The UFC light heavyweight title is on the line for a second consecutive pay-per-view event at UFC 283, which now features two title fights. Glover Teixeria will face Jamahal Hill for the vacant belt less than one month after Jiri Prochazka vacated the title due to a shoulder injury and the Jan Blachowicz vs. Magomed
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Tsarukyan believes a dominant win over Ismagulov puts him right back into the mix to fight top five contenders in 2023. “Not a lot of people know Damir but he’s a very tough opponent. He’s never lost in the UFC and if I beat him, they are going to say, ‘Oh he beat Damir number
No.13-ranked UFC welterweight Michael Chiesa has dismissed the notion of Paddy Pimblett fighting a top 15 lightweight next. On a recent edition of UFC Live, the panel discussed what’s next for Paddy Pimblett. At UFC 282, “The Baddy” picked up a unanimous decision victory over Jared Gordon. The fight was fraught with controversy, with many
Sean Strickland has spoken out following his split decision loss to Jared Cannonier in the main event of UFC Vegas 66. Strickland and Cannonier did battle in the main event of UFC Vegas 66 this past Saturday night. The middleweight clash went the distance and two of the three judges scored the fight for Cannonier.
Anyone tuning in for the UFC Vegas 66 main card on Saturday night may have been left wondering what the hell happened during the prelims to leave the cage so saturated in blood. That would be on account of Rafa Garcia, who suffered a cut on the side of his head halfway through his fight
Paddy Pimblett raises awareness for mental illness and reveals his own struggles Rising UFC lightweight star Paddy Pimblett has used his stardom to raise awareness about mental health and suicide prevention. He often discusses the issue during press conferences and in his post-fight interviews after recently having a close friend commit suicide. “There’s a sigma
Rafa Garcia got a win at UFC Vegas 66, but it came at a cost after a cut opened on his head which actually nicked an artery that caused excessive bleeding throughout the fight. It appeared that an elbow landed by Maheshate opened the gash on Garcia’s head as he began pouring blood all over
10:35 PM ET Former UFC bantamweight champion Holly Holm will return to the Octagon against Yana Kunitskaya on March 25, sources told ESPN on Saturday. Holm (14-6) has not fought since May because of an undisclosed injury that required surgery earlier this year. The 41-year-old former professional boxing champion told ESPN in September she expected
Fighting someone like Matthews is the perfect matchup to draw that out of him. He knows Matthews is going to bring it, just as he did in his most recent victory over André Fialho. “He’s a scary dude. He’s got power in his hands, he’s knocked people out, he’s super experienced, and even from a
Cory McKenna expects that the UFC might see a trend of younger fighters debuting during the next few years. The 23-year-old picked up arguably the biggest victory of her career when she took on Cheyanne Vlismas in the featured prelim for UFC Vegas 66. McKenna entered the fight as a slight underdog to Vlismas, but
Zion Clark continues to be an inspiration. Clark, who was born without legs due to caudal regression syndrome, competed in his first pro MMA bout this past Saturday. He shared the cage with Eugene Murray. The two collided inside Valley Center in San Diego, CA. The fight took place at Gladiator Challenge: Seasons Beatings. The
Does Conor McGregor have middleweight aspirations? According to “The Notorious” himself, he will ‘100%’ be testing himself against 185 pound opponents at some point in his career. McGregor, who started his fight career out as a 145 pound featherweight, moved up to lightweight in 2016 and even contested some bouts at welterweight, although against other
Jake Shields and Mike Jackson get into scuffle at UFC Performance Institute | Video Former UFC welterweight title challenger Jake Shields and former UFC fighter Mike Jackson were involved in a physical altercation at the UFC Performance Institute. The two have exchanged insult via social media in the past where, according to Shields, Jackson called
The UFC’s 2022 schedule is officially at an end — and Jared Cannonier and Sean Strickland couldn’t have closed it out with a weirder fight. MMA Fighting’s Shaun Al-Shatti, Jed Meshew, and Alexander K. Lee react to Cannonier’s listless decision win over Strickland in the main event of UFC Vegas 66 as well as the
10:36 PM ET LAS VEGAS — The UFC’s final fight of 2022 came down to the scorecards on Saturday, as former middleweight title challenger Jared Cannonier defeated Sean Strickland via split decision. Cannonier (16-6) out-pointed Strickland (25-5) over the course of a five-round main event that took place almost exclusively on the feet. Judges Derek
Both men were patient and measured in the opening frame, throwing little and landing few blows, but Albazi dropped Costa with a clean one-two early in the second. He followed him to the canvas and worked from inside the Brazilian’s guard, landing heavy, punishing shots for the remainder of the frame. Just before the midway
Former UFC bantamweight champ Holly Holm is set to take on Yana Kunitskaya at the UFC Fight Night event on March 25. The matchup, which was first reported by MMA Fighting, will see Holm make her Octagon return after losing to Ketlen Vieira via a razor-thin split decision in May. The UFC Fight Night will
Chris Curtis figured he would have to be the aggressor against Joaquin Buckley at UFC 282. When the fight was offered, Curtis was surprised as he didn’t understand why Buckley even called him out. But, once he started training camp, he says the plan was to be the aggressor and force Buckley to be active