UFC London

Paul Craig took some damage on his way to another submission victory. Makwan Amirkhani ended a three-fight losing skid in memorable fashion. Ilia Topuria came ...

His win at UFC London was a big step in the right direction for the 33-year-old. Cory McKenna: Cory McKenna lost to Elise Reed on Saturday. The fight should serve as a learning experience for McKenna, who focused too much on her striking in the first two rounds and not enough on her grappling. Jai Herbert fight, UFC commentator Paul Felder said, with some derision in his voice, “this (lightweight) isn’t his weight class.” What Felder’s comment ignored is the fact that Topuria was reportedly hospitalized in January because of a weight cut gone wrong to hit the featherweight limit. The win was Allen’s ninth straight win in the UFC and first knockout victory with the promotion. Craig has gone the distance once in his career — a 2019 split draw with Mauricio Rua. It’s going to be very interesting to see how the UFC handles Pimblett. From all appearances, he could be a money printing machine for the UFC in the UK market, but a bad matchup could ruin that in one fell swoop. His movement and athleticism are a step ahead of most of the division and his strikes landed per minute rate is among the highest in the history of the UFC’s heavyweight division. Topuria’s performance on Saturday was one of the more memorable comebacks in recent memory because he was all but done after that head kick. In short, UFC London was a very memorable event for the promotion. The UFC’s first event in London in over three years took place on Saturday and the fight card was a hit. Tom Aspinall: Tom Aspinall said he wanted a slow and steady climb up the UFC heavyweight rankings. Muhammad Mokaev took under a minute to earn a victory in his UFC debut.

Aspinall proved he is the real deal by quickly finishing Volkov in front of his hometown crowd.

Durden via first-round submission (guillotine choke) He wrapped up a tight guillotine choke moments later to secure a sub-one-minute submission. It was reminiscent of Craig's last visit to London, where he defeated Magomed Ankalaev via triangle choke at 4:59 of Round 3 in a fight he was handily losing. Mokaev (6-0) made short work of Cody Durden in the opening fight of UFC London. Mokaev opened with a flying knee that connected square on Durden's chin. One could make the argument that Krylov was on the verge of a 10-8 round, if not an outright finish. Herbert moved in for the kill, but Topuria's instincts bailed him out as he initiated a wrestling exchange that earned him a takedown and valuable time to recover. She slowed things down in the middle stanza but landed a couple of big slams to the ovation of the O2 Arena. McCann put an early end to the third round with a picture-perfect spinning back elbow that slept Carolina and sent the audience into a frenzy. In the blink of an eye, Craig clamped on a vice-like triangle choke that earned him the submission victory. Shockingly, a visibly-damaged Topuria pushed Herbert back to the fence early in Round 2 and slept him with a huge combination to stamp a remarkable comeback. The Englishman landed crisp boxing combinations on the feet and took down Volkov at will. SPINNING ELBOW FROM— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) @MEATBALLMOLLY😱 #UFCLONDON pic.twitter.com/RbagwQXrKX March 19, 2022 Aspinall immediately took control of the fight, getting inside of Volkov's height and reach advantage.

LONDON (Reuters) - The UFC returned to London on Saturday but it was two Liverpool fighters who stole the show, as Paddy Pimblett and Molly McCann pul...

Get us to Anfield and we’ll fill it,” Liverpool fan Pimblett bellowed, and judging by the response, many of those in attendance in London would make the trip to Merseyside. His evening went from bad to worse as Aspinall opened a cut on his head early and then secured a straight arm lock on the Russian to end the fight at the 3:45 mark in the first round. Too small, too small, get me a stadium.

With so many deserving performances, White announced post-fight that the UFC would make history by awarding $50,000 bonuses to everybody who scored a finish on ...

White has plenty of reasons to be happy. I’m in such a good mood, give everybody a bonus,’” White said at the post-fight press conference. On the undercard, Muhammad Mokaev, Paul Craig, Sergei Pavlovich, and Makwan Amirkhani all secured impressive first-round finishes.

These four will do more for British MMA with their success than Dana White ever could by talking about how great the sport is.

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Paddy Pimblett is carving out a reputation for taking his licks and doubling up on the return. Pimblett scored a first-round submission win over Rodrigo ...

Buoyed by the raucous support of his fellow Englishmen, Pimblett locked in a rear-naked choke. Pimblett, a former Cage Warriors champion, improved to 2-0 in the Octagon and extended his active winning streak to four. Paddy Pimblett is carving out a reputation for taking his licks and doubling up on the return.