“She’s a true martial artist. She does every discipline and is very unique but, at the same time, she’s kind of a hybrid of a lot of the fighters I’ve fought in the past. So it’s an element of a little bit of everything I’ve seen before with maybe just a little bit of uniqueness
Month: April 2021
Jessica Andrade believes she is fighting the pound-for-pound best female on Saturday night in Valentina Shevchenko. In the first of thee title fights at UFC 261, Andrade is set to face Shevchenko in an interesting matchup. Since the flyweight division opened, Shevchenko has dominated everyone. However, she lost to Amanda Nunes at bantamweight, but according
Reining UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, unsuccessful in his bid to dethrone light heavyweight kingpin Jan Blachowicz, is expected to make his next title defense in a rematch against former titleholder Robert Whittaker. And if he turns away “The Reaper” for a second time, top contender Marvin Vettori will no doubt be waiting in the
Relive the top UFC finishes of former champ Rose Namajunas The former strawweight champion looks to recapture her belt at UFC 261 in her co-main event matchup with Zhang Weili. Check out a collection of knockouts and submissions from Rose Namajunas UFC career, including the memorable knockout that won her the championship against Joanna Jedrzejczyk
By Mike Bohn | April 22, 2021 12:50 pm The UFC returns with another numbered event on Saturday, as UFC 261 takes place at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla., with a full crowd in attendance. The eighth championship triple-header in company history tops the main card, which streams on ESPN+ pay-per-view following prelims
News Looking to continue to build off his recent four-fight winning streak, Lorenz Larkin is making his return to the Bellator cage in their next upcoming event. ESPN was first to report that Larkin will return in a middleweight fight against Costello van Steenis on May 8. Larkin did not compete at all in 2020,
10:00 AM ET Khamzat Chimaev says he is finally on the mend from a very difficult bout with COVID-19 that threatened to end his promising career earlier this year. Chimaev (9-0) was scheduled to face Leon Edwards in a high-profile UFC bout in January and again in March, but he was forced to withdraw both
John Lineker’s reign of terror continues in his new home at ONE Championship. In his third promotional appearance, Lineker used effective body work throughout the opening round, which led to a big knockdown and a fight ending right hand to a grounded Troy Worthen, putting him out cold at the 4:35 mark of the first
“Aoriqileng is one of my favorite fighters…he’s a go-getter. He’s someone that isn’t scared of anything, and that’s great to see. I don’t know where that comes from, but wherever it is, it’s working for him.” How To Watch UFC 261 In Your Country Those are the words of Gavin Pratt from the UFC Peformance
Ahead of their UFC 261 clash in Florida on April 24, Rose Namajunas admits that champion Weili Zhang will be the toughest opponent she has ever squared off with. Strawweight champion Weili Zhang captured UFC gold back in 2019 against a familiar opponent for “Thug Rose” in Jessica Andrade. Following the slam knockout that led
The most violent man in mixed martial arts (MMA) returns to the airwaves tonight (Weds., April 21, 2021) when former UFC Bantamweight contender, John Lineker, takes on Troy Worthen in the latest ONE Championship card on TNT. MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE coverage of tonight’s main card, which kicks off at 10 p.m. ET on TNT.
UFC 261 Embedded: ‘Don’t blink’ Champion Valentina Shevchenko trains with her sister, then leads her coach on an outdoor run. Champion Zhang Weili does interviews. Jessica Andrade, Jorge Masvidal, Chris Weidman and Alex Oliveira arrive. Champ Kamaru Usman racks up fight week wins. UFC 261 takes place on Saturday and features three world title bouts.
By John Morgan | April 21, 2021 11:07 pm Brazilian slugger John Lineker (34-9) kept his ONE championship record perfect, scoring an emphatic first-round knockout of Troy Worthen (7-2) to move to 3-0 in the promotion. The contest served as the headlining bout of ONE on TNT III, which took place at Singapore Indoor Stadium
Featured News After four years as one of the faces of ONE Championship’s lightweight division, two-time champion Eduard Folayang is in the midst of a turbulent time, having lost four of his last five. He is fully aware things need to change, and specifically in his grappling. His weaknesses there were root causes for recent
Officially, there have only been six finishes due to front kick in UFC History with the most famous instance occurring at UFC 126 in 2011 between then-middleweight champion Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the
At the UFC Brooklyn ceremonial weigh-ins, flyweight champion Henry Cejudo and bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw faced off for the final time Friday ahead of their flyweight title fight Saturday night on ESPN+. Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLi Visit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvM Like MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7Z Follow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUI Read
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Ben Askren’s coach and cornerman Mike Rhodes discusses training for Saturday’s boxing match with Jake Paul under the Triller Fight Club banner in Atlanta. #Triller #BenAskren #JakePaul 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
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