The lightweight division has long been considered one of the most stacked in the UFC. Khabib, Ferguson, McGregor, Cowboy, Poirier, Gaethje – the list of high-profile athletes is deep. Charles Oliveira deserves to be in that mix. Oliveira’s submission win over Kevin Lee on Saturday continued one of the most impressive streaks in all the
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(Photo: MMAFighting) Gilbert Burns still hasn’t forgotten the time Colby Covington called the people of Brazil, “filthy animals.” Burns competed last night (March 14) against Demian Maia. The welterweight bout served as the co-main event of UFC Brasilia. Burns starched Maia in the first round via TKO. Burns has gone 7-1 in his last eight
Things were looking pretty good for Demian Maia in the first round of his UFC Brasilia fight against Gilbert Burns, until they weren’t. Maia was getting the best of the grappling exchanges, pulling Burns down and taking his back. It looked like Maia was en route to another backpack ride leading to a choke. But
The fight card formerly known as UFC London is no more. UFC officials are still intent on hosting a Fight Night event on Saturday, March 21, but as of now, the location, venue, and bouts remain undetermined. The UFC on ESPN+ 29 card in London was initially expected to pit former welterweight champion Tyron Woodley
The biggest fight in the history of the UFC lightweight division is finally here, as unbeaten world champion Khabib Nurmagomedov puts his title on the line against Tony Ferguson in the main event of UFC 249 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on April 18. Vocals by Hali D Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hvli_d — Subscribe to get all
Backstage at UFC Brasilia, Kevin Lee talks to the media about his loss to Charles Oliveira, what mistakes he made in cutting weight, how long it will be before he fights again, and more. 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:
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UFC welterweight contender Colby Covington says he wants to step in on short notice to fight Tyron Woodley at the new UFC London card. Woodley was set to fight Leon Edwards in a five-round welterweight main event but on Sunday Edwards was forced to withdraw due to the coronavirus travel ban from the UK. Most
2:31 PM ET Although next weekend’s UFC event is still up in the air, the original main event — Tyron Woodley vs. Leon Edwards — definitely will not happen. After the UFC was forced to cancel the March 21 card in London and move it to a yet-to-be determined location in the United States, Edwards
BRASILIA, Brazil — Rani Yahya and Enrique Barzola fought to a draw in the preliminary portion of UFC Brasilia on Saturday night, and the Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace spoke with the media about the contest, his thoughts on not having a crowd to support him in his home town, why the UFC should book an immediate
The UFC Fight Night card takes place at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas. Headlining the event, airing live on ESPN, is the heavyweight bout between Francis Ngannou and Jair Rozenstruik. Stay tuned to UFC.com for updates. For more information and updates, sign up for the UFC Newsletter here.
Ed Carbajal, MMA News Ryan Bader is returning to the light heavyweight division to defend his 205-pound gold and he’s got a formidable challenger in Vadim Nemkov. Bader vs. Nemkov is scheduled to headline Bellator 242 on May 9. The event will be held inside the SAP Center in San Jose, California. In the co-main
COVID-19 continues to spread across Europe and America as governments implement increasingly harsh measures to try and clamp down on the virus. That’s resulted in the UK cancelling all upcoming sporting events, including March 21’st UFC London card. But UFC president Dana White is insistent that an event will go on, and he’s pulling out
BRAVE CF postpones all events until further notice From Brave CF: Given the global spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19), it is with great sadness that we announce that the upcoming #BRAVECF35, #BRAVECF36 and #BRAVECF37 have been postponed until further notice. With the current situation, the BRAVE CF team are compelled to take action in helping in
Imag via @joannajedrzejczyk on Instagram UFC women’s strawweight contender Joanna Jedrzejczyk showed a video of the bruises on her face a week after her war with Weili Zhang at UFC 248. Jedrzejczyk and Zhang threw down for 25 minutes in one of the greatest MMA fights of all time. At the end of five rounds,
9:48 PM ET No crowd was there to witness it live, but Charles Oliveira put on a world-class performance in Brazil on Saturday. And although it’s unlikely he’ll get a title shot in his next fight, you really can’t blame him for asking for it. Seven finishes in a row, including the third-round submission of
Kevin Lee is questioning his future in the wake of a disappointing loss to Charles Oliveira in the UFC Brasilia main event. The former interim lightweight title contender had already suffered through a brutal weight cut earlier in the week that ultimately saw him step on the scale 2 1/2 pounds over the limit. He
You’d really be going out a limb to argue that any country has deeper MMA talent than Brazil, and a quick peek at UFC Brasilia’s fight card would provide a lot of counterpoints to your already-shaky contention. In addition to the aforementioned Oliveira and Walker, the co-main event could easily be the featured bout on