Everyone has a fighting chance
Not long after officially receiving a new opponent for his scheduled appearance at UFC Fight Night 186, Raoni Barcelos has been forced to withdraw from Saturday’s event.
Recent flyweight title challenger Alex Perez will return to action against Matt Schnell at UFC 262 on May 15.
The UFC Fight Night 185 co-main event came down to a battle of damage vs. positional control.
After a perfectly-timed uppercut sent Curtis Blaydes tumbling to the canvas like a sack of potatoes, Derrick Lewis punctuated his UFC Fight Night 185 victory with a little something extra.
Chris Daukaus earned the most significant victory of his career to date at UFC Fight Night 185, as he scored a first-round technical knockout of Alexey Oleynik in a featured heavyweight encounter at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
Tom Aspinall’s latest Ultimate Fighting Championship victory came by different means than he anticipated it would.
Derrick Lewis’ massive knockout of Curtis Blaydes halted the championship aspirations of his opponent, and it made “The Black Beast” $50,000 richer in the process.
Angela Hill and Ashley Yoder will square off for a second time at UFC Fight Night 186 next Saturday.
In yet another strange turn of events, lightweight Ottman Azaitar has been granted a second chance by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
A women’s bantamweight showdown pitting former champion Holly Holm against “The Ultimate Fighter 18” winner Julianna Pena is set for UFC Fight Night on May 8.