Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Ciryl Gane brought a slugfest in their fight. The showdown served as the main event of the UFC Vegas 20 event on Saturday night (February 27, 2021) from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility. As seen in the fight, Gane controlled the first round with ease as he mixed things
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On a card that produced just one finish and a bunch of drawn out decisions, only a few performances stood out at UFC Vegas 20 last night (Sat., Feb. 27, 2021) live on ESPN+ from inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, The heavyweight main event, which saw Ciryl Gane outlast Jairzinho Rozenstruik over the
By Mike Bohn and Ken Hathaway | February 28, 2021 12:43 am Ciryl Gane understands why UFC president Dana White might not have been thrilled with the UFC Fight Night 186 headliner. Gane (8-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) earned a relatively uneventful unanimous decision win over Jairzinho Rozenstruik (11-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) in Saturday’s heavyweight main
2:14 PM ET The UFC has lost a fight from its card this weekend on weigh-in day. Ramazan Kuramagomedov fell ill and was deemed medically unfit to compete at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas, UFC officials confirmed with ESPN on Friday. MMAFighting.com was first to report the news. The illness is not
Angela Hill and Ashley Yoder will not make the walk to the Octagon tonight for UFC Vegas 20. Hill and Yoder agreed to the fight on just a week’s notice but the UFC announced on Saturday the fight is off due to COVID-19 protocols. The fight is expected to be rebooked for the March 13
Event: UFC Vegas 20: “Rozenstruik vs. Gane”Date: Sat., Feb. 27, 2021Location: UFC APEX in Las Vegas, NevadaBroadcast: ESPN+ 5 p.m. ET | 8 p.m. ET UFC Vegas 20 Main Event on ESPN+: 265 lbs.: Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Ciryl Gane UFC Vegas 20 Main Card on ESPN+ (8 p.m. ET): 205 lbs.: Magomed Ankalaev vs. Nikita
By Nolan King and Farah Hannoun | February 27, 2021 1:05 pm A middleweight fight has been added to the UFC’s April pay-per-view. Brendan Allen and Karl Roberson will square off at UFC 261, which takes place April 24 at a location and venue to be announced. Two people with knowledge of the matchup recently
7:08 PM ET The UFC is targeting a second women’s title fight for its April pay-per-view event. Zhang Weili vs. Rose Namajunas for the strawweight title is in the works for UFC 261 on April 24, sources told ESPN. While the fight isn’t finalized yet, April 24 is the date the promotion and both fighters
Dustin Poirier is growing more excited at the prospect of a trilogy fight against Conor McGregor but not enough to agree with the idea of it being for a world title. Both Dustin Poirier and the McGregor camp have not wavered about being interested in a trilogy fight. Recent reports have revealed that progress has
Welcome to Midnight Mania! As they become more and more common, unexpected crossovers from the cage to the boxing ring should perhaps become a bit less unexpected. Still, I don’t think anyone expected Frank Mir — seemingly retired from MMA and signed to Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship — to jump into the Triller ring on
By Mike Bohn, The Blue Corner | February 26, 2021 10:00 pm The UFC heavyweight championship will be back on the line and two familiar participants will clash for gold in the UFC 260 main event. Reigning titleholder Stipe Miocic will attempt to further solidify his status as the greatest heavyweight of all time when
7:49 AM ET You’re only as good as your last fight in mixed martial arts. Or, in the case of UFC heavyweight Jairzinho Rozenstruik, you’re only as good as your last year. Rozenstruik (11-1) faces Ciryl Gane (7-0) in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas (ESPN+, prelims at 5
Aaron Pico will return on April 16 at Bellator 257. According to MMAJunkie, Pico is set to face England’s Aiden Lee. The main event of the card at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn, will see Vadim Nemkov defend his belt against Phil Davis. The card will also air on Showtime. Aaron Pico (7-3),
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is just over 24 hours away from its UFC Vegas 20 mixed martial arts (MMA) event inside APEX facility this Sat. night (Feb. 27, 2021) in Las Vegas, Nevada, headlined by a hard-hitting heavyweight showdown between No. 4-ranked Jairzinho Rozenstruik and No. 7-ranked Ciryl Gane. Before the action gets underway this
By Simon Head | February 26, 2021 12:45 pm Saturday night’s event at the UFC Apex may not feature a big-time title fight or a bunch of the UFC’s most recognizable stars, but UFC Fight Night 186 is packed with rising prospects and fringe contenders looking to make a breakthrough as they make their first
9:46 PM ET Former two-division boxing champ Antonio Tarver will return to the ring to fight former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir on April 17, sources confirmed with ESPN on Thursday. Tarver, 52, will box Mir, 41, on the undercard of a pay-per-view event headlined by a boxing match between former MMA champion Ben Askren
Colby Covington is joining Gilbert Burns in calling out Jorge Masvidal for citing his six days’ notice as a key reason behind his loss to Kamaru Usman at UFC 251. Following his loss to Kamaru Usman at UFC 251, Jorge Masvidal made it clear at the post-fight press conference that he was not going to
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Though he was incredibly dominant and set several records in the last time years, it is tough to argue that interest was beginning to wane in Jon Jones’ Light Heavyweight title reign. Of course, we cannot blame Jones for beating all the best contenders and moving on to Middleweights, but the