Former UFC welterweight title contender Darren Till was hoping to reinvent himself at 185 pounds after coming up short in his Tyron Woodley fight — then getting knocked out by Jorge Masvidal — while suffering through several “grisly” weight cuts. Unfortunately “The Gorilla” has been unable to get anything going since moving up in weight
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Sean Strickland on fight with Jared Cannonier: ‘It ain’t gonna be boring’ No. 7 ranked middleweight contender Sean Strickland (25-4) takes on No. 2 ranked Jared Cannonier (15-6) in the UFC Vegas 62 main event on October 15 in Las Vegas. For Strickland, it’s an opportunity to jump back into title contention and rebound from
Rodtang Jitmuangnon will not be competing for ONE Championship this weekend. ONE officials confirmed to MMA Fighting on Thursday that Rodtang is out of his muay Thai flyweight grand prix semifinal bout against Savvas Michael, which was to take place at ONE on Prime Video 1 in Singapore on Friday. The withdrawal is due to
Coming off three consecutive losses by the end of 2019, Tuivasa was looking to turn his career around in 2020. He did so by finishing his next two opponents, Stefan Struve and Harry Hunsucker, comfortably. But those wins weren’t followed by any creative celebrations and the patented “Shoey” because of the regulations in place from
Former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos seems to concede that his time contending for world titles has come to an end. The 37-year-old dos Anjos most recently fell to Rafael Fiziev via knockout in July following a dominant win over Renato Moicano at UFC 272. Despite wins in two of his last three fights,
Image Credit: UFC Stephen Thompson believes Leon Edwards landed the perfect technique to KO Kamaru Usman at UFC 278. Edwards entered the fifth round clearly losing the fight and did not get off to the best start in the final frame. It appeared that Usman would be defending his belt by decision but Edwards landed
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Jorge Masvidal and Leon Edwards have unfinished business. Really, the birth of Masvidal as a true star rather than hardcore fan favorite began in July 2019. On the same night he flattened Darren Till, Masvidal also bloodied up Leon Edwards backstage, dropping his now-famous “three piece and a soda” line soon
Israel Adesanya reveals the lowest point of his MMA career, and it wasn’t his lone loss UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya (23-1) remains unbeaten in the 185-pound division, and only has one loss on his professional record. The lone blemish on his professional MMA resume came in a light heavyweight title bout. He was defeated
Following his co-main event defeat at UFC 278 to Paulo Costa, former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold announced his retirement from MMA. 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 order UFC Pay-Per-Views on ESPN+, visit https://ufc.ac/3NKBvmx (U.S.
#BKFC headliners Michael ‘Venom’ Page and Mike Perry join the MMA Hour together. They talk about how their fight came together, what they see happening when they fight bare-knuckle, debate on who has the better dance moves, their predictions when the fight will end, and more. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4f1JueVgo5t9HSmobCRPug/join
Demetrious Johnson speaks to MMA Junkie’s Danny Segura ahead of his title rematch against Adriano Moraes at Friday’s ONE on Prime Video 1. Visit us on the web: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY network: http://www.usatoday.com Be sure to subscribe to our channel to get the latest MMA news and videos. Connect with MMA Junkie
8:08 AM ET FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — It began with a text message with an invitation to dinner. It was the start of a friendship set up by Shane Victorino. At the time, the two-time Philadelphia Phillies All-Star outfielder didn’t know Atlanta Falcons quarterback Marcus Mariota and UFC featherweight Max Holloway had never met. Victorino
Marcus Buchecha was considered the best grappler on the planet for years, collecting a total of 13 world championships in jiu-jitsu and two ADCC gold medals among other accomplishments. He won’t rush things in MMA, but is confident that he will be called ONE heavyweight champion one day. “The goal is to be the one,
Outlook: Now that Leon Edwards is firmly in the spotlight, Belal Muhammad likely steps into the role of the biggest dark horse not only at 170 pounds, but on the roster as a whole. “Remember the Name” has steadily constructed an eight-fight unbeaten streak, and his scheduled bout with the undefeated Sean Brady could cement
Jorge Masvidal is hot on the path to land his third UFC welterweight title shot and is already using a variety of argumentative methods to make his case. At UFC 278, the MMA world was knocked on his head via the calculated kick from Leon “Rocky” Edwards to now-former champion Kamaru Usman. Indeed, it was
Luke Rockhold has aired some of the reasons he’s felt animosity towards UFC president, Dana White. The former Strikeforce and UFC middleweight champion is recently retired from the sport having given a memorable performance despite losing to Paulo Costa at UFC 278 last weekend. The 37-year-old has competed inside the Octagon for almost decade and
UFC wanted to use two-time welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson as a stepping stone for 170-pound “Nomad” Shavkat Rakhmonov, but it sounds like the 39 year-old “Wonderboy” is content to sit and wait for another striker. Sure beats getting dumped and humped for 15 minutes straight. “The UFC was talking about maybe Shavkat, he just
UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2 Slow Motion Video Highlights Relive some of the most exciting exchanges and moments from UFC 278: Usman vs Edwards 2 this past weekend in slow motion on the latest edition of ‘Fight Motion.’ UFC 278 took place at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City and was headlined by a