Gracie, 31, is the son of legendary grappler and vale tudo fighter The old cliché about a fighter being able to knock out an opponent from any position is trite. Swanson joked that he wanted to test that exercise with body shots and "try to tear a hole through him." UFC Phoenix Talking Points . I had friends and family from Italy who came to see me, my coaches put in a lot of work, so I was mad. Featherweight Division Frevola took Pena down, but Pena worked for a kimura, got up, landed a knee and then a nice straight left hand. For me, it's all about competition and I like to perform, that's why I prepare myself so hard. Benavidez, are you afraid to fight me? Neil Magny has some stellar wins on his resume, but Saturday’s might be his best yet. He fights in the featherweight division in UFC. After winning his UFC debut by submission, Vettori's past six fights have all gone the distance. The 32-year-old Alabama native is likely to stick with middleweight now after a pair of bouts at light heavyweight over the past two years. 1 year ago. Date. Kron Gracie (5-1-0) is a Pro MMA Fighter out of Los Angeles, California and the #31st ranked Top Featherweight MMA fighter. Frevola fired back with another takedown, but Pena reversed and ended up in mount to close the round. "It takes two to put on a great fight. He tackled him to the ground using a baiana (morote-gari or double-leg) and obtained the dominant "mounted" position, also pinning Jimmerson's left … Welcome to MMA Junkie's European Union Experience. "The Hybrid" landed an axe kick from his back on a standing Vick to win by KO at 1:44 of the first round. I knew she won the second round, so I wanted to come out in the third and put on a dominant performance, and I feel like I did that." Kron Gracie suffered the first loss of his mixed martial arts (MMA) career on Saturday night at UFC Tampa, losing a hard-fought decision to the much more experienced veteran Cub Swanson.

The veteran Swanson taught Gracie a thing or two about high-level striking in their featherweight fight at Amalie Arena on Saturday night, all while mostly avoiding Gracie’s world-class ground game.But Gracie, for his part, showed poise, toughness, and heart that seemed to give lie to the fact this was just his sixth pro MMA fight.So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the duo earned “Fight of the Night” honors for UFC on ESPN+ 19, which means each competitor will pocket an extra $50,000.For Swanson (26-11 MMA, 11-7 UFC), who snapped a four-fight losing streak, this marked his eighth career postfight bonus. He took Pena down repeatedly and landed a hard right hand. Several times Gracie got close enough to clinch and try to drag Swanson down to the ground, but it worked with only 45 seconds left in the fight. Meerschaert (29-12), a 31-year-old Wisconsin native, has lost three of his past four bouts.The flyweight division has a new, serious contender.Figueiredo snatched a guillotine off an Elliott takedown and put the squeeze on and Elliott had no choice but to tap. Afterward, Figueiredo called out No. $110.00. Frevola rallied once again in the third with a crushing right hand near the start of the round and a left that wobbled Pena toward the end of it. Former UFC strawweight champion Jessica Andrade’s flyweight debut is in the works. When you visit any website, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. 1 year ago. UFC … Gifford suffered a pretty brutal third-round knockout against Mike Davis on the UFC Tampa prelims after sustaining damage throughout the fight.