9:31 PM ET David Purdum Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Marc Raimondi The UFC fight on Saturday between Darrick Minner and Shayilan Nuerdanbieke, which ended abruptly in the first round, is being investigated by a U.S.-based betting integrity firm after several sportsbooks in multiple states reported
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Chris Rivera (141 pounds) Favorite fighter: Max Holloway “I love his fighting style and how he is about that action and isn’t afraid to stand and bang with someone.” Dom “The Falcon” Defalco (149 pounds) Favorite fighter: Sean O’Malley “He has a swagger to him and that brings confidence. He never backs down from a
Fight week is upon us, fight fans, which means the countdown to UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira has officially begun. The UFC has released the official countdown video for this weekend’s UFC 281 pay-per-view. The three feature bouts on tap for fans include Israel Adesanya defending his middleweight championship against former kickboxing nemesis Alex Pereira,
UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling has revealed who he wants to fight next. ‘Funk Master’ is fresh off his return to action last month at UFC 280. Standing opposite the champion was T.J. Dillashaw, who had bad blood with Sterling heading in. Sadly for fans, the bout wasn’t exactly a thriller. – Advertisement – Instead,
Bo Nickal may not have had his UFC debut yet, but he’s already taking aim at one of the most fearsome fighters on the roster. Nickal is a three time NCAA Division 1 champion, and only missed his chance to participate in the Olympics because he lost to eventual gold medalist David Taylor. He’s undeniably
Islam Makhachev tells UFC to ‘stop playing games,’ casts doubts on champ vs. champ match Newly crowned lightweight champion Islam Makhachev called out featherweight titleholder Alexander Volkanovski after his win over Charles Oliveira at UFC 280 on October 22. Volkanovski (25-1) is riding a 22-fight winning streak and has successfully defended the 145-pound title four
The UFC 280 edition of The Thrill and the Agony focuses on the top three fights on the pay-per-view card: Islam Makhachev vs. Charles Oliveira, Aljamain Sterling vs. T.J. Dillashaw, and Sean O’Malley vs. Petr Yan. The footage takes us behind-the-scenes into the immediate aftermath of Makhachev’s second-round submission win over Oliveira, which came with
Outside of very few exceptions, it seems as though any time a welterweight defends their title, it doesn’t take long for the “greatest of all time” rumblings to come out. After a second defense, it’s almost mandatory. Champ in and champ out, there’s social media debates about why they’re the greatest fighter to ever hit
Sean O’Malley has responded to Bryce Mitchell’s ominous warning. O’Malley defeated former UFC bantamweight champion, Petr Yan, via a split decision at UFC 280 last month. Despite few believing that he did enough to win the fight on the judges’ scorecards, the final tallies went in his favor. Like most of the post-fight scorekeepers having
Kelvin Gastelum is thinking about returning to welterweight. Gastelum fought at welterweight seven times inside the UFC but missed weight twice, including one when he weighed-in at 180lbs. After having trouble making weight he made the permanent move to welterweight in 2016 and had success right away. Gastelum 3-1 and one No Contest to earn
Certain events end up being called a circus sideshow, but only Fight Circus actually embraces the freakshow element of combat sports and turns it up to an 11. Fight Circus 4 just went down from Bangkok, Thailand and featured a bevvy of ridiculous themed bouts. Indian leg wrestling, a big vs. tall bout, only arms
UFC Vegas 64 Post-fight Press Conference Video Following Saturday’s UFC Vegas 64 event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, the big winners from the fight card will field questions during the post-fight press conference. UFC Vegas 64 was headlined by a women’s strawweight bout between No. 3 ranked Marina Rodriguez and No. 7 ranked
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Amanda Lemos was a big underdog heading into the UFC Vegas 64 main event with Marina Rodriguez, and not many people picked her to get it done. On Saturday, Lemos silenced the critics and may have earned herself a chance to fight for a UFC world title in her next appearance. MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck
9:55 PM ET Amanda Lemos might not be the most well-rounded fighter in her division, but her power makes her as dangerous as anyone at 115 pounds. Lemos finished Marina Rodriguez via TKO at 54 seconds of the third round Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. Rodriguez was poised
“I’m ready to go this time,” Young said. “The camp was odd; we were struggling with my weight the entire time. I was working with the PI and just couldn’t really get my body to respond, I think there was some weird hormonal stuff going on. This time it felt a lot more normal. “More
UFC Vegas 64 ended up delivering a tremendous night of action that saw all but two fights end inside the distance and included five first-round finishes. Even with so many finishes, there were still a few bouts that lasted long enough where the UFC could reasonably still have handed out a Fight of the Night
The hype is already starting to intensify around a massive super fight between Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski for the lightweight strap. However, before the fight can even happen, contracts and a venue have to be agreed upon. Volkanovski has had a tremendous run as featherweight champion, beating the likes of Max Holloway three times, Brian