Henry Cejudo thinks Colby Covington is a bad stylistic matchup for UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards. Covington (17-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC), who weighed in as a backup for Edwards’ title defense against Kamaru Usman at UFC 286, was named the No. 1 contender by UFC president Dana White. But Edwards said Covington doesn’t deserve the
Colby Covington is advising Leon Edwards to not turn down a title fight with him. Following Edwards’ majority decision victory to retain his welterweight title in the main event of UFC 286 this past Saturday, UFC President Dana White declared Covington as the next challenger for the belt — which has led to quite the
After a long and undefeated run at 170 pounds, Kamaru Usman has now dropped two straight — both to reigning UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards — costing “The Nigerian Nightmare” three places on the promotion’s pound-for-pound list. Also at the UFC 286 pay-per-view (PPV) event last weekend in London, former middleweight title challenger Marvin Vettori
Vera has posted two wins in each of the last two years to arrive here on a four-fight winning streak. Last spring, he scored a unanimous decision victory over Rob Font before collecting a fourth-round knockout win over Dominick Cruz in August. The 30-year-old is one of the best developmental stories in UFC history and
Colby Covington weighed in and officially made championship weight during the UFC 286 weigh-ins as a backup for the main event between Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman. He sat cage side and watch Edwards successfully defend his welterweight title. During the event’s post-fight press conference, UFC president Dana White confirmed that Covington will get the
Since the early days when the sport was anything but a mainstream endeavor the MMA industry has thrived and survived through various websites, forums, and, perhaps most importantly, social-media platforms. Fighters interact with fans, each other and many more through the likes of Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, which helps outsiders get a deeper look into
Colby Covington may be the challenger, but he still opened as the betting favorite over reigning UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards in a potential matchup between them. In the aftermath of UFC 286 on Saturday, UFC president Dana White declared that Covington will get the next shot at Edwards after “Rocky” earned a second win
Just two weeks removed from Merab Dvalishvili’s masterclass performance against Petr Yan, two more Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Bantamweight hopefuls duke it out inside AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas, this weekend (Sat., March 25, 2023) when Marlon Vera takes on fellow all-action finisher, Cory Sandhagen. UFC San Antonio will also see the ageless Holly
2:28 PM ET ONE Championship fighter Iuri Lapicus died Monday in Italy due to injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash last week, the promotion confirmed with ESPN. He was 27. “The ONE Championship team is heartbroken over the tragic passing of Iuri Lapicus,” the promotion wrote in a statement. “Our thoughts and prayers go out
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz I know Leon Edwards won the UFC welterweight title last August, but it was on Saturday night that he looked like a champion. Confident, skilled, in control, Edwards was in a close and tough fight with a fighter who is not easy to beat, and he fought the way
According to multiple reports, former President Donald Trump could be arrested this week. One of his biggest supporters (outside of Dana White) is former interim champion Colby Covington who was the first UFC fighter to visit the White House. So when Covington spoke to the media on Saturday night, the news of Trump’s arrest was
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Former interim lightweight champion Justin Gaethje and Rafael Fiziev hit their marks on the scale for the UFC 286 co-main event in London. Full weigh-in coverage: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2023/03/ufc-286-london-leon-edwards-kamaru-usman-rematch-rafael-fiziev-justin-gaethje-weigh-in-results-live-video-stream #UFC286 #JustinGaethje #RafaelFiziev
LONDON – Yanal Ashmoz beat Sam Patterson with a first-round knockout Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC 286 at The O2 in London. Take a look inside the fight with Ashmoz, who upset 3-1 favorite Patterson in what was each of their UFC debuts. Yanal Ashmoz vs. Sam Patterson Mar 18, 2023; London, UNITED
After Leon Edwards defeated Kamaru Usman to retain the welterweight title to cap off Saturday’s UFC 286 event, UFC president Dana White announced that Colby Covington would be getting the next shot at Edwards. With contenders in play, and notable divisional matchups already scheduled, is that the fight to make? On an all-new edition of
Marvin Vettori is here to stay. The No. 4-ranked middleweight contender kept himself in the title conversation by turning away top prospect Roman Dolidze on the UFC 286 pay-per-view (PPV) main card last weekend in London, England. The victory helped Vettori rebound from a recent loss to former champion Robert Whittaker and now “The Italian