UFC London: Blaydes vs. Aspinall
Tom Aspinall undergoing surgery for injured knee suffered at UFC London
Tom Aspinall is headed for surgery. The UFC heavyweight injured his knee in his fight with Curtis Blaydes at UFC London this past Saturday. Aspinall threw a kick and collapsed to the canvas, prompting referee Herb Dean to step in and wave off the action after 15 seconds. The extent of the injury was unknown, […]
‘He’s got that Conor McGregor vibe’ – Dana White says Paddy Pimblett will fight on PPV card next
Rising lightweight prospect Paddy Pimblett notched his third UFC win this past weekend at UFC London via a second-round submission over Jordan Leavitt. Now 3-0 with the company and a massive hype behind him, the Liverpool native expects to be a pay-per-view attraction for his next fight. “I know for a fact now I’ll be […]
Curtis Blaydes calls for UFC heavyweight title eliminator bout, ‘I deserve it’
Curtis Blaydes won his UFC London headliner in just 15 seconds on Friday night. However, it wasn’t how he would have expected or wanted. Blaydes was the beneficiary of a TKO win after his opponent, Tom Aspinall, injured his knee after throwing a leg kick. Blaydes was on The MMA Hour yesterday. There he told […]
Mookie & Crookie Show 175: UFC London recap, a look at Poirier-Chandler
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’m all about sportsmanship’ – Hermansson sorry for post fight confrontation with Curtis
UFC London was a card plagued by problems. An injury in the main event, a number of slow, grinding fights, and little in the way of finishes or moments of exciting action. While the main card built some solid momentum—behind stoppage wins for Molly McCann, Nikita Krylov, and Paddy Pimblett—all that came to a halt […]
Aleksandar Rakic claims Jimi Manuwa sucker-punched him at UFC London, Manuwa responds
Back in June of 2019, then up-and-coming light heavyweight Aleksandar Rakic was matched up against veteran striker Jimi Manuwa at a UFC event in Sweden. Rakic picked up a brutal head kick knockout win in just 42 seconds that day, and it ended up being the last MMA fight of Manuwa’s career. It seems that […]
UFC 277 Picks & UFC London Reactions | 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 […]
Molly McCann outlines her plans for the Shevchenko sisters
Molly McCann lit up the O2 Arena on Saturday at the UFC London event with a blistering TKO of Hannah Goldy. After the win, the Liverpudlian bolted out of the cage and flew through the stands. Moments later, McCann was seen necking Howler Head whiskey while celebrating her friend Paddy Pimblett, who went on to […]
Drake is buying Paddy Pimblett and Molly McCann Rolex watches after multimillion UFC parlay
This weekend’s UFC London card was already a big enough night for hometown fighters Paddy Pimblett and Molly McCann. Both won their respective main card bouts and subsequently won $50K bonuses for Performance of the Night. But their post-fight rewards aren’t ending there. Apparently, rapper Drake is giving the two fighters a Rolex watch each […]
UFC London: Curtis Blaydes vs. Tom Aspinall – Unofficial Awards
For the second week in a row, the main event of the UFC’s card ended with an injury in the first round. This week, UFC London didn’t have a fantastic undercard to gird up the disappointing end to the event. Sure, Molly McCann and Paddy Pimblett both delivered as expected, but there were also eight […]
‘He needs to walk away’ – Daniel Cormier calls for Alexander Gustafsson to retire
One of the sadder moments from yesterday’s UFC London happened when Alexander Gustafsson suffered a first round KO at the hands of Nikita Krylov. That was the fourth loss in a row (all finishes) suffered by ‘The Mauler’. On seeing the former title challenger succumb to a Krylov uppercut, former UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight […]
UFC London: Blaydes vs. Aspinall – Fights to make
UFC London was a dud. It’s rare that the world’s largest MMA promotion ever puts together a truly hard to watch card, but between Tom Aspinall’s injury, Chris Curtis’ flat footed co-main event, and Paul Craig’s flopping (all on top of a heap of grind-heavy prelims), this was one of the poorest action-delivering cards in […]
Muhammad Mokaev confounded over why ‘BS guy’ Paddy Pimblett gets so much attention
Muhammad Mokaev continued to impress this weekend at UFC London, securing a unanimous decision win over Charles Johnson and extending his unbeaten record to 6-0. After the fight the Dagestan-born Brit took exception to how much attention another British prospect has been getting lately. “There’s so many guys that don’t get a lot of media […]
Tom Aspinall addresses ‘freak injury’ loss at UFC London: ‘Sometimes these things happen’
Tom Aspinall is in good spirits after suffering a 15-second TKO loss to Curtis Blaydes at UFC London on Saturday. The No. 6 heavyweight returned to the O2 Arena for his second consecutive headliner, this time against Blaydes. The fight got off to a fast start with both men exchanging punches when Aspinall threw a […]
UFC London: Blaydes vs. Aspinall – Winners and Losers
For the second week in a row, a UFC event ended with injury in the first round of the main event. Last week, Yair Rodriguez had his hand raised in victory after a shoulder injury prevented Brian Ortega from continuing in their featherweight scrap. This week saw the fight between Curtis Blaydes and Tom Aspinall […]
‘I’m not risking my ranking’ – Curtis Blaydes won’t rematch Tom Aspinall after injury TKO at UFC London
Curtis Blaydes is uninterested in a rematch with Tom Aspinall despite the unfortunate ending of their fight at UFC London on Saturday. Blaydes notched a 15-second TKO over Aspinall after the Team Kaobon product blew out his knee on a kick. Although he got the win, ‘Razor’ was frustrated with how the fight went. “I […]
