Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Magomed Ankalaev picked up his eighth straight victory in the main event of UFC Vegas 50 on Saturday night, but did his overall performance push him further back in the UFC’s light heavyweight championship conversation? MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Jed Meshew, and E. Casey Leydon discuss that topic, along
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In the UFC Fight Night main event, Magomed Ankalaev extended his winning streak to eight with a five-round unanimous decision over former light heavyweight title challenger Thiago Santos. Scores were 49-46, 49-46, 48-47 for the No.6-ranked Ankalaev, now 17-1. The No.5-ranked Santos falls to 22-10. There was little action in the first 90 seconds, and
Magomed Ankalaev has continued his rise through the UFC light heavyweight division with a victory over Thiago Santos in the main event of UFC Vegas 50 this evening. The duo went five rounds at the UFC Apex in what was for the most part a cagey affair. Dagestan native Ankalaev, who went into the bout
Bellator 276 is set to go down later TONIGHT (Sat., March 12, 2022) from inside The Family Arena in St. Louis, Mo., featuring a Featherweight showdown between top contenders Adam Borics and Mads Burnell, who are currently tied for the No. 2 spot on the official rankings. In the co-main event, former Light Heavyweight champion
A pair of light heavyweight contenders met in the UFC Vegas 50 main event on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. No. 5 ranked Thiago Santos faced No. 6 ranked Magomed Ankalaev in the featured fight Ankalaev entered the bout riding a seven-fight winning streak. The lone loss on his record came in
By MMA Junkie Staff | March 13, 2022 1:40 am ET Dustin Poirier still isn’t particularly interested in a fight with Colby Covington, no matter what his former American Top Team teammate has to say. Poirier (28-7 MMA, 20-6 UFC) had already made it clear prior to Covington’s venomous callout at UFC 272 earlier this
Bitter rivals Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal make weight along with the other stars of UFC 272. Bryce Mitchell enjoys homemade spaghetti with his coaches. Competitors face off at weigh-ins at T-Mobile, where Rafael dos Anjos and Renato Moicano come face-to-face; as do Edson Barboza and Bryce Mitchell. UFC 272 is on Saturday, March 5.
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3:55 PM ET UFC announced Friday that a lightweight bout between Michael Chandler and Tony Ferguson is being set for UFC 274 on May 7 in Phoenix. Chandler and Ferguson have verbally agreed to the fight, but bout agreements have not been sent out and nothing has been signed, sources told ESPN. ESPN has Chandler
Back in May 2021, Jose Augusto stepped into the Bellator light heavyweight tournament as a late replacement against Anthony Johnson and rocked the two-time UFC title contender before eventually losing in the second round. Finally set to return to the cage at Bellator 276 after nearly a year away, “Gugu” said he won’t go out
Both fighters have said they are going to bring the fight, and that type of mentality is something that Pereira respects. And with the fighters combining for 24 finishes in their 27 victories, fans should expect fireworks when the two collide in the UFC APEX on March 12. View Pereira’s Athlete Profile Here “Bruno said
Seven years ago, MMA legend Renzo Gracie weighed in on the controversial topic of performance-enhancing drugs in MMA. Fresh after Anderson Silva failed a drug test in connection to his 183 bout against Nick Diaz, Gracie took the time to weigh in on the topic. According to Gracie, Silva was not the exception when it
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to its APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, for UFC Vegas 50 TONIGHT (Sat., March 12, 2022) streaming LIVE on ESPN+, topped by the 205-pound showdown between former light heavyweight title challenger, Thiago Santos, and streaking Dagestani bruiser, Magomed Ankalaev. Before that five-round clash of styles gets underway, Brazilian bantamweight
Looking back on his 2021, featherweight Adam Borics sees the year in two parts; one good and one not so good. Following a solid start off to his 2021, Borics was unable to continue his success into the second half of last year, leaving it to be as productive as his past years. “The first
By Simon Samano and Danny Segura | March 12, 2022 1:03 pm ET MIAMI – Kevin Lee was victorious against Diego Sanchez at Eagle FC 46, although the fight appeared to be more competitive than most people expected between a 29 and 40-year-old. But there’s a reason for that. Lee (19-7), who won a clean-sweep
6:23 PM ET UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou is scheduled to undergo knee surgery on March 18, according to his manager, Marquel Martin. Ngannou (17-3), 35, is wrapping up a trip in his native Cameroon this week and is scheduled to return to the U.S. for the procedure next week. He suffered a torn MCL
Professional fighters are used to suffering all manner of gashes and wounds in their line of work, but not the kind Eryk Anders sustained on Friday night. The veteran UFC middleweight posted a series of grisly photos to his Instagram on Friday after accidentally slicing his foot open with a chainsaw. “They don’t make left