Israel Adesanya has no regrets about moving up in weight and his loss to Jan Blachowicz at UFC 259. Over the weekend, Israel Adesanya attempted to become the fifth athlete in the UFC to capture two titles simultaneously. While his efforts were in vain, the middleweight champion gave an excellent account of himself against the
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1:24 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Israel Adesanya‘s meteoric rise to UFC superstardom hit an obstacle Saturday night — a large, Polish obstacle. Jan Blachowicz beat the previously undefeated Adesanya by unanimous decision (49-46, 49-45, 49-45) to retain his light heavyweight title in the main event of UFC 259. Adesanya, the UFC middleweight champion, was
A rematch between Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan is in the works “as soon as possible” after Yan was disqualified at UFC 259. That’s according to UFC President Dana White, who could do little other than call for a do-over following the unfortunate ending to the bantamweight title fight on Saturday night in Las Vegas.
Las Vegas – UFC®, la principal organización de artes marciales mixtas del mundo, anunció hoy una nueva asociación en América Latina y Asia con el casino de criptomonedas y casas de apuestas deportivas Stake.com. Según los términos del acuerdo, Stake.com se convertirá en el primer “Socio Oficial de Apuestas” de UFC en América Latina (excluyendo
Longtime UFC analyst and commentator Dan Hardy has reportedly been let go by the UFC and BT Sport. That’s the word coming from the ever-reliable Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer, whose latest newsletter says the former UFC welterweight contender turned mic jockey was involved in some sort of altercation with a female employee on
Jon Jones bags on Israel Adesanya following UFC 259 loss Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya attempted to become the promotion’s latest champ-champ when he fought Jan Blachowicz at UFC 259 on Saturday. When he was unsuccessful, former light heavyweight champ Jon Jones ripped on him. Adesanya moved up to 205 pounds to try and wrest the
By Mike Bohn | March 7, 2021 3:30 pm What mattered most at UFC 259 in the UFC Apex Las Vegas? Here are a few post-fight musings … 1. Give Jan Blachowicz his respect Is it finally time? Can we appreciate Jan Blachowicz in full now that he’s won and defended the UFC light heavyweight
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11:32 PM ET ESPN’s panel of Ariel Helwani, Brett Okamoto, Marc Raimondi, Jeff Wagenheim and Phil Murphy breaks down the biggest stories coming out of UFC 259, including Jan Blachowicz‘s dominant win over Israel Adesanya, who was attempting to become just the fifth fighter in UFC history to hold titles in two divisions simultaneously; the
With 15 fights and plenty of thrilling moments at UFC 259, four fighters stood above the rest. Saturday’s $50,000 post-event bonuses went to light heavyweights Kennedy Nzechukwu and Carlos Ulberg, who won Fight of the Night for their lively standup war, and flyweight Kai Kara-France and lightweight Uros Medic for their first-round finishes. On a
Safe to say he’s one of the folks who believes everything happens for a reason? “Yes, I am one of those guys that believe that, and I say it more often than I care to admit,” he laughs. On Saturday night, Dober competes on the main card of UFC 259, fighting Islam Makhachev on the
UFC 259 featured three title fights that would set the tone for their respective divisions in 2021. While one bantamweight title changed hands in an odd fashion, the women’s featherweight Queen made for a short night, and Israel Adesanya’s attempt at light-heavyweight would not go as planned. There was a lot to take away from
When Jan Blachowicz captured the UFC light heavyweight title with a victory over Dominick Reyes, fighters were coming out of the woodwork to challenge the Polish power puncher, partly because he wasn’t Jon Jones, but mostly because Blachowicz has been an underdog in 13 of his UFC fights and never seems to get the respect
Amanda Nunes breaks down victory and how having a baby affected her | UFC 259 Post-Fight Press [embedded content] UFC dual-division champion Amanda Nunes made it look easy when she defended her featherweight title on Saturday night. Following her UFC 259 victory over Megan Anderson, Nunes addressed the media, talking about the fight, becoming a
By MMA Junkie Staff | March 7, 2021 2:30 am In a bit of a rarity, the post-fight bonus winners at UFC 259 all came from the preliminary card. The promotion handed out a pair of “Performance of the Night” bonuses and “Fight of the Night” at Saturday’s event at the UFC Apex in Las
Feb 27, 2021 The UFC is about to hit a compelling stretch of events in which we will see five title fights (featuring six champions) in the span of one calendar month. It starts on Saturday night with UFC 259, which will be the seventh event in UFC history to feature three title fights. In