ONE UFC fighter who’ll be going into the festive period happier than most is Welsh bantamweight Brett Johns. The rising star had a year to remember as he received the UFC call-up he’d dreamed of, then stepped into the Octagon in Belfast and delivered a dominant performance to shut out Kwan Ho Kwak and claim […]
ARTEM Lobov has always been a popular character within the sport on this side of the pond. Always deadpan in front of the camera, with the face of a cold-eyed killer, outside of interviews he’s a warm, smiling guy who absolutely loves what he does for a living. Getty Images Given that he trains with […]
IF you’re looking to describe UFC lightweight Kevin Lee with one word you’ll do well to find a more appropriate word than ‘moxie’, because ‘The MoTown Phenom’ has that by the bucketload. The rising UFC lightweight prospect produced arguably the best display of his UFC career on Saturday night to dominate the very dangerous Magomed […]
GEGARD Mousasi produced a dominant display to stop Uriah Hall and put himself firmly on the road towards a title shot. Mousasi was stopped by TKO by Hall at UFC Fight Night in Saitama, Japan last year. And the Dutchman was in the mood for revenge on Saturday night when the pair met in a […]
SCOTTISH lightweight Stevie Ray picked up the biggest win of his UFC career after he battled to the finish with England’s Ross Pearson in the co-main event at UFC Belfast. The duo traded punches and kicks throughout a highly competitive 15 minutes, with each round keenly contested. Indeed, the fight was so close that the […]