Khamzat Chimaev reflected on his “Fight of the Night” performance against Gilbert Burns at #UFC273, a possible fight with Colby Covington, and more. Subscribe to MMA Fighting on YouTube: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Subscribe to The MMA Hour on iTunes: http://Apple.co/themmahour Subscribe to The MMA Hour on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0NUQhyUeYQcbtHOV10qmbb Subscribe to MMA Fighting feed on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mma-fighting/id320642139 Check
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5:04 PM ET Three weeks ago, I wrote that the current featherweight division is the most interesting weight class in the UFC — and after another thrilling event in Jacksonville, Florida, I stand by that. Alexander Volkanovski (24-1) has elevated himself into must-see TV. He has always been a good fighter, as he has just
Champions Charles Oliveira and Rose Namajunas are up next. Two titles are on the line at UFC 274, with lightweight champion Oliveira defending against perennial contender Justin Gaethje in the main event, and strawweight champion Rose Namajunas facing Carla Esparza in a rematch against the woman who beat her to become the UFC’s first 115-pound
Forget wins, losses, or performances. The fact that everyone in the MMA bubble is talking about Khamzat Chimaev this morning shows just the kind of impact “Borz” is having on the UFC in just five fights in the promotion. That’s a big deal. As for his 11th pro win and his performance against Gilbert Burns,
Miesha Tate signed with the UFC at a time when women’s MMA wasn’t thought highly of, but now it’s mainstream. Tate made her UFC debut back in 2013 at The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale, losing to Cat Zingano via a third-round TKO. Her rivalry with Ronda Rousey is considered by many to be one of
If time machines existed, surely several combat sports fans would use their trip to go back and stop the Paul brothers from running amuck in the boxing world. For the younger of the two Ohio natives, Jake, he’s taken his boxing career significantly more seriously than his older brother Logan. 5-0 as a professional, “The
Dana White on Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan split decision: ‘The judges blew that one’ The UFC 273 co-main event bantamweight title bout between champion Aljamain Sterling and former champ Petr Yan came down to one judge’s scorecard on Saturday. The fight was a rematch and a title unification bout. Sterling captured the championship by
By Simon Samano and Dave Mandel | April 11, 2022 8:00 pm ET LOS ANGELES – For a moment, Bellator president Scott Coker must’ve experienced déjà vu as he sat between A.J. McKee and Patricio Freire again. McKee, the reigning featherweight champion, and “Pitbull” will run it back Friday in the Bellator 277 main event
2:10 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Khamzat Chimaev stole the show, as expected, at UFC 273 on Saturday night with a unanimous-decision win over Gilbert Burns in what Dana White called one of the greatest fights he’s ever seen. Featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski put on a show of his own with a fourth-round stoppage of
At UFC 273 this past weekend, Khamzat Chimaev won a unanimous decision over Gilbert Burns in one of the best fights of the year. It was the first time Chimaev has really been tested in his UFC career thus far, having to battle back from a tough second round where Burns dropped him, but through
Looking supremely focused, Pennington’s striking game was on point throughout the first round, and while Ladd surged late and landed some hard kicks throughout, the opening five minutes belonged to “Rocky”. There was more of the same in the second, with Ladd being aggressive and landing good shots, but whenever she did, Pennington just did
UFC President Dana White thinks featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski belongs in the pound-for-pound best conversation. Volkanovski demolished “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung in the UFC 273 headliner for his third successful featherweight title defense. He overwhelmed the veteran Jung in all aspects of the fight before referee Herb Dean stepped in and stopped the
Alexander Volkanovski put an absolute beating on “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung in the main event of UFC 273, a performance that unfortunately might have been overlooked amongst all the other topics coming out of this big card. At the post-fight press conference, Volkanovski made sure to point out that the level of domination
Middleweight champ Israel Adesanya reacts to UFC 273 outcomes | Video UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya reacts to the UFC 273 pay-per-view fight results and talks about the dominant performance of Alex Volkanovski. ‘The Last Stylebender’ also discusses the welterweight war between Khamzat Chimaev and Gilbert Burns. UFC 273 took place on Saturday at VyStar
By Nolan King and Danny Segura | April 11, 2022 8:00 am ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – T.J. Dillashaw is thriving back where he first won the title: in the UFC’s bantamweight division. His next fight might be for a UFC title, but the road between championship bouts for Dillashaw (17-4 MMA, 13-4 UFC) was not
Khamzat Chimaev and Gilbert Burns face off early. Mackenzie Dern and champ Alexander Volkanovski stay sharp in their training rooms. Fans brave the rain to see the press conference, where Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan get heated. UFC 273 is Saturday, April 9. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live
Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan had plenty to say to one another during their final faceoff before their rematch at UFC 273. Subscribe to MMA Fighting on YouTube: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Subscribe to The MMA Hour on iTunes: http://Apple.co/themmahour Subscribe to The MMA Hour on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0NUQhyUeYQcbtHOV10qmbb Subscribe to MMA Fighting feed on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mma-fighting/id320642139 Check out
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