With UFC 270 just around the corner headlined by heavyweight champ Francis Ngannou vs. interim champ Ciryl Gane, you can excuse reporters at the UFC Vegas 46 press conference for focusing on that upcoming fight rather than the action they witnessed at the UFC Apex. As usual, though, the discussion focused less on the fight
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Giga Chikadze posts hospital photo with Calvin Kattar following UFC Vegas 46 war Giga Chikadze suffered a unanimous decision loss to Calvin Kattar in the UFC Vegas 46 main event on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Chikadze entered the fight riding a nine-fight winning streak with an unblemished record inside the octagon.
Francis Ngannou claimed the UFC heavyweight title early in 2021 in a rematch bout versus Stipe Miocic, claiming the belt via second-round knockout. Ngannou is set to face Ciryl Gane in the main event at UFC 270 on Saturday, January 22. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC
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By Mike Bohn | January 16, 2022 9:40 am ET The first UFC event of the year took place Saturday with UFC on ESPN 32 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. A 10-fight card that was ravaged by lineup changes ultimately concluded with a strong performance from Calvin Kattar (23-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC), who
7:59 PM ET Former UFC champion Miesha Tate will continue her comeback inside the Octagon in May — in a new weight class. The UFC has booked a 125-pound flyweight matchup between Tate and Lauren Murphy at UFC Fight Night on May 14, officials confirmed to ESPN on Saturday. The promotion has not yet announced
Calvin Kattar silenced all of the critics with a dominant performance in the UFC’s first main event of 2022. Kattar returned to the octagon after a year layoff to batter Giga Chikadze and hand the Georgian standout his first UFC loss in the headliner of UFC Vegas. Did the victory put the New England Cartel
Jun 8, 2019; Chicago, IL, USA; Calvin Kattar (blue gloves) defeats Ricardo Lamas (red gloves) during UFC 238 at United Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports Kattar vs Chikadze: UFC Vegas 46 results and highlights will be dropping in this space following the results of each matchup inside the UFC APEX in Las Vegas,
Fight of the Night: Calvin Kattar vs Giga Chikadze The first main event of 2022 delivered on almost all its promises as Calvin Kattar and Giga Chikadze stood toe-to-toe for all 25 minutes in an absolute war. Kattar got into Chikadze’s face early and switched his stances to mitigate the opportunity for Chikadze to fire
The UFC Vegas 46 bonuses have been released. The event took place in Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility. Headlining the card was a featherweight clash between Calvin Kattar and Giga Chikadze. This fight was crazy. In the first round, calmness as Giga slipped and Calvin jumped on top of him where he
Calvin Kattar returned in style last night (Sat., Jan. 15, 2022) at UFC Vegas 46 live on ESPN/ESPN+ from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, when the featherweight contender silenced Giga Chikadze with a five-round shellacking (highlights HERE). In addition to the featherweight headliner, a collection of main card and “Prelims” fights produced memorable
Dana White on UFC pay-per-view price increase: ‘It’s not my decision’ Earlier this month it was revealed that ESPN has raised the price of a UFC pay-per-view event for the third time since becoming the official UFC broadcast partner. The price of a UFC PPV event will be $74.99, up from $69.99 in 2021. The
By John Morgan | January 15, 2022 7:45 am ET LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 32 event, and you can join us for live play-by-play and official results beginning at 5 p.m. ET (2 p.m. PT). UFC on ESPN 32 takes place at the UFC
11:58 AM ET UFC has added a strawweight bout between Mackenzie Dern and Tecia Torres to UFC 273 on April 5. Torres announced the bout via social media Wednesday, and UFC officials confirmed the 115-pound matchup to ESPN. The promotion has not announced a venue or main event for the pay-per-view. According to UFC’s official
Chad Mendes has an opponent for his bare-knuckle boxing debut. The three-time UFC featherweight title challenger will fight Joshuah Alvarez a.k.a. “Famez” at the BKFC’s upcoming KnuckleMania 2 event, which takes place on Feb. 19 at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. Mendes’ debut opponent was announced by the BKFC on Friday
Mar 6, 2021; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Petr Yan of Russia punches Aljamain Sterling in their UFC bantamweight championship fight during the UFC 259 event at UFC APEX on March 06, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Bottari/Handout Photo via USA TODAY Sports Twelfth-ranked UFC bantamweight Sean O’Malley wonders if the two champions
“His knowledge, he has a lot of Octagon time in there. I must consider that. Sometimes maybe if somebody is not there physically as they get older in their career, one thing that they do is substitute that physicality with his mentality 100%,” Brahimaj said. “I got to be cautious of that and aware and
Seven months ago, a frustrated Giga Chikadze vented about Yair Rodriguez, his featherweight peers, and the UFC ranking system. Tonight at UFC Vegas 46, the #8-ranked Chikadze will have the type of opportunities he was fighting for last year when he takes on the #5-ranked Calvin Kattar. The following article is presented in its original,