Welcome to Midnight Mania! In the immediate aftermath of Dustin Poirier’s momentous knockout victory over Conor McGregor, there was a great deal of analysis regarding what went wrong for the Irishman. Some lamented McGregor’s boxing-oriented stance, some blamed his preparation, and finally, quite a few fan believed that McGregor was simply too nice in the
Month: July 2021
Tyron Woodley trains with Floyd Mayweather ahead of Jake Paul boxing bout | Photos Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley will box Jake Paul on Showtime pay-per-view on Aug. 28 and is getting boxing coaching from Floyd Mayweather Jr. When the fight was signed in May, “Money” offered to assist Woodley in his preparation. Woodley
By Danny Segura | July 1, 2021 9:30 pm ET Follow @dannyseguratv GUADALAJARA, Mexico – Diego Lopes thinks he’s nearing his ultimate goal. The LUX featherweight champion has been granted a U.S. work visa and could be just a potential phone call away from competing in a major MMA organization. Lopes (19-3) is considered one
Check out the top knockouts and submissions from the former UFC light heavyweight title challenger, Glover Teixeira. 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 UFC. To start your 7-day free trial, visit http://www.ufc.tv/packages To order UFC Pay-Per-Views, visit http://www.ufc.tv/events Connect
At UFC 239 ceremonial weigh-ins, Jorge Masvidal and Ben Askren square off for the final time Friday evening in Las Vegas. 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 More: http://www.mmafighting.com Subscribe to the podcast: http://applepodcasts.com/mmahour MMA Fighting is your
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Tanner Boser would really like everyone to focus more on his winning performance at UFC Vegas 30 than the few moments of controversy near the end of it. The Canadian heavyweight stopped a two-fight skid on Saturday with a second-round knockout of Ovince Saint Preux. Unfortunately for Boser, the victory has come under scrutiny as
Credit: Tristar Gym Youtube When it comes to the ultra-anticipated trilogy matchup next weekend between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier, Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight legend Georges St-Pierre is expecting a party in Ireland following the result of the UFC 264 headliner. Everybody from fighters to analysts to fans has an opinion on who will win
Alexander Gustafsson will make his Octagon return on September 4 when he faces the streaking Paul Craig. First reported by Front Kick Online on Thursday, The Mauler has agreed to face the #12-ranked light heavyweight Paul Craig on the September 4 Fight Night event. The location for the event is to be determined, and the
Alexander Gustafsson appears to be one and done at heavyweight. The former light heavyweight title contender, who holds knockout wins over the likes of Jan Blachowicz and Glover Teixeira, just to name a few, will make his return to the Octagon for a 205-pound throwdown opposite streaking division slugger Paul Craig on Sept. 4 in
UFC announced a multi-event partnership with Toyota Center in Houston, Texas following the record-breaking sell out of UFC 262: Oliveira vs Chandler in May. The partnership, which includes a prospective Pay-Per-View event in 2022, kicks off with UFC 265: Lewis vs Gane on Saturday, August 7, 2021. The main event will see Houston hometown hero and No. 2
When Jim Miller steps into the cage for his record 38th UFC appearance, it’ll be his opponent Nikolas Motta’s first. The promotion is targeting a matchup between the two lightweight fighters for the UFC Fight Night event on Sept. 18 at a location and venue to be announced. Two people with knowledge of the targeted
Jun 29, 2021 Sean O’Malley was scheduled to fight Louis Smolka at UFC 264 on July 10 in Las Vegas, but Smolka had to withdraw Monday due to a bout with a staph infection, Smolka’s manager Jason House of Iridium Sports told ESPN. Kris Moutinho will replace Smolka, Moutinho’s manager, Tyson Chartier, told ESPN on
Sean O’Malley will fight at UFC 264 after all. MMA Fighting confirmed with sources with knowledge of the new booking that a matchup between O’Malley (13-1) and UFC newcomer Kris Moutinho (9-4) is being targeted for next Saturday’s pay-per-view in Las Vegas. Moutinho steps in on short-notice for an injured Louis Smolka, following a number
Michel Prazeres versus Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC Vegas 30 was a welterweight booking with some wild size differences between the 5’6″ Brazilian and 6’1″ native of Uzbekistan native. However, while Prazeres is a tank of a welterweight, he didn’t have a strength advantage over his opponent over the fight’s two rounds. Shavkat Rakhmonov submits Michel Prazeres in the
UFC featherweight Dan Ige has predicted that Dustin Poirier will once again defeat Conor McGregor at UFC 264. Ige’s comments come ahead of the highly anticipated trilogy fight between McGregor and Poirier at July’s pay-per-view. The two lightweight stars first met in a 145-pound contest back at UFC 178 in 2014. The Irishman won the
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Ahead of a seriously high-profile event like UFC 264, all eyes are on the fighters for any signs of weakness. Pre-fight speculation regarding a strange limp on media day, supposed botched weight cuts (far before weigh-in day!), and iffy training camps can run rampant, and should always be taken with a
UFC champion Valentina Shevchenko hitting pads is frightening | Video UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko is on another level than her 125-pound competition and proves it every time she enters the octagon. “Bullet” has a well-rounded skillset but her striking is world class. Watch the 33-year old southpaw hit pads during training. It’s impressive