Themba Gorimbo
Zimbabwe
Lasts 52 seconds in Vegas
Gorimbo lost to Vicente Luque via technical submission (D'arce choke) at 0:52 of Round 1 at UFC 310 on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
That will put an end to the Gorimbo hype train in overwhelming fashion. Entering as a -165 favorite, Themba ate a short right hand early on which dropped him. That allowed Luque to clamp on the choke in an instant. Gorimbo ended up going to sleep as opposed to tapping out. While Themba entered having won four straight, and his back story is very well known, his best UFC victory to date came against Niko Price. There was always a chance he would be exposed when the competition level increased. That proved true on this evening.
That will put an end to the Gorimbo hype train in overwhelming fashion. Entering as a -165 favorite, Themba ate a short right hand early on which dropped him. That allowed Luque to clamp on the choke in an instant. Gorimbo ended up going to sleep as opposed to tapping out. While Themba entered having won four straight, and his back story is very well known, his best UFC victory to date came against Niko Price. There was always a chance he would be exposed when the competition level increased. That proved true on this evening.
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Luque up next
Gorimbo will fight Vicente Luque at UFC 310 on Dec. 7, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Gorimbo will be filling in for Nick Diaz, who was forced to withdraw from the event for unknown reasons. The 33-year-old Gorimbo has won each of his last four fights, giving him a significant momentum advantage over Luque, who has dropped three of his last four.
Gorimbo will be filling in for Nick Diaz, who was forced to withdraw from the event for unknown reasons. The 33-year-old Gorimbo has won each of his last four fights, giving him a significant momentum advantage over Luque, who has dropped three of his last four.
Runs winning streak to four
Gorimbo defeated Niko Price via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
Gorimbo improves each and every time out, and this may have been his best performance to date. He completely and thoroughly overwhelmed Price with his grappling game, landing 7-of-9 takedowns for 9:14 worth of control time. Strong and heavy from top position, Price had zero chance of generating any offense off of his back. It's been a long road, but Themba has legitimately improved in recent years. He improves to 4-0 dating back to May 2023 and is a fringe top-15 welterweight at age 33.
Gorimbo improves each and every time out, and this may have been his best performance to date. He completely and thoroughly overwhelmed Price with his grappling game, landing 7-of-9 takedowns for 9:14 worth of control time. Strong and heavy from top position, Price had zero chance of generating any offense off of his back. It's been a long road, but Themba has legitimately improved in recent years. He improves to 4-0 dating back to May 2023 and is a fringe top-15 welterweight at age 33.
Slated to fight Price
Gorimbo will take on Niko Price in a Welterweight showdown at a UFC event on Oct. 12, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Gorimbo will enter this fight hot, as he's riding a three-fight winning streak. He most recently defeated Ramiz Brahimaj via unanimous decision in May. After losing his first UFC bout to AJ Fletcher, Gorimbo has done nothing but stack victories and will look to push his UFC record to 4-1-0 with a win over Price.
Gorimbo will enter this fight hot, as he's riding a three-fight winning streak. He most recently defeated Ramiz Brahimaj via unanimous decision in May. After losing his first UFC bout to AJ Fletcher, Gorimbo has done nothing but stack victories and will look to push his UFC record to 4-1-0 with a win over Price.
Runs winning streak to three
Gorimbo defeated Ramiz Brahimaj via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
Slowly but surely we are seeing the evolution of Gorimbo's all-around game. He knocked out Pete Rodriguez in 32 seconds this past February. Here, against Brahimaj, Gorimbo leaned on his wrestling. Themba easily out-muscled Ramiz en route to landing 5-of-6 takedown attempts, good for 10:13 worth of control time. Fighting from a dominant position resulted in Gorimbo ending the fight with a 110-15 (!!!) edge in total strikes landed. Themba is already 33 years of age, but it's important to remember he has virtually zero experience fighting halfway decent competition. His advanced age is a concern, but he's making improvements each and every time we see him inside the Octagon.
Slowly but surely we are seeing the evolution of Gorimbo's all-around game. He knocked out Pete Rodriguez in 32 seconds this past February. Here, against Brahimaj, Gorimbo leaned on his wrestling. Themba easily out-muscled Ramiz en route to landing 5-of-6 takedown attempts, good for 10:13 worth of control time. Fighting from a dominant position resulted in Gorimbo ending the fight with a 110-15 (!!!) edge in total strikes landed. Themba is already 33 years of age, but it's important to remember he has virtually zero experience fighting halfway decent competition. His advanced age is a concern, but he's making improvements each and every time we see him inside the Octagon.
Ready to face Brahimaj
Gorimbo is ready to fight again and will face Ramiz Brahimaj in a welterweight bout on a UFC event on May 18th in Las Vegas, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Gorimbo defeated Pete Rodriguez via TKO (punches) at 0:32 of Round 1 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas on Feb. 3, so he should be very confident ahead of this matchup. Gorimbo owns a 12-4-0 record with this seasion.
Gorimbo defeated Pete Rodriguez via TKO (punches) at 0:32 of Round 1 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas on Feb. 3, so he should be very confident ahead of this matchup. Gorimbo owns a 12-4-0 record with this seasion.