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UFC Fight Night 254 post-event facts: Low key card produces two unique records

BAD MMA News — Sun, 16 Mar 2025 17:13:14 +0000

UFC Fight Night 254 was touted as one of the weaker offerings from the promotion this year, but ultimately it delivered in reality with nine finishes in 13 fights and a number of results for the record books. One fight that won’t be placed in historic lore was the headliner, which saw Roman Dolidze (14-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) avenge his March 2023 loss to Marvin Vettori (19-8-1 MMA, 9-6-1 UFC) with a unanimous decision victory in their middleweight rematch at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. For more on the numbers, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC Fight Night 254. * * * *

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UFC Fight Night 254 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Marvin Vettori among highest earners

BAD MMA News — Sun, 16 Mar 2025 12:21:15 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 254 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $173,000. The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy. UFC Fight Night 254 took place at the UFC Apex. The entire card streamed on ESPN+. The full UFC Fight Night 254 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included: * * * * Roman Dolidze : $11,000 def.

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UFC Fight Night 254 video: Da’Mon Blackshear breaks down Cody Gibson for submission

BAD MMA News — Sun, 16 Mar 2025 00:24:05 +0000

Cody Gibson started strong at UFC Fight Night 254 , but his pace couldn’t sustain and he eventually succumbed to Da’Mon Blackshear . Blackshear (16-7-1 MMA, 4-3-1 UFC) put on another solid octagon performance Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas when he survived an early striking storm from Gibson (21-11 MMA, 3-6 UFC) in the bantamweight bout before getting the fight to the mat and getting the tap with a kimura submission at the 4:09 mark of Round 2. Check out the replay of Blackshear’s finish below (via X ): Da’Mon Blackshear locks in the kimura in round two #UFCVegas104 pic.twitter.com/NuKchJgxde — ESPN MMA (@espnmma) March 16, 2025 With the victory, Blackshear now has back-to-back victories and some momentum in his career. He has proven to have a dangerous ground game, and he said he was confident it would lead him to the victory against Gibson. “He survived the guillotine, but he wasn’t going to survive the kimura,” Blackshear said in his post-fight interview with Michael Bisping.

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UFC Fight Night 254 video: Hear from each winner, guest fighters backstage

BAD MMA News — Sat, 15 Mar 2025 22:05:41 +0000

LAS VEGAS – UFC Fight Night 254 took place Saturday with 13 bouts on the lineup. We’ve got you covered with backstage winner interviews from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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Da’Mon Blackshear vs. Cody Gibson prediction, pick, start time for UFC Fight Night 254

BAD MMA News — Sat, 15 Mar 2025 17:08:58 +0000

Da’Mon Blackshear and Cody Gibson meet Saturday on the main card of UFC Fight Night 254 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Check out this quick breakdown of the matchup from MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom. Last event: 2-3 UFC main cards, 2025: 19-16-1 Da’Mon Blackshear vs. Cody Gibson UFC Fight Night 254 preview Blackshear (15-7-1 MMA, 3-3-1 UFC) comes in on the heels of a Performance of the Night-earning submission of Cody Stamann in November.

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Diyar Nurgozhay vs. Brendson Ribeiro prediction, pick, start time for UFC Fight Night 254

BAD MMA News — Sat, 15 Mar 2025 17:08:56 +0000

Da’Mon Blackshear and Cody Gibson meet Saturday on the main card of UFC Fight Night 254 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Check out this quick breakdown of the matchup from MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom. Last event: 2-3 UFC main cards, 2025: 19-16-1 Diyar Nurgozhay vs. Brendson Ribeiro UFC Fight Night 254 preview Nurgozhay (10-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) debuts following an appearance on Dana White’s Contender Series in October

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UFC Fight Night 254 live updates: Results, round-by-round coverage of every fight

BAD MMA News — Sat, 15 Mar 2025 12:30:30 +0000

UFC Fight Night 254 takes place Saturday, and you can join us for live round-by-round coverage and official results beginning at 4 p.m. ET (1 p.m. PT). UFC Fight Night 254 (ESPN+) takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Former middleweight title challenger Marvin Vettori (19-7-1 MMA, 9-5-1 UFC) takes on Roman Dolidze (14-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) in a main event rematch.

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UFC bantamweights Da’Mon Blackshear, Cody Gibson to collide in Las Vegas

BAD MMA News — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 04:28:16 +0000

Two veteran bantamweights will throw down at the UFC Apex. At UFC Fight Night 254 on March 15, Da’Mon Blackshear and Cody Gibson will aim to build off recent wins when they fight each other in Las Vegas. Two people with knowledge of the matchup recently informed MMA Junkie of the matchup but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement. Blacksear (15-7-1 MMA, 3-1-1 UFC) snapped a two-fight skid in November when he tapped Cody Stamann in the first round.

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Cody Gibson no lover of his UFC Edmonton performance, despite scorecard sweep

BAD MMA News — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 19:12:25 +0000

EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada – Cody Gibson beat Chad Anheliger with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 246 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Take a look inside the fight with Gibson, a “TUF 31” finalist who now has back-to-back wins. Cody Gibson def. Chad Anheliger Nov 2, 2024; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Cody Gibson (blue gloves) defeats Chad Anheliger (red gloves) in a bantamweight bout during UFC Fight Night at Rogers Place.

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Cody Gibson def. Chad Anheliger at UFC Fight Night 246: Best photos from Edmonton

BAD MMA News — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 23:41:36 +0000

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