Tag: Clayton Carpenter

Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (April 24-30)

All the UFC and Bellator fight announcements that were first reported or confirmed by MMA Junkie in the past week.

MMA fight announcements are hard to follow. With so many outlets and channels available, it’s nearly impossible to organize.

But here at MMA Junkie, we’ve got your back.

Each week, we’ll compile all the newly surfaced fights in one spot. Every Monday, expect a feature listing everything you might have missed from the UFC or Bellator.

Here are the fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie from April 24-30.

Clayton Carpenter calls out newcomer after first UFC win: ‘I’m down to roll him up and smoke him’

After his first promotional win at UFC Fight Night 219, Clayton Carpenter reciprocated a recent callout from a top Australian flyweight.

LAS VEGAS – Minutes after his first UFC win, [autotag]Clayton Carpenter[/autotag] set his sights on another.

A rising flyweight fighter out of the MMA Lab in Glendale, Ariz., Carpenter (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) defeated Juancamilo Ronderos (4-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC) in short order Saturday at UFC Fight Night 219, which took place at the UFC Apex.

Minutes later, a sunglasses-wearing Carpenter had his callout ready when he took the stage for his post-fight news conference and revealed he’d like to fight one of the newest members of the UFC roster.

“I think I want to call out [autotag]Stephen Erceg[/autotag],” Carpenter told MMA Junkie and other reporters. “He kind of got screwed … with getting his visa for the Dana White’s Contender Series fight (against me). After his last fight, he was calling me out, all cute. He’s just like, ‘I want Clayton.’ It was hilarious. I loved it. I’m down to roll him up and smoke him.”

Erceg and Carpenter were lined up to fight on Dana White’s Contender Series in 2022. The bout never materialized when Erceg encountered visa issues. Earlier this month, Erceg was offered a UFC contract after chief business officer Hunter Campbell and matchmaker Mick Maynard attended Eternal MMA 73, which he headlined.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 219.

Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (Oct. 31-Nov. 6)

All the UFC and Bellator fight announcements that were first reported or confirmed by MMA Junkie in the past week.

MMA fight announcements are hard to follow. With so many outlets and channels available, it’s nearly impossible to organize.

But here at MMA Junkie, we’ve got your back.

Each week, we’ll compile all the newly surfaced fights in one spot. Every Monday, expect a feature listing everything you might have missed from the UFC or Bellator.

Here are the fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie from Oct. 31-Nov. 6.

Fresh Ink: Meet the 32 fighters the UFC signed in August 2022

The UFC added 32 fighters to its roster last month. Find out who joined and learn more about them here.

The UFC roster is bigger than ever – and it continues to expand.

Fresh faces appear on nearly every card, whether onboarded as short-notice opening fillers, Dana White’s Contender Series signees, or the increasingly rare straight-up additions. Sometimes, it’s hard to keep track of the hustle and bustle of the mixed martial arts news beat, but here at MMA Junkie, we’ve got you covered.

“Fresh Ink” is your list of fighters added to the UFC roster the previous month and provides background on who they are and where they came from.

Scroll below to check out the 32 fighters the promotion inked in August 2022.

DWCS 49 winner Clayton Carpenter critical of his performance: ‘I consider it damn near a loss’

“I’m going for the kill and I didn’t get the finish and I consider it damn near a loss in my opinion.”

LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Clayton Carpenter[/autotag] may now be a UFC fighter, but he’s not happy with his performance.

Carpenter’s entertaining back-and-forth battle with Edgar Chairez at Dana White’s Contender Series 49 on Tuesday left him with a black eye, but he was able to rally using his grappling to earn a hard-fought win and a UFC contract.

Carpenter (6-0) came into the fight having finished his past two opponents in less than a minute and was disappointed to let the judges get involved.

“I let it get a lot closer than it should have,” Carpenter told reporters, including MMA Junkie, at the post-fight news conference. “I got a little impatient in there and started getting a little bit more frustrated than I should have, and I started pushing a little bit more than I should have. It’s whatever though – it’s all a learning experience.

“I’m going for the kill and I didn’t get the finish and I consider it damn near a loss, in my opinion.”

However, despite the harsh opinion on his performance, Carpenter knew it was enough to ink a UFC deal.

“I believe that I put on a good show,” Carpenter said. “I don’t really know what it looks like from the outside until I study the tape, but I felt like I put in an adequate performance and it gave me a lot to think about. I faced adversity in that first round. I got clipped with a shot that I didn’t even really feel, but it looks a lot worse than it felt.”

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LFA 119: Clayton Carpenter lands brutal 13-second head kick KO

Clayton Carpenter wasted no time bringing the violence Friday night at LFA 119.

[autotag]Clayton Carpenter[/autotag] wasted no time bringing the violence Friday night at LFA 119.

Once the opening bell rang, Carpenter closed the distance on his opponent, Rodney Kealohi, and then went straight for the finish, connecting on a head kick that stiffened Kealohi’s body instantly and sent him crashing to the canvas after just 13 seconds.

Carpenter got in one more shot before the referee pulled him off, but it wasn’t needed as Kealohi was out cold.

Check out the finish below (via Twitter):

Carpenter, 25, moved to 5-0 with four finishes as a professional, including three consecutive wins with LFA. This was the second head kick knockout of his career.

LFA 89 recap

Check out highlights from LFA 89, which streamed live on UFC Fight Pass from Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D.

Check out highlights from LFA 89, which streamed live on UFC Fight Pass from Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D.