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Jon Jones successfully defended his light heavyweight title at UFC 239 earlier this month when he beat Brazilian powerhouse Thiago Santos by split decision. According to Jones’ striking coach, Brandon Gibson, he was surprised to hear that people thought the fight was close.
Ryan Hall continued his perfect run inside the UFC with a one-sided unanimous decision victory over the veteran Darren Elkins at UFC Fight Night 155 on Saturday, though his antics in the third round drew ire from the Sacramento crowd.
Mirsad Bektic had won two in a row and 13 of 14 overall. He was a sizeable betting favorite going into Saturday, but opponent Josh Emmett made sure to put a halt to any and all hype surrounding the Bosnian.
Urijah Faber apparently has found the fountain of youth because on Saturday night in the co-feature of UFC Fight Night 155, “The California Kid” looked like he was 25.
When it comes to striking in women’s MMA, one would be hard-pressed to find someone better than Germaine de Randamie, and maybe that’s why Herb Dean stopped her match with Aspen Ladd so quickly.
It was a disappointing night for Aspen Ladd at UFC Fight Night 155, as she suffered a 16-second stoppage loss to Germaine de Randamie in the evening’s main event at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, Calif., on Saturday.
Urijah Faber’s spectacular comeback victory over Ricky Simon isn’t likely to be a one-off appearance. Instead, “The California Kid” is already eyeing the top of the mountain in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s bantamweight division.
Urijah Faber came back in a big way at UFC Sacramento, and he padded his bank account in what turned out to be the shortest night’s work of his professional career.
As soon as the main event of UFC Fight Night 155 began, it was over.
The biggest underdog on the entire card, light heavyweight John Allan Arte made the most of his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut by beating up Mike Rodriguez (10-4) for three rounds in the UFC Fight Night 155 featured preliminary bout.