7:55 AM ET UFC middleweight Kevin Holland broke out in 2020 and has a chance to break out again in 2021 — if that’s even possible. Holland (21-5) will headline his first UFC event on Saturday when he takes on Derek Brunson (21-7) at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. The main card airs on
MMA Fighting has UFC Vegas 22 results for the Brunson vs. Holland fight card Saturday night at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, live blogs of the top two fights, and live UFC Vegas 22 Twitter updates. In the main event, Derek Brunson and Kevin Holland will clash in a pivotal middleweight tilt. Brunson has
A new lightweight champion will be crowned on May 15, as Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler will do battle in the main event of UFC 262 for the 155-pound crown vacated by the retirement of Khabib Nurmagomedov. UFC 262 is slated to take place live at the Toyota Center in Houston, TX. Click Here For
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Last night, major news broke regarding UFC 262, announcing Michael Chandler vs. Charles Oliveira as the main event in a Lightweight title bout. There’s been another major addition to the pay-per-view (PPV) event, as LA Times’ Manouk Akopyan has announced that No. 6-ranked Middleweight Jack Hermansson will return to action opposite
For no. 10 ranked middleweight Kevin Holland, the last calendar year has been simply unreal, and not because of the pandemic. He started off last year by knocking out Anthony Hernandez inside of 40 seconds last May. He continued on a historic run as he defeated the likes of Joaquin Buckley, Darren Stewart, Charlie Ontiveros,
By MMA Junkie Staff | March 20, 2021 12:15 am Follow @MMAjunkie Bruno Souza continued to climb in the featherweight division and Gregory Rodrigues made a statement to reach the middleweight tournament final at the top of LFA’s latest card Friday. At LFA 102 at Grand Casino Hotel & Resort in Shawnee, Okla., Souza outworked
Dana White has finally given up (for now) on Khabib returning from retirement, as the UFC has booked Charles Oliveira vs. Michael Chandler to crown a new lightweight champion at UFC 262. According to an ESPN report released late Thursday night, the UFC has decided to officially recognize that Khabib Nurmagomedov is retired and has
2:59 PM ET Many fighters and fans woke up on Thursday morning to a number of major UFC announcements. Khabib Nurmagomedov was finally deemed officially retired by the UFC and his lightweight title would be up for grabs between Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler. It was also revealed that TJ Dillashaw would be returning from
The UFC is headed back to Texas. The promotion announced Friday that UFC 262 will take place at Toyota Center in Houston on May 15. A lightweight bout between Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler headlines the card, with the winner taking home the UFC championship vacated by the retired Khabib Nurmagomedov. UFC President Dana White
It’s clear to Holland that “a smack down” on Brunson won’t be easy. Even with their verbal jabs and haymakers comes respect, as Holland quickly acknowledges that Brunson is “good at everything” and that he’s been at the top so long because he’s one of the top fighters in the division. “Overall, when two men
The winningest fighter in 2020, Kevin Holland, will throw down with divisional veteran, Derek Brunson, this Saturday (March 20, 2021) at UFC Vegas 22 inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Holland is a tricky athlete to get a read on. The first couple years of his UFC career were fun, but unspectacular, as Holland
UFC Vegas 22 weigh-in results: Brunson vs. Holland set, but one fighter out on a stretcher The UFC Vegas 22 weigh-in results are in and the card is set, but not without a particularly scary moment. Derek Brunson and Kevin Holland easily made weight for their main event, but undercard fighter Julija Stoliarenko fainted twice
By Mike Bohn | March 19, 2021 6:00 pm A middleweight bout between Jack Hermansson and Edmen Shahbazyan is the latest addition to May’s UFC 262 lineup. MMA Junkie verified Hermansson (21-6 MMA, 8-4 UFC) and Shahbazyan (11-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) have agreed to the matchup with a person close to the booking following an
Hear from strawweight champion Rose Namajunas after defending her belt for the first time and defeating former champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk for the second time at UFC 223. 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. To start your 7-day free
Following the former double champion Conor McGregor‘s loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 257, the Canadian legend George St. Pierre (AKA “GSP”) offered some genuine words of wisdom to the young superstar. Even though McGregor may not want to hear it, GSP divulged some career guidance that may help the young 32-year old superstar get
12:00 AM ET Khabib Nurmagomedov, arguably the greatest mixed martial artist of all time, is officially retired, and even UFC president Dana White is ready to move on. White told ESPN on Thursday that he and Nurmagomedov met in Las Vegas, and the undefeated lightweight champion reiterated he does not intend to fight again. As
Khabib Nurmagomedov is going out on top and he has nothing but gratitude for the world’s biggest fight promotion. Following confirmation from UFC President Dana White that Nurmagomedov will not be returning to competition after retiring in October, “The Eagle” took to Instagram himself late Thursday evening to address the news and thank White for
His fans operate on a loyalty that is hard to come by outside of the UFC. They take note to everything that’s said for better or worse from his opponents. Should you attack him, you might as well turn your notifications off. Charriere doesn’t react because he never has to. He’s been through it before.