Sports blog information from USA TODAY.
Check out which veterans of the UFC are competing in combat sports across the globe this weekend.
This week, the UFC is idle following its first pay-per-view event of 2024, UFC 297.
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 Jan. 26-28.
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.
Check out which veterans of the UFC are in combat sports action across the globe this weekend.
This week, the UFC returns back to its home base in Las Vegas for UFC on ESPN 51.
The event at UFC Apex features a welterweight bout between [autotag]Vicente Luque[/autotag] and former lightweight champion [autotag]Rafael dos Anjos[/autotag].
Elsewhere, many other combat sports events are taking place that feature a number of familiar names that have competed under the UFC banner.
Check out which veterans of the global MMA leader are competing in MMA and bareknuckle boxing this week from Aug. 10-12.
Check out the names and details about their bouts below.
Upcoming event information from Tapology.
Check out which UFC veterans are in action over the holidays from Dec. 21-31.
The UFC is done for the year after UFC Fight Night 216 in Las Vegas.
However, there are other MMA promotions in action for their final cards of the year during holidays that feature a number of UFC veterans, including multiple former flyweight title challengers.
These 15 veterans of the UFC are competing across the globe from Dec. 21-31.
Check out the names and details about their bouts below.
Magomed Bibulatov put his name in the running for “Knockout of the Year” with a ridiculous finish at ACA 112.
[autotag]Magomed Bibulatov[/autotag] put his name in the running for “Knockout of the Year” on Sunday with a ridiculous finish at ACA 112.
Bibulatov (17-2), who had a three-fight UFC stint from 2017-2019 in which he went 1-2, pulled off an absolutely remarkable finish in his flyweight fight with Rodrigo Praia (15-4), which took place in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia.
After perfectly measuring the range and distance on his opponent, Bibulatov uncorked a perfectly timed and perfectly placed spinning wheel kick that caught Praia clean in the head.
There was nothing else needed. Praia went down in a heap and the fight was over. Watch the insane finish from multiple angles below (via Twitter):
🌪 SPINNING BACK KICK KNOCKOUT! Magomed Bibulatov is applying for the BEST knockout of the year! #ACA112 pic.twitter.com/MyOpWHWte8
— ACAMMA (@ACA_League) October 4, 2020
With the win, Bibulatov has now won three consecutive fights – all by knockout – since his final UFC appearance in February 2019. The 32-year-old has had a perfect MMA career outside of his two octagon blemishes against Rogerio Bontorin and John Moraga, and the knockout of Praia is his best bit of work so far.
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