UFC returns to London on July 22 for the second UK event of the year, and fourth UK event in 18 months. The O2 plays host once again as British No. 5 ranked heavyweight Tom Aspinall takes on Polish No. 10 ranked Marcin Tybura. Also on the card, Liverpool’s own Molly McCann will face off …
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“She tells me all the time that she sees the growth and the change in me, my attitude, and just the way I live my life day to day,” said Pogues of his biggest fan. “So she sees it and my old teammates and coaches are starting to see the progress. I’m proud of the …
PRELIMS Bantamweight Bout: Davey Grant (136) vs Daniel Marcos (136) Welterweight Bout: Danny Roberts (171) vs Jonny Parsons (171) Lightweight Bout: Marc Diakiese (156) vs Joel Alvarez (156) Heavyweight Bout: Mick Parkin (264) vs Jamal Pogues (266) MORE UFC LONDON: Britain’s Best | Aspinall’s Aspirations | Molly’s Moments | Kianzad Returns | Main Event Preview | …
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UFC FIGHT NIGHT: Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov & UFC 292: Sterling vs O’Malley Updates Due to injury, please note the following changes: Umar Nurmagomedov has been removed from his bantamweight main event bout with Cory Sandhagen. Song Yadong has been removed from his bantamweight bout with Rob Font. As a result, Cory Sandhagen will now face …
A strong amateur career and training with former UFC competitor and current KSW heavyweight ruler Phil De Fries made opponents hesitant to step in against the promising Briton, meaning he was left to face whomever was willing to put pen to paper. Usually, that meant facing one of two types of opponents — weekend warriors …
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White revealed that lightweight champion Islam Makhachev will look to defend his belt in a rematch against Charles “Do-Bronx” Oliveira in UFC 294’s main event. Makhachev submitted Oliveira last year at UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi to claim the title. After UFC 280 Makhachev defended his title against Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 284, beating the …
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Rapidly approaching his 30th birthday, “The Prospect” remains an emerging talent on the UFC roster heading into his London return against Andre Fili on Saturday. The longtime bantamweight returned from an extended absence last July, defeating Charles Rosa in his featherweight debut before making a relatively quick turnaround to register a second straight unanimous decision …
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“I just love a fight — I love the fight business and everything related to it,” she added with a huge smile when talking about hustling into the short-notice pairing with Chandler, who has since competed at featherweight and seems poised to remain in the 145-pound weight class. “MMA is not an easy sport, you need …
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Jake Shields and Nick Diaz (+2000) “These guys are former GSP opponents with big names. Both have fought GSP, and both of them also have that grappling background. Both are given a price of 20/1, big longshots. We just saw Nick Diaz compete in MMA, and it doesn’t look like combat sports are his priority. …
Aspinall felt a wave of guilt come over him. He wanted to put on a show for everyone who paid a lot of money to support him. Instead, they would leave on the sourest of notes, and Aspinall still cannot shake that sense of shame. “When you’re from where I’m from, London might as well …
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Muniz seemed poised to make a run at contention heading into last year, having earned three straight first-round submission finishes following his debut decision win. But a tepid outing against Uriah Hall slowed his momentum and a loss to Brendan Allen in February has him now looking to regroup in London. Ideally, this turns out …
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Lingo is intrigued by the matchup, but he’s confident that his preparation has him ready for whatever Costa throws his way. “I know he’s got great kicks and he’s a really tough guy. He’s coming down from lightweight, so I know he’s going to be big,” Lingo said. “But hey, that’s who I fight in …
UFC returns to UFC APEX with a classic striker versus grappler matchup in the bantamweight division, as No. 3 ranked contender Holly Holm faces off with No. 10 Mayra Bueno Silva. In the co-main event, welterweights look to steal the show as Jack Della Maddalena takes on newcomer Bassil Hafez. UFC FIGHT NIGHT: HOLM vs. BUENO SILVA will take place …
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That mindset isn’t developed over years in the gym or in fights. You either have that in your DNA or you don’t. And from early on, Hafez knew he was a fighter. Unfortunately, that willingness and need to scrap got him in trouble and left his parents with a dilemma. Even worse, they had their …
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“These guys have just been big brothers to me and are really just showing me how to move around as a UFC fighter; not just inside the cage, but outside the cage,” McKinney said. “Just making sure I’m being a professional on the media side and making sure I’m interacting there and showing up to …
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“Melsik is the same always. I never change with the weather; I never change with anything. I always train hard. I need, of course, a lot of adjustments on my ground game, wrestling and jiu-jitsu. Since I’m a striker, I don’t care who’s in front of me, but I need adjustments with grappling and jiu-jitsu, …
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Not only is Holm defeating these top ranked contenders, but she also continues to evolve, despite competing professionally in combat sports since 2002, when she made her kickboxing debut. “I do feel like I keep getting better and better,” Holm said. “We’re taking small steps all the time, nothing happens overnight. I feel like I’m …
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Evans-Smith has been on the sidelines for nearly three years while she recovered from a spine surgery to fix pinching and nerve pain in her neck and back. At this weekend’s UFC Fight Night: Holm vs Bueno Silva she makes her comeback, fully healthy and full of gratitude for everything that she went through to …