And while fighters dream of making that walk with an arena jam-packed with thousands of energetic fans, Torres’ first walk as a member of the roster will be happening in front of a much smaller crowd at the UFC APEX where he won his contract. Regardless, the walk to the Octagon on Saturday will still
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(via Zuffa LLC) Dustin Poirier has accepted the challenge laid out by former teammate Colby Covington at UFC 272. Covington had called out Poirier following his unanimous decision victory over Jorge Masvidal at March’s pay-per-view event in Las Vegas. “That fight needs to happen. He’s talked too reckless in the media, he’s said ‘it’s on
While Conor McGregor has made more money off cage fighting than any other athlete in the history of the sport, that amount is still chump change next to the hundreds of millions he pulled in off his Proper 12 whiskey brand. So it should be no surprise that McGregor is looking into making more big
Gregor Gillespie denies UFC release rumors ‘relax I’ll explain’ According to Gregor Gillespie, he is not cut from the UFC despite what’s going around on Twitter. On Sunday morning a Twitter account that monitors the UFC roster, UFC Roster Watch, tweeted that Gillespie had been removed. Those tweets typically indicate when a fighter has been
Katlyn Chookagian proved that she’s still a threat in the women’s flyweight division after earning a split decision victory over Amanda Ribas at UFC Vegas 54 this evening. The win was Chookagian’s fourth in a row and both women took home an extra $50K after earning Fight of the Night honors. #10-ranked flyweight Chookagian is
1:10 AM ET Jan Blachowicz‘s journey back to the UFC title got off to an odd start. But the former champ will certainly take it. Blachowicz defeated Aleksandar Rakic via TKO at 1:11 of the third round after Rakic suffered an injury to his right knee. Blachowicz landed a combination and Rakic took a step
Tony Kelley doesn’t think he’s done anything wrong. The UFC bantamweight caused a stir on social media Saturday due to comments made while cornering Andrea Lee at UFC Vegas 54. Between rounds, Kelley said of Lee’s opponent Viviane Araujo, “That’s what they’re gonna do. They’re dirty f******* Brazilians. They’re going to f***ing cheat like that.”
“I’ve been wrestling since I was four years old, and when I was growing up, we traveled a lot for wrestling,” he said. “I didn’t get to leave the country, I didn’t get to go to Abu Dhabi for wrestling, but as far as getting to travel and being on the road a lot, this
Image Credit: Loopy Godinez’s Instagram Loopy Godinez couldn’t have drawn up her UFC 274 win any better. Godinez was taking on Ariane Carnelossi and throughout her training camp, she got super confident as she would be able to win the fight with ease. That ended up being the case as she dominated the fight from
Jan Blachowicz got back into the win column last night (Sat., May 14, 2022) at UFC Vegas 54 live on ESPN2/ESPN+ from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, when the former UFC light heavyweight champion outlasted Aleksandar Rakic after “Rocket” blew his knee out in their main event clash (highlights HERE). In addition to
Michael Johnson explains the pressure he was under to win at UFC Vegas 54 | Video Lightweight veteran Michael Johnson returned to the octagon on Saturday after 15 months away from competition on the UFC Vegas 54 fight card in Las Vegas. ‘The Menace’ broke a four-fight losing streak with a knockout win over Alan
Carla Esparza couldn’t believe the way her fight with Rose Namajumas went. There is a new champion in town and her name is Carla Esparza. Esparza, although newly crowned, isn’t exactly new to the champ game. She was the first-ever UFC strawweight champion when she defeated Rose Namajunas for the first time on The Ultimate
Check out some of the highlights from today’s UFC 274 pre-fight press conference featuring Charles Oliveira, Justin Gaethje, Rose Namajunas, Carla Esparza, Michael Chandler and Tony Ferguson. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the UFC. Visit https://ufcfightpass.com/ To order UFC
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Washington Duarte became the first openly gay man to come out during his MMA career in Brazil, and he hopes it inspires others to follow his steps in the future. A bantamweight fighter out of Laranjal do Jari, Brazil, “Golden Princess” is scheduled to return for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. Set to
UFC returns to Phoenix for a championship doubleheader in the desert as Charles Oliveira and Justin Gaethje square off at lightweight, and Rose Namajunas defends her strawweight title against former champion Carla Esparza in a rematch nearly eight years in the making. The main event is scheduled for five rounds, while the remaining bouts are
Scott Coker was not happy with the judges decision in yesterday’s Bellator 281 main event between Michael Page and Logan Storley. Page (20-2 MMA) squared off with Storley (14-1 MMA) for the interim welterweight championship last night in London. The result was a split decision victory for the American, who utilized his wrestling to control