Between 2014 and 2022, “Smile’N” Sam Alvey strapped on his UFC gloves a total of 24 times across the middleweight and light heavyweight divisions against the like of Derek Brunson, Rashad Evans and Dan Kelly, just to name a few. In his first 20 bouts, he averaged a fight every 111 days. His most prolific …
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Daniel Zellhuber Is Living His Best Life
“I don’t need to be anybody else,” Zellhuber told UFC.com. “I don’t need to go out there and trying to be like, ‘Oh, I’m so tough.’ That doesn’t make sense. I’m a happy person, and I’m happy for the opportunity and doing all the interviews. I’m just trying to live my best life. I’m going …
Tribe Belt #1 | Noche UFC
This design retakes elements of the Mexican pre-Hispanic culture in the heart of the Mixtec/Zapotec cultures, in which values are abstracted in a design that as a memento shows the long road to triumph. Dexterity, courage, ability and discipline are symbolisms through the iconography of the workshop as the house; protection, the fish; respect, person; people, butterfly; …
Rankings Report | Week Of September 12, 2023
No. 14-ranked Tracy Cortez gets the flyweight action started when she makes her anticipated return to the Octagon against No. 15 Jasmine Jasudavicius. The winner secures their spot in the flyweight Top 15 and likely earns an opportunity to fight up the ladder their next time out. In the co-main event of Noche UFC, ranked …
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The History Of Mexican Fighters In The UFC | Noche UFC
Efrain Escudero was born in San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, Mexico, but largely was associated with Arizona, where he lived when he won The Ultimate Fighter’s eighth season and fought his UFC career. And when he won TUF in December of 2008, he became the first Mexican fighter to compete in the UFC. It would be …
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“Spoon Fed Wrestlers” Wrestlers React Part 1
Kyven Gadson – Iowa State: I think the fighters have to understand the business/entertainment aspect of it. If you build a following of people or fans then I’m doing my job. If I have a following or a draw it doesn’t mean I’m spoon-fed. Most of the wrestlers that are trying their hand at MMA …
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Coach Conversation | Alexa Grasso vs Valentina Shevchenko 2
Kyte: I agree on the fundamentals part, and I also think the best thing that happened for her was struggling at 115 pounds — having those moments where she came in as “the next big thing,” but lost her second fight in the UFC. I think those losses at strawweight, struggling to make the weight at …
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The Scorecard | UFC 293: Adesanya vs Strickland
Speaking of fundamentals, Alexander Volkov is another fighter who doesn’t light up ESPN SportsCenter on a nightly basis, but he does know how to do one thing better than most, and that’s win. Last Saturday’s submission of Tai Tuivasa (which was SportsCenter worthy) made it three straight for Volkov, who continues to evolve his game …
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Fight By Fight Preview | Noche UFC
Earlier this year, Alexa Grasso shocked the world by submitting Valentina Shevchenko to claim the flyweight title. Now, the two meet again, with Grasso looking to defend her belt and Shevchenko aiming to reclaim her lost title. The win in March moved Grasso to 5-0 since transitioning to the 125-pound weight class, and showed how …
Carlos Ulberg: ‘This Is The Easy Part’
One aspect of fighting that Ulberg has focused on improving these last few years is his mental clarity. By training diligently for 13 long weeks, Ulberg removes any doubts from his mind that he didn’t do everything he could to perform his best. “Just let it flow and it’ll happen,” Ulberg said. “That’s my new …
UFC Delivers $42.8M Boost To Western Australia Economy
UFC Vice President Australia and New Zealand, Peter Kloczko said: “UFC 284 was an enormous success across the board. “The electric atmosphere inside a sold-out RAC Arena on the day and the quality of the contests inside the Octagon provided a fitting finale for an exciting week of events that engaged the local community and …
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UFC 293: Adesanya vs Strickland Results
Headlined by a middleweight title clash between two-time champ Israel Adesanya and brash contender Sean Strickland, and featuring 10 athletes from the ANZAC region, Saturday’s fight card was loaded with exciting matchups that had the crowd at Qudos Bank Arena amped up from the outset. After six finishes and a Fight of the Year contender …
Official Scorecards | UFC 293: Adesanya vs Strickland
Back to fight down under for the first time since 2019, UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya will pack Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia, when he defends his crown against hungry challenger Sean Strickland in the main event of UFC 293 on September 9 (September 10 local time). Plus, the pride of Western Australia returns, as …
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Constant Improvement Key for Alexander Volkov
That includes Tuivasa, the proud West Sydney knockout artist who competes at home for the first time in seven years this weekend, and returns to the scene of his UFC debut looking to snap a two-fight skid. “Tai Tuivasa is a good guy with a good career in the UFC,” Volkov began when asked about …
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Tyson Pedro Hopes To ‘Shock And Awe’ In Sydney
As he reflects on his UFC career to date, though, the 31-year-old Pedro admits it has not been an easy road. “I’m not angry about (being in the UFC so early in my career) at all, I know I was ready to be in the UFC. There’s definitely fights that I took on in the …
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Weigh-In Results | UFC 293: Adesanya vs Strickland
MAIN CARD Main Event - Middleweight Championship Bout: Israel Adesanya (184.8) vs Sean Strickland (184.9) Co-Main Event - Heavyweight Bout: Tai Tuivasa (265.6) vs Alexander Volkov (262.95) UFC 293 Full Fight Card Breakdown Flyweight Bout: Manel Kape (126) vs Felipe dos Santos (125.4) Heavyweight Bout: Justin Tafa (265.2) vs Austen Lane (242.3) Light Heavyweight Bout: Tyson Pedro …
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EA Sports UFC 5 Arrives October 27
The addition of the Real Impact System and the inclusion of many requested community upgrades provides UFC 5 with definitive title-over-title enhancement. Experience realistic blow-by-blow damage with hyper-accurate progression as fighter attributes realistically deteriorate over the course of a fight. Feel the power of each impact with more than 64,000 possible facial damage combinations. New …
Sean Strickland: ‘MMA Is The Ultimate Escape’
Strickland said he grew up around an abusive, alcoholic father, and a racist grandfather, so he gravitated toward similar behavior. It wasn’t until the first time Strickland walked into a gym as a kid that all his anger went away. Strickland felt happy for the first time in his life. RELATED: What’s Next For The Middleweight …
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