Oct 22, 2022 ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Ever since Khabib Nurmagomedov retired from mixed martial arts two years ago as an undefeated champion, Islam Makhachev‘s reclaiming that lightweight title felt like a preordained moment. That moment came Saturday. Makhachev (23-1) seized the UFC’s 155-pound championship by submitting Charles Oliveira (33-9) at UFC 280
Month: October 2022
Jake Paul and Anderson Silva fight week is upon us. To commemorate the latest collision of worlds between boxing, MMA, and social media, Showtime has released an “All Access” episode dedicated to the Paul-Silva fight, which takes place Oct. 29 at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Ariz. Watch the video above. Paul’s pro boxing career
EPISODE 6: Sunday, October 23 at 9am ET / 6am PT Featherweight Bout: Jeong Yeong Lee (145) vs Lu Kai (146) Bantamweight Bout: Rinya Nakamura (136) vs Shohei Nose (136) Flyweight Bout: Top Noi Kiwram (126) vs HyunSung Park (126) Lightweight Bout: Anshul Jubli (156) vs Kyeong Pyo Kim (155) Welterweight Bout (Non-Tournament): Samandar Murodov (170)
UFC 280 highlights & recap: Aljamain Sterling vs TJ Dillashaw Watch the UFC 280 highlights video and recap from the co-main event pitting Aljamain Sterling vs TJ Dillashaw. The bout headlined the UFC 280 fight card on Saturday, October 22, at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Nate Diaz trashes Khamzat Chimaev in
(ALSO SEE: Sean Shelby’s Shoes: What’s next for Charles Oliveira, T.J. Dillashaw after UFC 280 losses?) Islam Makhachev and Aljamain Sterling left UFC 280 on Saturday in Abu Dhabi as champions after finishing their respective opponents inside the distance. In the main event at Etihad Arena on Yas Island, Makhachev (23-1 MMA, 12-1 UFC) submitted
UFC commentator Joe Rogan breaks down the women’s superfight at UFC 232 between featherweight champion Cris Cyborg and bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes. 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. To start your 7-day free trial, visit http://www.ufc.tv/packages To order
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UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski talks to MMA Junkie’s Mike Bohn ahead of UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi, where he’ll be prepared to step in as a replacement for Charles Oliveira vs Islam Makhachev. Full event coverage: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/ufc-280 Visit us on the web: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY network: http://www.usatoday.com Be sure to subscribe
Aljamain Sterling was baffled at the recent callout from Henry Cejudo, after his UFC 280 win. Sterling and Cejudo have had several moments where they have goneback and forth over the last several months, with the former flyweight and bantamweight champion’s recent return to the USADA testing pool leading to talks of the two fighting
Islam Makhachev fulfilled the destiny that Khabib and Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov set out for him when he captured the lightweight title at UFC 280. His fight against Charles Oliveira was a clinic, both on the ground and on the feet. There were few moments that went Oliveira’s way, and it was almost shocking how quickly Makhachev
A decorated wrestler, Nakamura sent Nose tumbling backwards with the first clean left hand he landed to start the bout and never really allowed his foe back into the fight. He continued to march forward, throwing and landing bombs that clearly had significant impact. While Nose tried to fire back, Nakamura swarmed him along the
5:37 PM ET “Father’s plan” worked. Islam Makhachev is the new lightweight champion after defeating Charles Oliveria by second-round submission (arm triangle) to win the vacant belt at UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Saturday. Makhachev entered the fight on a 10-fight winning streak and was set to finalize the plan of
Welcome to the latest edition of Missed Fists where we shine a light on fights from across the globe that may have been overlooked in these hectic times where it seems like there’s an MMA show every other day. The UFC returned to Abu Dhabi this past weekend, but as is often the case when
UFC 280 Bonuses: Islam Makhachev earns an extra $50,000 for championship win UFC president Dana White announced the recipients of the performance-based bonuses during the UFC 280 Post-fight Press Conference on Saturday. Islam Makhachev, Sean O’Malley, Petr Yan, and Belal Muhammad earned the $50,000 checks. UFC 280 Fight of the Night Fight of the Night
ABU DHABI – Beneil Dariush thinks he’s done enough, yet he’s likely not the next in line for a title shot in the UFC’s lightweight division. The contender notched his eighth consecutive win Saturday when he beat Mateusz Gamrot with a unanimous decision on the main card of UFC 280. Yet, despite the impressive winning
Following the conclusion of UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi, Dana White shared his take on the controversial decision in a bout between Petr Yan and Sean O’Malley. At an event that included title fights in the main and co-main events, much of the discussion afterward has been about the scoring in another one of the
Khabib Nurmagomedov’s team paid a hefty price to ready Islam Makhachev for his first UFC lightweight title shot earlier today (Sat., Oct. 22, 2022) at UFC 280 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside Etihad Arena on “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi. Luckily, Makhachev cashed in and submitted Charles Oliveira in the main event to claim
Petrosyan was the more active of the two over all three rounds, throwing and landing with greater volume and efficiency than Dobson, who was largely throwing singles. While the Armenian was sporting a small cut on his brow line and one below his eye, he was clearly the more effective fighter of the two throughout,
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