Month: December 2019

1:33 PM ET LAS VEGAS – It’s a title fight and a grudge match. And now it’s official. Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington both successfully made weight Friday morning here at Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa for their UFC 245 headlining fight. Usman weighed in right on the mark at 170 pounds and Covington
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The UFC’s octagon will touch down in Norfolk, Va., for the second time in the first quarter of 2020. The promotion on Friday announced an event set for Feb. 23 at a Chartway Arena in the Ted Constant Convocation Center, which in November 2017 hosted a UFC Fight Night event. No bouts have been confirmed
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Alexander Volkanovski will enter the Octagon in the UFC 245 co-main event prepared to challenge the reigning featherweight champion Max Holloway, and he will do with with the mindset that, stylistically speaking, he has conquered greater challenges. One common opponent the featherweight title combatants share is Jose Aldo, whom both have defeated. In Holloway’s case,
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Image: Jose Aldo Junior on Facebook This morning, former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo successfully made the 136-limit for his UFC 245 bantamweight fight with Marlon Moraes. Unsurprisingly, Aldo’s successful steps onto the scale generated some interesting reactions from the combat sports world on social media. See what people had to say below: Tremendously done
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Event: Bellator 235 “Salute the Troops: Barnett vs. Markes”Date: Fri., Dec. 20, 2019 via Paramount Network and DAZNLocation: Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii Bellator 235 “Salute the Troops” Main Event: 265 lbs.: Josh Barnett (35-8) vs. Ronny Markes (19-7) Bellator 235 Main Card (10 p.m. ET): 125 lbs.: Alejandra Lara (8-3) vs. Veta
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On Episode 2 of UFC 245 Embedded, welterweight title challenger Colby Covington enjoys the familiar faces and fond memories at a Las Vegas wrestling tournament. Featherweight title challenger Alexander Volkanovski cruises through his workout but struggles with a hotel mini-fridge. Featherweight king Max Holloway leads his team on a hike at Red Rock Canyon and
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At UFC 182 weigh-ins, Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier both made weight at the MGM Grand on Friday evening. Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com /subscription_center?add_user=mmafightingonsbn Check out our full video catalog: http://www.youtube.com/mmafightingonsbn/videos Visit our playlists: http://www.youtube.com/mmafightingonsbn/playlists Like MMAF on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mmafighting Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mmafighting Read More: http://www.mmafighting.com
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10:33 PM ET UFC heavyweight Jairzinho Rozenstruik got his wish. Less than one week after knocking out Alistair Overeem at UFC Fight Night last Saturday in Washington, Rozenstruik (10-0) has agreed to meet Francis Ngannou (14-3) in the main event of UFC Fight Night on March 28 in Columbus, Ohio, sources told ESPN. Both sides
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LAS VEGAS – Ex-interim UFC welterweight champion Colby Covington repeatedly has accused champ Kamaru Usman without evidence of using the performance-enhancing drug erythropoietin (EPO). Now, he’s turned against the UFC’s anti-doping partner. Covington lashed out at the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency for lax testing in advance of UFC 245, incorrectly claiming he hadn’t been tested for
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On Episode 4 of UFC 245 Embedded, UFC Performance Institute hosts a series of athletes getting ready for Saturday: featherweight title challenger Alexander Volkanovski, bantamweight Marlon Moraes and welterweight title challenger Colby Covington. “The Great,” “Chaos” and bantamweight Germaine de Randamie answer fan questions at a UFC 245 athlete panel, followed by the event’s three
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight No. 1 contender, Colby Covington, will step into the cage this Sat. night (Dec. 14, 2019) to challenge reigning division titleholder, Kamaru Usman, for the promotion’s 170-pound strap. Their five-round main event headlines the UFC 245 pay-per-view (PPV) fight card inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, and a lot
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