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UFC 263: Adesanya vs Vettori 2 | All Bets Aren’t Created Equal
If the name of this column sounds familiar, it’s because it is! Previously a 30-45 minute monologue, All Bets Aren’t Created Equal will now be compact and succinct, yet chalked full of a value as I explore weekly UFC fight cards from an oddsmaker perspective and use my experience as an avid fight fan and […]
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UFC Flyweight Jerome Rivera Talks ‘Flipping the Switch’ and Honing ‘Controlled Chaos’ in the Cage
Jerome Rivera: I think a few years back I used to almost get a little bit too emotional. I’d flip the switch before I went out and it was kill or be killed. I was ready to fight, that dude [in front of me] was trying to take everything I had. I’d get a little too emotional…
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Valerie “Mal Hija” Soto Aims to Be the ‘Female Cowboy Cerrone’
Former XKO Amateur champion and current MMA Strawweight prospect Valerie “Mal Hija” Soto joins Derick G to talk about her last fight against Flore Hani at LFA 99, give her perspective on open scoring in MMA, the complicated process that is weight-cutting, preparing for ‘battle’ when she trains to fight, her relationship with Fitness Fight Factory head coach and former BKFC Bantamweight champion Johnny Bedford, and lastly, training with high-level mixed martial artists such as Julia Avila, Randa Markos, Montana De La Rosa, and Jihn Yu Frey…
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UFC Vegas 19 Stock Report
Right off the bat – I, along with the 2,891 other Tapology users who picked Curtis Blaydes to win on Saturday night, have to eat my words and bow down to the esoteric oddity of a UFC star that is Derrick “The Black Beast” Lewis…
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UFC 258 Stock Report
In the week leading to UFC 258 only a few matchups appeared to have divisional implications. Clearly the Usman vs Burns grudge-match of sorts was what the PPV was built around, but the long awaited return of Flyweight contender Maycee Barber and Kelvin Gastelum’s attempt to break a three-fight skid were the only real storylines the media highlighted…
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3 Biggest Takeaways from UFC 258
With two featured matchups getting scrapped just hours before UFC 258, it’s not difficult to understand why the allure of this $69.99 PPV lost a lot of steam entering the weekend. Nonetheless, the results of Saturday night’s action at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas have massive implications for a few different fighters. Here are my post-fight takeaways…
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UFC Vegas 18 Stock Report
Just when you thought UFC bantamweight Cory Sandhagen stole the show with his first-round flying-knee KO against the famed veteran Frankie Edgar, heavyweight contender Alexander Volkov proved why he deserves a shot at UFC gold with his second-round starching of the “Demolition Man” himself, Alistair Overeem…
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Devonte Smith finds an opponent in Justin Jaynes at UFC Vegas 18
2020 has shown us that last-minute fighter replacements are simply a way of life now. Whether the withdrawals are due to positive COVID-19 results, injuries, or breaching COVID-19 safety protocol by sneaking bags with unknown contents into hotel rooms, the UFC is ready and willing to ensure that the show goes on…
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