Resurrection Fighting Alliance 8 took place Friday night at The Rave/Eagles Club in Milwaukee with rising talents Sergio Pettis and Lance Palmer keeping their unblemished records intact. Pettis wasted no time taking the fight to late-replacement Dillard “Joe” Pegg, who didn’t hesitate to engage. Less than a minute into their fight, however, Pettis landed a straight right hand to Pegg’s jaw, dropping him to the mat. Pettis swarmed and unleashed a few right hands, forcing the referee to step in and stop the fight. The victory puts the RFA flyweight belt around Pettis’ waist, but the UFC has a still-developing 125-pound division that would benefit from the addition of a fighter of his caliber. It wouldn’t be surprising at all if Sergio soon joins older brother Anthony on the UFC roster. It may have seemed a little odd that then-champion Jared Downing entered his featherweight title defense against Lance Palmer as a heavy underdog, but that was exactly where he found himself
BAD MMA Trending Cloud
UFC • Bellator • Conor Mcgregor • PFL • Jon Jones • Daniel Cormier • Dustin Poirier • Khabib Nurmagomedov • Dana White • Francis Ngannou • Jorge Masvidal • Nate Diaz • Anderson Silva • WSOF • Max Holloway • Ronda Rousey • Amanda Nunes • Michael Bisping • Donald Cerrone • Michael Chandler • Tony Ferguson • Kamaru Usman • Alex Pereira • islam makhachev • Henry Cejudo • Alexander Volkanovski • Jake Paul • Demetrious Johnson • Charles Oliveira • Jose Aldo • One Championship • Aljamain Sterling • sean o'malley • Derrick Lewis • Stipe Miocic • sean strickland • Tyron Woodley • Georges St Pierre • Robert Whittaker • Holly Holm
- MMA News (113585)
- Video: Should Manel Kape get next UFC flyweight title shot vs. Alexandre Pantoja?
- Aljamain Sterling breaks down the potential Ilia Topuria vs. Islam Makhachev fight
- The Thrill and Agony: UFC Fight Night 253 winner and loser reactions
- Dominick Cruz pinpoints Magomed Ankalaev’s keys to UFC 313 title win vs. Alex Pereira
- Danny Silva pitches Nate Landwehr as first head he wants to collect after UFC Fight Night 253
- MMA Junkie Radio #3545: UFC Fight Night 253 review, Danny Sabatello interview, more
- Raul Rosas Jr. set to return at UFC on ESPN 64 to face Vince Morales
- Leon Edwards claims he offered to step in for Belal Muhammad rematch at UFC 315
- ‘Contract killer’ Mario Pinto ready for anyone – despite ‘absolutely trash’ UFC debut
- Chris Gutierrez gets new UFC 313 opponent days prior to fight card