It might be an understatement to say the UFC has some questionable rankings. You would expect rankings to be questionable as they are subjective; however, in this column, I will point out rankings that I think are glaring mistakes. I will also analyze significant movement in the rankings that I agree with. Editorial Commentary by
Month: March 2022
With wins over Max Holloway, Jose Aldo and Brian Ortega, UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski is carving out his legacy as one of the best ever. But to keep his belt and his place atop the division, he must hold off the charge of “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung in the main event of
Tyson Fury discusses why Dillian Whyte didn’t show up to press conference Tuesday, Wembley Stadium selling out, if this Whyte fight is his final one, a future exhibition fight with Francis Ngannou, how he focuses on fights, and more. Subscribe to MMA Fighting on YouTube: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Subscribe to The MMA Hour on iTunes: http://Apple.co/themmahour Subscribe
8:10 PM ET The UFC is finalizing a bantamweight bout between Rob Font and Marlon Vera to headline a UFC Fight Night event next month, multiple sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Contracts are expected to be signed shortly. The 135-pound contest will serve as the main event of UFC Fight Night on April 30. The
Paige VanZant is All Elite. The UFC and BKFC veteran inked a deal to join the roster at All Elite Wrestling on Wednesday night, with AEW president Tony Khan confirming the deal via Twitter. The 27-year-old fighter has been making sporadic appearances in AEW since 2021 as part of an angle involving several of her
After being announced as the UFC women’s bantamweight champion, Rousey’s first defense would be against Liz Carmouche in the main event of UFC 157. Rousey and Carmouche would make history that night by becoming the first women to ever compete in the UFC. In the first round, Rousey would hit her signature armbar, forcing Carmouche
UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman has revealed what longtime rival Colby Covington has to do in order to earn a third shot at his gold. Covington is widely considered to be the clear second-best 170lber in the UFC. He cemented that claim at UFC 272 last weekend, where he defeated former teammate Jorge Masvidal in
Islam Makhachev defeats Bobby Green at UFC Vegas 49 UFC lightweight Islam Makhachev has explained why he didn’t end up fighting Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 272. It’s been a rollercoaster ride of a few weeks for Islam Makhachev ever since he beat Bobby Green on short notice at UFC Vegas 49. The Russian star
International restrictions are beginning to loosen in Japan and RIZIN Fighting Federation is taking full advantage of it in the month of April. The promotion held a press conference Thursday (March 10, 2022) to announce the first six bouts for their two April events as RIZIN Trigger 3rd and RIZIN 35 will go back-to-back on
UFC Vegas 50 live results: Thiago Santos vs. Magomed Ankalaev UFC Vegas 50 live results begin at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT on Saturday, March 12, on MMAWeekly.com. The fights take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Click on the fight below in the UFC Vegas 50 live results section.
1:08 AM ET Colby Covington dominated Jorge Masvidal to claim a one-sided unanimous decision Saturday night at UFC 272 at T-Mobile Arena in a grudge match between former teammates turned bitter rivals. The judges scored the bout 49-46, 50-44 and 50-45 for Covington. Covington wasted little time going to his bread and butter in the
2:09 PM ET Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez was denied bail Monday in his attempted murder case, per a Santa Clara County (California) court spokesperson. Judge Shelyna Brown of Santa Clara County Superior Court said the “risk is too great” to let Velasquez out on bail because of the “extreme recklessness” of the retired
10:48 AM ET Bellator is bringing one of its deepest cards in some time to Hawai’i. Cris Cyborg, one of the top female fighters of all time, will defend her Bellator women’s featherweight title against Arlene Blencowe in a rematch April 23 in Honolulu, Hawai’i, the promotion announced Wednesday morning. ESPN has Cyborg ranked as
Davi Ramos wants out of the UFC. Sitting on the sidelines since a decision defeat to lightweight prospect Arman Tsarukyan in July 2020, Ramos told MMA Fighting he has asked his managers to request his release from the company so he can continue his career elsewhere. Ramos completed his most recent four-fight contract with the
When Jake Paul released his diss track aimed primarily at UFC president Dana White, there were a few familiar faces alongside him in the video — including Bellator featherweight champion A.J. McKee’s father, Antonio McKee. Of course, Antonio had a successful fighting career of his own before passing the torch to his son, who jokingly
After competing and even challenging for the championship in the UFC’s bantamweight division for three years, Valentina “Bullet” Shevchenko made a move down to the UFC’s 125-pound division. With that title sitting vacant, Shevchenko and former UFC women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk would meet in the co-main event of UFC 231 to determine the next
At UFC 232, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes took the challenge of becoming a two-division champion. Nunes was confident and fearless with her move up to the 145-pound division to take on Cyborg. She knew she was capable of beating Cyborg, an opponent that many challengers had shied away from in the past. Check
In his first fight back, Santos had some positive moments, but succumbed to the veteran savvy and “old man strength” of Glover Teixeira before dropping an uneventful decision to Aleksandar Rakic four months later. Last time out, he got back into the win column, an important step in getting back to the being the “Marreta”
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