And while he’s aware of everything going on around him in the division, Song’s attention has been focused on Sandhagen, whom he has a great deal of respect for as an opponent, and as a fighter. “Of course, I pay attention to what is happening in the division because they are potential opponents for me,”
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MMA fighter Armando Gjetja melted Daniel Bastidas with a nasty series of strikes in their matchup at Ring of Combat 77 on Friday. Gjetja and Bastidas fought on the early part of the main card of Ring of Combat 77 in Atlantic City, NJ. The two lightweights fought in a catchweight bout that was put
Image Credit: @UFC on Instagram Abus Magomedov finally made his UFC debut and made quick work of Dustin Stoltzfus at UFC Paris. Magomedov hadn’t fought since December of 2020 in KSW and after that, he was signed to the UFC. He was booked to face Gerald Meerschaert, Aliaskhab Khizriev, and Makhmud Muradov but for different
This weekend (Sat., Sept. 17, 2022), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will return to UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, for UFC Vegas 60. It’s never great when an event loses its co-main event just a couple weeks out from the big night, but fortunately, UFC Vegas 60’s main card still looks like a lot of
DWCS: Farid Basharat snuffs Allan Begosso for a decision win The Dana White Contender Series show is winding down its season 6 by hosting one of the three remaining cards for 2022. In the main event, two bantamweight fighters squared off in hopes of earning the highly-coveted UFC contract. Farid Basharat, the brother of Javid
On this day in 2015, Conor McGregor completed his ascension to superstardom with a 13-second knockout of Jose Aldo at UFC 194 in Las Vegas. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the UFC. Visit https://ufcfightpass.com/ To order UFC Pay-Per-Views on
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Can Stipe Miocic keep the belt from changing hands in the volatile heavyweight division against the man that beat him? Fellow UFC fighters weigh in.
Due to injury, Giga Chikadze has been removed from his featherweight bout with Sodiq Yusuff. As a result, Yusuff will now face UFC newcomer Don Shainis on UFC Fight Night: DERN vs XIAONAN on October 1. Shainis makes his UFC debut riding a five-fight win streak, with his last three victories coming via first-round KO.
8:00 AM ET The ESPN pound-for-pound MMA rankings you see below are only slightly different from the men’s and women’s top 10s we published Aug. 24, the last time our voting panel weighed in. That should come as no shock. There have been only two UFC fight cards and few other major events across the
MMA Fighting has Dana White’s Contender Series results for the eighth week of the sixth season Tuesday night at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas. Ten up-and-coming fighters will compete in front of UFC President Dana White and matchmakers Sean Shelby and Mick Maynard. They hope to walk away with a UFC contract at the
YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul has addressed the possibility of him sharing the ring with MMA superstar Nate Diaz down the line. After a 15-year presence in the UFC, Diaz fought out his contract this past weekend at UFC 279. While it appeared that he was set for a tough farewell opposite undefeated welterweight Khamzat Chimaev, issues
UFC 279 is set up to be Khamzat Chimaev’s big coming out party. The UFC has put him up against one of their biggest stars in Nate Diaz, and it’s a match-up seemingly designed to make Chimaev look like a monster. He’s much bigger than Diaz, he’s top ranked while Diaz is unranked, and Chimaev
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and ONE Championship swapping two of their best fighters feels like a lifetime ago. In late 2018, the promotions came to an agreement to let go of one top star each with the intention of the fighters jumping ships. Therefore, giving the mixed martial arts (MMA) world its first-ever trade. UFC
Sean O’Malley: ‘Khamzat Chimaev is a problem for 170 and 185’ Welterweight contender Khamzat Chimaev didn’t do himself any favors among fans when he badly missed weight for UFC 279 forcing a reshuffling of the fight card. “Borz” was booed during the event’s ceremonial weigh-in and after his dominating win over Kevin Holland in the
When you speak to Sandhagen about fighting, the words “beauty” and “creativity” are bound to come up more than a few times. To Sandhagen, mixed martial arts is as much a vessel for self-discovery and expression as any other creative art. Often while he watches fights, Sandhagen usually shuffles them into the categories of: “beautiful,
6:59 PM ET The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) announced Monday that it would be launching an investigation, with the help of the UFC, into several fights that broke out backstage before the scheduled UFC 279 news conference last Thursday. UFC president Dana White ended up having to cancel the promotional event because of the
Aljamain Sterling sees nothing but good things awaiting Khamzat Chimaev’s future. This past weekend at UFC 279, Chimaev’s dominant ways continued as fans have become accustomed to seeing. Originally set to headline the event opposite Nate Diaz in a welterweight showdown, “Borz” badly missed weight by seven and a half pounds. Therefore, the UFC was