By John Morgan | April 7, 2021 10:50 pm ONE flyweight champion Adriano Moraes (19-3) became the first man to ever score a stoppage win over former UFC champ Demetrious Johnson (30-4-1), halting him with strikes in the second round of their featured bout at ONE on TNT I. The contest served as the headlining
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7:47 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim When Ryan Bader lost his Bellator MMA light heavyweight championship to Vadim Nemkov last August, he felt sorrow and deep disappointment. The first emotion comes with the territory of losing your place at the top of the mountain. The second emotion was self-directed letdown. On his way to a second-round
Charles Oliveira is super confident he will become the new UFC lightweight champion on May 15. In the main event of UFC 262, Oliveira and Michael Chandler are set to fight for the vacant lightweight title. It’s a fight many pundits are torn on who will win, but for Oliveira, he doesn’t think Chandler has
Former UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson makes his long-awaited return to mixed martial arts (MMA) action when he battles reigning division kingpin Adriano Moraes at the upcoming ONE Championship event tonight (Weds., April 7, 2021), live on TNT. “I’m looking forward to the challenge against Moraes,” Johnson said at the pre-fight press conference. “He’s been
By MMA Junkie Staff | April 7, 2021 10:51 am Follow @MMAjunkie Check out these photos of the fighter faceoffs before ONE on TNT I, which is headlined by a flyweight title fight between champion Adriano Moraes and Demetrious Johnson. (Photos courtesy of ONE Championship) one-on-tnt-1-adriano-moraes-demetrious-johnson-faceoff one-on-tnt-1-adriano-moraes-demetrious-johnson-faceoff-1 one-on-tnt-1-eddie-alvarez-iuri-lapicus-faceoff one-on-tnt-1-eddie-alvarez-iuri-lapicus-faceoff-1 one-on-tnt-1-tyler-mcguire-raimond-magomedaliev-faceoff-1 one-on-tnt-1-tyler-mcguire-raimond-magomedaliev-faceoff one-on-tnt-1-patrick-schmid-oumar-reug-reug-kane-faceoff-1 one-on-tnt-1-patrick-schmid-oumar-reug-reug-kane-faceoff one-on-tnt-1-rodtang-jitmuangnon-danial-williams-faceoff one-on-tnt-1-rodtang-jitmuangnon-danial-williams-faceoff-1
4:28 PM ET UFC bantamweight Aspen Ladd will return to competition against Macy Chiasson on July 24, multiple sources told ESPN. Ladd (9-1) has not fought since she defeated Yana Kunitskaya in December 2019, due to a torn ACL last June. The 26-year-old has long been considered one of the best prospects in female mixed
It looks like fans and Petr Yan may be in for a long wait for Aljamain Sterling to return for a UFC 259 rematch. Petr Yan entered UFC 259 as bantamweight champion but would go on to lose the strap after illegally kneeing Sterling in the face. This left all parties involved with an unpleasant
Just three weeks after suffering a rough loss to Derek Brunson, Kevin Holland steps up to face Marvin Vettori this Saturday (April 10, 2021) in the Octagon’s return to ABC. Earlier that evening, Sodiq Yusuff and Arnold Allen put their unbeaten Octagon records on the line against each other, Kyle Daukaus welcomes Aliaskhab Khizriev to
By Nolan King and Farah Hannoun | April 6, 2021 10:20 pm Ode Osbourne is giving flyweight a try. The UFC has booked a 125-pound matchup between Osbourne (9-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) and Amir Albazi for its upcoming July 17 event. The card doesn’t have a publicly known location or venue at this time. Two
8:18 AM ET Roman ModrowskiESPN.com Editor’s note: This was originally published on April 6, 2020. The Ericsson Globe arena in Stockholm was empty, save for a few fighters shadow boxing and getting a feel for the Octagon in the middle of the floor. Suddenly, one of the fighters scaled a side of the cage and
At UFC 259 Thiago Santos went the distance against rising contender Aleksandar Rakic, Rakic went on social media to exclaim that the fight against the Brazilian was easy work for him. After the fight, the former light heavyweight title challenger was perplexed as to why Rakic would say that about him. Overall, Santos implied that
The UFC “Fight Kits” worn by MMA fighters competing inside the Octagon are now for sale, following the transition from Reebok to Venum (more on that here). And for those combat sports fans looking to rep their favorite athletes, select kits are now available at the online store on the promotion’s official website. So how
By Simon Samano, The Blue Corner | April 6, 2021 10:05 am Follow @SJSamano It’s been nine months since the UFC announced that Venum would serve as the promotion’s new apparel sponsor, and since then we’ve been wondering what the new fighter uniforms would look like. Now we know after the promotion unveiled them Tuesday
4:49 PM ET UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski said Monday that he’s feeling “much better” after a harrowing battle with COVID-19, which included being diagnosed with pneumonia and hospitalized after scans showed the infection spread throughout his lungs. The illness forced Volkanovski to postpone his March 27 title defense against Brian Ortega. “I’m a UFC
A bout between two ranked strawweights is coming directly your way on May 8 when Amanda Ribas (#10) faces Angela Hill (#12). As initially reported by MMA Fighting, Ribas and Hill will be going at it in a fight that should be expected to bring the fireworks. Ribas and Hill both have an aggressive style,
Oh, how time flies. Eight years ago, a hot prospect from Dublin, Ireland walked out onto the stage for his first UFC weigh-in. The event: UFC on Fuel TV – Mousasi vs. Latifi. Tucked away in the middle of the prelims: Conor McGregor vs. Marcus Brimage. McGregor would make quick work of Brimage, TKOing “The
By Danny Segura | April 5, 2021 10:00 pm Follow @dannyseguratv Alexander Volkanovski experienced firsthand some of the COVID-19 complications that have taken the lives of many around the world. The UFC featherweight champion was hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia after contracting the virus days before his scheduled title defense against Brian Ortega on March 27
7:47 AM ET Nate Diaz surprised many in the MMA world by agreeing to face Leon Edwards in the co-main event of UFC 262 on May 15 in Houston. While Diaz’s most recent fight was in November 2019, and he’s currently a heavy underdog — +330 at Caesars by William Hill — Diaz is one