Everyone has a fighting chance
It’s been no secret that Mark Hunt’s days in the UFC are numbered, and “The Super Samoan” reiterated that point following his loss to Alexey Oleynik on Saturday in Moscow.
Last September, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Gennady “GGG” Golovkin put on an epic fight with wild swings in momentum and drama on the scorecards. While the fight itself was a masterpiece, the controversy surrounding the resulting split draw and puzzling 118-110 nod for Canelo left a dark cloud over an otherwise stellar showing from both men. It was a tough act to follow.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s first venture in Russia appears to have been a success.
Russian submission savant Alexey Oleynik survived several hairy moments early on but he was able to prevail in front of nearly 20,000 fans in Moscow at UFC Fight Night 136.
Alexey Oleynik, Jan Blachowicz, Petr Yan and Magomed Ankalaev and garnered $50,000 bonuses for their work at UFC Fight Night 136 in Moscow on Saturday.
Khalid Murtazaliev took it to C.B. Dollaway for two full rounds, landing plenty of damaging kicks and punches to the head and body in the UFC Fight Night 136 preliminary card headliner.
Sherdog’s live UFC Fight Night 136 coverage kicks off at 10:30 a.m. ET.
With Canelo Alavrez-Gennady Golovkin 2 bringing boxing to the forefront of the mainstream sports media world, Floyd Mayweather Jr. used the opportunity to shift the attention to himself by announcing a pending rematch with Manny Pacquiao.
Nine up, nine down for Sean Brady.
Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight contender Antonio Carlos Jr. says he’s out of his UFC 231 matchup against Elias Theodorou, marking the second time in a row the promotion has attempted to book the fight.