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UFC Fight Night 86 Bonuses: Derrick Lewis scores one of four $50K “Performance of the Night” awards

April 11, 2016

With no clear standout fights on the UFC Fight Night 86 card on Sunday, the UFC opted to give “Performance of the Night” bonuses to four fighters instead: Derrick Lewis, Alejandro Perez, Mairbek Taisumov, and […]

MMATorch Daily Top Five 4/11: Top takeaways from Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 86 “Rothwell vs. Dos Santos” event

April 11, 2016

Welcome to MMATorch’s Daily Top Five. Every weekday, tune in for a new Top Five list on a variety of topics; some will be regularly updated, some will be one offs, but we hope you […]

Visa issues force Mairbek Taisumov out of UFC Fight Night 81; Mehdi Baghdad steps in against Chris Wade

January 11, 2016

In some unfortunate news for Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 81 event, 27-year-old Mairbek Taisumov will be unable to compete on the card after he was unable to secure a work visa to enter the U.S. […]

Beneil Dariush injured, Chris Wade steps in against Mairbek Taisumov at UFC Fight Night 81 in Boston

December 3, 2015

An injury to Beneil Dariush has taken him out of a fight with Mairbek Taisumov at UFC Fight Night 81 in Boston, and New York’s Chris Wade has stepped in for the bout. The change […]

Dariush-Taisumov set for UFC Fight Night 81, Ortega-Brandao booked for UFC 195

November 17, 2015

The UFC added a couple of new fights to the schedule over the weekend, announcing that Beneil Dariush will meet Mairbek Taisumov at UFC Fight Night 81, while Brian Ortega and Diego Brandao will square […]

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