In the opening round, Hooker deftly navigated the leg locks attempts of the Peruvian grappler, taking his time to make the correct moves and counter-moves to avoid becoming the third straight fight to lose by submission to Puelles. In the second, the veteran lightweight picked at him from range and clearly hurt Puelles, recognizing that
Israel Adesanya on UFC 281 loss: ‘Sh*t happens’ Israel Adesanya‘s reign atop the middleweight division came to a halt on Saturday when he was stopped by Alex Pereira in the UFC 281 main event. Heading into the final round at Madison Square Garden, Adesanya was ahead on all three of the judges scorecards. He won
NEW YORK – Just because Alex Pereira is up to 3-0 in the lifetime series doesn’t mean a fourth Israel Adesanya fight is out of the question. According to UFC president Dana White, it’s possible the promotion runs the fight back with an immediate MMA rematch after UFC 281. He praised Adesanya’s willingness to compete
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Dan Hooker came out on top in a true clash of styles opposite Claudio Puelles on the main card of UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden. The two lightweights entered the opening bout of the UFC 281 main card in very different positions, as Hooker was on a two-fight losing streak and Puelles had won
The latest Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) pay-per-view (PPV) offering hits the iconic Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y., TONIGHT (Sat., Nov. 12, 2022), bringing two championship clashes to “The Big Apple.” In UFC 281’s PPV main event, Middleweight roost-ruler, Israel Adesanya, will look to school former kickboxing rival — and No. 5-seeded contender —
5:00 PM ET UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski will officially move up in weight to challenge lightweight champion Islam Makhachev for a second title at UFC 284 on Feb. 11 in a fight that could determine the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world. UFC officials announced the lightweight title fight Saturday. UFC 284 will
MMA Fighting has UFC 281 results for the Adesanya vs. Pereira event from Madison Square Garden on Saturday night, live blogs for the entire main card, and live UFC 281 Twitter updates. In the main event, UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya will try to defend his title against rival Alex Pereira. Pereira has defeated Adesanya
“I didn’t know he was cageside until after the fight,” Adesanya said when asked about his decision to take aim at the Brazilian challenger. “I decided to call out Alex because he’s that guy that people think can beat me, because he has already has, in another code, in kickboxing, in the past — way
UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira Cold Open Video Ron Perlman narrates the UFC 281: Adesanya vs Pereira cold open, featuring back-to-back title fights at the world’s most famous arena, Madison Square Garden. Headlining the main card, is a middleweight showdown years in the making between current champion Israel Adesanya and familiar foe Alex Pereira for
Alexander Volkanovski will have his opportunity to make history on home soil in February. The UFC featherweight champion is set to take on newly-crowned lightweight champ Islam Makhachev in the main event of UFC 284 in Perth, Australia on Feb. 12, 2023. The promotion officially announced the bout Saturday. The event will take place at
UFC lightweight Dan Hooker has recalled when he was willing to “let it snap” ahead of his showdown with submission specialist Claudio Puelles. Having failed to re-find form at featherweight earlier this year, Hooker has re-committed to the 155-pound division, where he’ll look to notch his first win since last September when he returns to
UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and power-punching Brazilian bruiser Alex Pereira will collide atop the UFC 281 pay-per-view (PPV) event on ESPN+ TONIGHT (Sat., Nov. 12, 2022) from Madison Square Garden in New York City, a five-round championship clash of styles that will continue (and possibly conclude) their rivalry from the kickboxing circuit. Pereira is
10:24 AM ET NEW YORK — A superfight between two UFC champions is “close,” according to Alexander Volkanovski. The featherweight champion told ESPN that a bout against lightweight champion Islam Makhachev is nearing completion for UFC 284 on Feb. 12 in Perth, Australia. Volkanovski, who hails from Australia, was called into the Octagon after Makhachev
Watch Mayweather vs. Deji weigh-in video to Floyd Mayweather and Deji Olatunji hit the scales Saturday morning. In the main event, Mayweather and social media influencer Deji will square off in a middleweight contest of 160 pounds. Floyd Mayweather will compete in his fifth exhibition since retiring from boxing. It’s his third of the year.
Michael Chandler When you say the name Frankie Edgar, I just think legend. You got to go back to those Frankie and Gray Maynard fights when Frankie and Gray fought for the title. The determination that Frankie showed when he was hurt so badly; the equilibrium was off and that happens in fights. You might