Ray Cooper III is confident that he will put Nikolay Aleksakhin away just like he has everyone he’s faced. Cooper (21-7-1) takes on Aleksakhin (26-5) in the co-main event of 2021 PFL 5, which takes place Thursday at Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J. The main card airs on ESPN2 following prelims on ESPN+. With a
Middleweight champion Robert Whittaker takes on interim champ Israel Adesanya in the headliner of UFC 243. Robert Whittaker Israel Adesanya Ufc 243 Official Weigh Ins A rematch between Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker has been a fight mixed martial arts fans and industry media have been calling for over the last year. The division king
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz 8:00 AM ET Israel Adesanya is back on track. Three months after suffering his first loss in a bid to add the UFC light heavyweight championship to the middleweight title he already owned, Adesanya successfully defended his 185-pound belt against Marvin Vettori over the weekend. It was a dominant
LOS ANGELES — Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder will meet for a third time on July 24 but ahead of that matchup, the heavyweights engaged in an incredibly long staredown following a press conference held in Los Angeles. The entire situation was somewhat bizarre after Wilder made an opening statement while promising bloodshed in his
Chiesa would go on to do just that. Chiesa, his family and every fan watching would get their wish. Chiesa wouldn’t just win, he would finish Justin Lawrence, James Vick and Al Iaquinta en route to the UFC contract. It’s been almost nine years to the date since his submission over Iaquinta and he has
Kevin Lee admits after coming off two knee injuries that Mike Perry looked like low-hanging fruit. Kevin Lee, 28, is still young but has grown before our eyes in the Octagon. His tenacity and explosiveness have translated well in the lightweight division. In fact, his skills translated so well that he was a touch away
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is offering a substantial reward for any information leading to the return of his stolen property. Mayweather (50-0) revealed earlier this week that someone had robbed his Las Vegas home. The iconic boxer posted a $100,000 reward for anyone with a meaningful lead. “One’s home is their sanctuary, place of peace, relaxation
Vicente Luque-Michael Chiesa official for UFC 265 An intriguing welterweight bout between no. 5 ranked welterweight Vicente Luque and no. 6 ranked welterweight Michael Chiesa has been added to the main card of UFC 265, according to a report from ESPN’s Brett Okamoto. Luque (20-7-1), is coming off of perhaps the biggest victory of his
Israel Adesanya continues to prove why he holds the title of the best 185-pound mixed martial artist on the planet. With his win over Marvin Vettori at Saturday’s UFC 263 in Glendale, Ariz., Adesanya (21-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) punched his return ticket into the win column after an unsuccessful light heavyweight title bid. As UFC
The final chapter in the trilogy between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor will be written on Saturday, July 10, as the lightweight superstars settle the score in the main event of UFC 264 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. After Ireland’s McGregor defeated Poirier in 2014, Louisiana’s “Diamond” evened the score in January, setting up
At UFC 230 ceremonial weigh-ins, Daniel Cormier and Derrick Lewis square off for the final time Friday evening in New York. Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLi Visit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvM Like MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7Z Follow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUI Read More: http://www.mmafighting.com MMA Fighting is your home for exclusive interviews, live
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Jun 12, 2021; Glendale, Arizona, USA; Demian Maia reacts during UFC 263 at Gila River Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports UFC boss Dana White said that Demian Maia’s loss at UFC 263 on Saturday was likely the end of the road for the veteran fighter. But Maia is hoping the promotion will
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz 10:49 PM ET Eric GomezMexico writer TIJUANA, Mexico — Brandon Moreno, the first Mexican-born champion in UFC history, received a welcome befitting of a champion at his hometown gym Monday following his UFC flyweight title win over the weekend. Two days removed from defeating Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC
One-time UFC title challenger Marlon Moraes returns against the surging Merab Dvalishvili this fall. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans told MMA Fighting that the matchup between the two bantamweights is being targeted for UFC 266 on Sept. 25. The bout was first announced by Dvalishvili’s coach, Ray Longo, during an appearance on
Seven seconds. That’s the way you make a debut and given all the ups and downs in fighting (and in life) it took Terrance McKinney to get here, you have to be happy that he got his first UFC win over Matt Frevola in such spectacular fashion. Then again, he went into the fight with
Paulo Costa wasn’t about to hold his tongue on Marvin Vettori’s recent dig. Vettori fell short in his bid for the UFC Middleweight Championship. He challenged Israel Adesanya for the 185-pound gold in the main event of UFC 263 inside the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona. Vettori was trying to avenge his 2018 split
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Deiveson Figueiredo is at a major crossroads. The former Flyweight kingpin captured and twice defended the Flyweight crown in 2020, but he was just handed a pretty substantial ass-kicking in his rematch with Brandon Moreno (HIGHLIGHTS!). Without taking anything away from “The Assassin Baby’s” clear improvement and excellent performance, it was