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UFC 329 live blog: King Green vs. Terrance McKinney

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UFC 329 live blog: King Green vs. Terrance McKinney

This is the UFC 329 live blog for King Green vs. Terrance McKinney, the main card lightweight bout Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Green (35-17, 1 NC) is one of the most experienced fighters on the UFC roster, sporting a record of 16-12-1 (1 NC) inside the octagon. He finds himself on an unlikely win streak, having recently knocked off Jeremy Stephens, Daniel Zellhuber, and Lance Gisbon Jr. With a win Saturday, Green will have strung together more than three victories for the first time since 2012.

While this matchup is unpredictable, one thing is almost guaranteed: McKinney (18-8) will make sure this fight doesn't go the scorecards. In 26 pro bouts, including 13 UFC appearances, McKinney has never had a fight end without someone getting knocked out or submitted. McKinney is the winner more often than not, and always in spectacular fashion as all eight of his UFC wins have come in the first round. On the flip-side, McKinney's past two losses have also come inside of a round, so there's no telling if he will be the hammer or the nail against Green.

Check out the UFC 329 live blog for King Green vs. Terrance McKinney below.

Round 1: Green enters the cage and yells at McKinney and then proceeds to talk to Daniel Cormier and Joe Rogan before the fight starts. Real bad blood between him and McKinney ahead of this lightweight showdown.

No glove touch for Green and McKinney. McKinney starts with all and already tags Green's face with three punches but he manages to get him down. Back to their feet, and again McKinney on the offense. McKinney's too fast for Green early, and Green has blood all over his face a minute into the fight. Damn. McKinney with a nasty left hook to the body as Green is backed against the fence. And McKinney continue to land! Again to the body! And a knee! McKinney with great timing for a double leg takedown, and he has Green in trouble reaching full mount almost immediately. McKinney connects left hands one after the other and Green is in deep trouble. McKinney goes for a rear-naked choke but immediately changes his mind and goes back to ground and pound. A few punches later and McKinney again attacks the next, but Green is defending well now. Green talking to McKinney as he lands punches on the younger fighter who has his back. McKinney attacks the neck but Green manages to escape and get back to his feet! Green hurts McKinney with a right hand to the body and HE GETS THE KNOCKOUT WITH A SECOND LEFT! WOW!

Official result: King Green def. Terrance McKinney via first-round TKO (4:59)

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Morning Report: Eddie Hearn again denies Dana White’s involvement in Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua

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Morning Report: Eddie Hearn again denies Dana White’s involvement in Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua

Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua is ACTUALLY HAPPENING on Dec. 11 and while the Eddie-Dana beef has taken up plenty of oxygen, we're still about to see two of the best and most popular heavyweights of this generation finally throw down.

So I'm curious, with the bout less than two months away, how hyped are we for Fury vs. Joshua? Is it too little too late or is this the perfect time for two legends who have done it all to settle their beef?

What's your excitement level right now?

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Merab Dvalishvili calls himself a decision machine before Yan trilogy

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Merab Dvalishvili calls himself a 'decision machine' before Yan trilogy
Merab
Dvalishvili can joke about his low finishing rate in the

Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Dvalishvili is scheduled to challenge Petr Yan for
the bantamweight title in a trilogy bout at
UFC 333 on Oct. 24 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. When a fan
recently asked him to predict the outcome, the former champion
jokingly suggested another decision victory.

Merab Dvalishvili jokes about his decision-heavy record ahead
of Petr Yan title fight at UFC 333

Dvalishvili is known for his relentless pressure and wrestling,
with 16 of his 21 career victories coming by decision. The Georgian
has recorded two finishes in the UFC: a technical knockout of
Marlon
Moraes in 2021 and a submission of Sean
O’Malley in his second title defense last year.

Asked how he would beat Yan, Dvalishvili described himself as a
“decision machine.â€

“There are three ways to win: knockout, submission, or decision,â€
Dvalishvili said in a brief
interview. “I’m a decision machine.â€

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10 UFC wins, zero finishes: Movsar Evloev defends his fighting style

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10 UFC wins, zero finishes: Movsar Evloev defends his fighting style
Movsar
Evloev rejects the notion that fans only want bloody
fights.

Evloev is scheduled to challenge Alexander
Volkanovski for the
Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight title at
UFC 333 on Oct. 24 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. The Russian
challenger has won all 10 of his UFC bouts by decision but believes
fans appreciate his fighting style.

Movsar Evloev argues wrestling can entertain UFC fans ahead of
Volkanovski title fight

The recent departures of Michael
Page and Farid
Basharat have fueled debate about whether winning is enough to
secure a new UFC contract. Neither fighter was re-signed despite a
winning streak, though a lack of finishes has not been established
as the reason for either departure.

Evloev believes finishes are not the only measure of a fighter's
value. He says fans also appreciate tactics, skill and
wrestling.

“I have zero finishes in UFC, but I'm still in the UFC and I'm
fighting for the title,†Evloev told MMA Fighting. “That means only
finishes are not important. To show a good fight is also important.
If you have no finish, you can still show a good fight, an exciting
fight; you can show the beauty of wrestling. There are not just
fans of MMA who just wait for blood. There are so many good fans
who know MMA, and they understand, and maybe because of them I'm
still in the UFC.â€

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