Month: February 2024

Raul Rosas Jr. was removed from his bantamweight fight against Ricky Turcios at the very last second earlier tonight (Sat., Feb. 24, 2024) at UFC Mexico City live on ESPN+ from inside Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico. According to the UFC Mexico City broadcast team, Rosas Jr. was forced to withdraw due to illness.

Brian Ortega and Yair Rodriguez squared off in a Featherweight contest earlier tonight (Sat., Feb. 24, 2024) at UFC Mexico City inside Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico. After a tough first round, Ortega rallied to submit Rodriguez. Just like the first fight, Ortega opened the contest with heavy pressure, firing any time he was

Brian Ortega captured his first win since 2020 earlier tonight (Sat., Feb. 24, 2024) at UFC Mexico City live on ESPN+ from inside Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico, when the featherweight contender stopped Yair Rodriguez with an impressive third-round submission (arm-triangle choke). This was a rematch from their initial meeting at UFC on ABC

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will set up shop across the border for the upcoming UFC Mexico City mixed martial arts (MMA) event, streaming TONIGHT (Sat., Feb. 24, 2024) LIVE on ESPN+. UFC Mexico City will be topped by the 125-pound showdown pitting former flyweight champion, Brandon Moreno, against longtime rival and No. 3-ranked title contender

Brandon Moreno and Brandon Royval squared off in a Flyweight contest earlier tonight (Sat., Feb. 24, 2024) at UFC Mexico City inside Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico. Feints and movement began the fight. Royval looked to establish his left leg, while Moreno aimed to counter with wide left hooks. Moreno started looking to time

Brandon Royval did just enough to outlast former UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno in the main event last night (Sat., Feb. 24, 2024) at UFC Mexico City live on ESPN+ from inside Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico. The co-main event of the evening saw Brian Ortega knock off fellow UFC featherweight contender Yair Rodriguez

With UFC Mexico City a wrap after an exciting night (Sat., Feb. 24, 2024) of fights on ESPN+ from inside Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico, fight fans can now check out the post-fight press conference video above for all the best reaction and official bonus winners. On a night that featured a main event

The matchup seemed cursed at times, as if business never would get settled. But at UFC Fight Night 237 on Saturday, Edgar Chairez finally got the best of Daniel Lacerda – without issue. In a flyweight prelim at Mexico City Arena, Chairez (11-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC) pulled off a slick triangle choke from his back

Tecia Torres is back. Torres (13-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC) returns from an over two-year layoff to face Tabatha Ricci (9-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) at UFC Fight Night event on May 11, which doesn’t yet have a publicly known venue or location. A person with knowledge of the situation confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie following

MEXICO CITY – Raoni Barcelos got a much-needed win Saturday when he submitted Cristian Quinonez at UFC Fight Night 237. After losing his past two fights, Barcelos (18-5 MMA, 7-4 UFC) was tasked with going into enemy territory at Mexico City Arena. He thrived in that environment, going back-and-forth with Quinonez (18-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC)

Manuel Torres lived out a dream Saturday when he made quick work of Chris Duncan in front of his home country’s crowd. The lightweight bout kicked off the UFC Fight Night 237 main card and sent the Mexico City Arena faithful into a frenzy when Torres (14-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) submitted Duncan (11-2 MMA, 2-1

There were no TKOs on the UFC Fight Night 237 prelims, but one fan scored two knockdowns at the start of the main card. As fighters threw down inside the cage, some spectators decided to do the same in the crowd. Just before the decision was read for the Manuel Torres vs. Chris Duncan main

UFC 19-year-old sensation Raul Rosas Jr. will have to wait for his fourth appearance in the promotion after an illness pulled him from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 237 bout vs. Ricky Turcios. Just moments before Rosas and Turcios were scheduled to make the walk to the cage at Mexico City Arena for their bantamweight bout,

MEXICO CITY – UFC Fight Night 237 took place Saturday with 13 bouts on the lineup. We’ve got you covered with backstage winner interviews from Mexico City Arena. You can hear from all the UFC Fight Night 237 winners by checking out their post-fight news conferences below. For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event

Brian Ortega put himself back in the title discussion on Saturday when he avenged his loss to Yair Rodriguez in their UFC Fight Night 237 rematch. After their first fight in July 2022 ended with Ortega (16-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) suffering an arm injury in the first round, Rodriguez (15-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC) could not

Brian Ortega’s first attempt vs. Yair Rodriguez ended in an injury and a loss. The second attempt started with an injury and ended in victory. In a rollercoaster 15-minute stretch, Ortega (15-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) overcame an ankle injury and an onslaught of striking to defeat Rodriguez (18-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC) by arm-triangle choke at

MEXICO CITY – UFC Fight Night 237 takes place Saturday, and you can join us for live play-by-play and official results beginning at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT). UFC Fight Night 237 (ESPN+) takes place at Mexico City Arena. Former flyweight champion Brandon Moreno (21-7-2 MMA, 9-4-2 UFC) and recent title challenger Brandon Royval (15-7