Heavyweights threw down and it was Waldo Cortes Acosta who walked out undefeated, scoring a win and continuing his streak over opponent Jared Vanderaa by decision at UFC Vegas 63.
Heavyweight Chase Sherman made a statement on Saturday at UFC Vegas 58, securing the third-round finish via knockout over opponent Jared Vanderaa.
VNDR vs. SHRMNWith a win over Jared Vanderaa on Saturday at UFC 273, heavyweight Aleksei Oleinik secured the second most submissions in UFC history with seven to close out the early prelims.
LNK vs. VNDR'The Korean Zombie,' Chan Sung Jung, starts the show ahead of his main-event title fight against UFC Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski. He shares how a mental coach played a role in the leadup to Saturday night, opens up about his outlook towards his mandatory military service for his home country of South Korea, and explains how he and his coaches devise game plans before fights. Then, Jim and Matt make their predictions for UFC 273, including the highly anticipated matchup between Khamzat Chimaev and Gilbert Burns, and the UFC Women's Strawweight showdown between Mackenzie Dern and Tecia Torres. After that, Aleksei Oleinik calls in ahead of his bout against Jared Vanderaa this weekend. He reveals the multiple jobs he had before making a career in mixed martial arts, looks back at his technical bout against UFC legend Fabricio Werdum, and reveals why he's so motivated to compete while in his forties.
VLKNV vs. JNGAzamat Murzakanov will make his debut in the Octagon at UFC Vegas 44 Saturday after a quick finish over Matheus Scheffel earned him a contract on Season 5 of Dana White's Contender Series.
First, after comparing each other and Matt to steaks vs. cheap hamburgers, Jim and Forrest discuss how awestruck they were at Shane Burgos' delayed reaction to Edson Barboza's knockout punch at UFC 262, and Forrest offers his take on the age-old debate between fast and slow zombies in horror movies. Then, Cody Garbrandt joins the show ahead of his main event bout against Rob Font this Saturday in Las Vegas. He goes into detail about recovering from lingering COVID-19 symptoms, explains why he spoke out against Jake Paul and his team after they went after Tyron Woodley, and revealed his plans to get back to a title shot. Justin Tafa calls in next ahead of his bout against Jared Vanderaa this weekend at UFC Fight Night: Font vs Garbrandt. He explains why rugby is way better than football, what it was like to grow up in a family of fighters, and what he learned after going the distance for the first time in the UFC. Jim and Forrest close the show with a discussion on how fight...
BRGS vs. BRBZ
Justin Tafa
Alexandr Romanov
Azamat Murzakanov
Andrei Arlovski
Aleksei Oleinik
Chase Sherman
Waldo Cortes-Acosta