Henry Cejudo respects Israel Adesanya for proving him wrong, but thinks Alex Pereira was having his way before he got finished. Pereira (7-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) was knocked out by Adesanya in Round 2 of this past Saturday’s UFC 287 headliner in Miami. “Poatan” had Adesanya backed up against the fence, but Adesanya blasted him with
Arjan Bhullar and Anatoly Malykhin will battle in a ONE heavyweight title unification bout at an event on July 15. ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong confirmed the news when speaking to MMA Fighting on Monday. “It’s going to happen officially now July 15,” Sityodtong said. “That’s the word that I got just literally a few hours
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Belal Muhammad is not happy with how the Welterweight title picture is being handled. “Bully” is unbeaten in his last nine fights, and he’s defeated several Top 10 opponents and former title contenders in the process. Furthermore, he’s got unfinished history with the current champion, Leon Edwards. However, he’s far from
11:14 PM ET MIAMI — In a battle of prospects, Christian Rodriguez showed age does indeed matter. Rodriguez came back from losing the first round to win a unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) over the previously undefeated Raul Rosas Jr. to open the UFC 287 main card Saturday at Kaseya Center. Rosas has been one
Watch Arnold Allen stop Dan Hooker with onslaught of strikes | Full Fight Video UFC featherweight contender Arnold Allen is riding a 12-fight winning streak and one of those wins was a TKO stoppage over Dan Hooker last year. Ranked No. 4 in the weight class, Arnold headlines this weekend’s UFC on ESPN 44 fight
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Raul Rosas Jr lands in Miami. Jorge Masvidal shows his support for the locals. Champ Alex Pereira trains with mentor Glover Teixeira. Sean Strickland breaks down the main event. Israel Adesanya pulls up in style. UFC 287 is on Saturday, April 8. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: https://ufc.ac/3u8FIJp Experience UFC live with
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UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya wouldn’t mention Dricus Du Plessis by name, but it was very clear whom he was speaking about at the post-UFC 287 press conference. Adesanya was apparently none too pleased at recent comments by South Africa native and UFC middleweight Du Plessis, who indicated he was a more authentic African than
Quickest way to avoid an Alex Pereira trilogy? Get the combat sports community hyped for a middleweight title fight against Dricus Du Plessis, who is the winner of seven straight and currently ranked No. 6 at 185 pounds. That appears to be the strategy of Israel Adesanya, who fired off another round of incendiary comments
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz 6:18 PM ET While this weekend gave UFC fans plenty to talk about and look forward to, the UFC 287 main event left us with one important question: Where does Israel Adesanya‘s middleweight championship win over Alex Pereira place him among the top pound-for-pound fighters? Beyond last weekend’s card,
Chael Sonnen Calls Israel Adesanya the Greatest Middleweight of All Time Former two-time middleweight title challenger Chael Sonnen dubbed Israel Adesanya the greatest middleweight of all time after Adesanya’s UFC 287 performance. Adesanya knocked out Alex Pereira in the UFC 287 main event to recapture the 185-pound championship. Pereira had previously beaten Adesanya three times
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The main card for the UFC’s next pay-per-view offering is set with the bantamweight championship taking center stage. The promotion revealed the pay-per-view slate for UFC 288, which takes place May 6 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. In the main event, Aljamain Sterling is set to defend his 135-pound title against former two-division
The UFC may be heading back to Mexico soon after all. Fans were left rolling their eyes after the UFC revealed there were no immediate plans to head back to Mexico, despite the promotion currently having three Mexican champions. The flyweight belt is held by Brandon Moreno, the women’s flyweight belt is held by Alexa
12:47 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Jorge Masvidal started his fighting career in Miami. On Saturday night, he decided it was time to end it in the same place. Masvidal (35-17) retired from mixed martial arts Saturday, immediately following a unanimous-decision loss to 36-year-old Gilbert Burns (22-5) at UFC 287. Just last year, Masvidal, 38, had