Rafael dos Anjos and Rafael Fiziev was pretty much guaranteed to be a war from the moment it was booked, so much so that the UFC did its best to keep the ‘Battle of the Rafaels’ together after COVID-19 knocked the fight off its original March date at UFC 272. Four months later and the
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Israel Adesanya can say he warned Sean Strickland of Alex Pereira. The UFC middleweight champion got into an argument with Strickland just days before their respective fights at UFC 276 in Las Vegas on July 2. Adesanya went on to defend his middleweight crown against Jared Cannonier, while Strickland suffered a first-round KO to Pereira.
Rafael Fiziev continues his surge through the lightweight rankings after earning a TKO win over Rafael dos Anjos at UFC Vegas 58. Fiziev has now won six in a row, having previously defeated Brad Riddell, Bobby Green, and Renato Moicano. Tonight’s win, however, was hard fought, with dos Anjos providing an ample test of Fiziev’s
12:51 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Rafael Fiziev proved to be one step ahead of Rafael dos Anjos over the course of four lightweight rounds on Saturday. And then in the fifth, he put the former champion away for good measure. Fiziev (12-1) continued his ascent of the UFC’s lightweight rankings with a blistering, left
UFC Vegas 58 was a bit of an uneven event, but when it was on it was on. Particularly in the Fight of the Night, which was rightfully awarded to Jamie Mullarkey vs. Michael Johnson. Johnson and Mullarkey went to war for three rounds with both men coming close to finishing the other. A comeback
LAS VEGAS – Rafael Fiziev is taking aim at the top of the division following his latest win in the UFC. The rising UFC lightweight contender called out former title challenger Justin Gaethje following his KO victory over Rafael dos Anjos in the main event of Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 39 in Las Vegas. Fiziev
UFC featherweight contender Bryce Mitchell has another potential opponent waiting in the wings for his next Octagon appearance. Mitchell is eagerly awaiting his next UFC foe following a win over Edson Barboza at UFC 272 earlier this year. He had been sidelined for nearly a year and a half before the win over Barboza, with
12:05 PM ET Alexander Volkanovski suffered a broken left thumb during last weekend’s title defense against Max Holloway, the UFC champ revealed on social media Thursday night. Volkanovski (25-1) wrote on Twitter that he will undergo surgery on the broken hand and the recovery timeline is 12 weeks. “Broke my thumb in the second round,
Rafael dos Anjos is back! Not just back to action, although he does fight Rafael Fiziev tonight (Sat., July 9, 2022) at UFC Vegas 58 inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. And not just back to Lightweight, although he is back where he belongs at 155 pounds. Most important, he’s back to 100 percent
UFC on ESPN 39 is down a fight. Hours before the event’s start time, Nina Nunes announced her bout vs. Cynthia Calvillo was removed from Saturday’s card at the UFC Apex and is currently being rescheduled for a later date. Nunes said she caught a stomach bug following Friday weigh-ins and could not recover in
UFC Vegas 58 takes place tonight from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, and MMA News has you covered with all the results and highlights! The main event will see top-ten lightweights Rafael dos Anjos and Rafael Fiziev do battle, with both looking to extend their win streaks. In the co-main event, Contender Series alums
3:12 PM ET A marquee welterweight matchup between Belal Muhammad and Sean Brady is set to take place in October, sources have told ESPN. Contracts are not yet signed but both sides have agreed to the 170-pound contest, which will take place at a UFC event Oct. 22 in Abu Dhabi. It is expected to
Welcome to Midnight Mania! In case you haven’t noticed, I’m new here. You can usually find my work over on Bloody Elbow (boo, hiss, I know). I’m helping out here this month to help give the usual crew a well earned rest. So let’s get to it… Former UFC welterweight title challenger Jorge Masvidal is
Maria Henderson, wife of former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson, created an incredible highlight in her professional MMA debut. Opening up the main card of LFA 135, Henderson (1-0) stepped into the cage for the first time as a pro after fighting three times as an amateur. Sharing the cage with her was a fellow
There is an MMA fighter dating show in the works with an open casting call. The UFC is a place for the best fighters in the world, but more recently we see fighters not only needing to have the skills to win inside the Octagon, but they need a little something extra outside the Octagon.
8:52 AM ET International Fight Week represents the midpoint of the UFC “season” as fight fans watched the promotion’s 22nd fight card and seventh pay-per-view of the year at UFC 276 on July 2. After this past weekend’s festivities, the upcoming schedule is marked with plenty of title fights and major cards in intriguing international
Jorge Masvidal, like so many fighters before him, is seeing ghosts. Despite this pre-fight promise, “Gamebred” was knocked out by welterweight champion Kamaru Usman during their UFC 261 rematch back in April 2021, which followed a unanimous decision loss to “The Nigerian Nightmare” at UFC 251 the previous summer. Could a victory over a Top
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Friday’s official UFC on ESPN 39 fighter weigh-ins kick off at noon ET (9 a.m. PT). The weigh-ins take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The same venue hosts Saturday’s card, which airs on ESPN and streams on ESPN+. Among those weighing in are former lightweight champion Rafael