Following an uneven opening week, the UFC APEX was buzzing last week as each of the first four bouts ended inside the distance before Jose Delano wrapped things up with an impressive and dominant decision win over Manuel Exposito to wrap things up. All five victorious competitors impressed UFC President Dana White enough to earn contracts and the chance to …
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Week 2 Results + Scorecards | Dana White’s Contender Series Season 9
Baisangur Susurkaev, one of the two athletes awarded a contract following last week’s season premiere, got his wish to compete at UFC 319 in Chicago and promptly ventured to “The Windy City” and registered a second-round submission win over game opponent Eric Nolan, pushing his record to 10-0 and establishing himself as a prospect to watch in the middleweight division …
Read More »Freshman Shamar Arnoux emerges as a contender for starting CB spot as he earns trust on and off the field – 247Sports
Freshman Shamar Arnoux emerges as a contender for starting CB spot as he earns trust on and off the field 247SportsView Full Coverage on Google News Source link
Read More »Week 1 Results + Scorecards | Dana White’s Contender Series Season 9
Last year, 42 competitors garnered contracts across the season’s 10 events, with winners like Mansur Abdul-Malik, Jose Delgado, and Malcolm Wellmaker already having made a serious impact since transitioning onto the roster. To date, 276 athletes heard UFC President Dana White call their names at the end of the night, with another 11 joining those ranks through a three-event, all-Brazilian …
Read More »UFC champ Dricus du Plessis shares five-word reaction to Anthony Hernandez destroying top contender
Anthony ‘Fluffy’ Hernandez has made it onto Dricus du Plessis’ radar. The surging UFC middleweight contender made it eight wins in a row in what was his second UFC main event on Saturday night. The #10-ranked Hernandez fought #9 contender Roman Dolidze at UFC Vegas 109. Despite being one ranking lower, Hernandez showed he was levels above Dolidze, dominating the …
Read More »Dricus du Plessis vs. Khamzat Chimaev winner called out by contender on 8-fight streak after UFC Vegas 109 mauling
Anthony Hernandez called for a title shot after making it eight wins in a row at UFC Vegas 109. The middleweight contender squared off against Roman Dolidze after Steve Erceg snapped his losing streak in the co-main event. Anthony Hernandez was utterly dominant en route to a fourth round submission victory on Saturday night. Post-fight at UFC Vegas 109, ‘Fluffy’ …
Read More »Sean Payton Has Denver Looking Like a Contender
ENGLEWOOD, Colo.—My 12th stop in beautiful Colorado, with what should be a really, really good Broncos team … • We’re getting pretty close to this being the full-fledged Denver version of what Sean Payton built in New Orleans—a confident team that’s ready to contend year-in and year-out—if we’re not there already. The Broncos had what amounted to a controlled scrimmage …
Read More »Fantasy fallout: Justin Jefferson hamstring injury update and why CeeDee Lamb is a sneaky contender for WR1
Minnesota coach Kevin O’Connell said Friday that receiver Justin Jefferson is dealing with a mild hamstring strain and will be held out of practice. Jefferson will be re-evaluated next week, but he should be fine for Week 1. That’s great news for the Vikings and Fantasy managers. Jefferson is currently the No. 2 receiver coming off the board based on …
Read More »Donkey Kong Bananza has the reviews of a GOTY contender
At the time of writing, shortly after the review embargo lifted, Bananza has a rating of 91 on review aggregation site OpenCritic and 90 on Metacritic. (Sadly, you’ll have to wait a while for Polygon’s own review, as Nintendo did not provide us with a pre-release version of the game.) IGN’s Logan Plant awarded Donkey Kong Bananza a full 10/10 …
Read More »‘Please retire’… Fans beg former contender to stop fighting after ‘pathetic’ loss at UFC Nashville
UFC fans are done watching Calvin Kattar fight after his latest loss inside the Octagon. The former featherweight contender slipped to a fifth consecutive defeat at UFC Nashville. Steve Garcia won every round on all three scorecards as he cruised to a decision win on Saturday night. Calvin Kattar‘s performance prompted mass concern from fight fans, with many of them …
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