Pedro made six appearances in his first 25 months in the UFC, putting together a 3-3 record while showing plenty of flashes of upside for someone as early in their career as he was at the time. While he was outmatched against more seasoned foes, the affable, engaging light heavyweight looked like someone that could
Dana White says Makhachev vs. Volkanovski is ‘top 5 biggest fights of all time in UFC history’ While appearing on the Jim Rome Show on Tuesday, UFC president Dana White called Islam Makhachev vs. Alexander Volkanovski the biggest fight the UFC has ever had. Rome asked White if that’s how he felt and he said,
Bellator middleweight champion Johnny Eblen continues his ascent in the division. In the co-main event of Bellator 290, Eblen recorded his first title defense by defeating Anatoly Tokov. Entering the week at No. 7, Eblen’s performance was worthy of a bump up to the No. 6 spot. After a week that saw many ranked heavyweights
New UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jamahal Hill has taken exception to a recent callout. Hill got his hands on the undisputed light heavyweight gold last month at UFC 283 in a bloody war with Glover Teixeira. Due to a tumultuous turn of events in the light heavyweight division last year, Hill leapfrogged from the No.7
Glover Teixeira entered the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro on Jan. 21 with one goal in mind: Beat Jamahal Hill and reclaim the UFC light heavyweight championship. Win or lose, he didn’t plan on laying down his gloves and retiring that night — until he realized that a 25-minute war for the belt was
Derrick Lewis is a former heavyweight title challenger with the promotion’s record for knockout victories, but “The Black Beast” continues to struggle in the twilight of his MMA career and is now the loser of three straight and four of his last five, getting finished in all four losses. That includes his first-round submission defeat
12:11 PM ET Sean O’Malley, one of the UFC’s top rising stars, confirmed Friday on his YouTube page that he has signed an eight-fight contract extension with the promotion. The top bantamweight contender didn’t disclose financial details of the deal, but said he negotiated without a manager and felt the UFC gave him the compensation
Post-Fight Press Conference Following the conclusion of UFC 284, watch the official post-fight press conference. Athletes will answer questions from the media following the conclusion of their fights. When: Sunday, February 12 at 7:30am AWST*Saturday, February 11 at 6:30pm ET/3:30pm PT in the United States Watch: LIVE on UFC.com and YouTube This event is closed to the public,
Bellator 290 Official Weigh-in Results The rematch between Ryan Bader and Fedor Emelianenko is officially set. The athletes competing on Saturday’s Bellator 290 fight card officially weighed in on Friday in Inglewood, California. The event is headlined by arguably the greatest heavyweight of all time’s final fight when Fedor Emelianenko steps in the cage one
Jimmy Crute vows to be coming back as a different fighter at UFC 284. Crute (12-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) returns from an over year-long layoff when he takes on Alonzo Menifield (13-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 284 main card opener at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN
UFC strawweight Michelle Waterson speaks about why she chose to become a fighter. Waterson takes on Felice Herrig on the main card of UFC 229, October 6 on Pay Per View. Pre-order now: http://ppv.ufc.tv/ppv/229 Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of
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Neiman Gracie spoke to MMA Junkie and other media ahead of his Bellator 290: Bader vs. Emelianenko 2 bout against Dante Schiro which takes place in Inglewood, California on Saturday at the Kia Forum. For more on Bellator 290: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/?s=bellator+290 Visit us on the web: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY network: http://www.usatoday.com #bellator290 #NeimanGracie
Kevin Lee has announced his return to the UFC after being released by the promotion two years ago. Monday, ESPN reported that Lee has signed an exclusive deal with the UFC. Lee released the following statement to announce the news: “I met with [president] Dana White and [chief business officer] Hunter Campbell, and I feel
One-time interim lightweight title challenger Kevin Lee is once again a UFC fighter. Lee, 30, has re-signed with the promotion one year after being released from contract, a person with knowledge of his new deal confirmed to MMA Fighting after an initial report from ESPN.com. In a statement to ESPN.com, Lee said his new contract
Welcome to Midnight Mania! 2016 was a good year for Conor McGregor. The Irish athlete suffered his first UFC loss, sure, but he also surged forward to take revenge on Nate Diaz and smoke Eddie Alvarez to become the first-ever UFC double champ. His fame grew to unprecedented levels, setting the ground work for “The
8:35 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Rankings are opinions. Opinions are debatable. Except for this one: Islam Makhachev vs. Alexander Volkanovski is the No. 1 fight to watch at this weekend’s UFC 284. There’s simply no other way to stack up the event in Perth, Australia. Makhachev, 23-1 and a winner of his past 21 fights,
The world will be watching when the Octagon makes its historic return to Perth, Western Australia on Sunday, February 12, for UFC 284: MAKHACHEV vs VOLKANOVSKI inside RAC Arena. Australia’s UFC featherweight champion and No. 1 Men’s Pound-for Pound, Alexander “The Great” Volkanovski will take on newly crowned UFC lightweight champion, Islam Makhachev in a five round championship bout. For the co-main