UFC welterweight contender Gilbert Burns is ready to get revenge for Daniel Cormier. ‘Durinho’ is slated to return this weekend at UFC 287 against Jorge Masvidal. The bout will be the Brazilian’s first since January when he submitted Neil Magny. Meanwhile, ‘Gamebred’ enters the contest riding a three-fight losing streak with losses to Kamaru Usman
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Fight fans weren’t sure what to make of two separate altercations between Kevin Holland and Jorge Masvidal this week leading up to UFC 287 later tonight (Sat., April 8, 2023) live on ESPN+ PPV from inside Miami-Dade Arena in Miami, Fla., but “Trailblazer” was kind enough to detail their feud in an interview Friday night.
UFC president Dana White discussed the recent purchase of the WWE by UFC parent company Endeavor and being merged into a newly formed entity containing both pay-per-view powerhouses. The UFC and WWE will operate under the umbrella of a newly formed publicly traded company that has yet to be named. The new company is expected
4:27 PM ET The UFC is heading back to Canada for the first time in nearly four years. Vancouver will be the host to the UFC 289 pay-per-view event on June 10, the promotion announced Friday afternoon. No main event has been officially announced yet. The UFC has not visited Canada since before the COVID-19
Bo Nickal’s second octagon appearance is targeted for the UFC’s biggest week of the year. Nickal announced to Betr Combat that he faces Tresean Gore at UFC 290, which takes place July 8 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and serves as the final event for International Fight Week. Multiple people with knowledge of
Alex Pereira thinks Saturday night will be the last time he ever fights Israel Adesanya. Pereira and Adesanya are set to have their rematch in MMA in the main event of UFC 287. Back in November at UFC 261, Pereira scored a comeback fifth-round TKO win to become the new UFC middleweight champion. It was
Welcome to Midnight Mania! For as long as the checks keep clearing, the Floyd Mayweather Heist exhibition tour will continue. The premise is simple: Mayweather steps into the ring with big gloves on for a short sparring match against the biggest name who’ll take him up on his offer. Usually, it’s playful, but if his
UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 Cold Open Video For the first time in 20 years the octagon returns to Miami, Fla., on Saturday for UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 at Miami-Dade Arena. The fight card is headlined by a middleweight title rematch between champion Alex Pereira and former titleholder Israel Adesanya. Pereira holds three wins over
7:49 AM ET MIAMI — IT’S A BALMY Monday evening at the newly renamed Kaseya Center downtown, and Jorge Masvidal is looking for a legal parking spot for his classic dark blue Lincoln Continental convertible. He takes a right off Biscayne Boulevard and stops on a relatively quiet side road. Masvidal thinks the car should
At the UFC 287 official weigh-ins, all 26 fighters on Saturday’s fight card will step on the scale early Friday morning, and MMA Fighting will have live video of it above. In the main event, UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira and former champion Israel Adesanya can weigh no more than 185 pounds, the maximum allowed
Adrian Yanez is ready to show the mainstream just how good he is. Yanez is set to make his pay-per-view debut on Saturday in the featured fight right before the main and co-main events. It’s a massive opportunity as he will also be facing the sixth-ranked bantamweight in Rob Font who is someone Yanez knows
Israel Adesanya has issued a somewhat cryptic challenge to USADA on the eve of his big rematch against Alex Pereira at UFC 287. “The Last Stylebender” has lost to “Poatan” twice in kickboxing and now once in MMA. Pereira took the UFC middleweight title from Adesanya at UFC 281, and this is the last crack
UFC 287 Live Weigh-In Results and Video The athletes competing on Saturday’s UFC 287 pay-per-view card in Miami officially weighed in on Friday morning in South Florida. The event takes place at the Miami-Dade Arena and his headlined by a middleweight title rematch between champion Alex Pereira and former titleholder Israel Adesanya. Adesanya weighed in
7:53 AM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN One after another, the shiny brass-and-leather belts and oversized $1 million checks had been handed out. The 2022 PFL’s season-ending night of glory last November in New York had seen five fighters earn championships in as many weight classes. All that was left of this jamboree was the evening’s sixth
Watch ceremonial weigh-in video for PFL 2: Pacheco vs. Budd, which takes place at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas on Friday night. Larissa Pacheco looks to continue her incredible run of success, which was capped off by a win over the previously undefeated Kayla Harrison in the finals of the 2022 PFL
Jorge Masvidal doesn’t understand how Colby Covington can get the next title shot. After Leon Edwards defended his belt at UFC 286, Dana White announced Covington would be next and the fight is now targeted to happen in London in July. Yet, Masvidal is confused about how ‘Chaos’ can even fight as Covington is claiming
Israel Adesanya has a long and violent history with Alex Pereira. “The Last Stylebender” first went to war against Pereira nearly seven years back, dropping a unanimous decision to “Poatan” at Glory of Heroes 1 in Shenzhen, China. Adesanya would try to avenge that loss the following year at Glory of Heroes 7 in Sao
Jorge Masvidal hosted arguably the biggest event yet with Gambred Boxing 4 in March. The card was headlined by former UFC champion Anthony Pettis and boxing legend Roy Jones Jr. and was sprinkled with big names like Jose Aldo, Vitor Belfort, and Jeremy Stephens. It was so good of a card that many fans wondered