Heading into that matchup, I thought Strickland was extremely live to win. I thought he could have success in wrestling exchanges, and I even thought he could compete on the feet. I noted that although Pereira had shown to be extremely accurate in a short sample, I hadn’t loved his defense, and it could still…
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Giga Chikadze picked up the biggest win of his career with a third round knockout of Edson Barboza. Chikadze improved to 7-0 in the UFC. Chikadze at 8k scored 92.23 points at 35.74 percent ownership. He landed 60 significant strikes and two knockdowns. Barboza at 8.2k scored 13.2 points at 37.95 percent ownership. He landed…
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Brian Battle picked up a second round submission via rear naked choke over Gilbert Urbina to be crowned the winner of “The Ultimate Fighter” in the middleweight division. Battle at 8.6k scored points at 25.41 percent ownership. He landed 46 significant strikes, one takedown and just over one minute of control time. Urbina at 7.6k…
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Ricky Turcios defeated Brady Hiestand by split decision in one of the best TUF finale fights of all time. Turcios at 8.7k scored 119.76 points at 16.36 percent ownership. He landed 100 significant strikes, one knockdown, one reversal and two takedowns. Hiestand at 7.5k scored 78.4 points at 31.07 percent ownership. He landed 66 significant…
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Daniel Rodriguez dropped the first round to Kevin Lee, but rallied back to win the second and third rounds and cement himself as a factor in the welterweight division. Rodriguez at 7.7k scored 87.75 points at 40.66 percent ownership. He landed 120 significant strikes and one reversal. Lee at 8.5k scored points at 29.58 percent…
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Andre Petroski started off strong, tired in the second round, but came on in the third round to finish Michael Gillmore in the third round with strikes. Petroski at 9.2k scored 106.14 points at 47.06 percent ownership. He landed 46 significant strikes, four takedowns and almost eight minutes of control. Gillmore at 7k scored 13.89…
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Gerald Meerschaert, the biggest underdog on the card, survived early adversity to rally back and submit Mahkmud Muradov in the second round via rear naked choke. Meerschaert at 6.9k scored 100.85 points at only 7.67 percent ownership. Meerschaert only landed 32 significant strikes, but he scored three timely takedowns. Muradov at 9.3k, the most expensive…
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Abdul Razak Alhassan made a successful UFC debut at 185 pounds, knocking out Alessio Di Chirico just 17 seconds into the first round with a head kick. Alhassan at 7.3k scored 125.4 points at 27.85 percent ownership. He landed only one significant strike, but it resulted in a knockdown and scored the 60 second quick…
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Dustin Jacoby hurt Darren Stewart in the first round and piled on the pressure until referee Jason Herzog was forced to step in. Jacoby is unbeaten in four fights since resigning with the UFC. Jacoby at 8.8k scored 105.69 points at 18.19 percent ownership. Jacoby landed 37 significant strikes, but was unable to score a…
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Pat Sabatini was dropped early by Jamall Emmers and looked to be in danger, but once he recovered he and Emmers engaged in a battle of leg locks with Sabatini forcing Emmers to tap in under two minutes. Sabatini at 7.9k scored 90.40 points at 22.71 percent ownership. He landed only one significant strike, but…
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