Welcome to Midnight Mania! Jorge Masvidal has been in the game a long time. A professional since 2003, Masvidal had made the walk to the cage (or ring) 49 times prior, but he wound up suffering his first true knockout loss courtesy of an absolute massive right hand from Kamaru Usman (WATCH IT!). Masvidal is
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Jon Jones splits from longtime management team Former UFC light heavyweight champion and top ranked pound-for-pound fighter in the world, Jon Jones, has split with his longtime management team at First Round Management. First Round Management announced on Monday that the company and Jones have parted ways via social media. “After an 11 year journey
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: I hate getting into the all-time great debate while a fighter is still active. But Kamaru Usman is making me go back on my word with each performance. On Saturday night, “The Nigerian Nightmare” knocked out Jorge Masvidal in emphatic fashion, and in just five title
7:40 AM ET UFC 261 did not disappoint with its three title fights. All three ended in KOs, with Valentina Shevchenko leading off with a dominant victory over Jessica Andrade, followed by highlight-reel knockouts by Rose Namajunas and Kamaru Usman. The moments were memorable, but Jorge Masvidal was barely up off the mat after getting
Image Credit: Chase Hooper’s Twitter Chase Hooper has his next fight booked. Multiple sources have informed BJPENN.com that Hooper is set to fight Steven Peterson at UFC 263 on June 12 at a location to be determined. Contracts have been signed by both fighters, the sources revealed. Hooper (10-1-1) returned to the win column last
Featured News On April 28, ONE Championship completes its quartet of April events on TNT, with championship gold on the line, and several high-profile rematches and returns. The card will be headlined by a surprise last-minute booking. As reigning light heavyweight champion, Aung La Nsang will now defend his title against current middleweight champion Reinier
Daniel Cormier has decided to accept Jake Paul’s challenge to fight, but the form of combat isn’t what the YouTuber had in mind. Recently, the conflict between MMA legend Daniel Cormier and celebrity boxing sensation Jake Paul made the news when Paul challenged Cormier to a fight. The beef started when Cormier took issue with
With three title fights at the top of the card, there’s little doubt that UFC 261 was promoted as one of the biggest events of the year but hype doesn’t always intersect with reality when the fights actually happen. Except in the case of this past Saturday night, which delivered in every way possible from
A lot of fans (and pundits) were shocked when Jorge Masvidal got knocked out by welterweight champion Kamaru Usman in the UFC 261 pay-per-view (PPV) main event last weekend in Jacksonville. Not Leon Edwards. “I been saying Jorge is shit for three years now,” Edwards wrote on social media. “Do you believe me yet? See
Chris Weidman releases statement: ‘I can’t believe what happened’ Former middleweight champion Chris Weidman suffered a gruesome leg break in his UFC 261 rematch against Uriah Hall on Saturday. He was taken from the Octagon on a stretcher and transported to a Jacksonville, Fla. hospital where he underwent successful surgery on Sunday. On Monday morning,
UFC welcomes back fans at full capacity when it returns to VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. on April 24 with a stacked card headlined by three championship bouts. The main event will see a thrilling welterweight championship rematch when Kamaru Usman defends against No. 4 ranked contender Jorge Masvidal. Women’s flyweight champion Valentina
12:54 AM ET UFC 261 featured three title fights and a ton of memorable moments. Some of those moments, like Rose Namajunas knocking out Zhang Weili to win the strawweight title, were filled with exhilaration. Other moments, like Chris Weidman breaking his leg on a kick attempt, were somber reminders about the risks these athletes
UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman has responded after Conor McGregor shared multiple posts suggesting ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ was on steroids. Usman (19-1 MMA) returned to the Octagon in the headliner of last night’s UFC 261 pay-per-view event where he scored a sensational second round knockout victory over Jorge Masvidal. The emphatic win marked Kamaru’s eighteenth
Featured News UFC Apr 24, 2021; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Rose Namajunas (Blue Gloves) kicks Zhang Weili (Red Gloves) for a TKO during UFC 261 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports Not only was Zhang Weili versus Rose Namajunas a monumental battle for the strawweight title, but it also pitted the
Conor McGregor and Kamaru Usman have just had their first proper war of words. The seeds of a potential Kamaru Usman vs. Conor McGregor bout is sprouting more and more by the hour. Earlier today, McGregor put the Nigerian American on notice that he is coming for the welterweight championship. This marked the first time
JACKSONVILLE — Middleweight Uriah Hall spoke with reporters backstage following his first-round TKO win over Chris Weidman on the main card of Saturday’s UFC 261 event. “Prime Time” reacted to Weidman snapping his leg on the former champion’s first thrown strike of the bout, how he felt about the result, wanting to give Weidman another
Chris Weidman juggles his way through his weight cut. Rose Namajunas is friendly with champion Valentina Shevchenko. The presser draws fans including the Florida governor and Jacksonville mayor; Jorge Masvidal and champ Kamaru Usman get big reactions. 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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