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Check out these photos from Dan Ige vs. Nate Landwehr at UFC 289 in Vancouver.
Check out these photos from [autotag]Dan Ige[/autotag]’s victory over Nate Landwehr at UFC 289 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Photos by Sergei Belski, USA TODAY Sports)
A featherweight contender bout on the UFC 289 main card turned into a banger as Dan Ige showed off his power against a durable Nate Landwehr.
If [autotag]Dan Ige[/autotag] wasn’t facing such a durable opponent Saturday, he may not have needed all three rounds to win at UFC 289.
But the fact of the matter is, Ige (17-6 MMA, 9-5 UFC) faced Nate Landwehr (17-5 MMA, 4-3 UFC), who survived multiple knockdowns throughout the fight to see the final horn. Ige defeated Landwehr via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) on the pay-pay-view main card at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Ige scored knockdowns both in Round 1 and 2. The most significant amount of damage came in the latter half of Round 2, when Ige blasted Landwehr with a punching combination. A mad scramble ensued as Landwehr tried to regain his bearings. The bell saved him, but when Landwehr rose to his feet, it was obvious he wasn’t all there.
The five minutes did Landwehr well, however, or at least well enough to hang in there with Ige for the final five minutes. When it was time for the scorecards, there were no extreme surprises as Ige got the nod from all three judges.
IGE DROPS LANDWEHR TO THE GROUND AGAIN đź‘Š #UFC289 pic.twitter.com/mnx0s6fJhN
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) June 11, 2023
With the win, Ige has won back-to-back fights. In his previous outing, he defeated Damon Jackson by knockout. As for Landwehr, his three-fight winning streak is snapped as he loses by decision for the first time in his UFC tenure.
The up-to-the-minute UFC 289 results include:
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 289.
Analyzing Saturday’s UFC 289 odds and lines between Dan Ige vs. Nate Landwehr with MMA picks, tips and predictions.
In a featherweight bout on the main card, Dan Ige and Nate Landwehr meet Saturday at UFC 289 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the UFC 289: Ige vs. Landwehr odds, and make our expert picks and predictions.
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Ige halted a 3-bout losing streak, all via unanimous decision, with a 2nd-round KO/TKO against Damon Jackson last time out in mid-January. He hasn’t picked up consecutive victories since winning 6 in a row from June 2018 to May 2020. Ige has gone the distance in 7 of his past 9 fights.
Landwehr takes the walk on a 3-bout win streak, including a pair of submission victories over Austin Lingo and Ludovit Klein. Sandwiched between those victories was a majority decision win over David Onama in mid-Aug. 2022.
Landwehr has a 2-inch height and 1-inch reach advantage, and he also has an impressive 6.47-to-3.80 significant strikes landed per minute advantage. Landwehr is more accurate too, landing 52.51% of those strikes compared to just 50.26% for Ige.
As far as the ground game is concerned, it’s advantage Landwehr too. “The Train” has a slight takedown average lead (1.36-to-1.25), but a huge 62.5% takedown accuracy percentage compared to just 26.79% for Ige. Landwehr holds the 1.36 submission average lead, too, with Ige posting just 0.33.
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:44 a.m. ET.
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Records: Ige (16-6-0) | Landwehr (17-4-0)
LANDWEHR (+200) is a tremendous value as a live ‘dog, giving bettors a chance to double up.
Statistically, the underdog holds all of the major advantages, and the only area Ige has an advantage is being 4 years younger.
Landwehr has been the hotter fighter, too, posting 3 straight wins, and a pair of submissions during the run. However, like the Onama fight, I think LANDWEHR ON POINTS (+475) is the result, and worth playing lightly.
YES (+110): WILL THE FIGHT GO THE DISTANCE? is a tremendous value at plus money.
I think Landwehr gets it done, but if you don’t want to take a chance on the underdog, and simply want some action on the fight, this is a great play. Landwehr has ended up going the distance in 2 of his past 5 UFC fights, while Ige has needed the help of the judges to determine a winner in 7 of his past 9 outings.
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Nate Landwehr is not a big fan of Dan Ige’s ‘whack’ pre-UFC 289 trash talk.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – [autotag]Nate Landwehr[/autotag] is not impressed with Dan Ige.
Although Landwehr (17-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC) finds his upcoming opponent skilled, the rising UFC featherweight contender hasn’t enjoyed Ige’s trash talk game ahead of their contest at Saturday’s UFC 289.
Ige (16-6 MMA, 8-5 UFC) recently posted an animated photo on Instagram, suggesting he was going to derail “The Train” Landwehr, who didn’t take lightly.
“I see stuff like that and I’m like, ‘Man, at least have an original idea,'” Landwehr told MMA Junkie and other reporters at a pre-fight news conference Wednesday. “I’ve never heard that one. I’ve never heard, ‘I’m going to derail the train.’ That’s the oldest one. I’ve heard that probably like, come up with something. That’s kind of like, that’s whack. But I get it. You can’t think of nothing else cool to say, you might as well go to that.”
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Landwehr is on a three-fight winning streak, with all victories earning a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus. Landwehr knows Ige is one of the toughest fights in the division, but he’s confident he can get the job done and is on a different level.
“Man, he’s good,” Landwehr said. “We were talking about that the other day. Every night that I was going to sleep for this camp I know that I was fighting one of the best in the world, but every day he goes to sleep he knows he’s fighting a f*cking monster.”
