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VIDEO | Cornerman punches Norman Parke at KSW 40
Chris Taylor - October 22, 2017
A rematch between former UFC fighter Norman Parke and Mateusz Gamrot took place at today’s KSW 40 event in Dublin, Ireland. The highly anticipated fight was unfortunately stopped after Norman Parke found himself on the receiving end of a brutal eye-poke in round two.
Kelvin Gastelum says Santiago Ponzinibio will "sleep" Mike Perry, "Platinum" responds
Chris Taylor - October 22, 2017
Kelvin Gastelum believes that Santiago Ponzinibio will “sleep” Mike Perry when the welterweight contenders square off at UFC on FOX 26 in Winnipeg on December 16. The former Ultimate Fighter winner, Gastelum, took to Twitter earlier today where he voiced his opinion on the Ponzinibio vs. Perry matchup.
Darren Till responds to fan accusations of steroid use
Chris Taylor - October 22, 2017
Surging UFC welterweight contender Darren Till picked up arguably the biggest win of his mixed martial arts career in the main event of UFC Gdansk yesterday in Poland. Till defeated former UFC lightweight title challenger Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone via first-round TKO in what was almost a flawless performance.
Referee Marc Goddard explains why he told Conor McGregor to leave the cage side area
Chris Taylor - October 22, 2017
Referee Marc Goddard told Conor McGregor to leave the cage side area during yesterday’s Andre Fili vs. Artem Lobov fight at UFC Gdansk. The incident occurred during the fights second-round while Andre Fili was in top position on McGregor’s friend and teammate Artem Lobov.
Darren Till explains who he considers the toughest fight in the welterweight division
Tom Taylor - October 22, 2017
Yesterday afternoon, in the main event of the UFC’s latest stop in Poland, rapidly rising UFC welterweight contender Darren Till burst into title contention with a first round mauling of Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. At the event’s post-fight press conference, Till discussed a possible future title shot, and made the somewhat surprising admission that he doesn’t consider UFC welterweight champ Tyron Woodley to be the toughest fight in the division. Instead, he believes Demian Maia, who Woodley recently defeated, to be the toughest test at welterweight. Till’s words:
After crazy, standing bulldog-choke finish, Jan Blachowicz targets MMA legend
Tom Taylor - October 22, 2017
On Saturday afternoon, during the main card of the UFC’s exciting stop in Gdansk, Poland, Polish light heavyweight star Jan Blachowicz dazzled with a standing bulldog-choke win over Devin Clark. OHHHH MY!!!
Mike Perry explains why Santiago Ponzinibbio is a redemption story
Tom Taylor - October 22, 2017
This December 16, on the UFC on Fox 26 broadcast, rising welterweight contender “Platinum” Mike Perry will face the toughest test of his career thus far, as he battles Argentinian knockout artist Santiago Ponzinibbio. Though Perry has never encountered Ponzinibbio before, he still considers this fight something of a redemption story. Why? Because Ponzinibbio recently beat Gunnar Nelson, who recently beat Alan Jouban, who is in turn the only man Perry has lost to. Perry explained this feeling in a Facebook live interview over the weekend:
VIDEO | UFC veteran Gerald Harris forces gruesome arm-break with huge slam
Tom Taylor - October 22, 2017
The UFC’s Saturday stop in Gdansk, Poland wasn’t the only MMA action to occur over the weekend. All over the world, other MMA promotions hosted action-packed fight cards of their own.
PHOTO | Dana White lashes out at "p**sies" commenting on Till-Cerrone Instagram post
Tom Taylor - October 22, 2017
Yesterday afternoon, in the main event of the UFC’s exciting debut in the Polish port city of Gdansk, Liverpool native Darren Till picked up the best win of his career thus far, knocking out long-time lightweight and welterweight contender Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in the first round. In the wake of Till’s big win, UFC President Dana White took to Instagram to refer to the rising British welterweight as “the future.”
Karolina Kowalkiewicz doubles down on Jessica Andrade callout
Tom Taylor - October 22, 2017
Yesterday afternoon, in the co-main event of the UFC’s exciting stop in Gdansk, Poland, Polish strawweight contender Karolina Kowalkiewicz picked up a nice decision win over former Invicta star Jodie Esquibel. In the wake of this impressive win, Kowalkiewicz made a clever callout of surging Brazilian contender Jessica Andrade. Speaking at the UFC Gdansk post-fight presser, Kowalkiewicz repeated this callout of Andrade, explaining that it stems in part from Andrade’s previous claims that she avoided a fight with her.