UFC London: Blaydes vs Aspinall | 6th Round Post-Fight Show
Bloody Elbow fight expert, Zane Simon is here, joined by his co-hort, Eddie Mercado. We recorded for you on Saturday, July 23rd, 2022, with a breakdown of the UFC London: ‘Blaydes vs. Aspinall’ 14-bout Fight Night event, which took place at the 02 Arena in London, England, UK. June M. Williams The guys have hot […]
UFC London post-fight bonuses: Molly McCann pockets $50k with spinning elbow TKO (again)
UFC London was a bit of a slow burn, but the heat turned up as the show progressed. The heavyweight headliner ended in unfortunate fashion, and the middleweight co-headliner saw ‘The Action Man’ get outstruck by ‘The Joker.’ The preliminary portion of the card saw Nicolas Dalby return to the win column with a unanimous […]
‘Feeling bad for both’ – Pros react to Tom Aspinall’s injury, Curtis Blaydes’ TKO win at UFC London
In another disappointing main event, an injury ended matters early at UFC London. Just 15 seconds into the first round, Tom Aspinall suffered a knee injury and was unable to continue, handing Curtis Blaydes a TKO victory. On Twitter, pro fighters reacted to the unfortunate result. Damn back to back weeks — Terrance ‘T Wrecks’ […]
UFC London: Blaydes vs. Aspinall post-fight press conference live stream
Join us here at BloodyElbow.com around 6:15 PM ET/3:15 PM PT for a live stream of the UFC London: Blaydes vs. Aspinall post-fight press conference, live from London. You can catch the video above, and since Bloody Elbow has the best comments section of any sports site, you should stick around and participate below. Fighters […]
UFC London results: Curtis Blaydes gets 15-second injury TKO after Tom Aspinall hurts knee
The top of the UFC London billing ended in an anticlimactic fashion as the #6 ranked heavyweight, Tom Aspinall, suffered an unfortunate knee injury against the #4 ranked, Curtis Blaydes. The injury happened just 15-seconds into the match after Tom threw a kick, and then quickly dropped down to the mat in agony. This will […]
UFC London results and video: Krylov quickly KO’s Gustafsson, Pimblett and McCann get stoppage wins
The UFC London main card was much more entertaining than the prelims, with three finishes so far across the first-five fights. We got a furious TKO, and 67-second KO, and a clever RNC plus a teabag. In the co-main event, the UFC’s #8 ranked middleweight, Jack Hermansson, took a unanimous decision over Chris Curtis. The […]
UFC London video highlights: Paddy Pimblett chokes out Jordan Leavitt
The UFC London main card was the setting where the ever-popular lightweight, Paddy Pimblett, submitted Jordan Leavitt with a rear-naked choke in front of an electric home crowd. The finish came in the second round when Paddy used a funky arm triangle to deliver a knee to the face, and then from there he took […]
‘Baddy does it again’ – Pros react to Paddy Pimblett’s submission win over Jordan Leavitt at UFC London
Paddy Pimblett continues his rise to stardom at UFC London. After a close first round, the ‘Baddy’ managed to catch Jordan Leavitt with a tight rear-naked choke and secure another submission win in the Octagon. On Twitter, pro fighters reacted to the finish. This mf about to twerk on paddy #UFCLondon @ufc — Saidyokub Kakhramonov […]
‘Krylov went berserker’ – Pros react to Nikita Krylov’s KO of Alexander Gustafsson at UFC London
Nikita Krylov made quick work of Alexander Gustafsson at UFC London. After landing a flurry of strikes and not giving his opponent any time to recover, the ‘Miner’ scored a first round TKO against the former title challenger. On Twitter, pro fighters reacted to the win. Excited about the return od @AlexTheMauler #UFCLondon — Aleksandar […]
‘Super impressive’ – Pros react to Molly McCann’s electrifying win at UFC London
Firstly, Volkan Oezdemir outstruck Paul Craig en route to a unanimous decision victory. Afterwards, Molly McCann knocked out Hannah Goldy to pick up another spinning elbow win at UFC London. On Twitter, pro fighters reacted to the matches. Molly McCann vs. Hannan Goldy What a fight!! Meatball season!!! #UFCLondon — Ode’ ⭕️sbourne (@OdeOsbourne) July 23, […]
UFC London: Curtis Blaydes vs. Tom Aspinall betting odds
For the second week in a row we are being treated to an earlier than usual MMA event as UFC London is happening today from the 02 Arena in the U.K. The first prelim bout is scheduled for 12:00PM ET, with the main card beginning at 3:00PM ET. England’s own Tom Aspinall will be headlining […]
UFC London: Blaydes vs. Aspinall live results, discussion, play by play
Join us here at Bloody Elbow for live results, discussion, and play-by-play (main card) as UFC London: Blaydes vs. Aspinall goes down from the O2 in England. The main event for this fight night will take place in the heavyweight division with possible title implications, as Curtis Blaydes crosses the ocean to take on Tom […]
Street fighter challenges UFC fighter, claims ‘cardio issues’ saved pro from being his 201st victim
Ahead of Chris Curtis’ UFC London bout this weekend, video started circulating about the time he was challenged by a guy who supposedly had 200 street fights. Men can typically overestimate their ability to fight — especially those who don’t really train — and that was the case again on this viral video. As the […]
Undefeated UFC lightweight says Paddy Pimblett has ‘weak chin’ and ‘gets his opponents spoonfed’
Undefeated UFC lightweight Mark Madsen thinks former Cage Warriors FC champion Paddy Pimblett is one of the most overhyped fighters on the UFC roster and could potentially lose to Jordan Leavitt at UFC London tomorrow. Madsen, a decorated Greco-Roman wrestler with an Olympic silver medal, claims “The Baddy” has a “weak chin” waiting to be […]