Moments after UFC president Dana White made the announcement, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Steven Marrocco react to the welterweight title rematch between Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal headlining a championship triple header at UFC 261 in Jacksonville, Fla. on April 24, the event taking place in front of a full house at the VyStar
Month: March 2021
CHEYANNE BUYS VS. MONTSERRAT CONEJO Trust me when I tell you that you’re going to want to pay close attention to this fight, as Cheyanne Buys and Montserrat Ruiz are not only two of the top prospects in the strawweight division, but also two wildly entertaining talents that love to throw down. Buys earned her
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Over the weekend at UFC Vegas 21, Matheus Nicolau and Manel Kape battled to a close decision. Nicolau started well, using his wrestling to control the opening frame. Kape battled back in the second, however, putting together combinations and bullying his opponent around the Octagon. It all came down to the
Dana White announces UFC 261 to house full house of fans, three title fights UFC president Dana White on Monday announced that UFC 261 is headed to Jacksonville, Fla., with a full house of fans. The fight card will be topped with three title fights. VyStar Veteran’s Memorial Arena will be open to a full
By Mike Bohn | March 16, 2021 12:54 am Paulo Costa has withdrawn from his upcoming UFC headliner with Robert Whittaker. Costa (14-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) was supposed to face Whittaker (22-5 MMA, 13-3 UFC) at UFC Fight Night on April 17, but a “severe” case of the flu has rendered him unable to properly
Colby Covington is not known to have a filter when placed in front of a camera, and he certainly continued to live up to that reputation and then some when discussing some details behind his recent fight negotiations. Last Saturday at UFC Vegas 21, Leon Edwards took on Belal Muhammad in the night’s main event.
7:23 AM ET Leon Edwards‘ first fight since mid-2019 ended prematurely in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night main event when he accidentally poked Belal Muhammad in the eye, ending the bout in a no contest. After such a long period of inactivity, one major question hangs in the air — how far away is Edwards from
As the third-ranked bantamweight in the world, Rob Font was paying very close attention to the title fight between Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling at UFC 259. Yan defended his title for the first time after stopping Jose Aldo in the fifth round at UFC 251 in July and was starting to separate himself from
“This whole entire camp has just been giving me that little added extra motivation coming home every day, especially after a hard day,” Ige said. “If I’m feeling tired, I come home and then I see my wife carrying our child. It just gives me that extra boost of energy, and especially going into this
Michael Chandler made an emphatic statement in his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) debut a few months ago at UFC 257, knocking out top contender Dan Hooker in the very first round (recap here). Now, the former Bellator MMA Lightweight champion of the world could be gearing up for his sophomore UFC effort. According to ESPN’s
Saturday’s UFC Vegas 22 loses key preliminary bout UFC officials are on the search for a new opponent for Anthony Birchak after Johnny Eduardo had to withdraw from their UFC Vegas 22 bout. Eduardo had been planning to make his return to the Octagon for the first time in nearly two years.The UFC Vegas 22
By MMA Junkie Staff | March 15, 2021 5:10 pm Follow @MMAjunkie LAS VEGAS – Rani Yahya beat Ray Rodriguez with a second-round submission Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 187 in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Yahya, who picked up the 21st submission win of his career.
Francis Ngannou faces off with heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic for the second time at UFC 260 on Saturday, March 27. Take a look back to his performance against Alistair Overeem at UFC 218 which produced one of the knockouts of the year in 2017. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC
Khamzat Chimaev wants Neil Magny, Dana White on his potential UFC return, Tony Ferguson will face Beneil Dariush for his return inside the UFC octagon, Darren Till talks about upcoming Marvin Vettori and on current UFC champ Israel Adesanya and much more! Informations about our work: This channel is made for MMA fans and has
Nasrat Haqparast speaks to the media post-fight after his unanimous decision win over Rafa Garcia at UFC Fight Night 187 in Las Vegas. #UFCFightNight187 #UFCVegas21 #NasratHaqparast For more MMA news: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY network: http://www.usatoday.com Connect with MMA Junkie: Facebook: https://facebook.com/officialmmajunkie Twitter: https://twitter.com/MMAjunkie Instagram: https://instagram.com/mmajunkiedotcom Subscribe to get the latest MMA news
The UFC Vegas 21 bonuses have been released. The event took place in Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility. Headlining the card was a clash between Leon Edwards and Belal Muhammad. This fight saw a lackluster ending after a pretty decent first round. Things went wrong in the second round as Edwards came
Mar 7, 2021 LAS VEGAS — Amanda Nunes, the most dominant female fighter in mixed martial arts history, did her thing again on Saturday in an absolute thrashing of No. 1 featherweight contender Megan Anderson. Nunes (21-4) forced Anderson (10-5) to tap to an armbar at 2:03 of the opening round of their featherweight title
Carlos Felipe inked a new four-fight deal with the UFC, and the first bout of his new contract will take place June 12 against Jake Collier. Multiple people close to the situation confirmed the news to MMA Fighting. Combate first reported the matchup for UFC 263. Felipe (10-1) started off his UFC career with a
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