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View from The Hawks Nest An event review from a fan's perspective By Matthew “MMAHAWK” Hawkins Follow @MMAHAWK21 Carano vs Cyborg All photos by Matthew Hawkins The sport of mixed martial arts as we know it has been around for roughly 25 years. For a large portion of that time it was considered mostly a sport for men, but in their shadow women were competing all over the world. In the early years, it consisted of catching an occasional Becki Levi fight on an IFC combat event, U-Japan show, or an all women Hook-n-Shoot card. While these events, for the most part, were few and far between, some promoters were leading the charge. They saw that women not only deserved their spot at the table but could actually sit at the head of it. From the Indian reservations to UFC 219, I have had the privilege to see the evolution of women in this combat sport, but there was one fight that we can point to that really started it all; Gina Carano vs Cris Cyborg. In this write-up...

Cuban Olympic wrestler Maikel Perez (7-1) made a statement when he won the vacant LFA flyweight title last night at LFA 37 with his second round finish of Sid Bice. Also, the Women's Flyweight Title has a new champ in Sabina Mazo where she won via unanimous decision. If you missed the event, check out the recap and results below: LFA 37 Official Results: Main Event - Flyweight Title Fight - Maikel Perez (7-1) finished Sid Bice (8-2) to win via TKO (referee stoppage/strikes) at 4:14 in round two. Co-Main Event - Women's Flyweight Title Fight - Sabina Mazo (5-0) defeated Shannon Sinn (5-6) to win by unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) Welterweight Fight - Jordan Larson (9-4) submitted  Darrius Flowers (3-2-1) with an arm triangle at 2:50 in round three. Lightweight Fight - Bryce Logan (9-2) outscored Dakota Bush (4-1) to win by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27). Lightweight Fight - Demarques Jackson (8-2) knocked out Hamilton Ash (7-4, 1 NC) at 1:48 in...

The UFC 25th Anniversary press conference takes place immediately after weigh-ins for UFC 223 Scheduled to attend this event are as follows: Dana White – UFC President Edson Barboza – No. 4 UFC lightweight (UFC Fight Night Atlantic City) Kevin Lee – No. 7 UFC lightweight (UFC Fight Night Atlantic City) Amanda Nunes – UFC women’s bantamweight champion (UFC 224 – Rio de Janeiro) Raquel Pennington – No. 4 UFC women’s bantamweight (UFC 224 – Rio de Janeiro) Kamaru Usman – No. 7 UFC welterweight (UFC Fight Night Santiago) Santiago Ponzinibbio – No. 10 UFC welterweight (UFC fight Night Santiago) Stephen Thompson – No. 1 UFC welterweight (UFC Fight Night Liverpool) Darren Till – No. 7 UFC welterweight (UFC Fight Night Liverpool) Jimmie Rivera – No. 4 UFC bantamweight (UFC Fight Night Utica) Marlon Moraes – No. 5 UFC bantamweight (UFC Fight Night Utica) Robert Whittaker – UFC middleweight champion (UFC 225 – Chicago) Yoel Romero – No.1 UFC middleweight (UFC 225 – Chicago) St...

This year, the UFC and Amazon Prime video are making the live pay-per-view's available through Amazon Prime Video for $64.99. The option began with UFC 222 when Cris Cyborg defeated Yana Kunitskaya to retain the women's featherweight title. UFC 223 will feature the crowning of a new lightweight champion when Khabib Nurmagomedov faces Max Holloway in the main event, with a rematch of current strawweight queen, Rose Namajunas as she gives Joanna Jedrzejczyk her chance to reclaim the title. Use the link below to order UFC 223 on Amazon Prime Video UFC 223: Khabib vs Holloway If you would like to check out a breakdown of how the pay-per-view portion of the event could go down check out FrontProof Media's MMA Forethought: UFC 223 .