The Mixed Martial Arts Hour is back in your life! Below is a rundown of Monday’s show, which begins at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. GMT. 1 p.m. ET: I look back at one of the top UFC events of the year this past weekend. 1:15 – Stephen Thompson will
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Elite MMA coach John Kavanagh sees the shocking Amanda Nunes loss at UFC 269 as just another example of what makes the sport so special and complicated. Julianna Pena (11-4) stunned the MMA world on Saturday night in Las Vegas when she was able to do what no woman has in over the last seven
With the vast amount of farmland in the state, “the real” Ohio sometimes gets overshadowed. Jordan explains that while there’s always going to be the rural muscle of Ohio represented in sports, it’s Garbrandt that carries the grit that carries more weight in inner-city Akron. “I can’t speak for other guys, but, for me, I
UFC bantamweight prospect Sean O’Malley was in the middle of an interview when he saw Cody Garbrandt get knocked out in his flyweight debut. O’Malley and Garbrandt went at it earlier during UFC 269 fight week at the pre-fight press conference, as the two went back-and-forth on the mic and also nearly brawled on stage.
UFC 269 went down last night (Dec. 11. 2021) inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada featuring a headlining act that saw Charles Oliveira retain his lightweight title by submitting Dustin Poirier with a nasty rear-naked choke (see it here). In the co-headlining act, Julianna Pena stunned Amanda Nunes, forcing her to submit to a
Dana White on Cody Garbrandt’s future: ‘He’s been clipped a few times now’ Former bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt suffered his fifth loss in his six outings to Kai Kara-France at UFC 269 on Saturday. It was Garbrandt’s debut in the flyweight division. Kara-France spoiled any hopes Garbrandt had about making a splash in the new
By John Morgan and Ken Hathaway | December 12, 2021 7:40 pm ET LAS VEGAS – While we don’t quite yet know where Sean O’Malley will end up in the UFC’s official rankings following his latest victory, it seems there may be some other numbers next to his name that might matter more. They’ll be
12:07 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Julianna Peña swore she’d do it. She swore she would take out the greatest of all time in double champion Amanda Nunes. Next to no one believed her. Then she went out and did exactly that. Peña (11-4) scored one of the biggest upsets in mixed martial arts history
LAS VEGAS — Flyweight Gillian Robertson speaks with reporters following her first-round submission win over Priscila Cachoeira at Saturday night’s UFC 269 event at the T-Mobile Arena and talks breaking the UFC women’s submission record, her opponent’s attempts to gouge her eye, when she wants to return, and more.
Bronx, New York native Leo Muniz has had a difficult career journey to tonight’s Copa Combate tournament. But after six years away from the sport, winning a $100,000 check would be the perfect capper on what has been a “restart” year in his career. Muniz started his MMA journey in 2011 as an amateur and
The opponent standing across from her on Saturday is another up-and-coming force in the flyweight division: Miranda Maverick. One year into her UFC career, Maverick has gone 2-1, most recently dropping a split decision to Maycee Barber in July. Maverick has shown the type of powerful and physical competitor she can be inside the Octagon.
Just minutes after his impressive win over Pedro Munhoz at UFC 269, Dominick Cruz had a familiar foe on his mind for his next outing. Cruz got out of some early trouble against Munhoz and showcased his elite footwork and striking for the unanimous decision win. It was a vintage Cruz performance in many eyes
The 13th annual Fighters Only World MMA Awards went down Friday December 11th from the Worre Studios in Las Vegas, Nevada and based on the pictures we saw, a ton of MMA royalty were in attendance dressed to the nines. Some interesting choices won in a couple of categories — Herb Dean landed Best Ref
Patricio Pitbull rips ‘pathetic’ Michael Chandler for blasting Dustin Poirier after loss It’s a whirlwind of fighters taking shots at each other on Twitter following the main event of UFC 269. With Dustin Poirier losing to Charles Oliviera it opens up a whole new ballgame on the race to the top and the other lightweight
By John Morgan and Ken Hathaway | December 12, 2021 1:50 pm ET LAS VEGAS – If crowd reaction is a fair measurement of a fighter’s popularity, then Tai Tuivasa is a bona fide superstar. The crowd pop at this past Friday’s official weigh-ins for UFC 269 were an early indicator of Tuivasa’s rising following,
Champs Charles Oliveira and Amanda Nunes cross paths in the UFC PI. Dustin Poirier hits the hot tub. Sean O’Malley targets a new rival, Cody Garbrandt, who targets a new weight class. UFC 269 is on Saturday, December 11. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS,
#UFC two-division champ Amanda Nunes and Julianna Pena faced off one last time at the #UFC269 ceremonial weigh-ins for Saturday’s event. Watch UFC 269 LIVE here: http://go.web.plus.espn.com/c/482924/595608/9070?sharedid=MMAFightingYouTube 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
12:43 AM ET Charles Oliveira has retained his UFC lightweight title, submitting Dustin Poirier by rear-naked choke in Round 3 on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The stoppage came at 1 minute, 2 seconds. Oliveira (32-8, 1 NC), 32, was making the first defense of the vacant title he won when he