On a weekend without UFC action, there was some stellar mixed martial arts on display closer to home.
Chaos FC 15 took place in Derry on Saturday night as SBG's James Gallagher moved to 2-0 as a pro and Gavin Kelly beat Neil Ward via split decision in a rematch of their 2014 clash.
One of the stand-out finishes, though, came on the undercard as Niall Wilson finished Mark Duggan via first round knockout.
The Derry welterweight countered a telegraphed leg by landing with a straight right hand and left cross to put Duggan to sleep in a knockout so beautiful that it'd be worthy of a place on any MMA promotion.
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It’s believed to have been a targeted attack. Former UFC fighter , Suman Mokhtarian, has been shot dead. The ex-MMA fight was shot in a ‘brazen’ and ‘targeted’ daylight attack while taking an early evening walk, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. Mokhtarian was shot in the upper body and was unable to be revived by […]
“I invite you and your whole team and family to Dagestan.” Derry’s Paul Hughes suffered the second MMA defeat of his career in Dubai on Saturday. Usman Nurmagomedov’s Bellator Lightweight World Championship belt was on the line in what was the top-billed fight in the PFL Champions Series 1 event. Hughes was a big underdog […]