Watch Justin Gaethje vs. Michael Johnson full fight video to see Gaethje add to his highlight reel and pick up his first UFC victory against Johnson at The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale on July 7, 2017, in Las Vegas. Gaethje—appropriately nicknamed “The Highlight”—entered the UFC with the reputation as one of the most exciting lightweights
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9:24 PM ET Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Marc Raimondi The UFC is pressing forward with its UFC 249 pay-per-view event on April 18, just as the promotion’s president Dana White had promised. Of course, there have been significant changes
Takanori Gomi vs Tatsuya Kawajiri – PRIDE Bushido 9: With almost a Robbie Lawler-esque fighting style, no fight featuring Takanori Gomi is a fight to be missed, one of the most entertaining was when “The Fireball Kid” took on Tatsuya Kawajiri.Full fight here: https://ufcfightpass.com/video/33047 Charles Bennett vs Yoshiro Maeda – PRIDE Bushido 7: When “Felony”
Image Credit: Bellator Bellator bantamweight Isaiah Chapman is dead after being shot outside his home. Reporter David McKinney first brought word that Chapman was shot and killed on the evening of April 7. The 135-pounder was killed in Akron, Ohio. While police did not release an identity, they did confirm they responded to a call
Another day, another change in main events. Jose Aldo has been forced out of his scheduled Bantamweight title fight against division king, Henry Cejudo, which was set to go down at UFC 250 on May 9, 2020 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. That’s according to a report from Combate, which states that Aldo’s visa has expired
Rose Namajunas withdraws from UFC 249 fight card Former UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas has withdrawn from UFC 249 for undisclosed reasons. The 27-year old was scheduled to face fellow former champion Jessica Andrade in the fight card’s co-main event on April 18. The news was first reported by Combate and later confirmed by ESPN.
Image: @ufc on Instagram Firstly a fighter, secondly a rapper, and now an actor, Tyron Woodley debuted his impersonating skills by giving his best Kamaru Usman impression. In a clip shared by ESPN, “The Chosen One” mocked the softly spoken welterweight champion. Watch the full clip below: “We takin’ shirts off like Usman…”@twooodley does his
The Ibirapuera gymnasium was expected to hold UFC 250 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on May 9. But now, it will be used as a field hospital for patients infected with the new coronavirus. As the number of confirmed cases of the disease climb to 13,717 with 667 deaths as of Tuesday afternoon, and with most
7:36 PM ET UFC lightweight Justin Gaethje says he’ll have “18-to-19 minutes of pure hell” for Tony Ferguson at UFC 249 on April 18, adding that he’s confident that will be enough to get it done. Gaethje (21-2) has agreed to face Ferguson (25-3) at an undisclosed location on short notice. The 31-year-old has notoriously
Outlook: With a sub-60-second finish over David Branch and a short-notice decision win in a main event against Jacare Souza, Jack Hermansson was putting together the kind of stretch that would’ve thrown him right into the top of the heap in the division. That came to a halt in the form of a Jared Cannonier
Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Israel Adesanya believes Jon Jones is frittering away his glory. Jones is the reigning UFC light heavyweight champion. “Bones” has been considered the most dominant MMA fighter for years now. He is a two-time UFC 205-pound king and his lone defeat was a controversial DQ back in
UFC President Dana White knows that Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino, owned by the Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria, has been making headlines this past week as the new location for the UFC 249 pay-per-view (PPV) event. But don’t expect him to confirm or deny it, because he’s still trying to
As governments started imposing social distancing measures and other restrictions, it appeared at first that Shamrock FC 329, scheduled for March 13 in St. Louis, Mo., would happen. As the week leading into the event went on, it became clear it would be shut down. From there the dominos fell and the next two Shamrock
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In arguably the biggest grudge match in recent UFC history, Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier will finally settle their issues at UFC 182 on Jan. 3 in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Check out this sick preview.
Tony Ferguson got Justin Gaethje offer for UFC 249, UFC community on potential Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson UFC 249 cancellation, Joanna Jedrzejczyk shows respect for Weili Zhang, Paige Vanzant, Henry Cejudo and much more! Informations about our work: This channel is made for MMA fans and has been in existence since 2014. This channel
It appears the UFC has found the location for UFC 249 and it will be on Tribal Land in California. Although Dana White said he would be securing a private island, UFC 249 will not be happening out at sea. Instead, according to a report from Jeff Sherwood and later confirmed by the New York
This is The A-Side Live Chat on MMA Fighting. In this episode, WWE and 205 Live superstar Gentleman Jack Gallagher joins José Youngs and Petesy Carroll to discuss some of the top story lines in the world of MMA. Some of the topics include Dana White’s recent unveiling of the entire UFC 249 lineup, Justin