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Though he may have been the less experienced fighter heading into his pro debut this past November versus Sean Gee at Prime Fighting 11, featherweight prospect Braydon Akeo was put on a dominating performance en route to a second round TKO.
“Last November I turned pro and it was a really good experience,” Akeo told MMAWeekly.com. “(Gee) was a veteran. If you including all his pro boxing fights, he had about 20-plus fights.
“I pretty much went out there and dominated from start to finish. I didn’...
When it comes to his 2018, middleweight Mike Shipman wasn’t as active as he would have liked, but is nonetheless happy with how the year turned out overall.
Much like he had the previous four years, Shipman closed out his 2018 undefeated, raising his current winning streak to 13 straight victories following his lone loss in his pro debut.
“I was hoping to get three or four fights out that year, but I was very happy with the two that I did get,” Shipman told MMAWeekly.com. “Carl Noon was the firs...
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Stephen Thompson continued his climb toward a title shot with a Performance of the Night knockout victory over former welterweight champion Johny Hendricks back in 2016. Thompson faces Anthony Pettis in the main event of UFC Fight Night Nashville on Saturday, March 23.
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The UFC has struck a deal with ESPN+ as the exclusive distributor of pay-per-view broadcasts in the United States through 2025.
The landmark deal was announced on Monday.
As part of the contract, ESPN+ will now become the exclusive home for UFC pay-per-views in the U.S. starting with UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 on April 13.
Fans in the United States will only be able to purchase UFC pay-per-views through ESPN+ starting with that card in April with the events being streamed in high definition...
Following Jorge Masvidals victory over Darren Till at UFC London this past weekend, he took to Twitter on Monday to field a few questions from fans.
Among the hottest topics of interest, Masvidal ripped undefeated former Bellator and ONE Championship titleholder Ben Askren for balking at a Robbie Lawler rematch and heaped praise on Till.
TRENDING > Ben Askren claims Jorge Masvidal ducking him; Kamaru Usman ducking Colby Covington
https://twitter.com/GamebredFighter/status/11077205543316...
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Look back at the highlights from every fight at UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal from the O2 Arena in London.
TRENDING > Backstage Video: Jorge Masvidal busts Leon Edwards open in UFC London brawl
Jorge Masvidal capped the night by quieting the London crowd that was staunchly behind countryman Darren Till. Masvidal laid the Englishman out cold with a walk-off knockout in the UFC London main event....