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PFL has not been good to Rory MacDonald, through two seasons he’s went just 2-4. His last 2 losses saw him fail to get takedowns and be extremely hesitant to strike on the feet. After a failed takedown where he landed on his back, Rory got out striked heavily standing and eventually put down with … Continue reading Rory MacDonald loses to Dilano Taylor by TKO rd 1. Goes 2-4 in PFL.

When two world class BJJ fighters fight, many expect a world class BJJ contest but that’s not usually what happens. What usually happens is a striking match, and that’s what we got. Round 1- saw Goiti swich stances often and land even more often, dropping Gracie and hurting him with a hard jab, getting a … Continue reading Goiti Yamauchi destroys Neiman Gracie in dominant KO win.

UFC standout and TUF finalist- Uriah Hall has announced his retirement via Instagram from the sport that made him famous. https://www.instagram.com/p/ChEkkPvuiCO/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=d9b56715-2455-4dec-b59c-5d9da677a003&ig_mid=B35BF3F1-22CA-4164-BEB0-6B15064F1F30 Hall lost a much disputed close decision in the TUF Final to Kelvin Gastellum, and from there had a very up and down career. He is tied with Anderson Silva for most KOs at … Continue reading Uriah Hall announces his retirement from mma

The man officially recognized as having the first mma fight on record (1-0) Gene Labelle has passed away. Gene made headlines in 1963 when he said a judo fighter could beat a boxer, and he proved it against pro boxer- Milo Savage in the first recognized mma contest. Gene went on to appear in dozens … Continue reading Martial arts icon- “Judo” Gene Labelle has passed away at the age of 89.

Bo Nickal entered his fight with Zachary Borrego a gigantic favorite for his debut on Dana White’s contender series. The former 3 time NCAA champion and U23 world champion in amateur wrestling was expected to dominate and he did, getting a takedown within 5 seconds and finishing via guillotine in 62 seconds. https://youtu.be/xXSPEautrZ4 Most everyone … Continue reading video: Bo Nickal wins DWCS bout in 60 seconds but isn’t offered a UFC contract

Jamahal Hill picks up a huge win by 4th round stoppage after a highly competitive fight. Round 1 saw a back and forth affair that Hill was probably slightly ahead in until he got busted with a hard right hand that busted him open to close the round. Very close round, could go either way … Continue reading Jamahal Hill finishes Thiago Santos in round 4 by TKO

In the best performance of his entire career, Geoff became the first person to ever finish Luque with strikes. Round 1 saw Neal rock Luque on 4-5 occasions, and took an easy 10-8 round where he nearly finished several times. Round 2 Luque made a come back and in a close round I slightly scored … Continue reading “Hands of Steel” Geoff Neal lives up to his name, KOs Luque

Zac Puaga was favored to beat Mohammed, brother of UFC champ- Kamaru Usman, but Mohammad proved the oddsmakers wrong with a giant one punch KO in round 2. This makes this Usman brothers the first brothers to ever win TUF. Kamaru went on to win the world title, and now we see if that same … Continue reading Mohammed Usman follows in brother’s footsteps, becomes The Ultimate Fighter

Another fight another first round finish for McKinney, his 12th in 13 total wins. He started off hit in round 1, landing on Gonzales at will. Until Gonzales landed a huge strike of his own that seemed to hurt McKinney. T-Rex went for a takedown and that eventually led to the standing RNC, and the … Continue reading Terrance McKinney gets 12th 1st round finish against Gonzalez.

Another fight another loss for Sam Alvey. He got dominated, dropped twice and finished in round 1 by Michal Oleksiejczuk. 9 fights without a win is the record for longest winless streak in UFC history, and it happened to be the last fight of his UFC contract where he will certainly not be brought back. … Continue reading Sam Alvey loses again- 9 straight fights without a win. Last fight of Sam’s UFC career