Rose Namajunas on UFC 274 loss to Carla Esparza: ‘I thought I won’ | Video Rose Namajunas lost her women’s strawweight title in the UFC 274 co-main event rematch against former champion Carla Esparza on Saturday. The fight was largely uneventful. Spectators inside the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Ariz. could be heard booing during the
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By Simon Samano | May 8, 2022 2:10 pm ET Count Jessica Andrade among those who weren’t impressed with the UFC 274 co-main event – and specifically Carla Esparza’s role in it. Esparza became a two-time strawweight champion after winning a split decision against Rose Namajunas on Saturday at Footprint Center in Phoenix. The fight
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Carla Esparza regained her women’s strawweight title in what was an absolute fizzer against Rose Namajunas at UFC 274 this evening. Both fighters, who were regularly booed throughout the encounter, now hold the dubious honor of having participated in perhaps the most boring fight in UFC history. Esparza edged out a split decision victory in
1:20 AM ET The drama that surrounded Charles Oliveira since the moment he stepped on the scale on Friday disappeared in an instant with a first round submission finish of Justin Gaethje. Both Oliveira and Gaethje exchanged some big shots that resulted in their opponents on their back, but once Gaethje hit the mat, Oliveira
Michael Chandler scored one of the greatest knockouts in UFC history on Saturday, so handing him a bonus was a no-brainer. At the UFC 274 post-fight press conference, UFC President Dana White announced that Chandler and Andre Fialho won Performance of the Night awards, while Fight of the Night went to Brandon Royval and Matt
A veteran of 26 fights during his 11-year professional MMA career, Cormier compiled a record of 22-3, 1 NC (18-3, 1 NC UFC / Strikeforce), notching victories over former UFC heavyweight champions Stipe Miocic, Frank Mir, and Josh Barnett, as well as former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva, UFC 17: REDEMPTION middleweight tournament and former Strikeforce
The UFC 274 pay-per-view (PPV) is now over — but we still don’t have a lightweight champion. That’s because Charles Oliveira was stripped of the 155-pound strap following Friday’s weigh-in event. The Brazilian failed to make weight for his “Highlight” fight on May 7, coming in a half pound over the championship limit. That pre-fight
Charles Oliveira scores first-round stoppage over Justin Gaethje in UFC 274 main event Charles Oliveira is no longer the UFC lightweight champion, but he’s still the best lightweight in the world. Oliveira failed to make weight at Friday’s official UFC 274 weigh-ins and was stripped of his 155-pound championship. Heading into Saturday’s main event, only
By MMA Junkie Staff | May 8, 2022 1:48 am ET PHOENIX – Fans at Footprint Center and those watching across the globe were treated to a handful of phenomenal performances throughout UFC 274. At the completion of the event, the promotion handed out a total of four post-fight bonuses, including two Performance of the
Despite coming off of an instant classic against Justin Gaethje, Michael Chandler thinks he’ll be the target of hostility at UFC 274 tonight in Phoenix. Chandler will face former interim UFC lightweight champion, Tony Ferguson, in a three-round bout on the UFC 274 main card. It’s been dubbed by some fans as the ‘people’s main
3:27 PM ET PHOENIX — Charles Oliveira will be stripped of the UFC lightweight championship after missing weight Friday at the UFC 274 weigh-ins. Oliveira came at 155.5 pounds, a half-pound over the limit for a lightweight title fight. As a result, the title is now considered vacant — and Saturday night, only his opponent,
Carla Esparza knew there was a chance that her title fight against Rose Namajunas might coincide with her upcoming wedding but even she couldn’t have predicted the actual timing. When she got the call with the official offer to compete for the strawweight championship at UFC 274, Esparza had a decision to make because she
UFC returns to Phoenix for a championship doubleheader in the desert as Charles Oliveira and Justin Gaethje square off at lightweight, and Rose Namajunas defends her strawweight title against former champion Carla Esparza in a rematch nearly eight years in the making. The two championship bouts are scheduled for five rounds, with the remaining fights
Canelo Alvarez will return to the boxing ring later tonight (Sat., May 7, 2022) live on DAZN pay-per-view (PPV) from inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, taking on undefeated WBA light heavyweight champion, Dmitry Bivol, in a highly-anticipated main event. This will be the first time Canelo is making an appearance at light heavyweight
UFC 274 live results: Oliveira vs. Gaethje and Namajunas vs. Esparza UFC 274 live results begin at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT on Saturday, April 30, on MMAWeekly.com. The fights take place at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Click on the fight below in the UFC 274 live results section. Then scroll
By Matt Erickson and Matthew Wells | May 7, 2022 1:30 pm ET ARLINGTON, Texas – It’s been a while since Kayla Harrison had to put in a full and go home without a finish, but the PFL’s biggest star isn’t worried. In fact, Harrison seems as confident as ever that another PFL title and