Looking back on his 2019, featherweight Emmanuel Sanchez is pleased with how his year turned out, as he picked up back to back wins coming off a loss to close out his 2018. First against Georgi Karakhanyan in March, then against Ty-wan Claxton in July, Sanchez had two strong performances, and moved himself forward in
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Image via @ufc on Instagram (photographer not listed) When Kevin Lee fights Charles Oliveira in the main event of UFC Brasilia this weekend, there will not be any fans in the building. That’s because the UFC has converted the card to a closed-door event to mitigate risk associated with the coronavirus. While this quiet, closed-door
8:22 AM ET Khabib Nurmagomedov is not new to No. 1. The UFC lightweight champion was already at the top of the ESPN pound-for-pound rankings, but until now, he was sharing that spot. However, in the wake of Jon Jones‘ second straight close call — a decision win over Dominick Reyes in their light heavyweight
The UFC has pulled the plug on Thursday’s media day “due to consideration of the government’s decree yesterday.” UFC Brasilia fighters were expected to meet the press and face off at the host hotel, but the media event has now been cancelled. On Wednesday night, Federal District governor Ibaneis Rocha announced the suspension of any
Moreno credits a new boxing coach, Drift Cortes, with helping him enhance his striking, which opens Moreno up to feel confident wherever the fight may lead. “I feel more comfortable in the cage,” Moreno said. “Before, I feel like I just want to take the guy down, just control him, win really fast with a
Image via Joshua Fabia’s Instagram account One UFC welterweight isn’t pleased with Joshua Fabia’s presence in the MMA community. Fabia has had a slew of detractors since he took over the coaching reins for Diego Sanchez. Many including UFC color commentator Joe Rogan and former UFC “champ-champ” Daniel Cormier have criticized Fabia’s corner advice. Both
Welcome to Midnight Mania! March 11, 2020 is likely a day for the history books. The last few hours have been chaotic. Just to recap a few of the Coronavirus-related headlines of the evening: flights from Europe to the USA have been banned, the entire NBA season is suspended after a player tested positive, Tom
Paulo Costa crashed Dana White’s presser after being kicked out of UFC 248 [embedded content] Paulo Costa crashed Dana White’s press conference after UFC 248. White had been alternately dissing and praising Paulo Costa and talking about Costa and his manager – former UFC and Pride fighter Wallid Ismail – going nuts in the arena.
Kevin Lee got back in the win column in dramatic fashion with a show-stopping head kick knockout at UFC 244 in November. Lee faces Charles Oliveira in the main event of Fight Night Brasilia on Saturday, March 14. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the
Undefeated UFC featherweight Kron Gracie channels his famous father Rickson Gracie in advance of his fight with Cub Swanson at UFC Tampa. Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLi Visit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvM Like MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7Z Follow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUI Read More: http://www.mmafighting.com Subscribe to the podcast: http://applepodcasts.com/mmahour MMA Fighting is
Image Credit: Alexander Volkanovski’s Instagram (Photographer not listed) Alexander Volkanovski plans on defending his featherweight title in the main event of UFC 251 at home in Australia. Volkanovski won the belt back at UFC 245 with a decision win over Max Holloway. Since then, he had hand surgery but says he will be ready to
8:42 AM ET KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Standing in the corner between the fourth and fifth rounds of the Invicta FC Phoenix Series 3 main event on March 6, Abel Briceno thought his fighter, Lisa Verzosa, was in good shape to win the vacant bantamweight title. Then he saw the score. Julija Stoliarenko was up
UFC veteran Tom Lawlor is the latest addition to the PFL’s Season 3 roster. Lawlor, 36, joins a rapidly filling list that includes all of the promotion’s Season 2 champions. His addition was first reported by ESPN.com and confirmed to MMA Fighting by a PFL official. Lawlor gets back to action after a 16-month layoff
One of the campaigns, a 50/50 raffle, generated a total jackpot of $52,280. 50% of the net proceeds – $26,140 – will support the launch of Three Square’s annual “Bag Childhood Hunger” campaign, which raises funds to provide three daily meals for children in need. The program, which begins on April 1 and ends on May 31, will help
Fight fans may be in for a treat as Robert Whittaker vs. Darren Till is reportedly close to being finalized. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto reports that Whittaker vs. Till is being targeted for UFC Dublin on Aug. 15. Okamoto notes that bout agreements haven’t been signed yet but that stage is close. Here’s what Okamoto had
A few days after Brian Ortega semi-apologized to Jay Park for slapping him inside T-Mobile Arena during the UFC 248 festivities in Las Vegas, Nevada, “T-City” has offered up a more sincere apology. Ortega took to Instagram to write a lengthy post apologizing not only to Park, but to Chan Sung Jung, as well as
KSW 53 becomes latest MMA event cancelled because of coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic As the coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic continues to ramp up fears of a pandemic across the globe, more and more sporting events and other large gatherings are falling to the wayside. The Poland-based KSW fight promotion on Wednesday announced the cancellation of its KSW
Image via @ufc on Instagram The sportsbooks have released the opening betting odds for the upcoming women’s featherweight title fight at UFC 250 between Amanda Nunes and Felicia Spencer. The UFC officially announced last week that Nunes will defend her featherweight belt for the first time against Spencer at UFC 250, taking place on May