Sean Strickland isn’t sold on his most recent successor, Alex Pereira, dethroning UFC middleweight kingpin Israel Adesanya. UFC 276 played host to somewhat of an unofficial middleweight tournament as the title was defended while two contenders battled over a potential crack at the main event victor. Adesanya’s unanimous decision win over Jared Cannonier saw him
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In the first round, Shevchenko was controlling the clinch very well, and looked for an early takedown. Santos reversed the position and was able to take Shevchenko’s back. Constantly looking for a choke, Santos forced the champion to defend the submissions rather than advancing positions. This allowed Santos to stay in control for the final
Fallon Fox has responded after a BBC radio host admitted to being unaware of previous controversial comments made by the transgender MMA fighter before interviewing her. The topic of transgender athletes in sports was a major news story recently after the International Swimming Federation (FINA) adopted a new policy that effectively banned transgender women from
In the main event of UFC Long Island, a crucial featherweight fight headlined the card as Yair Rodriguez took on Brian Ortega. Rodriguez entered the fight coming off a decision loss to Max Holloway back in November while Ortega lost a decision to Alexander Volkanovski for the featherweight belt. In the end, it was Rodriguez
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Dustin Jacoby has felt the infamous left hook of Alex Pereira and believes there’s nobody else that hits harder. Pereira, a former GLORY two-division champion, has taken the MMA world by storm over the past year after turning in a 3-0 record as a member of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Most
Sean Strickland: ‘Israel Adesanya is a b**ch’ Middleweight contender Sean Strickland isn’t a fan of middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. He acknowledges Adesanya’s fighting ability, but considers him to be a b**ch. The two recently fought on the UFC 276 fight card on July 2. Adesanya defeated Jared Cannonier in the main event while Strickland was
Go one-on-one with Anthony Pettis as he discusses what makes him a UFC warrior. Pettis talks about everything from his background in martial arts to why he earned his nickname, “Showtime”. Don’t miss Pettis vs Barboza on UFC 197 on April 23.
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9:11 AM ET Nate Diaz is the kind of guy who makes more headlines from doing an interview than most fighters get for competing in the cage. He’s one of the most famous athletes in the history of the UFC and remains relevant in any MMA conversation despite having just one win since 2016. Diaz
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So what did I take away from Li Jingliang’s stoppage of Muslim Salikhov? One thing. That “The Leech” is a perennial contender that will always be a threat to anyone in the welterweight division. That’s not an easy place to reach in a sport where hot streaks often turn into losing streaks and a trip
UFC President Dana White and UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski have weighed in on a potential interim title bout. UFC featherweight contender Yair Rodríguez earned a quick, albeit controversial, win over Brian Ortega at UFC Long Island last Saturday. He was expected to potentially get the next shot at Volkanovski if he earned a win
UFC President Dana White has weighed in on Donald Cerrone’s decision to retire from MMA. It was earlier this month that the 39 year old announced his retirement. Cerrone (36-17 MMA) suffered yet another defeat in a series of losses, this time to Jim Miller (35-16 MMA) at UFC 276. It was to be ‘Cowboy’s’
Hasim Rahman Jr.’s path to a boxing match with Jake Paul came rather irregularly. The 31-year-old makes for Paul’s fifth opponent in what will be the YouTube star’s sixth professional boxing appearance. For Rahman Jr. (12-1 as a pro, 9-12 as an amateur, according to BoxingRec), he’s no stranger to Paul as the two have
Dana White guarantees Israel Adesanya’s next fight will be ‘batsh*t nuts’ UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya received some criticism for his UFC 276 performance even though he soundly defeated Jared Cannonier by unanimous decision. His critics believe Adesanya fought a safe fight and that he could have been more aggressive. Part of the criticism directed
8:19 AM ET Frankie Edgar, one of the best mixed martial artists of the last decade, says he intends to retire after making one final appearance in the UFC this year. Edgar told ESPN he has asked the UFC to book him one more bantamweight fight in November, on an event expected to take place
Michael Bisping is intrigued by a possible rematch between Israel Adesanya and Jan Blachowicz down at 185 pounds. Last week, after hearing that light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka wanted to run it back with Glover Teixeira for his first title defense, Blachowicz teased a possible drop to middleweight to face Adesanya instead. Blachowicz is a
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