NEW YORK – Dominick Reyes feels like a new man. The former UFC title challenger feels reinvigorated and much improved ahead of his return to the octagon. Reyes (12-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) takes on Ryan Spann (20-7 MMA, 6-2 UFC) on the preliminary card of Saturday’s UFC 281. And in preparation for this return, Reyes
Month: November 2022
The World Boxing Council (WBC) has announced the removal of Russian and Belarusian boxers from its set of rankings due to the ongoing war in Ukraine. As well as the immense impact that Russia’s invasion has had on Ukraine, which includes the Eastern European country suffering immense military and civilian losses, Vladimir Putin’s decision to wage
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Lightweight sluggers Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler will go to war this weekend (Sat., Nov. 12, 2022) at UFC 281 from inside Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. Though he did capture interim gold, Poirier’s quest for the undisputed crown has grown more challenging. The 33-year-old veteran’s second
6:47 PM ET Cain Velasquez was granted $1 million bail Tuesday after eight months in custody. The former UFC heavyweight champion is being charged with attempted murder and 10 other gun-related charges in Santa Clara County (Calif.). Velasquez is being accused of chasing down a man, Harry Goularte, in his vehicle and shooting at him.
Former UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw still believes he can be champion again, especially if Aljamain Sterling is holding the belt. Despite a first-round loss to Sterling at UFC 280, Dillashaw isn’t ready to concede “Funkmaster” is the best bantamweight in the world. Were it not for the severe shoulder injury that hobbled him early
Fighting in “The World’s Most Famous Arena” for the first time since a Performance of the Night knockout of Derek Brunson in 2018, Adesanya will now put his undisputed 185-pound title on the line for the sixth time against Pereira, who is unbeaten in three UFC bouts, including a July finish of Sean Strickland, and
Watch Michael Chandler front kick Tony Ferguson into the shadow realm | Free Fight Video Lightweight contender Michael Chandler scored a brutal knockout win over former interim titleholder Tony Ferguson at UFC 274 in May. Chandler (23-7) faces another former interim lightweight champion on the UFC 281 main card on Saturday in Dustin Poirier (28-7,
The UFC was back at the UFC Apex this past weekend with a card that impacted the USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie strawweight rankings as of its Nov. 8 edition. In the UFC Fight Night 214 main event, Amanda Lemos defeated Marina Rodriguez by standing TKO in the third round. Referee Jason Herzog’s stoppage was disputed
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Cain Velasquez is heading home for the first time in nearly a year after a judge granted him bail on Tuesday during his pre-trial hearing. MMA Junkie, who was on site for the second day of Velasquez’s pre-trial hearing, was among the first to report the news. Judge Arthur Bocanegra granted Velasquez $1 million bail
Cain Velasquez has finally received some good news. MMA Junkie reported today (Tues., Nov. 8, 2022) that the former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight champion was granted bail from a Santa Clara County judge. The decision of a $1 million bail came after a 13-hour pre-trial hearing that was completed in two days. “This incident
7:15 AM ET Frankie Edgar (Editor’s note: This story was written with the assistance of ESPN’s Jeff Wagenheim) I remember the first time I ever saw a prizefight. It was sometime in the 1980s, and I was a young kid. I went to my next-door neighbor’s house with my old man to watch Mike Tyson.
It’s still somewhat rare that a defending champion will be considered an underdog ahead of a title fight but that’s exactly where Carla Esparza finds herself yet again. In her first fight since claiming the strawweight title in May, the 35-year-old veteran faces daunting odds going up against Zhang Weili in the UFC 281 co-main
“I don’t expect Weili to come out the way that Rose did in my last fight,” Esparza said. “You never know, but I feel like it definitely takes two to dance and I’m definitely going into this fight going to get a finish and looking to win and put on an exciting fight. On my
UFC releases statement addressing ‘suspicious betting activity’ surrounding UFC Vegas 64 bout On Monday, it was revealed that UFC and a U.S.-based betting integrity firm are investigating “suspicious betting activity” surrounding a fight that took place at UFC Vegas 64. The ‘suspicious betting activity’ surrounded Shayilan Nuerdanbieke’s first-round victory over Darrick Minner on the main card. Betting
Sean O’Malley thinks Henry Cejudo’s decision to retire backfired. Cejudo (16-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) hung up his gloves in May 2020 after he retained his UFC bantamweight title against Dominick Cruz. However, he decided to come out of retirement two years later and O’Malley sees it as a negotiation ploy that failed. Now former dual-champion Cejudo
Many question whether or not Conor McGregor can return to the top of his game again, though Michael Chandler isn’t one of the skeptics. Chandler will face McGregor’s three-time nemesis, Dustin Poirier, on the UFC 281 main card on Saturday in New York City. He returns following a vicious knockout of Tony Ferguson at UFC
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