Fight Previews and Posts

 UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Spivac  By Michael Jones - @keepingitrealmma &       Dave Manley - @mmabobblehead What a show ladies and gentleman, w e owe the  UFC 281 competitors  our lunch money and then some.  From Pereira's  last  round glory to Poirier's blood bath. This is the comedown.  From ecstasy to equilibrium.  While we  feverishly  await the next  blockbuster  card, in this interim we pray for war,  war between the heavyweights.  * Main event canceled due to Derrick Lewis getting hospitalized *           1. Derrick Lewis (26-10-1NC) vs. Sergey Spivak (15-3)               On one side, we have one of the funniest and unassuming ' daddest men' on the planet. On the other side, we have a Moldovan polar bear who helped rid us of American football's hardiest scumbag. Both men have given us much to be grateful for, but now they will clash and a single victor will be left to carry our blood thirsty hearts. Hot damn do we love us some Derrick "my balls was

UFC 281: Adesanya vs Pereira  A Trilogy In Combat, But A First in MMA By Michael Jones - @keepingitrealmma & Dave Manley - @mmabobblehead                     1.  Israel Adesanya (23-1) vs. Alex Pereira (6-1)                Yes these gentleman have fought twice before, both times in kickboxing. The first was in 2016 and by all measurements it was extremely close. They rematched in 2017 and it appeared as though we were getting a clone of the first match, then in the 3rd round it ended with a vicious left hand KO of Israel. Alex may have literally knocked him out of the sport, as Israel left kickboxing after that loss. Now Alex is deep in the MMA game, hunting Israel down. That was then and this is now. The rules are different, the gloves are different and the stage is different. Israel can't back up over the top rope of a ring, if he runs out of room while he backs up into the fence, he might get caught. On the other hand, he has more room for lateral movement, which will aid hi

UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira  A Trilogy In Combat, But A First in MMA By Michael Jones - @keepingitrealmma & Dave Manley - @mmabobblehead                     1. Israel Adesanya (23-1) vs. Alex Pereira (6-1)               Yes these gentleman have fought twice before, both times in kickboxing. The first was in 2016 and by all measurements it was extremely close. They rematched in 2017 and it appeared as though we were getting a clone of the first match, then in the 3rd round it ended with a vicious left hand KO of Israel. Alex may have literally knocked him out of the sport, as Israel left kickboxing after that loss. Now Alex is deep in the MMA game, hunting Israel down. That was then and this is now. The rules are different, the gloves are different and the stage is different. Israel can't back up over the top rope of a ring, if he runs out of room while he backs up into the fence, he might get caught. On the other hand, he has more room for lateral movement, which will aid his

  UFC Fight Night: Mitchell vs. Evloev   UFC Just For Fun: Rodriguez vs. Lemos  (it's not their fault, the fighters did nothing wrong) By Michael Jones - @keepingitrealmma &  Dave Manley - @mmabobblehead                               1. Marina Rodriguez (16-1-2) vs. Amanda Lemos (12-2-1)                 Coming off a split decision win over Xiaonan Yan where she was an almost 3-1 favorite, Marina extended her win streak to 4 in a row. Her  striking has been very sharp, which she demonstrated with her 2nd round tko of Amanda Ribas. As for her defensive game, she managed to avoid drowning against the submission hype machine that is Mackenzie Dern, which is relatively impressive. Marina has satisfied the minimum requisite to earn a top 3 opponent, she will look to make that concrete when she faces straw-weight peer Amanda Lemos. Amanda was on her own streak with 5 wins, emerging as a contender before she ran into Jessica Andrade, losing that fight by 1st round arm triangle choke. S