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A simple recap of Jimi Manuwa’s UFC career is one of up’s and down’s ending in a final disappointing 4 fight skid. He made it as far as to face light heavyweight contenders like Alexander Gustafsson, Anthony Johnson, and Ovince St. Preux. He just never could seem to get past the middle of the pack. … Read more
Jimi Manuwa was once considered a real contender. He was 14-0 until he met Alexander Gustafsson in 2014 and from there he has gone 3-4. Jimi is now on a three fight skid and heading to Prague to finish a trilogy with streaking Jan Blachowicz. Jan and Jimi have one decision win a piece going … Read more
Ariel Helwani delivered some disappointing news concerning UFC Sao Paulo via Twitter… Glover Teixeira is out of the Sept. 21 UFC São Paulo main event versus Jimi Manuwa due to injury, according to multiple sources. Story coming shortly to @espn. Glover needed a win to get back on track after going 2-3 in his last … Read more
Jimi Manuwa was added to UFC Fight Night London which will occur at The O2 on March 17th. It will be home turf for the 37 year old light heavyweight as he squares off with Jan Blachowicz who have tussled before. Manuwa won the first bout in Poland on April of 2015. “He won’t make … Read more
Jimi Manuwa spoke with MMA Junkie and dropped one of the funniest slams of 2017 so far. Not only did he knock UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier’s fighting style, but he went after his body shape, too. To be fair, I respected Cormier. He’s the champion of the division. I think he’s quite a boring fighter; … Read more
Jimi Manuwa stopped fellow light heavyweight Corey Anderson with a single lead left hook in their UFC Fight Night 107 main event Saturday in London. Official time 3:05 of the first round. In the welterweight co-main event, Gunnar Nelson looked superb as he put Alan Jouban down with strikes then submitted him 46-seconds into round number … Read more
Fighter weigh-ins are in the books for UFC Fight Night 107 and all bouts are official. The fight card will take place Saturday, March 18, from O2 Arena in London, England. Top 10 ranked light heavyweights Jimi Manuwa and Corey Anderson will meet in the main event. UFC Fight Night 107 will stream exclusively on UFC … Read more
Michael Bisping defends his middleweight title against legend Dan Henderson in Saturday night’s UFC 204 main event from Manchester Arena in Manchester, England. Also, top middleweights Vitor Belfort and Gegard Mousasi square off in the co-headliner. Ovince Saint Preux faces Jimi Manuwa, and Stefan Struve returns against Daniel Omielanczuk. Looking for the UFC 204 Pay-Per-View live … Read more
UFC 204 goes down this weekend in Manchester, England as Britain’s own Michael “The Count” Bisping defends his middleweight belt against legend Dan Henderson. Hendo knocked Bisping unconscious at UFC 100 in 2009, but this one’s for the championship, and Hendo plans to retire, win or lose, after the match. Also, top middleweight veterans Vitor … Read more
We witnessed UFC light heavyweight Alexander Gustafsson lose his second bid in becoming UFC champion on Saturday night at UFC 192. Gustafsson lost a split decision to Daniel Cormier, albeit, Cormier should have won the fight unanimously in a close grinding fight. If you’re reading this, you may be familiar with the “Lifemeter” pieces I’ve … Read more