By Simon Head | February 7, 2021 5:00 pm Fighters from around the globe dream of the day they’ll step into the UFC octagon for the first time. For one athlete, Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 184 event marked that special moment in their career. Check out this week’s rookie report to see what kind of
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11:46 PM ET Alexander Volkov has had some impressive performances throughout his MMA career. His knockouts of Stefan Struve and Fabricio Werdum come to mind. His most recent win over Walt Harris, as well. Of course, his Bellator run was pretty great, too. But he’s never looked this good. He’s never looked so dominant. His
The UFC Vegas 18 bonuses have been released. The event took place in Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility. Headlining the card was a clash between Alistair Overeem and Alexander Volkov. This fight saw the first round of damage thanks to Volkov’s hands as he busted up Overeem thanks to his jabs and
There was a lot that transpired last night (Sat., Feb. 6, 2021) at UFC Vegas 18 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, but the biggest act was the final one as Alexander Volkov dominated Alistair Overeem in the main event for a bloody TKO stoppage (highlights HERE). In addition to
102 shares By Nolan King and Ken Hathaway | February 7, 2021 12:08 am LAS VEGAS – Cory Sandhagen has called next. In the UFC Fight Night 184 co-main event Saturday, Sandhagen (14-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC) toppled a former UFC lightweight champion, Frankie Edgar, with a 28-second body-stiffening flying knee knockout. At UFC 259 on
2:28 PM ET A fighter hoping to make his UFC debut this weekend will have to wait. Askar Askar was not medically cleared to compete Saturday night at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas, the promotion announced. His scheduled bout with Cody Stamann has been canceled. Askar took the fight earlier this week on short
Michael Johnson is out to prove to himself and to the world that he has what it takes to be a UFC champion when he steps into the Octagon tonight at UFC Vegas 18. With names like Dustin Poirier, Tony Ferguson, and Edson Barboza on his résumé, Michael Johnson has certainly showed huge flashes of
It all goes down later tonight (Sat., Feb. 6, 2021) at UFC Vegas 18 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, as heavyweight legend Alistair Overeem makes another trip to the Octagon in a main event clash with towering contender Alexander Volkov. In addition to the main event scrap, former UFC
By Mike Bohn | February 6, 2021 3:01 pm Paige VanZant briefly considered retiring from combat sports following her loss at “Bare Knuckle FC: KnuckleMania.” Upon reflection, though, she thought better of it. VanZant’s post-UFC career began on Friday with her transition to the bare knuckle boxing world for a showdown with Britain Hart in
8:38 PM ET UFC women’s bantamweight fighter Marion Reneau tested positive for the coronavirus and her bout with Macy Chiasson is now off the UFC Fight Night card Saturday in Las Vegas, Reneau announced Thursday on Instagram. Reneau wrote that the bout will be postponed to Feb. 27. Sources confirmed to ESPN that the fight
BKFC 16: Knucklemania took place tonight, featuring the long-awaited bare-knuckle boxing debut of former UFC star Paige VanZant. VanZant would come up short in the main event against Britain Hart, with Hart getting the unanimous-decision victory after a back-and-forth fight. The main card began with a bloody brawl in the women’s flyweight division between Charisa
Former UFC star Paige VanZant turned in her MMA gloves for a bare knuckle boxing debut last night (Fri., Feb. 5, 2021) at BKFC 16: “KnuckleMania” live on FITE.tv PPV from RP Funding Center in Lakeland, Florida. Unfortunately for “12 Gauge,” she came up short against Britain Hart in the main event by way of
By Mike Bohn | February 6, 2021 12:59 am Paige VanZant’s anticipate bare knuckle boxing debut went down on Friday at “Bare Knuckle FC: KnuckleMania,” but she did not get a winning result. VanZant came out on the losing end of a unanimous decision to Britain Hart after five, two-minute rounds inside the ring at
8:30 AM ET You can find tape of Alistair Overeem‘s professional MMA debut online if you want to see it — although don’t expect to watch it in high definition. It was Oct. 24, 1999. Overeem was 19 years old, and he fought a very muscular older opponent by the name of Ricardo Fyeet, aka
The weigh-in results are in for UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov (UFC Vegas 18), and all fighters hit their mark ahead of tomorrow’s event. The official weigh-ins have wrapped up for UFC Vegas 18, and every fight remained intact, including the main event between Alistair Overeem and Alexander Volkov. Overeem has expressed how this
ESPN blabbermouth Stephen A. Smith talked his way into hot water earlier this week by revealing his disdain for female fighting. Not surprisingly, that didn’t sit well with most women competing inside the Octagon. Including UFC flyweight Molly McCann. “How can you say that when you’re on such a platform?” McCann asked Insider. “Could you
By Ken Hathaway and John Morgan | February 5, 2021 4:46 pm All the pre-fight activities are in the books for UFC Fight Night 184 following Friday’s official weigh-in and fighter faceoffs. Everyone made weight for Saturday’s card, which takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and streams on ESPN+. That includes headliners
9:49 PM ET Two of the biggest fan favorites in UFC history — and a pair of former teammates — will fight this spring. UFC veterans Donald Cerrone and Diego Sanchez have verbally agreed to a May 8 contest, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. The bout will be contested at welterweight, sources said. While