The Stockton-based welterweight out-struck his opponents 112-1, pitching three consecutive shutouts after allowing Phillips to catch him with a single strike in his promotional debut. For good measure, he added in four takedowns, five submission attempts, and one knockdown, which was actually a knockout. He spent less than 13 minutes in the Octagon in his
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UFC heavyweight contender Tai Tuivasa has taken to social media for the first time since UFC Paris to reflect on his loss to Ciryl Gane. Tuivasa, one of the UFC’s most powerful punchers, gave Gane all he could handle up until the fight’s end on Saturday night. He dropped Gane with a big punch in
Dana White and Hasbulla at UFC 267 Hasbulla Magomedov has responded to UFC lightweight star Conor McGregor. The social media star has become a big name in the MMA space for a multitude of reasons. Magomedov is friends with former lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, among other fighters. The 19-year-old is also a big fan of
Marina Rodriguez will need at least one more win before she gets her long-awaited shot at Ultimate Fighting Champonship (UFC) Strawweight gold. Despite riding a solid four-fight win streak, the promotion had already been trying to get Rodriguez a fifth potential win. The Brazilian Muay Thai specialist was offered to compete at UFC 275 in
UFC 279 results begin live at 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT on Saturday, September 10, on MMAWeekly.com. The fights take place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Click on the fight below in the UFC 279 results section for live stats or jump down to the UFC 279 written results. In-fight live
Watch Andy Ruiz Jr. vs. Luis Ortiz full fight video highlights from their heavyweight bout, courtesy of multiple outlets. Ruiz Jr. vs. Ortiz took place May 7 at the Cyrpto.com Arena in Los Angles, Calif. Andy Ruiz Jr. (35-2) and Luis Ortiz (33-3, 2 no-contests) collided in the main event. The fight aired live on
MAIN CARD Main Event – Heavyweight Bout: Ciryl Gane (247) vs Tai Tuivasa (266) Co-Main Event – Middleweight Bout: Robert Whittaker (186) vs Marvin Vettori (186) Fight By Fight Preview | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs Tuivasa Middleweight Bout: Alessio Di Chirico (186) vs Roman Kopylov (186) Lightweight Bout: John Makdessi (154.5) vs Nasrat Haqparast (155) Featherweight
Following a bye-week for the UFC, our very own Curtis Calhoun and James Lynch have you covered for the upcoming weeks! Here’s your MMANews.com Weekly Interview Round-Up! Julian Erosa Talks Move To Vegas, Sparring, And UFC 279. Kicking off our MMANews.com Weekly Interview Round-up is Julian Erosa! Erosa returns to a PPV card for the
Image Credit: Amanda Wescott, Triller Vitor Belfort believes Jake Paul picked to fight Anderson Silva because it will be easier. The former UFC middleweight champion hasn’t competed in MMA since a May 2018 loss to Lyoto Machida. Following that defeat, Belfort parted ways with the promotion. The 45-year-old then signed with ONE Championship. However, ‘The
Welcome to the biggest boxing card of the weekend, Maniacs! It’s time for Heavyweight punching action as California native, Andy Ruiz Jr., takes on Cuban ex-pat, Luis Ortiz, tonight (Sun., Sept. 4, 2022) from inside Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California. There’s also a sneaky great co-main event, as Isaac Cruz faces off with Eduardo
Mark Zuckerberg shares MMA training footage, UFC fighters react Facebook founder and Meta Platforms CEO, Mark Zukerberg, shared a video of himself in the gym training. The billionaire looked pretty comfortable on the mats and UFC fighters took notice. Zuckerberg was putting in work with ‘training partner’ Khai Wu, a 6-4 fighter who competed on
Former featherweight champion Max Holloway spoke with members of the UFC 276 official weigh-in show ahead of his co-main event trilogy title bout with champion Alexander Volkanovski on Saturday. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: https://ufc.ac/3u8FIJp Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the UFC. Visit https://ufcfightpass.com/ To
Luke Rockhold discusses his performance at UFC 278, the altitude and his broken nose during the fight, his issues with Dana White from the start, his leg surgery that set him back, what Daniel Cormier said to him after the fight, why he rubbed blood all over Paulo Costa, Jake Paul’s comments, the favorite moments
Cameras showed UFC lightweight Benoit Saint Denis celebrating at UFC Paris. Then they panned down and revealed the gruesome aftermath of his win. Saint Denis’ big toe was a bloody mess after his bonus-winning knockout of Gabriel Miranda on Saturday, and the France native said it could have been much worse. “After a couple of
“I expect to win the next one the same way, in the second round,” Imavov said. “I’ll try to keep the fight going to give a real show, to give the audience something to look forward to. It must not end too soon. My opponent has a big mouth, so we’re going to punch him
Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold has reflected on his career as a mixed martial artist following his retirement. At UFC 278 on August 20, Rockhold returned to the Octagon for the first time since 2019. Having fallen to knockout defeats in three of his previous four outings, the Californian was on the hunt for
Image via @UFC on Instagram Robert Whittaker thinks Marvin Vettori is underestimating just how good he is. Whittaker and Vettori are set to meet in the co-main event of UFC Paris in an intriguing matchup. Both seem to be out of the title picture for the time being given they are both 0-2 against Israel
Kamaru Usman is coming off a shocking last-minute KO loss in his last title defense against Leon Edwards at UFC 278, a defeat that has shaken up the entire UFC welterweight division. Fighters like Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal, who have already lost to Usman twice, are now hoping “The Nigerian Nightmare” loses to Edwards