Khabib Nurmagomedov’s unavailability the UFC decided to put an interim belt on the line in this headliner Justin “the Highlight” Gaethje enters on a three-fight win streak while Tony “El Cucuy” Fergusson enters on a ridiculous 12 fight win streak. Round 1 Ferguson starts well enough with a solid front kick and… Read More UFC 249 Main Event – Tony Ferguson v. Justin Gaethje – Interim Lightweight Championship Bout

Advertisements Henry “Triple Creep”, er “Triple C” Cejudo puts his bantamweight strap on the line versus Dominick Cruz. Round 1 Cruz begins the fight with his patented herky-jerky movement on the outside. Cejudo lands several cracking leg kicks in what can only be interpreted as an attempt to limit Cruz’s movement and slow him down.… Read More UFC 249 Co-Main Event – Henry Cejudo (c) v. Dominick Cruz – Bantamweight Championship Bout

Advertisements eavyweight Bout Francis “The Predator” Ngannou squares off with another massive heavyweight striker in Jairzinho “Bigi Boy” Rozenstruik in this highly anticipated heavyweight bout. Round 1 Bigi Boy starts the fight with low kicks. But The Predator was having none of that as he makes a quick decision to blitz Bigi Boy and damn… Read More UFC 249 Main Card – Francis Ngannou v. Jairzinho Rozenstruik – Heavyweight Bout

Advertisements This fight scheduled for featherweight was contested as a catchweight bout due to Jeremy Stephens missing weight by 5.5 pounds. Round 1 Stephens starts fast as he is throwing hard shots out of the gate. He lands a solid combo of punches and follows with a nice body kick. Kattar’s first nice moment comes… Read More UFC 249 Main Card – Calvin Kattar v. Jeremy Stephens (Catchweight bout 150.5 lbs)

Advertisements The first fight of the main card features former disgraced NFL player Greg Hardy as he continues his MMA journey in the UFC. Round 1 Yorgan starts the bout by throwing bombs early. Yorgan also lands some beautiful leg kicks that clearly has Hardy’s movement compromised. The back of Hardy’s left leg appears to… Read More UFC 249 Main Card – Greg Hardy v. Yorgan de Castro – Heavyweight Bout

Advertisements The featured prelim bout is a rematch of the 2013 affair between these two fighters that immediately preceded Showtime’s lightweight title victory over Benson Henderson. Round 1 The fight gets off to a slow start as the first legit strike (body shot by Pettis) isn’t landed for about a minute and a half. Pettis… Read More UFC 249 Prelim – Anthony Pettis v. Donald Cerrone – Welterweight Bout

Advertisements Two of the best grapplers in MMA squared off in this one. Round 1 Oleinik was aggressive early with his striking. He landed a solid right hand early on Verdum as “Vai Cavalo” (which interestingly means “Go Horse” in Portuguese) appeared outmatched and overwhelmed in the opening frame. Verdum is coming off a two-year… Read More UFC 249 Prelim – Aleksei Oleinik v. Fabricio Verdum – Heavyweight Bout

Advertisements The only womens’ fight on the card features Carla Esparza versus “The Karate Hottie” Michelle Waterson. Round 1 The fight started with both fighters standing at distance. The first 2 and a half minutes of the fight seemed to elapse with no significant strikes. The Karate Hottie then landed a hard outside leg kick.… Read More UFC 249 Prelim – Carla Esparza v. Michelle Waterson – Women’s Strawweight Bout

Advertisements Two all-action fighters set for what should be fireworks! Round 1 Luque lands two nice leg kicks early, with the second knocking Price off balance. A third hard leg kick by Luque is checked. Luque starting fast with his usual slick striking game. Good counter right hand by Price. Luque, not to be outdone,… Read More UFC 249 Prelim – Vicente Luque v. Niko Price – Welterweight Bout

Advertisements “Thug Nasty” Bryce Mitchell (great fight name!) takes on Charles “Boston Strong” Rosa in the second dearly prelim. Round 1 Mitchell comes out of the gate aggressive and backs up Rosa to the fence. Mitchell scores a takedown and immediately ties up Rosas legs a la Khabib style. BM displays impressive grappling by quickly… Read More UFC 249 Early Prelim – Bryce Mitchell v. Charles Rosa – Featherweight Bout