“I got to learn a lot of things that he lived and he learned just by being a part of that,” Luque said of being part of Burns’ camp and corner for each of his last several fights, including his breakthrough win over Woodley last spring and his recent loss to Kamaru Usman at UFC
A week ago, Justin Gaethje revealed he was in line to take on Charles Oliveira before he was passed over in favor of the promotion booking a title fight for the vacant Lightweight belt between “Do Bronx” and Michael Chandler. With several of the top 155-pounders locked up to fight one another, “Highlight” feels like
[embedded content] The athletes competing on Saturday’s UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou 2 pay-per-view event will field questions from the media on Wednesday during the event’s virtual media day. Headlining the fight card is a rematch between heavyweight champion Stipe Moicic and top ranked contender Francis Ngannou. The two first fought at UFC 220 in
By John Morgan and Ken Hathaway | March 24, 2021 7:30 pm LAS VEGAS – Not all that long ago, Thomas Almeida looked liked a potential challenger for the UFC bantamweight title, but for now his goals are far simpler. It’s been more than four years since Almeida had his hand raised in the octagon,
Champ Stipe Miocic works his second job and then does S&C. Francis Ngannou flows in the gym and then spices things up at home. Miocic feasts with his growing family. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the UFC. Visit https://ufcfightpass.com/
The UFC has been leading the world of sports in holding events throughout the worldwide pandemic. When the world first shut down, it was the UFC that found a way to continue before all other sporting organizations. Because of their commitment to the health and safety of their employees, the past year has actually been
8:56 PM ET Boxing great Antonio Tarver is out of a scheduled matchup with former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir. Tarver was set to meet Mir on the undercard of the boxing event headlined by Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren on April 17 in Atlanta. But Tarver, 50, did not meet the requirements to compete
For this episode, Alexander K. Lee, Alex Savas and E. Casey Leydon react to some of the biggest stories in MMA. Some POSSIBLE topics include the aftermath of Derek Brunson’s decisive win over Kevin Holland at UFC Vegas 22, the upcoming heavyweight championship rematch between Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou at UFC 260, Julija Stoliarenko’s
First, “Sugar” Sean O’Malley joins the show ahead of his bout against Thomas Almeida at UFC 260 this Saturday. He shares what it was like being high when his girlfriend said she was pregnant, discusses how much flack he’s gotten for saying he didn’t really lose against Marlon Vera in his last fight, and shows
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Francis Ngannou builds hype quickly. The Heavyweight is simply frightening, a man well-deserving of his “Predator” moniker. He’s gigantic, shredded, and knocks out a majority of his opponents inside the first couple minutes. Despite the disastrous results of their first match up, Ngannou is favored to defeat Stipe Miocic in this
Watch Stipe Miocic cement his UFC legacy with second win over Daniel Cormier Watch the conclusion of the trilogy between heavyweights Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier that went down at UFC 252 in August of 2020. [embedded content] (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) The win over Cormier was Miocic’s second consecutive victory over DC, following a
By Nolan King | March 23, 2021 11:00 pm John Gotti III is back. Coming off a loss for the first time as a professional martial artist, Gotti (5-1) gets the opportunity to rebound April 30 at CES MMA 62 when he takes on Jared Chauvin in a welterweight bout, the promotion announced Tuesday. The
Bellator 256 has added Cat Zingano in a featherweight match up against Olivia Parker in a match that could put the winner in line for a fight with Cris Cyborg according to ESPN. Bellator 256 is headlined by the light heavyweight World Grand Prix quarter-final bout between Ryan Bader and Lyoto Machida at Mohegan Sun
7:50 AM ET Francis Ngannou, Tyron Woodley and Sean O’Malley all will be looking for redemption Saturday at UFC 260, for reasons varying from avenging a title fight loss to possibly having to hang onto a roster spot. Ngannou faces heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic in the main event, trying to avenge a 2018 unanimous decision
After a unanimous decision win over Joe Elmore in the main event of BKFC 16 this past Friday night, Leonard Garcia did what all fighters hope to do; go out on top. Garcia defeated the No. 1 ranked 165-pounder in a hard fought five-rounds and went on to announce his retirement from combat sports. “Bad
Gillian Robertson Key Stats: 53.9% control time (1st all-time among WFLW), 4 submission wins (1st all-time among WFLW), 46.7% takedown accuracy (3rd all-time among WFLW) RELATED: Robertson Won’t Back Down What It Means: Robertson doesn’t shy away from what her game plan is every time. She wants to drag her opponents to the ground, take
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Welterweight knockout artists Tyron Woodley and Vicente Luque will square off this weekend (Sat., March 27, 2021) at UFC 260 inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. Are we witnessing the worst fall from grace in UFC history? Woodley was a well-established champion with multiple defenses to his name prior to
UFC 260 Embedded: Francis Ngannou gets away to get ready In the second episode of UFC 260 embedded, Francis Ngannou takes a solo hike, finds a soccer partner, hits mitts and then gets a mani-pedi. Heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic flies to Las Vegas alongside a fellow heavyweight. UFC 260 Embedded: Stipe Miocic vs. Francis Ngannou