2:00 PM ET MADRID — BRANDON MORENO attended a VIP party on Friday, Sept. 2, at the Eiffel Tower. The invitation was made by Ari Emanuel, the CEO of UFC parent company Endeavor. Overlooking the City of Light, the UFC’s interim flyweight champion and his manager, Jason House, chatted with Emanuel hours before UFC Paris.
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Bellator middleweight Aaron Jeffery knew his friend Elias Theodorou was dealing with health issues. But like much of the MMA world, he was shocked to hear his longtime teammate had died after a private battle with colon cancer. “I don’t know if I’m in shock or disbelief, but I don’t know,” Jeffery said Monday on
For 15 minutes, the two men battled it out, Collier frequently being the one initiating the engagements and appearing to get the better of the exchanges, while Arlovski was content to look for counters and complain to the referee about the two men frequently clashing heads as they looked to exchange. “That really pissed me
The sudden death of former UFC fighter Elias Theodorou has rocked the MMA community to its core in the wake of the news. Theodorou passed away after a battle with liver cancer over the weekend at just 34 years old. He was one of the most mutually respected fighters in the UFC during his tenure
Image via @ufcrussia on Instagram (photographer not listed) UFC 279 kicks off with fighter weigh-ins, which take place at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) today, Friday September 9th. The weigh-ins are taking place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. UFC 279 takes place tomorrow, Saturday September 10th, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise,
Nate Diaz is officially free from Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) clutches. All year long, the Stockton, California native has been asking for one final fight or release from his contract so that he can go off and do as he pleases. At UFC 279 this past weekend (Sept. 10, 2022), Diaz completed his duties, finishing
UFC 279 highlights & recap: Khamzat Chimaev vs. Kevin Holland Watch the UFC 279 highlights video and recap from the retooled co-main event pitting Khamzat Chimaev vs. Kevin Holland. The bout headlined the UFC 279 fight card on Saturday, September 10, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was the final fight on Diaz’s
Sep 11, 2022 LAS VEGAS — Khamzat Chimaev missed a major opportunity to take out one of the biggest stars in MMA history Saturday, but he picked up an easy victory at UFC 279. Chimaev (12-0) submitted Kevin Holland (23-8) with a D’Arce choke at 2:13 of the opening round inside T-Mobile Arena. It was
Tragedy struck the MMA community over the weekend as news broke of the death of former UFC fighter Elias Theodorou due to cancer. Shortly after Theodorou’s death became public, fighters and fans paid homage to the Canadian veteran and The Ultimate Fighter: Nations winner, who died of cancer Sunday. He was 34 years old. Invicta
“That Chad Anheliger would have said the same thing,” said the Canadian veteran when we spoke ahead of this weekend’s clash. “He expected the same thing.” Some will say there is no way that is true or that Anheliger is playing the results; reframing how he felt at the time now that he knows things
UFC welterweight Khamzat Chimaev got off to such a torrid pace against Kevin Holland that Holland felt he deserved some credit. It was an unusual journey to the Octagon for both Chimaev and Holland entering UFC 279. Chimaev and Nate Diaz were booked in the main event before Chimaev missed weight on Friday, forcing the
UFC 279’s main event between Khamzat Chimaev and Nate Diaz is in jeopardy after Chimaev missed weight by 7.5 pounds. Rumors had been swirling for the past few hours that ‘Borz’ wasn’t going to make weight, and it’d be by a lot. When Chimaev finally arrived to the scale he stepped on at 178.5 pounds.
Out of all the fighters who went through the musical chair switch-up at UFC 279, no one got hosed worse than Li Jingliang. “The Leech” went from fighting Tony Ferguson in the co-main event to fighting Daniel Rodriguez further down the card. Not only was it a big step down in prestige, it was a
UFC 279 Post-fight Press Conference Video Following Saturday’s UFC 279 Pay-Per-View at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, the big winners and UFC president Dana White will take part in the event’s post-fight press conference. The UFC 279 fight card was topped by a welterweight throwdown between undefeated Khamzat Chimaev and UFC fan favorite Nate Diaz.
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1:48 AM ET What can we take away from a unique main event at UFC 279 and victories from Nate Diaz and Khamzat Chimaev? Jeff Wagenheim, Marc Raimondi and Brett Okamoto offer up their thoughts from a highlight-packed event in Las Vegas. The implication behind the term “Plan B” is that it’s a lesser option
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“I did almost get to France,” he laughs. “We’ll have to wait until next time, I guess.” Welcome to the fight game, a place the Missouri welterweight is quite used to after 19 amateur and seven pro bouts, so when a September 3 fight in France against Cedric Doumbe turned into a September 10 fight