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Jimi Manuwa Uninterested in Fight With Jon Jones: ‘He’s Banned For Steroids’

Jimi Manuwa isn’t gung-ho about fighting Jon Jones. Manuwa is coming off a first-round knockout over Corey Anderson earlier today (March 18) inside the O2 Arena in London, England. It only took Manuwa one clean left hand to put “Overtime” away. The bout served as the main event of UFC Fight Night 107. The “Poster […]

Jimi Manuwa isn’t gung-ho about fighting Jon Jones. Manuwa is coming off a first-round knockout over Corey Anderson earlier today (March 18) inside the O2 Arena in London, England. It only took Manuwa one clean left hand to put “Overtime” away. The bout served as the main event of UFC Fight Night 107. The “Poster […]

UFC London Bonuses: Diakiese, Vera, Nelson and Manuwa All 50K Richer

UFC London, better known as UFC Fight Night 107, aired Satuday from the O2 Arena in London, England. What looked like it might be a thin card on paper produced some exciting action, despite having two bouts pulled from the card last minute. In the end, four fighters wound up taking home Performance of the […]

UFC London, better known as UFC Fight Night 107, aired Satuday from the O2 Arena in London, England. What looked like it might be a thin card on paper produced some exciting action, despite having two bouts pulled from the card last minute. In the end, four fighters wound up taking home Performance of the […]

Manuwa Calls For Winner Of Cormier vs. Rumble, Boxer David Haye Following KO Win

Following his brutal first-round knockout of Corey Anderson during Saturday’s main event, Jimi Manuwa wasted no time in calling for a title shot. With two one-punch KOs in a row over elite light heavyweight contenders in Ovince Saint Preux and Anderson, “The Poster Boy” extended his record to an impressive 17-2, with his only two

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Following his brutal first-round knockout of Corey Anderson during Saturday’s main event, Jimi Manuwa wasted no time in calling for a title shot.

With two one-punch KOs in a row over elite light heavyweight contenders in Ovince Saint Preux and Anderson, “The Poster Boy” extended his record to an impressive 17-2, with his only two losses coming at the hands of top five light heavyweights in Alexander Gustaffson and Anthony “Rumble” Johnson.

In a division lacking fresh contenders, Manuwa’s two-fight win streak certainly puts him in the mix, as he called for the winner of champion Daniel Cormier and “Rumble”, who are set to rematch at UFC 210 on April 8. To the delight of his hometown crowd, Manuwa also called out fellow Englishman David Haye, the heavyweight boxer.

“Listen, I want the winner out of DC and “Rumble”” Manuwa said during his post-fight speech. “It’s time for a title shot now. I want the winner out of DC and “Rumble” Johnson.

“Listen, one more thing, David Haye, let’s do this.”

Manuwa appears to have finally hit his peak in the UFC. After a strong start upon signing with the world’s leading MMA promotion back in 2012, the Englishman stumbled against Johnson and “The Mauler” prior to his ruthless knockout over OSP at UFC 204.

But Manuwa didn’t limit his call outs to the winner of D.C. vs. “Rumble”, as the British slugger asked for boxer David Haye for good measure. The Haye callout follows a recent trend of MMA fighters angling for boxing matches with high-profile boxers, similar to lightweight champ Conor McGregor’s pursuit of a fight with boxing legend Floyd “Money” Mayweather.

Saturday’s knockout of Anderson certainly puts Manuwa in a position to call some shots. Should “Rumble” take out Cormier in April, Manuwa could get the chance to avenge his KO loss to Johnson that occurred back at UFC 191 in September of 2015.

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UFC Fight Night 107 Bonuses: Four Fighters Bank $50,000

UFC Fight Night 107 emanated from the O2 Arena in London, England today (Saturday, March 18, 2017) and saw light heavyweights go to battle in the headliner. It was not a long battle. Manuwa felled Anderson with a pair of left hooks in the very first round. The second one sent Anderson face-planting into the

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UFC Fight Night 107 emanated from the O2 Arena in London, England today (Saturday, March 18, 2017) and saw light heavyweights go to battle in the headliner. It was not a long battle. Manuwa felled Anderson with a pair of left hooks in the very first round. The second one sent Anderson face-planting into the canvas, unconscious before he hit the mat. Manuwa walked away with no follow-up blows needed, and walked away another $50,000 richer for his efforts.

The co-headliner between talented welterweights Alan Jouban and Gunnar Nelson ended in similarly devastating fashion. In round two, a Nelson cross hammered into Jouban’s face, putting him on roller skates. “Gunni” snapped down the wounded Jouban and snatched a guillotine, the tap coming immediately. Nelson took home one of the four Performance of the Night bonuses.

Third from the top, Marlon “Chito” Vera played spoiler in Brad Pickett’s retirement fight in front of his hometown crowd. After dropping the first two rounds to Pickett’s wrestling, Vera came out aggressive in round three as Pickett began to slow. He hammered the Brit with punches and kicks for the first four minutes. In the final minute, a flush Vera head kick dropped Pickett where he stood, and follow-up hammerfists brought the fight to a close. The impressive, short-notice finish netted Vera the third Performance of the Night check.

The lone undercard bonus was wrapped up long before the main card started. Marc Diakiese put on a jaw-dropping display of power and athleticism, blowing away Teemu Packalen with a single right hand in the first round. Packalen was on the defensive from the start, as Diakiese sent powerful spinning kicks at him. “Bonecrusher” then lunged forward and cracked Packalen, who staggered backward and collapsed. The referee jumped in right away, saving Packalen from further punishment. Diakiese pushed his record to 3-0 in the UFC and made himself $50,000 richer with the scintillating performance.

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Highlights: Jimi Manuwa Knocks Out Corey Anderson With Huge Left Hook

Jimi Manuwa had significant pressure on his shoulders prior to his main event bout against Corey Anderson at today’s (Sat., March 18, 2017) UFC Fight Night 107 from the O2 Arena in London, England, but it clearly didn’t hinder the hometown knockout striker. Building off a similar KO of former interim title challenger Ovince St. Preux in his

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Jimi Manuwa had significant pressure on his shoulders prior to his main event bout against Corey Anderson at today’s (Sat., March 18, 2017) UFC Fight Night 107 from the O2 Arena in London, England, but it clearly didn’t hinder the hometown knockout striker.

Building off a similar KO of former interim title challenger Ovince St. Preux in his previous bout, the London-based “Poster Boy” added another high-profile name to his list of knockouts in TUF winner “Overtime,” knocking him out with a single vicious power left hook.

Watch the fight-ending punch right here:

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UFC Fight Night 107 Results: The Real Winners and Losers from London

UFC Fight Night 107 may have lacked star power, but it still contained some pretty interesting fighters—and some doggone interesting fights.
The main event of the card, which aired Saturday on UFC Fight Pass, pitted heavy-striking light heavyweig…

UFC Fight Night 107 may have lacked star power, but it still contained some pretty interesting fighters—and some doggone interesting fights.

The main event of the card, which aired Saturday on UFC Fight Pass, pitted heavy-striking light heavyweight Jimi Manuwa against grinder Corey Anderson. With the card taking place at the O2 Arena in London, Englishman Manuwa was the crowd favorite.

The winner of the bout was looking at a big leap forward in the light heavyweight division, as was the victor in the co-main event, which featured welterweights Alan Jouban and Gunnar Nelson in a striker-grappler matchup.

As noted, there was no big star anchoring the card. But you don’t need star power to have a quality card—there was intrigue all up and down the lineup in London, and as usual, the final stat lines only reveal so much. These are the real winners and losers from UFC Fight Night 107.

Full card results appear on the final slide.

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