England’s best Welterweight, Leon Edwards, will finally return to action opposite veteran grinder, Belal Muhammad, this Saturday (March 13, 2021) at UFC Vegas 21 inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Edwards last competed in July 2019, scoring a comfortable decision against Rafael dos Anjos in the biggest win of his career to extend his
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Exactly one month after securing a unanimous decision victory Dhiego Lima at UFC 258, no. 13 ranked welterweight Belal “Remember the Name” Muhammad stepped up on short notice to take on no. 3 ranked welterweight Leon Edwards in the main event of UFC Vegas 21. As previously mentioned, Muhammad was just in Las Vegas for
“It’s great to get back in. This is probably one of my quickest turnarounds, and it’s not exactly a quick turnaround in the grand scale of it all, but it’s really good to get back in,” Grant said. “After the knockout, I was absolutely buzzing. Even my jaw didn’t keep me out for that long;
7:42 PM ET The launch of ONE Championship’s women’s atomweight tournament will be on an all-women’s fight card. The four quarterfinal matchups of ONE’s women’s atomweight grand prix will take place May 28 in Singapore, officials told ESPN on Thursday. The event itself will be named ONE: Empower. In the main event, ONE women’s strawweight
At the UFC Vegas 21 weigh-ins, all 26 fighters on Saturday’s fight card at UFC APEX in Las Vegas will step on the scale Friday morning local time. In the main event, Leon Edwards and Belal Muhammad can weigh no more than 171 pounds, the maximum allowed for non-title welterweight fights. They are scheduled to
After a series of misfortunate events, UFC contender Leon Edwards is eager to get back into the octagon following a whopping six-hundred-day layoff. Amidst the pandemic, Leon Edwards was dramatically affected by the virus after it ravaged most of England. Specifically, Edwards suffered lasting effects of Covid-19 for a prolonged period of time but also
Jonathan Martinez is confident he will extend his winning streak to three on Saturday night. At UFC Vegas 21, Martinez is set to fight Davey Grant, in a fight that was a surprise to many. Martinez is coming off a decision win over Thomas Almeida on short notice. After the win, Martinez and many fans
Welcome to Midnight Mania! UFC did not hold back with UFC 259, as three separate title fights and four UFC champions topped a talent-rich event. From top-to-bottom of the 15-fight card, there were recognizable names and entertaining performances, and it would appear that the gamble of putting all these titles on the line at once
It might be an understatement to say the UFC has some questionable rankings. You would expect rankings to be questionable as they are subjective; however, in this column, I will point out rankings that I think are glaring mistakes. Editorial Commentary by Peter Parsons Like two weeks ago, this week there was once again a
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Even his coach would leak information slowly to Moberly. The faceless prisoner Moberly knew initially became Noy Khaopan, murderer with a son and an extensive Muay Thai background in a matter of weeks. As much as Moberly wanted to say it was just another fight, he noticed that even training became a bit of a
11:19 AM ET Brett Okamoto UFC welterweight Belal Muhammad‘s first appearance in a main event will have to come without his longtime coach and mentor Louis Taylor, due to Taylor’s positive COVID-19 test. Muhammad (18-3) is scheduled to face Leon Edwards (18-3) in a five-round headliner at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
Left out of Aljamain Sterling’s corner at UFC 259, former welterweight champion Matt Serra has decided to remove himself from the equation altogether. Serra on Tuesday said he’ll no longer be working with Sterling as an official corner person, though he’ll support the new champion on his journey forward. “My thing is, going forward, I
Belal Muhammad is extremely confident ahead of his first UFC main event. At UFC Vegas 21, Muhammad is stepping up on short notice to battle Edwards in a very intriguing welterweight fight. Entering the fight, Edwards is a sizeable favorite but Muhammad is confident he will not only beat the Englishman but will finish him
UFC bantamweight Dominick Cruz slammed TJ Dillashaw for his cheater comments towards Petr Yan, telling him “you’re about eight years old.” In the wake of Yan’s DQ loss to Aljamain Sterling at UFC 259, Dillashaw took to his social media to call the former champion a “cheater.” Dillashaw, of course, hasn’t fought in over two
One of the toughest Welterweights on the roster, Belal Muhammad, will square off with top English talent, Leon Edwards, this Saturday (March 13, 2021) at UFC Vegas 21 inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Muhammad is a fighter to be admired. Here’s a man who did not start martial arts in his infancy, nor
While his 2020 wasn’t quite what light heavyweight Tee Cummins was hoping for, he ended up being busy over the second half of the year, albeit in another sport other than MMA. Following a win over Herbert Morgan at Bang FC 19 in January of 2020, Cummins’ hear was put on hold due to coronavirus.
“I’ll never forget the day I walked into the gym and Bill said to me, ‘Stick with me and I’ll make you a world champion,’” Walker said. “At first, I didn’t see that far because I didn’t know what the hell he saw in me, but he saw something and he made me a world