By Farah Hannoun | February 9, 2022 3:30 pm ET Dustin Poirier knows the kind of threat both Charles Oliveira and Justin Gaethje can provide. Having competed against both, knocking Gaethje out in an all-out war in 2018 and recently getting submitted by Oliveira in a lightweight title bout at UFC 269, Poirier (28-7 MMA,
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3:54 PM ET There aren’t too many more outrageous characters in the UFC than Tai Tuivasa. In a sport that has its fair share of the unusual, extreme, exciting and often downright jaw-dropping, Tuivasa has carved out a profile as one of the most popular athletes in the UFC. At the heart of it, of
Alexander Hernandez has been a bit frustrated in regards to the frequency he’s been able to compete, and while he has an opponent that gets him excited ahead of this Saturday’s UFC 271 event, he’s not thrilled about when the fight is taking place on the card. Hernandez will take on Renato Moicano in a
Sep 26, 2021; Paradise, Nevada, USA; UFC featherweight champion mixed martial artist Alexander Volkanovski at Allegiant Stadium.The Raiders defeated the Dolphins 31-28 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports UFC featherweight king Alex Volkanovski seems to think that his long-time rival Max Holloway might have been faking the injury that knocked him out of
Saturday night, the former heavyweight champion begins his 23rd year as a professional fighter, competing for the 55th time — and 37th time inside the Octagon — when he takes on Jared Vanderaa in the final preliminary card bout before the UFC 271 pay-per-view main card gets underway. As someone that has been written off
Israel Adesanya will be staying with the UFC for the foreseeable future. It was well known that Adesanya could fight out his UFC contract this year, but on Wednesday, it was revealed the middleweight champion has re-signed with the promotion. His management company, Paradigm, announced via a press release the middleweight champ has signed a
Israel Adesanya is here to stay. The reigning middleweight titleholder recently signed a new, multi-fight contract with UFC in what’s being called “one of the most lucrative deals in company history.” That’s according to the press release getting passed around by Paradigm Sports, who also scored monster deals for both Conor McGregor and Cris Cyborg.
MMA Community rallies around Chris Leben after health scare On Tuesday former UFC fighter and TUF 1 alumnus, Chris Leben, took to Instagram to share he is currently hospitalized following a bout with COVID-19. “So I’ve been in the hospital since Tuesday,” Leben wrote on the caption of the photo of his feet in hospital
By Mike Bohn | February 8, 2022 10:57 pm ET Alexander Volkanovski is calling foul on Max Holloway offering services as a back up for his UFC 273 title fight. Volkanovski (23-1 MMA, 10-0 UFC) and Holloway (23-6 MMA, 19-6 UFC) were originally booked for their trilogy fight at UFC 272 in March, but “Blessed”
Feb 6, 2022 There are a number of bigger names competing at UFC 271 in Houston (Saturday, 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV), but no name is more intriguing than the one which will appear in the opening fight of the night. While the MMA world waits in earnest for the rematch between Israel Adesanya
The UFC returns to Jacksonville, Fla., on April 9 with two title fights atop a stacked card. The promotion on Tuesday announced the full fight lineup for the spring event, which is headlined by a featherweight title fight between champ Alexander Volkanovski and The Korean Zombie (otherwise known as Chan Sung Jung). A bantamweight title
Middleweight champion Robert Whittaker takes on interim champ Israel Adesanya in the headliner of UFC 243. Robert Whittaker Israel Adesanya Ufc 243 Official Weigh Ins One-time UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman believes Robert Whittaker will earn ice-cold revenge against Israel Adesanya on Saturday night. UFC 271 will be headlined by a monumental championship rematch between
Host of the podcast Fitz Nation and UFC commentator Brendan Fitzgerald joins Jim as guest co-host on today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered! First, Jim and Brendan are joined by Julian Erosa fresh off his “Fight of the Night” winning performance against Steven Peterson on Saturday at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs Strickland. He shares how
Julianna Peña has wrapped up her COVID-19 investigation. During her recent appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Julianna Peña opened up on a wide range of issues, and she even brushed up on her informal career as an investigative reporter. MMA News covered Peña’s initial dabbling into the journalism field when she was hot
Israel Adesanya has been practically flawless throughout his career inside MMA enclosures. In 22 fights, Adesanya has only lost once. 2021 started off on the wrong foot for the current Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 185-pound middleweight champion as he tested himself up in weight at 205-pounds. Colliding with the then-titleholder at light heavyweight, Poland’s Jan
Donald Trump weighs in on Joe Rogan controversies: ‘stop apologizing to the Fake News’ Former president Donad Trump weighed in on the controversies surrounding Joe Rogan and his popular podcast on Spotify on Monday, releasing a statement. “Joe Rogan is an interesting and popular guy, but he’s got to stop apologizing to the Fake News
UFC middleweight Sean Strickland capped off UFC Vegas 47 with a main event win as he was able to overcome opponent Jack Hermansson after five rounds via split decision. Strickland now holds the second-longest active win streak in the UFC middleweight division with six victories, behind champion Israel Adesanya. Subscribe to get all the latest
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