Both men were patient and measured in the opening frame, throwing little and landing few blows, but Albazi dropped Costa with a clean one-two early in the second. He followed him to the canvas and worked from inside the Brazilian’s guard, landing heavy, punishing shots for the remainder of the frame. Just before the midway
Jared Cannonier and Sean Strickland ended in a split decision at UFC Vegas 66. They started off relatively slow, looking to size up the other and preparing to potentially go the long haul five rounds. Outside of a takedown for Strickland, not much happened in the first round. In the second, it was much like
Sean Strickland doesn’t agree with the scoring in his loss to Jared Cannonier at UFC Fight Night 216. Strickland (25-5 MMA, 12-5 UFC) suffered a split decision defeat to Cannonier (16-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC) in Saturday’s middleweight headliner at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, putting back-to-back losses on his record for the first time
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The California State Athletic Commission is taking action after a historically awful pair of scorecards from veteran mixed martial arts (MMA) judge Doug Crosby. Last Friday night (Dec. 9, 2022), Crosby scored the Bellator 289 main event between Danny Sabatello and Raufeon Stots. This was likely his most absurd take of the weekend, as he
Mike Jackson and Jake Shields agree their clash started on Twitter. They accuse each other of making things physical on Friday at the UFC Performance Institute. In separate phone interviews with MMA Fighting, Jackson said Shields spit on him twice before he was ambushed by the ex-UFC fighter and a teammate, leading to a brief
“It’s pretty cool to see that all those dreams come true,” McKenna said. “It takes a lot of hard work, a lot of years, a lot of ups and downs, highs and lows, but it’s really satisfying, and hopefully I’m not done yet. I still got big goals to accomplish. But yeah, it’s been a
UFC Vegas 66 Live Results: Cannonier vs. Strickland UFC Vegas 66 live results begin at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT on Saturday, December 17, on MMAWeekly.com. The fights take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Click on the fight below in the UFC Vegas 66 live results section for live
Flyweights head to San Antonio, Texas. Brazil’s Daniel Da Silva will enter enemy territory as he battles Texas’ CJ Vergara, pending bout finalization. Both parties have verbally agreed to fight at the UFC Fight Night event March 25, which takes place at AT&T Center. Two people with knowledge of the matchup recently informed MMA Junkie
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UFC superstar Conor McGregor may be on the verge of adding another element to his success outside the Octagon. McGregor is nearing a potential UFC return after a long hiatus from competition. He hasn’t fought since suffering a nasty leg injury against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. McGregor has kept busy during his time away
Welcome to Midnight Mania! In unfortunate news, Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Orlando Sanchez has been reported dead at 40 years of age by Flograppling. He passed away on December 15th. Sanchez is a well-established jiu-jitsu competitor. In 2015, he won the Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) +99kg division, which is the peak of no-gi jiu-jitsu.
A pivotal middleweight bout between Marvin Vettori and surging contender Roman Dolidze is targeted for the UFC’s return to the U.K. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that a fight between Vettori and Dolidze is being finalized for UFC 286, which takes place March 18 at the O2 Arena
“He’s going to have a very different fight than he’s ever had,” Costa said. “He is a fighter who uses jiu-jitsu a lot, and from what I saw in his previous fights, his opponents were just trying to defend themselves. I am different. If he puts me down, I attack. That will be something that
Jake Shields and Mike Jackson get into scuffle at UFC Performance Institute | Video Former UFC welterweight title challenger Jake Shields and former UFC fighter Mike Jackson were involved in a physical altercation at the UFC Performance Institute. The two have exchanged insult via social media in the past where, according to Shields, Jackson called