Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje believe there’s more on the line than a belt this Saturday. The lightweight fan-favorites headline UFC 291 at Delta Center in Salt Lake City, meeting in a rematch of their epic UFC Glendale scrap in April 2018 that Poirier won via fourth-round knockout. At Thursday’s pre-fight press conference, Poirier and
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“Being a competitor, you always want to get these fights back,” he continued, addressing the rematch and the drive to draw level with Poirier, who enters off a third-round submission win over Michael Chandler last November. “The trajectory of our careers — he got both McGregor fights, those were huge opportunities that I missed out on
Trevin Giles eyes stoppage win “I haven’t been familiar. I’m not a huge mixed martial arts fan, to be honest. I don’t watch a whole bunch of fights, I enjoy doing it, I enjoy practicing it,” Giles said. “But, a lot of the guys who are up and coming, if it isn’t people who aren’t
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Despite his protests, it’s been the better part of a year since Khamzat Chimaev competed inside the Octagon. Last time out, he manhandled Kevin Holland at UFC 279, but the impressive win was largely made irrelevant by the disastrous weigh-in that saw him miss by nearly a full weight class. Since
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJul 27, 2023, 02:03 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun The UFC is finalizing a lightweight main event between Rafael Fiziev and Mateusz Gamrot in September, UFC president Dana White told ESPN Thursday. The 155-pound contest will headline UFC Fight
Two big fights are headed to the UFC APEX this September. MMA Fighting confirmed with sources with knowledge of the additions that a lightweight bout between Rafael Fiziev (12-2) and Mateusz Gamrot (22-2, 1 NC) and a featherweight bout between Bryce Mitchell (15-1) and Dan Ige (17-6) are expected to take place at a Sept.
Justin Gaethje’s UFC career started off with a bang. One of the top fights of 2017, Gaethje’s TUF finale win against Michael Johnson was as good of a start to a UFC career as you could ask for. Within the first few seconds of the fight, the two fighters were already going at it. A
BJPENN.com Fighter Picks Jan Blachowicz vs. Alex Pereira: Stephen Thompson, UFC welterweight: I’ll go with Blachowicz because he is so big and I think he can outwrestle Pereira at 205. Chris Duncan, UFC lightweight: Jan Blachowicz. Probably just outwrestles Pereira similar to what he did against Adesanya. Kyle Nelson, UFC featherweight: I’m thinking Pereira, I
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is working on a compelling 145-pound matchup between Top 15 contenders Edson Barboza and Sodiq Yusuff, a featherweight showdown targeted for the upcoming UFC “Fight Night” event on Sat., Oct. 14, 2023 at APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. That’s according to MMA Junkie. Barboza (23-11) blasted his way back into the
With July coming to a close, the UFC returns for its second pay-per-view of the month with this one headlined by a fight for the vacant BMF title fight between Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje, and so the No Bets Barred boys are back to break down all the fights. Co-hosts Conner Burks and Jed
Key Stats: 54.2% significant strike accuracy (5th all-time among WW), +1.31 striking differential (9th), 55% takedown accuracy (3rd) What It Means: Pereira is perhaps the most unpredictable fighter on the roster. The Brazilian is a uniquely explosive athlete whose acrobatics in the cage have created their own headlines, but when Pereira is locked-in on the
Stephen Thompson is excited to finally get the chance to face Michel Pereira. After Thompson lost back-to-back fights to Belal Muhammad and Gilbert Burns he told BJPENN.com he wanted to be matched up with Pereira next. However, he ended up facing Kevin Holland and scored a TKO win but will now face Pereira at UFC
Welcome to Midnight Mania! The Middleweight title picture is a mess. Not long ago, Dricus du Plessis stunned audiences and his opponent alike by battering Robert Whittaker, handing the former champion his first non-title loss at 185 pounds (watch highlights). That victory secured the streaking South African contender a title shot, but the timing is
Andres Waters Jul 24, 2023, 04:01 PM ET After a near-clean sweep of the quarterfinals of “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 31, the remaining members of Michael Chandler’s team were offered a chance to train with Conor McGregor’s team ahead of their semifinal matchups. Brad Katona, who trains at SBG Ireland with McGregor and Lee Hammond,
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“The Doctor” steps in for Yohan Lainesse in a matchup opposite Matthew Semelsberger on Saturday, venturing to welterweight for the first time in his UFC career. Medic began his career with a win at middleweight before dropping down to 170 pounds and rattling off four additional stoppage victories, earning a call to compete on Season
Michael Bisping believes Tom Aspinall would make quick work of UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones. Tom Aspinall (13-3 MMA) is riding high after his recent victory over Marcin Tybura (24-8 MMA) last Saturday in the heavyweight main event. Aspinall, in front of his home town crowd at the O2 Arena in London, England, knocked out
Fast-rising UFC heavyweight contender Tom Aspinall is so good, so unstoppable, that reigning 265-pound champion Jon Jones — the sport’s consensus No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter — will get destroyed in much the same way Polish powerhouse Marcin Tybura was dealt with at UFC London. That’s according to former UFC middleweight titleholder Michael Bisping, who should
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