That destiny sees him face off against Prates in Perth. The Brazilian is in stellar form, and has 17 finishes from his 19 career wins, including 15 knockouts. “The Nightmare’s” last eight wins have come via KO or TKO, and Li has been impressed with what he’s seen from his opponent. “I’ve watched his fights
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The Scoop: Former two-time middleweight champion Israel Adesanya returns to the Octagon this Saturday with a chance to reclaim his throne against bitter rival and current 185-pound champ Dricus Du Plessis. Adesanya is considered one of the greatest middleweights to ever do it, and for good reason. After finishing Robert Whittaker to earn his first title
MAIN CARD Main Event – Middleweight Title Bout: Dricus Du Plessis (185) vs Israel Adesanya (184) Co-Main Event – Flyweight Bout: Kai Kara-France (125) vs Steve Erceg (125.5) Order UFC 305: Du Plessis vs Adesanya Lightweight Bout: Mateusz Gamrot (156) vs Dan Hooker (155.5) Heavyweight Bout: Tai Tuivasa (265) vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik (259) Welterweight Bout:
“Power Slap 9 will be our first international event” said Power Slap founder Dana White. “Every time I bring an event to Abu Dhabi I bring the biggest and best fights possible. It’s going to be an amazing week for fight fans, Power Slap 9 on Thursday and UFC 308 on Saturday. I also have
From a streaking rookie adding to his impressive start and a Top 10 heavyweight collecting a surprising split decision win to City Kickboxing representatives earning consecutive victories to set up the middleweight championship main event, the anticipation in the arena was palpable by the time the main event got underway. But then Dricus Du Plessis
Culibao opened quickly and looked to cut down Ramos with low kicks, but slipped and spent the remainder of the opening round with the Brazilian on his back, threatening with deep choke attempts that he impressively fended off. The Australian kept things standing through the second to grab the momentum before they split the third
Gamrot started well, showing improved hands and hurting Hooker on the feet before looking to grapple, with “The Hangman” defending well and wobbling his Polish foe towards the end of the first. The second was ultra-competitive, with Hooker landing the more impactful shots, but Gamrot holding his own standing while also putting the New Zealander
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Israel Adesanya lost a pivotal fight for the middleweight belt on Saturday night against Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 305, leaving him in a bit of a limbo after years of back-to-back title fights. Adesanya and Du Plessis went to war for four rounds, with “Stylebender” hitting “Stillknocks” with
UPDATE The Gordon Ryan vs. Yuri Simoes Superfight is set to start after the Men and Women’s Absolute tournaments end. As of 9PM ET (6PM PT), the semifinals are complete with the men and women’s bronze matches coming up, followed by the men and women’s Absolute finals. That means we could be waiting over an
Make sure your manager’s license is filed, paid for, and up to date, kids. Otherwise you too could find yourself out several million dollars in a failed deal with a boxing legend. That’s what’s happened in the case of Conor McGregor’s Paradigm Sports Management company and Manny Pacquiao, who have been embroiled in a bitter
Jake Paul didn’t get a warm reception from the crowd at a New York City press conference for his morally dubious fight against a 58-year-old Mike Tyson on Friday, November 15th. Paul was booed relentlessly through the press conference. “Love him or hate him, all of you are here to see him!” press conference host
UFC 305 went down last night (Sat., Aug. 17, 2024) in Perth, Western Australia, featuring a middleweight title fight that saw Dricus Du Plessis secure his first-ever title defense by submitting Israel Adesanya in the four round to retain his middleweight title (see it again here). In the co-headlining act, Kai Kara France secured a
The ADCC 204 World Tournament continues today (Sunday August 18th, 2024) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada and it was another great day of jiu jitsu and grappling. While the event continues with the Absolute and Gordon Ryan vs. Yuri Simoes Superfight, all of the men’s and women’s weighted divisions have wrapped with
The Drake curse was in full effect on Saturday night at UFC 305 after Drizzy bet a whopping $450,000 on Israel Adesanya to beat Dricus Du Plessis in Perth, Australia. A win would have paid the Canadian rapper out $855,000, but that’s neither here nor there because Du Plessis walked away with a fourth round
Gordon Ryan won his second ADCC Superfight of the weekend on Sunday, dominating Yuri Simoes en route to a 21-0 victory on points. This was a much better performance from Ryan, who went to overtime against Felipe Pena in Saturday’s Superfight, eeking out a 2-0 win off a close scramble (see video highlights here). Against
What mattered most at UFC 305 at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia? Here are a few post-fight musings … * * * * Carlos Prates announces his arrival at welterweight [embedded content] Carlos Prates got a big step up in competition against Li Jingliang, and he let it be known that he’s now a serious
(ALSO SEE: Mick Maynard’s Shoes: What’s next for Israel Adesanya after UFC 305 title-fight loss?) Dricus Du Plessis now officially is a defending UFC champion after retaining his belt for the first time against Israel Adesanya in Saturday’s highly anticipated UFC 305 headliner. Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) remained unbeaten inside the octagon courtesy
PERTH, Australia – Kai Kara-France wants his crack at UFC gold. Following a successful return to the octagon, Kara-France (25-11 MMA, 8-4 UFC) is hoping his next fight to be against UFC flyweight champion Alexandre Pamntoja. He thinks Saturday’s stoppage win over Steve Erceg (12-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) at UFC 305 proved he’s deserving of
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