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Max Holloway is one of the UFC’s most popular athletes because the Hawaiian superstar is notorious for putting on a show, and he delivered yet again against Calvin Kattar. Fight By Fight Preview | UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs Rodriguez Before the fight, Kattar had said that he was the best boxer in the UFC

So what did I take away from Li Jingliang’s stoppage of Muslim Salikhov? One thing. That “The Leech” is a perennial contender that will always be a threat to anyone in the welterweight division. That’s not an easy place to reach in a sport where hot streaks often turn into losing streaks and a trip

In the first round, Shevchenko was controlling the clinch very well, and looked for an early takedown. Santos reversed the position and was able to take Shevchenko’s back. Constantly looking for a choke, Santos forced the champion to defend the submissions rather than advancing positions. This allowed Santos to stay in control for the final

“I want to be a champion, I don’t want to choose opponents; the matchmakers choose my opponents,” Burns said. “I will definitely make suggestions in all of my interviews, but I’m ready to fight whoever they put in front of me and blaze through them.” The Brazilian is happy to fight opponents like Algeo that

“He will try to finish me, I will try to finish him,” Salikhov said. “It’s not going to be three rounds. I will do everything to finish the fight.” Before recording an impressive 18-2 professional mixed marital arts record, the “King of Kung Fu” was a dominant World Champion in Sanda, earning five gold medals

Tickets go on sale Friday, July 22, via Etihad Arena and Ticketmaster.  The former UFC lightweight champion, Brazil’s Oliveira is on a remarkable 11-fight winning streak in one of the sport’s toughest divisions, and after a quartet of victories over Tony Ferguson, Michael Chandler, Dustin Poirier, and Justin Gaethje, he established himself as the top

MAIN CARD Main Event – Featherweight Bout: Brian Ortega (146) vs Yair Rodriguez (145.4) Co-Main Event – Women’s Strawweight Bout: Michelle Waterson-Gomez (115) vs Amanda Lemos (116) Welterweight Bout: Li Jingliang (170.6) vs Muslim Salikhov (170.8) Flyweight Bout: Matt Schnell (126) vs Sumudaerji (125.8) Order UFC 277: Peña vs Nunes 2 Featherweight Bout: Shane Burgos (145.8) vs

Prior to her meeting with Andrade, Lemos finished three of her five UFC wins. With knockout wins against Montserrat Conejo and Livinha Souza, and a first-round submission against Miranda Granger, the Brazilian poses threats wherever the fight goes. “[Lemos] does come to fight,” Waterson-Gomez said. “She bites down on her mouthpiece, she throws hard, with

These were the first two losses of Soriano’s career. And although a 2-2 start isn’t exactly what he hoped for once joining the UFC, these two fights served as the perfect experience to test himself against high-level opposition and make Soriano feel like he belonged in the promotion. “I just feel like my mindset is

When looking at his opponent this weekend, Burgos said it reminds him a lot of himself, not just when he was younger, but now, as well. The 26-year-old went 2-3-1 in his first six UFC fights, most recently coming off a submission victory against Lando Vannata in April. Just like Burgos, Jourdain is searching for

“I think anybody in the division is really good,” Rodríguez said. “Anybody could be knocking on the door for a title real quick. For now, it’s Brian Ortega and I; we have the opportunity to do it and I’m sure we’re both going to take advantage of this situation.” Ortega was on the cusp of

Once again, things didn’t go as he’d hoped, with the Australian champion starting fast and showing no interest in slowing down, busting Ortega up with his clean, crisp strikes and pushing an exhaustive pace. Midway through the third round, there was a glimmer of hope: the battered Ortega caught a Volkanovski low kick and followed

In the first round, Rodriguez was being controlled on the mat, with Ribas working in her guard for most of the round. But as is the case for all UFC fights, every round starts on the feet, and the second round gave Rodriguez another chance to keep the fight upright and showcase her striking. And

The 38-year-old “King of Kung Fu” enters Saturday’s contest on a five-fight winning streak, most recently defeating fellow veteran Francisco Trinaldo last June. This is the first assignment against a ranked opponent of Salikhov’s career despite his impressive record, and represents the kind of victory he needs in order to keep climbing further up the

Yanez shouldered some extra pressure to put Kelley away because of crude remarks his opponent made while cornering a few weeks earlier, so a pocket of fans and peers were looking to Yanez to dole out some punishment. That, in tandem with fighting in Texas, put a surplus of high expectations on the Houston native

Said Nurmagomedov said he was going to gun for a first-round finish of Douglas Silva de Andrade, and while he didn’t get it, he went for it, and then settled in for a three-round win that put his UFC record at 5-1. And while that’s an impressive slate, unfortunately, inactivity kept him from capitalizing on

Dos Anjos got credited for a takedown early in round three even though Fiziev was barely on the mat, and once “Ataman” got free, it was back to leading the striking sequences behind his thudding kicks. RDA did get into a nice striking rhythm in the final minute, though, showing that this fight was far

UFC returns to UFC APEX with a must-watch lightweight contenders’ bout that will see No. 7 ranked Rafael Dos Anjos battle No. 10 Rafael Fiziev. The co-main event will feature a clash of Dana White’s Contender Series signees when Caio Borralho faces Armen Petrosyan at middleweight. UFC FIGHT NIGHT: DOS ANJOS vs. FIZIEV will take