UFC middleweight Chris Curtis doesn’t know why Khamzat Chimaev and Nate Diaz is happening: ‘It’s going to be ugly’ No. 3 ranked welterweight contender Khamzat Chimaev (11-0) faces unranked Nate Diaz (20-13) in the UFC 279 main event on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The fight is a mismatch, or at least on
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Khamzat Chimaev appears to have no regrets for his role in the melee that canceled the UFC 279 press conference. Just moments before the top six fighters on Saturday’s card were set to take the stage at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, UFC president Dana White revealed some “crazy sh*t” happened backstage. After announcing the
The buildup to the UFC 279 event headlined by Nate Diaz vs Khamzat Chimaev just got a lot crazier. UFC 279 was already highly anticipated, due to the fact that it may very well be the final fight Diaz will have in the UFC, and he is taking on one of the sport’s hottest prospects
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2:46 PM ET Former UFC title challenger Thiago Santos has signed an exclusive deal with the PFL, promotion president Ray Sefo told ESPN on Thursday. Santos, 38, will make his PFL debut in 2023 when he competes in the promotion’s season format with a tournament championship purse of $1 million. Santos will fight in the
Queen Elizabeth II has died, and the combat sports world is mourning her passing. Thursday afternoon, The Queen passed away at 96 years of age at her Scottish estate, Balmoral. Elizabeth II ascended to the throne in 1952 and reigned for the next 70 years, making her one of the longest-reigning monarchs in history. That
Stylistically, Chiasson expects the matchup to turn into an “explosive” contest, touting Aldana’s boxing and elusiveness on the feet. That said, the clash could provide some opportunities for her to showcase her all-around game. View Chiasson’s Athlete Profile “I just feel like I’ve unlocked a lot of different levels of my game to where I’m
UFC is out, PFL is in. Former light heavyweight title challenger Thiago Santos has fought his last fight inside the Octagon, at least for the foreseeable future, and will resume his MMA career inside the “Smart Cage” as part of the PFL 2023 light heavyweight tournament. “We are very excited to bring in Thiago Santos
Dana White: ‘The Diaz Brothers are legends in this sport’ Nate and Nick Diaz are arguably the most famous siblings in mixed martial arts. The two are fan-favorites that embody the antihero persona. Both helped build the sport while rising with it. There’s nothing quite like a Diaz interview. The brothers are brutally honest, but
LAS VEGAS – Ion Cutelaba promises his fight with Johnny Walker will deliver. Light heavyweights Cutelaba (16-7-1 MMA, 5-6-1 UFC) and Walker (18-7 MMA, 4-4 UFC) square off on Saturday’s UFC 279 pay-per-view main card opener at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Walker marks the second straight taller and rangier opponent that Cutelaba will face,
MMA Fighter Bakhtovar Yunosov picked up a confusing victory at MMA Series 55 that was immediately followed by a strange celebration. Facing Magomed Kadiev in a bantamweight bout, Yunusov had a kick caught by his Russian opponent early in the second round. The two fighters ended up on the canvas, where Kadiev quickly tried to
4:12 PM ET A women’s flyweight bout between Alexa Grasso and Viviane Araujo will be the new headliner for a UFC Fight Night event on Oct. 15 in Las Vegas after a middleweight matchup between Jared Cannonier and Sean Strickland fell through because of injury, the promotion announced Wednesday. Nate Diaz returns to take on
The upcoming UFC Vegas 60 card has taken a hit after Giga Chikadze was forced out of his upcoming co-main event fight against Sodiq Yusuff on Sept. 17. Multiple people with knowledge of the shift confirmed the news to MMA Fighting on Wednesday following an initial report from MMA Junkie. Details surrounding Chikadze’s withdrawal are
The 155-pounders were swinging hard from the start, with Bonfim’s leg kicks and body shots getting Abassov almost immediately. Midway through the opening round, a right hand upstairs stunned Abassov and a left sat him down, but he got up immediately and used his grappling attack to buy some time and clear his head. Once
Welcome to Midnight Mania! UFC 279 is a strange card in that several match ups could be shuffled about without issue. The primary example is, of course, Nate Diaz vs. Tony Ferguson, a match many argued before those veterans became the respective huckleberries of Khamzat Chimaev and Li Jingliang. A bit more under the radar
Nate Diaz is ‘ready to rock and roll’ in UFC 279 main event Nate Diaz enters the final fight on his UFC contract on Saturday against undefeated Khamzat Chimaev in the UFC 279 main event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Chimaev is one of the fight promotion’s most promising stars. He’s ranked third in
Junior Dos Santos is not the biggest fan of Ciryl Gane. The former UFC heavyweight champion has criticized the former interim champ, specifically calling Gane a “dirty fighter” after his knockout victory over Tai Tuivasa at UFC Fight Night 209. In the final moments that led to the third-round stoppage, Gane landed what appeared to
Even after carving out one of the most successful careers in the history of MMA, Demetrious Johnson is still adding new wrinkles to his game. “Mighty Mouse” is coming off a highlight-reel stoppage of Adriano Moraes in the main event of ONE on Prime Video 1. The 36-year-old claimed ONE Championship’s 135-pound title with the