Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterMay 8, 2023, 09:27 AM ET NEWARK, N.J. — Belal Muhammad doesn’t have to tell people to “Remember the name,” any longer. He’s now the bona fide top contender for the UFC welterweight title after beating Gilbert Burns via unanimous decision in Saturday’s co-main event at UFC 288. While Colby Covington
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Matt Frevola called and now Paddy Pimblett has answered. Following a stunning first-round knockout over Drew Dober at UFC 288, Frevola wasted no time turning his attention to Pimblett while calling for a fight against the superstar from Liverpool later this year. Of course, Pimblett is out of action right now after undergoing ankle surgery
Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Jailton Almeida collide in Saturday’s main event, as the heavyweights share the Octagon, each focused on taking another step forward in the wide-open division. Now beginning his fifth year on the UFC roster, Rozenstruik enters off a rapid knockout win over Chris Daukaus at UFC 282 that snapped a two-fight skid. The
Facebook founder and CEO of Meta Mark Zuckerberg decided to hit the mats over the weekend. The business magnate is obviously known more for his work with Facebook and Instagram. However, over the last few years, Zuckerberg has become a massive fan of MMA. For the most part, he’s been welcomed into the community, forming
Khamzat Chimaev has been ready to go. The man known as “Borz” hasn’t been seen in action since UFC 279 in Sept. 2022. In the co-main event of the evening, Chimaev made quick and dominant work over his adversary, Kevin Holland, en route to a first-round d’arce choke submission (watch highlights). Chimaev’s time at welterweight
Check out the scene inside Henry Cejudo’s locker room following UFC 288 loss Cameras inside Henry Cejudo‘s locker room at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., caught the scene following Cejudo’s UFC 288 split decision loss to Aljamain Sterling. “Hey team, guys, I appreciate it. You guys did your job. I had to make adjustments
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterMay 7, 2023, 01:40 AM ET NEWARK, N.J. — Aljamain Sterling won his title fight and then another almost broke out in the Octagon. Sterling defeated Henry Cejudo via split decision (47-48, 48-47, 48-47) in the main event of UFC 288 on Saturday night here at Prudential Center. With the very
Colby Covington wasn’t impressed by Belal Muhammad’s performance at UFC 288 this past weekend. The UFC welterweight division’s very best have been highlighted on four consecutive pay-per-view events stretching back to UFC 285 in March. Whether it be top contenders jockeying for position or the champion competing, there have been month-by-month developments that are keeping
Seemingly split one round apiece heading into the third, Rodriguez’s hot streak was met with a thunderous right hand from Lemos. Falling back to the cage, Lemos landed vicious follow-up strikes until the referee was forced to step in and stop the fight. Not only was this Rodriguez’s first loss in over two years, but
Gilbert Burns is gracious in defeat and injury. Burns was in action this past Saturday night (May 6) for a welterweight showdown against Belal Muhammad. The action emanated from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. It was quite clear that Burns was bothered by a left shoulder injury, which allowed Muhammad to pick him
Event: Bellator 297: “Nemkov vs. Romero”Date: Fri., June 16, 2023Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IllinoisHow To Watch: Showtime (watch here) Bellator 297 Main Event: 205 lbs.: Champion Vadim Nemkov (16-2) vs. Yoel Romero (15-6) Bellator 297 Main Card: 135 lbs.: Champion Sergio Pettis (22-5) vs. Champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire (35-5)205 lbs.: Corey Anderson (16-6) vs.
Yan Xiaonan defeats Jessica Andrade, calls for UFC title fight Yan Xiaonan at UFC 288 on Saturday night looked as sharp as we’ve seen her in the Octagon. She may have been outmuscled by Jessica Andrade, but she wouldn’t be out struck. Yan’s striking was fluid and sharp, leading her to a quick finish. Her
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterMay 7, 2023, 11:06 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun UFC veteran Tony Ferguson was arrested early Sunday morning following a multi-vehicle crash in Hollywood, the Los Angeles Police Department told ESPN. According to TMZ, Ferguson, 39, was arrested on
The main card for the UFC’s return to Canada has been revealed. During Saturday’s UFC 288 broadcast, the promotion announced the pay-per-view main card for UFC 289, which takes place June 10 in Vancouver. In the main event, Amanda Nunes defends her bantamweight title against Irene Aldana. Aldana steps in for the injured Julianna Peña,
Dober is currently tied with Dustin Poirier for the most wins by KO in lightweight history and making it four straight wins by KO would set Dober up for big things in the near future. “With another win, another knockout, another showcase, it gives me the opportunity to finally fight the names that everyone wants
Henry Cejudo has weighed in on a clash between Aljamain Sterling and Sean O’Malley. Cejudo challenged Aljamain Sterling for UFC Bantamweight Championship this past Saturday night (May 6). “Triple C” was hoping to reclaim the 135-pound title, as he was never defeated for the gold during his first run. This one was a back-and-forth affair
UFC 288 went down last night (Sat., May 6, 2023) inside Prudential Center in Newark, NJ., which saw Aljamain Sterling defeating Henry Cejudo via razor-thin split decision after a back-and-forth scrap to retain his Bantamweight title (recap). In the co-headlining act, Belal Muhammad earned a unanimous decision win over Gilbert Burns after sweeping all five
ONE Highlights Video: Demetrious Johnson still the champ! Check out the full fight highlights video from ONE Championship’s ONE Fight Night 10 from Denver, Colorado. Demetrious Johnson retrained the flyweight championship in his five-round, trilogy with Adriano Moraes. What’s next for Mighty Mouse? Julianna Peña comments on opting out of Amanda Nuñes fight ONE Championship
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