More than a win, Shahbazyan needed a reset. Upon recommendation from his manager, Shahbazyan found it in Las Vegas. After a two-week “trial period,” Shahbazyan left his hometown of Glendale, California, as well as his longtime training home of Glendale Fight Club for the Fight Capital. He acknowledged the somewhat claustrophobic environment he was in
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Bellator 289 takes place tonight on SHOWTIME, and MMA News has all the results and highlights from the action! The rivalry between Stots and Sabatello has been ongoing since this Summer. Both fighters are in the Bellator Bantamweight Grand Prix to determine the undisputed bantamweight champion. However, Stots is going into his fight with Sabatello as
Billy Quarantillo was surprised when he got the call to face Alexander Hernandez at UFC 282. After Quarantillo lost to Shane Burgos at UFC 268 last year, he wasn’t sure what would be next for him. He was then supposed to face Bill Algeo at UFC Long Island. However, Quarantillo had to pull out due
Former Light Heavyweight champion, Jan Blachowicz, will look to retake the throne opposite Sambo ace, Magomed Ankalaev, this Saturday (Dec. 10, 2022) at UFC 282 inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. When Blachowicz was thoroughly handled by Glover Teixeira, it would’ve been fair to assume his career as champion was over. After all, Blachowicz’s
UFC 282 Ceremonial Weigh-in Video: Jan Blachowicz vs. Magomed Ankalaev The UFC 282 main event fighters, former light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev, participated in Friday’s UFC 282 Ceremonial Weigh-in. Tomorrow night, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Blachowicz and Ankalaev will collide with the vacant light heavyweight title on the line. [embedded
Jan Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev are set to compete for a vacant throne. The light heavyweight contenders both successfully made weight for Saturday’s UFC 282 championship main event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, with Blachowicz weighing 204.5 pounds and Magomed Ankalaev weighing 205 pounds at the official weigh-ins. See highlights of the weigh-ins above.
Dec 6, 2022 Kayla Harrison‘s plans for the next year and beyond are very much up in the air. The two-time former PFL women’s lightweight champion told ESPN she is not sure what her next move will be, but her top priority is a rematch with Larissa Pacheco, who handed Harrison her first career loss
As a result, the new UFC 282 main event will see former champion and No. 2 ranked Jan Blachowicz take on surging No. 3 ranked Magomed Ankalaev for the vacant, undisputed UFC light heavyweight championship. Order UFC 282: Blachowicz vs Ankalaev In the co-main event, Liverpool’s Paddy Pimblett tries to earn his fourth consecutive finish
UFC 282 takes place live tomorrow night, December 10, 2022, and MMA News is here to bring you the weigh-in results as the fights become official! Tomorrow night’s main event will feature Jan Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev battle to determine the new UFC light heavyweight champion. The co-main event will see rising superstar Paddy “The
Jay Perrin is ready to shock the world. Perrin’s first two UFC fights have not gone his way as he lost to Mario Bautista on short notice. He then dropped a very close decision to Aoriqileng at UFC 278. Yet, those losses have given him the chance to fight 18-year-old Raul Rosas Jr. at UFC
Alberta Gaming Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC) commission banned gambling on UFC fights earlier this month in an effort to protect bettors from any residual funny business in the wake of the James Krause wagering scandal at UFC Vegas 64. That ban has since been lifted. “With the recent announcement by the UFC that Krause, his
UFC 282 Official Weigh-in Video: Jan Błachowicz vs Magomed Ankalaev UFC 282 is headlined by a light heavyweight title bout between former champion Jan Błachowicz and No. 3 ranked contender Magomed Ankalaev. The two officially weighed in on Friday making the main event title bout official. [embedded content] UFC 282 Official Weigh-in Video: Paddy Pimblett
MMA Fighting has Bellator 289 results for the Stots vs. Sabatello fight card Friday at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. In the main event, Bellator interim bantamweight champion Raufeon Stots vs. Danny Sabatello in the semifinals of the Bellator bantamweight grand prix. In the co-main event, flyweight champ Liz Carmouche rematches ex-champ Julianna Velasquez
4:46 AM ET London’s O2 Arena will host UFC 286 on March 18, the MMA promotion confirmed on Wednesday. It will be UFC’s third event to be held in London inside 12 months but only the second numbered event in history to the held in the UK. Its last installment was in 2016 as Michael
Key Stats: 54.7% significant strike accuracy (tied-6th all-time among LHW), 86.4% takedown defense (5th all-time among LHW), 2.14 strikes absorbed per minute (2nd) What It Means: Ankalaev is a technically proficient striker, and he is precise in his attack. He is powerful and accurate and does not try to force a finish. He has a
Former UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson isn’t a fan of how Paddy Pimblett lambasted MMA journalist Ariel Helwani. Pimblett will return to the Octagon this Saturday at UFC 282 in Las Vegas. He’s in the co-main event slot against his toughest test to date in Jared Gordon. Pimblett and Helwani have gone back and forth
Paulo Costa refuses to give up on his primary mission statement – troll former rival Israel Adesanya whenever he can. There are complicated figures in mixed martial arts and then there is Paulo Costa. After rising through the UFC’s ranks as a knockout artist, Costa received a shot at the UFC middleweight championship. His opportunity
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Dustin Poirier is in the midst of some tough times. The top-ranked Lightweight contender was admitted to the hospital last week with a staph infection that inflated his foot like a balloon. The infection initially wasn’t reacting to antibiotics, an extremely dangerous situation that fortunately took a turn for the better