Donald Cerrone issues statement following loss to Darren Till
Chris Taylor - October 21, 2017
Former UFC lightweight title challenger Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone issued a statement shortly following his first-round TKO loss to Darren Till at today’s UFC Fight Night 118 event in Gdansk, Poland. One hell of a job @darrentill2 safe to say you broke the fuck out my nose 👃!!! I don’t make excuses nor will I ever. You had a great game plan and executed it perfectly. I did not over look nor take you lightly. So again congratulations.
Pros react to Darren Till's first-round finish of Donald Cerrone
Chris Taylor - October 21, 2017
UFC welterweight Darren Till (16-0-1 MMA) was able to keep his perfect record intact at today’s UFC Fight Night 118 event in Gdansk, Poland. The Liverpool native, Till, picked up arguably the biggest victory of his mixed martial arts career by defeating MMA veteran Donald Cerrone via first-round TKO in the fight cards main event.
VIDEO | Mike Perry charges the cage after being called out by Darren Till
Chris Taylor - October 21, 2017
Surging UFC welterweight contender Darren Till picked up the biggest win of his mixed martial arts career today in Poland defeating Donald Cerrone via first-round TKO in the main event of UFC Fight Night 118. Shortly following his dominant win over “Cowboy”, Darren Till took to the mic where he proceed to callout fellow welterweight contender Mike “Platinum” Perry.
UFC Fight Night 118 Results: Darren Till stops Donald Cerrone in Round 1 (VIDEO)
Chris Taylor - October 21, 2017
A key welterweight scrap featuring Donald Cerrone taking on Darren Till served as the main event of today’s UFC Fight Night 118 card in Gdansk, Poland. Round one begins and Till quickly takes the center of the cage. Cerrone misses with a spinning kick. Cerrone shoots in for a takedown but Darren stuffs it easily. Till with a nice left hand followed by a straight right. He goes upstairs with a head kick but it is blocked. Cerrone circles and then charges forward with a right hand. He lands a leg kick. “Cowboy” shoots in and scores with a double leg takedown. Till immediately shoots back up to his feet. Cerrone has him pressed against the cage. He lands a knee and then they break. Till lands a nice left hook. He lands another. Donald responds with a low kick. “Cowboy” sneaks in a short right hand. Till continues to press forward. He lands a right. Cerrone replies with a kick to the body. “Cowboy” misses with an attempted side kick. Darren Till counters with two straight left hands. Cerrone fires back with a pair of low kicks. Till lands a right and Cerrone counters with a shot to the body. Till lands a left that staggers Cerrone. Darren jumps on Cerrone with a flurry of strikes. Cerrone goes down and Till is all over him. Ground and pound from Till now and the referee is forced to step in and stop the fight! WOW!
UFC Fight Night 118 Results: Karolina Kowalkiewicz defeats Jodie Esquibel
Chris Taylor - October 21, 2017
A women’s strawweight scrap featuring former title challenger Karolina Kowalkiewicz taking on Jodie Esquibel served as the co-main event of today’s UFC Fight Night 118 card in Gdansk, Poland. Round one begins and Karolina quickly pushes forward and takes the center of the octagon. She works her jab. Low kick from Esquibel. Jodie is looking to kick early but Kowalkiewicz is countering with right hands. They exchange strikes. Kowalkiewicz is using her range well. Kowalkiewicz moves forward and lands some punches. Esquibel catches a kick but can’t capitalize. Esquibel does land a nice counter right, but Kowalkiewicz comes back with a knee inside and more punches. Round one comes to an end.
UFC Fight Night 118 Results: Jan Blachowicz submits Devin Clark with a standing rear-naked choke
Chris Taylor - October 21, 2017
A light heavyweight tilt between Jan Blachowicz and Devin Clark took place during today’s UFC Fight Night 118 main card in Gdansk, Poland. With just about two minutes left in round two, Clark charged forward while throwing an overhand right. He attempted to press Blachowicz against the cage but Jan somehow managed to lock in a standing rear-naked choke. Despite his best efforts, Clark was unable to break free from the submission and was eventually forced to tapout.
Artem Lobov hints at retirement following loss at UFC Gdansk
Chris Taylor - October 21, 2017
Artem Lobov issued a brief statement shortly following his loss to Andre Fili at today’s UFC Fight Night 118 event in Gdansk, Poland. “The Russian Hammer” says he is not sure if he will continue fighting following his second-straight setback, which dropped his mixed martial arts record to 13-14-1 overall.
VIDEOS | Conor McGregor gets fired up and receives a warning at UFC Gdansk
Chris Taylor - October 21, 2017
UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor was fired up to watch his training partner Artem Lobov fight Andre Fili at today’s UFC Fight Night 118 card in Gdansk, Poland. The Irish Superstar first appeared backstage and as you can see in the video below he was obviously quite excited to see “The Russian Hammer” throw down.