UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jan Blachowicz is well aware of the threat veteran Brazilian Glover Teixeira will pose in the UFC 267 main event. The pair will collide this Saturday in what will be Blachowicz’s first title defense against a member of the 205-pound roster. After his championship crowning at UFC 253 last September, which
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5:51 PM ET The UFC is finalizing a middleweight bout between “The Ultimate Fighter” winner Bryan Battle and Tresean Gore, sources confirmed to ESPN on Monday. The 185-pound bout will take place at a UFC Fight Night on Feb. 5. The UFC has not announced an official venue for that event. MMAJunkie.com first reported the
Gadzhi Omargadzhiev looked perfectly capable of keeping top position and grinding out Jansey Silva. Then he turned for a leg lock and left Silva screaming and tapping as a kneebar took effect in the ninth week of DWCS Season 5. Omargadzhiev extended his unbeaten streak to 13 and notched the first kneebar submission in Contender
Credit: Joe Stevenson Instagram Former UFC lightweight title challenger Joe Stevenson is not going to be one of those folks that complain about MMA judging and do nothing about it. No, he wants to do his part in trying to improve the sport, and that’s why he is adding MMA judge to his repertoire of
Former UFC Flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo found himself on a short list for the 2020 Fighter of The Year thanks to a handful of masterful performances. His incredible year started with a controversial win over Joseph Benavidez in February, which he corrected by submitting Benavidez when the two met on UFC Fight Island in July
One of the sport’s most unexpected champions meets one of its most timeless veterans this Saturday when Jan Blachowicz defends his UFC Light Heavyweight title against the immortal Glover Teixeira atop UFC 267. Also on tap are a Bantamweight title fight between Petr Yan and Cory Sandhagen and the return of Khamzat Chimaev against Welterweight
The Professional Fighters League held official weigh-ins for the 2021 PFL World Championship, the culminating event in the widely successful 2021 season. Headlining the card will be a PFL Women’s Lightweight Championship showdown between Kayla Harrison and Taylor Guardado. Harrison tipped the scales at 153.8-pounds, as she tries to remain undefeated and become a two-time
Following Week 9 of Dana White’s Contender Series hear the UFC President and UFC contract winners field questions from the media at the post-fight press conference. 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 Pay-Per-Views
Bellator light heavyweight contender Corey Anderson explained how using MMA math will prove he’s the best light heavyweight in the world. Anderson recently knocked out Ryan Bader in the semifinals of the Bellator Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix. Following the fight, he proclaimed himself as the best light heavyweight in the world despite the fact
“Big” John McCarthy took to his Weighing In podcast to defend Fedor Emelianenko from Daniel Cormier’s recent comments. Daniel Cormier whipped MMA social media into a frenzy when he claimed that Emelianenko would have been “average at best” in the UFC. This isn’t a new conversation; it’s been a hot topic of debate since the
8:00 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim “And new!” might be the most thrilling two words in mixed martial arts. They alert everyone within reach of a very loud voice that there has been a change in the power structure. There’s a fresh coat of paint. There’s ascension accompanied by the potential for memorable greatness. Even if
UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling co-hosts the latest episode of The Fighter vs. The Writer as he breaks down the entire UFC 267 main card including the interim bantamweight title fight where he explains why he’s picking Cory Sandhagen to defeat Petr Yan in the co-main event. Sterling will also give an update on his
Jul 10, 2021; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Ilia Topuria celebrates his knockout victory against Ryan Hall during UFC 264 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports UFC 270 will offer up a battle of undefeated featherweight rising stars. As new reports claim a matchup pitting Ilia Topuria vs Movsar Evloev is an
Martin also enjoys the high-quality training she gets with the various women on the team, including Montana De La Rosa, Miranda Maverick and JJ Aldrich. With all the voices in the room and all the talent on the mat, it’s natural for philosophies to clash a little bit, but according to Donovan, that only creates
Former UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier recently suggested that former PRIDE FC titleholder Fedor Emelianenko would have been “average at best” and perhaps “struggled” against mid-tier talent like Cheick Kongo if the promotion had been able to sign “The Last Emperor” after the fall of PRIDE. Read those feather-ruffling comments right here. “DC is making
Joanna Jedrzejczyk may have been removed from the UFC rankings, but she’s staying sharp in the gym | Video Former women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk was removed from the UFC rankings this week likely due to inactivity. The 34-year old Polish fighter last fought in March 2020, 19 months ago. The only problem with Jedrzejczyk’s
Former UFC women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk has officially been removed from the latest set of UFC rankings. Fans started to notice on Monday morning that Jedrzejczyk was removed from both the UFC women’s strawweight rankings as well as the promotion’s pound-for-pound women’s rankings, as well. Not long afterward, MMAjunkie.com reporter Mike Bohn confirmed with
The missteps of Conor McGregor have landed him a special kind of shout out on Saturday Night Live. It is no secret that, while he is the biggest star MMA has ever known, McGregor has also been a figure of controversy in recent months. This has ranged from a variety of different bizarre incidents, with