While everything has been positive throughout his training camp and during his migration to middleweight, the real test comes Saturday night, when he makes the walk to the Octagon for the first time in his new weight class, where he’ll face off with a divisional stalwart. “It’s a good fight — he’s been around and fought
Month: September 2021
In recognition of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, UFC partnered with Candlelighters across three charitable efforts during International Fight Week, including an auction for two tickets to watch UFC 266 from Dana White’s VIP section, a 50/50 raffle and the 2020 UFC Hall of Fame induction ceremony. More About Partnership Between UFC and Candlelighters At the
He’s not kidding. And even now, at 28, the lightweight prospect is one of the steadiest, most well-adjusted humans you will ever meet. He may say that he hasn’t evolved since he first stepped on to a jiu-jitsu mat when he was a kid, but perhaps he was already as close to a finished product
Key Stats: 1.99 knockdowns per 15 minutes (4th all-time), 3:46 average fight time (5th-shortest all-time among LHW), 72% striking accuracy What It Means: Walker is a creative, explosive and, at times, wild striker who loves finding a flashy knockout shot. He is madly unpredictable when he rushes in to exchange. He is best from a
8:02 AM ET The main event and co-main event of UFC 266 featured big victories for reigning champions Alexander Volkanovski and Valentina Shevchenko, but the real stories of the weekend were Nick Diaz, making his return after a lengthy absence from the UFC, and Jon Jones, who after getting his fight inducted into the UFC
Top-ranked bantamweights Pedro Munhoz and Dominick Cruz are expected to collide at UFC 269 on Dec. 11. Multiple people with knowledge of the news told MMA Fighting that verbal agreements are in place for the bout, though contracts have not been finalized. UFC 269 is expected to take place in Las Vegas and airs live
Credit: YouTube Mixed martial arts is a constantly churning cauldron of news, and the Ultimate Fighting Championship is usually the big spoon that often stirs the fight news cycle. So much news can come on a given day that it’s hard to catch up with it all. That’s what MixedMartialArts.com hopes to solve in this
The Pulse of MMA: Fan Reactions To The Sport’s Biggest Stories Here are some of the raw reactions from the MMA community to the sport’s hottest stories! Full Details Behind Jon Jones’ Recent Arrest Have Been Revealed Jon Jones (Photo: Josh Hedges/Zuffa) Yesterday, more details behind Jon Jones‘ arrest last week were revealed. Jones is
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Tyron Woodley is far from the only MMA fighter to make his way onto Jake Paul’s hitlist. Now that Paul has defeated Woodley, he seems ready to move on (tattoo or not). At the top of that register is very likely Conor McGregor, the biggest star in the sport with whom
A Canadian newspaper used a photo of Daniel Cormier for Jon Jones arrest A Canadian newspaper has made an epic and hilarious mistake in its coverage of the Jon Jones arrest. The unnamed newspaper ran a photo accompanying their coverage of the UFC Hall of Famers arrest, except they used a photo of Daniel Cormier
Niko Price is winless in his past three octagon appearances but hopes to change that against Alex Oliveira at UFC Fight Night 193. Going into Saturday’s event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, which streams on ESPN+, Price (14-5 MMA, 6-5 UFC) admits he’s in a “bumpy part” of his career. He has just
2:34 PM ET UFC fighter Jon Jones allegedly pulled a woman’s hair and head-butted a police car hours after one of his fights was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame last week. An arrest report released Tuesday by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department lays out the sequence of events that led to Jones
Valentina Shevchenko is ready to pursue a third fight against Amanda Nunes but there’s only one problem — she doesn’t believe the two-division UFC champion wants anything to do with it. Typically reserved whenever Nunes’ name comes up, the reigning UFC flyweight champion was brutally honest when addressing her former opponent during an appearance on
Oct 27, 2018; Moncton, Canada; Sean Strickland (blue gloves) reacts after fight against Nordine Taleb (red gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Moncton Events Centre. Mandatory Credit: Trevor MacMillan-USA TODAY Sports The Gamebred Training Center in San Diego, Calif. recently played host to a wild and physical sparring session between seventh-ranked UFC middleweight Sean Strickland,
UFC lightweight Dan Hooker has left the door open for a potential clash with fan favorite Nate Diaz in the near future. After a troublesome pre-fight period, which included trouble with New Zealand’s authorities and a struggle to secure a US visa, Hooker made it to the Octagon at UFC 266 last weekend. After riding
Miesha Tate is on the mend after contracting COVID and is narrowing down an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) return date for her fight with Ketlen Vieira. Former UFC Women’s Bantamweight champion Tate (19-7) was scheduled to fight Vieira in the main event of UFC Vegas 40 on Sat., Oct. 16 via ESPN+. “Cupcake” was pulled
Watch the 2021 PFL Championship: Official Press Conference Live Don’t miss the 2021 PFL Championship Official Press Conference streaming live on Wednesday, September 29th featuring all 12 Title Fight contenders as well as Claressa Shields and Abigail Montes. PFL 10 takes place on Oct. 27 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood,
LAS VEGAS – Jon Jones has acknowledged that he has a drinking problem, and UFC president Dana White agrees. Jones was arrested and booked into jail by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department last Friday morning on charges of misdemeanor battery domestic violence and felony tampering with a vehicle. After disturbing details in the police
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