Everyone has a fighting chance
Young featherweight contender Arnold Allen was masterful against American Jordan Rinaldi as he won a lopsided three-round unanimous decision in the headlining UFC Fight Night 147 preliminary bout.
It wasn’t quite as lopsided as the official scores indicated, but Tevin Farmer retained his IBF junior lightweight championship belt nevertheless.
It’s the biggest boxing event of the year hands down and it’ll take another massive matchup down the road to top it, and thankfully the entire event has been greenlit.
Junior dos Santos was in championship form in the main event of UFC Fight Night 146 on Saturday night, as he blew apart fan favorite Derrick Lewis within two rounds for his third consecutive win. Now, his sights are set on eventually regaining the UFC heavyweight crown.
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos looked like a Top 5 welterweight on Saturday night and after vanquishing Curtis Millender in under three minutes, he wants nothing less than a Top 5 foe in his next outing.
Some expected Joe Smith Jr. to be a sturdy test for young champion Dmitry Bivol, but on Saturday night at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, N.Y., the Kyrgyzstani made it look easy.
Anthony Rocco Martin flustered and frustrated Brazil’s Sergio Moraes from start to finish in the featured preliminary bout of UFC Fight Night 146 on Saturday.
It was the type of fight most boxing experts expected but for Shawn Porter, he was fortunate to escape Dignity Health Sports Complex in Carson, Calif., Saturday night with his WBC welterweight title.
When you call yourself “The Best,” you must back up your statement and that is precisely what Cedric Doumbe did in the main event of Glory 64 on Saturday at Mercure Strasbourg Palais des Congres in Strasbourg, France.
Glory, the world’s leading kickboxing promotion, returns to Strasbourg, France on Saturday with a championship doubleheader.