Valerie Loureda may have suffered her first professional loss of her MMA career at Bellator 259, but that doesn’t mean she’s gonna stop sharing provocative pictures of herself in the aftermath. Loureda got a bit too flashy in the cage, throwing a bit too much spinning s**t and getting taken down by Hannah Guy on
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Carla Esparza wants title shot against Rose Namajunas Carla Esparza won the inaugural women’s strawweight championship in December 2014 by defeating current titleholder Rose Namajunas. With Esparza second round stoppage of no. 3 ranked Yan Xiaonan, Esparza is riding a five-fight winning streak and thinks it’s time to face Namajunas the second time for the
“It was rough, probably one of the hardest things I’ve done in a while, but it was one of those things where I tried to make the best of it,” he said. “It was definitely hard watching everybody fight, knowing I could beat these guys, and seeing the division move on and I’m sitting here
Image via @ufc on Instagram UFC president Dana White says he views Tatiana Suarez as a potential title contender at 125lbs but he believes she will be “a little rusty.” Suarez announced this week that she plans on returning to the Octagon later this year as a flyweight. The former Ultimate Fighter winner was viewed
11:00 PM ET One of the best divisions in the UFC has a newly minted contender. Rob Font put on one of the best performances of his career, beating former bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt via unanimous decision (48-47, 50-45, 50-45) in the bantamweight main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas. Font’s
Michael Chandler may have a path to a title shot in 2021 after all, as Dana White seems to be leaning towards pairing him against #2-ranked lightweight Justin Gaethje. After Michael Chandler fell short of claiming the UFC lightweight title against Charles Oliveira at UFC 262, the former Bellator champion vowed to get his hands
Cody Garbrandt was already dealing with his loss to Rob Font before Jake Paul decided to throw some jabs in his direction. Font earned a dominant unanimous decision over the former bantamweight champion in the headliner of Saturday’s UFC Vegas 27 event. Font earned his fourth consecutive win and moved a step closer to a
Featured News UFC Credit: Jasmin Frank-USA TODAY Sports The UFC Vegas 27 bout between China’s Xiaonan Yan and former strawweight champion Carla Esparza had major implications for the 115 pound division. It was a battle between the third and fourth ranked fighters in the weight class, and the winner could likely be the next challenger
Lightweight contender Paul Felder caught the MMA world by surprise last night (Sat., May 22, 2021) when he announced his official retirement from the sport during the broadcast of UFC Vegas 27 live on ESPN+. Felder, who is ranked No. 9 in the UFC’s lightweight division right now, believes it was time to hang up
Rob Font thinks he may have broken Cody Garbrandt’s jaw | UFC Vegas 27 Rob Font solidified his place at the table fo bantamweight title talks on Saturday when he soundly defeated former champion Cody Garbrandt in the UFC Vegas 27 main event. During the event’s post-fight press conference, Font revealed that he thought he
Lightweights hit their targets: Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler, plus Beneil Dariush and Tony Ferguson. Chandler gets a boost from his dad; Oliveira from Jacare Souza. Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell visits backstage at the ceremonial weigh-in. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital
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Yet despite having a semi-straight path to a rematch with Oliveira with a couple wins, after his grueling war with Hooker, Felder admitted that he didn’t know if he wanted to continue to go through the process of getting ready for a fight and leaving his daughter for training camp anymore. Final Results: UFC Fight Night:
Jake Paul was quick to poke fun at Cody Garbrandt after the former UFC bantamweight champion suffered a lopsided decision loss to Rob Font this evening. Font (19-4 MMA) and Garbrandt (12-4 MMA) squared off in the headliner of tonight’s UFC Vegas 27 main event with the winner presumably entering bantamweight title contention. Ahead of
11:27 PM ET If Rob Font was underrated heading into Saturday’s UFC Fight Night main event against Cody Garbrandt, he took a big step toward establishing his presence in the bantamweight division with a unanimous decision win. The co-main event was considered by some to be a No. 1 contender fight. Carla Esparza was ranked
UFC Vegas 27 lost a fight just hours before the event was slated to get started. Damir Hadzovic vs. Yancy Medeiros in a lightweight bout was supposed to be the second fight on the prelims of this card, but news broke that the fight was pulled to Damir having health issues. The promotion won’t get
Former strawweight champion Carla Esparza earned her first finish since 2014 as she bludgeoned Yan Xiaonan with punches and elbows to get a second-round TKO stoppage and she was rewarded with a Performance of the Night bonus as a result. Esparza was dominant from start to finish as she sought to make a statement with
Featured News UFC Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports The UFC Vegas 27 bantamweight main event bout between Rob Font and former champion Cody Garbrandt would put the winner within reach of a championship opportunity. An opportunity the Boston native has never had, and one many thought Garbrandt might never get back to after three street