Sean Strickland wasn’t too keen on accepting a short-notice fight against Nassourdine Imavov tomorrow night (Sat., Jan. 14, 2023) at UFC Vegas 67 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, but the middleweight contender couldn’t say no to a larger payday. Imavov was originally expected to headline UFC’s 2023 opening card
8:52 AM ET The 2023 MMA calendar gets underway this weekend, and it intensifies next week when UFC 283 is headlined by a pair of championship fights. But a truly game-changing moment for the sport arrives next month in a collision of ESPN’s No. 1 and No. 2 pound-for-pound fighters. When UFC men’s featherweight champion
We’re back, baby! Hello you wonderful people, it is so good to once again have fights to bet on. The UFC returns from its one month layoff to kickstart the 2023 campaign and while UFC Vegas 67 might not be the best card, it’s still the first fights in weeks and that means it’s time
22 years old, Submission of the Year and 17 fights under his belt. No idea where Makoto Takahashi finds the time or energy, but sure enough, he does. He fights a lot, he wins a lot and despite how much of his playbook is out there, he’s still next to impossible to figure out. Takahashi
UFC Vegas 67 Weigh-in Results: One fight canceled The athletes competing on Saturday’s UFC Vegas 67 fight card at the UFC Apex officially weighed in on Friday in Las Vegas. The first UFC fight card of 2023 is headlined by a light heavyweight bout between ranked middleweights Nassourdine Imavov and Sean Strickland. Kelvin Gastelum was
Erik Perez is back. The Mexican star is set to take on Peru’s Enrique Barzola on March 10 as part of the line-up for Bellator 292 in San Jose. The bout will be contested at bantamweight. Two people with knowledge of the booking recently informed MMA Junkie of the matchup, but asked to remain anonymous
It’s safe to say that UFC middleweight contender Sean Strickland isn’t a fan of England or its royal family. Strickland will step up on short notice to face Nassourdine Imavov in the UFC Vegas 67 main event this Saturday. Kelvin Gastelum withdrew from the fight due to a mouth injury, and Strickland will face Imavov
Defending his title for the sixth time at UFC 276 on Saturday, champion Israel Adesanya spoke with Joe Rogan after proving yet again he is the king of the middleweight division, claiming the victory over opponent Jared Cannonier via unanimous decision. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: https://ufc.ac/3u8FIJp Experience UFC live with UFC
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ONE Fight Night 6 is set for Bangkok this Saturday morning (local time). The fight card will be broadcast live by Amazon Prime on Friday evening in North America and is headlined by a kickboxing title fight. The card consists mainly of Muay Thai, kickboxing and mixed rules bouts with MMA taking a bit of
4:45 PM ET A suspended MMA coach at the center of an ongoing betting scandal in the UFC has acted as an agent for an offshore bookmaking operation for years, multiple sources who placed bets with him told ESPN. James Krause, 36, has worked as an agent — the term for a middleman between offshore
2023 is upon us, and the UFC is back, baby! That’s right, this weekend kicks off the UFC’s 2023 campaign, and as such, the No Bets Barred Boys are back with a full gambling breakdown of UFC Vegas 67. In this episode, co-hosts Conner Burks and Jed Meshew begin by celebrating the University of Georgia
With the fight less than a week away, Maynard asked if Strickland would step in. “I knew when I saw it was Mick that Mick is going to ask me to do something I don’t want to do,” Strickland laughed. “That’s when he said UFC would pay a decent amount of money and I said
BELLATOR MMA announced the re-signing of No. 3-ranked pound-for-pound competitor, No. 8-ranked lightweight contender, and former BELLATOR Featherweight Champion, AJ “Mercenary” McKee (20-1) to an exclusive, multi-year, multi-fight, contract. “Our top priority has always been to cultivate talent from the ground up, and with AJ [McKee] I can proudly say we have witnessed this young man blossom
Making weight is part of the job of a mixed martial artist. Throughout the sport’s history, a number of fighters have experienced weigh-in day blunders on the scale. Whether they attempted to cut too much, mismanaged their weight loss goal, or experienced a medical issue, there are a number of reasons that may cause a
Renowned MMA reporter Ariel Helwani has reacted to UFC President Dana White‘s recent media scrum surrounding the New Year’s Eve altercation with his wife. White has begun 2023 shrouded in controversy owing to a physical confrontation with his partner Anne at a nightclub in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. During a heated argument, the pair were