Jul 14, 2020
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Makwan Amirkhani submits Danny Henry
Makwan Amirkhani chokes out Danny Henry with the anaconda choke in the first round!
I respect that Mr. Finland is among the last of the sprint grapplers in the UFC. He’ll give you 3-4 minutes of hell where he looks like the best wrestle-grappler in MMA, then completely fall apart. It’s great. It was enough to get Henry down and choke him out here.
Dan Ige submits Danny Henry just over a minute into the fight!
Left hook coming forward drops Henry against the fence. Ige hops on top with the follow up GnP. As Henry goes to stand, Ige gets his back and locks up the RNC. Fantastic performance from Ige.
Danny Henry survives first round, beats down tired Daniel Teymur to take decision.
The fight started with Teymur piecing up Henry on the feet. Landed a series of leg kicks in open guard that turned Henry’s leg purple. As he started really landing power shots and stunning Henry though, he was getting more aggressive. By the 2nd round, Henry was landing as well as Teymur was hunting for the KO. Teymur whiffed on an uppercut and got caught with a Henry right hand that rocked him. It was all Henry from there as he continually hurt a tired Teymur on the feet, almost submitting him in the 2nd. Henry would dominate the third, landing some sick GnP from mount, hurting Teymur on the feet again, and cinching it on the score cards.
Similar to Lemos, Teymur’s inability to keep the pace with someone who was able to eat his best shots and adjust cost him the fight.
Turku, Finland's Makwan Amirkhani submits Danny Henry at 'UFC 251' in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Turku, Finland’s Makwan Amirkhani submits Danny Henry at ‘UFC 251’ in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Danny Henry, Makwan Amirkhani (©UFC)
Makwani “Mr. Finland” Amirkhani, 31, of Turku, Finland was one of the “UFC 251” winners. It was the Kurdish-Finnish mixed martial artist’s seventh victory in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Featuring 13 MMA matches, “UFC 251” at the UFC Fight Islandon Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on July 11, 2020 (or July 12, 2020 in the UAE). In the sixth…
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UFC back to Glasgow in July?
UFC back to Glasgow in July? - http://mmauk.net/2019/02/17/ufc-back-to-glasgow-in-july/
UFC back to Glasgow in July?
It will be two years, come July, since the UFC visited Glasgow, when UFC Fight Night 113 was staged at the SSE Hydro.
The night turned out to be a disappointment for three of the four Scots involved as Stevie Ray, Paul Craig and Joanne Calderwood all fell to defeats. Danny Henry however made his UFC debut and won a fight of the night against Daniel Teymur.
Two years previous, almost to the day, the UFC came to Glasgow and Scotland for the first time. This was an electrifying night for the Scots involved as all won, Stevie Ray, Joanne Calderwood and Robert Whiteford. Ray and Whiteford winning by stoppage in the first rounds. This event was voted best atmosphere of the year by Ariel Helwani’s MMA Hour.
So could the UFC be returning to the city another two years later. Both of the previous events took place on the local Glasgow Fair holiday weekend, which this year would fall on the 13th/14th of July. Both dates have nothing booked as yet on the SSE Hydro website.
Last night Welsh UFC star Brett Johns told MMA UK’s Lewis Smith that he had heard a rumour that the UFC were coming to Glasgow in June or July.
John’s who made his second UFC debut on the Glasgow show back in 2017 and said he is aiming to return from injury and would like to fight on a potential Glasgow card, a place he loves fighting and enjoys the atmosphere the Glasgow crowd create.
One Scottish fighter who would relish the chance of a Glasgow card and a possible sign up to the UFC is the current Cage Warriors Welterweight champion Ross Houston who has been campaigning on social media for the UFC to sign him, a move which would be more likely if they had plans to visit Glasgow.
With four Scots currently signed for the UFC a return to Glasgow would make sense and every time the UFC has come to Scotland it has helped advance the sport.
UFC ‘It’s time’ for a return to Glasgow!
MMA UK Scottish Awards 2018
MMA UK Scottish Awards 2018 - http://mmauk.net/2019/01/22/mma-uk-scottish-awards-2018/
MMA UK Scottish Awards 2018
2018 has proved to be a successful year for Scottish MMA and with the start of 2019, MMA UK felt the time was right to look back and recognise the Scottish talent.
