Oct 21, 2022 ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Charles Oliveira still considers himself the UFC’s lightweight champion, but will look to make it official on Saturday. Both Oliveira (33-8) and Islam Makhachev (22-1) successfully made weight on Friday for their lightweight championship bout at UFC 280 at Etihad Arena. Both of them actually came
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The UFC is back with its latest pay-per-view and a return to Abu Dhabi, which means the popular “Embedded” fight-week video series is here to document what’s happening behind the scenes. UFC 280 takes place Saturday at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and ESPN+. The
UFC bantamweight contender Marlon Vera has no problem with former opponent Sean O’Malley publicly dismissing the sole loss on his record. At UFC 252 in 2020, Vera stalled the rise of the highly touted O’Malley via first-round TKO. The finish came after a leg kick appeared to induce a case of drop foot for “Sugar,”
Jon Jones will not be returning to UFC in 2022. That’s according to promotion president Dana White, who recently extinguished the last dying flame of a potential Stipe Miocic fight — in the works for over five years — with news that “Bones” would not be available until 2023. “I’m hoping that we get him
7:53 AM ET PEORIA, Ariz. — Sean O’Malley was feeling good. It was 5 p.m. on a Saturday in September, about five weeks into his camp for this weekend’s bantamweight fight against Petr Yan at UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. O’Malley had looked great in sparring that morning and was sitting down
The UFC is back in Abu Dhabi for arguably its biggest pay-per-view of the year with a pair of title fights at the top of the card. UFC 280 takes place Saturday at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and ESPN+. (Click here to open a
UFC Bantamweight Champion Aljamain Sterling has summoned the spirit of ’80s pro-wrestling icon The Iron Shiek in an effort to make TJ Dillashaw humble. Sterling has made his strong animosity towards the Bang Muay Thai student known. It seems rarely an interview will pass without his disdain for the man who once held the mantle
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to the pay-per-view (PPV) market this Sat. (Oct. 22, 2022) for the “Oliveira vs. Makhachev” mixed martial arts (MMA) fight card, held inside Etihad Arena on “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi, UAE. UFC 280 will be headlined by the lightweight title fight between former
ABU DHABI – Aljamain Sterling and T.J. Dillashaw made weight ahead of their UFC 280 bantamweight title showdown. Reigning champion Sterling (21-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC) will attempt to make his second consecutive title defense when he meets former two-time titleholder Dillashaw (17-4 MMA, 13-4 UFC) in Saturday’s co-main event at Etihad Arena on Yas Island and
Islam Makhachev has spoken about how He and the man he is constantly measured against, Khabib Nurmagomedov, are different. Makhachev competes for the lightweight gold that Khabib held during his career so successfully at UFC 281 against Charles Oliviera. Nurmagomedov is now a coach to the men he once called teammates, and will undoubtedly be
For the second time this year, a Brazilian MMA champion has lost his title to the scale. Former UFC bantamweight John Lineker, who crossed over to ONE Championship back in late 2019, was unable to make weight for his planned title defense against Fabricio Andrade at tomorrow’s ONE on Prime Video 3 card in Malaysia,
ABU DHABI – It’s safe to say Petr Yan and Sean O’Malley have their differences. The bantamweight contenders had a fiery exchange at Thursday’s UFC 280 pre-fight press conference. Yan (16-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC) and O’Malley (15-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) went back and forth, trading shots ahead of their main card contest Saturday. It started
UFC lightweight contender Michael Chandler believes that former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones pulled himself out of the greatest of all time debate owing to his failed drug tests. Before relinquishing the title in 2020 ahead of a planned move to heavyweight, Jones built a record-breaking tenure at 205 pounds. After becoming the youngest UFC
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Aljamain Sterling’s second UFC Bantamweight title defense opposite TJ Dillashaw is fast-approaching, as the pair are set to collide this weekend (Sat. Oct. 22, 2022) at UFC 280 from inside Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, Dubai. Before “Aljo” gets down to business, however, he first had to clear the air about
Oct 18, 2022 UFC president Dana White’s new combat sports venture — slap fighting — will be a licensed athletic competition in Nevada. Dana White’s Power Slap League will be regulated and overseen by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) following a vote Tuesday in Las Vegas at the commission’s monthly meeting. UFC chief business
Click. The door to PUREBRED opened and in walked Kozo Nakamura. Every Japanese gym Nakamura entered, he had the respect of the room and this was no different, especially considering he ran the joint. His contributions to combat sports in the country were recognized by those around him – even the legends. It was sometime
Beneil Dariush is not sure he believes in Alexander Volkanovski‘s ability to follow through on his champ-champ promises. Dariush accepted his fight with Mateusz Gamrot at UFC 280, under the expectation that he would serve as the backup fighter if something were to happen to either man competing in the lightweight title main event between
Surging UFC welterweight contender Belal Muhammad, ranked No. 5 at 170 pounds, seemed to be on a collision course with division sensation Khamzat Chimaev; however, the promotion had other plans and sent “Borz” into battle against Nate Diaz at UFC 279 in Las Vegas. Then Chimaev missed weight — by a country mile — and