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Francis Ngannou didn’t shed a tear, but he shared an embrace with his parents in the immediate aftermath of his shocking knockout loss to Anthony Joshua. The former UFC champion turned heavyweight boxer posted the final installment of his fight week video blog, which shows what happened after he left the ring with Joshua. Despite taking lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury to a razor-close decision in his debut, Ngannou didn’t find nearly as much success in his second bout; he was knocked to the canvas three times, including a final punch that knocked him unconscious. Reflecting on the fight, Ngannou…
This is the UFC Vegas 88 live blog for Tai Tuivasa vs. Marcin Tybura, the heavyweight headliner for Saturday’s fight card at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas. Tuivasa has seen both ends of streakiness as a UFC fighter over his past 11 outings — a three-fight losing streak, a five-fight winning streak, and another three-fight losing streak — as he hopes to avoid a four-fight skid. After knocking out Derrick Lewis at UFC 271 in February 2022, “Bam Bam” was stopped by Ciryl Gane, Sergei Pavlovich, and Alexander Volkov. Tybura looks to get back into the win column in…
Bryan Battle and Ange Loosa got into a fight and then nearly got into another one after an eye poke ended their bout at UFC Vegas 88 on Saturday. It was a dominant start from Battle but his thumb jabbed Loosa in the eye in the second round, which forced referee Mike Beltran to pause the action. As Loosa got time to recover, Beltran asked the doctor to enter the octagon to check on him. Loosa attempted to recover with a cloth over his eye but he eventually uttered the dreaded words that he could not see and that was…
Watch Tai Tuivasa vs. Marcin Tybura full fight video highlights from their main event showdown Saturday night, courtesy of multiple outlets. Tuivasa vs. Tybura took place March 16 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas. Tai Tuivasa (14-6) and Marcin Tybura (24-8) squared off in the the main event clash. The fight aired live on ESPN+. Catch all the video highlights below. For more on Tuivasa vs. Tybura, check out our live blog below. Round 1 Dean gets them going and we’re off. Tuivasa lands a kick to the body, then some nasty elbows. Tybura fighting back, but he’s busted open…
Marcin Tybura might have a new scar after UFC Vegas 88 but he’ll still leave with a win following a wild few minutes in the octagon with Tai Tuivasa. Going up against one of the heaviest hitters in the sport, Tybura knew he would have to weather an early storm as Tuivasa came charging at him with a barrage of punches as soon as the fight started. Tuivasa closed the distance and blasted Tybura with a huge elbow that opened a gash across his head as blood started flowing down his face. Despite the early onslaught, Tybura survived and then…
Tai Tuivasa’s losing streak has been extended to four fights after Marcin Tybura made relatively quick work of the powerful knockout artist in the main event of Saturday’s UFC Vegas 88 event. In an event that had very few stakes, is the story more about Tybura’s impressive win, or Tuivasa getting stopped yet again? Following Saturday’s fight card at the UFC APEX, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Eric Jackman, and Alexander K. Lee react to the event, Tybura’s submission victory, and what things could look like for both fighters moving forward. Additionally, they discuss the near skirmish following the Bryan Battle…
There was no “Fight of the Night” was awarded at UFC Vegas 88, but finishers on Saturday’s fight card each picked up an extra $50,000. The promotion announced four bonus winners after the ESPN+ card at UFC APEX, with each earning “Performance of the Night” bumps for leaving judges out of the equation. Included on the list of bonus-winners: Marcin Tybura: The UFC Vegas 88 headliner made quick work of Tai Tuivasa, rebounding from an early cut to submit the Aussie via rear-naked choke in the first round. It was his fourth UFC bonus. Macy Chiasson: The winner of The…
Marcin Tybura bounced back from his most recent loss in a big way. Facing Tai Tuivasa in Saturday’s UFC Vegas 88 main event, “Tybur” went to his grappling to nullify the hard-hitting Australian and despite Tuivasa showing some impressive resilience, he couldn’t stop Tybura from working his way towards a fight-ending rear-naked choke near the end of Round 1. It was the third win in four fights for Tybura, while Tuivasa has now slumped to the tune of four straight losses. It wasn’t surprising to see Tybura go to his wrestling and submission skills to deal with Tuivasa, who has…
At 40 years old, Ovince Saint Preux still has some fight left in him. The veteran light heavyweight competitor bounced back from a loss in his last outing to earn a split decision victory over Kennedy Nzechukwu in a slugfest at UFC Vegas 88. Saint Preux managed to score the only knockdown in the fight before engaging in a back-and-forth war with Nzechukwu in the third round before ultimately getting the nod on the scorecards. Two judges scored the fight 29-28 for Saint Preux with the third official giving the same 29-28 score to Nzechukwu but that was still enough…
Gerald Meerschaert tied Anderson Silva for the most finishes in middleweight history with his submission win over Bryan Barberena at UFC Vegas 88 on Saturday. It was a dominant performance from Meerschaert after he secured a takedown and the locked on a nasty rear-naked choke submission that was actually wrapped around Barberena’s chin rather than under his neck. The tremendous pressure still allowed Meerschaert to get the job done after Barberena fell unconscious from the choke with the end coming at 4:23 in the second round. “I felt great,” Meerschaert said about the win. “I felt like that was a…