Paulo Costa vs. Robert Whittaker is official as far as the UFC is concerned – the matchup is on the website of the promotion and its TV partner. But Costa said the bout is not yet official, and he wants a new contract and a raise before he commits to facing the ex-champ on Feb.
Heavyweights Pedro Rizzo and Ricco Rodriguez showed little urgency in their matchup, with Rizzo winning a lackluster three-round decision over the former heavyweight champion. Scores were 30-27 twice and 29-28 for Rizzo. Local middleweight Keith Rockel thrilled the fans who came down from nearby Massachusetts as he scored a first-round submission win over newcomer Chris
Cain Velasquez granted permission to do pro wrestling event while out on bail Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez was in court on Monday and requested permission to travel to Arizona to participate in a pro wrestling event. On Tuesday, he was granted his request by a judge. Santa Clara County judge Arthur Bocanegra ruled
A key UFC top 15 welterweight matchup is heading to Brazil. Gilbert Burns will get his wish of fighting in Rio de Janeiro at UFC 283 on Jan. 21, as a matchup against Neil Magny is in the works. Sources with knowledge of the pairing confirmed to MMA Junkie that verbal agreements are in place.
UFC Bantamweight Champion Aljamain Sterling is making a change in his MMA career. Long Island native Aljamain Sterling is looking to make the most out of his UFC career. Sterling became the UFC bantamweight champion and has now defended his title twice. He is at the very top of the sport and has mentioned on
Omari Akhmedov plans to win the PFL 2022 light heavyweight championship by defeating Rob Wilkinson on the pay-per-view (PPV) main card this Fri. night (Nov. 25, 2022) at Hulu Theater from Madison Square Garden in New York City. Each PFL champion will leave “The Empire State” with a $1 million purse, which should be enough
8:28 PM ET Sean O’Malley isn’t sure who the next challenger is for the UFC bantamweight title. But he firmly believes that the next time he steps in the Octagon, it will be for the belt. The rising UFC star told ESPN on Monday that he sat down with UFC president Dana White and matchmaker
Jiri Prochazka has been tested by USADA more than any other UFC fighter in 2022. Per USADA records, the current UFC light heavyweight champion is the promotion’s doping agency’s favorite athlete by a significant margin. Prochazka has been tested a whopping 61 times this year. For comparison, the next closest fighters’ samples turned in belong
Yes, I am well aware that this is mixed martial arts, but oh, what a thing of beauty it is when “The King of Kung Fu,” Muslim Salikhov, gets into a striking match, and when he unleashed his arsenal on Andre Filho, we got to see standup at its most exciting and elite level. Yeah,
Khamzat Chimaev calls out Alex Pereira for December match in Brazil: ‘I already signed’ Undefeated UFC welterweight contender Khamzat Chimaev called out newly crowned middleweight champion Alex Pereira for a December matchup. “Ready to fight in Brazil @AlexPereiraUFC let’s go champ,” Chimaev posted on social media on November 13. Ready to fight in Brazil @AlexPereiraUFC
LAS VEGAS – Charles Johnson thinks the judges got it right at UFC Fight Night 215. Johnson (12-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) edged out Zhalgas Zhumagulov (14-8 MMA, 1-5 UFC) by split decision this past Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. It was a decision that reportedly caused Zhumagulov to retire out of frustration. All
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Michael Chandler has no time for Dustin Poirier‘s comments on alleged fouls and is moving past their rivalry. After the UFC 281 war between Chandler and Poirier was one of the most exciting fights of the year, with the Louisiana native earning the submission win, but that was not the biggest story coming out of
Islam Makhachev has yet to meet his match on the ground. To win Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Lightweight gold, Makhachev overcame the promotion’s all-time greatest submission threat, Charles Oliveira. If anyone was getting submitted in the highly-anticipated matchup, fans expected it to be Makhachev who instead was the one scoring the second round arm triangle
9:17 AM ET Kamaru Usman was winning the whole way, cruising to a unanimous decision victory until Leon Edwards caught him with a head kick that left him unconscious on impact. The fifth-round knockout earned Edwards the UFC welterweight title and snapped Usman’s incredible 15-fight winning streak. The second-longest such streak in promotion history. Nine
Michael Chandler doesn’t fault Dustin Poirier for chomping down on his finger during their UFC 281 fight. It’s all part of the game in his book. “People think that we’re in there making decisions like me making the decision to pick up this pen,” Chandler said Monday on The MMA Hour. “It’s not the same
Zhumagulov has never been submitted in his career and has only been knocked out twice. His durability is something that caught Johnson’s eye when asked about his skill set. “He is here for a reason and he’s going to be fighting his best fight, in my opinion,” Johnson said. “I’m just ready to go out