Having the kind of striking power that was on display against Jerome Rivera and Zarrukh Adashev, as well as some slick submissions, can make someone forget their wrestling, but with Osbourne now with eight UFC fights under his belt, he’s got to start putting everything together. He knows it, but the way he sees it,
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Though his hand was raised at the end of each contest, it was impossible for Rodriguez to come away from the encounters feeling like he’d done something worthy of praise. “It was very rough,” began Rodriguez, reflecting on last year ahead of his first appearance of 2024 — a featherweight engagement with another ascending, unbeaten
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Lightweight Mateusz Gamrot made his ascent to No. 5, switching spots with Michael Chandler, who now sits at No. 6. Dan Hooker and Jalin Turner swapped positions, with Hooker at No. 10 and Turner at No. 9. Rafael Dos Anjos moved down to No. 12 after losing to Gamrot, trading places with Benoit Saint Denis,
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On Saturday, Levy returns to the Octagon for the first time since December of 2022 when he faces Mike Davis at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas. Matters have not improved in the Middle East, and while it weighs on Levy, he’s had to find ways to focus on getting back to work. “It’s a
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“There’s definitely been some difficulties that come with it, but I’m in the gym every day regardless, rain or shine,” said McKenna. “And I’ve done a lot inside and outside of MMA over the last year or so when I’ve not been able to fight, which has definitely helped. I’m a very driven and focused
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is less than a month away from the upcoming UFC Vegas 90 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, topped by the middleweight mashup between Marvin Vettori and Brendan Allen, who collide on Sat., April 6, 2024 at the promotion’s APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Now they have an official poster. This
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Colby Covington is back and more volatile than ever with his targeting of potential opponents. If you thought Covington’s verbal jabs at his last two opponents, Leon Edwards and Jorge Masvidal, were in poor taste, the one-time interim Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Welterweight champion is doing his best to “top” said moments. “Chaos” will look
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Marlon “Chito” Vera has a controversial question for Sean O’Malley after their UFC 299 rematch this past weekend (March 9, 2024). Four years after their initial encounter that saw Vera best O’Malley via a first round technical knockout, “Sugar” scored redemption against his Ecuadorian counterpart. The pair battled a full five rounds in their sequel,
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LAS VEGAS — Valentina Shevchenko believes mixed martial arts (MMA) fans need to change their ways. The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) is back and season 32 officially began filming yesterday (March 12, 2024). TUF 32 will feature a cast of Middleweights and Featherweights coached by the women’s Flyweight division’s best, the current champion, Alexa Grasso, and
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The countdown to UFC 300 kicks off this weekend (Sat., March 16, 2024) inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, where Tai Tuivasa battles Marcin Tybura in the latest “Fight Night”-themed main event. UFC Vegas 88 will also see The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 29 winner, Bryan Battle, square off with Contender Series veteran, Ange Loosa,
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LAS VEGAS – Marcin Tybura wasn’t thrilled when he received the call that his fight with Tai Tuivasa would happen a month later than expected. Originally scheduled to be part of February’s UFC 298 lineup, the heavyweight bout between Tybura (24-8 MMA, 11-7 UFC) and Tuivasa (15-6 MMA, 8-6 UFC) was postponed to Saturday’s UFC Fight
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Merab Dvalishvili doesn’t think Umar Nurmagomedov deserves to be in the UFC bantamweight title picture just yet. Nurmagomedov (17-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) called for his previously scrapped booking with Cory Sandhagen to be rescheduled after defeating newcomer Bekzat Almakhan at UFC Fight Night 238 earlier this month. Dvalishvili (17-4 MMA, 10-2 UFC), who’s a riding
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