Welcome to Midnight Mania! First and foremost: this is no April Fool’s joke. Less than a week after Nassourdine Imavov was forced to withdraw due to visa issues, now his would-be opponent Kelvin Gastelum has pulled out due to injury, leaving last-second replacement foe Driscuss Du Plessis without a dance partner. UFC made the announcement
Month: April 2022
The Top 10 Lightweight Knockouts in UFC History | Video Look back at 10 of the top lightweight knockouts in UFC history featuring some names like Edson Barboza, Conor McGregor, BJ Penn and Dustin Poirier. The list includes devastating head-kick knockouts, left hooks from hell, flying knees, and other fight-ending connections. Check out the list.
William Knight will remain at heavyweight to face longtime light heavyweight veteran Devin Clark at the UFC’s return to Las Vegas. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that Knight and Clark will compete in a heavyweight bout at UFC Vegas 51, which takes place April 16 at the APEX.
The former Ultimate Fighter winner Gastelum took the first, instantly showing this wouldn’t be a walk in the park for Adesanya, who responded by taking the next two frames and grabbing the momentum for himself as the bout moved to the championship rounds. Unexpectedly, Gastelum rallied back, taking the fight to Adesanya, hurting him, and
UFC heavyweight Tom Aspinall believes there’s a slew of other heavyweights that are much more deserving of an interim title shot. Aspinall is riding high off his UFC main event win over Alexander Volkov in London just weeks ago. He’s won eight in a row in his MMA career and is undefeated in his UFC
Michael Chandler has revealed his ideal summer plans. The former UFC title challenger aims to face Conor McGregor in July. The 35-year-old was last seen in action at UFC 268 in November 2021. While he came up short in his war against Justin Gaethje, the pair got ‘Fight of the Night’ honors. The bout was
Khamzat Chimaev is on the cusp of greatness, but he has a few major hurdles to clear before he gets there. For starters, the rising welterweight contender must first get past Gilbert Burns at UFC 273 next weekend to prove that’s he ready for a shot at the 170-pound crown. After that, “Borz” will need
Ben Rothwell released from UFC, Alexander Gustafsson fight scrapped It’s not often a UFC fighter is cut from the promotion while preparing for a fight, but that’s what appears to have happened to Ben Rothwell this week. According to a Twitter account that monitors the UFC roster, Rothwell was removed from the UFC, despite being
Khamzat Chimaev pushed his perfect record to 10-0 with this first-round finish of Li Jingliang at UFC 267 last year. Chimaev will face his toughest test to date coming up at UFC 273 on Saturday, April 9, where he will face former title challenger Gilbert Burns. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR
John Gooden breaks down UFC London, if he felt rusty after his long layoff, what it was like to call the fights with Michael Bisping, if he struggled without calling events during the pandemic, why he got emotional during his Paul Craig call, and more on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani on Wednesday. Subscribe
UFC Hall of Famer Stephan Bonnar’s house was destroyed in a fire on Monday in Henderson, Nev., according to a report Thursday on TMZ. The celebrity news site also posted a short video that shows a raging blaze inside a sand-colored home. Bonnar’s wife, Andrea, reportedly posted on Facebook that “we have lost everything” in
In 2011, it was announced that the UFC would be purchasing the popular MMA promotion, Strikeforce. Strikeforce housed a ton of elite talent and a handful of future UFC champions such as Daniel Cormier, Fabricio Werdum, Luke Rockhold, Tryon Woodley, Miesha Tate, and Ronda Rousey. Yet the most important story to come out of this
UFC lightweight contender Islam Makhachev says he no longer holds any interest in sharing the Octagon with longtime rival Rafael dos Anjos. Prior to last weekend’s UFC 272 pay-per-view, it appeared the long-discussed, and long-failed, matchup between dos Anjos and Makhachev would finally come to fruition. After the withdrawal of Rafael Fiziev, the Dagestani held
Image Credit: @UFC/Twitter In speaking about the recent UFC 275 announcements, Josh Thomson is suggesting UFC champion Valentina Shevchenko should consider turning heel. It was announced earlier this month that Valentina Shevchenko (22-3 MMA) will match up with Taila Santos (19-1 MMA) in the flyweight title bout at UFC 275 on June 11, 2022. Shevchenko,
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Lyoto Machida’s career in mixed martial arts is almost at its end. “The Dragon” has been fighting professionally since 2003, so it’s no surprise that he’s about ready to hang up the gloves. Machida helped bring traditional karate back into prominence inside the Octagon, capturing the Light Heavyweight crown back in
Henry Cejudo is open to fight Conor McGregor at lightweight if McGregor is ‘willing to be sober’ A rivalry between former multiple-division UFC champions, Henry Cejudo and Conor McGregor, has been heating up lately. Cejudo once held the UFC flyweight and bantamweight titles. McGregor has held the UFC featherweight and lightweight belts. Cejudo, also an