The stakes went even higher as Volkanovski, the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter at the time, put his ranking on the line against Makhachev, then No. 2 on the list. Tension and anticipation were high, and the champions delivered one of the best fights of the year. For five rounds, they dueled. Volkanovski held his own
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The two-time champ went into that rematch with a knee ligament injury, which he didn’t reveal until post-fight media. Although a break would have been well-warranted, Adesanya was never a champion to sit on his hands, so when the opportunity to fight in Sydney, Australia, in September, he leapt at it. The fight was Adesanya’s
UFC 305: Du Plessis vs Adesanya takes place Saturday, August 17 at RAC Arena in Perth, Western Australia. The main card starts at 10pm ET/7pm PT on ESPN+ PPV. The prelims will be available on ESPN and ESPN+ at 8pm ET/5pm PT. The night’s action will start at 6:30pm ET/3:30pm PT with early prelims on ESPN+
UFC 305 Official Weigh-In Show Who: All UFC 305 Athletes | View The Fight Card When: Friday, August 16 at 6pm ET / 3pm PT / 6am AWST (Saturday) Watch: LIVE on UFC.com, YouTube, Facebook, TikTok and and UFC FIGHT PASS This event is closed to the public but available for viewing on Youtube, TikTok,
And a couple of the athletes that stepped into the cage on Tuesday night made sure to rise to the occasion, prompting UFC CEO Dana White to hand out a four-pack of contracts to kick off Season 8. Flyweight Lone’er Kavanagh opened the show with a brilliant first-round knockout win and Jose Delgado followed with
UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones vs. UFC light heavyweight titleholder Alex Pereira was “a possibility” just a few weeks back. Now, it’s completely off the table, according to UFC CEO Dana White. The Las Vegas fight boss was on the Pat McAfee show earlier today to help promote the upcoming UFC 305: “Du Plessis vs.
UFC 304 could have been the last time Belal Muhammad stepped into the Octagon. Fortunately for “Remember the Name,” his rematch with the now-former champion, Leon Edwards, went as perfectly as he drew it up en route to a unanimous decision win. It was a long road to the pinnacle of the Welterweight division for
Sean Strickland appears to be getting his wish. 2024 didn’t start as Strickland hoped it would, losing his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight crown in his first defense opposite South Africa’s Dricus du Plessis at UFC 297. The split decision loss (watch highlights) led Strickland to a split decision rebound win over Paulo Costa at
Darren Till believes he has the recipe for success for Israel Adesanya in his UFC 305 title fight this weekend (Sat., Aug. 17, 2024). It’s been nearly two full years since the one-time UFC Welterweight title challenger, Till, fought in the Octagon. In his final bout for the promotion, he came up short via a
It’s that time of year again! Contender Series is back with 10 straight weeks of mixed martial arts (MMA) action. This week’s show starts at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+ for the first two weeks (because of The Ultimate Fighter 32 final episodes), and then things switch back to the usual 8 p.m. ET time
Robert Whittaker is on the cusp of getting back to an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight title shot. Although his stretch as a UFC champion spanned over three years, Whittaker’s reign was short. “The Reaper” was promoted from interim status after his first unanimous decision win over Yoel Romero in July 2017. After that, he
This weekend (Sat., Aug. 17, 2024), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight kingpin, Dricus Du Plessis, will settle his grudge with former champion, Israel Adesanya, from inside RAC Arena in Perth, Australia in the main event of UFC 305. If we’re being honest, Du Plessis vs. Adesanya is a huge percentage of the reason to drop
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Somebody might want to check in on Michael Chandler, because Conor McGregor’s extended UFC absence has no end in sight. After Tuesday’s (Aug. 13, 2024) episode of Contenders Series (full results here), UFC CEO Dana White addressed the media and took questions. When asked about a potential McGregor booking, White revealed
The PFL is bringing out the big guns for its return to pay-per-view. On top of a big heavyweight clash between Francis Ngannou and Renan Ferreira, the promotion has booked a women’s featherweight bout pitting MMA legend Cris Cyborg against two-time PFL champion Larissa Pacheco. The two ladies are scheduled to serve as the co-main
Lone’er Kavanagh kicked off Dana White’s Contender Series, Season 8 with a bang Tuesday when he scored a knockout that left the UFC CEO writing “holy sh*t” on his bout sheet. In the season opener, Kavanagh (7-0) clobbered previously undefeated An Tuan Ho (6-1) with a brutal left hook that ended the fight at 2:35
Jose Delgado kept the violence rolling Tuesday when he put Ernie Juarez’s lights out. At Dana White’s Contender Series 67, Delgado (8-1) very likely punched his ticket into the UFC when he knocked Juarez (8-1) out with a knee and punches for a stoppage at 1:25 of Round 2. The featherweight bout took place at
Brendan Allen claims Nassourdine Imavov did not want their fight scheduled for five rounds. Allen (24-5 MMA, 12-2 UFC) takes on Imavov (14-4 MMA, 6-2) in a three-round fight, which co-headlines UFC Fight Night 243 on September 28 at Accor Arena in Paris. Headlining the event will be a lightweight banger between Benoit Saint Denis
Bruno Lopes was unwilling to let his second Dana White’s Contender Series chance slip through his fingers. At DWCS 67, Lopes (13-1) finished opponent Mikheil Sazhiniani (13-3) with a series of body blows for a stoppage at 4:14 of Round 3. The light heavyweight bout was the third of the series’ eighth season, which launched with
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