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By MMA Junkie Staff | October 22, 2021 9:40 pm ET Follow @MMAjunkie Getting another crack at Israel Adesanya’s middleweight title is the ultimate goal for the two men competing in Saturday’s main event in Las Vegas. At UFC Fight Night 196 on Saturday at the UFC Apex, Marvin Vettori and Paulo Costa will clash
“You’ve never done anything wrong to me and I honestly like you because without you we wouldn’t be doing what I love to do in the first place,” Caceres said. “I like the freedom of expression that this allows me to do.” His creative side stems from watching anime and playing video games, which are
12:57 PM ET LAS VEGAS — A three-day saga surrounding Saturday’s UFC Fight Night main event between Paulo Costa and Marvin Vettori is finally over, as both fighters made weight for a five-round light heavyweight matchup. This fight was originally scheduled to take place at middleweight, the division in which Costa and Vettori are both
UFC middleweight Paulo Costa had to get through Yoel Romero to get his shot at rival Israel Adesanya. The undefeated Brazilian middleweight took on Romero at UFC 241 in what was his biggest test to date, and with a fight against Adesanya hanging in the balance, he delivered over three rounds to capture a unanimous
Credit: Bellator/Lucas Noonan Former two-division UFC champion Daniel Cormier thinks if Fedor Emelianenko had signed with the promotion at the end of the last decade, his run would have disappointed long-time fans of the legendary PRIDE FC heavyweight champion. Towards the tail end of the 2000s, when PRIDE FC was gobbled up by the UFC,
Former UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight champion, Daniel Cormier doesn’t think Fedor Emelianenko would’ve had much success in the UFC. In 2009, Emelianenko was linked to signing with the Las Vegas-based promotion, yet it never came to fruition. The Russian then continued to fight in Strikeforce, went to M-1 Global, and now is in Bellator.
Current UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman is fighting Colby Covington at UFC 268 to prove he is still a better fighter. Despite what Covington may have said about UFC pressuring Usman into the rematch “Nigerian Nightmare” is adamant that he is fighting Covington again just to beat him up a second time. Covington, who has
UFC Vegas 41 Face-offs: Paulo Costa and Marvin Vettori exchange words Following Friday’s official UFC Vegas 41 weigh-ins at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, the fighters competing on the fight card faced off with their opponents. Middleweight contenders Paulo Costa and Marvin Vettori headlined Saturday’s fight card in a light heavyweight bout. The match was
The UFC stays home in Las Vegas this week with a key middleweight matchup atop the card – thought it won’t be at that weight class. UFC Fight Night 196 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+. (Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks
As he developed his skills over the years, Vettori has become a complete mixed martial artist, one with suffocating grappling, slick boxing and defensive movement, as well as an intensity few in the promotion can match. It’s that all-around ability in which Vettori takes pride, and it’s also what he feels befuddles his foes, preventing
8:00 AM ET UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya released a YouTube video last weekend in which he broke down Saturday’s main event fight between his “children” Paulo Costa and Marvin Vettori. On its face, Costa vs. Vettori is an outstanding main event featuring two of the UFC’s top middleweights. Costa and Vettori are ranked Nos.
Welcome to the latest edition of Missed Fists where we shine a light on fights from across the globe that may have been overlooked in these hectic times where it seems like there’s an MMA show every other day. Full confession: We had no idea what to lead with this week. Not because there was
Jun 29, 2019; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Junior Dos Santos (blue gloves) reacts after the bout against Francis Ngannou (red gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: David Berding-USA TODAY Sports Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos has seen the ugly side of doing business with the promotion, and he believes the
A 195-pound catchweight showdown sets the UFC Apex ablaze when Paulo Costa meets Marvin Vettori this weekend at UFC Vegas 41. The main event features Italy’s Vettori attempting to right the ship after suffering a decision loss to middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. Meanwhile, the #2-ranked Costa is also returning to action after having lost to
If everything goes according to plan at UFC 267 on October 30th, Glover Teixeira will fight Jan Blachowicz for the UFC light heavyweight title on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. But if something happens to go sideways, the promotion has a back-up ready in #2 ranked 205er Jiri Prochazka. Prochazka is taking his role as
Paulo Costa vs Marvin Vettori weight class gets a second change hours before weigh-ins Originally scheduled to be a middleweight bout, the UFC Vegas 41 main event between Paulo Costa and Marvin Vettori will now take place at in the light heavyweight division. Costa, the No. 2 ranked middleweight, showed up for fight week much
See as all the fighters for Dana White’s Contender Series 44 square-off with their opponents ahead of their Tuesday night fights in Las Vegas at the UFC Apex. Visit us on the web: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY network: http://www.usatoday.com Be sure to subscribe to our channel to get the latest MMA news and