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For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 289.
Check out the numbers behind UFC 289 in Vancouver, where Charles Oliveira can be the first to reach 20 octagon finishes.
The UFC makes its long-awaited return to Canada on Saturday with UFC 289, which takes place at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, with a main card that airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.
A women’s bantamweight championship fight headlines the promotion’s first card in “The Great White North” since September 2019. Dual-division titleholder [autotag]Amanda Nunes[/autotag] (22-5 MMA, 15-2 UFC) will attempt to defend her 135-pound strap against Mexican challenger [autotag]Irene Aldana[/autotag] (14-6 MMA, 7-4 UFC).
For more on the numbers behind the main event, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s pre-event facts about UFC 289.
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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 March 27-April 2.
One of those proverbial bouts with “Fight of the Night written all over it” appears to be headed to UFC 289.
One of those proverbial bouts with “Fight of the Night written all over it” appears to be headed to UFC 289.
A featherweight fight between [autotag]Nate Landwehr[/autotag] (17-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC) and [autotag]Dan Ige[/autotag] (16-6 MMA, 8-5 UFC) is being targeted for UFC 289 this summer. People with knowledge of the booking confirmed the planned matchup to MMA Junkie on Thursday following an initial report from MMA Fighting.
UFC 289 is set for June 10. Although a location and venue has not yet been announced, the card is rumored to be headed to Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The main card will air on pay-per-view following prelims expected for ESPN and ESPN+.
Landwehr is just five days removed from a Performance of the Night submission of Austin Lingo at UFC on ESPN 43. It was his third straight win and third straight post-fight bonus award after a decision over David Onama in August 2022 and a submission of Ludovit Klein in October 2021.
Ige bounced back from a three-fight skid of decision losses with a bonus-winning knockout of Damon Jackson in January. Before that, he was on the wrong side of the scorecards against Chan Sung Jung, Josh Emmett and Movsar Evloev to halt the momentum of a run that saw him win seven of eight fights.
With the addition, UFC 289 now includes:
Four fighters were given 180-day medical suspensions by the Texas commission after UFC on ESPN 43 in San Antonio.
Four fighters face 180-day medical suspensions as a result of UFC on ESPN 43 bouts, but headliners [autotag]Cory Sandhagen[/autotag] and [autotag]Marlon Vera[/autotag] are not among them.
UFC on ESPN 43 took place this past Saturday at AT&T Center in San Antonio. The event was overseen by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR), which suspended all 20 fighters for medical reasons after their bouts, according to a list published Wednesday by the commission.
CJ Vergara, Daniel Pineda and Lucas Alexander all won their bouts, but walked away with 180-day suspensions, as did Steven Peterson, who lost his retirement bout to Alexander.
It’s important to note fighters can return sooner than the expiration date of their medical suspension should they receive proper medical clearance from a doctor. In addition, the TDLR does not list reasons for medical suspensions – just durations.
Scroll below to see the full list of UFC on ESPN 43 medical suspensions.
Following his UFC on ESPN 43 win in San Antonio, Nate Landwehr explained how a switch to MMA Masters has made all the difference.
SAN ANTONIO – [autotag]Nate Landwehr[/autotag] is on a roll and he tacks it up to MMA Masters.
Saturday, following his UFC on ESPN 43 submission win over Austin Lingo, Landwehr (17-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC) expressed his gratitude for the Miami gym run by coaches Daniel Valverde and Cesar Carneiro. He credited the switch to MMA Masters for his recent streak of success that includes a three-fight winning streak, three $50,000 performance bonuses, and an uptick in popularity.
“I feel like we’re on the cusp of greatness,” Landwehr told MMA Junkie at a post-fight news conference. “I’ve got the right people around me. … Ever since I moved to MMA Masters, you can see the switch. The game is getting better. I’m more fluid with my emotions. I have this independency and this isolation where it’s just my mind. I don’t have any other things coming in. It’s just my mind. It’s broadcasting outward.”
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Landwehr plans to soon return to MMA Masters to further better himself. But first, he wants a little time off to heal his body. Perhaps a rebooking against Alex Caceres, an opponent who withdrew from Saturday’s fight for undisclosed reasons, will be in the cards. But with the ever-evolving landscape of the UFC featherweight division, Landwehr will be open-minded when it comes time for him to field offers for his next opponent.
“I was going to break that guy,” Landwehr said. “He’s good. We’ll see. We’ll see if the UFC still wants that fight. If they want that fight, I’m willing to do it. Whatever the UFC wants, I feel like the top 15 is about to change. In the next month, Alex Caceres probably won’t even be in the top 15 any more. We’ll see what the UFC wants and I’ll give it to them.”
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 43.
Charles Oliveira hasn’t competed at featherweight in six years, and someone is finally closing in on his record after UFC on ESPN 43.
The UFC made its return to Texas on Saturday with UFC on ESPN 43, which took place at AT&T Center in San Antonio and, after a number of fight week fallouts, saw a 10-bout card unfold.
The most high-profile result came from the main event, where [autotag]Cory Sandhagen[/autotag] (16-4 MMA, 9-3 UFC) proved his worth as a bantamweight contender with a split decision victory over the streaking [autotag]Marlon Vera[/autotag] (20-8-1 MMA, 14-7 UFC) after five rounds.
For more on the numbers behind Sandhagen’s win, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC on ESPN 43.
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