As ever with awards, there will be some people disappointed with the choices and you could make a case for several fighters in each category. To keep MMA UK on neutral ground, we called on a mix of people from the Scottish MMA scene, coaches, fighters and media to put forward their choice and the fighter with the most mentions from the panel would win.
In 2018, Scotland had 4 UFC fighters, each one recorded a win in the year. Scotland also saw a champion crowned on Cage Warriors in Ross Houston, add to this Scott Malone and Paull McBain recording wins and also a debut win late in the year from Aidan Stephen, it’s fair to say the year ahead is shaping up well for the Scots on Cage Warriors.
Calum Murrie valiantly fought for the EFC title, suffering a broken arm and continuing to fight right to the final bell. We will hopefully see Calum back competing this year.
On the local scene, On Top, Headhunters and Budo continued to offer an opportunity to both amateur and professional fighters.
Several fighters that have competed on the local shows in the past 12 months have signed for Bellator including Chris Bungard, Chris Duncan and Shaun Taylor. Proving how valuable these local events are for the development of Scottish MMA. Some of the top amateurs have faced fighters from Scandinavia, England, Wales and Ireland.
This year to add to the 3 promotions mentioned, The Art of Combat has announced a return, as well as Arena, which gives fighters even more chance to shine.
Moving on to the MMA UK Scottish Awards are as follows:
Pro Fighter of the year:
Ross Houston
As mentioned previously, Ross won the Cage Warriors Welterweight title in a 5 round epic fight against champion Stefano Paterno. A fight of the year candidate highlighted not only Ross’ skill but his heart and determination after coming through a rocky patch in the fight to lift the title. A memorable night for Ross and Scotland. Ross was a unanimous decision amongst the voting panel.
Amateur of the year:
Mark Ewen
Mark started the year winning on his local show Headhunters, beating Nathan Hughes he would then be on his travels across England, fighting a further three times and winning all three fights. He ended the year knocking out Ross Mason in December.
Reece McEwan deserves a mention as he also had several votes for this category, Reece continued his fine form by defending his On Top bantamweight title twice, not content with that, he also competed in K1 and grappling bouts as well.
Knock out of the year:
Scott Malone
Scott had a great year, he fought three times on Cage Warriors and won each time, starting with a unanimous decision win over Jason Jenkins and ending with an armbar submission against Josh Reed.
This award is for his finish in his second fight of the year when he stopped highly fancied Adam Amarsinghe. Scott showed his all-round game during this fight and dominated from start to finish. Big things are expected from Scott Malone for this year.
Other fighters who received a vote in this category were Jordan Stronge, Mark Ewen and Aaron Towns.
Sub of the year:
Paul Craig
Paul Craig’s submission win over Magomed Ankalaev has won the best submission of the year.
Paul was facing a defeat against the highly fancied Russian when I’m the final seconds of the fight he produced a winning triangle choke. Not only winning the fight but being handed a new UFC contract. This submission has been mentioned in the running for best submission in awards globally never mind for a Scottish award.
Danny Henry, Aidan Stephen and Mark Ewen also had mentions in this category.
Performance of the year:
Scott Malone
This was the closest category with Scott edging out Danny Henry to win. Malone was involved in two fights that could have been contenders for the performance of the year but again, like his knock out of the year award, the performance of the year goes to Scott’s fight against Adam Amarasinghe. Amarasinghe had won gold at the 2017 IMMAF European Championships and was 3-0 since turning pro.
Malone dominated with his wrestling in the open stages then went on to beat him standing up, all round great performance from the Dundonian.
Danny Henry just missed out on this award for his performance on UFC London in March when he nearly pulled the neck off of Canadian Hakeem Dawodu in the first round. It will be good to see Danny back in action this year after two great performances in his two UFC fights so far.
Looking back at the great Scottish MMA year just past has whetted our appetite for what is to come this year. Already we have got off to a flier with Joanne Calderwood winning by unanimous decision on the first UFC card of the year. With debuts, next month on Bellator of four Scottish fighters and rumours of other fighters joining the likes of Cage Warriors and EFC the year ahead could be even better.
DANNY HENRY FIRST ROUND UPSET OF HAKEEM DAWODU
Canada is cursed, man.
Hakeem Dowadu drops Danny Henry like 10 SECONDS into the fight! Drops him, Dowadu's stunned, he grabs the guillotine and keeps chasing it until Dawodu gets up to his feet. It turns into a NASTY cranking guillo and Dawodu goes to sleep! Big time shutdown on a prospect!
Danny Henry might be legit, amigos.