1:36 PM ET Phil Hawes had the possibility of two opponents this weekend, but neither bout will happen. Deron Winn, Hawes’ scheduled opponent, withdrew from the fight because of an illness, which was not weight cut- or coronavirus-related, UFC announced Friday morning. In Winn’s place, UFC signed MMA veteran Chris Curtis to fight Hawes on
Month: October 2021
Tyson Fury will carry a 39-pound weight advantage into the ring when he meets Deontay Wilder for a third time Saturday night for Fury vs. Wilder 3. Fury (30-0-1), a two-time world heavyweight boxing champion, tipped the scales at 277 pounds Friday at the event’s official weigh-ins. Wilder (42-1-1) weighed in at 238 pounds. “Look
Credit: Paddy Pimblett/Twitter It seems the UFC’s newest fighting sensation from the United Kingdom, Paddy Pimblett has some big fans over at Barstool Sports. On Friday came the news that the former Cage Warriors champion and UFC’s newest “it” guy has inked a seven-figure sponsorship deal with sports and entertainment website Barstool Sports. The 26-year-old
Aljamain Sterling believes the higher powers have given him a second chance after he was forced to pull out of his upcoming title fight against rival Petr Yan. Sterling and Yan met in March to determine who would wear 135-pound gold. The pace was relentless and both fighters had moments throughout the early goings of
Georges St-Pierre is not impressed with Nick Diaz’s performance against Robbie Lawler at UFC 266. Diaz vs. Lawler (watch highlights here) aired on the main card of UFC 266, which took place inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sat., Sept. 25 via ESPN+ pay-per-view (PPV). Lawler won the fight via third-round technical knockout
UFC Vegas 39 Weigh-in Results: One fighter misses weight, one fight scratched The athletes competing on Saturday’s UFC Vegas 39 fight card at UFC Apex in Las Vegas officially weighed in on Friday morning. No. 4 ranked women’s strawweight Mackenzie Dern headlines a UFC event for the first time taking on No. 6 ranked Marina
The call to replace Aljamain Sterling against Petr Yan initially came for Rob Font, but he had to turn it down. Bantamweight champion Sterling (20-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) wasn’t medically cleared for his co-main event rematch against Yan (15-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) at UFC 267 on Oct. 30 and as a result, the promotion opted to create
Jim and Matt look ahead to the action at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs Rodriguez — with the help of two main card fighters — on today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered! First, they’re joined by Sabina Mazo ahead of her fight against Mariya Agapova this Saturday. After she clarifies that she did not, in fact,
Dan Hooker discusses why he decided to face Islam Makhachev at UFC 267, what the UFC did to help arrange the fight, being captain of his team, and more on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani on Monday. Subscribe to MMA Fighting on YouTube: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Subscribe to The MMA Hour on iTunes: http://Apple.co/themmahour Subscribe to
Jorge Masvidal on Leon Edwards declining UFC’s offer to face him, Khabib Nurmagomedov admits, that he could have changed throughout the years, Johnny Walker gets criticsm from the Mixed Martial Arts (UFC/MMA) Community for fooling between rounds against Thiago Santos at UFC Vegas 38 event and much more! Informations about our work: This channel is
11:24 PM ET Former UFC bantamweight champion Holly Holm has been forced to withdraw from a featherweight main event against Norma Dumont on Oct. 16, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. The UFC is working on finalizing 26-year-old Aspen Ladd as a replacement to fight Dumont in the UFC Fight Night main event, sources said. Once
At the UFC Vegas 39 weigh-ins, all 20 fighters on Saturday night’s fight card at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas are set to step on the scale Friday afternoon, and MMA Fighting will have the live weigh-in video. In the main event, Mackenzie Dern and Marina Rodriguez will have to hit the strawweight limit
Zhang Weili UFC 248 post-event facts: Numbers support Weili vs. Jedrzejczyk as an all-time title fight In a new interview, former UFC strawweight queen Zhang Weili admitted that pre-fight comments on Chinese communism from Rose Namajunas affected her during their championship bout at UFC 261. A fight Zhang lost by knockout in the first round.
Dustin Poirier keeps it real when discussing a rematch with Khabib Nurmagomedov. Valuetainment recently uploaded an hour-long sit-down interview with future title challenger Dustin Poirier. The interview touches on a variety of topics, including a hypothetical rematch between “The Diamond” and Khabib Nurmagomedov. While confident in how he would do in a second bout, Poirier
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Khabib Nurmagomedov is in a strange spot. By retiring while at the absolute pinnacle of the sport, Nurmagomedov has left the combat sports world left wanting. Usually, the exact opposite approach is taken, as our legends stick around until things get ugly, weird, or both! Between the two options, Nurmagomedov clearly
Having come off back to back wins for the first time since 2016, UFC flyweight Tim Elliott was looking forward to continuing his winning streak this past June versus Mudaerji Su at UFC Fight Night, but due to an injury suffered by Su, the fight never took place. Having been competing professionally for over a
At long last, Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder will complete their trilogy Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Fury’s WBC heavyweight title is on the line when the main event begins around 11:30 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Fury vs. Wilder 3 odds and lines; check back for all of USA TODAY’s
UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: LADD vs. DUMONT will take place Saturday, October 16 from UFC APEX in Las Vegas. All bouts will stream on ESPN+, with the prelims beginning at 1 p.m. PT/ 4 p.m. ET and the main card at 4 p.m. PT/ 7 p.m. ET. A limited number of tickets will be available on
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