Sage Northcutt’s first fight in nearly two years is set for April. Northcutt will face Shinya Aoki at ONE on TNT 4 in a 170-pound matchup, MMA Fighting has learned following an initial report from ESPN. The event will take place April 28 at Singapore Indoor Stadium. The 24-year-old prospect returns to action for the
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Curtis Blaydes is keeping his head up after a brutal knockout loss to Derrick Lewis in the main event of UFC Vegas 19. The UFC heavyweight was optimistic in a statement released Tuesday on his Instagram story, writing “sometimes you’re the hammer and sometimes you’re the nail.” “This game has a razor thin margin for
Derrick Lewis added another incredible knockout to his resume, but his right hand paid the price for it. Following his second-round KO of Curtis Blaydes in Saturday’s UFC Vegas 19 heavyweight main event, Lewis was diagnosed with injuries to his right hand and wrist according to an official list of medical suspensions from mixedmartialarts.com. The
Coming off a one-sided decision victory over former UFC champion Tony Ferguson in December, Charles Oliveira attempted to dominate a wild animal over the weekend in Sao Paulo, Brazil. This time, however, he only lasted a few seconds on top. Oliveira, who currently has an eight-fight winning streak in the UFC, released videos and photos
On the 32nd episode of On To the Next One, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Alexander K. Lee put on their matchmaker hats following Saturday’s UFC Vegas 19 at the APEX. Future matchups were discussed for Derrick Lewis following his incredible second-round KO win in the main event, Curtis Blaydes, Yana Kunitskaya, Darrick Minner, Chris
Raoni Barcelos will compete on the UFC’s final event of the month after all. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that Barcelos is now expected to meet promotional newcomer Marcelo Rojo at UFC Vegas 20. Rojo replaces Raphael Assuncao who was forced to withdraw from the bout. Per sources,
There was stiff competition for performance bonuses at UFC Vegas 19, but Derrick Lewis’ jaw-rattling knockout of Curtis Blaydes was a shoo-in for a $50,000 performance bonus on Saturday night at UFC APEX. Lewis was one of four “Performance of the Night” bonuses handed out by the promotion for his second-round stoppage of Blaydes. Lewis
After 56 seconds of furious fists and phone booth fighting, Julian Erosa stopped Nate Landwehr with a flying knee at UFC Vegas 19. Erosa had the final word, but not until he battled back after absorbing a right hand in the clinch that briefly took his legs. Quickly righting himself, he fired back with a
MMA Fighting has UFC Vegas 19 results for the Blaydes vs. Lewis event at the UFC APEX, live blogs of the top two fights, and live UFC Vegas 19 Twitter updates. In the main event, Curtis Blaydes and Derrick Lewis will clash in a pivotal heavyweight contest. Blaydes has won four straight fights, while Lewis
Rafael Alves stepped on the scale an astounding 11.5 pounds over the featherweight limit for Saturday night’s UFC Vegas 19, forcing the promotion to cancel his bout with Pat Sabatini. In his first interview since Friday’s weigh-ins in Las Vegas, “The Turn” told MMA Fighting he fell ill after eating salmon on Thursday, forcing him
This weekend Andrei Arlovski will extend his record for most UFC bouts in the heavyweight division when he takes on Tom Aspinall at UFC Vegas 19. And though Arlovski recently turned 42, “The Pitbull” says he still has plenty of fight left in him. “I want to fight as long as possible and of course
Houston native Derrick Lewis knows his hometown has faced plenty of adversity over the past few years. So an arctic blast that left much of the state of Texas without power is just another obstacle to overcome. Lewis, who fights Curtis Blaydes in the UFC Vegas 19 main event on Saturday, said his family has
UFC heavyweight Curtis Blaydes was on the road to redemption when he met Shamil Abdurakhimov at UFC 242. After a knockout loss to Francis Ngannou 10 months earlier, Blaydes was back in the win column with a decision over Justin Willis and was looking to build a streak that would put him back into title
The UFC 258 prelims ended Saturday night as cable’s highest-rated sports program with coverage of the second impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump dominating the night overall. According to the Nielsen Ratings System, the UFC 258 prelims headlined by Anthony Hernandez pulling of a dramatic submission over grappling champion Rodolfo Vieira, ended the night
The Calgary Sun’s Danny Austin joins José Youngs and E. Casey Leydon to react to some of the biggest storylines in MMA. Some POSSIBLE topics include fallout from UFC 258, including Kamaru Usman’s TKO over Gilbert Burns, Alexa Grasso’s win over Maycee Barber, Julian Marquez shooting his shot with Miley Cyrus, Usman’s legacy compared to
Matheus Nicolau’s return to the UFC is back on schedule. The flyweight fighter recently re-signed with the UFC only to see a Jan. 24 UFC 257 bout with Tagir Ulanbekov fall through when Ulanbekov withdrew for undisclosed reasons. On Tuesday, it was announced that Nicolau and Ulanbekov have been re-booked to fight one another in
LAS VEGAS — Bantamweight Chris Gutierrez speaks with reporters backstage at the APEX following his unanimous decision win over Andre Ewell at UFC 258. “El Guapo” explained why the fight was so emotional, the superman punch-kick combination, wanting to rise in the rankings, and where he has been placed on the cards throughout his UFC
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