Tag: Levan Makashvili

UFC veterans in MMA action Dec. 21-24

Check out which veterans of the UFC are competing in combat sports across the globe this weekend.

This week, the UFC officially begins its holiday season following the final pay-per-view event of the year.

UFC 296 took place at T-Mobile Arena last weekend, where welterweight champion [autotag]Leon Edwards[/autotag] defended his throne against Colby Covington and flyweight champion [autotag]Alexandre Pantoja[/autotag] retained his title by defeating [autotag]Brandon Royval[/autotag].

Elsewhere, many other combat sports events are taking place that feature several familiar names that have competed under the UFC banner.

Check out which veterans of the global MMA leader are competing Dec. 21-24.

Scroll below to see how the UFC veterans fared last week, and see the names and details of this weekend’s competitors.

Upcoming event information from Tapology.

UFC veterans in MMA, boxing and bareknuckle action April 27-30

Check out which UFC veterans are in combat sports action across the globe this weekend.

This week, the UFC is back in Las Vegas at the UFC Apex for a key bantamweight bout. In the main event, [autotag]Ricky Simon[/autotag] takes on [autotag]Song Yadong[/autotag] in a fight scheduled for five rounds.

Elsewhere, many other MMA, boxing and bareknuckle events are taking place that feature a number of familiar names that have competed under the UFC banner.

This weekend, there are a total of 24 veterans of the global MMA leader competing in MMA and boxing this week from April 21-23.

Check out the names and details about their bouts below.

Upcoming event information from Tapology.

Video: MMA fighter taunts opponent, gets slept three seconds later

“Wow, Brian, you’ve got to be careful what you wish for!”

In MMA, we often see fights where Fighter X gets hyped or mad (for whatever reason) and throws his hands to the side, as if to signal to Fighter Y, “I’m right here! Let’s bang, bro!”

What we don’t usually see play out in this scenario is Fighter Y then knocking out Fighter X cold three seconds later.

And yet, that’s exactly what happened between [autotag]Roman Dik[/autotag] and [autotag]Levan Makashvili[/autotag] on Thursday at ACA 109 in Poland. Dik played the role of Fighter X, while Makashvili was Fighter Y and landed a splendid right-left hook combination that put Dik to sleep.

Check it out (via Twitter):

You never want to be Dik in this scenario – ever.

“Wow, Brian, you’ve got to be careful what you wish for!” one cageside commentator said to the other.

You can say that again.

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