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The UFC’s busy May schedule kicked off on Saturday with UFC on ESPN 23 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The entire card aired on ESPN2 and streamed on ESPN+. The main event of the night featured a knockout for the ages. Jiri Prochazka (28-3-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) landed just the third spinning back

The Telegraph Giro d’Italia teams 2021: Full list of teams and riders starting in Turin As with all WorldTour races, each of the 19 teams that make up the top-flight of professional cycling receive an invite and in the case of the Giro d’Italia, all teams are contracted to race the first grand tour of

1:44 AM ET Jiri Prochazka has arrived. The native of the Republic of Georgia established himself as a legitimate UFC light heavyweight contender Saturday night by knocking out Dominick Reyes with a spinning elbow. It was the most impressive performance on a card with several ranked fighters competing. ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, Marc Raimondi and Jeff

12:53 AM ET A new star might have just been born in one of the UFC’s premier divisions. Jiri Prochazka knocked out Dominick Reyes with a spinning back elbow at 4 minutes, 29 seconds of the second round Saturday night in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. It was only the

12:56 AM ET After just two fights in the UFC, Jiri Prochazka has captured the attention of the fighting world. The light heavyweight former Muay Thai kickboxer thoroughly dominated Dominick Reyes and ended Saturday’s Fight Night main event with a spinning back elbow KO to put an exclamation mark on a statement win. Reyes was

LAS VEGAS — English isn’t Jiri Prochazka’s first language, but the UFC light heavyweight charmed the gaggle of media that hung on his every word after he scored one of the most brutal finishes in the 27-plus-year history of the UFC. Prochazka laid waste to his second consecutive former title challenger, this time knocking out

MMA Weekly UFC Vegas 25 results: Jiri Prochazka knocks out Dominick Reyes to earn title shot The UFC Vegas 25 results were littered with decision after decision, but the fight card finished strong with two blistering finishes in the main and co-main events. Jiri Prochazka knocks out Dominick Reyes to earn title shot Dominick Reyes

LAS VEGAS — Jiri Prochazka made a major statement Saturday with a vicious knockout of Dominick Reyes on Saturday at Apex, knocking the former title challenger cold with a spinning back elbow at 4:29 of the second round. Prochazka was lighting up Reyes throughout the bout and got the better of the exchanges in a

Sean Strickland looked sharp again Saturday as he picked apart the always game Krzysztof Jotko en route to victory at UFC on ESPN 23. Strickland (23-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC) extended his winning streak to four consecutive fights, with three coming after a career-threatening motorcycle accident, as he worked over Jotko (22-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) on

Getty Images After failing to win the light heavyweight championship at UFC 259, middleweight champion Israel Adesanya will return to 185 pounds to defend his title against Marvin Vettori at UFC 263 on June 12, as first reported by Globo and confirmed during the UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka broadcast. The fight is a rematch

6:24 PM ET Dominick Reyes is in a peculiar spot. He will enter Saturday’s UFC Fight Night main event in Las Vegas on a two-fight losing streak, which lends a do-or-die significance to his light heavyweight bout with Jiri Prochazka. But that’s a harsh consequence for Reyes, considering who those losses came against. The first

Getty Images If the aftermath of Jon Jones’ exit from the UFC’s light heavyweight division to move up in weight has proved anything over the past year, it’s that the future is wide open at 205 pounds.  Battle-tested veteran Jan Blachowicz upset Dominick Reyes last September via TKO to claim the vacant title. Seven months

You can forget about a veteran vs. prospect matchup between Nick Diazand Khamzat Chimaev taking place. On Saturday, manager Kevin Mubenga told ESPN that Diaz won’t be facing Chimaev in his UFC comeback fight. “He’s a good prospect, respectfully, but he hasn’t earned the right to a mega-fight vs. Nick Diaz,” Mubenga said. “So let’s

Watch a preview for the latest edition of “The Thrill and the Agony,” which goes behind the scenes of UFC 261. At the event, which took place April 24 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla., welterweight champion Kamaru Usman (19-1 MMA, 14-0 UFC) defeated Jorge Masvidal (35-14 MMA, 12-7 UFC) with a brutal

9:00 AM ET Eric GomezMexico writer Dominick Reyes wasn’t used to losing. He began 2020 with a 12-0 MMA record and the light heavyweight belt in his sights. But a series of setbacks left him doubting his future in the UFC and his love for the sport. In February of last year, Reyes dropped a

USATSI Dominick Reyes concedes a slight lapse in mental preparation likely cost him his last fight, and the third-ranked light heavyweight has vowed to never repeat the mistake. The former title contender starts this quest Saturday against No. 5-ranked Jiri Prochazka in the main event of UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka in Las Vegas.

Reuters Iran bans 15 people from travelling over Zarif leak, official resigns Iran imposed travel bans on 15 people for alleged involvement in a leaked audio recording in which the foreign minister complains about the influence of the Revolutionary Guards on Iranian diplomacy, a semi-official news agency said on Thursday. In the leaked interview, aired

Joshua Silveira continue to impress in his young career on Friday when he made fast work of Rafael Viana in the LFA 106 headliner. Silveira (5-0), who is the son of MMA veteran and famed American Top Team coach Conan Silveira, needed just 41 seconds to dismantle Viana (6-2) in their light heavyweight matchup, winning