Welcome to Midnight Mania! Ahead of Conor McGregor’s return vs. Dustin Poirier, all talk described an unreal return to form for the former double champ. His camp described him as “best shape he’s ever been in” and his coaches promised a focused Irishman. UFC President Dana White said the following just a couple weeks prior
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After arguably the most bizarre title change in UFC history, newly crowned UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling gave his response to the MMA community on his podcast “The Weekly Scraps” following his DQ victory over Petr Yan at UFC 259. While Yan clearly delivered an illegal knee to Sterling, who by definition was a grounded
By Mike Bohn | March 10, 2021 10:00 pm The UFC’s loaded March schedule continues Saturday with UFC Fight Night 187, which takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and streams on ESPN+. A matchup of welterweight contenders headlines the event. Leon Edwards (18-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) finally makes his return to the
If things had gone Israel Adesanya’s way at UFC 259, The Last Stylebender would have sought to become the first man to hold a world title in three divisions simultaneously. “Dare to be great” is an expression that Israel Adesanya uttered after coming up short in his bid to unseat light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz
Mar 7, 2021 Aljamain Sterling became UFC bantamweight champion in a shocking way Saturday in Las Vegas as an illegal knee forced a stoppage to his fight against Petr Yan. With Sterling grounded, Yan held Sterling’s arms and kneed the challenger in the face, which is an illegal strike. The fight was paused and after
Leon Edwards will seek a ninth consecutive victory in the welterweight division when he clashes with Belal Muhammad in the UFC Vegas 21 main event, and a win should be enough to finally earn a long-awaited title shot. That’s according to UFC President Dana White, who addressed Edwards’ status in the welterweight division as he
Updates to UFC FIGHT NIGHT: EDWARDS vs MUHAMMAD Due to injury, please note the following updates for this weekend’s event: · The heavyweight bout between Ben Rothwell and Philipe Lins is being rescheduled to a later date. · The featherweight bout between Ricardo Ramos and Zubaira Tukhugov has been canceled from the card. Additionally, due to visa issues,
Jon Jones may not be the stupid one after all. The former UFC light heavyweight champion is sticking to his strength-training routine for the inevitable move up to heavyweight, where the winner of Stipe Miocic vs. Francis Ngannou 2 — and a 265-pound title fight — awaits. This latest clip features “Bones” flaunting what he
UFC Vegas 22 co-main event pulled after Jamahal Hill tests positive for COVID-19 The UFC Vegas 22 fight card is in search of a new co-main event after the light heavyweight tilt between no. 14 ranked Paul Craig and no. 15 ranked Jamahal Hill was pulled as a result of Hill testing positive for COVID-19.
By Nolan King | March 10, 2021 3:00 pm Jon Jones is confident the journey that lies ahead will end with him winning UFC gold in a second weight class. Jones (20-1 MMA, 26-1 UFC), the former UFC light heavyweight champion, took to Twitter on Wednesday and expressed faith in his future at heavyweight. As
UFC light heavyweight champion talks about his performance against middleweight champion Israel Adesanya at UFC 259 and who he is looking to face next. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the UFC. Visit https://ufcfightpass.com/ To order UFC Pay-Per-Views on ESPN+,
Aljamain Sterling asks to skip Petr Yan rematch after UFC 259 for Henry Cejudo, asks Dana White, Dan Hardy fired by BT Sport and is no longer working directly with the UFC, Islam Makhachev wants Tony Ferguson and much more! Informations about our work: This channel is made for MMA fans and has been in
Aleksandar Rakic speaks to the media post-fight after his unanimous decision win over Thiago Santos at UFC 259 in Las Vegas. Full story: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2021/03/ufc-259-results-aleksandar-rakic-beats-thiago-santos-uneventful #UFC259 #UFC #AleksandarRakic For more MMA news: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY network: http://www.usatoday.com Connect with MMA Junkie: Facebook: https://facebook.com/officialmmajunkie Twitter: https://twitter.com/MMAjunkie Instagram: https://instagram.com/mmajunkiedotcom Subscribe to get the latest MMA
It appears that Megan Anderson was not only fighting to become world champion at UFC 259 but also to keep her spot on the company’s roster. Megan Anderson became the latest in the ever-growing list of fighters who have fallen by the hand of UFC double champion Amanda Nunes. As disappointing as losing the biggest
10:32 PM ET UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling says health is his primary focus following a championship win over Petr Yan last weekend in Las Vegas — but an immediate rematch against Yan is also on the horizon. “I was doped up on morphine in the hospital, and texted [UFC president Dana White] and said,
Megan Anderson will need a new fighting home. The former featherweight title contender is no longer under contract with the UFC after completing her deal following a loss to Amanda Nunes this past weekend. UFC officials confirmed Anderson completed her contract with the promotion when speaking to MMA Fighting on Tuesday. During a live stream
He’s got youth, he’s got the CW featherweight title and he’s got a fanbase bigger than most major cities. It doesn’t take Gianni the Greek to assume that smart money says Charriere might have a stronger fanbase than 90% of the featherweights in the sport. With millions of views per video regardless of the content,
Welcome to Midnight Mania! This is one of those heart-warming situations that’s actually rather sickening upon deeper thought. Sam Stout and Spencer Fisher produced one of the best trilogies in UFC Lightweight history. Though no belt traded hands, the two action fighters put forth tremendous efforts in 2006, 2007, and finally 2012. The last bout