NFL
By: Julio Olmo
UFC Vegas 8 Preview
Diving deep into UFC Vegas 8 Fight Night features Anthony Smith vs. Aleksandar Rakic.
Rakic might be coming off a loss, but he’s the betting favorite against Anthony Smith in the last Apex UFC event in August.
This Saturday! KO artists go head-to-head looking to get into title contention 😤 #UFCVegas8 pic.twitter.com/TIrJaEA2Fm
— UFC (@ufc) August 25, 2020
In the co-main event, former UFC welterweight champion and Robbie Lawler returns to action to battle fellow veteran Neil Magny.
The action never stops 💢 #UFCVegas8 is this Saturday on ESPN+ pic.twitter.com/F3jD04xsCi
— UFC (@ufc) August 24, 2020
Main Card:
Anthony Smith vs. Aleksandar Rakic
Neil Magny vs. Robbie Lawler
Alexa Grasso vs. Ji Yeon Kim
Ricardo Lamas vs. Bill Algeo
Magomed Ankalaev vs. Ion CutelabaUndercard:
Maki Pitolo vs. Impa Kasanganay
Mallory Martin vs. Hannah Cifers
Zak Cummings vs. Alessio Di Chirico
Alex Caceres vs. Kevin Croom
Saparbek Safarov vs. Julian Marquez
Emily Whitmire vs. Polyana Viana
Sean Brady vs. Christian Aguilera
Christian Aguilera vs. Sean Brady
UFC Vegas 7 Recap
It was time for the showdown, as Frankie Edgar made his bantamweight debut against dangerous Pedro Munhoz.
Frankie Edgar is an all-time great, a former UFC Champion with impressive ability to recover after a hard shot. Pedro Munhoz is one of the heavier-hitting fighters in the bantamweight division, so he was more than willing to take shots if it meant landing a clean one of his own.
The whole fight was highly unpredictable and a crapshoot, but the consensus was that he would win if Edgar went the distance. The question was whether Edgar could go five rounds without having a Munhoz blow blast him.
I predicted – incorrectly! that Pedro Munhoz would win by TKO in the 3rd round.
My gambling live story ask me who I like, then bet the opposite! 😂 "Old Timer" did himself proud 👏Great Job Frankie ✊ #UFCVegas7 pic.twitter.com/EvdAQKKqBD
— The Voice of One! (@jeolmoz2) August 23, 2020
"UFC Living Legend Frankie Edgar beats Pedro Munhoz" #UFCVegas7 @ufc @UFCEspanol @danawhite @espnmma @espndeportes pic.twitter.com/k6eUuJROvn
— The Voice of One! (@jeolmoz2) August 23, 2020
Contender Series Episodes 3 and 4 Recaps
Dana White’s Contender Series Episodes 3 and 4 of The Reality Show kept moving right along with their theme: Ultimate Job Interview.
First win obtained by unanimous decision was Kenneth Cross.
Second win in Parisian vs. Johnson….Parisian in decisive fashion!
Cheyanne Bus got a unanimous decision victory.
After their victories, there was little doubt that both Cosce brothers will earn UFC contracts.
Episode Three winners of UFC Contracts
COUNT 'EM!
We got four new fighters in the UFC 📝 #DWCS pic.twitter.com/ga4BxUH4yb
— UFC (@ufc) August 19, 2020
And The Boss was right back at it handing UFC contracts Tuesday, August 25th, on Episode Four as the action continued at the UFC Apex.
Four more contracts locked in this week on #DWCS! 🔒 @Rafael_TheTurn | @Collin37659590 | @JMolina_125 | @JamiePickettMMA pic.twitter.com/pSYKC2ZhvM
— UFC (@ufc) August 26, 2020
There is a harsh reality that comes with signing new UFC talent. After the latest round of Contender Series signings, Dana White reminded fans and fighters that the UFC is still a numbers game.
It wasn’t that long ago that any fighter with two losses in a row could essentially consider themselves out of a job.
