10:31 PM ET Jairzinho Rozenstruik has a knack for getting finishes right before the bell. Less than two years after he earned the latest finish in UFC heavyweight history, Rozenstruik uncorked another buzzer beater Saturday. The kickboxing standout stopped Augusto Sakai via TKO with punches at 4:59 of the first round in the main event
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Aljamain Sterling is recovering and will be back training in full capacity soon. The current UFC bantamweight champion Sterling recently provided a quick little update on his recovery process via his Twitter stating that he will back to training 100% on July 15th, ten days from now. Back in March, after his controversial title win
In a few short hours, Floyd Mayweather will step back into the boxing ring to do battle against an unlikely opponent: YouTube sensation Logan Paul, who was selected by Floyd because his follower count was high and his boxing record (0-1) was abysmally low. There’s some sweet revenge for the combat sports world playing out
By Mike Bohn and Abbey Subhan | June 6, 2021 4:20 pm ET Jairzinho Rozenstruik offered a reminder that he’s still a dangerous hitter in the heavyweight division Saturday when he emerged victorious from the UFC Fight Night 189 main event. Rozenstruik (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) was victorious in an octagon headliner for the second
10:59 PM ET Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Marc Raimondi Saturday’s UFC Fight Night card was built around heavyweights looking to build (or rebuild) momentum, and it delivered for first-round winners Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Marcin Tybura in their TKO victories
Walt Harris and Marcin Tybura threw hands in the co-main event position. The two fighters met in a bout on Saturday night (June 5, 2021) at the UFC Vegas 28 event from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility. Things were looking good for Harris early on in the first round as he rocked
Jairzinho Rozenstruik stole the show last night (Sat. June 5, 2021) at UFC Vegas 28 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, when “Bigi Boy” toppled Augusto Sakai in the main event with a last-second TKO win in the first round (highlights HERE). In addition to the heavyweight headliner, a collection
By Mike Bohn and John Morgan | June 5, 2021 11:46 pm ET LAS VEGAS – Jairzinho Rozenstruik is already thinking about getting back into the octagon soon after his win in the UFC Fight Night 189 main event. Rozenstruik (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) netted a first-round TKO of Augusto Sakai (15-3-1 MMA, 4-2 UFC)
3:50 PM ET Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Marc Raimondi Jairzinho Rozenstruik was 10-0 in December 2019 following a Hail Mary knockout victory over Alistair Overeem. It seemed at the time that the accomplished kickboxer was on the precipice of
Colby Covington thinks there’s something fishy about Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley. Paul is set to go one-on-one with Woodley inside the boxing ring. This will be the second time Paul mixes it up with a former MMA champion in a boxing match. Back in April, Paul took on Woodley’s longtime training partner and friend
One of the biggest combat events of the year will go down tomorrow night (Sun., June 6, 2021) live on Showtime PPV from inside Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Fla., as undefeated boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. meets YouTube sensation Logan Paul in a massive exhibition match. While the rules for this exhibition match prevent
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz By John Morgan | June 5, 2021 4:15 pm ET LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 189 event, and you can join us for live play-by-play and official results beginning at 4 p.m. ET (1 p.m. PT). UFC
2:14 AM ET Former UFC middleweight title challenger Paulo Costa has withdrawn from a scheduled bout against Jared Cannonier in August, sources told ESPN. Costa (13-1) was scheduled to headline UFC Fight Night on Aug. 21 but will no longer appear on the card, sources said. Kelvin Gastelum (17-7) has agreed to step up in
After being released from the UFC per his request, former title challenger Dan Hardy is highly critical of how the UFC allows its fighters to represent themselves. The fighting veteran has had thirty-five professional fights. Dan Hardy looks back fondly at the times when fighters were afforded the luxury of sponsorships and being able to
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Most athletes in Nate Diaz’s position would be feeling the pressure a bit. He’s one of the highest paid men on the roster, but Diaz has lost two of his last three bouts, only competing four times in the previous five years. He’s also a massive underdog to Leon Edwards, who
By Matthew Wells | June 4, 2021 11:53 pm ET The Grand Casino Hotel & Resort in Shawnee, Okla. hosted LFA 109 on Friday evening. The event was headlined by a 160-pound catchweight bout between Terrance McKinney and Michael Irizarry. Both headliners came in on two-fight winning streaks, but it would be McKinney extending his
7:44 AM ET Following a rare weekend off, the UFC is back at its Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday with a heavyweight contest between Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Augusto Sakai. If we’re being honest, this UFC Fight Night offers a redo of sorts for Rozenstruik (11-2) and Sakai (15-2-1), as they are both coming off
YouTube star Jake Paul continues to do everything he can to ruffle the feathers of UFC President Dana White. Paul is an Internet star, who has been diving into the world of boxing. He’s been calling out MMA fighters and even had a boxing match with former Bellator and ONE Championship titleholder Ben Askren. Paul