Frankie Edgar calls to get a UFC title shot after routing Cub Swanson: "I have done enough"

Frankie Edgar understood he needed to create an impression on Saturday night, and he did only that, blowing the doors off Cub Swanson to stop the streaking featherweight competition in his tracks in UFC Fight Night 57’s main event.

Swanson entered the bout having a standing guarantee from UFC officials that his six-fight win streak would get cashed in to get a title shot against reigning 145-pound champ Jose Aldo if he toppled Edgar, but in the previous lightweight titleholder, he he met an immoveable force. Edgar commanded the competition for 24 minutes before scoring the most recent finish in UFC history, then let it be understood that his remarkable performance deserved the prize that was cursed to Swanson.

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Frankie Edgar calls to get a UFC title shot after routing Cub Swanson: "I have done enough"

ONE FC 22 Results: Conflict of Lions

MMA Fighting has ONE FC 22 results because of its Conflict of Lions event Friday morning in the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.In the main event, Leandro Ataides will square off against Igor Svirid to crown the initiative ONE FC middleweight champ. Check out entire ONE FC 22 results under. Chief CardLeandro Ataides vs. Igor Svirid Koji Ando vs. Zorobabel MoreiraBakhtiyar Abbasov vs. Luis SantosTatsuya Mizuno def. Brayan Rafiq via unanimous decisionChristophe Vandijck def. Dwayne Hinds via entry (punches) at 2:40 of R1Major Complete def. Cary Bullos via entry (rear-naked choke) at :29 of R1Martin Nguyen def. Rocky Batolbatol via entry (rear-naked choke) at 2:10 of R2

Preliminary CardAmir Khan def. Waqar Umar via KO (elbows) at 1:25 of R1Jeff Huang def. Zuli Silawanto via entry (rear-naked choke) at 3:10 of R1Kirstie Gannaway def. Adek Omar via submission (armbar) at 2:34 of R1

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ONE FC 22 Results: Conflict of Lions

If this can be the ending, Wanderlei Silva leaves the sport having a complex legacy

Few combatants in history will find yourself having as complicated a heritage as Wanderlei Cesar da Silva, who announced his retirement on Friday in a videotaped interview that came across a nasty assault in the UFC and, four days after, may have close the door on a return.

The Nevada Athletic Commission’s indefinite suspension of Silva, that was outright categorized he would never be permitted to be licensed in the state again, looks to have been an administrative ending to his career, at least in the UFC, and probably America.

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If this can be the ending, Wanderlei Silva leaves the sport having a complex legacy

Tito Ortiz: Bjorn Rebney "made empty promises" as Bellator CEO

Given that Bjorn Rebney brought former UFC light heavyweight champ Tito Ortiz out of retirement, one might suppose the former UFC light heavyweight champ was disappointed to view the organization ‘s former CEO get shown the door.

One would be incorrect.

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Tito Ortiz: Bjorn Rebney "made empty promises" as Bellator CEO