Key Stats: 13 knockdowns landed (tied-8th all-time), 3.98 strikes landed per minute, 60% striking defense What It Means: One of the most devastating kickers on the roster, Edson Barboza is dynamic and explosive on the feet. His leg kicks are powerful, and his switch kick to the body is as fast and strong as they
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7:43 AM ET UFC 262 headliner Charles Oliveira has come a long way from being told by a doctor he would never walk again, and that he would require the use of a wheelchair because of illnesses he contracted at the age of 7. On Saturday night in a packed Toyota Center in Houston, Oliveira
Jon Jones is continuing to give fans an inside look as to how he is shaping his body for a potential heavyweight move. After Jones vacated his light heavyweight title, the plan was for him to face the winner of Stipe Miocic vs. Francis Ngannou 2 for the belt. Unfortunately, that has yet to happen
The Great Divide is a recurring feature here at MMA Fighting in which two of our staff debate a topic in the world of MMA – news, a fight, a crazy thing somebody did, a crazy thing somebody didn’t do, or some moral dilemma threatening the very foundation of the sport — and try to
Editorial News UFC Oct 6, 2018; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Tony Ferguson (red gloves) celebrates after beating Anthony Pettis (blue gloves) during UFC 229 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports On Saturday night in Las Vegas, three fighters will settle in to the UFC 262 hot seat. For various reasons–be it
Welcome to Midnight Mania! The Middleweight division is about to gain a great deal of clarity! ESPN’s Brett Okamoto has reported that August will see a pair of main event Middleweight battles in Paulo Costa vs. Jared Cannonier and Darren Till vs. Derek Brunson. Costa and Cannonier are set to collide on August 21. Paulo
Anderson Silva is done with MMA, considering jiu-jitsu competitions Former middleweight champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva was released from his UFC contract in November 2020 after losing to Uriah Hall in the UFC Vegas 12 main event. Silva was free to field offers from other fight promotions, but has decided that his days as a
PhotoCred: LowKickMMA Marvin Vettori is finally set to get his long-awaited rematch with Israel Adesanya. The current middleweight champion in Adesanya last fought at UFC 259 in March when challenging for the 205-pound title. Poland’s Jan Blachowicz would end up getting the better of his fellow champion by way of a unanimous decision on the
Michael Chandler reflects on his year in the UFC and picks up some new art. Beneil Dariush takes in fights and Southern food before a Mother’s Day ride. Headliner Charles Oliveira lands in Houston, and Tony Ferguson works out after midnight. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC
“[Oliveira] is champ material and he’s proven that against very good guys and he’s good everywhere; he’s very experienced and he’s always very relaxed. I like him as a person; he’s not a trash talker, he is serous and that makes him dangerous. I respect him a lot and that’s why I know he’s one
9:39 PM ET The UFC is close to finalizing a middleweight main event between Paulo Costa and Jared Cannonier for a UFC Fight Night in August, UFC president Dana White told ESPN on Wednesday. Contracts have not been signed, but the 185-pound contest is expected to become official shortly. The fight will headline UFC Fight
Two top-5 middleweights will meet on August 21 when Paulo “Borrachinha” Costa returns to face Jared Cannonier to headline the Fight Night Event. Originally reported by ESPN on Wednesday night, Paulo Costa will make his first trip to the Octagon in nearly a year when he faces Jared Cannonier to headline the August 21 Fight
Top middleweight contenders Paulo Costa and Jared Cannonier will headline a UFC fight card scheduled for Aug. 21. Multiple people with knowledge of the booking confirmed the news to MMA Fighting following a report from ESPN.com. The city and venue of the late summer event has yet to be confirmed. Costa returns to the cage
News May 11, 2019; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Jared Cannonier (red gloves) fights Anderson Silva (blue gloves) during UFC 237 at Jeunesse Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jason Silva-USA TODAY Sports Anderson Silva said he is content to leave the Octagon in his rearview mirror. The former UFC middleweight champion told ESPN that his career as a
You can add Alexander Gustafsson to the list of inactive fighters ready to make a comeback. Gustafsson hasn’t fought since July of 2020 when he suffered a quick armbar loss to Fabricio Werdum in “The Mauler’s” much hyped debut at heavyweight. That came a year after his last bout at light heavyweight — a fourth
Forbes champ: Conor McGregor takes crown for highest paid athlete on Forbes’ list Former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion and current no. 6 ranked lightweight contender Conor McGregor added yet another victory to his resume. This victory came from outside of the octagon, as he topped the 2021 issue for Forbes’ list of highest paid
Image: UFC on Instagram A battle of Brazilians has been added to an upcoming Fight Night card as Thiago Santos will battle Johnny Walker. According to a report from Combate, Santos and Walker have agreed to fight one another on September 25 at a location TBD. Thiago Santos (21-9) is on a three-fight losing streak
The NBA playoffs were heating up, MLB opening day had just passed and Alaska Fighting Championship 139 was in the books on the morning of April 19, 2018. Seems like an odd combination but the distracting performance of Lester helped make it happen. David Booker and Elijah Terrell were first up on the UFC FIGHT