May 12, 2021 Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler will fight it out for the vacant lightweight championship at UFC 262 on Saturday night at the Toyota Center in Houston. The main card will be on pay-per-view, which fans can purchase here. The five-fight PPV card begins at 10 p.m. ET, with prelims on ESPN and
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Before the two are set to face each other for the vacant lightweight title at UFC 262, Charles Oliveira believes Michael Chandler to be a one-trick pony. Following the retirement of former lightweight great Khabib Nurmagomedov, it was announced that the former 3X Bellator lightweight champion would get a crack at the vacant title, but
For the first time in eight years, the UFC is handing out bigger performance bonuses on fight night. UFC officials confirmed to MMA Fighting that for UFC 262, the promotion will award $75,000 bonus checks, up from a cap of $50,000 that’s been in place since 2013. Globo reporter Raphael Marinho was first to report
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Former UFC fighter Jason “Mayhem” Miller has been sentenced to one year in jail dating back to a felony vandalism charge in Aug. 2020, per a report by CBSLA. Miller, 40, was arrested last August for suspicion of residential burglary and car theft. “Mayhem” was serving probation for a previous domestic violence charge at the
UFC 262 ceremonial weigh-ins: Tony Ferguson vs Beneil Dariush The UFC 262 ceremonial weigh-ins took place on Friday at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Check out the co-main event fighters going face-to-face. UFC 262 will crown a new lightweight champion following the retirement of Khabib Nurmagomedov. Top contender Charles Oliveira squares off with former Bellator
Image credit: Screenshot UFC Twitter Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler touched noses in an intense faceoff ahead of their fight tomorrow night at UFC 262. In the main event of the pay-per-view card, Oliveira and Chandler are set to fight for the vacant lightweight title. It’s a very intriguing matchup and in the lead-up to
Something about Englund’s regimen seemed to work. Whether it was the water, the drive or the extra shot of pre-workout every day, Englund baffled everybody when he found out that he was in remission. His doctor, his dad and, of course, his mom were in utter disbelief and relieved shock. The greatest news of his
7:40 AM ET ON MAY 11, 2019, Michael Chandler was warming up in a locker room inside Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois, when he suddenly had a vision of his wife, Brie, sitting by herself on the edge of the bed in their Chicago hotel room. And for reasons he couldn’t explain at the time,
Michael Chandler has a ton of confidence heading into his lightweight title fight against Charles Oliveira at UFC 262. After Khabib Nurmagomedov vacated the title, many assumed the vacant title fight would see Dustin Poirier vs. Oliveira. Yet, Poirier wanted the trilogy with Conor McGregor so Chandler got the title fight. In the lead-up to
At the UFC 262 weigh-ins, all 24 fighters on Saturday’s fight card in Houston are set to step on the scale Friday, and MMA Fighting will have live weigh-in video, which can be seen above. In the main event, Michael Chandler and Charles Oliveira can weigh no more than 155 pounds, the maximum allowed for
News May 8, 2021; Arlington, Texas, USA; Boxer Billy Joe Saunders suffers a quadripod fracture to his orbital bone on a punch from Canelo Alvarez and loses on a technical knockout during a super middleweight boxing title fight at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn believes that Billy Joe
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to the pay-per-view (PPV) market this Sat. night (May 15, 2021) with a lightweight title fight between Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler, two top-ranked combatants with the unenviable task of filling the void left by the recently-departed Khabib Nurmagomedov. UFC 262, booked for Toyota Center in Houston, Texas with preliminary
Tony Ferguson admits to breaking a student’s rib while training for UFC 262 Former interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson prepared hard for his UFC 262 co-main event match against Beneil Dariush even breaking a student’s ribs in training. During the UFC 262 Pre-fight Press Conference on Thursday, “El Cucuy” told his opponent, “I’m going to
PhotoCred: Dave Fretz Joanna Jedrzejczyk is excited to get back in the Octagon now that crowds are a reality once again. The UFC brought back full capacity events for UFC 261 on April 24. In the card’s co-main event, MMA fans around the globe saw the strawweight title once held by Jedrzejczyk (16-4) change hands
Michael Chandler and Sean Soriano put their coach’s custom pads to the test. Chandler packs a lucky candy bar. Beneil Dariush starts his weight cut with caffeine. Chandler lands in Texas and crosses paths with opponent Charles Oliveira. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the
Lewis’ grandfather moved to Houston in 1998, which prompted his mother, uncles and cousins to follow him to the Space City. Over the last 23 years, the heavyweight contender has built connections around the city, becoming a role model by taking care of business in the Octagon and in his community. After Hurricane Harvey devastated
8:07 PM ET HOUSTON — Tony Ferguson will have a mix of old and new in his corner this weekend. The popular UFC lightweight contender has added legendary boxing trainer Freddie Roach as one of his coaches, and Roach will be in his corner for his fight against Beneil Dariush at UFC 262 on Saturday