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Renato Moicano loves to steal the show in the cage and do the same afterward when there’s a microphone in front of his face. The Brazilian dubbed himself “Money Moicano” in a very memorable post-fight interview following his previous fight, and he delivered another unforgettable promo after his latest win over Drew Dober in the UFC Vegas 85 co-main event. Before UFC color commentator Daniel Cormier could even ask a question, Moicano revealed that he had just become a brother again, celebrating his father having another baby the day before his fight on Saturday. “My father is 62 years old,…
Nassourdine Imavov picked up a win on Saturday that was memorable in more ways than one. For the most part, the French middleweight out-struck and outworked Roman Dolidze over five rounds in the UFC Vegas 85 main event, but a screwy foul – and an even screwier score on one judge’s card – had the fighters watching at home a little confused with what they were seeing. In Round 4, Imavov landed an illegal kick on Dolidze, a situation that was caused by Dolidze keeping one hand on the mat to maintain his grounded status and make himself an ineligible…
Nassourdine Imavov definitely deserved his win in the UFC Vegas 85 main event but it didn’t come without a fair share of controversy. After nearly scoring a first-round finish to start the fight, Imavov remained the superior striker over all five rounds but a head kick that landed when Roman Dolidze still had his hand on the canvas nearly cost him the fight. Referee Herb Dean immediately paused the action but as he tended to Dolidze in the cage, Imavov turned his attention to Chris Curtis in the corner as the former opponents started jawing at each other. That forced…
Nassourdine Imavov ended UFC Vegas 85 with a wacky main event victory over Roman Dolidze, and Renato Moicano returned from a long layoff to get his hand raised — and a microphone in his face — in the co-main event against Drew Dober. What were the biggest takeaways from those two performances? Following the UFC’s most recent Fight Night event on Saturday at the APEX, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Eric Jackman, and Alexander K. Lee react to Imavov’s headlining win, his verbal run-ins with Chris Curtis during and after the fight, the scoring, the illegal knee, and where he goes…
Finishers Molly McCann and Randy Brown captured half of the bonuses handed out at UFC Vegas 85 for their highlight-reel finishes at UFC Vegas 85. McCann and Brown will each take home an additional $50,000 after Saturday’s fight card at UFC APEX, the promotion announced afterward. UFC Vegas 85 aired live on ESPN+. McCann returned to the octagon as a strawweight for a rematch with Diana Belbita on the preliminary card. The U.K. star held a comfortable lead until the first round’s final seconds, when she snatched an armbar that visibly injured the arm of Belbita, who audibly screamed as…
Nassourdine Imavov and Roman Dolidze went five rounds after a near-finish in the first frame of their UFC Vegas 85 headliner, and judges delivered some interesting scores in the middleweight headliner on Saturday night at UFC APEX in Las Vegas. Imavov was deducted a point in the fourth round for head-kicking Dolidze when the latter was considered grounded, and that deduction cost him what appeared to be a comfortable win on one judges’ scorecard. Below is the official scorecard sheet for the UFC Vegas 85 headliner. Veteran officials Derek Cleary, Sal D’Amato and Ron McCarthy submitted the same scores only…
Renato Moicano returned from a long layoff and picked up another impressive win after a grappling heavy performance helped him beat Drew Dober in the UFC Vegas 85 co-main event. In what was expected to be a war from the start, Moicano turned to his takedowns after Dober connected with some stiff punches early in the opening round. Time after time, Moicano found a way to get inside and drag Dober to the canvas, which is where he inflicted the majority of his damage over three rounds. When it was over, all three judges scored the fight 29-28 for Moicano…
Charles Radtke added a highlight reel knockout to his resume with an impressive win at UFC Vegas 85. The always outspoken welterweight had designs on landing his left hook all night long on opponent Gilbert Urbina and once he found his target, there was no stopping him. Radtke nearly scored a finish with an early left hand landed but Urbina managed to survive. A few moments later, Radtke unleashed another huge left hook that snapped Urbina’s head around in a violent motion as he crumbled to the canvas in a heap. A couple more punches followed but the referee definitely…
Molly McCann’s strawweight debut fittingly ended with her winning in a way she never had before. The British standout scored the first submission win of her career at UFC Vegas 85, needing almost every second of the opening round to set up a fight-ending armbar that forced a tap from Diana Belbita. Watch the slick armbar below. The official time of the stoppage was 4:59 of Round 1. McCann dominated much of the action early on and went all out for a finish with time ticking away. After landing heavy ground shots on Belbita, McCann transitioned to the armbar and…
Themba Gorimbo only needed 32 seconds to get his first UFC finish. Gorimbo faced Pete Rodriguez in a welterweight preliminary bout at Saturday’s UFC Vegas 85 event at the APEX. As Rodriguez was throwing a left hand, Gorimbo countered with a super fast right hand over the top that echoed throughout the building and dropped his opponent. Gorimbo followed up with some ground-and-pound before the fight was waved off via TKO in the opening frame. Check out video of the finish below. It was also revealed by the commentary team that Gorimbo envisioned a first-round knockout, and he certainly delivered…