The November showcase of the flyweight divisions didn’t let us down at UFC 255 as both champions retained their belts in rather dominant fashion. In the main event of the night Deiveson Figueiredo went head-hunting against challenger Alex Perez and got a first round finish, with a scramble on the ground leading to a deep […]
UFC 256 has been given a complete reshuffle from it’s scheduled main events as Petr Yan has withdrawn from his bantamweight title defence against Aljamain Sterling. The December PPV was originally scheduled to be headlined by two title fights, with Kamaru Usman defending his welterweight title against Gilbert Burns while Amanda Nunes was due to […]
EARLY PRELIMS Sasha Palatnikov def Louis Cosce via Knockout, Round 3 (2:47) What a round! Cosce comes out super aggressive but Palatnikov does well to use his kicks and attempt to slow him down. Palatnikov shoots for a takedown and Cosce defends well with a guillotine attack. Both men get to their feet and start […]
The flyweights take over the UFC Apex on Saturday night as both Deiveson Figueiredo and Valentina Shevchenko defend their 125lbs titles at UFC 255. Dana White’s Contender Series graduate Alex Perez looks to become the first contestant from the show to wear UFC gold, but Figueiredo will be looking to begin his reign of terror […]
Just under two years ago, the flyweight division was on the verge of being completely scrapped by the UFC as TJ Dillashaw dropped down in weight to challenge Henry Cejudo at 125lbs. If Dillashaw won, it was expected that the UFC would liquidate the division and force Dillashaw back to 135lbs. As it happened, Cejudo […]
The UFC’s end of year pay-per-view schedule needs rearranging as two of the four co-main events have fallen apart. UFC 255 was due to see Deiveson Figueiredo defend his flyweight title against Cody Gabrandt, while Valentina Shevchenko will defend her flyweight title against Jennifer Maia too. The UFC had yet to officially announce UFC 256 […]
The UFC have announced their headliners for UFC 255 as both men’s and women’s flyweight titles will be defended. Deiveson Figueiredo, who won the belt with a first-round knockout over Joseph Benavidez on Fight Island last month, will make the first defence of his belt against former Bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt who will drop down […]
Another super card by the UFC and another new champion as Deiveson Figueiredo knocked out Joseph Benavidez once again to become the new Flyweight king. After his KO win in their first fight saw controversy flow following a clash of heads after he had initially missed weight for the fight, many thought Benavidez would finally […]
