New UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland not only added a sparkly new belt to his wardrobe at UFC 293, but he got a $50,000 performance bonus to add to it. Strickland shocked the world with a unanimous decision over Israel Adesanya, earning unanimous scores of 49-46, and UFC President Dana White announced he had captured
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Marc Raimondi Brett Okamoto Close Brett Okamoto ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Sep 9, 2023, 06:46 PM ET To be clear, Sean Strickland has fought in the UFC since 2014, and his résumé is undeniably strong during that time. But the primary reason
The Octagon returned to Sydney for tonight’s UFC 293 event, a twelve-bout fight card headlined by Israel Adesanya vs. Sean Strickland. The highly anticipated middleweight title fight proved to be one-way traffic for Sean Strickland. The American was able to get the better of Israel Adesanya in four rounds of their five-round affair, evening dropping
Most people are counting on a masterclass performance by UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya later tonight (Sat., Sept. 9, 2023) at UFC 293 live on ESPN+ pay-per-view (PPV) from inside Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia. But, former 185-pound titleholder, Robert Whittaker, is hoping Sean Strickland delivers “something crazy” for an upset over “Last Stylebender.”
That includes Tuivasa, the proud West Sydney knockout artist who competes at home for the first time in seven years this weekend, and returns to the scene of his UFC debut looking to snap a two-fight skid. “Tai Tuivasa is a good guy with a good career in the UFC,” Volkov began when asked about
Drake loves placing massive wagers on fights, and UFC 293 will be no different. Ahead of Saturdays’ card from Australia, the 36-year-old Canadian-rapper showed off a whopping $500,000 bet placed on UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya to knockout Sean Strickland in the main event. An Adesanya knockout would result in a $920,000 payout for Drake.
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterSep 9, 2023, 12:30 AM ET Junior Dos Santos demonstrated what a big heavyweight puncher can do in a bare-knuckle fight. In a fight featuring two former UFC heavyweight champions, Dos Santos opened up bad cuts near both of Fabricio Werdum‘s eyes en route to a split-decision win (28-29, 30-27, 30-27)
Tonight’s Gamebred FC event was headlined by a rematch between former UFC heavyweight champions Fabricio Werdum and Junior dos Santos. Werdum (24-9-1 MMA) and Dos Santos (21-10 MMA) had originally collided at UFC 90 in October of 2008, with ‘JDS’ emerging victorious by way of first-round TKO in a fight that served as his Octagon
UFC 293 live stream results and play-by-play updates: Reigning middleweight champion Israel Adesanya will defend his 185-pound strap against No. 6-ranked title contender Sean Strickland (thanks to the unexpected absence of No. 1-ranked Dricus Du Plessis) in the UFC 293 pay-per-view (PPV) main event TONIGHT (Sat., Sept. 9, 2023) streaming exclusively on ESPN+ (sign up
As he reflects on his UFC career to date, though, the 31-year-old Pedro admits it has not been an easy road. “I’m not angry about (being in the UFC so early in my career) at all, I know I was ready to be in the UFC. There’s definitely fights that I took on in the
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterSep 8, 2023, 02:13 PM ET Model Nina Agdal, the fiancée of Logan Paul, filed a lawsuit Wednesday against his next boxing opponent, Dillon Danis, for “revenge porn,” according to court documents. For about a month, Danis has waged a social media smear campaign against Agdal on social media, including posting
The Octagon returns to Sydney for tonight’s UFC 293 event, a twelve-bout fight card headlined by Israel Adesanya vs. Sean Strickland. Adesanya (24-2 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since reclaiming the UFC middleweight championship with a second-round knockout victory over longtime rival Alex Pereira this past April. ‘Stylebender’ has gone
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to the pay-per-view (PPV) market for the upcoming UFC 293 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, headlined by the middleweight title fight between reigning 185-pound kingpin Israel Adesanya and No. 5-ranked contender Sean Strickland. The action takes place this Sunday at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia, but airs Sat. night
MAIN CARD Main Event - Middleweight Championship Bout: Israel Adesanya (184.8) vs Sean Strickland (184.9) Co-Main Event - Heavyweight Bout: Tai Tuivasa (265.6) vs Alexander Volkov (262.95) UFC 293 Full Fight Card Breakdown Flyweight Bout: Manel Kape (126) vs Felipe dos Santos (125.4) Heavyweight Bout: Justin Tafa (265.2) vs Austen Lane (242.3) Light Heavyweight Bout: Tyson Pedro
Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz previously fought for the ‘BMF’ title inside the UFC octagon, but with both athletes currently out of the UFC and in the promotional game, “Gamebred” believes there could be a lot of money to be made as partners and competitive promoters. Masvidal announced his retirement from the sport following a
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterSep 8, 2023, 07:41 AM ET Jese Tuivoavoa was a student at Rotorua Boys’ High School in New Zealand in 2004 when he first met Israel Adesanya. The two were in their early teens and were introduced by a mutual friend during physical education class. Throughout his childhood, Adesanya had already
Marvin Vettori has hit out at Israel Adesanya as the champion prepares to return to action this weekend at UFC 293. While he may not be the champion, Marvin Vettori is certainly one of the most colorful characters in the middleweight division. As he prepares to turn 30, though, it’s interesting to look back on
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