Brian Ortega dominates Korean Zombie to earn UFC 260 title shot UFC featherweight Brian Ortega looked as good as ever in his fight with the Korean Zombie, Chan Sung Jung, at UFC Fight island 6 in October. [embedded content] (Video courtesy of UFC) Ortega’s performance opposite Jung earned him a title shot against Alexander Volkanovski
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Georges St-Pierre breaks down Conor McGregor, Israel Adesanya losses; Kamaru Usman’s dominance Former UFC welterweight and middleweight champion Georges St-Pierre recently spoke with ESPN about Conor McGregor and Israel Adesanya’s recent losses, Kamaru Usman’s dominance, and what he has coming up in his own career. St-Pierre is going to be a large part of the
Watch Derek Brunson finish Edmen Shahbazyan | UFC Vegas 22 fight video Derek Brunson hasn’t fought since this brutal finish of Edmen Shahbazyan on Aug. 1, 2020. Take a look back at Brunson’s stellar performance ahead of his next fight. [embedded content] (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) Brunson will face Kevin Holland in the main event
Kamaru Usman opens as heavy favorite in Jorge Masvidal UFC 261 rematch Dana White and the Ultimate Fighting Championship re-opened the sports world from pandemic lockdown in May of 2020. White & Co. are now rushing full-steam ahead into ushering fans back into arena’s with UFC 261, where Kamaru Usman will rematch Jorge Masvidal. It’s
Dana White announces UFC 261 to house full house of fans, three title fights UFC president Dana White on Monday announced that UFC 261 is headed to Jacksonville, Fla., with a full house of fans. The fight card will be topped with three title fights. VyStar Veteran’s Memorial Arena will be open to a full
Saturday’s UFC Vegas 22 loses key preliminary bout UFC officials are on the search for a new opponent for Anthony Birchak after Johnny Eduardo had to withdraw from their UFC Vegas 22 bout. Eduardo had been planning to make his return to the Octagon for the first time in nearly two years.The UFC Vegas 22
Ryan Spann addresses spectacular UFC Vegas 21 knockout Ryan Spann discusses his spectacular UFC Vegas 21 co-main event knockout of Misha Cirkunov on Saturday night in Las Vegas. [embedded content] (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) Spann put on a spectacular performance at UFC Vegas 21. Not only did he eat a heavy punch from Cirkunov, he
Watch Francis Ngannou lay Alistair Overeem out cold Take a look back to Francis Ngannou and his performance against Alistair Overeem at UFC 218, which produced one of the knockouts of the year in 2017. [embedded content] (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) Ngannou next faces off with heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic for the second time at
Leon Edwards addresses horrific eye poke on Belal Muhammad at UFC Vegas 21 Leon Edwards spoke at the UFC Vegas 21 post-fight press conference, addressing his fight-ending eye poke on Belal Muhammad in the night’s main event. [embedded content] (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) Edwards was obviously disappointed by the sad turn of events when he
News Angela Hill is currently ranked #12 in the women’s strawweight division heading into her fight vs. the unranked Ashley Yoder. With a loss, “Overkill” will be on a three-fight losing streak, and could fall from the rankings. So he needs a win, a big one, as she acknowledged in a recent interview with Nick Atkin
After past bout schedulings against Khamzat Chimaev fell out, no. 3 ranked UFC welterweight contender Leon Edwards finally makes his return to the octagon after nearly two years away from the sport. Edwards will be welcomed back to the octagon by none other than the always game no. 13 ranked Belal “Remember the Name” Muhammad.
UFC Vegas 21 Live Results: Edwards vs. Muhammad (Click on the fight below and then scroll down to see in-fight live stats and full results, courtesy of Fight Analytics. Full UFC Vegas 21 live results for the first bout from The Apex in Las Vegas is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. ET / 2
UFC Vegas 21 face-offs video: Intense staredowns With the weigh-ins in the books, the fighters squared off for the UFC Vegas 21 face-offs video on Friday at The Apex in Las Vegas. [embedded content] (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) The UFC Vegas 21 fight card is topped by Leon Edwards squaring off with Belal Muhammad in
It might be an understatement to say the UFC has some questionable rankings. You would expect rankings to be questionable as they are subjective; however, in this column, I will point out rankings that I think are glaring mistakes. Editorial Commentary by Peter Parsons Like two weeks ago, this week there was once again a
Having split his previous two bouts in 2020, welterweight Jason Witt was looking to close out his year in strong fashion when he faced Cole Williams at UFC Fight Night in October. Thankfully for Witt, he was able to deliver. Part way through round two, Witt submitted Williams, going above .500 for the year and
After arguably the most bizarre title change in UFC history, newly crowned UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling gave his response to the MMA community on his podcast “The Weekly Scraps” following his DQ victory over Petr Yan at UFC 259. While Yan clearly delivered an illegal knee to Sterling, who by definition was a grounded
UFC Vegas 22 co-main event pulled after Jamahal Hill tests positive for COVID-19 The UFC Vegas 22 fight card is in search of a new co-main event after the light heavyweight tilt between no. 14 ranked Paul Craig and no. 15 ranked Jamahal Hill was pulled as a result of Hill testing positive for COVID-19.
Watch Belal Muhammad choke out Takashi Sato | UFC Vegas 21 fight video [embedded content] Belal Muhammad will step in to face No. 3 ranked welterweight contender Leon Edwards in the main event of UFC Vegas 21 on Saturday, March 13. Prior to the UFC Vegas 21 main event, watch Muhammad’s performance against Takashi Sato