Aljamain Sterling has a message for Henry Cejudo: ‘The division has passed you by’ UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling was asked about the possibility of facing former two-division titleholder Henry Cejudo, and didn’t hold back in his response. Cejudo retired in 2020 after moving up from the flyweight division and capturing the 135-pound championship by
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Victoria Lee, the younger sister of ONE lightweight champion Christian Lee and ONE atomweight champion Angela Lee, has booked her first fight in over a year. The 18-year-old competitor will return to action against Zeba Bano at the upcoming ONE on Prime Video 6 card scheduled on Jan 13 at the Impact Arena in Bangkok,
Nov 12, 2022 UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski will officially move up in weight to challenge lightweight champion Islam Makhachev for a second title at UFC 284 on Feb. 11 in a fight that could determine the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world. UFC officials announced the lightweight title fight Saturday. UFC 284 will
Because of his eagerness to fight, Van never stays far from weight, meaning a catchweight bout would likely not be much less than a 15-pound allowance for opponents. He’s got the heart of a giant, but the frame of a bantamweight at his heaviest. “I only walk around at 135, but what can I do?”
Referee Marc Goddard has spoken out for the first time on his decision to stop Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira at UFC 281. The UFC 281 middleweight title headliner between Adesanya and Pereira came to a stunning halt as Pereira finished Adesanya in Round 5. While Adesanya took a series of hard punches from Pereira
Brendan Schaub believes Alex Pereira will only remain middleweight champion for a short time if the UFC are to match him with an opposite style. Pereira shocked the world of MMA this past Saturday by dethroning his former kickboxing nemesis, Israel Adesanya. – Advertisement – UFC 281 had numerous significant talking points, but none came
While Israel Adesanya was quick to give Alex Pereira his respect for defeating him at UFC 281 (for a third time), “The Last Stylebender” feels he could’ve continued on if the referee on duty, Marc Goddard, would have let the fight continue. But not everyone is sharing “Izzy’s” sentiment, including longtime mixed martial arts (MMA)
Dana White on Francis Ngannou negotiations: ‘We’ve been very patient’ UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou is currently involved in contract negotiations with the fight promotion, and it doesn’t look like they’re close to an agreement. Ngannou allegedly fulfilled his contractual obligations with the UFC in his last fight at UFC 270 in January. Following the
In the ever-shifting MMA landscape, ranking the world’s greatest fighters might seem like a fool’s errand, but that’s exactly we’ve set out to do with the MMA Fighting Global Rankings. Here, our esteemed panel sorts out the movers and shakers from every division to provide you with the most definitive list of the best fighters
Nov 13, 2022 NEW YORK — Zhang Weili became China’s first UFC champion in 2019, when she took the strawweight title from Jessica Andrade. On Saturday, she also became China’s second UFC champion. Zhang (23-3) reclaimed her 115-pound championship by submitting Carla Esparza (19-7) in the second round of their strawweight title fight, which co-headlined
After a slip up in his UFC debut, Puelles has won five in a row heading into Madison Square Garden on Saturday, with hopes of taking Hooker’s No. 12 spot in the lightweight rankings. While drifting farther and farther away from the title picture, a victory over a promising up-and-comer can help shift the tide
Good morning, MMA fans! Welcome to the MMA News Tracker! Here are some of the latest happenings across the world of MMA. Michael Chandler Gives Post-Fight Breakdown To Sons Who is that masked man? Why, it’s none other than UFC‘s action man Michael Chandler, who decided to give a post-fight breakdown of his latest “hand-to-hand
Andre Petroski remained undefeated in the UFC with a decision victory over Wellington Turman at UFC 281. Andre entered the fight being 3-0 in the UFC with three stoppage wins. The hope for Petroski was to submit Turman and continue to prove he’s the best grappler in the UFC. Although that didn’t happen, Petroski earned
With his massive win over Israel Adesanya at UFC 281, Alex Pereira rocketed up the middleweight rankings into the top slot as 185 pound champion. He also made his debut in the UFC’s official pound-for-pound rankings. For slaying “The Last Airbender,” Pereira appeared in the No. 8 slot, sandwiched between Charles Oliveira and Aljamain Sterling.
UFC 281 highlights & recap: Israel Adesanya vs Alex Pereira Watch the highlights video and recap from Saturday’s UFC 281 main event between Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira. The bout headlined the UFC 281 fight card on Saturday, November 14, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. [embedded content] Anthony Johnson’s cause of death
Israel Adesanya doesn’t blame Marc Goddard for the stoppage against Alex Pereira, but he does think it wasn’t necessary. Adesanya lost his middleweight title to Pereira at UFC 281 after Pereira authored an epic comeback in the fifth round to earn a standing-TKO victory. In the immediate aftermath, Adesanya protested the stoppage as early, saying
9:19 AM ET NEW YORK — A well-known MMA coach was sitting up against a locker room wall earlier this year with his fighter and other coaches as the fighter warmed up in preparation for his UFC bout later that evening. There were other fighters and teams in the room as well, a common occurrence
In the main event, Alex Pereira dethroned Israel Adesanya by fifth round TKO to capture middleweight gold in only his fourth UFC bout. In the co-main event, Zhang Weili reclaimed her strawweight title, defeating Carla Esparza by submission (rear naked choke) in the second round. Also, heavy hitting lightweights Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler battled