UFC 262 highlights & recap: Brandon Moreno subs Deiveson Figueiredo to take belt Watch the UFC 262 highlights and recap from the flyweight championship bout between Deveison Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno from Saturday’s event at Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona. Moreno took the belt in this immediate rematch. [embedded content] (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube)
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“I’ve been sacrificing since I was 16 years old,” he says, recalling how different his after school life was from the other teenage boys in Trento, Italy, where he grew up. “I remember at 4pm, my friends would hang around, do whatever normal kids would do. But for me, I would come back from school,
Henry Cejudo praised his former training partner Brandon Moreno after winning the UFC flyweight title from Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 263. Moreno finished Figueiredo in the third round with a rear-naked choke to become the new UFC flyweight champion. Following the event, Moreno ran into Cejudo backstage and the former UFC flyweight champ congratulated Moreno
UFC President Dana White has not at all changed his tone regarding the next title challenger for UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman. At UFC 263, Leon Edwards earned his ninth consecutive win in a unanimous-decision victory over Nate Diaz. Coming into the fight, Dana White was firm on who would be next in line for
12:08 AM ET For 24 out of the 25 minutes of their fight at UFC 263, Leon Edwards controlled almost every aspect of the fight. His strikes, kicks and almost everything else he did had caused considerable damage and drew significant blood to Nate Diaz‘s face and body. But as he absorbed that damage, generally
Brandon Moreno has completed the journey from UFC castoff to UFC champion. With a dominant third-round submission victory over Deiveson Figueiredo in a flyweight championship bout on Saturday at UFC 263, Moreno became the first Mexican native to win a UFC title and the rare fighter to claim divisional supremacy in their second run with
Apr 23, 2021; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; UFC president Dana White walks on to the stage during weigh-ins for UFC 261 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White isn’t sure how Showtime Boxing will be able to successfully market a bout between former UFC welterweight champion
UFC 263 went off this weekend in Glendale, Arizona, shattering the Gila River Arena’s gate record with over 17,000 screaming, booing maniacs in attendance. With three five round fights and one new champion to discuss, UFC president Dana White stuck around at the post-fight press conference for a half an hour talking about all the
Nate and Nick Diaz smoke a blunt at UFC 263 Post-fight Press Conference | Video Nate Diaz appeared at the UFC 263 Post-Fight Press Conference on Saturday following his decision loss to Leon Edwards and shared a blunt with his brother Nick. Diaz discussed when he’d like to fight again, the loss to Edwards, his
Ah, those big things again. Until the fight with Azaitar wasn’t there anymore. “The day of weigh-ins, I got two pounds to cut, my coach Matt Arroyo walks in and he’s just like, ‘Ottman’s out.’ I couldn’t believe it and it hit me like a ton of bricks. There were all these cancellations, I was
Image via @weighinginsow on Instagram John McCarthy scolded referee Al Guinee for failing to notice that Jamahal Hill had dislocated his arm in UFC 263 fight with Paul Craig. The UFC headed to Glendale, Arizona for UFC 263, and the athletic commission hired Guinee, a local referee on the regional circuit there, to handle several
Nate Diaz meets some fans. Marvin Vettori is high energy all day; champ Israel Adesanya is equally intense. At the presser, things get heated between the headliners, and champ Deiveson Figueiredo pushes Brandon Moreno. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of
UFC 263 featured two title fights and one five-round non-title fight on the main card. With a new “King of the Flies” and Nate Diaz getting fans charged up in his five-rounder, this event brought a lot to the table. Adesanya did what he does best in his return to middleweight to defend his belt
2:13 AM ET Poor Leon Edwards. You see, the record books will forever state Edwards beat Nathan Diaz on Saturday night via unanimous decision. The highlight reels will reveal he dominated Diaz for the majority of their 25-minute fight. Edwards cut up Diaz. He made him bleed. He roughed him up. That’s all very accurate,
A brutal submission and heart-warming champion upset were not surprises when the UFC 263 performances bonuses were handed out. A seven-second knockout, the fourth-fastest in company history and first among lightweights, was quite the surprise. A total of four $50,000 bonuses were awarded by the UFC following Saturday’s pay-per-view event at Gila River Area: Paul
Jun 12, 2021; Glendale, Arizona, USA; Israel Adesanya reacts following his victory against Marvin Vettori during UFC 263 at Gila River Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Heading into UFC 263, the heat between Israel Adesanya and Marvin Vettori was at a new peak. Especially from the Italians side. It gave the impression
Israel Adesanya captured another middleweight title defense last night (Sat., June 12, 2021) at UFC 263 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, when “Last Stylebender” outlasted Marvin Vettori for a lopsided unanimous decision (highlights HERE). In addition to the middleweight rematch, a slew of main card and “Prelims” bouts
UFC 263 live results: Israel Adesanya vs. Marvin Vettori (Click on the fight below and then scroll down to see in-fight live stats and full results, courtesy of Fight Analytics. Full UFC 263 live results from Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT on