If the UFC wants to promote an event in Dallas or Houston, all it needs to do is apply. That’s according to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, which oversees the boxing commission that regulates MMA events in the Lone Star State. “They have to find a venue, and they have to send us
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If things had gone Israel Adesanya’s way at UFC 259, The Last Stylebender would have sought to become the first man to hold a world title in three divisions simultaneously. “Dare to be great” is an expression that Israel Adesanya uttered after coming up short in his bid to unseat light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz
Image via @jonnybones on Instagram (photographer not listed) UFC heavyweight Jon Jones took a shot at Israel Adesanya’s coach, saying “Your boy has almost no takedown defense or offense off his back.” Adesanya lost a unanimous decision to Jan Blachowicz in the main event of this past Saturday’s UFC 259 event. Aside from being statistically
There was a time when Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President, Dana White, and former top Welterweight contender, Ben Askren, couldn’t stand each other. The two men would constantly trade verbal jabs at one another in interviews and social media. But after “Funky” came over to UFC in 2019 in an unprecedented trade with ONE Championship,
UFC Vegas 22 co-main event pulled after Jamahal Hill tests positive for COVID-19 The UFC Vegas 22 fight card is in search of a new co-main event after the light heavyweight tilt between no. 14 ranked Paul Craig and no. 15 ranked Jamahal Hill was pulled as a result of Hill testing positive for COVID-19.
Darren Stewart is one of those athletes who is a couple different bounces away from being a fixture in the Top 15 and a fighter people are steering clear of in the UFC middleweight division. Heading into his bout with Eryk Anders this weekend, the 30-year-old from East London is 5-3 over his last eight
10:32 PM ET UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling says health is his primary focus following a championship win over Petr Yan last weekend in Las Vegas — but an immediate rematch against Yan is also on the horizon. “I was doped up on morphine in the hospital, and texted [UFC president Dana White] and said,
This is The A-Side Live Chat. WWE Superstar Big E joins José Youngs and E. Casey Leydon to react to some of the biggest stories in MMA. Some POSSIBLE topics include fallout from UFC 259, Jan Blachowicz’s win over Israel Adesanya, Amanda Nunes’ TKO over Megan Anderson, Petr Yan’s DQ loss to Aljamain Sterling, and
It appears that Megan Anderson was not only fighting to become world champion at UFC 259 but also to keep her spot on the company’s roster. Megan Anderson became the latest in the ever-growing list of fighters who have fallen by the hand of UFC double champion Amanda Nunes. As disappointing as losing the biggest
Welcome to Midnight Mania! This is one of those heart-warming situations that’s actually rather sickening upon deeper thought. Sam Stout and Spencer Fisher produced one of the best trilogies in UFC Lightweight history. Though no belt traded hands, the two action fighters put forth tremendous efforts in 2006, 2007, and finally 2012. The last bout
Watch Belal Muhammad choke out Takashi Sato | UFC Vegas 21 fight video [embedded content] Belal Muhammad will step in to face No. 3 ranked welterweight contender Leon Edwards in the main event of UFC Vegas 21 on Saturday, March 13. Prior to the UFC Vegas 21 main event, watch Muhammad’s performance against Takashi Sato
PhotoCred: Twitter – @MerabDvalishvili As the new UFC bantamweight champion. Aljamain Sterling is already finding himself as a target for challengers – one of which is a former titleholder themselves. Capturing the title at UFC 259 via disqualification after Petr Yan landed an illegal knee, Sterling and the Russian former champ are expected to run
The foundations of the Octagon will shake on March 27 when the sport’s premier big men, UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic and number one contender Francis Ngannou meet for the second time in the main event of UFC 260. Widely considered to be the greatest heavyweight in UFC history, Miocic defeated Ngannou in 2018, but
Jan Blachowicz and Israel Adesanya in the middle of UFC 259 octagon, Jon Jones, Petr Yan and more UFC fighters on UFC 259 Aljamain Sterling situation, Megan Anderson issues statement after loss against Amanda Nunes and much more! Informations about our work: This channel is made for MMA fans and has been in existence since
Aleksandar Rakic speaks to the media post-fight after his unanimous decision win over Thiago Santos at UFC 259 in Las Vegas. Full story: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2021/03/ufc-259-results-aleksandar-rakic-beats-thiago-santos-uneventful #UFC259 #UFC #AleksandarRakic For more MMA news: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY network: http://www.usatoday.com Connect with MMA Junkie: Facebook: https://facebook.com/officialmmajunkie Twitter: https://twitter.com/MMAjunkie Instagram: https://instagram.com/mmajunkiedotcom Subscribe to get the latest MMA
He’s got youth, he’s got the CW featherweight title and he’s got a fanbase bigger than most major cities. It doesn’t take Gianni the Greek to assume that smart money says Charriere might have a stronger fanbase than 90% of the featherweights in the sport. With millions of views per video regardless of the content,
8:30 AM ET Saturday night’s superfight at UFC 259 did not produce a double champion, but it did provide one of the fighters with a ticket to the ESPN pound-for-pound MMA rankings. Jan Blachowicz came away from the weekend still in possession of the UFC light heavyweight championship and as a new entrant in the
Kyle Daukaus seeks a second UFC win this April when he meets a newcomer to the octagon. Officials announced Tuesday that Daukaus (10-1) will fight Aliaskhab Khizriev (13-0) in a middleweight bout at an event on April 10, with a location still to be announced. The matchup was first reported by TASS. Daukaus won his