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Dana White was blunt when asked about the controversial referee stoppage by Kerry Hatley in UFC Austin’s co-main event. “One of the worst I’ve ever seen,” White said at UFC Austin’s post-fight press conference. Hatley came under immense fire on Saturday for what many perceived to be a late stoppage for Jalin Turner’s first-round knockout victory over Bobby Green. Turner dropped Green with a right hand in the opening minutes of the bout, then towered over his fallen foe and unloaded undefended blows for more than 10 seconds before Hatley intervened. Many fighters expressed outrage at Hatley’s decision-making during the…
Alexandre Pantoja is set to defend the UFC flyweight championship in the co-main event of UFC 296 on Dec. 16, the same night Colby Covington challenges Leon Edwards for the welterweight strap in Las Vegas, and the American Top Team product wants nothing to do with his former teammate. Covington parted ways with ATT in 2020 after a series of public feuds with teammates Jorge Masvidal, Dustin Poirier and Joanna Jedrzejcyk. Pantoja said on MMA Fighting’s Trocação Franca podcast that Covington, who now trains at MMA Masters, is still not welcome at the Florida-based gym. “Everybody wants to kill him…
Eddie Alvarez may have fallen short in his battle of wills against Mike Perry at BKFC 56, but the setback won’t stop his drive to continue pursuing bare-knuckle boxing. “I love this. I do. I truly [do],” Alvarez said at the event’s post-fight press conference. “I came out here and I was my best self. My coaches loved what I was doing. I was on point, I was sharp. The lead-up to this fight was really good, I was sparring heavyweights, doing well. Unfortunately this sport is so volatile, you just don’t know. You could have the cleanest fight, and…
Bobby Green suffered one of the worst losses at UFC Austin, but the MMA lifer is keeping his head high. In Saturday’s co-main event, Green was on the wrong end of a nasty knockout from Jalin Turner, an outcome made far worse due to an irresponsibly late stoppage by referee Kerry Hatley. Turner sent Green to the canvas with a pair of hard punches, then followed up with powerful ground-and-pound on a seemingly defenseless Green until the fight was finally waved off. Hatley’s decision-making was widely panned by the MMA community, with UFC CEO Dana White calling the stoppage “one…
Mike Perry went to war with Eddie Alvarez at BKFC 56, but it turns out four minutes just wasn’t enough for him. Despite another impressive victory to move his bare-knuckle boxing record to 4-0, the new “King of Violence” actually wanted more out of Alvarez, who couldn’t continue past the second round once his coaches stopped the fight. Afterward, Alvarez revealed that he likely suffered a broken orbital bone that caused massive swelling around the left side of his face, but Perry really hoped his foe would answer the bell to give him five full rounds of fighting. “I had…
Arman Tsarukyan picked up an important win in the UFC Austin main event, but the co-main event already had him smiling. While Tsarukyan’s devastating knockout win over Beneil Dariush will undoubtedly go down as a career highlight, much of the headlines leading up to Saturday’s show were centered on a Tsarukyan’s confrontation with Bobby Green at the fighter hotel earlier in the week. Green posted on social media that Tsarukyan and associates had confronted him at the hotel and footage of the encounter later surfced, which included Tsarukyan grabbing at Green’s throat and Green brawling with members of Tsarukyan’s team.…
It’s safe to say Dana White isn’t sweating the competition when it comes to PFL buying Bellator. After the deal was closed for the PFL’s acquisition of Bellator, company founder Donn Davis proclaimed that the merger will eventually make them a “co-leader” with the UFC. He even went as far as proclaiming White is “worried” about the competition the UFC now faces. While PFL certainly has a deeper roster now than it had previously, as well stars like Francis Ngannou and Jake Paul on the roster, the UFC CEO doesn’t seem all that impressed by the deal, much less concerned…
Watch Ryan Garcia vs. Oscar Duarte full fight video highlights from their main event, courtesy of DAZN and other outlets. Garcia vs. Duarte took place Dec. 2 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Ryan Garcia (24-1) faced off against Oscar Duarte (26-2-1) in the night’s main event. The fight aired live on DAZN. Catch the video highlights below. For more on Garcia vs. Duarte, check out the live blog from MMA Fighting’s Alexander K. Lee. Round 1: Garcia looking for the jab up top as Duarte snipes at the body. A Garcia jab gets through. Hard body shot by…
Jimmie Rivera will definitely need stitches after suffering a gruesome cut over his eye that led to a stoppage in his fight against fellow UFC veteran Jeremy Stephens at BKFC 56. After battling to a draw in his BKFC debut, Rivera took a step up in weight class and competition by clashing with Stephens, who was making his first appearance in the bare-knuckle promotion. While Rivera held his own early, Stephens definitely showcased his size and power while bulling the former bantamweight around the ring. Stephens scored the only knockdown after blasting Rivera with a huge uppercut that put him…
Arman Tsarukyan sent a message to Islam Makahchev and the rest of the UFC’s lightweight division after a devastating knockout of Beneil Dariush in the main event of UFC Austin. Where does the title contender go following the biggest win of his career? MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Jed Meshew, and Shaheen Al-Shatti react to a chaotic return to Texas for the UFC, Tsarukyan’s incredibly impressive performance, the fascination for a rematch between Makhachev and Tsarkyan, and Dariush’s title hopes officially coming to an end. Additionally, they discuss Jalin Turner’s vicious finish of Bobby Green and referee Kerry Hatley’s awful stoppage,…