After Matt makes sure Jim didn’t have more fun with guest co-hosts Forrest Griffin and Phoenix Carnevale, UFC flyweight Andrea Lee joins the show. She shares why she believes having a crowd when facing Antonina Shevchenko at UFC 262 helped her win the fight, what it’s like to put the roof back on your Jeep
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UFC Hall of Famer Michael Bisping absolutely destroyed Diego Sanchez’s former manager Joshua Fabia in the latest edition of his podcast. It was revealed last week that Sanchez had severed ties with Fabia just a few weeks after “The Nightmare” was cut by the UFC. With Sanchez letting go of Fabia, his former manager and
7:29 AM ET The Ultimate Fighter was an instrumental force during the UFC’s explosion of popularity in the early 2000s — shining a spotlight on fighters like Randy Couture, Chuck Liddell, Tito Ortiz and Ken Shamrock, who coached a variety of MMA hopefuls in a season-long competition in which all of the competitors were housed
Derrick Lewis is convinced his potential rematch with Francis Ngannou will be better than their first fight. Lewis is set to take on the newly crowned UFC heavyweight champion, Ngannou in the summer according to the UFC president Dana White. This will be the second time they face each other after their first bout ended
Rob Font is potentially looking at extended time on the sidelines. Font earned a unanimous decision victory over Cody Garbrandt in the headliner of UFC Vegas 27 and is one of seven fighters facing a potential six-month medical suspension coming out of this past Saturday’s event at the UFC APEX. UFC Vegas 27 was overseen
News UFC Credit: Jason Da Silva-USA TODAY Sportsh UFC Vegas 27’s main card featured a battle between two skilled featherweight grapplers who have earned half of their wins by submission. The question for Ricardo Ramos and Bill Algeo before they entered the Octagon,was if the fight would be grappling heavy, or their ground talents would
Former UFC strawweight champion Carla Esparza won her fifth straight fight by smashing fellow 115-pound contender Xiaonan Yan in the UFC Vegas 27 co-main event last Sat. night (May 22, 2021) inside APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, landing at No. 3 in the division. rankings as a result. Message received. Elsewhere on the charts,
Cody Garbrandt releases emotional video statement after UFC Vegas 27 loss Former bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt was defeated by no. 3 ranked Rob Font in the UFC Vegas 27 main event on May 22 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas. It was his fourth loss in his last five fights. He won the title as
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Those who follow fighting closely enough know how bright Allen’s future appears. He is technically proficient everywhere in his fight, but his offensive and defensive striking ability really showed up against Yusuff. That said, Allen knows he hasn’t yet shed that “dark horse” status in the division just yet on a grand scale. However, he
PhotoCred: Sportsasting / Cageside Press Eddie Alvarez has gone to war on numerous occasions throughout his legendary career. It now looks like two of his most notable opponents could square off next. Both of Alvarez’s encounters with fellow former Bellator lightweight king Michael Chandler were instant classics. The same can be said for his UFC
3:29 PM ET The UFC has lost a bout from its event about one hour prior to bell time. A scheduled lightweight fight between Yancy Medeiros and Damir Hadzovic has been canceled because Hadzovic was experiencing health issues, the promotion announced Saturday afternoon. The bout was to be part of the UFC Fight Night: Garbrandt
Despite suffering a leg injury in camp, Charles Oliveira persevered and won the vacant lightweight belt against Michael Chandler in an inspiring performance. Charles Oliveira is familiar with the struggles of life, and at an early age, the Brazilian had to learn that lesson in a visceral way when medical professionals said he may never
Ryan Hall will return to the octagon after a two-year layoff. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that a featherweight matchup between Hall and Ilia Topuria is set fo UFC 264. The event takes place July 10 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Adjara Sport was the first
Editorial News The medical suspensions from last weekend’s UFC Vegas 27 have arrived, with multiple fighters needing clearance or they will find themselves on the sidelines for possibly six months. The main event saw Rob Font defeat former bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt by unanimous decision, while in the co-main event former champion Carla Esparza defeated
Juliana Velasquez will attempt to defend her Bellator MMA women’s Flyweight title for the first time when she faces the promotion’s 125-pound kickboxing champion, Denise Kielholtz, in the main event of Bellator 262 on July 16, 2021. The promotion announced the booking of the headlining title fight — which will take place inside Mohegan Sun
Diego Sanchez split with his coach and manager Joshua Fabia last week and now Fabia has spoken out about the UFC Hall of Famer. Sanchez worked with Fabia for two years but the relationship began to unravel after Sanchez was pulled from UFC Vegas 26 bout against Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and abruptly released by the
In his first UFC main event, Rob Font came up big, as he defeated former bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt via five-round unanimous decision, guaranteeing that the New Englander will be a prominent name in the 135-pound title conversation. Scores were 48-47, 50-45 and 50-45 for the No.3-ranked Font, now 19-4. The No.4-ranked Garbrandt falls to 12-4. Garbrandt