Exposed? Shevchenko says those fighters need to talk ‘ugly’ because they’re ‘sad in life’
For the second consecutive time, flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko successfully defended her title at UFC 275 against Taila Santos. But for many who saw it unfold, the reigning champ may have exposed many weaknesses that could be exploited. In her recent guesting on The MMA Hour, “Bullet” responded to those critics. “The trash talkers like […]
Joanna Jedrzejczyk: I could come back to fight for ‘female BMF title’
Former UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk has been retired for a little over a month now. The 34-year-old Polish striker decided to call it a career at UFC 275 in June after her second-round knockout loss to Zhang Weili in their rematch. Jedrzejczyk did bring up the possibility of being a fighter manager in the […]
Prochazka wants Teixeira rematch; Blachowicz says new UFC champ broke ‘samurai code’
Jiri Prochazka impressively got the job done against Glover Teixeira at UFC 275. The 29-year-old Czech got the win via submission in the last 28 seconds of the bout to become the new UFC light heavyweight champion. Prochazka, however, felt he put on a “horrible” performance and because of that, he wants a part two […]
Shevchenko is no monster – Taila Santos says UFC title fight was ‘easy’
The first challenger to take the UFC women’s flyweight champion, Valentina Shevchenko, to a split decision is happy with her performance. Although Taila Santos was unable to eek out a win against ‘Bullet’ at UFC 275, she was positively surprised with the way things happened in their match. In an interview with Combate, Santos explained […]
‘I was messing him up’ – Teixeira won’t retire, ‘fired up’ to keep fighting after Prochazka bout
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Glover Teixeira may have lost his belt to Jiri Prochazka, but not his will to keep on fighting. In fact, the 42-year-old says it is quite the opposite. After getting submitted in the fifth round of a back-and-forth battle at UFC 275, the Brazilian claims to have emerged even more […]
Four reasons why it’s time for UFC to officially switch to ‘stoppage’ bonuses
If, like me, you pay attention to the fight-night bonuses the UFC distributes after each fight card, you’ll know that for the past two events, the promotion has awarded nearly every fighter who earned themself a stoppage victory a “Performance of the Night” bonus. The sole exception being Jiri Prochazka, who was part of the […]
Newly retired Joanna Jedrzejczyk is all over the UFC record book
Joanna Jedrzejczyk had a 6-0 professional MMA record when she joined the UFC in 2014. Before she signed with the promotion, Jedrzejczyk spent several years competing in kickboxing and Muay Thai, where she won several world championships. It didn’t take Jedrzejczyk long to add the UFC strawweight title to her trophy case. She won that […]
Joanna Jedrzejczyk: ‘Strong’ Zhang Weili KO’s Carla Esparza in first round
Joanna Jedrzejczyk thinks Weili Zhang will crush Carla Esparza to regain the UFC strawweight title, predicting an easy first-round KO victory for ‘Magnum’. Jedrzejczyk suffered a highlight-reel spinning backfist KO loss to Zhang at UFC 275 and admitted she was surprised with how strong Zhang was in the clinch. Zhang’s strength, Jedrzejczyk says, will be […]
We don’t need a Jiri Prochazka vs. Glover Teixeira rematch
Glover Teixeira was 28 seconds away from retaining his UFC light heavyweight crown when he tapped to the rear-naked choke that Jiri Prochazka applied in the waning moments of their main event bout at UFC 275. Not long after Prochazka took possession of the belt, Teixeira asked for a rematch. There does not need to […]
Jiri Prochazka: Jan Blachowicz acted ‘aggressive’ for the cameras during run-in after UFC 275
UFC 275 was a big night for Jiri Prochazka. With 28 seconds left in the fight, the Czech fighter managed to eke out a submission win over Glover Teixeira to become the new undisputed champion at 205 pounds. As it is customary for new champions, they instantly become walking targets as soon as they win […]
MMA SQUARED: UFC 275 is the gift that keeps on giving
Chris Rini Hey all, I feel like I haven’t been giving you my best each week with all the moving we’ve been doing but last week we got an apartment of our own and yesterday they turned on the internet! This past week I’ve been hanging out at midnight in front of a coffee shop […]
Smith: Teixeira and Prochazka’s fight IQ won’t even be ‘in the double digits’ combined
If you ask most observers, UFC 275’s headliner title fight between Glover Teixeira and Jiri Prochazka was a sight to behold. It was a full display of mixed martial arts, with Prochazka winning via submission in the last 28 seconds of round five. Both men even took home $50K for Fight of the Night honors […]
Manel Kape ‘really sad’ about Bontorin fight cancellation: ‘I was feeling unbeatable’
UFC flyweight Manel Kape had a frustrating cancellation just one day before his next bout. Originally paired up against Rogerio Bontorin at UFC 275, the former Rizin bantamweight champion saw his match fall through when the Brazilian was forced to withdraw due to health issues caused by weight cut. Frustrated, Kape shared some of his […]
Mookie & Crookie Show 170: Usman-Edwards 2 headlines UFC 278
Welcome to ‘The Mookie & Crookie Show’, a spinoff of ‘The Level Change Podcast’ that goes a little more in-depth on major combat sports news, as well as takes a humorous look at the crazy world of combat sports social media. The show is hosted by Mookie Alexander and Stephie Haynes and airs every Tuesday. […]
‘I started to vomit’ — Glover Teixeira suggests bad weight cut responsible for UFC 275 loss
Glover Teixeira suggests a bad weight cut was responsible for his stoppage loss to Jiri Prochazka at UFC 275, revealing that he was vomiting backstage after making weight. The former UFC light heavyweight champion doesn’t want to make excuses for his performance and takes full responsibility for the loss but admits the weight cut played […]
