UFC 259 Embedded: Fight week kicks off UFC 259 Embedded features the fighters from Saturday’s championship tripleheader pay-per-view event at The Apex in Las Vegas. Middleweight champ Israel Adesanya challenges light heavyweight titleholder Jan Blachowicz in the main event. The UFC 259 co-main event sees Amanda Nunes put her featherweight title on the line against
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Watch Petr Yan annihilate Jose Aldo to win bantamweight title | UFC 259 free fight [embedded content] Petr Yan captured the bantamweight title when he defeated Jose Aldo UFC 251 last year on Fight Island. Yan makes his first title defense against top contender Aljamain Sterling at UFC 259 on Saturday, March 6, at the
News May 11, 2019; Rosemont, IL, USA; A.J. McKee (red gloves) defeats Pat Curran (blue gloves) during Bellator 221 at Allstate Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports Starting a mixed martial arts career unbeaten over 17 fights is sure to instill a great deal of confidence. However, for someone like Bellator featherweight AJ McKee,
Zhang Weili expected to defend belt against Rose Namajunas at UFC 261 UFC strawweight champion Zhang Weili is expected to next defend her belt against former champion Rose Namajunas at UFC 261. Multiple sources confirmed that a bout between Zhang and Namajunas had been agreed upon, although contracts had yet to be finalized. ESPN was
Watch Aljamain Sterling submit Cory Sandhagen to earn title shot at UFC 259 [embedded content] Aljamain Sterling earned his title shot against bantamweight champion Petr Yan by defeating Cory Sandhagen in a title eliminator bout at UFC 250 in June, 2020. “The Funk Master” and Yan make up the first of three title bouts featured
Alex Caceres: ‘I want to transcend myself’ | UFC Vegas 20 [embedded content] Hear everything Alex Caceres had to say after defeating Kevin Croom at the UFC Vegas 10 post-fight press conference. “I want to transcend myself and keep transcending myself. This journey of life never stops.” (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) TRENDING > TJ Dillashaw
Pedro Munhoz: Wants to re-introduce TJ Dillashaw after UFC Vegas 20 win [embedded content] Hear everything Pedro Munhoz had to say after defeating Jimmie Rivera at the UFC Vegas 20 post-fight press conference. Chief among Munhoz’s comments was that he would now like to welcome former bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw back to the Octagon. Dillashaw
UFC Fight Nigith 186 (UFC Vegas 20, UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane) takes place Saturday, February 27th from the UFC Apex Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Main Card (Live on ESPN+, 8:00 PM EST) -Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Ciryl Gane-Magomed Ankalaev vs. Nikita Krylov-Montana De La Rosa vs. Mayra Bueno Silva-Pedro Munhoz vs. Jimmie Rivera-Angela
UFC Vegas 20 loses popular strawweight bout on day of the fight UFC Vegas 20 is slated to take place on Saturday in Las Vegas. The heavyweight main event between top contenders Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Ciryl Gane is still set, but the UFC Vegas 20 fight card took a major hit on Saturday. A highly
After finishing up a two-year suspension as a result of testing positive for EPO, former UFC bantamweight champion and flyweight title challenger TJ Dillashaw is set to make his return to the octagon in the near future. Dillashaw spoke with former UFC fighter Mike Swick on his podcast on what could be next for the
UFC Vegas 20 weigh-in video: Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Ciryl Gane Watch the UFC Vegas 20 weigh-in video, live on MMAWeekly.com on Friday, Feb. 26, at 12 p.m. ET / 9 a.m. PT. Heavyweight contenders Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Ciryl Gane square off, looking to take the next step toward title contention. [embedded content] Rozenstruik currently sits
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 This past Saturday was a big night for heavyweights in the
Watch Jan Blachowicz stop Dominick Reyes to win UFC light heavyweight title [embedded content] UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz faces middleweight champion Israel Adesanya in the main event of UFC 259 on Saturday, March 6. Before that happens, watch Blachowicz claim the light heavyweight belt at UFC 253 last year against Dominick Reyes. (Video
Watch Ciryl Gane slice through Junior dos Santos ahead of UFC Vegas 20 [embedded content] UFC heavyweight Ciryl Gane (7-0) extended his unbeaten streak with a TKO finish over Junior dos Santos at UFC 256 in December last year. Gane next faces Jairzinho Rozenstruik in the main event of UFC Vegas 20 on Saturday, February
Forget about the beef with Jorge Masvidal, Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson believes UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman should fight him next. After Usman defeated former teammate Gilbert Burns at UFC 258 recently, he called out Masvidal, whom he had already defeated last summer. Masvidal had accepted their first fight on short notice, losing a decision to
Former UFC champ Chris Weidman helps start GoFundMe in memory of father-in-law Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman recently shared a heartfelt post (seen in full below) about the loss of his father-in-law, Vincent. Now, Weidman and his family have established a scholarship to honor Vincent’s memory by supporting young wrestlers. Vincent J. Pecora Jr. was headed
News After losing to Julianna Pena by submission at UFC 257, eighth-ranked women’s bantamweight Sara McMann understands she has some ground to make up in her jiu-jitsu game. However, she does not agree with UFC commentator Daniel Cormier’s third-round critique about how she handles difficult moments in a fight. McMann on Cormier: ‘No, not correct
NEW YORK (Feb. 23, 2021) –The Professional Fighters League (PFL), the fastest growing and most innovative sports league, today announced its main event and full card matchups for its season kickoff, PFL 1, taking place on April 23. Anthony ‘Showtime’ Pettis, one of the most exciting fighters of all-time and former UFC lightweight champion will