UFC women’s bantamweight Julianna Peña has declared her skepticism of Amanda Nunes’ COVID-19 diagnosis, issuing the champ an ultimatum to fight in December or vacate the belt. It’s the latest verbal volley Peña has aimed at Nunes since the duo’s scheduled title fight at UFC 265 was canceled. For the last few months, “The Venezuelan
Dana White hasn’t been a fan of the Paul brothers since they popped up on the boxing scene. He’s not flat out hazing them (yet), but you can tell their antics get under his skin (when he’s not begrudgingly impressed with their ability to bank big bucks). We’re sure he wasn’t impressed when Logan Paul
The Ultimate Fighting Championship awarded six fighters with post-fight bonuses following Saturday’s UFC 265 pay-per-view event. Fight of the Night: Rafael Fizeiv vs Bobby Green Lightweights Rafael Fiziev and Bobby Green closed out the UFC 265: Lewis vs Gane prelims with an absolute show. For three rounds the two traded both strikes and words as they duked it out
HOUSTON – Vicente Luque has finally arrived as part of the welterweight elite after UFC 265, according to company president Dana White. Luque (21-7-1 MMA, 14-3 UFC) added another signature win to his resume Saturday when he submitted Michael Chiesa (18-5 MMA, 11-5 UFC) in the first round of their welterweight bout at the Toyota
2:33 AM ET Ciryl Gane dominated Derrick Lewis to win the UFC interim heavyweight title at UFC 265. There was no big punch or comeback moment from Lewis this time around as Gane dictated every moment of the fight. Now Gane is set up to face Francis Ngannou for the undisputed title. Gane is the
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[embedded content] The wait is over and UFC 265 is upon us. The event will take place tonight (August 7), inside the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, and will kick off with preliminary action at 6 pm ET on ESPN and ESPN+. That will lead to the main card at 10 pm ET, and airs
UFC 265 goes down tonight (Sat. August 7, 2021) from Houston, Texas at the Toyota Center and we have the results. The world’s leading mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion compiled an excellent card for fight fans to enjoy. It’s headlined by a meeting that will see Derrick Lewis vs. Ciryl Gane for the interim heavyweight
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Interim Heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane, UFC President Dana White and former Featherweight champ Jose Aldo speak to the media at the UFC 265 post-fight press conference — get all the highlights right here. SB Nation’s Combat Culture has sifted through Saturday’s post-fight presser and compiled the best eight minutes into one
Francis Ngannou reacts to Ciryl Gane’s UFC 265 win: ‘See you soon boy’ Cyril Gane defeated Derrick Lewis in the UFC 265 main event on Saturday to capture the interim UFC heavyweight title. Heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou was quick to react via social media. Ngannou won the heavyweight title on March 27 by knocking out
HOUSTON – Before the fight, Ciryl Gane predicted a masterclass – and after the way things played out at UFC 265, he thinks he fulfilled that promise. Gane (10-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) defeated “The Black Beast,” Derrick Lewis, via third-round TKO in Saturday’s pay-per-view main event. The performance was largely without hiccups, though Gane revealed
Ciryl Gane shops for 90s style. Vicente Luque trains with friend Gilbert Burns. Jose Aldo cuts weight to classic songs. Derrick Lewis gets PT; Pedro Munhoz heads to the airport. Main event heavyweights face off across the hotel atrium. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS,
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8:05 AM ET Things are changing in the UFC’s heavyweight division. Over the past 10 years, the weight class has revolved around a handful of familiar names — relatively older names at that. For a long time, this small collection of veterans held off the up-and-comers and battled for the UFC championship among themselves. That
Casey Kenney’s growing list of victories almost had the bantamweight GOAT added to it. Back in March, Kenney was matched up with two-time UFC champion Dominick Cruz at UFC 259 in a high-profile bout that headlined the ESPN preliminaries. After three rounds of action, Cruz earned a split nod, preventing Kenney from becoming just the
Nov 18, 2017; Sydney, Australia; Fabricio Werdum reacts following his victory by decision against Marcin Tybura during UFC Fight Night at Qudos Bank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hyde-USA TODAY Sports On Saturday inside Houston’s Toyota Center, the UFC interim heavyweight title will be on the line when top-five talents Derrick Lewis and Ciryl Gane go
Despite competing for an interim title tonight at UFC 265 with an opportunity to fight for the undisputed title after that, Derrick Lewis’ stance on world titles have never been a secret. [ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED APRIL 30, 2018, 4:32 PM] Derrick Lewis isn’t striving for championship gold. Lewis is set to meet Francis Ngannou at UFC