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Yahoo
18-05-2025
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UFC Fight Night 256 video: Denise Gomes bludgeons Elise Reed during brutal knockout
Denise Gomes added another brutal knockout to highlight reel Saturday in Las Vegas. At UFC Fight Night 256, Gomes (11-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC) finished Elise Reed (8-5 MMA, 4-5 UFC) with punches. The stoppage came 30 seconds into Round 2. The finishing sequence began with an overhand right. Reed popped back up to her feet only to be bowled over once again. Referee Jason Herzog gave Reed plenty of opportunity to recover and intelligently defend but the wrath of Gomes proved to be too much. Denise Gomes was relentless 🤯 #UFCVegas106 — ESPN MMA (@espnmma) May 17, 2025 Gomes, 25, picks up her third win in a row and her seventh knockout as a professional. She entered Saturday off back-to-back decision wins over Eduarda Moura and Karolina Kowalkiewicz. Reed, 32, slips to 1-2 in her most recent three and continues the pattern of alternating losses and wins in the UFC. Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 265 results include: Denise Gomes def. Elise Reed via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 0:30 Hyun Sung Park def. Carlos Hernandez via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 2:26 Tecia Pennington def. Luana Pinheiro via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC Vegas 106 video: Denise Gomes bludgeons Elise Reed
USA Today
11-05-2025
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- USA Today
UFC 315 results: Aiemann Zahabi rallies to defeat retiring Jose Aldo in wild brawl
UFC 315 results: Aiemann Zahabi rallies to defeat retiring Jose Aldo in wild brawl Jose Aldo has announced his retirement from MMA after #UFC315. One of the greatest of all time 👏 — ESPN MMA (@espnmma) May 11, 2025 Aiemann Zahabi went to war with Jose Aldo in what appears to be the Brazilian's final fight. Zahabi (13-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) survived a late scare and turned the tables on Aldo (32-10 MMA, 14-9 UFC) to win a competitive unanimous decision. The featherweight bout was part of the UFC 315 main card at Bell Centre in Montreal. Aldo put the pressure on Zahabi from the start in what was mostly a feeling-out process. The former champion found success ripping into Zahabi's body. In the second half of the round, Zahabi started to make reads, backing Aldo with a combination. Aldo fired back to the body, with the pace picking up as the round came to a close. Zahabi kicked off Round 2 with a big knee to Aldo's body as he started pressing the action. Aldo pumped out his jab as he opened a cut on Zahabi's eye. A couple of accidental low blows from Zahabi caused a brief pause in the action. Zahabi landed a big right to close out the round. Aldo threw aggressively to begin Round 3. He continued to attack the body as Zahabi fired back with a combination to the head. Aldo landed a big knee followed by a head kick, which dropped Zahabi and had him badly hurt. Zahabi survived and started throwing heavy on an exhausted Aldo. Aldo shot for a takedown but was shucked off. Zahabi got in top control, landing heavy elbows and punches to cut Aldo open for a wild finish to the fight. Aldo struggled to make bantamweight, causing the fight to move to 145 pounds. He took off his gloves after the loss and announced that he plans on retiring. "The King of Rio" declared that he doesn't have it in him anymore. Up-to-the-minute UFC 315 results include:
USA Today
13-04-2025
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- USA Today
UFC 314 video: Dan Ige gets TKO over Sean Woodson in controversial stoppage
MIAMI – Dan Ige left UFC 314 victorious, but not without controversy. The veteran UFC featherweight defeated Sean Woodson on the final preliminary bout of the card at Kaseya Center in Miami, Fla. It was a very close fight where both fighters had their moments in the first two rounds. In Round 3, Ige (19-9 MMA, 11-8 UFC) wobbled Woodson (13-2-1 MMA, 7-2-1 UFC) and proceeded to look for the finish. Woodson was backing up, looking to avoid further damage. He then shot for a takedown and, while holding a single leg, took a few shots, and that's when referee Andrew Glenn stopped the bout. Woodson stood up and immediately protested the stoppage. You can watch the replay of the stoppage below: Dan Ige gets the stoppage on Sean Woodson 👀 #UFC314 — ESPN MMA (@espnmma) April 13, 2025 For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie's event hub for UFC 314.
USA Today
13-04-2025
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- USA Today
UFC 314 video: Michal Oleksiejczuk swarms Sedriques Dumas in first-round TKO win
MIAMI – It was a quick night at the office for Michal Oleksiejczuk. The Polish fighter needed less than three minutes to stop Sedriques Dumas on the preliminary card of UFC 314 at Kaseya Center. Oleksiejczuk (20-9 MMA, 8-7 UFC) pressed Dumas (10-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC) early, landing big shots. He eventually found the chin, dropped Dumas, and finished him with many shots once on the ground. The official stoppage came at 2:49 of Round 1. You can watch Oleksiejczuk's finish in the video below: Oleksiejczuk gets it done in round one 💥 #UFC314 — ESPN MMA (@espnmma) April 12, 2025 With the victory over Dumas, Oleksiejczuk was able to snap out of a three-fight losing skid. After the win, he thanked home country of Poland and also Brazil, as he had been training with Fighting Nerds in Brazil ahead of UFC 314. Up-to-the-minute UFC 314 results include: For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie's event hub for UFC 314.
USA Today
12-04-2025
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- USA Today
UFC 314 video: Marco Tulio viciously stops Tresean Gore in crazy war, then calls out Marvin Vettori
MIAMI – Marco Tulio made a big statement at UFC 314. The Brazilian middleweight went toe to toe with Tresean Gore during the preliminary portion of Saturday's UFC pay-per-view at Kaseya Center in Miami. Tulio (14-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) had to overcome getting dropped early in the fight, to then come back to drop Gore (5-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC) and eventually get the finish. It was a straight right, and then ground-and-pound to seal the deal at the 3:16 mark of Round 2. You can watch the video replay of Tulio's vicious stoppage in the video below: MARCO TULIO WITH THE TKO ON TRESEAN GORE 😳 #UFC314 — ESPN MMA (@espnmma) April 12, 2025 View this post on Instagram A post shared by ESPN MMA (@espnmma) After the fight, during his post-fight interview, Tulio called out former UFC middleweight title challenger Marvin Vettori, who's coming off a close loss to Roman Dolidze in March. Tulio is now on a 10-fight winning streak since suffering his only career loss in 2018. He's logged 10 KO wins and one submission win in his 15 professional fights. Up-to-the-minute UFC 314 results include: Marco Tulio def. Tresean Gore via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 3:16 Nora Cornolle def. Hailey Cowan via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 1:52 For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie's event hub for UFC 314.
