UFC President Dana White thinks the public counted out Calvin Kattar ahead of his main event bout against Giga Chikadze. Kattar walked away with a unanimous decision win over Chikadze on Saturday night, clearing scorecards after a brawl against a fellow ranked featherweight. The win saw him emerge as the better striker, hurting Chikadze with
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With UFC 270 just around the corner headlined by heavyweight champ Francis Ngannou vs. interim champ Ciryl Gane, you can excuse reporters at the UFC Vegas 46 press conference for focusing on that upcoming fight rather than the action they witnessed at the UFC Apex. As usual, though, the discussion focused less on the fight
By Mike Bohn | January 16, 2022 9:40 am ET The first UFC event of the year took place Saturday with UFC on ESPN 32 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. A 10-fight card that was ravaged by lineup changes ultimately concluded with a strong performance from Calvin Kattar (23-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC), who
7:59 PM ET Former UFC champion Miesha Tate will continue her comeback inside the Octagon in May — in a new weight class. The UFC has booked a 125-pound flyweight matchup between Tate and Lauren Murphy at UFC Fight Night on May 14, officials confirmed to ESPN on Saturday. The promotion has not yet announced
The UFC Vegas 46 bonuses have been released. The event took place in Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility. Headlining the card was a featherweight clash between Calvin Kattar and Giga Chikadze. This fight was crazy. In the first round, calmness as Giga slipped and Calvin jumped on top of him where he
Calvin Kattar returned in style last night (Sat., Jan. 15, 2022) at UFC Vegas 46 live on ESPN/ESPN+ from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, when the featherweight contender silenced Giga Chikadze with a five-round shellacking (highlights HERE). In addition to the featherweight headliner, a collection of main card and “Prelims” fights produced memorable
By John Morgan | January 15, 2022 7:45 am ET LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 32 event, and you can join us for live play-by-play and official results beginning at 5 p.m. ET (2 p.m. PT). UFC on ESPN 32 takes place at the UFC
11:58 AM ET UFC has added a strawweight bout between Mackenzie Dern and Tecia Torres to UFC 273 on April 5. Torres announced the bout via social media Wednesday, and UFC officials confirmed the 115-pound matchup to ESPN. The promotion has not announced a venue or main event for the pay-per-view. According to UFC’s official
Seven months ago, a frustrated Giga Chikadze vented about Yair Rodriguez, his featherweight peers, and the UFC ranking system. Tonight at UFC Vegas 46, the #8-ranked Chikadze will have the type of opportunities he was fighting for last year when he takes on the #5-ranked Calvin Kattar. The following article is presented in its original,
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns from its holiday hiatus to kick off the new year with its UFC Vegas 46 mixed martial arts (MMA) event this Sat. night (Jan. 15, 2022) from inside the UFC APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, streaming LIVE on ESPN+. Main event duties fall to featherweight title contenders Calvin Kattar
By MMA Junkie Staff | January 15, 2022 9:40 am ET It’s expensive to be a fan of mixed martial arts. Over the years, fight fans have encountered rising pay-per-view costs, and it appears the ceiling has not yet been reached. Starting with UFC 270 on Jan. 22 and all pay-per-view events going forward will come
6:28 PM ET LAS VEGAS — UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou will go into his title defense against Ciryl Gane at UFC 270 on Jan. 22 with a lot of uncertainty around his future contractual status with the promotion. But one thing he says he knows for sure is that he will not fight again
Demetrious Johnson is set to make his return to competition in a very intriguing way when he takes on ONE Championship Flyweight Muay Thai Champion Rodtang Jitmuangnon on March 26. CEO Chatri Sityodtong announced the fight last year on The MMA Hour after the original ONE X card planned for December 5 2021 was postponed. The
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Once again, Joe Rogan’s podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience (JRE), is the center of controversy. A collection of scientists, professors, and doctors — 270 total — have published an open letter to Spotify, the hosting company of JRE. Though they do recommend a particular course of action, the group requests Spotify
Sean Brady is eyeing one of the biggest names in the division. The unbeaten rising contender debuted in the UFC’s top 10 welterweight rankings when he outgrappled Michael Chiesa at UFC Fight Night 198 in November. Looking to continue his ascent up the ladder, Brady (15-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) is <a href=” “I’ve always fought up
7:50 AM ET On. Jan. 22, Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane will square off in the main event of UFC 270 (10 p.m. on ESPN+ PPV), with the heavyweight title on the line. That fight will shape the course of three fighters in the top 10 of ESPN’s MMA Rank, an effort to project which
UFC strawweight Cheyanne Vlismas says she is now receiving death threats after her personal issues with husband JP Buys spilled into the public. As far as big stories go in the first month of 2022, not many would have called this one. And given the personal nature of it, it’s perhaps a shame to see
Boxing specialist, Calvin Kattar, will go to war opposite professional kickboxer, Giga Chikadze, this Saturday (Jan. 15, 2022) at UFC Vegas 46 inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Rebounding from a defeat is rarely easy inside the Octagon. It becomes especially more difficult when said defeat as an all-time, statistic-breaking beatdown, a loss that