UFC Fight Night 80

UFC Fight Night 80 Results: Namajunas with a dominant performance over a resilient VanZant

Peter Knox 11/12/2015

UFC Fight Night 80 which kicked off the start of fight week certainly didn’t disappoint with Thug Rose Namajunas (4-2) putting on a dominant performance against 12 Gauge Paige Vanzant (6-2) in a Strawweight bout in Las Vegas. VanZant who was the betting favourite coming in to the fight was quickly exposed by the more experienced Namajunas who dominated all 5 rounds. Namajunas who was a cast member on The Ultimate Fighter 20 caught Paige in a few nasty arm bars but through true grit and determination a bloodied VanZant proved she is one tough fighter as she battled her way out of them. Namajunas eventually caught Vanzant in a rear-naked choke in Round 5 to get the win. When asked about the fight Namajunas commented: ‘I thought there would be arm bars all day, but I saw pictures, I knew her arms were kind of grumm, so I knew not to get frustrated if I didn’t get the tap out right away’ During the post-fight press conference a very emotional and tearful Paige VanZant admitted she wasn’t ready for the fight but she will come back from it and gain more experience. ‘I got outclassed in every way so I’m just going to get back with my team, my game plan and my technique, I’m sad but I’m fine’ UFC Fight Night 80 Results: Rose Namajunas def. Paige VanZant via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 5, 2:25 Michael Chiesa def. Jim Miller via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 2:57 Sage Northcutt def. Cody Pfister via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2, 0:41 Thiago “Marreta” Santos def. Elias Theodorou via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 29-27) Tim Means def. John Howard via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 0:21 Sergio Moraes def. Omari Akhmedov via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 2:18 Kevin Casey vs. Antonio Carlos Junior – no-contest (unintentional eye poke) – Round 1, 0:11 Aljamain Sterling def. Johnny Eduardo via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2, 4:18 Santiago Ponzinibbio def. Andreas Stahl via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:25 Danny Roberts def. Nathan Coy via technical submission (triangle choke) – Round 1, 2:46 Zubaira Tukhugov def. Phillipe Nover via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27) Kailin Curran def. Emily Kagan via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 4:13

UFC Fight Night 80: Danny ‘Hot Chocolate’ Roberts Debut

Peter Knox 07/12/2015

With UFC Fight Night 80: Vanzant v Namajunas just around the corner we take a closer look at top UK prospect Danny ‘Hot Chocolate’ Roberts who is set to face American Top Team’s Nathan Coy in a Welterweight bout this Thursday. Roberts (11-1) who will be making his UFC debut is on a five fight win streak with notable wins over ‘Judo’ Jim Wallhead and Jack Mason whilst fighting at Cage Warriors. Roberts who began his career in Boxing made the move to train at Next Generation in Liverpool, it was there he became interested in MMA. Although originally from Bristol he is an adopted Scouser who calls Liverpool home and is loved by his Liverpool fans. Roberts who opened his own MMA gym Aspire Combat Sports last year with fellow team-mate Dean Garnett has recently made the move to Florida to train with the Blackzilian’s ahead of his fight. Fellow Blackzilian Rashad Evan’s called Roberts a ‘future champ’. Roberts was originally set to face American Top Team’s Michael Graves who was forced to pull out due to an injury, Nathan Coy stepped in for his injured teammate. Coy (14-5) was a cast member on The Ultimate Fighter 21 and is a Strikeforce and Bellator veteran. Roberts who hasn’t lost in over five years will make his octagon debut on 10th Dec. UK fans don’t forget to check it out on UFC Fight Pass the full lineup includes: MAIN CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 3am) Rose Namajunas vs. Paige VanZant Michael Chiesa vs. Jim Miller Sage Northcutt vs. Cody Pfister Thiago “Marreta” Santos vs. Elias Theodorou PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass 11.45 p.m) John Howard vs. Tim Means Omari Akhmedov vs. Sergio Moraes Kevin Casey vs. Antonio Carlos Junior Johnny Eduardo vs. Aljamain Sterling Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Andreas Stahl Nathan Coy vs. Danny Roberts Phillipe Nover vs. Zubaira Tukhugov Kailin Curran vs. Emily Kagan Written by Jade Morris Photo Credit: David Lethaby

Rose Namajunas set to face Paige VanZant Dec 10th

Peter Knox 28/10/2015

Paige VanZant (6-1) has a new opponent for Dec 10th and it’s none other than 3rd UFC Ranked Strawweight Rose Namajunas (3-2), the match up was officially announced by UFC President Dana White today. The reason for Joanne Calderwood’s removal from the card has not yet been revealed, the news was first announced by Paige VanZant’s teammate Justin Buchholz on Team Alpha Male’s radio show ‘Stud Show’. With a 3 fight win streak in the UFC 21 year old VanZant is quickly gaining popularity most recently defeating Alex Chamber via third-round submission. Namajunas, who was runner up on The Ultimate Fighter 20 is coming off a submission win earlier this month against fellow TUF member Angela Hill at UFC 192 The UFC Fight Night 80 card now includes: Rose Namajunas vs. Paige VanZant Sage Northcutt vs. Cody Pfister Michael Chiesa vs. Jim Miller Thiago “Marreta” Santos vs. Elias Theodorou Kevin Casey vs. Antonio Carlos Junior Omari Akhmedov vs. Lyman Good John Howard vs. Tim Means Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Andreas Stahl Michael Graves vs. Danny Roberts Phillipe Nover vs. Zubaira Tukhugov Kailin Curran vs. Emily Kagan Johnny Eduardo vs. Aljamain Sterling