Not many people picked Sean Strickland to beat Israel Adesanya ahead of his massive upset victory at UFC 293. But Elizeu Zaleski, the first man to knock him out in MMA, thought it was possible. Zaleski, who stopped then-welterweight Strickland at UFC 224 in 2018, said on this week’s episode of MMA Fighting’s Trocação Franca
admin
Jonathan Di Bella got an unexpected message of support from none other than Paulie Malignaggi. This heartwarming gesture couldn’t have come at a better time for Di Bella. After all, he’s gearing up for a crucial title defense against Danial Williams at ONE Fight Night 15 on Prime Video on October 6. The display of
Aljamain Sterling continues to make his case for an immediate rematch against Sean O’Malley. Sterling held the UFC bantamweight title for two and a half years, defending it three times before losing to O’Malley in August. It was a shocking loss: “Suga” caught “Funkmaster” coming in sloppy and knocked him out cold with a perfect
Hearing that, and knowing that Godinez arrived in Vegas with a two-fight winning streak and victories in three of her last four, you wonder how far she’s going to take this now that she found her ideal training situation and is genuinely happy in it. She has some ideas, but first things first, and that’s
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterSep 17, 2023, 01:16 AM ET LAS VEGAS — The rivalry between Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko might need a trilogy. Grasso and Shevchenko fought to a split draw (48-47, 47-48, 47-47) on Saturday night in the main event of Noche UFC at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Because of the
Valentina Shevchenko and Alexa Grasso battled it out for 25 minutes at Noche UFC, but their epic war ended with a dramatic thud after the result was announced as a split draw. The outcome was ultimately decided by judge Mike Lee, who gave a 10-8 scorecard to Grasso for the fifth round, which put his
Raul Rosas Jr. Plans To Be Major Star In UFC During the Noche UFC post-fight press conference, Raul Rosas Jr. made it clear that he his high hopes for his future in MMA (h/t MMAJunkie). “I’m different,” Rosas said. “I have the potential to be a superstar and break all these records. I’m just being
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA — “The Bullet” was shocked by the judge’s scorecards. The Flyweight belt is staying in Mexico as Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko fought to split draw last night at Noche UFC (Sat., Sept. 16, 2023) from inside the T-Mobile arena in Las Vegas (watch highlights). Because of the draw, champion Grasso keeps
Edgar Chairez versus Daniel Lacerda declared a no decision at 3:47 of Round 1 The flyweight bout between Edgar Chairez and Daniel Lacerda ended in controversy, as Chairez locked up a standing anaconda choke, with referee Chris Tognoni seemingly halting the contest prematurely. Chairez had the choke locked in, and Tognoni checked on Lacerda, who
Brett Okamoto Close Brett Okamoto ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Marc Raimondi Sep 17, 2023, 01:51 AM ET Noche UFC 293 concluded with a split decision draw between Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko, thus allowing Grasso to retain the belt. Before that, some
Fans weren’t the only ones shocked by the split draw in the Noche UFC headliner, Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko 2. Cameras caught longtime UFC matchmaker Sean Shelby’s reaction after he appeared to be informed of the decision by UFC announcer Bruce Buffer (via Spinnin Backfist). Shelby looks incredulous after Buffer whispers in his ear,
The Octagon returned to Las Vegas for tonight’s Noche UFC event, an eleven-bout fight card headlined by Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko 2. The highly anticipated women’s flyweight title fight rematch proved to be a thrilling back and forth contest. Valentina Shevchenko had a strong start to the fight, getting the better of Alexa Grasso
Sean Strickland is an unpredictable fighter in and out of the cage, which is why fans shouldn’t be surprised to see the newly crowned UFC middleweight champion chasing people around the gym with an actual flamethrower. It has been just one week since Strickland upset Israel Adesanya for the undisputed 185-pound title at UFC 293
“As I got better and as I was teaching, I was able to start moving more and showing techniques more and my body started responding and I was like, ‘Hey, man, I can still do this. Let’s go.’ My old teammates started reconnecting with me and I was training with them, and the more I
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterSep 13, 2023, 05:33 PM ET A pair of title fights will headline Bellator’s return to Chicago this fall. Yaroslav Amosov will defend the Bellator welterweight belt against Jason Jackson, and bantamweight champion Sergio Pettis will look to unify the title against interim champ Patchy Mix on Nov. 17 at the
Chris Curtis would be fighting today were it not for a wayward injury. “The Action Man” was scheduled to fight Anthony Hernandez today at Noche UFC before being forced to withdraw due to an injury suffered in training. It didn’t take long for fans to connect Curtis’ withdrawal to footage of the fighter being hurt
Former UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno isn’t exactly a fan of Alexandre Pantoja vs. Sean O’Malley. ‘The Assassin Baby’ has been out of action since his trilogy bout with ‘The Cannibal’ in July. In the co-main event of UFC 290, the two flyweights put on a show. In the end, it was Alexandre Pantoja who
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the Noche UFC mixed martial arts (MMA) event TONIGHT (Sat., Sept. 16, 2023), streaming LIVE on ESPN+. Noche UFC will be headlined by the 125-pound rematch between newly-crowned flyweight champion Alexa Grasso and former division titleholder Valentina Shevchenko. Before that five-round clash
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- …
- 1226
- Next Page »