Everyone has a fighting chance
If Israel Adesanya wasn’t a star before this weekend, he certainly became one during his magnificent triumph over Kelvin Gastelum in the co-main event of UFC 236 in Atlanta on Saturday.
It was supposed to be the sort of matchup that propelled women’s boxing into a sort of limelight, but Claressa Shields inadvertently prevented that from happening.
Lightweight prospect Matt Frevola didn’t have too many problems in dealing with Jalin Turner’s long reach and height as he won every round in the featured UFC 236 preliminary bout.
When someone is considered the absolute best in the sport of boxing, he is expected to decimate an opponent not on his level. Vasiliy Lomachenko did just that on Saturday night.
The “Sweet Science” will crown a new undisputed women’s middleweight champion on Saturday when Claressa Shields and Christina Hammer go toe-to-toe.
After losing two consecutive bouts inside the Octagon in 2017, the future became somewhat bleak for Michelle Waterson. A submission loss to Rose Namajunas and a decision loss to Tecia Torres morphed “The Karate Hottie” from would-be superstar to yesterday’s news.
Justin Gaethje once again proved he is arguably the most exciting fighter in the UFC when he vanquished Edson Barboza in the main event of UFC on ESPN 2 on Saturday night.
With time winding down in the third round at UFC on ESPN 2, Josh Emmett needed to do something drastic in order to win.
Brazilian striker Marina Rodriguez was nearly disqualified for repeated pokes to Jessica Aguilar’s eyes, but once she kept her fingers at bay, the strawweight showed no mercy as she beat “Jag” to a pulp for the final two rounds in the UFC on ESPN 2 featured preliminary tilt.
The LFA’s top-rated welterweight contender made sure he remained in title contention and he did it in spectacular fashion.