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Month: November 2021
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from October 2021: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s “Submission of the Month” award for October. At the bottom of the post, let us know
UFC is excited to mark its return to New York City with UFC 268: Usman vs Covington 2 at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, November 6. Below you’ll find the times for the pre-fight press conference, ceremonial weigh-ins and more during fight week. Not attending live? Our watch guide has all the info you need to
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Islam Makhachev is becoming well-known for his dominance inside the cage, but the Dagestani sambo master is apparently prepared for online conflicts as well. Prior to his flawless UFC 267 victory over Dan Hooker (HIGHLIGHTS), Makhachev apparently took note of Middleweight kingpin Israel Adesanya’s prediction, a bold statement backing his team
1:48 PM ET ABU DHABI — In a rare move, UFC removed a referee from its UFC 267 event Saturday, immediately following his performance in a preliminary welterweight bout. The promotion pulled referee Vyacheslav Kiselev from the event after he declined to stop the welterweight bout between Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos and Benoit Saint-Denis. Zaleski
There remains confusion and misunderstanding about the verbal confrontation between Dan Hardy and Herb Dean at UFC Fight Island 3, according to Hardy. But the former UFC commentator still doesn’t regret his actions that day. “My main focus is the fighters getting protection, and he’s still present at regular events and he’s still making mistakes
[embedded content] In November, the Ultimate Fighting Championship is tentatively scheduled to return to Madison Square Garden, in New York City, with UFC 268. A pay-per-view extravaganza headlined by two fights with major divisional ramifications. In the co-main event, two of the top four lightweights on the planet will face off when former Bellator 155-pound
Kamaru Usman says his animosity towards Colby Covington is less ahead of UFC 268 compared to what it was back at UFC 245. Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington have had a great rivalry for years. The two have taken shots at one another repeatedly. It got heated and personal prior to their UFC 245 bout,
Eddie Alvarez makes pick for Justin Gaethje vs. Michael Chandler’s UFC 268 bout There’s a lot on the line for Justin Gaethje and Michael Chandler at UFC 268 and no one knows better what it’s like to be in the Octagon with the fighters than a former foe of each man … Eddie Alvarez. So
By MMA Junkie Staff | November 1, 2021 6:00 pm ET Follow @MMAjunkie Michal Oleksiejczuk beat Shamil Gamzatov with a first-round TKO Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC 267 in Abu Dhabi. Take a look inside the fight with Oleksiejczuk, who picked up his second straight win after a pair of submission losses. Oleksiejczuk on knocking opponents
The formula has worked, and it has Gaethje on the cusp of undisputed gold. Wittman said seeing Gaethje raise the belt won’t mean much more to him because he is always happy watching his pupil win any fight, but he did go on to say he knows that level of success won’t negatively change who
Newly-crowned UFC light heavyweight kingpin Glover Teixeira was only minutes removed from his UFC 267 championship-winning performance over Jan Blachowicz in Abu Dhabi when he came face-to-face with consensus No. 1 title challenger Jiri Prochazka. “Denisa,” who from a distance looks like Ironbar from Beyond Thunderdome — thanks to his Muay Thai “war hair” —
8:00 AM ET Welterweight champion Kamaru Usman defends his UFC title against Colby Covington, in a rematch of their tremendous 2019 fight, which Usman won by fifth-round TKO. The bout on Saturday headlines a packed UFC 268 card that also includes another title rematch, a must-see lightweight fight and an opportunity for a few fighters
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Glover Teixeira accomplished something truly special when he captured the light heavyweight title with a submission win over Jan Blachowicz in the main event of UFC 267. While it seems clear that Teixeira’s first title defense will be against Jiri Prochazka, where does Blachowicz go from Saturday night? That
Credit: Showtime/Amanda Westcott The long-anticipated return is official. Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury has been signed to take place on Dec. 18 in Tampa, Fla., as the popular YouTuber turned pugilist looks to win a fifth straight fight to start his fighting career. Paul is 4-0 since his debut as a professional boxer in January
UFC lightweight contender Michael Chandler has his eyes still set on UFC gold ahead of his fight with Justin Gaethje. Chandler is looking to get back on track in the lightweight title picture after losing the vacant lightweight title to Charles Oliveira at UFC 262. After a strong start to the fight, he was TKO’d
UFC 268 Countdown Video: Justin Gaethje vs. Michael Chandler Preview the UFC 268 main card matchup between former lightweight title challengers Justin Gaethje and Michael Chandler on UFC Countdown. UFC 268 is on Saturday, November 6 live from Madison Square Garden in New York City. UFC 268 features two world title rematches. In the main
Khamzat Chimaev burst onto the UFC scene last year in a way few have in the promotion’s history. Check out some of the most entertaining moments from Chimaev’s early career so far. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the UFC.