Jul 30, 2023, 11:38 PM ET The final week of July was huge in combat sports, from UFC 291 in Salt Lake City to a rare Bellator vs. Rizin event across the globe in Japan. The biggest news maker had to be Justin Gaethje, who added yet another chapter to his highlight reel by knocking
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Jorge Masvidal fulfilled his duties handing Justin Gaethje the “BMF’ title after his win at UFC 291 but he was definitely heartbroken after watching his friend and teammate Dustin Poirier fall by knockout in the main event. It was a stunning conclusion to a rematch that had been billed as a guaranteed Fight of the
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UFC 294 will take place on Saturday, October 21st at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, UAE. According to ‘Vestnik MMA’ the number 2 ranked Magomed Ankalaev (17-1 MMA) will get in the Octagon to battle number 6 ranked Johnny Walker (21-7 MMA) in a light heavyweight bout this coming October. Johnny Walker, 31, is
Dustin Poirier suffered a crushing defeat to longtime rival Justin Gaethje in the UFC 291 pay-per-view (PPV) headliner last weekend in Salt Lake City, but lightweight contender Michael Chandler seems to have absorbed most of the damage. That’s because “Iron” — stranded in No Man’s Land by the wishy-washy Conor McGregor — tried to slide
Jeff Wagenheim Jul 30, 2023, 01:50 AM ET Bellator MMA took to a grand stage on Saturday with plans to crown an inaugural men’s flyweight champion, but the bout between Kyoji Horiguchi and Makoto Shinryu was waved off after just 25 seconds as a no contest after an accidental eye poke, leaving the title vacant
To say Kamaru Usman was happy to see his friend and teammate Justin Gaethje score a knockout win over Dustin Poirier at UFC 291 might be the biggest understatement of the year. The former welterweight champion was sitting cage side for the event and he erupted in a joyous celebration after Gaethje connected flush with
That ride is a smooth one at the moment, highway driving with no traffic and no end in sight. But it took some roadblocks, potholes and bumper-to-bumper misery to get here, as evidenced not just by his ups and downs in MMA, but on the pro boxing circuit, where his 1-10, 1NC record is explained
Ferguson (25-9 MMA) and Green (30-14-1 MMA) collided on the main card of last night’s pay-per-view event in Salt Lake City, Utah. Tony Ferguson had entered the contest with hopes of snapping his five-fight losing skid. ‘El Cucuy’ was coming off a submission loss to Nate Diaz in his most previous effort back at UFC
Alex Pereira made his UFC light heavyweight debut on Saturday night in Salt Lake City, taking a split decision victory over Jan Blachowicz. While the fight was close, it was still an impressive performance: Pereira hung with a former 205 pound champion that handily beat Israel Adesanya when “The Last Stylebender” attempted to make the
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJul 30, 2023, 12:57 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun SALT LAKE CITY — There have been a lot of special nights over the course of Justin Gaethje‘s career. UFC 291, though, has to be at the very top. In
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PRELIMS Welterweight Bout: Gabriel Bonfim (170) vs Trevin Giles (170) Heavyweight Bout: Derrick Lewis (263.5) vs Marcos Rogerio de Lima (262) Middleweight Bout: Roman Kopylov (185) vs Claudio Ribeiro (185.5) Welterweight Bout: Jake Matthews (170) vs Darrius Flowers (170.5) UFC 291 COUNTDOWN: Full Episode | Poirier vs Gaethje | Błachowicz vs Pereira EARLY PRELIMS Flyweight Bout: CJ Vergara (125.5) vs
Dustin Poirier On UFC 291 Loss During the UFC 291 post-fight press conference, Dustin Poirier admitted that while losing is never fun, he has nothing to be down in the dumps for (via MMAJunkie). “It sucks,” Poirier said. “Losing sucks, but I’ve lost before. It’s not cool to be acquainted with these feelings, but I’ve
Derrick Lewis busted back into the win column on Saturday night at UFC 291, knocking out Marcos Rogerio de Lima with a flying knee just 33 seconds into their fight. After the fast knockout win, Lewis celebrated in classic “Black Beast” style. He dropped to the canvas and snarled like an animal. He stood up,
Jul 30, 2023, 01:34 AM ET Brett Okamoto and Marc Raimondi react to the biggest moments at Saturday’s UFC 291 in Salt Lake City, Utah, and offer thoughts on what might be ahead for the standouts. Jeff Wagenheim adds his perspective on the Bellator and Rizin co-branded event. The Highlight has options: Makhachev or McGregor?
Patricky Pitbull advanced to the Bellator lightweight grand prix semifinal after stopping current RIZIN champion Roberto Satoshi in the main event of Bellator vs. RIZIN 2 this Saturday in Saitama, Japan. Satoshi replaced A.J. McKee on less than a week’s notice in the grand prix and attempted to take the fellow Brazilian down, but the
To do that, Vergara had to have a short memory and put his win over Lacerda in the rearview mirror. He absorbed the win, reflected on it, and dialed in on how he can get a dominant win and be cerebral against Salvador. “Vinicius makes for a really messy fight. It’s hard to really know
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