Former two-division UFC champion Henry Cejudo has given his thoughts on two of the promotion’s fastest-rising stars, Paddy Pimblett and Sean O’Malley. While O’Malley has appeared destined for stardom since his appearance on Dana White‘s Contender Series in 2017, Pimblett’s development from prospect to mainstream entertainer has been rapid. Through his highly-anticipated debut, a first-round
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Francis Ngannou is at an interesting point in his mixed martial arts (MMA) career. With Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) contract negotiations brewing in the background, “The Predator” has also teased interest in boxing. In the case that the Cameroonian champion parts ways with the UFC and sticks with MMA, he’d have options stretching far and
By Danny Segura and Nolan King | March 28, 2022 5:30 pm ET Erik Perez has added a trip to Hawaii to his schedule. The bantamweight has taken a short-notice opportunity, replacing Jared Scoggins to take on Cee Jay Hamilton on April 22 at Bellator 278 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Multiple sources informed MMA Junkie of
7:48 PM ET The UFC lost a top women’s bantamweight contender fight on its pay-per-view card next month but is replacing it with another. Irene Aldana is out of a scheduled fight with Aspen Ladd at UFC 273 on April 9 in Jacksonville, Florida, because of an undisclosed injury, sources confirmed Saturday to ESPN. In
Dana White isn’t sold on seeing anymore MMA/Boxing crossovers. Many athletes in combat sports have crossed over to some other field. The world of MMA has seen MMA fighters attempt to cross over into boxing, only to come up short. And when it comes to boxers trying their hand at mixed martial arts, there is
When the UFC announced Matt Brown vs. Bryan Barberena at UFC Columbus, we knew we were in for something special. Not only are Brown and Barberena both certified savages and alumni of Swang N’ Bang University, but Brown is an Ohio native from Cincinnati, just 90 minutes up the road from the Nationwide Arena. Strange
By Matthew Wells and Ken Hathaway | March 27, 2022 8:30 pm ET COLUMBUS, Ohio – Aliaskhab Khizriev won his promotional debut by tapping Denis Tiuliulin with a rear-naked choke Saturday at UFC on ESPN 33. Take a look at the fight, which marked the Dana White’s Contender Series veteran’s third-straight stoppage and his second
10:29 PM ET Curtis Blaydes, one of the most unapologetic wrestlers in the UFC, decided to show off his hands on Saturday. A former collegiate wrestler, Blaydes (16-3) produced a highlight-reel finish over Chris Daukaus (12-5) in the main event of UFC Fight Night at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The finish came just 17
Henry Cejudo likes what he sees from former UFC champion Jon Jones ahead of his highly anticipated heavyweight debut. Jones hasn’t fought since his last light heavyweight title defense against Dominick Reyes at UFC 247. After winning a closely contested fight, he would opt to vacate the light heavyweight title to pursue a run at
Recent reports have the UFC aiming to put flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo in the cage across from Brandon Moreno for the fourth time in July. But a new tweet from Figueiredo suggests “God of War” has other ideas. UFC Columbus featured a hard fought scrap between #2 ranked Askar Askarov and #6 ranked Kai Kara-France.
By Mike Bohn and Abbey Subhan | March 27, 2022 5:30 pm ET (ALSO SEE: Mick Maynard’s Shoes: What’s next for Chris Daukaus after UFC on ESPN 33 loss?) Curtis Blaydes reinforced his position as an elite heavyweight contender on Saturday when he definitively beat Chris Daukaus in the UFC on ESPN 33 main event.
10:52 PM ET UFC Fight Night in Columbus, Ohio, delivered with the dust settling on three divisions as Curtis Blaydes, Alexa Grasso and Kai Kara-France put on a show while putting the current champions on notice. Will any of the three get a title fight with their next matchup? Blaydes certainly hopes so, as the
Curtis Blaydes would love nothing more than to show Stipe Miocic firsthand just how much he’s learned over the past decade. Heading into 2014, Stipe Miocic was 4-1 in the UFC and not yet in any consideration for heavyweight GOAT status. As he prepared for his 2014 debut against Gabriel Gonzaga, one individual whom Miocic
Curtis Blaydes scored a huge main event TKO finish over Chris Daukaus earlier tonight (Sat., Mar. 26, 2022) at UFC Columbus live on ESPN/ESPN+ from inside Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, and surprisingly attempted zero takedowns in the process (highlights HERE). In addition to the heavyweight headliner, UFC Columbus spit out a few fire finishes
By Nolan King and Ken Hathaway | March 26, 2022 11:30 pm ET COLUMBUS, Ohio – Curtis Blaydes is back to his finishing ways – and he thinks he’s ready for the next step up. At UFC on ESPN 33, Blaydes (16-3 MMA, 11-3 UFC) knocked fellow heavyweight contender Chris Daukaus (12-5 MMA, 4-2 UFC)
3:49 PM ET UFC superstar Nate Diaz has publicly requested a release from his exclusive contract with the promotion. Diaz, 36, issued the request on social media on Saturday. He tagged the accounts of the UFC and UFC president Dana White. He also included a tag aimed at Hunter Campbell, the UFC’s chief business officer.
It’s fair to say that negotiations between Nate Diaz and the UFC are not going so hot. One can safely arrive at this conclusion by the latest Nate Diaz news to hit the streets, which is that the 209 resident has publicly informed Dana White and UFC Executive Vice President Hunter Campbell that he wants
UFC Columbus live stream results: Buckle up for the “Blaydes vs. Daukaus” mixed martial arts (MMA) event scheduled for TONIGHT (Sat., March 26, 2022) inside Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Headlining the ESPN/ESPN+ fight card is the heavyweight showdown between No. 4-ranked Curtis Blaydes and No. 9-ranked Chris Daukaus, two experienced veterans looking to make