Sep 11, 2022 LAS VEGAS — Khamzat Chimaev missed a major opportunity to take out one of the biggest stars in MMA history Saturday, but he picked up an easy victory at UFC 279. Chimaev (12-0) submitted Kevin Holland (23-8) with a D’Arce choke at 2:13 of the opening round inside T-Mobile Arena. It was
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Tragedy struck the MMA community over the weekend as news broke of the death of former UFC fighter Elias Theodorou due to cancer. Shortly after Theodorou’s death became public, fighters and fans paid homage to the Canadian veteran and The Ultimate Fighter: Nations winner, who died of cancer Sunday. He was 34 years old. Invicta
“I called for this guy, I called for that guy, I was trying to fight everybody the whole time and get the show on the road,” said Diaz. “And they offered me him, but Khamzat is a new guy who’s new on the scene, and obviously a problem and obviously a hard fighter for anybody
Out of all the fighters who went through the musical chair switch-up at UFC 279, no one got hosed worse than Li Jingliang. “The Leech” went from fighting Tony Ferguson in the co-main event to fighting Daniel Rodriguez further down the card. Not only was it a big step down in prestige, it was a
UFC 279 Post-fight Press Conference Video Following Saturday’s UFC 279 Pay-Per-View at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, the big winners and UFC president Dana White will take part in the event’s post-fight press conference. The UFC 279 fight card was topped by a welterweight throwdown between undefeated Khamzat Chimaev and UFC fan favorite Nate Diaz.
Former UFC fighter and “TUF Nations” winner Elias Theodorou has died. Theodorou died Sunday after a battle with cancer. Sources who knew Theodorou confirmed the news to MMA Junkie after various reports of his death surfaced online. Theodorou hadn’t publicly revealed his illness prior to his death. According to TSN journalist Aaron Bronsteter, Theodorou was diagnosed
Dana White is coming off of one of the most complex fight weeks in the history of the UFC, and the MMA promotion’s president has no time for conspiracy theories regarding the week’s events. UFC 279 was originally supposed to be headlined by a welterweight matchup between Khamzat Chimaev and Nate Diaz. “Borz” threw those
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Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz 1:48 AM ET What can we take away from a unique main event at UFC 279 and victories from Nate Diaz and Khamzat Chimaev? Jeff Wagenheim, Marc Raimondi and Brett Okamoto offer up their thoughts from a highlight-packed event in Las Vegas. The implication behind the term “Plan B”
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Diaz was the busier of the two in the opening stages of the second stanza, and though Ferguson rallied, soon “El Cucuy” was cut over the right eye, and now it was Diaz’ turn to take the momentum back, even though his right leg was starting to show damage from his opponent’s kicks. A kick
Khamzat Chimaev really did go from hero to zero after blowing his UFC 279 weigh-in so badly the main card had to be rebuilt around his 7.5 pound screw up. He followed that up with some unrepentant tweets and a few not so subtle middle fingers. By the time Saturday rolled around all of Las
Nate Diaz trashes Khamzat Chimaev in post-fight interview Nate Diaz was scheduled to face the undefeated No. 3 ranked welterweight contender Khamzat Chimaev in the UFC 279 main event at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday. After Chimaev missed weight by 7.5 pounds at the official weigh-in, the fight card was reshuffled leaving Diaz facing former interim
Nate Diaz had a night to remember at UFC 279, and now he gets to enter free agency with a lot of hype around his name and a whole lot of leverage. After waiting more than a year to complete the final bout on his UFC contract, Diaz (20-14 MMA, 15-12 UFC) finally got to
Khamzat Chimaev has seemingly buried the hatchet with Octagon rival turned possible training partner, Kevin Holland. A marauding Chimaev made easy work of Kevin Holland at UFC 279 yesterday, submitting him with a D’arce choke just over two minutes into the first round. The near flawless victory saw the 28-year-old absorb zero strikes and showcase
12:55 AM ET LAS VEGAS — When this week started, Nate Diaz‘s opponent was the dominant rising star Khamzat Chimaev — a little parting gift from the UFC as Diaz heads out the door. On Saturday night, with Tony Ferguson as the opponent after a bizarre, unprecedented several days, Diaz will leave the promotion as
Nate Diaz and Khamzat Chimaev didn’t end up fighting each other in the end, but both men ended their nights in the best possible way at UFC 279. MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, José Youngs, Alexander K. Lee, and Jed Meshew react to Diaz’s fourth-round submission of Tony Ferguson in the main event of Saturday’s card