Fight Previews and Posts

  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...

 UFC 280: Oliveira vs Makhachev  Fight Island Preview By Michael Jones - @keepingitrealmma &  Dave Manley - @mmabobblehead               We've done it boys and girls, we've made it to the promise land of mixed martial arts, no not the U.A.E.,  I'm talking about the octagon specifically being built for the imminently historic title fight that is Charles Oliveira vs. Khabib's protege' Islam Makhachev. Maybe this card was designed to showcase the second coming of a Dagestan King, but we won't let that business bias kick our mood. Noted combat sports writers are calling this the MMA card of the year. So Let's get right into it!           1. Charles Oliveira (33-8-1NC) vs. Islam Makhachev (22-1)                                     If I were looking at these guys on paper for...