Twitter reacts to Paige VanZant’s decisive loss in Bare Knuckle FC debut

Paige VanZant’s anticipate bare knuckle boxing debut went down on Friday at “Bare Knuckle FC: KnuckleMania,” but she did not get a winning result.

VanZant came out on the losing end of a unanimous decision to Britain Hart after five, two-minute rounds inside the ring at Bert’s Barracuda Harley-Davidson in Clearwater, Fla. It was her first combat sports appearance since parting ways with the UFC in 2020.

Check out the top Twitter reactions to VanZant’s loss to Hart below.

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Article source: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/bare-knuckle-fc-knucklemania-twitter-reacts-paige-vanzant-loss-britain-hart

 

Alistair Overeem cautiously approaches a UFC heavyweight title shot

In what will be his 59th (you read that correctly) professional mixed martial arts fight, Alistair Overeem looks to extend his win streak to three against perennial heavyweight contender Alexander Volkov in the main event of UFC Vegas 18.

Overeem has said recently that this is one last run to the title before calling it a career. While some fighters may put pressure on themselves after making an assertion like this, at virtual media day for UFC Vegas 18, Overeem said it’s quite the opposite in his particular case.

“Listen, I’m enjoying myself. I’m enjoying the walk out, the fight and everything that comes with it,” Overeem said. “So there is not really pressure and I think that pressure also doesn’t improve your performance.”

While “The Reem” has his eyes on the prize that is the UFC heavyweight title, there’s a pretty hefty line for who’s next to fight for it.

Francis Ngannou will be challenging UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic in March. Jon Jones is already all but guaranteed a title shot against the winner of that bout. Of course, you also have the winner of Derrick Lewis and Overeem’s teammate Curtis Blaydes vying for a title shot.

But Overeem is taking it one step at a time.

“Let’s fight Saturday and see what happens there,” Overeem said. “Afterwards, we’ll talk again.”

Overeem also believes he only needs a couple more wins before rightfully receiving a title shot.

“I believe after this one, we can start talking about it,” Overeem said. “So this one, maybe one, maybe two.”

Despite more speculation, “The Demolition Man” has been in this game for over 20 years and he fully understands nothing is certain until he secures a victory over Volkov.

“Nobody knows,” Overeem said. “Let’s just focus on Saturday and see what happens.”

Article source: https://www.mmaweekly.com/alistair-overeem-cautiously-approaches-a-ufc-heavyweight-title-shot

 

Watch Alexander Volkov stop Walt Harris ahead of UFC Vegas 18

Alexander Volkov has long been on the cusp of a UFC heavyweight title shot.

Having won his first four UFC bouts, including a knockout of former champion Fabricio Werdum, he was derailed by Derrick Lewis. Volkov bounced back with a win over Greg Hardy, but was again pushed off track by Curtis Blaydes.

This fight with Walt Harris at UFC 254 in October again righted the ship for Volkov, who now faces Alistair Overeem in the UFC Vegas 18 main event on Saturday in Sin City.

The winner of Overeem vs. Volkov could be taking a huge step toward a title shot with an impressive victory. But first, watch Volkov’s stoppage of Harris in Abu Dhabi.

(Video courtesy of UFC)

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Article source: https://www.mmaweekly.com/watch-alexander-volkov-stop-walt-harris-ahead-of-ufc-vegas-18

 

Photos: UFC Fight Night 184 official weigh-ins and faceoffs

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Article source: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/gallery/photos-ufc-fight-night-184-official-weigh-ins-and-faceoffs

 

Bellator champ Douglas Lima: UFC won’t risk matching me up vs. Kamaru Usman

Douglas Lima doubts the UFC would ever try to match him up against against their champion.

The Bellator welterweight title holder doesn’t think the UFC would take the risk pitting him against Kamaru Usman – the current UFC champion at 170 pounds. Lima (32-8 MMA, 14-4 BMMA) weighed in Friday about the potential matchup with Usman after being asked about it on Twitter.

“UFC won’t take the risk,” Lima posted.

Lima has long been interested in facing Usman in a cross-promotional bout. Bellator has been keen to working with other promotions in the past, but the UFC has not. Former UFC and Bellator champions have left one promotion for the other with more frequency in recent years, but there never has been a fight between an active Bellator and UFC champion.

In 2019, Lima opened up about wanting to face Usman and hoped Bellator could work something out with the UFC.

“It’s not the name ‘UFC,’ or ‘Bellator,’ or ‘ONE FC’ – there’s killers everywhere, and I’ve been fighting all these guys. I’ve been beating them,” Lima told TMZ Sports. “(I’m a) three-time world champion, three tournament (wins), but they still don’t believe me. Now that (Bellator president) Scott Coker is doing the co-promotions – he’s doing that with Rizin – I would love if we would do that with the UFC.”

There’s never been talk on the matter between the two promotions, and it seems unlikely that will change anytime soon, as UFC president Dana White has turned down the idea of cross promotion fights.

Lima most recently fought this past October when he tried to become a two-division champion by fighting Gegard Mousasi at Bellator 250 for the vacant middleweight title. Lima lost the bout by unanimous decision. The defeat snapped a three-fight winning streak for the 33-year-old.

Usman is gearing up for his third UFC title defense. He takes on former teammate Gilbert Burns in the UFC 258 main event Feb. 13.

Article source: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2021/02/bellator-douglas-lima-says-ufc-wont-risk-kamaru-usman-to-fight-him

 

 

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