That’s rare and admirable, but not surprising from Chandler, a man many believed would leave the Octagon with the UFC lightweight championship belt around his waist that night in Houston. But even now, nearly six months after the defeat, the 35-year-old refuses to make excuses. “I know I did everything possible during training camp in
Month: November 2021
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Khamzat Chimaev is a hot button topic right now. The surging Chechen has been unprecedently dominant inside the Octagon, rocketing up into the Welterweight Top 10 on the strength of four straight finishes. What’s next for “Borz?” That depends on who you ask, as many are pointing to Gilbert Burns, while
7:30 AM ET Kamaru Usman will defend his welterweight championship in a rematch with Colby Covington on Saturday in the main event of UFC 268. That fight is just one of two title bouts on the card at Madison Square Garden in New York. In the co-main event, Rose Namajunas will defend her strawweight belt
Twin title rematches take center stage in the cold open for the UFC 268 pay-per-view card on Saturday in New York City. Narrated by actor Ron Perlman, the opening promo for the Madison Square Garden event touts “vengeance” sought by the challengers, welterweight Colby Covington and strawweight Zhang Weili, who seek to avenge losses after
Credit: Jason Burgos Former UFC interim lightweight champion Justin Gaethje thinks ESPN analyst Daniel Cormier has a conflict of interest issue when it comes to giving an unbiased opinion of friend Islam Makhachev. Despite having relationships with many fighters throughout the sport, former two-division champion Cormier has rarely been questioned on whether he can coffer
Conor McGregor claims all of his most memorable wins in the UFC came with one of his legs exposed and heavily damaged. McGregor is in the middle of his recovery from a nasty leg injury he suffered at UFC 264 in his trilogy against Dustin Poirier. In the closing seconds of the first round, McGregor’s
Michael Chandler: Islam Makhachev comparisons to Khabib Nurmagomedov ‘not even close’ Michael Chandler is gearing up to face Justin Gaethje for a potential No. 1 contenders spot in the UFC’s lightweight division. But despite the huge fight on his horizon, everyone wants to know about Islam Makhachev who secured the biggest win of his career
NEW YORK CITY – Alex Pereira made it clear he’s not chasing anyone. The former Glory two-division champion is not after UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, just his title. Pereira (3-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) holds kickboxing wins over Adesanya having outpointed him in a decision and then knocked him out just a year later in 2017.
In the aftermath of Zhang Weili’s first loss in seven years, which ended her 21-fight winning streak and her reign as UFC strawweight champion, she posted on Instagram congratulating Rose Namajunas on her victory and vowed to bounce back. When UFC.com visited Zhang at Fight Ready MMA in Scottsdale, Arizona, Zhang cited her opponent and
Bellator 270: “Queally vs Pitbull 2” will take place later this week (Fri., Nov. 5, 2021) from inside 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland. Headlining the Showtime-televised event will be a title fight for the vacant Lightweight strap between Peter Queally and Patricky Freire. In the co-main event, James Gallagher returns to take on Patchy Mix in
7:48 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN On Saturday, we’re set to see arguably the biggest fight night of the year. Canelo Alvarez, the No. 1 pound-for-pound boxer in the world, looks to become an undisputed world champion for the first time in his career as he faces Caleb Plant in a super middleweight unification fight at
Patchy Mix has never been a fan of James Gallagher but in the days leading up to their fight at Bellator 270, his opinion on the Irish bantamweight has somehow gotten even lower. Despite the fight being just days away, Mix says that Gallagher has been doing everything possible to get under his skin including
Mar 3, 2018; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Frankie Edgar reacts to his loss by TKO against Brian Ortega during UFC 222 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports Despite 34 fights under his belt and 16 years of wear and tear on his 40-year-old body, Frankie Edgar sees no end in sight
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship will be adding another former UFC fighter to their roster. According to Malki Kawa, the head of First Round Management, he revealed Rivera has agreed to sign with BKFC. Who he will fight and when is uncertain, but the former ranked UFC bantamweight has agreed to join the sans gloves promotion.
Jiri Prochazka will ‘probably’ be Glover Teixeira’s first title defense says Dana White No. 2 ranked light heavyweight contender Jiri Prochazka will likely be champion Glover Teixeira‘s first title defense says UFC president Dana White. Prochazka (28-2-1) is riding a 12-fight winning streak. The Czech fighter hasn’t tasted defeat since 2015. He officially weighed in
Michael Chandler plans to steal the show at UFC 268. Champ Kamaru Usman pushes his coach; teammate Justin Gaethje gets recognized on a run. Champ Rose Namajunas gets pumped by watching UFC 267. Colby Covington arrives in style. Presented by Gopuff, the Official On-Demand Delivery Partner of UFC 268. Order now: https://bit.ly/3EsDfwm Subscribe to get
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