Just three fights into his UFC tenure, Kiwi lightweight Brad Riddell has already set the tone for what opponents and fans can expect each time he steps into an Octagon - unmitigated warfare. Along with fellow Cageside Press writer Heath Harshman, Danny hosts a weekly MMA podcast, Throwin' Elbows MMA.
"He's only lost to Kevin Lee, and Kevin Lee, I think I did that better than you, bro.". Scores were 29-28 across the board for the No. While an accidental eye-poke, which video replays clearly showed was a punch, gave Da Silva a breather midway through the third round, it didn’t matter.

Riddell clearly lost the first round to da Silva but won the second and went close to a finish in the third. To kick off Hispanic Heritage Month, the Fighter Timeline series features Cain Velasquez and five of the biggest fights of his UFC career.

The bout went to the mat early in round two, Camur taking his back but Knight reversing position and getting on top in the second minute.

Coming off a Fight of the Night win over Jamie Mullarkey at UFC 243 last year, Riddell went toe-to-toe with dangerous Dagestani Mastafaev in front of his home crowd and could be in line for another $50,000 bonus. 7 Kai Kara France (21-8 1 NC, fighting out of Auckland, New Zealand) and No.

Riddell out-landed Da Silva 86-70, including edging the significant-strike count 67-54. Ludovit Klein lands a kick on Shane Young during their clash at UFC 253 in Abu Dhabi.

Riddell broke free, then landed a takedown while getting blasted by a spinning backfist.

"I'm looking forward to staring into his eyes and seeing his soul, because I always know I'm there to go at them.". The No. 13 Sijara Eubanks (7-4, fighting out of Toms River, N.J.), •    Top featherweight prospects lock horns as Hakeem Dawodu (11-1-1, fighting out of Calgary, Alberta, Canada) battles Zubaira Tukhugov (19-4-1, fighting out of Grozny, Chechen Republic, Russia), •    Brad Riddell (8-1, fighting out of Auckland, New Zealand) and Alex da Silva (21-2, fighting out of Balneario, Santa Catarina, Brazil) intend to make a statement in a clash of lightweight finishers, •    UFC Hall of Famer Diego Sanchez (32-12, fighting out of Albuquerque, N.M.) intends to secure another historic win when he meets tough Jake Matthews (15-4, fighting out of Epping, Victoria, Australia). Flyweight Kara-France went down via a second-round submission (guillotine) to American Brandon Royval and Young was knocked out in the first round by Ludovit Klein.

That meant wholeheartedly embracing grappling, putting striking to the side, and adopting a staple diet of wrestling and jiu-jitsu - and plenty of it. Da Silva continued to apply the pressure the start of the second but on the back of resolute grappling defence, Riddell kept the fight standing to take control.

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"I think I am.

Riddell began finding his range in the second stanza as he landed a variety of shots to the head and body, scored a takedown and defended da Silva’s attempts to put the fight back on the mat.

Riddell took it well and fired back, but after a couple exchanges, he was taken down by the Brazilian. The No. In honor of Khamzat Chimaev's 10 day turnaround for his fight against Gerald Meerschaert at UFC Vegas, we look back at the Top 5 fastest turnarounds in UFC history. Riddell was avoiding the takedown efforts of Mustafaev and landing ground and pound in the process. In the second minute, Costa drilled the champ with a kick to the body, but Adesanya came back immediately with a few in return. Reyes picked up his work rate in the second round, but when he opened up late in the round, Blachowicz responded with power and volume, first hurting Reyes with a 1-2 to the nose before dropping him moments later with a left hand.
Riddell followed him down but Mustafaev didn’t let him flurry by going for an ankle lock.

Bantamweight contenders Ketlen Vieira and Sijara Eubanks went back and forth for three rounds, with Vieira ultimately emerging victorious via close, but unanimous, decision. Once separated, Knight landed a couple hard punches, but then the horn intervened.

2 ranked contender Paulo Costa. Riddell escaped and began pumping up the crowd in top position. The 135-pounders kept it on the feet for the majority of the first round, each having their moments in a competitive frame that Vieira may have stolen with a late takedown.

Instead, the Nigeria native pecked and poked at his challenger’s legs, occasionally moving his attack to the body. After securing impressive wins over Derek Brunson and Anderson Silva, Adesanya defeated Kelvin Gastelum in one of the best fights of the year for the interim UFC middleweight championship.

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