Rising featherweight contender Giga Chikadze is a perfect 7-0 under the UFC banner, which includes back-to-back wins — and back-to-back finishes — over longtime veterans Cub Swanson and Edson Barboza. But “Ninja” is only ranked No. 8 at 145 pounds. “I’m not happy with it,” Chikadze told MMA Junkie. “I was No. 10. I beat
Month: September 2021
Mike Tyson agrees that Jake Paul won, says Tyron Woodley did his best | Video Former undisputed heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson agrees with the two judges that scored Jake Paul defeating Tyron Woodley in their boxing match on Aug. 29. “Iron” Mike is a fan of Jake Paul. TMZ Sports caught up with Tyson
Welterweight Niko Price has 10 UFC bouts under his belt so far in his career and none have made it to the judges scorecards. Price faces Vicente Luque at UFC 249 on Saturday, May 9. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service
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Ben Askren will never fight Tyron Woodley
With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from August 2021: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s “Submission of the Month” award for August. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by
7:12 PM ET Miesha Tate is back in the main event. The former UFC women’s bantamweight champion — and one of the most popular women’s MMA fighters ever — will headline a UFC Fight Night against Ketlen Vieira on Oct. 16 in Las Vegas, the UFC announced Thursday. ESPN has Vieira ranked No. 8 in
A middleweight fight between Eryk Anders and Roman Dolidze has been booked for the upcoming UFC Fight Night card scheduled on Nov. 13. Multiple sources close to the situation confirmed the news to MMA Fighting on Thursday with agreements in place from both athletes. Fresh off a win over Darren Stewart in his last outing,
Oct 28, 2017; Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil; Derek Brunson (red gloves) reacts after defeating Lyoto Machida (not pictured) during UFC Fight Night at Ibirapuera Gymnasium. Mandatory Credit: Jason Silva-USA TODAY Sports Although fifth-ranked middleweight Derek Brunson will be taking what seems like a risk in his UFC Vegas 36 main event against seventh-ranked Darren Till,
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! Charles Oliveira Reportedly Set To Defend Lightweight Title Against Dustin Poirier At UFC 269 Yesterday, it was reported that verbal agreements are in place for a lightweight championship
Al Iaquinta is looking forward to clashing with Bobby Green at UFC 268, but he is not pleased with how the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) took care of business. Iaquinta vs. Green is expected to take place on the main card of UFC 268: “Usman vs. Covington 2”, taking place inside Madison Square Garden in
Check out Derek Brunson’s top UFC finishes | Video Be ready from the opening bell when you fight UFC middleweight Derek Brunson, because all but one of Brunson’s career finishes has taken place in the very first round. Brunson, ranked no. 5 in the middleweight division, takes on no. 7 ranked Darren Till in the
Michelle Nicolini is a world-class grappler, and she’s embracing that role. Nicolini (6-2) challenges Jing Nan Xiong (15-2) for the strawweight title in the main event of ONE Championship: Empower, which takes place Friday and streams on B/R Live. In what’s being viewed as a striker vs. grappler matchup, ADCC champion Nicolini doesn’t mind if people
12:17 AM ET CLEVELAND — Those hoping for Jake Paul’s boxing demise at the hands of a big puncher will be sorely disappointed. The YouTube sensation-turned-prizefighter outpointed Tyron Woodley via split decision (77-75, 75-77, 78-74) in the main event of a boxing card Sunday night at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. Woodley is a former UFC welterweight
Alyse Anderson will never forget the road she traveled to get to her ONE Championship debut on Friday. The 26-year-old former Invicta FC fighter has endured a lot of personal and professional turmoil to finally get her opportunity to compete amongst the best athletes in her division. To document that, Anderson posted an emotional video
A sex toy was an unexpected addition at a recent MMA pre-fight staredown, and to the surprise of no one, it was not well-received. High League, a mixed martial arts promotion based out of Poland, saw the weigh-ins for their August 28 event interrupted by something never before seen at previous fight week festivities in
UFC middleweight contender Sean Strickland says he’d find “great Joy” in killing controversial welterweight Dillon Danis. Strickland, who returned in 2020 after a two-year layoff, was recently victorious in his first UFC main event. Against veteran Uriah Hall in the UFC Vegas 33 headliner, “Tarzan” looked dominant throughout, and climbed further up the 185-pound ladder
UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou is expected to face current interim 265-pound titleholder Ciryl Gane in the promotion’s January 2022 pay-per-view (PPV) event, which does not yet have an official date or location. That’s according to coach Eric Nicksick. “We’ve been hearing January,” Nicksick told The MMA Hour. “But you never know, man. Like, the