By Danny Segura and Ken Hathaway | February 13, 2022 6:00 pm ET HOUSTON – Renato Moicano got his hand raised, but that’s still apparently not enough for the UFC lightweight contender. The Brazilian fighter notched his 16th career win on the main card of Saturday’s UFC 271 pay-per-view event. Moicano (16-4-1 MMA, 8-4 UFC)
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Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz 12:56 AM ET HOUSTON — Israel Adesanya was the story all week. His new, lucrative contract with the UFC. His teammates from City Kickboxing fighting on the same card. His current future stardom. It felt like no one here was talking about Robert Whittaker, the challenger and former champ
The UFC‘s new women’s bantamweight champion, Julianna Peña, is open to a future with the WWE. “The Venezuelan Vixen” told the NY Post she would give professional wrestling a shot if the opportunity ever presented itself. “Right now my focus is on fighting. Later on, if that opportunity presents itself, I don’t see why I
UFC 271 went down last night (Sat., Feb. 12, 2022) inside Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, featuring a Middleweight title fight that saw Israel Adesanya edge out Robert Whittaker via unanimous decision after a back-and-forth affair (see it again here). In the co-headlining act, Tai Tuivasa collected his fifth straight knockout win, putting Derrick Lewis
By Danny Segura and Ken Hathaway | February 13, 2022 4:20 pm ET HOUSTON – Plenty went down in the second UFC pay-per-view of the year. In the main event of UFC 271, middleweight champion Israel Adesanya successfully defended his title for a fourth time with a unanimous decision over Robert Whittaker. It was a championship
2:37 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Now that Israel Adesanya has nudged Robert Whittaker out of his path, the UFC middleweight champion can set his sights on his ultimate destination: surpassing Anderson Silva. Adesanya, the Nigeria-born New Zealander’s tight but unanimous decision victory over Whittaker in the main event of UFC 271 on Saturday night in
UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya had a message for Robert Whittaker just seconds after their rematch at UFC 271. Adesanya and Whittaker went five full rounds this time around in their second battle in the Octagon. The two went toe-to-toe on the feet and ground, but Adesanya was seen as more active throughout the fight.
Last night (Sat., Feb. 12, 2022), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) ventured off to Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, for UFC 271. The second pay-per-view (PPV) event of the year was largely carried by its headliner, a thrilling Middleweight match up with gold on the line between Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker. While that was the
By Nolan King and Ken Hathaway | February 13, 2022 2:52 am ET HOUSTON – Israel Adesanya thinks UFC 271 wasn’t his best performance, but it wasn’t his worst. In a title rematch against Robert Whittaker (23-6 MMA, 14-4 UFC), the UFC middleweight champion Adesanya (22-1 MMA, 11-1 UFC) swept the judges’ scorecards 48-47, 48-47,
8:35 PM ET HOUSTON — Israel Adesanya wore a gold chain around his neck Thursday at the UFC 271 news conference. Hanging from the chain was a medallion with a digital screen showing an NFT video of Adesanya’s knockout of Robert Whittaker on a loop. A day earlier, Adesanya admitted he changed his hair to
Derrick Lewis vs. Tai Tuivasa was a worthy co-headliner. The two fighters met in a bout on Saturday night (February 12, 2022) at the UFC 271 pay-per-view event from Houston, Texas at the Toyota Center. The first round was interesting from Lewis, who was able to take him down a few times. At one point,
Two-time Heavyweight title challenger, Derrick Lewis, returned to his hometown in Houston, Texas, TONIGHT (Sat., Feb. 12, 2022) to battle fellow knockout artist and all-around fun dude, Tai Tuivasa. It was a massive fight with two huge fan favorites, both of whom agreed to swang-and-bang until only one stud was left standing. My head or
By Simon Samano | February 12, 2022 3:20 pm ET Will Nate Diaz’s next fight be his last? It seems that could be the case if you take his word for it. Diaz (20-13 MMA, 15-11 UFC) has called out Dustin Poirier on numerous occasions since last year, and he did it again Friday night
10:24 AM ET HOUSTON — One of the most anticipated rematches in UFC middleweight history is now official. Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker both weighed 184 pounds Friday morning for their title fight Saturday night. Adesanya will defend his belt against Whittaker, the former champ, in the main event of UFC 271 here at Toyota
Three years ago, the MMA world was concerned about a 48-year-old Chuck Liddell fighting after being knocked out by Tito Ortiz. Many of those concerns were also placed on then-43-year-old Anderson Silva in 2018 when he was scheduled to face a rising Israel Adesanya. However, Adesanya believed these concerns were misplaced for a reason as
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight rivals Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker will rematch TONIGHT (Sat., Feb. 12, 2022) at UFC 271 inside Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Literally and figuratively, “Stylebender” has been largely untouchable at 185 pounds. He’s quickly building an incredible resume of title defenses, and since that first fight versus Whittaker, he’s
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz By MMA Junkie Staff | February 12, 2022 12:30 am ET Jussier Formiga (24-8) was victorious in his first bout outside of the UFC in almost 10 years, choking out countryman Felipe Bunes (11-6) in the second round. The contest served as the main event of Friday’s LFA 124
Most fighters these days have some sort of gripe with Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Whether it’s a lack of compensation, unfavorable fight offers, or issues with sponsorships, it seems like a new fighter each week has something negative to say about the biggest MMA promotion in the world. While most of these issues hold water