Raphael Assuncao was perhaps mere seconds away from winning a decision against Davey Grant at UFC Fight Night 221. That all changed when Grant rocked him with a spinning back fist, setting the stage for the Englishman to finish the contest with an inverted triangle at the 4:43 mark of Round 3.
Davey Grant showed a flair for the dramatic at UFC Fight Night 221. “The Ultimate Fighter 18” alum rallied for a third-round submission victory over Raphael Assuncao in their preliminary bantamweight clash at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas, Nev., on Saturday.
We’ve got some very exciting bouts going down at UFC Fight Night 221, headlined by The post Kyler Phillips out, Raphael Assuncao now meets Davey Grant at UFC FN 221 first appeared on MyMMANews.
Raphael Assuncao and Kyler Phillips will finally share the Octagon with one another. Assuncao and The post Raphael Assuncao vs. Kyler Phillips booked for Fight Night card in March first appeared on MyMMANews.
Raphael Assuncao will lock horns with Kyler Phillips in a bantamweight bout at UFC Fight Night 221. Phillips’ management, Iridium Sports Agency, announced the pairing on social media.
Raphael Assuncao was realistic heading into his fight with Victor Henry at UFC Fight Night 212. A loss would be his fifth straight within the Las Vegas-based promotion, and with it would have come with some tough decisions.
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Talented prospect, Ricky Simon, holding a professional record of 18-3, is looking to crack the top 15 of the UFC bantamweight division with a win over tenured veteran, #12 ranked Raphael Assuncao.
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Veteran fighter Raphael Assuncao is set to return to the Octagon later this year against The post Raphael Assuncao returns to the Octagon against rising bantamweight Ricky Simon appeared first on MyMMANews.com.
Kyler Phillips will no longer be facing Raphael Assuncao on July 24 at UFC Vegas The post Kyler Phillips now faces Raulivan Paiva at UFC Vegas 32 with Raphael Assuncao out appeared first on MyMMANews.com.
UFC’s grandest stage returned to its rightful place in Las Vegas Saturday night for the first time in several months amid the worldwide pandemic. The event took place from Apex right off the strip without fans in attendance.
The co-main event at UFC 250 between Raphael Assuncao and Cody Garbrandt will be extra motivated, with each having a change to fight their way to a title bout in the bantamweight division due to the shocking retirement of Henry Cejudo.
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