Joanna Jedrzejczyk is really enjoying retirement | Photos Former UFC women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk announced her retirement following her knockout loss to Zhang Weili at UFC 275 on June 11. Jedrzejczyk is a future UFC Hall of Fame member. She held the women’s 115-pound championship from March 2015 until November 2017. She successfully defend
Month: August 2022
LAS VEGAS – Dana White wasn’t thrilled with Hailey Cowan’s performance, but he decided to award her a UFC contract anyway. Cowan (7-2) edged out Claudia Leite by split decision Tuesday at Dana White’s Contender Series 50 and had to listen to White’s tentative analysis of her fight before he decided that he liked everything
UFC President Dana White has provided insight as to why the promotion didn’t match the PFL‘s offer to sign featherweight Shane Burgos to a new contract. Burgos signed a deal to join the PFL this week in a shocking move in free agency. Burgos had fought out his UFC contract and the promotion opted to
12:51 PM ET Editor’s note: This story was originally published in 2019. Leon Edwards fights Kamaru Usman on August 20 at UFC 278. Why? What if? Those are the questions I ask myself every day. What if my dad didn’t bring me to the United Kingdom? What if my gym never opened in the Erdington
Esteban Ribovics closed the show and kept his 100 percent finish rate in tact in emphatic fashion In the lightweight headliner of DWCS Season 6, Week 4, Ribovics just needed 90 seconds to dispatch of Thomas Paull to move to 11-0 in his professional career, and more importantly, earn a UFC contract in the process.
This week, five more sets of hopefuls hit the cage hoping to add their names to the collection of athletes matriculating to the biggest stage in the sport. After another night of explosive action, it was another “Everybody Gets a Contract” evening, as UFC President Dana White invited all five victors to compete in the
After putting together a 10-fight unbeaten streak, Leon Edwards finally gets his shot at Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) gold this Saturday (Aug. 20, 2022) when he challenges Welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman, inside Vivent Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. Fifteen pounds north, Luke Rockhold returns to the cage against the lethal Paulo Costa, while Alexandr
DWCS Week 4: Esteban Ribovics shocks with first-round KO of Thomas Paull Blood was on the menu and the UFC delivered. The UFC played host to week 4 of the Dana White Contender Series on Tuesday before packing up the Octagon and heading to UFC 278 in Salt Lake City. The episode featured a milestone
Pound For Pound Rankings Volkanovski defeated Max Holloway for the third time, this was his fourth defense of his UFC featherweight title. Despite a multitude of distractions and some serious injuries, Ngannou was able to unify the UFC’s heavyweight titles and will now look to work through a contentious contract dispute. Miocic apologized for deviating
Daniel Cormier gets accused of cheating off of Michael Chiesa’s whiteboard during a game of “Who Said It?” during the UFC 259 Weigh-in Show. 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. Visit https://ufcfightpass.com/ To order UFC Pay-Per-Views on ESPN+,
At UFC 235 media day, Ben Askren discusses Reebok not paying him enough, finally being in the UFC, why it doesn’t make sense to trash talk Robbie Lawler, how he envisions beating Lawler, Kamaru Usman’s comments, plans to call out the Darren Till vs. Jorge Masvidal winner, his relationship with Dana White and more. Subscribe:
Dana White tells in interview that the UFC is already working on UFC heavyweight interim title bout, to set up bout with Francis Ngannou next, Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic are currently the frontrunners, UFC 281 announcement for Abu Dhabi event in oct. and much more! Informations about our work: This channel is made for
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Check out the faceoffs from the five fights scheduled for Dana White’s Contender Series 49 (#DWCS) on Tuesday in Las Vegas. Full weigh-in results: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/08/ufc-news-dana-white-contender-series-49-official-weigh-in-results-live-stream Visit us on the web: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY network: http://www.usatoday.com Be sure to subscribe to our channel to get the latest
YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul has revealed that he’s got a “big-name opponent” in his sights for a potential October return to the ring. It’s been nearly eight months since polarizing combat sports figure Paul last entered the squared circle. Having bested former MMA champions Ben Askren and Tyron Woodley in 2021, “The Problem Child” hoped to
1:56 PM ET Shane Burgos is leaving the UFC and signing with PFL, the popular featherweight fighter announced Monday on “The MMA Hour.” Burgos fought out his UFC contract with his win over Charles Jourdain on July 16, becoming a free agent. He said he will likely compete in PFL before the end of the
Jorge Masvidal still welcomes the chance to settle an old grudge with Leon Edwards, but he doesn’t expect a UFC title to be up for grabs when they meet. The bad blood between the welterweights dates back to 2019, when Masvidal and Edwards briefly brawled backstage after UFC London. The altercation led to Masvidal’s infamous
Path to Victory for Each Fighter Everyone would love a 10-second knockout or a quick submission, but that’s not often how these things go, especially not at the championship level. Instead, it’s usually the competitor that has crafted the better game plan and did the better job of executing things inside the Octagon that comes
Aljamain Sterling captured the bantamweight title by way of disqualification at UFC 259 back in March 2021 — thanks to an illegal knee by opponent Petr Yan — then retained his title by outlasting “No Mercy” at UFC 273 the following April, a five-round performance that saw “Funk Master” go 2-for-22 in takedown attempts and
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