Reyes, Prochazka meet in pivotal UFC main event on TSN
The last two times Dominick Reyes was in the Octagon, he fought for the UFC light heavyweight title. On Saturday, he returns to action against rising prospect Jiri Prochazka in a fight that could put either man squarely in contention for a title opportunity in the near future. Catch UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka LIVE tonight at 8pm ET/5pm PT on TSN5 and TSN Direct.
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The last two times Dominick Reyes was in the Octagon, he fought for the UFC light heavyweight title. On Saturday, he returns to action against rising prospect Jiri Prochazka in a fight that could put either man squarely in contention for a title opportunity in the near future.
UFC Vegas 25 predictions: ‘Reyes vs Prochazka’ late ‘Prelims’ undercard preview
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is bringing more “Prelims” fights to ESPN+/ESPN2 this weekend (Sat., May 1, 2021) when UFC Vegas 25: “Reyes vs. Prochazka” returns to UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. MMAmania.com’s Patrick Stumberg continues the UFC Vegas 25 “Prelims” party with the second (and final) installment of a two-part undercard preview series below.
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After controversially failing to take the Light Heavyweight title from Jon Jones and subsequently falling to Jan Blachowicz, Dominick Reyes will try to turn aside Czech finishing machine Jiri Prochazka in UFC Vegas 25’s main event inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. In addition, kickboxing ace Giga Chikadze looks to keep his unbeaten Octagon record intact against a resurgent Cub Swanson and venerable Middleweight contender Krzysztof Jotko fight
Rizin FF 2017 in Yokohoma: Sakura Preview and Predictions
“I want to bring world-class fighting back to Japan” Kyoji Horiguchi
That’s exactly what the top-five flyweight will be doing when he makes his much-anticipated debut at
Rizin 2017 in Yokohoma: Sakura on April 16.
The main event features Japanese MMA legend Tatsuya Kawajiri looking to defend his country’s honor against UFC veteran Anthony Birchak. Kawajiri makes his return to Rizin after a disappointing debut against highly skilled grappler Kron Gracie on last year’s New Year’s Eve event. Birchak is out to prove the UFC brass wrong the company cut him following a victory over Dileno Lopes at UFC Fight Night 90.
ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - JANUARY 23: Marina Rodriguez of Brazil reacts after her knockout victory over Amanda Ribas of Brazil in a strawweight fight during the UFC 257 event inside Etihad Arena on UFC Fight Island on January 23, 2021 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
With
In the main event,
Dustin Poirier upset the odds to defeat
Conor McGregor by second-round TKO. The debuting
Dan Hooker.
Joanne Calderwood showed her superiority over
Jessica Eye. New additions to the main card
Andrew Sanchez and
Makhmud Muradov went to war, with Muradov continuing his winning run with a third-round TKO. The most impressive performance of the evening (definitely overshadowed by McGregor’s loss) was the performance by
MMA Fighting
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2020 was a wild year for MMA, that feels like it lasted a lifetime. With all the action that took place over the year, it’s hard to remember what took place. This series looks to help out with that, providing an overview on what happened in each weight class, and a look at what we can expect to come in 2021.
Year in Review
The Good
There’s a good case to be made that strawweight is the marquee division in women’s MMA, and early on in 2020, that certainly looked to be the case. In March, UFC champion Weili Zhang and former champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk put on what can only be described as the single greatest fight in women’s history and maybe the greatest fight ever, period. For 25 minutes, the two women went hammer and tongs with one another, actually