HOUSTON – Vicente Luque beat Michael Chiesa with a first-round submission Saturday on the main card at UFC 265 in Houston. Take a look inside the fight with Luque, who picked up his fourth straight win – all of which have come by finish. Luque on the fight’s key moment Aug 7, 2021; Houston, Texas, USA;
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Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz 12:49 AM ET HOUSTON — Ciryl Gane is a living, breathing representation of the evolution of mixed martial arts. He’s a poised, smooth and tactical heavyweight who moves like a man two to three weight classes below him. He was born in France, a place that just legalized the
UFC women’s bantamweight Julianna Peña has declared her skepticism of Amanda Nunes’ COVID-19 diagnosis, issuing the champ an ultimatum to fight in December or vacate the belt. It’s the latest verbal volley Peña has aimed at Nunes since the duo’s scheduled title fight at UFC 265 was canceled. For the last few months, “The Venezuelan
Dana White hasn’t been a fan of the Paul brothers since they popped up on the boxing scene. He’s not flat out hazing them (yet), but you can tell their antics get under his skin (when he’s not begrudgingly impressed with their ability to bank big bucks). We’re sure he wasn’t impressed when Logan Paul
HOUSTON – Vicente Luque has finally arrived as part of the welterweight elite after UFC 265, according to company president Dana White. Luque (21-7-1 MMA, 14-3 UFC) added another signature win to his resume Saturday when he submitted Michael Chiesa (18-5 MMA, 11-5 UFC) in the first round of their welterweight bout at the Toyota
2:33 AM ET Ciryl Gane dominated Derrick Lewis to win the UFC interim heavyweight title at UFC 265. There was no big punch or comeback moment from Lewis this time around as Gane dictated every moment of the fight. Now Gane is set up to face Francis Ngannou for the undisputed title. Gane is the
UFC 265 goes down tonight (Sat. August 7, 2021) from Houston, Texas at the Toyota Center and we have the results. The world’s leading mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion compiled an excellent card for fight fans to enjoy. It’s headlined by a meeting that will see Derrick Lewis vs. Ciryl Gane for the interim heavyweight
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Interim Heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane, UFC President Dana White and former Featherweight champ Jose Aldo speak to the media at the UFC 265 post-fight press conference — get all the highlights right here. SB Nation’s Combat Culture has sifted through Saturday’s post-fight presser and compiled the best eight minutes into one
HOUSTON – Before the fight, Ciryl Gane predicted a masterclass – and after the way things played out at UFC 265, he thinks he fulfilled that promise. Gane (10-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) defeated “The Black Beast,” Derrick Lewis, via third-round TKO in Saturday’s pay-per-view main event. The performance was largely without hiccups, though Gane revealed
8:05 AM ET Things are changing in the UFC’s heavyweight division. Over the past 10 years, the weight class has revolved around a handful of familiar names — relatively older names at that. For a long time, this small collection of veterans held off the up-and-comers and battled for the UFC championship among themselves. That
Despite competing for an interim title tonight at UFC 265 with an opportunity to fight for the undisputed title after that, Derrick Lewis’ stance on world titles have never been a secret. [ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED APRIL 30, 2018, 4:32 PM] Derrick Lewis isn’t striving for championship gold. Lewis is set to meet Francis Ngannou at UFC
It’s official! Darren Till will be taking on Derek Brunson for the Liverpudian’s big return to the Octagon on September 4th. Unfortunately, the UFC’s big British hope won’t be able to ply his trade in front of his home country: the UFC Fight Night that was originally targeted for a London location will instead be
By Matthew Wells | August 7, 2021 5:01 pm ET Follow @mrmwells HOUSTON – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Saturday’s UFC 265 event, and you can join us for live play-by-play and official results beginning at 6 p.m. ET (3 p.m. PT). UFC 265 takes place at Toyota Center in Houston. The
11:15 AM ET HOUSTON – Everything is bigger in Texas – including this weekend’s super-sized UFC main event. Derrick Lewis and Ciryl Gane both weighed in successfully Friday morning for their UFC interim heavyweight title bout. Lewis weighed 264.5 pounds and Gane came in at 247. The two men will meet Saturday night in the
The UFC 265 final face-offs have concluded, and all roads are clear to determine who will be the UFC’s interim heavyweight champion and the next challenger to Francis Ngannou‘s undisputed title. Tomorrow night, UFC 265 will take place from The Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. The main event will feature Derrick “The Black Beast” Lewis
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Sean O’Malley is one of the brightest young stars on the UFC roster. Even if one is not a fan of his antics or doesn’t foresee “Suga” capturing a UFC title, he’s nevertheless proven himself as a considerable draw, building quite a bit of star power in the last couple years.
By MMA Junkie Staff | August 6, 2021 10:55 pm ET Follow @MMAjunkie Ali Alqaisi was diligent trying to put Andrew Whitney away. It didn’t happen, but Alqaisi’s work for 25 minutes got him a title. Alqaisi (10-5) outworked Whitney (16-9) to take the vacant featherweight title in the UFC Fight Pass-streamed Titan FC 71
8:00 AM ET It was Oct. 6, 2018, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Derrick Lewis was losing badly, on the verge of one of the worst losses of his career. Six-foot-7 Russian heavyweight Alexander Volkov was seconds away from victory. To add insult to dominance, Volkov was talking trash midfight. When Lewis’ cornermen were