Former UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier was part of the broadcast team that called Leon Edwards’ shocking upset win over Kamaru Usman in the UFC 278 pay-per-view (PPV) main event last weekend at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City. Cormier kept the conversation going on his “DC & RC” YouTube show the following Tuesday, advising
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8:00 AM ET Alexander Volkanovski was already hovering near the top of the ESPN pound-for-pound MMA rankings on the strength of last month’s dominant UFC men’s featherweight title defense against former champion Max Holloway. But there was a roadblock standing between Volkanovski and the No. 1 spot. Kamaru Usman had long held that top position,
LAS VEGAS – UFC president Dana White is working on Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal’s next fights. Covington (17-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) and Masvidal (35-16 MMA, 12-9 UFC) faced off in a grudge match in March at UFC 272, where Covington scored a lopsided decision win over his former best friend. Their bad blood continued
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is willing to compare his UFC run to anyone, including Khabib Nurmagomedov. Jones is preparing to make his return at heavyweight, potentially by the end of 2022. He’s been out of competition since vacating the light heavyweight title in 2020 following a win over Dominick Reyes. Jones, despite
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Don’t look now, but MMA fighter turned quasi-comedian Brendan Schaub may have just dropped the funniest statement of his career. With no upcoming UFC event this weekend, the overall discussion in the MMA world continues to revolve around UFC 278. Most notably, Leon Edwards’ tremendous upset win over Kamaru Usman continues
Aug 20, 2022 UFC president Dana White said he helped broker a deal for quarterback Tom Brady to play for the Las Vegas Raiders when Brady was a free agent quarterback in 2020, but then-Raiders coach Jon Gruden nullified the deal at the last minute. White was convinced to tell the story by Rob Gronkowski
While former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold didn’t say the word “retire” after his loss at UFC 278, he has communicated to the UFC that is his intention. MMA Junkie confirmed with a representative of Rockhold (16-6 MMA, 6-5 UFC) on Tuesday that he is in fact retiring from MMA following a notification from the
The UFC 281 card has further taken shape with the addition of another City Kickboxing standout, as Dan Hooker has been paired with Claudio Puelles. On November 12, the MMA leader will return to the prestigious Madison Square Garden in New York City. With it will come a blockbuster middleweight showdown between champion Israel Adesanya
Retired UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov shared the same manager as former welterweight titleholder Kamaru Usman and over the years, developed a friendship with “The Nigerian Nightmare.” That’s why “The Eagle” was “a little bit upset” when Usman got “severely” knocked out by Leon Edwards in the UFC 278 pay-per-view (PPV) main event last weekend
Aug 21, 2022 SALT LAKE CITY — Leon Edwards has shocked the MMA world. With a head kick in the final round of a fight he was losing handily, Edwards knocked out Kamaru Usman to win the UFC welterweight title in the main event of UFC 278 on Saturday night here at Vivint Arena. The
The officials for the next UFC pay-per-view main event are set. A five-round welterweight bout between Nate Diaz and Khamzat Chimaev sits atop UFC 279, scheduled for Sept. 10 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. On Tuesday at its monthly meeting, the Nevada Athletic Commission selected the referee and three judges. Referee Referee Marc Goddard
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz A recently released perspective of new UFC Welterweight Champion Leon Edwards‘ fifth-round knockout of Kamaru Usman is a must-watch. With just under a minute left in the fight, Edwards landed a left head kick knockout on Usman to earn the welterweight title at UFC 278. He was losing on
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Leon Edwards’ come-from-behind, walk-off head kick knockout win over Kamaru Usman at UFC 278 is one for the ages. For one, it was pretty much perfect technique. Edwards read his opponents defenses, feinted him into slipping and lower his hands, then placed his shin directly upside his temple. Textbook. Perhaps more
5:26 PM ET The UFC has announced a middleweight matchup between Jared Cannonier and Sean Strickland for UFC Fight Night on Oct. 15. The 185-pound contest, which the UFC announced on Monday, will headline the UFC Fight Night event. The promotion has not revealed a location, but it will most likely take place in Las
The UFC continues to chip away at the remainder of its 2022 schedule. A middleweight clash is the most recent addition to the docket as Julian Marquez (9-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) and Deron Winn (7-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC) are set to collide at a UFC Fight Night event Dec. 17. The card does not currently
Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor has assessed the decision to have family present at fights following Kamaru Usman‘s defeat at UFC 278. This past Saturday, Usman targeted another in-Octagon family celebration following a sixth successful defense of the welterweight title he’d held since 2019. But instead, he awoke to the sight of arena lights
Tony Ferguson hates cutting to lightweight because it makes him look like a “skinny little bitch,” according to these comments, which is one of many reasons why “El Cucuy” will return to the 170-pound weight class for his next assignment. Where and when? The UFC 279 pay-per-view (PPV) event on Sept. 10 in Las Vegas.
8:36 AM ET We take a look at some of the biggest questions in MMA, starting with Leon Edwards‘ wild upset of Kamaru Usman, and try to separate what’s real and what’s not. SALT LAKE CITY — The fight was all but over. Aside from a takedown and a rear-naked choke attempt in the first