Ketlen Vieira thinks she should be next in line for newly crowned bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes. Nunes (22-5 MMA, 15-2 UFC) reclaimed the 135-pound title when she battered a tough Julianna Peña in Saturday’s UFC 277 main event at American Airlines Arena in Dallas and avenged her upset loss at UFC 269. Now that Nunes
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Sajad Gharibi, known as “Iranian Hulk” online, finally made his combat sports debut in a boxing match with a rival social media personality. The 30-year-old has attracted a significant social media following for pictures of his physique and apparent feats of strength posted on his Instagram. Supposedly 6’2” and weighing 385 lbs, there has long
12:47 AM ET DALLAS — Amanda Nunes vowed to make changes in her game. She vowed to get her belt back after shockingly losing it seven months ago to Julianna Peña. In the rematch, Nunes did exactly what she promised. With a new southpaw stance on the feet and a renewed wrestling game, Nunes defeated
UFC 277 went down last night (Sat., July 30, 2022), featuring a thrilling night of fights spearheaded by the rematch between Julianna Pena and Amanda Nunes. After 25 minutes of action, Pena became bantamweight champion once again, dominating Pena for the duration of the fight (see it again here). In the pay-per-view (PPV) co-main event,
“Be Joe Pyfer.” Those were the words spoken by UFC president Dana White this past Tuesday when he gave a fiery speech to the rest of the Dana White’s Contender Series talent pool. Pyfer (9-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) was the only one of the episode’s winners to get a UFC deal – and now, he
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Amanda Nunes put on a dominant performance against Julianna Peña at UFC 277, but the Brazilian champion claims the fight didn’t need to go the distance. The women’s featherweight and now two-time bantamweight champion reclaimed her belt from Peña in the main event of UFC 277 in Dallas, Texas.
1:26 AM ET In a night where two fighters reclaimed championship gold and rising stars made their cases for title shots, what were the biggest moments at UFC 277? Jeff Wagenheim, Marc Raimondi and Brett Okamoto offer up their takeaways from a highlight-packed event in Dallas. The world is once again steady on its axis,
When Julianna Pena submitted Amanda Nunes back in Dec. 2021, it was an utterly shocking result. There was no real reason to believe in Pena on paper. She had self-belief and heart, a pair of great attributes, but Nunes had every conceivable technical and athletic advantage. Pena won anyway, actually made it look fairly easy,
DALLAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 277 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $313,500. The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy. UFC 277 took place at American Airlines Center.
23-year-old UFC welterweight Michael Morales was challenged by Adam Fugitt at UFC 277 but secured an impressive third-round TKO finish. Morales and Fugitt went toe-to-toe to wrap up the early preliminary portion of UFC 277. Morales was looking to stay undefeated while Fugitt was filling in on short notice for Ramiz Brahimaj. The action started
5:53 PM ET DALLAS — Julianna Peña shocked the MMA world when she upset Amanda Nunes to win the UFC women’s bantamweight title at UFC 269 last December. Nunes is the greatest women’s MMA fighter in the world and had looked nearly unbeatable before Peña dethroned her. Peña and Nunes will meet again Saturday night
Michael Morales kept his undefeated record in tact earlier tonight (Sat., July 30, 2022) at UFC 277 live on ESPN+ (PPV)/ABC/ESPN from inside American Airlines Center in Dallas, Tex., when the rising welterweight prospect stopped Octagon newcomer Adam Fugitt with a blistering third-round TKO (punches). In turn, Morales pushed his pro MMA record to an
DALLAS – UFC 277 took place Saturday with 13 bouts on the lineup. We’ve got you covered with backstage winner interviews from the American Airlines Center. You can hear from all the UFC 277 winners by checking out their post-fight news conferences below. (THIS STORY WILL BE UPDATED AS FIGHTERS ARRIVE BACKSTAGE) Orion Cosce apologizes
Michael Chandler still thinks he’s the current frontrunner for Knockout of the Year, but he admits there’s another finish that’s not too far behind him. The former Bellator champion delivered a seismic knockout in his most recent fight against Tony Ferguson. After a high-paced first round where both fighters had moments of success, Chandler came
12:17 PM ET DALLAS — One of the most anticipated rematches in women’s MMA history is now official. Julianna Peña and Amanda Nunes both successfully made weight Friday morning ahead of their UFC women’s bantamweight title fight. Peña weighed in at 134.5 pounds, and Nunes was 135. On Saturday, Peña will defend the belt against
UFC 277 live stream results and play-by-play updates: UFC women’s bantamweight champion Julianna Pena will make her first 135-pound title defense against former division titleholder Amanda Nunes in the five-round main event TONIGHT (Sat., July 30, 2022) at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, a rematch from their UFC 269 showdown that ended in favor
DALLAS – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Saturday’s UFC 277 event, and you can join us for live play-by-play and official results beginning at 6 p.m. ET (3 p.m. PT). UFC 277 takes place Saturday at American Airlines Center in Dallas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ABC/ESPN and
UFC featherweight champ Amanda Nunes picks who could play her in a movie about her life. When it comes to UFC champions, Amanda Nunes is among the greats. Holding two UFC belts for years and defending both got her ranked as the best female pound-for-pound fighter in the UFC. At the end of her career,