Welcome to Midnight Mania! Aljamain Sterling is dealing with a lot of hate after UFC 259 for something that is hardly his fault. After all, he did not force Petr Yan to throw an illegal knee, nor was it his decision to name the blow intentional and disqualify the Russian boxer. All of this was
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Monster looking into Dominick Cruz allegations against Hans Molenkamp Former two-time bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz made a strange call-out following his UFC 259 win over Casey Kenney on Saturday. “The Dominator” Monster Energy business development representative Hans Molenkamp. Cruz challenged Molenkamp, a mixed martial arts practitioner himself, to a charity fight and accused Molenkamp of
PhotoCred: After suffering back-to-back losses for the first time in his career, Dominick Cruz got back to his winning ways at UFC 259 — which led to an unexpected callout. When asked by Joe Rogan what was next for Cruz following a split decision nod against Casey Kenney, the former two-time bantamweight champion suggested a
UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya moves up in weight to challenge light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz at UFC 259 on Saturday, March 6. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the UFC. Visit https://ufcfightpass.com/ To order UFC Pay-Per-Views on ESPN+, visit
Outlook: The underdog got it done again. Jan Blachowicz did what no man has done in mixed martial arts: he defeated Israel Adesanya. Moreover, he did it in rather comfortable fashion. While the fight was competitive, the scorecards indicated a relatively clear win for the Poland native, so there is not another “champ champ” in the
7:17 AM ET With four champions in action, UFC 259 was always going to have an outsized fallout compared to almost any other UFC card. And while Amanda Nunes continued to bolster her GOAT credentials with a thorough defeat of Megan Anderson, that’s as close as pre-show expectations for the three pay-per-view title fights came
UFC President Dana White is at least entertaining the idea of a title fight between Amanda Nunes and Julianna Pena after The Ultimate Fighter 18 winner announced the cancellation of her fight with Holly Holm. The tougher sell might be Nunes, who thinks Pena needs to do more to earn her shot. Pena on Saturday
Dan Hardy is no longer working with the UFC as a commentator after a reported incident occurred between himself and another employee. As originally reported by Dave Meltzer in the Wrestling Observer newsletter, Dan Hardy has been fired by the UFC and BT Sport following the alleged argument with the employee. After the story was
It’s been over two years since Roger Huerta last competed in mixed martial arts (MMA), but it seems “El Matador” is ready to mount his comeback. The scrappy Lightweight is in line to face Christopher Gonzalez at the upcoming Bellator 255 fight card on April 2, 2021. Huerta is currently in the midst of a
Watch Leon Edwards defeat Rafael dos Anjos ahead of UFC Vegas 21 headliner [embedded content] UFC welterweight Leon Edwards entrenched himself near the top of the division with this July 2019 victory over former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos. After COVID-19 put Khamzat Chamaev indefinitely on the sidelines, Edwards is now slated to headline Saturday’s
Image via @venezuelanvixen on Instagram (photographer not listed) UFC bantamweight contender Julianna Pena is setting her sights on a title shot against Amanda Nunes. Nunes currently rules over the UFC bantamweight and featherweight divisions. She returned to the Octagon at UFC 259 last Saturday, defending the former title with a blowout, first-round submission victory over
“I’ve got to take what this guy has and, unfortunately, it’s just how the game goes,” Sterling said. “Being a title challenger, you just gotta go out there and be a dog. That’s really the only way I can explain it. I just gotta go out there and be a dog and grind out every
12:07 AM ET UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan was disqualified after catching a grounded Aljamain Sterling with an illegal knee to the head in the fourth round Saturday night at UFC 259 in Las Vegas. With the disqualification due to an intentional foul, Sterling was crowned the new champion. The fight was stopped at 4
UFC veteran Antonio Carlos Junior is the latest to sign on to the PFL roster for its Season 3 tournament. Junior, the winner of The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3 heavyweight tournament, will step in for Jordan Johnson to fight fellow octagon vet Tom Lawlor at a PFL event scheduled for April 29. Johnson was forced
Megan Anderson has released her first statement following her lopsided loss to Amanda Nunes at UFC 259. In the second of three title fights at UFC 259, Megan Anderson fell far short of her goal of becoming bantamweight champion when Amanda Nunes submitted her in the first round preceded by some devastating strikes that foreshadowed
Event: UFC Vegas 21: “Edwards vs. Muhammad”Date: Sat., March 13, 2021Location: APEX in Las Vegas, NevadaBroadcast: ESPN+ UFC Vegas 21 Main Event on ESPN+: 170 lbs.: Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad UFC Vegas 21 Main Card, Prelims on ESPN+: 135 lbs.: Davey Grant vs. Jonathan Martinez170 lbs.: Matthew Semelsberger vs. Jason Witt115 lbs.: Jinh Yu
UFC 259 recap & highlights: Petr Yan vs. Aljamain Sterling [embedded content] Watch the UFC 259 recap & highlights from the bantamweight championship between Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling from Saturday’s event at The Apex in Las Vegas. TRENDING > Tim Elliott calls Jordan Espinosa a ‘woman beater’ during dominant win at UFC 259 (Subscribe
Dana White was not happy with the judges scoring in last night’s UFC 259 main event between Israel Adesanya and Jan Blachowicz. Adesanya (20-1 MMA) moved up a weight class yesterday evening to challenge Blachowicz for the promotions coveted light heavyweight title. ‘Stylebender’ had entered the contest sporting a perfect professional record, his most previous