A potential barnburner of a bantamweight matchup appears to be in the making. Adrian Yanez scored a brutal first-round technical knockout win over Vinicius Salvador at UFC Fight Night 241 on Saturday.
Adrian Yanez was genuinely concerned for Vinicius Salvador after securing a technical knockout victory over the Brazilian at UFC Fight Night 241. Yanez sat Salvador down with a massive right hand midway through the opening round and followed it up with vicious ground-and-pound to secure the finish.
“Yo, Adrian!” “You’re fighting at UFC Fight Night!” That’s probably what Rocky Balboa would say to Adrian Yanez (16-5) a month ago, with his fight at UFC Apex on Saturday.
After two consecutive weeks on the road, the attention shifts back to the Apex Center this Saturday for UFC Vegas 92. In the main event, longtime veteran Edson Barboza will try to stop the upward motion of Lerone Murphy by handing the Brit his first loss.
Having learned from two straight Ultimate Fighting Championship losses, Adrian Yanez believes he will walk away with a resounding win this weekend. Yanez (16-5) kicked off his UFC journey with five consecutive wins, including four finishes, before suffering a first-round knockout loss to perennial contender Rob Font at UFC 287.
A recurring theme has popped up on the main event of many UFC Fight Night cards recently. There are young up-and-coming fighters with sparkling records who are eager to show they are legitimate superstars paired against durable veteran fighters.
When Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight contender Adrian Yanez kicks off his 2024 campaign, it will be interesting to see what the La Porte, Texas, native has in store for the year.
John Castaneda showed nothing but respect for Adrian Yanez while calling him out in his UFC 295 post-fight interview. “Sexi Mexi” defeated South Korean veteran Kyung Ho Kang (19-10) via unanimous decision in a 138-pound catchweight bout on the UFC 295 preliminary card at Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday night.
Jonathan Martinez has some of the most dangerous leg kicks in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and he proved it again on Saturday night. The Factory
Jonathan Martinez has joined Edson Barboza in the exclusive club of fighters with more than one leg kick TKO in the UFC. "Dragon" put on a masterclass against Adrian Yanez at UFC Fight Night 230, chopping at Yanez' leg early from the southpaw position.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to us tonight, October 14, 2023, for UFC Vegas 81, The post Jonathan Martinez wins six-straight, batters Adrian Yanez with brutal leg kicks at UFC Vegas 81 first appeared on MyMMANews.
In a bantamweight showdown that deserves a spot on a pay-per-view, #14 Adrian Yanez and #13 Jonathan Martinez find themselves facing off in the Apex this Saturday at UFC Vegas 81.
Adrian Yanez soon gets another chance to do justice to the cloth from which he was cut. The 29-year-old Texan will attempt to reassert himself in the Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight division when he takes on Jonathan Martinez in a featured UFC Fight Night 230 attraction this Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
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