Colby Covington will get the next crack at Leon Edwards and the UFC welterweight title. That’s according to Dana White, who confirmed that the two-time title challenger would get another chance at becoming champion after he flew to the United Kingdom to serve as the backup fighter for the UFC 286 main event between Edwards
The self-proclaimed “Most Exciting Fighter of All Time,” Justin Gaethje, has his eye on a former foe. Gaethje, 34, got back in the win column tonight (Sat., March 18, 2023) at UFC 286, which took place inside The O2 in London, England, defeating surging contender, Rafael Fiziev, in an entertaining — and violent — fight.
8:44 PM ET Brett Okamoto, Marc Raimondi and Jeff Wagenheim react to the biggest moments at UFC 286 and offer thoughts on what might be ahead for the standouts in London. There’s no doubting the welterweight champ after UFC 286 Wagenheim: Are we supposed to be surprised that at the end of a raucous Saturday
UFC returns to London for the third time in 12 months on Saturday, March 18, with a rematch of one of the most exhilarating fights of 2022. The O2 hosts once again as British UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards headlines the card against No. 1 ranked Kamaru Usman in a trilogy bout. In the co-main,
UFC 286 Post-Fight Press Conference Video Following the UFC 286 event, the big winners and marquee names will field questions from the media during the post-fight press conference at the O2 Arena in London, England. Welterweight champion Leon Edwards defeated former titleholder Kamaru Usman in the fight card’s main event to retain the 170-pound championship.
On this day in 2013, newly reinstated double champion Amanda Nunes claimed her first Octagon victory at UFC 163, earning the first-round knockout win over opponent Sheila Gaff to put herself on the UFC map. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: https://ufc.ac/3u8FIJp Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service
Conor McGregor discusses Francis Ngannou’s decision to leave the UFC as champion and the trend of fighters testing free agency. Excerpt from the 3/15/2023 episode of The MMA Hour with Conor McGregor. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4f1JueVgo5t9HSmobCRPug/join Subscribe to MMA Fighting on YouTube: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Subscribe to The MMA Hour on iTunes:
UFC 286 fighter Casey O’Neill spoke to MMA Junkie and reporters at media day for her main card bout vs. Jennifer Maia on Saturday in London. Full event coverage: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/ufc-286 Be sure to subscribe to receive updates when we post new content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxQfUu6vIJGZDODSwhr0m9w?sub_confirmation=1 Visit us on the web: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY network:
LONDON – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Saturday’s UFC 286 event at The O2 in London, which kicks off at 12:30 p.m. ET (9:30 a.m. PT). You can discuss the event here. Be sure to follow along with the latest card updates in our UFC 286 live results post, and then discuss the
Leon Edwards is feeling confident ahead of his trilogy bout with Kamaru Usman. At UFC 278, Edwards pulled off one of the greatest comebacks in MMA history, knocking out Usman with a last-minute head kick to claim the welterweight title. With Usman winning their initial fight back in 2015, that set up the trilogy bout,
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to The O2 in London, England, TODAY (Sat., March 18, 2023) with a five-round pay-per-view (PPV) main event rubber match between newly-minted Welterweight roost-ruler, Leon Edwards, running it back with former 170-pound kingpin, Kamaru Usman. In UFC 286’s PPV fire co-main event, dynamic Lightweight wrecking balls, Justin Gaethje and Rafael
UFC returns to London for the third time in 12 months on Saturday, March 18, with a rematch of one of the most exhilarating fights of 2022. The O2 hosts once again as British UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards headlines the card against No. 1 ranked Kamaru Usman in a trilogy bout. In the co-main,
BKFC cancels tonight’s sold out event ‘due to unforeseen circumstances’ with the venue Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship has cancelled tonights sold out event at the Delray Beach Tennis Center in Florida. The fight promotion made the announcement via social media. The event has been rescheduled for April 21. Refunds for ticket holders are being made
The PFL’s Challenger Series returned for the eighth week of 2023, with some athletes gunning for a second shot at a PFL contract that could either serve as a developmental deal or earn them a spot directing into the regular season to compete for its $1 million prize. 2023 PFL Challenger Series 8 took place
Watch Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal free fight video to relive one of the finest moments of Usman’s memorable championship run. At UFC 261 on April 24, 2021, in Jacksonville, Fla., Usman defended his title for the second time against Masvidal. Their first meeting at UFC 251 was a tepid affair, with Usman cruising to
The Jake Paul-Bo Nickal brodown has officially started, as the two fighters came together this week for an intriguing sparring session. As Paul gears up for an eventual move over to professional mixed martial arts (MMA) — which is expected to occur by the end of 2023 — he’ll be requesting help from some familiar
3:22 PM ET UFC fighter Jeff Molina has responded after a private video was leaked of him Thursday on social media. Molina wrote Friday in a statement posted on Twitter that he is bisexual, though this was “not the way” he wanted to announce that fact about his personal life. Molina is the first male
But Vettori isn’t the type of guy to back down from a challenge. “It didn’t take too long for my mind to change. At the end of the day, somebody challenges you and I’m not the type of guy who shies away from it. If he wants to do it, let’s do it,” Vettori said.