Robelis Despaigne
Karate Combat 52 live stream video: Robelis Despaigne, Aline Pereira, more
Karate Combat 52 takes place Friday in Miami and features an explosive lineup of exciting strikers. Among the pack of those competing is former UFC heavyweight Robelis Despaigne, the 6-foot-7 heavyweight out of Cuba. He battles Marcos Brigagao. Also on the card, Aline Pereira (sister of UFC light heavyweight...
Robelis Despaigne hopeful for UFC return if he can improve one thing after release
Robelis Despaigne doesn’t think he’s done fighting for the UFC. Despite getting released from the Las-Vegas based promotion in October, the Olympic bronze medalist in karate is determined, and confident, he’ll once again find himself fighting inside the octagon. Despaigne (5-2) aims to work his way back to the...
Video: UFC vet Robelis Despaigne knocks out Karate Combat opponent in five seconds
If you blinked, you would have missed Robelis Despaigne’s first fight since his UFC release. At Karate Combat 51, Despaigne stepped into the karate pit for his debut fight with the promotion to face Dominik Jedrzejczyk. Despaigne threw a total of two strikes: a kick and a right hand....
Robelis Despaigne promises improvement in wrestling ahead of UFC return: ‘We’ve dedicated a lot of time to it’
Wrestling. That’s what caused Robelis Despaigne to suffer his first professional defeat in MMA. The Olympic karate bronze medalist got his momentum halted in May when Waldo Cortes-Acosta handed him his first loss. Despaigne (5-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC), who entered the promotion earlier this year with a ton of...
Robelis Despaigne returns from first UFC defeat, battles Austen Lane
Robelis Despaigne has the opportunity to bounce back into the win column after his first career loss. A Cuban taekwondo Olympian, Despaigne (5-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) will return Oct. 19 vs. former NFL player Austen Lane (12-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC) in a three-round heavyweight bout. The event does not...
‘This is MMA’: UFC’s Waldo Cortes-Acosta responds to ‘unfair’ criticism of Robelis Despaigne win
Waldo Cortes-Acosta took on a very dangerous striker in the heavyweight division and gave him his first professional loss while having a dominant showing. Yet, despite getting the job done, some are throwing criticism his way. This past Saturday on the main card of UFC on ESPN 56, Cortes-Acosta...
5 biggest takeaways from UFC on ESPN 56: Derrick Lewis magic returns and Dana White criticism of main card winner
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Robelis Despaigne sees himself fighting for UFC heavyweight title in 2025
Robelis Despaigne might be new to MMA and the UFC, yet he doesn’t see himself too far from fighting for the heavyweight title. The unbeaten prospect believes that in 2025 he will be challenging whoever is the UFC heavyweight champion. Despaigne (19-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) thinks a win over...
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