First, Aspen Ladd joins the show ahead of her bout against Macy Chiasson this Saturday in Las Vegas. She shares why she wanted to be a park ranger as a kid, how she transitioned back to training after knee surgery, and how she’s feeling heading into her first bout since December 2019. Then, after Jim
Month: September 2021
Oct 30, 2019 Anna Katherine Clemmons Close Anna Katherine Clemmons is a contributing writer for ESPN The Magazine. Editor’s note: This story was originally published before UFC 244. Walker’s next fight takes place on Oct. 2 against Thiago Santos. Good luck finding a recent UFC fighter who’s had quite the rapid rise as that of
Two of the UFC’s most experienced featherweights are finally meeting inside the octagon. A featherweight bout between Cub Swanson (27-12) and Darren Elkins (26-9) has been added to the UFC’s Dec. 18 Fight Night lineup, according to an official event page. Combined, Swanson and Elkins have made 44 UFC appearances. Swanson is 12-8 in his
Credit: ONE Championship Rodtang Jitmuangnon says feeling something “wrong” in his body led to a hospital visit and his recent COVID-19 positive test. To the relief of decision-makers in ONE Championship and fans of the powerhouse MMA organization, “The Iron Man’s” special rules fight with UFC flyweight great Demetrious Johnson is still scheduled for December
Austin Vanderford is hoping that his wife, Paige VanZant returns to MMA and signs with Bellator. After VanZant was submitted by Amanda Ribas at UFC 251, she became a free agent and many thought she would sign with Bellator. Yet, that wasn’t the case as she signed with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship and since then,
Petr Yan will miss his chance to fight Aljamain Sterling in a rematch, but at least the former Russian champion will still get his shot at UFC bantamweight gold. Yan, who was originally scheduled to fight Sterling at UFC 267 next month, will have to wait even longer to get his hands on “Funk Master”
Bellator 267: Lima vs. MVP 2 weigh-in results and video The athletes competing on the Bellator 267 fight card at Wembley Arena in London on Friday officially weighed in on Thursday. The event is headlined by a rematch between former welterweight champion Douglas Lima and Michael “Venom” Page. The two first fought at Bellator 221
By Mike Bohn | September 30, 2021 10:05 am ET Giga Chikadze sees an opportunity to potentially get the next crack at UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski. When it comes to the UFC booking fights, company president Dana White constantly notes how timing is a massive factor in determining how the schedule is put together.
Robbie Lawler evened the score with Nick Diaz at UFC 266 on Saturday night 17 years after their first bout. Daniel Cormier caught up with the former UFC welterweight champion after the bout. 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
Alexander Volkanovski breaks down his win over Brian Ortega at UFC 266, how he got out of two dangerous submission attempts, who he wants to face next, recent tweets from Henry Cejudo and Conor McGregor, and much more on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani. Subscribe to MMA Fighting on YouTube: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Subscribe to The
UFC 267 loses Petr Yan vs Aljamain Sterling and Islam Makhachev vs Rafael Dos Anjos bout, Conor McGregor praises Nick Diaz and Robbie Lawler for UFC 266 bout, and disrespects Nate Diaz for his boxing skills, Leonardo Santos vs Alexander Hernandez bout will not happen on the next UFC Fight Night event card and much
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Outlook: Jon Anik put it best when he asked, “Is there anyone who has anything for her at 125?” after Shevchenko’s win over Jéssica Andrade at UFC 261. Lauren Murphy thought she had something, but Shevchenko shut that down as she has everyone since obtaining the flyweight title. “Bullet” patiently counterstruck early, and when she
LAS VEGAS and FARMERS BRANCH, Texas. – UFC®, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization, and ICON Meals, a leading producer of fresh and healthy ready-made meals, today announced an innovative partnership that will grow the existing, industry-leading nutrition program available to UFC athletes through the UFC Performance Institute. ICON Meals will become the Official
Outlook: The featherweight division is perhaps only behind bantamweight in terms of its talent saturation, and breaking through into the Top 10 is becoming a tougher task by the week. Arnold Allen, Josh Emmett and Giga Chikadze are a trio who are a testament to that fact. None of them have had a particularly fast
Already 2-0 this year, the 27-year-old Battlefield Fight League (BFL) heavyweight champion competes for the third time in the last eight months on Friday, stepping into the cage for a second time with Canadian pioneer Lee Mein in the second of the Vancouver-based promotion’s back-to-back fight cards taking place Thursday and Friday night at the
And make no mistake about it: Walker wants to be champion, and intends to put his everything into accomplishing that goal, and more, over the next five years. “I promised myself to invest the next five years, 100-percent committed to myself and my career,” began the towering Brazilian, who scored three straight first-round stoppage wins
USADA announced today that Rogerio Bontorin, of Colombo, Brazil, has accepted a three-month sanction for a violation of the UFC® Anti-Doping Policy. Bontorin, 29, tested positive for hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) as the result of a urine sample collected out-of-competition on May 1, 2021. HCTZ is a Specified Substance in the class of Diuretics and Masking Agents and
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