12:57 PM ET LAS VEGAS — A three-day saga surrounding Saturday’s UFC Fight Night main event between Paulo Costa and Marvin Vettori is finally over, as both fighters made weight for a five-round light heavyweight matchup. This fight was originally scheduled to take place at middleweight, the division in which Costa and Vettori are both
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Former UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight champion, Daniel Cormier doesn’t think Fedor Emelianenko would’ve had much success in the UFC. In 2009, Emelianenko was linked to signing with the Las Vegas-based promotion, yet it never came to fruition. The Russian then continued to fight in Strikeforce, went to M-1 Global, and now is in Bellator.
Current UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman is fighting Colby Covington at UFC 268 to prove he is still a better fighter. Despite what Covington may have said about UFC pressuring Usman into the rematch “Nigerian Nightmare” is adamant that he is fighting Covington again just to beat him up a second time. Covington, who has
The UFC stays home in Las Vegas this week with a key middleweight matchup atop the card – thought it won’t be at that weight class. UFC Fight Night 196 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+. (Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks
8:00 AM ET UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya released a YouTube video last weekend in which he broke down Saturday’s main event fight between his “children” Paulo Costa and Marvin Vettori. On its face, Costa vs. Vettori is an outstanding main event featuring two of the UFC’s top middleweights. Costa and Vettori are ranked Nos.
A 195-pound catchweight showdown sets the UFC Apex ablaze when Paulo Costa meets Marvin Vettori this weekend at UFC Vegas 41. The main event features Italy’s Vettori attempting to right the ship after suffering a decision loss to middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. Meanwhile, the #2-ranked Costa is also returning to action after having lost to
If everything goes according to plan at UFC 267 on October 30th, Glover Teixeira will fight Jan Blachowicz for the UFC light heavyweight title on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. But if something happens to go sideways, the promotion has a back-up ready in #2 ranked 205er Jiri Prochazka. Prochazka is taking his role as
By MMA Junkie Staff | October 21, 2021 10:41 pm ET Follow @MMAjunkie The last pay-per-view of 2021 somehow continues to keep getting better. The already-stacked UFC 269, which takes place on Dec. 11 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, has added another fantastic matchup in the featherweight division as Dan Ige will face
8:00 AM ET There was a time when an appearance by Fedor Emelianenko was as big as it got in mixed martial arts. From mid-2000, when the Russian first competed as a pro, through the end of 2009, Emelianenko fought 32 times and lost only once, by a dubious doctor’s stoppage. During one stretch, mostly
UFC lightweight Michael Chandler believes former interim champion Justin Gaethje is the “scariest” and “craziest” fighter he’s ever been matched up with. Chandler has found himself well in the mix of the 155-pound elites despite only having two Octagon outings under his belt. After making the switch from Bellator to the UFC in 2020, “Iron”
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight titleholder Cain Velasquez taught Dwight Grant a thing or two about punching up in weight. Grant (11-3) fights Fransisco Trinaldo at UFC Vegas 41, taking place inside the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nev. on Sat., Oct. 23 via ESPN+. Reflecting on his sparring sessions, Grant named Velasquez as
“The Last Emperor” is nearing his return to action for the first time in nearly two years. Two days before his Bellator 269 headliner vs. Tim Johnson, heavyweight legend Fedor Emelianenko came face to face with his opponent for the first time Thursday when the two squared off following a promotional news conference. Emelianenko (39-6
Sep 25, 2020 Editor’s note: This story was originally posted ahead of Paulo Costa’s fight against Israel Adesanya. Costa lost that fight and will make his first appearance since that bout against Marvin Vettori on Oct. 23. In February 2012, a 20-year-old realtor from Contagem, Brazil, made a quiet professional debut in mixed martial arts
Fedor Emelianenko may be walking away after his fight with Tim Johnson, or he might fight out his Bellator contract. There is not much to be said about Fedor that has not already been said. The Russian MMA legend has been competing since the turn of the century, and despite more than two decades and
Middleweight bruiser, Marvin Vettori, will throw down opposite fellow brawler, Paulo Costa, this Saturday (Oct. 23, 2021) at UFC Vegas 41 inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. We think. Vettori seemingly walks around in a fairly permanent state of frustration, but at the moment at least, his current feelings are understandable. In 2018, Vettori
PFL broadcaster Sean O’Connell thinks it’s in both the PFL and Kayla Harrison’s benefit to continue working together. Reigning PFL champ Harrison (11-0) is a free agent at the end of this season, and the two-time Olympic gold medalist in judo will be one of the most sought-after fighters on the market. Harrison previously claimed
8:12 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Saturday’s UFC Fight Night main event between Paulo Costa and Marvin Vettori appears to be in jeopardy after Costa admitted on Wednesday he does not intend to make weight for the 185-pound contest. During a joint interview with ESPN on Wednesday evening, Costa (13-1) and Vettori (17-4-1) agreed to
Fedor Emelianenko is getting ready to get back in the Bellator cage, but first has some words for Dana White. The Russian heavyweight will most likely go down in history as one of the best to ever step in the cage. He will once again grace the Bellator cage on Oct. 23 as he steps