Undefeated in the UFC since cutting down to strawweight after a short-notice bantamweight debut, Amanda Lemos promises to make a statement Saturday night in Las Vegas, when she meets former Invicta FC champion Livinha Souza in the preliminary portion of UFC 259 at the UFC APEX. On a roll inside the octagon with consecutive wins
“He ended up having the same injury during my fight week for Miles Johns,” said Bautista. “I was there when he tore his pec, and he was two months ahead of me, so I watched him recover from that. He’s always a positive guy, and he was making pretty big progress in two months, so
Jan Blachowicz has not let go of his desire to face Jon Jones in the future. Jan Blachowicz is the current UFC light heavyweight champion. That is a position that was held by Jon Jones for a very long time. Now that Jones has decided to make the move up and try his skills at
Tim Elliott is going all in for his flyweight matchup with Jordan Espinosa later tonight (Sat., Mar. 6, 2021) on the early “Prelims” portion of UFC 259 from inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, and that includes placing a large bet on himself. This will be Elliott’s 15th trip to the Octagon, but arguably
UFC 259 Live Results: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya (Click on the fight below and then scroll down to see in-fight live stats and full results, courtesy of Fight Analytics. Full UFC 259 live results for the first bout from The Apex in Las Vegas is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. ET / 2:30 p.m. PT
By Farah Hannoun and MMA Junkie Radio | March 6, 2021 1:50 pm When Sage Northcutt makes the walk to the cage April 28, it will have been almost two years since he last competed. Northcutt (11-3) faces Japanese MMA pioneer Shinya Aoki in a welterweight fight at ONE on TNT IV in Singapore, his
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12:46 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Israel Adesanya will be significantly lighter than Jan Blachowicz at UFC 259. Though, not as much as he indicated earlier this week. Adesanya weighed 200.5 pounds Friday morning at the official UFC 259 weigh-ins at the UFC Apex. He didn’t strip down, as athletes usually do. He just wore
Watch Claressa Shields vs. Marie-Eve Dicaire full fight video highlights for the Shields vs. Dicaire card Friday night, courtesy of FITE TV and ESPN Ringside. Claressa Shields (11-0) and Marie-Eve Dicaire (17-1) competed for Shields’ WBC and WBO junior middleweight titles, Dicaire’s IBF junior middleweight title, and the vacant WBA junior middleweight title at Dort
Not many people have that kind of perspective, especially when they make their living in the public eye. Already, the lights shine brighter on wins and losses, and to take those setbacks and look at them in the bigger picture is admirable. I wonder if Benavidez would have felt the same way after losing a
Joseph Benavidez has hinted that he will be attempting to make another run at UFC gold. Joseph Benavidez has had four opportunities to become a UFC champion, and he has come up short each time. Notwithstanding his failures, Joseph Benavidez has also carried with him plenty of fortunes throughout his illustrious career. As someone who
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Few are envious of Megan Anderson less than 24 hours removed from her UFC 259 title shot vs. Amanda Nunes. It’s a great opportunity to be sure, but Nunes is a remarkable 10-1 favorite over the Australian, and “Lioness” doesn’t usually win via anything less than a punishing smackdown. Speaking with
UFC 259 Preview Show: Championship tripleheader [embedded content] Don’t miss Jim “Gries” Grieshaber and Jeff Cain breaking down UFC 259 and it’s tripleheader of championship bouts ahead of Saturday’s event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. It’s MMAWeekly’s UFC 259 Preview Show! Middleweight champ Israel Adesanya challenges light heavyweight titleholder Jan Blachowicz in the
By Michael Rosenthal | March 6, 2021 1:00 am (This story first appeared at BoxingJunkie.com.) Claressa Shields might want to compete exclusively in mixed martial arts if she cares about challenges. No one in boxing can touch her. Shields made previously unbeaten Marie-Eve Dicaire look as if she had no business in the ring with
7:06 AM ET In the 27-year history of the UFC, only seven fighters have won championships in multiple weight classes — and only four of those have held both titles simultaneously. Such is the rare air UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya (20-0) is hoping to reach Saturday, when he challenges Jan Blachowicz (27-8) for the
At the UFC 259 weigh-ins, all 30 fighters on Saturday’s fight card in Las Vegas are set to step on the scale Friday, and MMA Fighting will have the live video. In the main event, Jan Blachowicz and Israel Adesanya must not weigh more than 205 pounds, the maximum for light heavyweights in title fights.