Nate Diaz has the support of an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champion. This weekend (Sat., Sept. 10, 2022), UFC 279 acts as Diaz’s ride off into the sunset before enjoying life post-UFC. It won’t come easily, however, as he’ll have to battle undefeated destroyer, Khamzat Chimaev (11-0), to get to that. When looking at the
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UFC 279: Chimaev vs. Diaz Pre-fight Press Conference Live Video Watch the UFC 279: Pre-Fight Press Conference live at 7pm ET / 4pm PT featuring main card fighters Khamzat Chimaev, Nate Diaz, Li Jingliang, Tony Ferguson and UFC president Dana White. UFC 279 takes place on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and is
4:12 PM ET A women’s flyweight bout between Alexa Grasso and Viviane Araujo will be the new headliner for a UFC Fight Night event on Oct. 15 in Las Vegas after a middleweight matchup between Jared Cannonier and Sean Strickland fell through because of injury, the promotion announced Wednesday. Nate Diaz returns to take on
The upcoming UFC Vegas 60 card has taken a hit after Giga Chikadze was forced out of his upcoming co-main event fight against Sodiq Yusuff on Sept. 17. Multiple people with knowledge of the shift confirmed the news to MMA Fighting on Wednesday following an initial report from MMA Junkie. Details surrounding Chikadze’s withdrawal are
The 155-pounders were swinging hard from the start, with Bonfim’s leg kicks and body shots getting Abassov almost immediately. Midway through the opening round, a right hand upstairs stunned Abassov and a left sat him down, but he got up immediately and used his grappling attack to buy some time and clear his head. Once
Khamzat Chimaev agrees with Conor McGregor‘s take that a fighter’s family, and particularly children, shouldn’t attend UFC fights. Chimaev is set to face Nate Diaz in the UFC 279 headliner this Saturday night in Las Vegas, NV. This is his first UFC main event, and a win could give him a title shot for his
Image via @uriahhall on Instagram Uriah Hall got into a heated debate with Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions during a social media exchange this week. While he may never have lived up to the hype from his season of The Ultimate Fighter, Uriah Hall was still a valuable member of the UFC roster throughout his
Welcome to Midnight Mania! UFC 279 is a strange card in that several match ups could be shuffled about without issue. The primary example is, of course, Nate Diaz vs. Tony Ferguson, a match many argued before those veterans became the respective huckleberries of Khamzat Chimaev and Li Jingliang. A bit more under the radar
Dana White: ‘The Diaz Brothers are legends in this sport’ Nate and Nick Diaz are arguably the most famous siblings in mixed martial arts. The two are fan-favorites that embody the antihero persona. Both helped build the sport while rising with it. There’s nothing quite like a Diaz interview. The brothers are brutally honest, but
Paddy Pimblett will return at UFC London (July 23rd) Dana White gets criticized by ShowTime Boxing, in light of Kamaru Usman and Canelo Alvarez back and forth, UFC fighter Alexander Gustafsson set to return at UFC London event and much more! Informations about our work: This channel is made for MMA fans and has been
2:38 PM ET The UFC is finalizing a massive lightweight matchup between Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler for UFC 281 on November 12. Contracts have not been signed but will be issued to all parties on Tuesday, UFC Chief Business Officer Hunter Campbell told ESPN. The 155-pound bout will take place on the pay-per-view card
If Khamzat Chimaev beats Nate Diaz in the UFC 279 main event, he’ll have a lot of potential options for his next fight. Don’t expect Paulo Costa to be one of them. Just days before he headlines his first pay-per-view, the undefeated welterweight got into an altercation with Costa at the UFC Performance Institute in
UFC 279: CHIMAEV vs DIAZ Updates Due to a visa issues, Shamil Abdurakhimov has been removed from his light heavyweight bout against Jailton Almeida. Replacing Abdurakhimov will be undefeated Dana White’s Contender Series veteran Anton Turkalj. As a result, this bout will now take place at a catchweight of 220 pounds. UFC 279: CHIMAEV vs
John Dodson had an amazing run in the UFC, but there is one thing he regrets about his time there. During his UFC run, John Dodson was one of the best flyweights around. From 2011 to 2020, Dodson racked up ten wins in two different divisions. He holds wins over some of the best lighter-weight
Henry Cejudo has explained why he believes Ciryl Gane is a bigger threat to Jon Jones than reigning champion Francis Ngannou. Last Saturday night at UFC Paris, Ciryl Gane got himself back into the win column as he managed to knock Tai Tuivasa out in the third round of their blockbuster heavyweight main event. ‘Bon
Khamzat Chimaev isn’t all that interested in facing Paulo Costa despite their new beef. Earlier this week (Tues., Sept. 6, 2022), footage surfaced of the two top Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) contenders crossing paths in the UFC Performance Institute. They never got close enough to engage, but things quickly became heated as verbal jabs were
UFC 279 Embedded, Episode 2: ‘Eat your motherf**king vegetables’ On the second episode of UFC 279 Embedded, Khamzat Chimaev brings his entire team to Las Vegas. Li Jingliang cooks for friends. Ion Cutelaba spends Labor Day at work. Johnny Walker teams up with Tony Ferguson. Nate Diaz feeds his crew. UFC 279 takes place at
12:27 PM ET Jake Paul has found his next opponent — and he’s a combat sports luminary. The YouTuber-turned-prizefighter will meet former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva in a boxing match Oct. 29 in Phoenix, Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions announced Tuesday. The bout will be contested at 187 pounds over eight three-minute rounds. Silva, 47,