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After a brief stop for Yanez to recover from an inadvertent eye poke early in round two, Grant looked for a takedown for the first time but came up empty. That didn’t deter the bloodied Grant, who was throwing hard with his punches, kicks and the occasional spinning technique. Through it all, Yanez wasn’t bothered,

UFC returns to UFC APEX with a showcase matchup in the women’s bantamweight division as No. 7 ranked contender Ketlen Vieira takes on No. 8 Miesha Tate. In the co-main event, welterweight grappling specialists lock horns as No. 6 ranked contender Michael Chiesa looks to derail No. 13 Sean Brady. UFC FIGHT NIGHT: VIEIRA vs TATE will take place Saturday, November 20 from

It’s especially dangerous to be overconfident when you’re in a talent rich division like strawweight. From top to bottom, every fighter in the division brings it, but Lookboonmee believes her mentality is what sets her apart come fight night. “I think the reason for my success is that [being in the UFC] has always been

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Now, after a couple starts and stops, he makes his debut against Garcia. So is the 30-year-old ready for all this after just six pro fights? “Yeah, I think I am ready for this,” he said. “First of all, including amateur I have ten fights and also, I started

The last time fans saw Wood inside the Octagon was earlier this year at UFC 263, when she faced flyweight Lauren Murphy. Wood fell to Murphy by split decision, while Murphy took the victory and went on to face UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 267. And while the loss stung, considering how

Key Stats: 6.13 strikes landed per minute, 100% takedown defense, 5:16 average fight time What It Means: Yanez is a super slick striker with tight, technical shots that often lead to finishing sequences. He can mix in a head kick, and he does like to use his kicks to attack his opponent’s lower half, but

That may be a given already. And if the seven-second win over Frevola wasn’t enough, consider that in his three pre-UFC bouts in 2021, he won in 16, 17 and 72 seconds. Excited yet? Regardless, McKinney doesn’t feel any pressure.   “No, man, I’m just having fun out there,” he said. “If you beat me,

Tate’s win was one of the feel-good stories of the year, but by November, she had lost her title to Amanda Nunes and dropped a decision to Raquel Pennington. After that UFC 205 fight, she walked away. The decision to retire shocked the MMA world, but Tate was content with the decision. “Truthfully, at that

The UFC APEX in Las Vegas will have a small select crowd in attendance when he climbs into the Octagon Saturday, and while they will no doubt be hyped for the ensuing fisticuffs, he concedes the atmosphere will be a little different than his last time out. If it fazes him, he doesn’t let on. “I

Mokaev’s journey to mixed martial arts was a winding one. Mokaev and his father Murad fled Russia with no money and just a bag of clothes, and in the summer of 2012, they ended up at a refugee center in Liverpool for 28 days. From there, they were relocated to a home in Wigan. Fight

A life-long martial artist who started in judo and likes to say she was “raised on the mats,” Pinheiro has been focusing on rounding out the other aspects of her game, with designs on establishing herself as a potential threat in the strawweight division in the not too distant future. “I am getting better everyday,

UFC middleweight contender Urijah Hall, from nearby Queens, also visited the gym and wished it was something available to him when he was growing up. “Something like this is important for the kids,” said Hall. “I know when I was coming up I wasn’t going down a wrong path; I was more bullied in school,

Much like the heavyweight division in boxing, if you can stick around and take advantage of a big opportunity, the sky’s the limit for you for as long as you keep getting fights. Marcos Rogerio de Lima is a prime example. Moving between heavyweight and 205 pounds, de Lima never seemed to get into a

Back in 2012, a young 21-year-old Max Holloway made his way to the UFC. He was immediately thrown into the fire, facing future champions Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor within his first six UFC bouts. Holloway went 3-3 in those three bouts and used those experiences to launch into one of the best win streaks

Outlook: After suffering her first UFC loss, Ribas bounced back well after a hard 2021 to earn a bounce-back win against Virna Jandiroba. Ribas was on a bit of an inside track to the Top 5 between her high skill level and infectious personality outside of the cage, and the improvements she showed against her

Big things were expected from the UFC Fight Night main event between Max Holloway and Yair Rodriguez, and big things were delivered by the featherweight stars, as they battled hard for five compelling rounds, with Holloway emerging victorious via unanimous decision. Scores were 49-46, 48-47, 48-47 for the No.1-ranked Holloway, now 23-6. The No.3-ranked Rodriguez, back

UFC returns to UFC APEX with a featherweight contenders’ bout guaranteed to deliver fireworks, as No. 1 ranked contender Max Holloway battles No. 3 Yair Rodriguez. Hard-hitting heavyweights collide in the co-main event when Ben Rothwell faces Marcos Rogerio de Lima. UFC FIGHT NIGHT: HOLLOWAY vs RODRIGUEZ will take place Saturday, November 13 from UFC APEX in Las Vegas. All bouts will stream on ESPN+, with the

“It’s going to be entertaining fight, a fast-paced fight, with a lot of pressure and forward aggression, and although we are on the prelims, I think fans should tune in for this fight because we are both going to bring it and not take a step back,” Nzechukwu said. “It’s not going to go three