News about Jake Matthews

Jake Matthews, an Australian MMA fighter, has won a thrilling submission victory over Darius Flowers at UFC 291, but it wasn't without some controversies. Flowers took the fight on late notice, replacing Aussie Juan Baeza, who had withdrawn from the game. In the first round, Flowers came out strong, shaming the Melbourne fighter who was firing heavy shots of his own.

Jake Matthews, an Australian UFC fighter, has talked about how he revived his MMA career after nine years in the Octagon - and that he has no problem being a drug king. Matthews, 28, put on a lifetime in his last fight by defeating rising star Andre Fialho at UFC 275 in a flawless display that sent a message to the welterweight division. He has now won four of his last five games and attributes his recent form to more focusing on his striking, and he will be hoping for a similar result against American Matthew Semelsberger this weekend.

Since leaving the team for the birth of his son, Atlanta left tackle Jake Matthews is expected to participate in Thursday night's road game against the Carolina Panthers. On Thursday morning, Matthews, 30, moved from Charlotte, N.C., to the Atlanta area after his wife, Meggi, went into labor. Since the baby was born in the afternoon, the Falcons began to work on getting Matthews back to the team before game time.