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SportsLine's Daniel Vithlani reveals his picks for the UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley fight card from the State Farm Arena in Atlanta on Saturday
Cody Garbrandt fell short at UFC Atlanta, and he has spoken out following the loss. “No Love” shared the Octagon with Raoni Barcelos on the main card of UFC Atlanta. Garbrandt was hoping to rebound from a submission loss to Deiveson Figueiredo. While Garbrandt went the distance this time, he was unable to defeat Barcelos.
For nearly 90 seconds, Ange Loosa's mouthpiece laid on the canvas, and in about that same time, Phil Rowe started to mount a comeback.
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Fans stunned as Malcolm Wellmaker delivers a jaw-dropping KO victory at UFC Atlanta, making a powerful statement in the Octagon.
Right before his fight with Barcelos, the unranked Garbrandt was thought to be one of champion Merab Dvalishvili’s toughest tests stylistically. On a 13-fight win streak, Dvalishvili is renowned for his relentless wrestling game and his insane cardio that backs it.
There was little question that the kick was illegal, but in the immediate aftermath it appeared that Bellato looked to referee Kevin MacDonald to see if he was going to call the foul – then hit the canvas and appeared to be knocked out, only to jolt back to consciousness, at which point he lightly tried to wrestle MacDonald.
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SB Nation on MSNUFC Atlanta, The Morning After: AND STILL Best Of His GenerationKamaru Usman went time-traveling last night (Sat., June 14, 2025) in his one-sided UFC Atlanta main event victory over Joaquin Buckley.
Ben Askren was honored by the UFC family over the weekend as he continues to fight a serious health battle. The former multi-promotion champion has been hospitalized in Wisconsin with severe pneumonia caused by a staph infection,