After defeating Rashad Evans in Mexico City, UFC middleweight Sam Alvey has his sights set on fighting Vitor Belfort.
It may not have been a scintillating bout, but Sam Alvey’s split decision over former UFC champion Rashad Evans at UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno marked his fifth victory in his last six fights. Alvey was critical of his performance in a post-fight interview on Fox Sports 1.
Check out our breakdown of the post-fight bonuses from UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno in Mexico City, Mexico. We tell you who won, who didn’t and why.
The Arena Ciudad de Mexico in Mexico City, Mexico was home to an explosive night of fights, with four (T)KOs, three submissions and five decisions, including three split-decisions. The undercard was packed with finishes, with five of the six bouts ending before the fifteen minute mark, and the main card was filled with razor-close fights, with half the bouts ending in a split-decision.
The UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno weigh-in results are all wrapped up. Flyweight headliners Sergio Pettis and Brandon Moreno both made weight, coming in at the maximum 126 pounds. The same cannot be said for the co-main event, as Alexa Grasso was well over the strawweight limit, weighing 119 pounds. Her opponent, Randa Markos, came in at 116, and she’ll also be receiving 20% of Grasso’s purse.
The UFC Mexico City co-main event saw Alexa Grasso pick up the split decision victory over the UFC’s #9 ranked strawweight Randa Markos. Both competitors went right after each other, with each finding success in the opening round with their strikes. Markos found her stride in the second stanza, as she was able to take down her opponent and unleash some unanswered ground strikes. Grasso would rally late in the final round, coming alive with her boxing down the stretch, to ultimately earn the hard fought victory over a ranked opponent.
Cody Garbrandt wants to fight T.J. Dillashaw on the upcoming UFC 217 card at Madison Square Garden.
It may almost be a full year until UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt is fit to return to the Octagon.
After outclassing Dominick Cruz to win the 135-pound belt last year, ‘No Love’ was expected to take on former teammate turned arch rival T.J. Dillashaw in July, but things fell through due to injury.
On the UFC Mexico City main card, Niko Price TKO’d Alan Jouban, Humberto Bandenay slaughtered Martin Bravo, and Alejandro Perez won a war with Andre Soukhamthath.
UFC fighter and former pro boxer Joseph Duffy gives his take on the McGregor-Mayweather fight.
Unlike most MMA fighters weighing in on Conor McGregor’s chances against Floyd Mayweather Jr., Irish sensation Joseph Duffy has a somewhat unique perspective due to his experience as a professional boxer and experience in the cage against ‘The Notorious’.
Just how much of a cut is the UFC taking from Conor McGregor for his fight with Floyd Mayweather?
This should be taken with a grain of salt for now, but big gossip/rumor site TerezOwens.com is reporting what the alleged purse split will be between Conor McGregor and the UFC for his August 26th boxing match with Conor McGregor.
Jon Jones is back at the top of the heap in the UFC’s pound-for-pound rankings.
The king has re-taken his throne. Jon Jones, the longtime chart-topper in the pound-for-pound rankings and the light heavyweight division, has taken back both of those elite spots with his third-round stoppage win over Daniel Cormier at UFC 214. He became the first man to stop fellow P4P-ranked Cormier, and that was enough to push by Demetrious Johnson for the number one position again.