Legacy: Joanna Jedrzejczyk elevated an entire weight division
Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s UFC career began in 2014. By that time she had already been a world champion in Muay Thai and put together a 6-0 MMA record outside the UFC. Her MMA career ended on Saturday night. During the nearly 8 years she spent under the UFC banner, Jedrzejczyk accomplished a great deal, including winning […]
‘I was almost in tears’ – Bisping ‘very emotional’ seeing Jedrzejczyk retire at UFC 275
On Saturday night at UFC 275, Joanna Jedrzejczyk suffered a brutal faceplant KO loss to Zhang Weili in their rematch. After the bout, the former long-time strawweight champion took her gloves off, left them on the canvas, and announced her retirement from professional competition. The 35-year-old Polish fighter received nothing but well-wishes for what she […]
Video: New cageside angle of Weili Zhang’s KO over Joanna Jedrzejczyk looks even more brutal
Saturday night in Singapore, Weili Zhang landed a perfectly timed spinning backfist that put former champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk out cold. While most MMA fans have already seen replays of the highlight reel knockout, there’s footage from a different angle that has been recently released. As it was shot close to the cage floor, it gives […]
Video: Massive hometown crowd turns out to welcome new UFC champ Jiri Prochazka
Jiri Prochazka may not yet be a household name for the American MMA market, but it certainly appears he’s got a strong fanbase back in his home country. The 29-year-old captured UFC gold in just his third trip to the Octagon this past Saturday, at UFC 275, when he defeated champion Glover Teixeira via 5th […]
UFC 275 Reactions & UFC Austin Picks | Care/Don’t Care Podcast
It’s time for another one of our infamous and patented Care/Don’t Care Podcasts, with your talent: the astounding Eugene S. Robinson, author of the ‘Eugene S. Robinson Substack’, the fight book: “Fight: Everything You Wanted to Know About Ass-Kicking but Were Afraid You’d Get Your Ass Kicked for Asking”, host of the ‘Eugene S. Robinson […]
Glover Teixeira wants immediate rematch with Jiri Prochazka, Anthony Smith disagrees
Glover Teixeira was just hours removed from his Fight of the Night epic with Jiri Prochazka at UFC 275 before the now-former light heavyweight champion called for an immediate rematch. Rematch?? @jiri_bjp @danawhite @ufc — glover teixeira (@gloverteixeira) June 12, 2022 “Rematch??” Teixeira, who was submitted in the fifth round, posted after the fight. Scorecards […]
Joanna Jedrzejczyk plans to stick around after retirement, wants to be an MMA manager
UFC 275 might have been the last time we saw Joanna Jedrzejczyk in the Octagon, but it isn’t the last time we’ll see the former strawweight champion in the UFC. Jedrzejczyk, who retired following her devastating spinning backfist knockout loss to Zhang Weili, will stick around behind the scenes after retirement and revealed at the […]
Jiri Prochazka rips ‘horrible’ title-winning performance at UFC 275
Jiri Prochazka became the UFC light heavyweight champion this weekend, at UFC 275, but not in the manner many had expecting. The former RIZIN champ had carved an exciting path towards his fight with 42-year-old champ Glover Teixeira and many feared he would score another sensational KO inside the Octagon. However, Teixeira proved the naysayer’s […]
Scouring the scoring: UFC 275 – Shevchenko vs Santos
There was some grumbling about the scoring of the co-main event of UFC 275. In that fight, UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko retained her title with a split-decision win over Taila Santos. On the official front, judge Howard Hughes had it 48-47 for Shevchenko. Clemens Werner saw it even more in favor of the […]
MMA SQUARED: Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome to the Prochazka era!
Take care of yourself and I’ll talk to you Wednesday. Chris PS: for those of you too young to know, here’s a culturally insensitive John Belushi samurai recurring skit from SNL
UFC 275: Jiri Prochazka’s ‘risky’ taps on Glover Teixeira explained by referee
In what was one of the best UFC light heavyweight title bouts to date, Glover Teixeira and Jiri Prochazka constantly went back-and-forth as each turned the tide from just about every position imaginable. One interesting tidbit people noticed from that UFC 275 main event, was the multiple occasions where Prochazka lightly tapped on Teixeira as […]
UFC 275: Teixeira vs Prochazka | 6th Round Post-Fight Show
Bloody Elbow fight expert, Mookie Alexander is here, joined by Zane’s usual co-hort, Eddie Mercado. We recorded for you on Saturday, June 11th, 2022, with a breakdown of the UFC 275: ‘Teixeira vs. Jiří Procházka’ now 11-bout PPV event; which was simulcast in English & Spanish on ESPN+/ESPN from the Singapore Indoor Stadium, in Kallang, […]
UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka – Fights to Make
I didn’t anticipate there being a lot of matchmaking buzz following UFC 275. Jan Blachowicz appeared to be waiting in the wings for the winner of Glover Teixeira and Jiri Prochazka. Whoever can put together a decent winning streak together would be the next victim opposite Valentina Shevchenko. And we already knew Weili Zhang and […]
Shevchenko head clash broke Santos’ orbital at UFC 275, surgery required
Fans and pundits can debate the scoring of UFC 275’s co-main event between Taila Santos and Valentina Shevchenko all they want, but there’s one thing that’s not up for debate: the clash of heads between the two fighters in the third round dramatically changed the course of the bout. Santos herself described the effect that […]
‘No f—king way!!’ – Watch Dana White freak out in live reaction to Prochazka vs Teixeira at UFC 275
Dana White wasn’t in attendance in Singapore for UFC 275 because of his son’s birthday, but he still managed to watch what was probably their wildest show of the year. The UFC President streamed live on Instagram as he was watching the event, and this is how he reacted to the crazy main event fight […]