Georges St-Pierre may be done fighting — but if he did ultimately decide to return, he has his eyes on three particular fighters. During a recent interview with ESPN, GSP was asked about a potential return to the Octagon. The Canadian sports legend was adamant that he’s done with professional fighting, but still entertained the
Month: July 2022
Image via @bareknucklefc on Instagram (photographer not listed) BKFC women’s flyweight contender Paige VanZant will return in August. ’12 Gauge’ signed to BKFC in August 2020, in a shocking move. While she was a star in the UFC, she had never competed in boxing, bare-knuckle, or otherwise to that point. She was set for her
This weekend’s (Sat., July 16, 2022) UFC Long Island’s main event could be providing us with the next Featherweight title challenger, according to Yair Rodriguez. Set to battle Brian Ortega, a win for either man will get them back in the win column after each tasting defeat against both men recently involved in the last
Watch Brian Ortega tap out Cub Swanson | UFC Long Island Free Fight Back in 2017, UFC featherweight Brian Ortega put on a fight to remember, defeating opponent Cub Swanson in a main event bout via second-round submission to earn both Performance and Fight of the Night honors. Ortega is set to headline UFC Long
8:00 AM ET Since the last update to the ESPN divisional rankings, Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski solidified their positions with victories at UFC 276. Both both fighters already were No. 1 in their respective top 10s, though, so there was nowhere for them to rise. Then there’s Alex Pereira. He also fought on the
Jalin Turner believes he is on the cusp of title contention. This past weekend, Turner delivered arguably the best performance of his career, submitting Brad Riddell in just 45 seconds at UFC 276. The win was Turner’s fifth in a row, all of them earned by finish, and it propelled him to No. 14 in
Dos Anjos got credited for a takedown early in round three even though Fiziev was barely on the mat, and once “Ataman” got free, it was back to leading the striking sequences behind his thudding kicks. RDA did get into a nice striking rhythm in the final minute, though, showing that this fight was far
Chael Sonnen has taken issue with some of the recent comments Henry Cejudo directed at UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. Following Adesanya’s unanimous decision victory over Jared Cannonier at UFC 276, former two-weight UFC champion Henry Cejudo criticized the performance and suggested the promotion should stop “pushing” the 32-year-old. Speaking on his YouTube channel, Sonnen
The Octagon remains in Nevada for tonight’s UFC Vegas 58 event, an eleven-bout fight card headlined by Rafael Dos Anjos vs. Rafael Fiziev. Dos Anjos (31-13 MMA) will enter the contest sporting a two-fight winning streak, this after scoring decision victories over Paul Felder and Renato Moicano. The former UFC lightweight champion is looking to
As a former teammate and then rival of Jon Jones, Rashad Evans has a lot of insight into “Bones” as the former light heavyweight champion prepares to return as a heavyweight sometime in the fall of 2022. Rashad also knows what it’s like to take a long break from fighting and then compete again. He
Henry Cejudo on Israel Adesanya: ‘He hypes a lot and doesn’t deliver’ Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has taken over the 185-pound division, but former two-division champion Henry Cejudo hasn’t been impressed with “The Last Stylebender.” Adesanya successfully defended his title in the UFC 276 main event, defeating Jared Cannonier by unanimous decision. Cejudo considers Adesanya
Fighters make weight and face off in front of a full house ahead of UFC 276, featuring champ Israel Adesanya vs. Jared Cannonier, the Volkanovski vs. Holloway title threematch, Munhoz vs. O’Malley and more. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: https://ufc.ac/3u8FIJp Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of
The faceoff between light heavyweights Ion Cutelaba and Dustin Jacoby got physical as they were too quick for Dana White ahead of UFC on ESPN 23 on Saturday in Las Vegas. #UFCVegas25 #IonCutelaba #DustinJacoby For more MMA news: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY network: http://www.usatoday.com Connect with MMA Junkie: Facebook: https://facebook.com/officialmmajunkie Twitter: https://twitter.com/MMAjunkie Instagram:
7:20 PM ET The UFC has booked a strawweight clash between Mackenzie Dern and Yan Xiaonan to headline an October event, multiple sources told ESPN on Friday. The five-round contest will headline a UFC Fight Night on Oct. 1 at a location to be announced. Dern (12-2) is closing in on a potential title shot
The full UFC 277 card has now been finalized with Julianna Pena battling Amanda Nunes in a rematch that will headline the second pay-per-view card for the promotion in July. The event will take place at the American Airlines Center in Dallas on July 30. Pena and Nunes will clash in the main event after
UFC returns to UFC APEX with a must-watch lightweight contenders’ bout that will see No. 7 ranked Rafael Dos Anjos battle No. 10 Rafael Fiziev. The co-main event will feature a clash of Dana White’s Contender Series signees when Caio Borralho faces Armen Petrosyan at middleweight. UFC FIGHT NIGHT: DOS ANJOS vs. FIZIEV will take
Former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos has spoken out following his late-round TKO loss to Rafael Fiziev at UFC Vegas 58. Dos Anjos and Fiziev had a back-and-forth battle in their UFC Vegas 58 headliner. Fiziev eventually caught dos Anjos with a big left hook in the fifth round that proved to be the
Image via @ufc on Instagram Jorge Masvidal has rejected a “no takedowns” offer from fellow former UFC welterweight title challenger Gilbert Burns. Masvidal (35-16 MMA) has not competed since suffering a lopsided unanimous decision loss to his bitter rival Colby Covington at UFC 272 back in March. That setback marked “Gamebred’s” third in a row,
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