For a few seconds, Westin Wilson thought the night of UFC Vegas 93 couldn’t have been any better — from getting his first UFC win and his first UFC finish as the biggest underdog on the card against Jeka Saragih, to reading online on a prominent MMA website that he got a $50,000 performance bonus.
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Robert Whittaker is treating Ikram Aliskerov just like he would Khamzat Chimaev, or any of his opponents: as the toughest possible test he could be facing. A late opponent change sees the former middleweight champion now taking on Aliskerov in Saturday’s UFC Saudi Arabia main event. Whittaker was originally to fight the undefeated Chimaev, but
With a background in wrestling, Kai Stewart seemed like a natural to make waves in MMA but instead he became a bare-knuckle boxing champion. The reigning featherweight king in BKFC didn’t necessarily intend on his current occupation becoming his biggest pursuit in combat sports but he’s certainly happy with the decision he made. When he
A victory at PFL Salt Lake City means Antonio Carlos Junior will advance to the light heavyweight playoffs. The 2021 season winner admits that kicking off the year with a statement win was a huge relief. “Cara de Sapato” returned to the cage this past April after a near two-year layoff from a knee injury
Ryan Garcia won’t be fighting again anytime soon even if he wants to. Boxing reporter Dan Rafael broke the news Thursday that Garcia will receive a minimum one-year suspension from competition as part of a settlement with the New York State Athletic Commission after he tested positive for banned substances following an April 20 bout
Ryan Garcia is Tweeting through it. On Thursday, boxing report Dan Rafael broke the news that Garcia reached a settlement agreement with the New York State Athletic Commission after testing positive for banned substances following his April 20 bout against Devin Haney. Per the agreement, Garcia’s win is no officially overturned to a No-Contest, Garcia
The PFL Salt Lake City weigh-in video features all 26 fighters set to compete on Friday’s card at Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City. In the main event, lightweights Clay Collard and Mads Burnell have to hit the 156-pound limit for a non-title fight. The PFL Salt Lake City ceremonial weigh-ins begin at 8 p.m.
At the UFC Saudi Arabia official weigh-ins, all 22 fighters on Saturday’s fight card will step on the scale early Friday morning in Riyadh. MMA Fighting has a live stream of the official weigh-ins, courtesy of MMA Crazy. In the main event, former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker fights Ikram Aliskerov, who steps in on short
TUF HOUSE Bachar returns to the house and says he’s going to kill Valentin, jokingly venturing into the kitchen to collect a knife while the Swiss middleweight tries to demonstrate a technique to his teammates in the living room. Bachar slumps down in the kitchen and begins to cry, struggling to deal with his rapid
He stopped Mullarkey in the second round, earning a Performance of the Night bonus in his debut. From there, he has gone on to secure wins over Nathaniel Wood and Erik Silva. This Saturday he competes on the UFC’s first card in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia against newcomer Felipe Lima and looks to once
“The lesson I learned is that you shouldn’t come out on short-notice and fight somebody,” Pavlovich said with a smile regarding his UFC 295 experience, just a few days out from making his return against compatriot Alexander Volkov in the co-main event of this weekend’s debut fight card in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. “I don’t give
Oezdemir is always a chilled-out character, and being at ease with his situation can’t have been hurt by his last performance inside the Octagon. After suffering the disappointment of a decision loss to Nikita Krylov at UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi, Oezdemir returned 11 months later in Paris, France, and handed Uzbek finisher Bogdan Guskov
At UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Aliskerov, Gastelum makes a detour back to 185 pounds to face Daniel Rodriguez, who is desperate for a win in his own right. The 37-year-old made a quick climb after making his UFC debut in February 2020, scoring wins against Tim Means, Mike Perry and Kevin Lee in his
Unfortunately, he suffered a knockout loss to Dober (the all-time knockout leader among lightweights) and split his next four fights. Now 28 and fresh off a first-round knockout over Jamie Mullarkey, Haqparast believes those experiences shaped him into the fighter many pegged him as a handful of years ago. “I think slowly I’m starting to
Not only does this content update feature the Prime Series I collection, but it also includes three new fighters from the UFC active roster for users to play with. Middleweight prospect and Dana White’s Contender Series alumni, Joe Pyfer, is now in the game ahead of his first UFC main event against Jack Hermansson on
Coupled with the two new Alter Egos are four long-awaited fighters from the UFC active roster. Surging French prospect, Benoit Saint-Denis, is making his UFC 5 debut as he continues to make his presence known in the lightweight division. Alongside the “God of War”, two top middleweight contenders in Roman Dolidze and Anthony “Fluffy” Hernandez
“Fakhretdinov was ranked 15 when I got the contract. But yeah, for sure. I want to get towards the top as fast as possible. So, no bad blood, but after this fight, I really want to get a higher-ranked opponent.” The matchup offers another clash of styles for Dalby. After facing, and defeating, striking specialist
As part of the first-ever Saudi UFC event, UFC fans in the Kingdom can also look forward to another epic showdown in the Octagon as Sergei Pavlovich (18-2, fighting out of Moscow, Russia) takes on Alexander Volkov (37-10, fighting out of Moscow, Russia), in an all-Russian clash of heavyweight titans. With all eyes on the Kingdom, the
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