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Fresh off an exhilarating UFC 281 card featuring a UFC record-tying 11 finishes, Matt and Jim dish out their full reactions to the card on today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered with guest co-host and former NFL Pro Bowl defensive end Marcellus Wiley. Everything You Might’ve Missed From UFC 281: Adesanya vs Pereira While discussing what’s

After a slip up in his UFC debut, Puelles has won five in a row heading into Madison Square Garden on Saturday, with hopes of taking Hooker’s No. 12 spot in the lightweight rankings. While drifting farther and farther away from the title picture, a victory over a promising up-and-comer can help shift the tide

In the main event, Alex Pereira dethroned Israel Adesanya by fifth round TKO to capture middleweight gold in only his fourth UFC bout. In the co-main event, Zhang Weili reclaimed her strawweight title, defeating Carla Esparza by submission (rear naked choke) in the second round. Also, heavy hitting lightweights Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler battled

“It’s hard to lose it twice,” he laughed. “It’s already gone. So I was content but, at the same time, I wanted to fight. I stayed in the gym, helping other guys, made a few trips down to South Florida to keep me sharp, trained with the local fighters in Louisiana, worked on other business

Register For Presale | VIP Experiences  Looking to join the exclusive list of double-champs in UFC history, Volkanovski enters his first fight on home soil since 2018 on the heels of a dominant 145-pound reign that includes four successful title defenses over the likes of Max Holloway, Brian Ortega and Chan Sung Jung. But in

In the opening round, Hooker deftly navigated the leg locks attempts of the Peruvian grappler, taking his time to make the correct moves and counter-moves to avoid becoming the third straight fight to lose by submission to Puelles. In the second, the veteran lightweight picked at him from range and clearly hurt Puelles, recognizing that

“I didn’t know he was cageside until after the fight,” Adesanya said when asked about his decision to take aim at the Brazilian challenger. “I decided to call out Alex because he’s that guy that people think can beat me, because he has already has, in another code, in kickboxing, in the past — way

Michael Chandler When you say the name Frankie Edgar, I just think legend. You got to go back to those Frankie and Gray Maynard fights when Frankie and Gray fought for the title. The determination that Frankie showed when he was hurt so badly; the equilibrium was off and that happens in fights. You might

“I’m very excited for the launch of Power Slap,” said Dana White. “I’ve been working on this since 2017. I saw some footage of slap fighting on social media and I was instantly hooked.  From the first day I saw it, I felt like this could be big. I knew what needed to be done

Just days away from this Saturday’s return to Madison Square Garden for UFC 281, Matt and Jim get three fighters from the card to hop on the show in women’s flyweight Molly McCann, lightweight Matt Frevola, and middleweight title challenger Alex Pereira. Coming off back-to-back knockout wins by way of spinning backfist, Molly explains how

“It’s like every fight, whether it’s your last one or your first one,” Edgar said. “My first fight ever and my last fight, I still want to win just as badly. And there’s still some kind of outside distraction, some guy that wants to beat me and some guy that wants to make a name

Power Slap Press Conference  When: Friday, November 11 at 230pm ET/1130am PT Watch: LIVE on YouTube This event is closed to the public, but available for viewing above.  UFC 281 Ceremonial Weigh-Ins Who: All UFC 281 Athletes | View The Fight Card When: Friday, November 11 at 4pm ET/1pm PT (doors open at 3pm ET)Where: Radio City

Edmen Shahbazyan Stops Brad Tavares Kevin Lee KOs Gregor Gillespie The Rock Introduces the BMF Belt Jorge Masvidal Wins the BMF Belt UFC EMBEDDED: Episode 1 | Episode 2 UFC 244 is unlike any other UFC event in history. The UFC created a title based off a nickname and it was perfect. The “BMF” title was born and

Fighting in “The World’s Most Famous Arena” for the first time since a Performance of the Night knockout of Derek Brunson in 2018, Adesanya will now put his undisputed 185-pound title on the line for the sixth time against Pereira, who is unbeaten in three UFC bouts, including a July finish of Sean Strickland, and

“I don’t expect Weili to come out the way that Rose did in my last fight,” Esparza said. “You never know, but I feel like it definitely takes two to dance and I’m definitely going into this fight going to get a finish and looking to win and put on an exciting fight. On my

To hear Ulberg tell it, that’s been a good thing for his preparation. “It’s always good training with a big crew, especially when we’re all on the same card, (we have) the same vibe and are feeding off each other, I’m here (in New York) with a big crew now, the vibes are high and

Headlining the card is middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, who’s looking to defend his title for the sixth time against former kickboxing foe Alex Pereira. In the co-main event, Carla Esparza puts her strawweight title on the line against former champion Zhang Weili. And Top-5 lightweights Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler clash in a can’t-miss bout

Chris Rivera (141 pounds) Favorite fighter: Max Holloway “I love his fighting style and how he is about that action and isn’t afraid to stand and bang with someone.” Dom “The Falcon” Defalco (149 pounds) Favorite fighter: Sean O’Malley “He has a swagger to him and that brings confidence. He never backs down from a