Ken Hathaway

3 weeks ago | mmajunkie.com | Matt Erickson |Ken Hathaway

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3 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Matt Erickson |Ken Hathaway

LAS VEGAS – Allan Nascimento met the media Saturday after his win over Jafel Filho at UFC on ESPN 68. Nascimento (21-6 MMA, 3-1 UFC) outworked Filho (16-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC) for a unanimous decision with a trio of 29-28 scores on the prelims at the UFC Apex. Nascimento made his return after a layoff of nearly 2.5 years with the win. AdvertisementAfterward, the Brazilian called out flyweight Matt Schnell for a future fight. Check out Nascimento's post-fight news conference in the video above.

3 weeks ago | mmajunkie.com | Matt Erickson |Ken Hathaway

LAS VEGAS – Ramiz Brahimaj met the media Saturday after his first-round submission win over Billy Ray Goff at UFC on ESPN 68. Brahimaj (12-5 MMA, 4-3 UFC) took out Goff (11-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC) with a sickeningly brutal standing guillotine choke at the UFC Apex. The win got Brahimaj a $50,000 performance bonus – his second straight. After the win, which kept his perfect finish rate intact and was his 11th submission in 12 wins, Brahimaj explained why the victory made his so emotional.

3 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Mike Bohn |Ken Hathaway

One of the most dangerous elements of mixed martial arts is potential eye damage, largely due to the open-finger nature of the gloves worn in competition. From the sport's beginning, the threat of eye pokes always has existed, and it has come into play for the worse in all sorts of areas. AdvertisementThe UFC even attempted to address the matter in 2024 by implementing a new style of glove, but those gloves have already been phased out, and with that a consistent amount of eye pokes remains.

3 weeks ago | mmajunkie.com | Mike Bohn |Ken Hathaway

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