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This is the UFC Vegas 87 live blog for Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Shamil Gaziev, the heavyweight headliner for Saturday’s UFC event at UFC APEX in Las Vegas. Rozenstruik makes his 13th octagon appearance and looks to bounce back from a first-round submission loss to Jailton Almeida in the main event of UFC Charlotte this past May in his lone appearance of 2023. Prior to that, “Bigi Boi” knocked out Chris Daukaus in just 23 seconds at UFC 282 in December 2022. Gaziev enters his first promotional main event in just his second UFC appearance. The 34-year-old is 12-0 as a…
Muhammad Mokaev wants a shot at gold after his latest win at UFC Vegas 87. It’s tough to tell if his performance will warrant that opportunity after Mokaev really had to grind his way to victory over a tough and savvy veteran in Alex Perez. The difference in the fight really came down to Mokaev’s wrestling after he scored numerous takedowns and one huge suplex to prevent Perez from pulling off the upset. The final scorecards all ready 29-28 for Mokaev as he moves to 6-0 in the UFC with the win. “To be honest, I was very sick this…
Steve Erceg scored his first finish in the octagon in emphatic fashion with a stunning walkoff knockout over Matt Schnell at UFC Vegas 87. After a back-and-forth brawl in the opening round, Erceg figured out Schnell’s timing and distance as the second round got underway. Erceg went to the body with a right hand and then came back up top with a vicious left hook that snapped Scnhell’s head around and sent him crashing to the canvas in a heap. The referee rushed in to stop the contest immediately with the end coming at just 26 seconds into the second…
Vinicius Oliveira wasn’t leaving Las Vegas without another knockout win on his résumé. The Brazilian debutant recorded his 16th knockout in his first UFC appearance, closing the show against Bernardo Sopai with a superb flying knee strike late in the third round of their bantamweight bout at UFC Vegas 87 on Saturday. Watch Oliveira’s unreal knockout below. Oliveira was likely headed to a judges’ decision after a thrilling back-and-forth fight that saw him find success in Round 1 and have to battle back from adversity in Round 2. The second period saw Oliveira have to fight off of his back…
Muhammad Mokaev could be just one major move away from challenging for UFC gold. The 23-year-old flyweight contender fights Alex Perez this Saturday at UFC Vegas 87, and the bout has some unexpectedly high stakes in the aftermath of a pivotal UFC Mexico City matchup. This past weekend, 125-pound champion Alexandre Pantoja was cageside to witness Brandon Royval earn a hard-fought split decision win over Brandon Moreno. Theoretically, the bout was to produce a No. 1 contender to fight Pantoja at UFC 301 in Rio de Janeiro, but with Pantoja having defended his title against Royval just two months ago,…
As he prepares to share a card with Amanda Serrano and Jake Paul, 17-year-old Javon “Wanna” Walton knows there will be a brighter spotlight on his professional boxing debut than almost anyone else in the sport. Walton is best known for his portrayal as Ashtray on the award-winning HBO series Euphoria, as well as roles in shows like The Umbrella Academy, but long before he stood in front of the camera, he was already learning how to throw punches. It’s an important distinction that he wants to make ahead of his pro debut, because as much as he appreciates the…
Long before Francis Ngannou knocked down Tyson Fury and booked a fight with Anthony Joshua, former UFC heavyweight champ Junior dos Santos was often praised as the best boxer in MMA. Dos Santos always talked about crossing over between sports and hoped that he could land a marquee matchup against a premiere heavyweight, however the Brazilian ultimately never had the chance. But after watching Ngannou drag Fury to a razor-close decision and then pivot right into a fight with Joshua on March 8, dos Santos hopes his fellow ex-champ’s success will open the door for more fighters like himself to…
Jake Paul vs. Ryan Bourland start time, TV schedule, and ring walks are for the Paul vs. Bourland fight card on Saturday night at Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This post will help explain the Paul vs. Bourland fight card and at which time the co-headliners are expected to make their ring walks. The event features an eight-fight card headlined by Amanda Serrano vs. Nina Meinke and Jake Paul vs. Ryan Bourland on DAZN. The Paul vs. Bourland ring walks are expected to take place approximately around 9 p.m. ET. The Paul vs. Bourland prelims begin…
Take a close look at Saturday’s seemingly inconsequential APEX event and you’ll find at least two fights with serious title contender implications. No, that doesn’t refer to the UFC Vegas 87 headliner between heavyweights Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Shamil Gaziev. It will be fun to watch those two wail on one another for as long as that one lasts, but the highs stakes are elsewhere on the main card with Alex Perez taking on the undefeated Muhammad Mokaev and Umar Nurmagomedov putting his perfect record on the line against UFC newcomer Bekzat Almakhan. Mokaev has made all the right moves since…
MMA Fighting has UFC Vegas 87 results for the Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev fight card, a live blog of the main event, and more from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nev., on Saturday afternoon. In the main event, Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Shamil Gaziev will square off in a heavyweight contest. Rozenstruik has lost three of his past five fights, while Gaziev is 12-0 in his career. Vitor Petrino and Tyson Pedro clash in a light heavyweight contest in the co-main event. Check out UFC Vegas 87 results below. Heavyweights Collide In Las Vegas! Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Shamil Gaziev face off…