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Marvin Vettori has given his take on suffering a second loss to Israel Adesanya. Last night (June 12), Vettori challenged Adesanya for the UFC Middleweight Title. The title bout headlined UFC 263. Vettori was hoping to avenge a 2018 split decision loss to “The Last Stylebender.” Vettori was unsuccessful as he was swept by Adesanya

Leon Edwards has been dubbed ‘the unluckiest fighter in UFC history,’ and we’re starting to think there may be some truth to that. No one has been jerked around by the Coronavirus pandemic worse than him. His UK headline fight with Tyron Woodley in March 2020 was the first UFC event cancelled due to the

There was no controversy in the second encounter between Brandon Moreno and Deiveson Figueiredo in their UFC 263 flyweight title rematch. After fighting to a draw in their initial meeting in December, Moreno (19-5-2 MMA, 7-2-2 UFC) cleanly submitted Figueiredo (20-2-1 MMA, 9-2-1 UFC) in the third round of the rematch on Saturday’s card at

2:13 AM ET Poor Leon Edwards. You see, the record books will forever state Edwards beat Nathan Diaz on Saturday night via unanimous decision. The highlight reels will reveal he dominated Diaz for the majority of their 25-minute fight. Edwards cut up Diaz. He made him bleed. He roughed him up. That’s all very accurate,

UFC 263 featured two title fights and one five-round non-title fight on the main card. With a new “King of the Flies” and Nate Diaz getting fans charged up in his five-rounder, this event brought a lot to the table. Adesanya did what he does best in his return to middleweight to defend his belt

Israel Adesanya captured another middleweight title defense last night (Sat., June 12, 2021) at UFC 263 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, when “Last Stylebender” outlasted Marvin Vettori for a lopsided unanimous decision (highlights HERE). In addition to the middleweight rematch, a slew of main card and “Prelims” bouts

PHOENIX – The new UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno is proud to elevate the status of MMA in Mexico. Moreno (19-5-2 MMA, 7-2-2 UFC) tapped out Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 263 on Saturday evening in a rematch of their first battle that resulted in a draw. “I can’t believe it,” Moreno told reporters, including MMA

8:30 AM ET For the past three years, Marvin Vettori has lived with the belief that he beat Israel Adesanya in a non-title fight back in 2018. This weekend, Adesanya intends to shatter that belief. Adesanya (20-1) will seek his third middleweight title defense at UFC 263 on Saturday, when he meets Vettori (17-3-1) for

Francis Ngannou has an ironic response to Jon Jones after Jones’ recent revelation that he is looking to return to action next year. After Francis Ngannou became the new UFC heavyweight champion at UFC 260, the entire MMA world immediately set their sights on a superfight between Ngannou and Jon “Bones” Jones. This includes UFC

UFC 263 live stream results and play-by-play updates for the “Adesanya vs. Vettori 2” pay-per-view (PPV) event are right here for your enjoyment. The action gets underway this Sat. night (June 12, 2021) from inside Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, featuring the championship rematch between reigning middleweight kingpin Israel Adesanya and top 185-pound contender

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. – Edson Barboza thinks it’s time he got a crack at the upper echelon of the UFC featherweight division. Since dropping a controversial split decision to Dan Ige in his featherweight debut, Barboza (22-9 MMA, 16-9 UFC) has battered Makwan Amirkhani, followed by a knockout of Shane Burgos at UFC 262. But with

7:15 AM ET The private jet taxied into its hangar in Phoenix on Sunday, shortly after 5 p.m. local time. It carried passengers who had boarded a couple of hours earlier in Stockton, California. But they’ve been on a long, strange trip for years. Nate Diaz arrived for UFC 263 with friends who remember when

Bellator 260 has concluded, and we have a new welterweight world champion! In the main event, the undefeated Yaroslav Amosov outwrestled Douglas Lima throughout the entirety of the fight to win championship gold in what was a one-sided affair. That makes the new champion an astonishing 26-0 as a professional. You can find the results

Welcome to Midnight Mania! Diego Sanchez’s wild ride continues. Admittedly, things have smoothen out a great deal since Sanchez removed toxic parasite former coach Joshua Fabia from his life, but “The Nightmare” still finds himself absent from the UFC roster in the aftermath of all the drama. So while he’s no longer concerned that the

By MMA Junkie Staff | June 12, 2021 1:36 am ET Follow @MMAjunkie Check out these photos highlighting all the action from Bellator 260 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. (Photos by Lucas Noonan, Bellator) bellator-260-mohegan-sun-arena alex-polizzi-bellator-260 alex-polizzi-bellator-260-1 marina-mokhnatkina-amanda-bell-bellator-260 marina-mokhnatkina-amanda-bell-bellator-260-1 marina-mokhnatkina-amanda-bell-bellator-260-2 marina-mokhnatkina-bellator-260 lucas-brennan-matthew-skibicki-bellator-260 lucas-brennan-matthew-skibicki-bellator-260-1 lucas-brennan-bellator-260 nick-newell-bobby-king-bellator-260 bobby-king-nick-newell-bellator-260 bobby-king-bellator-260 justin-gonzales-tywan-claxton-bellator-260 justin-gonzales-bellator-260 justin-gonzales-bellator-260-1 kyle-crutchmer-bellator-260-2 kyle-crutchmer-bellator-260 mark-lemminger-bellator-260-1

1:21 PM ET PHOENIX — The trash talk will stop Saturday night. The UFC middleweight title clash between Israel Adesanya and challenger Marvin Vettori is now official. Adesanya (183.5 pounds) and Vettori (184.5) both successfully made weight Friday morning for Saturday’s main event of UFC 263 in Glendale, Arizona. The middleweight title fight limit is

The celebrity boxing craze continues tonight with two recognizable names from different industries. Tonight (June 11), former NBA star Lamar Odom will go one-on-one with pop star Aaron Carter. This will be a three-round exhibition boxing match. UFC Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell will serve as the referee. The action is being held inside the

UFC 263, which takes place this weekend (Sat., June 12, 2021) inside Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz., was only supposed to feature Octagon veterans, but we all know that no fight is final until both men enter the cage. On this edition of “New Blood,” the series where there’s no rest of the prognosticators,