UFC News

Adam D Martin - December 8, 2019

UFC heavyweight Alistair Overeem had successful plastic surgery to fix a torn lip suffered during his devastating KO loss to Jairzinho Rozenstruik in the main event of UFC Washington, D.C. Overeem was up ahead on all three judges scorecards and was cruising towards a unanimous decision victory before Rozenstruik landed a giant punch that knocked “The Reem” out. The punch also ripped apart Overeem’s lip in the process, and the photo of the torn lip went viral over social media late on Saturday night.

Adam D Martin - December 8, 2019

UFC bantamweight contender Cody Stamann believes the judges did him wrong at UFC Washington, D.C. and now he wants the UFC to make things right. Stamann and Song Yadong fought to a controversial majority draw, with the judges scoring the bout 29-27 Stamann, 28-28 and 28-28. Those score tallies include a one-point deduction to Yadong in the first round for an illegal knee, meaning Stamann would have actually lost a split decision had referee Kevin Mulhall not taken that point away. Instead, he ended up with a draw, though many observers felt Stamann did enough to win.

Adam D Martin - December 8, 2019

UFC bantamweight contender Cory Sandhagen was given a rough go this week when his opponent Frankie Edgar was booked for a fight against Chan Sung Jung at UFC South Korea. The No. 3-ranked bantamweight on the UFC roster, Sandhagen is scheduled to fight Edgar at UFC Raleigh in January. However, when Brian Ortega announced he was injured and forced to pull out of his fight against Jung, the UFC called upon Edgar to fill the void. That leaves Sandhagen in a tough predicament of not knowing what’s next for him.

Adam D Martin - December 8, 2019

Former UFC women’s title contender Liz Carmouche says she was “pained” by the fashion in which the world’s biggest MMA promotion cut her from its roster. On Friday, news broke that Carmouche had been released by the UFC despite the fact she just fought Valentina Shevchenko for the UFC women’s flyweight title over the summer. Not only that, but Carmouche was in Washington, D.C. with the UFC supporting the troops.

Adam D Martin - December 8, 2019

The judges’ scorecards have been revealed for the heavyweight main event at UFC Washington, D.C. between Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Alistair Overeem. Overeem appeared to be comfortably up ahead on the scorecards and well on his way to getting his hand raised by decision until Rozenstruik landed a fight-ending KO at 4:56 of the fifth round. It’s the latest KO in UFC heavyweight history, and as the judges’ scorecards showed, he needed it or else he would have lost a decision.

Adam D Martin - December 8, 2019

UFC heavyweight contender Jairzinho Rozenstruik called out Francis Ngannou once again following his KO win over Alistair Overeem at UFC Washington, D.C., and Ngannou responded to the message. Rozenstruik picked up the biggest win of his MMA career to date when he split open Overeem’s lip with a brutal KO at 4:56 of the fifth round in their main event fight. It’s the latest KO in the history of the UFC heavyweight division, and the victory over Overeem will shoot Rozenstruik into the elite of the UFC heavyweight rankings.

Adam D Martin - December 8, 2019

UFC heavyweight Alistair Overeem has reacted to the devastating last-second KO loss he suffered to the fists of Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC Washington, D.C. Overeem was in cruise control over Rozenstruik and looked to be well on his way to winning a unanimous decision. But with just four seconds left in the fight, Rozenstruik connected with a gigantic punch that floored Overeem. Referee Big Dan Miragliotta stepped in and waved off the contest and Rozenstruik was declared the winner by KO. It’s the latest knockout in the history of the UFC heavyweight division at 4:56 of round five.

Christopher Taylor - December 7, 2019

Alistair Overeem suffered a shocking last second knockout loss to Jairzinho Rozenstruik in the headliner of tonight’s UFC Washington event. After seemingly outpointing his opponent for the better part of five rounds, ‘The Reem’ was flatted by a Rozenstruik punch with just four seconds left in the fifth and final round.

Chris Taylor - December 7, 2019

A heavyweight bout featuring former title challenger Alistair Overeem taking on surging contender Jairzinho Rozenstruik headlined tonight’s UFC Washington event. The former Strikeforce and DREAM heavyweight champion, Overeem (45-17 MMA), entered tonight’s main event on a two-fight win streak, this after scoring back-to-back TKO victories over Sergei Pavlovich and Alexey Oleynik in his most recent Octagon appearances.

Chris Taylor - December 7, 2019

A key heavyweight bout featuring former title challenger Alistair Overeem taking on surging contender Jairzinho Rozenstruik headlines tonight’s UFC Washington event. The former Strikeforce and DREAM heavyweight champion, Overeem (45-17 MMA), will enter tonight’s main event on a two-fight win streak, this after scoring back-to-back TKO victories over Sergei Pavlovich and Alexey Oleynik in his most recent Octagon appearances.

Chris Taylor - December 7, 2019

A heavyweight bout between seasoned veterans Stefan Struve and Ben Rothwell took place on the main card of tonight’s UFC Washington event. Stefan Struve (29-11 MMA) was returning to action for the first time since February’s UFC event in Prague, where he scored a second round submission victory over Marcos Rogério de Lima. That win had snapped a three-fight losing skid for ‘The Skyscraper’.

Chris Taylor - December 7, 2019

A heavyweight bout between seasoned veterans Stefan Struve and Ben Rothwell took place on the main card of tonight’s UFC Washington event. Stefan Struve (29-11 MMA) was last seen in action at February’s UFC event in Prague, where he scored a second round submission victory over Marcos Rogério de Lima. That win snapped a three-fight losing skid for ‘The Skyscraper’.