6:19 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Two weeks after former boxing champion Deontay Wilder stirred controversy with a heavy walkout costume he said contributed to his defeat, Israel Adesanya is staying quiet on what kind of entrance he’ll make Saturday at UFC 248. “We’ll see,” Adesanya said Wednesday after open workouts at MGM Grand. “I
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The tougher the better apparently for the 31-year-old, who always seems to rise to the occasion when the pressure is at its highest. That’s something Li owes to experience and his opinion that he has never been better than he is right now. “After so many years of fighting, I have gained a huge amount
Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Eddie Alvarez believes he has the fighting style to defeat Khabib Nurmagomedov. Nurmagomedov has amassed a perfect pro MMA record of 28-0. He’ll look to continue his unbeaten streak on April 18. He is scheduled to put his UFC lightweight championship on the line against Tony Ferguson.
The next biggest combat card sets sail later tonight (Sat., Mar. 7, 2020) at UFC 248 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, as Israel Adesanya defends his undisputed UFC middleweight championship against divisional powerhouse Yoel Romero. There will be another title fight in the co-main event as Weili Zhang
UFC 248 preliminary bout scratched last minute due to medical concerns A UFC 248 preliminary bout between Emily Whitmire and Polyana Viana has been scratched from Saturday night’s fight card because of medical concerns. “I just heard that Emily is out of the fight with me today,” Viana wrote on Twitter, which was later confirmed
Image via @ufc on Instagram Khabib Nurmagomedov is looking to establish himself as the greatest lightweight fighter in history with a win over Tony Ferguson at UFC 249. ‘The Eagle’ and ‘El Cucuy’ have been booked to throw down on April 18 live from the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, New York. This marks the fifth
5:08 PM ET UFC fighter Abdul Razak Alhassan has been found not guilty of sexual assault by a jury in Tarrant County, Texas, his attorney confirmed to ESPN on Friday. In 2018, Alhassan was accused of raping two women at one of the women’s homes after a party at a bar. The trial had started
MMA Fighting has UFC 248 results for the Adesanya vs. Romero fight card in Las Vegas, live blog of the top fights, and live UFC 248 Twitter updates. The scheduled main event features a light heavyweight title showdown between champ Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero. Also on tap for the ESPN+ pay-per-view event is a
The best way to build up one’s star power, though, is to win, and the next person trying to hand Adesanya his first loss is Yoel Romero, an athlete as explosive as any on the roster. That reputation is why Adesanya was attracted to the bout, and when the two finally faced off in early
Image Credit: Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC As expected, things got intense between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson during the first UFC 249 press conference. Earlier tonight (March 6), the UFC held a presser for their April 18 pay-per-view event. The headliner for UFC 249 will feature a lightweight title bout between champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony
Welcome to Midnight Mania! “Our rematch is going to be epic” – Jon Jones, immediately after the UFC 247 main event (HIGHLIGHTS). As it turns out, that rematch may be coming sooner than anticipated. UFC seemed to imply that Jones would next be facing the victor of Jan Blachowicz vs. Corey Anderson, and Blachowicz lived
UFC 249 Press Conference video: Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson [embedded content] The UFC 249 Press Conference on Friday almost boiled over as security had to keep Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson apart during their face-off, but that was just the capper to an intense round of trash talk. The two went at each other
Joanna Jedrzejczyk does media in NYC, then hits Vegas. Champion Israel Adesaya and team take in the UFC Apex; Zhang Weili gets fitted and photographed. Neil Magny and Li Jingliang look forward to their clash. Yoel Romero is grateful for his title shot. UFC 248 is Saturday, March 7 in Las Vegas. Subscribe to get
Floyd Mayweather has named his price for a potential fight with Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov. McGregor has been clamoring for a rematch with the undefeated boxer since he suffered a TKO loss back in 2017. Nurmagomedov, meanwhile, has recently called out Mayweather and said he wants to do 11 rounds of boxing followed by
8:00 AM ET Truth be told, UFC 248 will not be the company’s biggest pay-per-view event of the year when it’s all said and done. Not with Conor McGregor teasing the possibility of three fights, and 2019 breakout Jorge Masvidal on the cusp of his first UFC title shot. Not with a Stipe Miocic, Daniel
Cage Warriors bantamweight champion Jack Cartwright is eager to showcase his skills after seeing Tyson Fury’s masterclass performance against Deontay Wilder in their rematch last month. Cartwright established himself as one of the standout bantamweights in Europe with two quick stoppage wins at Cage Warriors Unplugged 2 last September, which saw him clinch the coveted
Two years later, he’s already earned a first-round stoppage victory inside the Octagon and now, he’s taking another major step forward, fighting on one of the biggest events of the year in “The Fight Capital of the World” against his toughest opponent to date. Everything is working out as he envisioned, but don’t think for