Anderson Silva believes Israel Adesanya will rule the roost at middleweight for as long as he wants to. Adesanya is the reigning UFC Middleweight Champion. He won the title back in Oct. 2019 when he scored a second-round TKO finish over Robert Whittaker. Going into that bout, he was the interim titleholder. Adesanya’s had three
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7:00 AM ET The next two months are going to have a drastic impact on what happens in the UFC’s middleweight division in 2022. Right now, Israel Adesanya (21-1) remains the undisputed king of the division, and maintaining that spot is the only goal he has in the foreseeable future. Adesanya had plans to take
Former UFC strawweight champion Zhang Weili is making a big change to her training environment before a rematch with Rose Namajunas at UFC 268. Zhang, who lost the title to Namajunas at UFC 261, will prepare for the rematch at Fight Ready in Scottsdale, Ariz., marking her first stateside training camp, Fight Ready coach Eric
HOLLYWOOD, FL – AUGUST 13: Ray Cooper III and Rory MacDonald in a welterweight bout during PFL 7 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on August 13, 2021 in Hollywood, Florida. (Cooper Neill / PFL) Professional Fighters League welterweight star Ray Cooper III has no doubt he could beat his Ultimate Fighting Championship
Rising featherweight contender Giga Chikadze is a perfect 7-0 under the UFC banner, which includes back-to-back wins — and back-to-back finishes — over longtime veterans Cub Swanson and Edson Barboza. But “Ninja” is only ranked No. 8 at 145 pounds. “I’m not happy with it,” Chikadze told MMA Junkie. “I was No. 10. I beat
Mike Tyson agrees that Jake Paul won, says Tyron Woodley did his best | Video Former undisputed heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson agrees with the two judges that scored Jake Paul defeating Tyron Woodley in their boxing match on Aug. 29. “Iron” Mike is a fan of Jake Paul. TMZ Sports caught up with Tyson
Image via LFA on Facebook (Photo Credit: Jerry Chavez) The only man who has been able to knock out current Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight kingpin Israel Adesanya is about to make his promotional debut, as former kickboxing star Alex Pereira locks horns with Andreas Michailidis in a 185-pound clash. The fight will take place at
The Pulse of MMA: Fan Reactions To The Sport’s Biggest Stories Here are some of the raw reactions from the MMA community to the sport’s hottest stories! Charles Oliveira Reportedly Set To Defend Lightweight Title Against Dustin Poirier At UFC 269 Yesterday, it was reported that verbal agreements are in place for a lightweight championship
7:12 PM ET Miesha Tate is back in the main event. The former UFC women’s bantamweight champion — and one of the most popular women’s MMA fighters ever — will headline a UFC Fight Night against Ketlen Vieira on Oct. 16 in Las Vegas, the UFC announced Thursday. ESPN has Vieira ranked No. 8 in
A middleweight fight between Eryk Anders and Roman Dolidze has been booked for the upcoming UFC Fight Night card scheduled on Nov. 13. Multiple sources close to the situation confirmed the news to MMA Fighting on Thursday with agreements in place from both athletes. Fresh off a win over Darren Stewart in his last outing,
Oct 28, 2017; Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil; Derek Brunson (red gloves) reacts after defeating Lyoto Machida (not pictured) during UFC Fight Night at Ibirapuera Gymnasium. Mandatory Credit: Jason Silva-USA TODAY Sports Although fifth-ranked middleweight Derek Brunson will be taking what seems like a risk in his UFC Vegas 36 main event against seventh-ranked Darren Till,
Al Iaquinta is looking forward to clashing with Bobby Green at UFC 268, but he is not pleased with how the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) took care of business. Iaquinta vs. Green is expected to take place on the main card of UFC 268: “Usman vs. Covington 2”, taking place inside Madison Square Garden in
Check out Derek Brunson’s top UFC finishes | Video Be ready from the opening bell when you fight UFC middleweight Derek Brunson, because all but one of Brunson’s career finishes has taken place in the very first round. Brunson, ranked no. 5 in the middleweight division, takes on no. 7 ranked Darren Till in the
Image: @ufc on Instagram Darren Till is confident he will beat Derek Brunson in the main event of UFC Vegas 36 and he has violent plans for him. Till is coming off a decision loss to Robert Whittaker last July and since then he has been recovering from an injury. With a win, the Englishman
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The team of Francis Ngannou is holding out hope for a showdown with Jon Jones. Ngannou is the reigning UFC Heavyweight Champion. Ciryl Gane recently captured the interim gold. The two titans are seemingly due for a title unification bout sometime in the future. With that said, team Ngannou longs for the matchup with Jones,
12:17 AM ET CLEVELAND — Those hoping for Jake Paul’s boxing demise at the hands of a big puncher will be sorely disappointed. The YouTube sensation-turned-prizefighter outpointed Tyron Woodley via split decision (77-75, 75-77, 78-74) in the main event of a boxing card Sunday night at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. Woodley is a former UFC welterweight