Month: May 2021

What’s more on his mind is getting back on track in a middleweight division bursting with contenders and featuring an active champion in Israel Adesanya. At the rate “The Last Stylebender” likes to fight, two or three wins in a row could put Shahbazyan right within shouting distance of the champion.  MORE UFC FIGHT NIGHT: Preview
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Beneil Dariush told the combat sports media that Tony Ferguson’s knee “popped” when they locked up at the UFC 262 pay-per-view (PPV) event last Sat. night (May 15, 2021) inside Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. “How did he not tap to that heel hook?” Dariush asked during the post-fight presser. “His knee popped and it
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UFC 263 features two championship rematches on June 12 in Glendale, Arizona. In the main event, middleweight champion Israel Adesanya faces Marvin Vettori after their first fight ended in a split-decision victory for Adesanya in 2018. In the co-main event, Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno look for a definitive result after their UFC 256 matchup
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Editorial Featured On Friday night at Bellator 259, Cris “Cyborg” Justino and Leslie Smith will run back their UFC 198 scrap from over five years ago. Although it is a solid piece of booking that will likely end with a highlight-reel finish–similar to the first fight–there were other matchups that made more sense for Justino’s
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Without ever letting himself bask in the viral KO fame, Walker doesn’t feel any pressure to duplicate it. As capable as he is of show stopping knockouts every fight, he’s sticking to the script. Prepare for the opponent, not viral tweets. If the game is still the same, the result will be similar. Walker has
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For the first time in over a year, Bellator MMA will welcome fans back to its live events starting with Bellator 260, which is set to go down inside Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., on June 11, 2021. Indeed, much like every other sporting company on earth, Bellator had to halt its events for
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8:03 AM ET Tatiana Suarez, one of the best women’s MMA fighters in the world, is finally close to returning to the Octagon. Suarez told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani in a video interview published Wednesday that she has been medically cleared by doctors and is targeting a return to the UFC in September, or perhaps even
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It’s tough for Anderson Silva to use the word retirement when he’s still not finished pursuing his combat sports career. Regarded as one of the greatest UFC champions of all time, the 46-year-old Brazilian was released from the promotion following a TKO loss to Uriah Hall this past October. But at the time, he wasn’t
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Featured News UFC May 15, 2021; Houston, Texas, USA; Andrea Lee applies a hold against Antonina Shevchenko during UFC 262 at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports The UFC 262 prelims featured two competitors that have held marquee spots on several other Ultimate Fighting Championship main cards. However, their recent runs in the
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