Ricky Turcios is again just a win away from becoming a UFC fighter. Team Volkanovski’s No. 3 bantamweight pick became the first fighter to advance to The Ultimate Fighter 29 finals, taking a convincing decision in an action-packed scrap with Team Ortega’s Liudvik Sholinian (9-1-1)*. As he did in his semifinal thriller opposite Dan Argueta,
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Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports After missing two years due to a failed drug test, Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight contender TJ Dillashaw will have to endure another hiatus after injuring knee ligaments during his main event victory at UFC Vegas 32. TJ Dillashaw talks torn and ruptured knee ligaments from UFC Vegas 32 In
Welcome to Midnight Mania! There can be no questioning that Chuck Liddell is a legend of the sport, a five-time UFC Light Heavyweight champion and one of the first North American stars to come from cage fighting. “The Iceman” changed the sport, scoring dramatic knockout wins over big name foes like Randy Couture and Tito
UFC Vegas 33 live results: Uriah Hall vs. Sean Strickland (Click on the fight below and then scroll down to see in-fight live stats and full results, courtesy of Fight Analytics. Full UFC Vegas 33 live results from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m.
Image Credit: @ufc on Instagram (photographer not listed) UFC bantamweight contender Marlon Vera said that Dominick Cruz and Jimmie Rivera declined to fight him, and he is interested in Urijah Faber. Vera took to his social media this week to say that Cruz declined to fight him, this coming a few weeks after Vera publicly
Dan Hooker is eager to get back in the Octagon and is looking for a fight, against anyone. #8-ranked lightweight contender Hooker issued a callout to any fighter that wishes to fight him at UFC 266. The event will take place on September 25, 2021 at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada. “ANYBODY CAN GET IT #UFC266,” wrote Hooker.
UFC commentator John Gooden takes us through the state of the 155-pound division after a busy few months for the lightweights, which included the crowning of Charles Oliveira as champion. 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/
Din Thomas has no problems using the word “robbery” to describe several decisions at UFC Vegas 32. When a fighter is denied their hard-earned money due to the incompetence of a judging professional, there’s no other way to say it. “I see how hard fighters work in order to do their job and be good
Credit: Jason Silva-USA TODAY Sports Veteran Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight Sean Strickland is one half of the UFC Vegas 33 main event on July 31. With this unique spotlight in his first UFC headlining role far more eyes are on him and his social accounts than ever before. And fans recently discovered that the 30-year-old
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw made his successful return to mixed martial arts (MMA) last weekend in Las Vegas, turning away top contender Cory Sandhagen by way of gritty split decision. Unfortunately, that victory did not come without a price. “Went for an MRI today, found out that I suffered a
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TJ Dillashaw headed to surgery after UFC Vegas 32 win over Cory Sandhagen Former two-time bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw edged out no. 2 ranked contender Cory Sandhagen in the UFC Vegas 32 main event on July 24 by split decision. It was Dillashaw’s return after serving a two-year suspension for testing positive for EPO before
Image: TJ Dillashaw on Instagram TJ Dillashaw made his highly anticipated Octagon return in last weekend’s UFC Vegas 32 main event for a bantamweight scrap with Cory Sandhagen. Dillashaw (17-4 MMA) had not competed since January of 2019, where he suffered a first round knockout loss to then flyweight champion Henry Cejudo and was handed
UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou is taking a stand against poor judging in MMA bouts. The topic of judges in combat sports has long been discussed. Throughout the years, boxing has seen its share of fights end with a questionable scorecard. This has also become a problem in MMA with many high-profile fights. Ngannou took
4:52 PM ET A rematch of one of the best title fights in UFC welterweight history is on deck. Kamaru Usman, ranked as ESPN’s top pound-for-pound MMA fighter, will defend his UFC welterweight title in a second fight with Colby Covington in the main event of UFC 268 in November, UFC president Dana White told
UFC Vegas 33 has lost its expected co-main event after Shamil Abdurakhimov vs. Chris Daukaus was cancelled. A person with knowledge of the cancellation confirmed the news to MMA Fighting after an initial report from TSN’s Aaron Bronsteter. Abdurakhimov was forced to withdraw from the card for undisclosed reasons. UFC Vegas 33, which takes place
Credit: UFC/ESPN On July 31, inside the UFC Apex, the Ultimate Fighting Championship returns with its latest episode of caged violence in UFC Vegas 33. The event isn’t heavy on star appeal and ranked talent, however, it is a deep offering of mixed martial arts action with 15 bouts planned for the event. The card
Welcome to Midnight Mania! 2021 has featured several unexpected storylines in the world of combat sports, but perhaps the most surprising is the return of Nick Diaz. The elder Diaz brother has sat on the sidelines since 2015 and has largely been considered retired. While rumors of a return swell from time to time, it