Joseph Benavidez is going to be thinking about his loss to Deiveson Figueiredo for a while. Saturday’s UFC Norfolk show saw Benavidez (28-6) go for his third attempt at winning a UFC championship and he again fell short, losing by second-round TKO to Figueiredo. Making matters worse, because Figueiredo missed weight, only Benavidez was eligible
Month: March 2020
ISRAEL ADESANYA VS. YOEL ROMERO The closer the fight has gotten and the more defending champ Israel Adesanya has discussed why he has singled out Yoel Romero as the man he wanted to face in his first title defense, the more intriguing this fight has become. In less than two years, Adesanya went from making
Image Credit: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Weili Zhang doesn’t see Joanna Jedrzejczyk posing much of a threat to her. This Saturday night (March 7), Zhang will put her UFC strawweight championship on the line against Jedrzejczyk. The 115-pound title bout is set to serve as the co-main event of UFC 248. The
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was supposed to crown a flyweight champion last weekend at UFC Norfolk, but then Deiveson Figueiredo “fucked up” by missing weight, ruling him ineligible to capture the crown, despite a technical knockout win over top contender, Joseph Benavidez. That’s according to former opponent, Jussier Formiga. “All fighters can’t pay for one
At 50, Chuck Liddell says he is official retired from fighting… for now [embedded content] UFC Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell is back into retirement. At least, for now. Liddell famously returned to the cage for a third fight with fellow Hall of Famer Tito Ortiz under the Golden Boy Promotions banner. Liddell had defeated
Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Yoel Romero has provided an update as to how much weight he still has left to cut ahead of his UFC 248 title fight against Israel Adesanya this weekend. Romero is set for the opportunity of a lifetime on Saturday night as he attempts to take the
5:50 PM ET Watch a replay of the show here. UFC middleweight champ Israel Adesanya said Monday that the circular mark on his left forearm is just “a little scrape” and that his title defense against Yoel Romero in the main event of UFC 248 on Saturday is not in jeopardy. “It’s just a little
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This is like the non-title version of the fight between Zhang Weili and Joanna Jedrzejczyk that kicked off this piece, as it’s an opportunity for Edwards to dispel any doubts about his standing as a serious contender in the welterweight division, while also affording Woodley the opportunity to prove he’s still very much a factor
Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Israel Adesanya has put rumors to rest ahead of his first UFC title defense. This Saturday night (March 7), Adesanya will clash with Yoel Romero. The middleweight title bout is set to headline UFC 248 inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The initial plan
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Back in June, Anderson Silva’s son, Gabriel Silva, followed in his father’s footsteps by making his first walk into the ring. At 20 years old, Gabriel Silva was victorious, winning via knockout. Since then, Silva has built up an undefeated 4-0 record, which led him to this past weekend’s FighersRep 9
UFC 248 Countdown: Zhang Weili vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk [embedded content] At UFC 248, strawweight champion Zhang Weili takes on former champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk in the co-main event. See these athletes train and prepare for their upcoming bout on March 7. TRENDING > Dana White continues to press for Conor McGregor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov rematch UFC
Fresh from a spectacular 2019 campaign, UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya begins 2020 in Las Vegas on March 7 by defending his title against Cuban powerhouse Yoel Romero in the main event of UFC 248 at T-Mobile Arena. Plus, the strawweight championship will be on the line in the co-main event, as China’s Zhang Weili
Image: @stylebender on Instagram Israel Adesanya says he is not dealing with a staph infection on his arm. On Sunday, a video of Adesanya doing a video interview circulated around and appeared to show a mark on the middleweight champion’s arm. Many on social media immediately said it was staph infection but “The Last Stylebender”
Although there seems to be more interest than ever in a fight between James Gallagher and Cal Ellenor ahead of their third scheduled bout in the main event of Bellator London on May 16, the Sunderland native still questions if the Irish bantamweight was really forced out of their second booking due to injury. Gallagher
2:31 PM ET Israel Adesanya will defend his middleweight championship against Yoel Romero at UFC 248 on Saturday night. But before they take center stage in Las Vegas, both main-event participants are set to join Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show on Monday. It’s the first title defense for Adesanya (18-0), while Romero has lost three of
This is what the women’s featherweight division needed. Despite the presence of double champ Amanda Nunes, the 145-pound weight class needed some serious contenders to emerge to challenge her, and Saturday night’s card featured four such fighters and gave them the opportunity to make their case for a shot at the belt. Often, such situations
Image Credit: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC UFC president Dana White doesn’t know if Conor McGregor plans on waiting around. McGregor returned to the Octagon back in January after being away from the action for over a year. The “Notorious” one hadn’t competed since Oct. 2018 when he was submitted by UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. McGregor