Not only did Marvin Vettori claim a unanimous decision win over Paulo Costa last night (Sat., Oct. 23, 2021) at UFC Vegas 41 in Las Vegas, but “Italian Dream” received considerable praise from UFC president Dana White after the fight. Vettori, who was coming off a loss to Israel Adesanya at UFC 263 back in
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UFC Vegas 41 Bonuses: Marvin Vettori banks an extra $50,000 for main event win The UFC awarded four post-fight bonuses following Saturday’s UFC Vegas 41 fight card at UFC Apex in Las Vegas. UFC president Dana White announced the recipients of the $50,000 performance-based bonuses during the event’s post-fight press conference. Fight of the Night
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 196 event, and you can join us for live play-by-play and official results beginning at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT). UFC Fight Night 196 takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
“No, no — I will keep fighting at middleweight,” he said without pause when asked about a potential shift to the light heavyweight division. “I will take the belt, defend it some times, and after that, I can think about doing another move.” Like Costa, Vettori enters Saturday night’s contest coming off a championship loss to
12:41 PM ET Bantamweight might be the best division in mixed martial arts and that extends to outside the UFC, as well. In a marquee matchup at 135 pounds, Sergio Pettis will defend his Bellator title in the weight class against former champion Kyoji Horiguchi on Dec. 3 at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, Bellator
It looked like we had another relatively low wattage UFC main event on our hands, but then Paulo Costa said—in the words of the immortal Bonnie Raitt (and Shirley Eikhard)—Let’s give ‘em something to talk about. For the second time this year a UFC bout has seen its weight class officially changed just days before
Mar 27, 2021; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Francis Ngannou of Cameroon reacts after his victory over Stipe Miocic in their UFC heavyweight championship fight during the UFC 260 event at UFC APEX on March 27, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Bottari/Handout Photo via USA TODAY Sports As far as famed boxing trainer
[MMA NEWS ARCHIVES] Here’s a look back to an editorial written about Conor McGregor in the middle of his rise to superstardom in 2014. The following piece was published seven years ago to this day and is presented to you in its original, unaltered form. [ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED OCTOBER 23, 2014, 11:30 PM] How can anyone
Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson is expected to be the next in line to fight social media influencer Logan Paul. This is according to a recent report by social media outlet Drama Alert (shown below). The complete details are unknown at this time, but the report suggests Tyson vs. Paul will unfold in February of
UFC Vegas 41 live results: Paulo Costa vs. Marvin Vettori Full UFC Vegas 41 live results from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas begin at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT on Saturday, October 23, on MMAWeekly.com. Click on the fight below in the UFC Vegas 41 live results section and then scroll to
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By MMA Junkie Staff | October 22, 2021 9:40 pm ET Follow @MMAjunkie Getting another crack at Israel Adesanya’s middleweight title is the ultimate goal for the two men competing in Saturday’s main event in Las Vegas. At UFC Fight Night 196 on Saturday at the UFC Apex, Marvin Vettori and Paulo Costa will clash
“You’ve never done anything wrong to me and I honestly like you because without you we wouldn’t be doing what I love to do in the first place,” Caceres said. “I like the freedom of expression that this allows me to do.” His creative side stems from watching anime and playing video games, which are
12:57 PM ET LAS VEGAS — A three-day saga surrounding Saturday’s UFC Fight Night main event between Paulo Costa and Marvin Vettori is finally over, as both fighters made weight for a five-round light heavyweight matchup. This fight was originally scheduled to take place at middleweight, the division in which Costa and Vettori are both
UFC middleweight Paulo Costa had to get through Yoel Romero to get his shot at rival Israel Adesanya. The undefeated Brazilian middleweight took on Romero at UFC 241 in what was his biggest test to date, and with a fight against Adesanya hanging in the balance, he delivered over three rounds to capture a unanimous
Credit: Bellator/Lucas Noonan Former two-division UFC champion Daniel Cormier thinks if Fedor Emelianenko had signed with the promotion at the end of the last decade, his run would have disappointed long-time fans of the legendary PRIDE FC heavyweight champion. Towards the tail end of the 2000s, when PRIDE FC was gobbled up by the UFC,
Former UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight champion, Daniel Cormier doesn’t think Fedor Emelianenko would’ve had much success in the UFC. In 2009, Emelianenko was linked to signing with the Las Vegas-based promotion, yet it never came to fruition. The Russian then continued to fight in Strikeforce, went to M-1 Global, and now is in Bellator.
Current UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman is fighting Colby Covington at UFC 268 to prove he is still a better fighter. Despite what Covington may have said about UFC pressuring Usman into the rematch “Nigerian Nightmare” is adamant that he is fighting Covington again just to beat him up a second time. Covington, who has
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