A broken foot has forced British light heavyweight Jimi Manuwa out of the UFC Fight Night 56 main event against Mauricio “Shogun” Rua on Nov. 8 in Brazil.
Stepping into the main event opposite Shogun will be Ovince Saint Preux. The American was originally slated to face Francimar Barroso in the night’s co-main event. UFC President Dana White announced the news on his Instagram page.
The former UFC and Pride champion Rua will be looking to right the ship in his home country. The 32-year-old has dropped three of his last four inside the Octagon, including a violent, third-round TKO loss to Dan Henderson in March. The veteran has compiled a 6-7 record since joining the promotion, but all six wins have come via some form of knockout.
UFC: Modestas Bukauskas vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk Targeted for March 27
ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - OCTOBER 16: Modestas Bukauskas of Lithuania poses on the scale during the UFC Fight Night weigh-in on October 16, 2020 on UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC)
“The Baltic Gladiator” Modestas Bukauskas (11-3) will make his third trip to the UFC octagon on March 27, 2021. When he does so, Poland’s Michal Oleksiejczuk will face off against the Lithuanian fighter.
Cageside Press confirmed the light heavyweight booking with a source close to the situation Monday, speaking on condition of anonymity as the UFC has not officially announced the bout. MMA Fighting was first to report the news.
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A light heavyweight showdown is heading to the octagon in March.
Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that a matchup between Modestas Bukauskas and Michal Oleksiejczuk is in the works for the UFC’s event on March 27. As of now, a location has yet to be revealed for the fight card,
Bukauskas will look to get back on track after having his seven-fight winning streak snapped in his most recent appearance by Jimmy Crute in October. The former Cage Warriors champion signed to the UFC in the first quarter of 2020 after a successful title defense against Riccardo Nosiglia, finishing him in the first round at Cage Warriors 111 in November 2019. “The Baltic Gladiator” followed that up with a first-round TKO win over Andreas Michailidis in his octagon debut at UFC on ESPN 13 this past July.
Hello everyone and welcome to my 2020 Year End MMA Awards. I’m Robert Winfree, and since once again this seems like a good idea I’m handing out mostly non-existent awards in the world of MMA. These are the best, and worst, of the year as I see it. Usual disclaimer here: I can only rank what I have seen and I haven’t seen everything.
Ian McCall Memorial Worst Luck Award
Leon Edwards
Let’s be clear, a lot of fighters had some awful luck in 2020. Heck, the vast majority of humanity had some pretty bad luck in 2020. So trying to figure out the recipient for this somewhat infamous award was a bit difficult, and there were plenty of viable choices but ultimately I landed on Leon Edwards. Coming into 2019 Edwards was a top contender in the very deep welterweight division, he was on a great eight fight winning streak that included wins over notable names like Vicente Luque, Donald Cerrone, and former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos. He wasn’t just a top ranked fight
UFC Vegas 16 Results: Marvin Vettori Decisions Jack Hermansson
Check out MMA News UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori results, featuring a main event meeting between Jack Hermansson and Marvin Vettori
December 5, 2020
UFC Vegas 16 went down tonight (Saturday, December 5, 2020) from the APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada and we have the results. The world’s leading mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion compiled an excellent card for fight fans to enjoy.
It was headlined by a meeting between Jack Hermansson and Marvin Vettori in a middleweight bout.
The co-headliner saw a light heavyweight bout between Ovince Saint Preux and Jamahal Hill. Gabriel Benitez vs. Justin Jaynes, Montana de la Rosa vs. Talia Santos, John Allan Arte vs. Roman Dolidze, and Movsar Evloev vs. Nate Landwehr was supposed to finish out the main card.