Image Credit: UFC When Marcin Tybura found out he would be fighting Alexander Volkov on the same card as Jan Blachowicz was defending his belt, he made a call to his old friend so the two could train with one another. Tybura and Blachowicz trained together years ago but the two went their separate ways
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It was natural to think that someday we would be seeing fighters in the UFC who were inspired by Conor McGregor, but few may have expected to hear that Khamzat Chimaev is one of them. Born in Chechnya and fighting out of Sweeden, Chimaev burst into the UFC scene in 2020, with three devastating wins
7:40 AM ET FOUR YEARS AGO Majdi Shammas was on the second floor of Allstars Training Center, the martial arts facility he owns in Stockholm, when he heard a disturbance downstairs. It sounded like someone was fighting. And not the kind of fighting that goes on in Shammas’ gym seven days a week. No, it
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Dec 14, 2019; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Petr Yan (red gloves) reacts after defeating Urijah Faber (blue gloves) during UFC 245 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports Two championship belts will be on the line at Saturday’s UFC 267 pay-per-view event on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. Light heavyweight champion Jan
If you’re one of the lucky ones who is in attendance for Abu Dhabi Showdown week, we’ve got the details for all the events surrounding one of the most stacked cards of 2021. Below you’ll find the times for the pre-fight press conference, ceremonial weigh-ins and more. You can find the checklist for entering Etihad
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) held a special pre-fight press conference for select fighters competing at the upcoming UFC 267 event this Saturday afternoon (Oct. 30) from Fight Island in Abu Dhabi, including light heavyweight headliners Jan Blachowicz and Glover Teixeira as well as bantamweight co-headliners Petr Yan and Cory Sandhagen. Watch them field questions from
It might be an understatement to say the UFC has some questionable rankings. You would expect rankings to be questionable as they are subjective; however, in this column, I will point out rankings that I think are glaring mistakes. I will also analyze significant movement in the rankings that I agree with. Editorial Commentary by
Image via @ufc on Instagram (photographer not listed) Khamzat Chimaev is excited to get back into the Octagon at UFC 267 but he doubts people will want to fight him after Saturday. Chimaev is set to return on the stacked UFC 267 card in Abu Dhabi against 11th-ranked welterweight, Li Jingliang. It’s an intriguing matchup
The 2001 PFL World Championship just wrapped up, and we’ve got you covered with all the results, sights, and sounds! There were six world title fights in tonight’s 2021 PFL season finale and thus six $1 million winners. In the main event, Kayla Harrison put her undefeated record on the line against Taylor Guardado. And
11:21 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Claressa Shields has suffered the first defeat of her professional fighting career. In her second MMA bout, Shields was outpointed by Abigail Montes via split decision on Wednesday at Hard Rock Live. One judge scored the bout for Shields, 29-28, overruled by two 29-28 tallies for Montes.
Claressa Shields tasted defeat for the first time in her professional combat sports career. The multiple-time champion boxer and two-time Olympic gold medalist was unable to counteract the wrestling of Abigail Montes and ultimately suffered a split decision loss to the Mexican prospect at Wednesday’s PFL World Championship finale. Two judges scored the contest 29-28
Jun 11, 2021; Glendale, Arizona, USA; UFC president Dana White (center) separates Israel Adesanya (left) from Marvin Vettori during weigh ins for UFC 263 at Gila River Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Marvin Vettori didn’t appreciate Israel Adesanya’s recent comments about his UFC Vegas 41 main event win over Paulo Costa, and
“The recognition is something that I never stress myself about because I knew it was going to come in time,” Sandhagen said. “Some people get really cool knockouts early in their career, they become famous, a lot of eyes get on them really early, and then for other people, it happens later. For me, it
Professional Fighters League (PFL) concludes its 2021 season TONIGHT (Weds., Oct. 27) with a massive night of fights at PFL 10, which will feature six title bouts to go along with six $1 million checks to the winners. Headlining the card will be a women’s Lightweight title fight between division champion Kayla Harrison and top
Ray Cooper III starched Magomed Magomedkerimov in rematch to earn title, $1 million | Video Ray Cooper III got his revenge when he defeated Magomed Magomedkerimov (KO, round 3 – 3:02) three years after their first bout at the PFL Championships on Wednesday, Oct. 27 in Hollywood, FL. With this win, Cooper became the 2021
Glover Teixeira flies from NYC to Abu Dhabi. Cory Sandhagen trains and teaches ahead of his title shot. Champion Jan Blachowicz has family time at the fighter hotel pool. Amanda Ribas time travels into a cold tub. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital
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