Derek Brunson believes he is the superior mixed martial artist to Kevin Holland, which includes striking. After defeating Jacare Souza at UFC 256, Kevin Holland had one name on his wish list for his next opponent: Derek Brunson. The primary reason Holland gave for wanting to fight Brunson is because of Brunson’s disgraceful striking technique.
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2020 wasn’t the most active year for Alexander Volkanovski, but it was a good one. He defeated Max Holloway for a second time at UFC 251, holding onto the UFC featherweight title and notching his first defense. And while the controversy surrounding the split decision win almost guarantees a third fight with “Blessed” somewhere down
Check out the UFC’s biggest upsets of 2020 [embedded content] There were several big upsets in 2020. Take a look back at some of the biggest upsets the UFC had to offer. (Courtesy of UFC) TRENDING > Check out the best UFC face-offs of 2020 Would you call Charles Oliveira’s domination of Tony Ferguson an
Surprise, surprise, LFA brings yet another KO of the Year fighter to UFC FIGHT PASS. Kickboxing megastar Alex Pereira came with as much hype behind him as one would expect for the only man to ever KO middleweight champ Israel Adesanya. His opponent Thomas Powell was thinking head kick defense one too many times and
A highly-intriguing lightweight bout between Michael Chandler and Dan Hooker is now official for UFC 257 later this month. Chandler vs. Hooker is set to take place on the UFC 257 undercard, behind the main event between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier. This bout between Chandler and Hooker was verbally agreed to previously and is
Like every MMA promotion, Invicta FC had a challenging year in 2020. Forced to shutter amid the COVID-19 pandemic, live events were out of reach. But the all-female fight promotion eventually got back on its feet, restarting its schedule in July with a pair of events. At the end of the year, Invicta had promoted
A bout between two ranked light heavyweights is set for March 27 when Johnny Walker takes on Jimmy Crute. According to an ESPN report, Johnny Walker and Jimmy Crute will make their 2021 debuts when the two face off on March 27. There is no word yet on if the bout will serve as the
We’re already salivating over the champion vs. champion fight at UFC 259 between middleweight champ Israel Adesanya and light heavyweight champ Jan Blachowicz, but it does kinda suck that the bout is going to throw the middleweight division into a holding pattern while Adesanya fights at 205 pounds and potentially challenges Jon Jones at heavyweight.
COVID-19 claims another UFC Fight Island 7 bout The coronavirus caused disease COVID-19 has claimed another casualty from the UFC Fight Island 7 fight card slated for Jan. 16 in Abu Dhabi. Anthony Hernandez was slated to face Rodolfo Vieira at UFC Fight Island 7. The bout was canceled after Hernandez tested positive for COVID-19.
We recall some of the memorable faceoffs from 2020 at weigh-ins and media days. Which was your favorite? 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 https://bit.ly/2vNIBE8 (U.S. only) To order
UFC pulls Leon Edwards from Khamzat Chimaev event, Jorge Masvidal vs. Colby Covington in works, confirmed by Dana White, Israel Adesanya vs. Jan Blachowicz is official, Paige Vanzant’s debut set against Britan Hart and much more! Informations about our work: This channel is made for MMA fans and has been in existence since 2014. This
He told us it was going to be easy, and when they finally met at UFC 253 in September, Adesanya backed up his words. He chopped at Costa’s lead leg throughout the first round and had the challenger biting on every feint, avoiding any real damage as he made his reads, gauging his adversary’s speed,
Image via @khamzat_chimaev on Instagram (photographer not listed) Surging UFC contender Khamzat Chimaev was hoping to ring in the New Year by scoring his most high profile victory to date. ‘Borz’ was slated to square off against perennial welterweight contender Leon Edwards on January 20, but was forced to pullout of the contest after contracting
Watch Ryan Garcia vs. Luke Campbell full fight video highlights from the boxing showdown above, courtesy of DAZN. Garcia vs. Campbell took place Jan. 2 at American Airlines Center in Dallas. Garcia (21-0, 18 KOs) battled Campbell (20-4, 16 KOs) for a vacant WBC interim lightweight title in the main event, which aired live on
If all goes according to plan, the UFC 257 main event between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier will carry title implications. Dana White has often been criticized for lacking consistency, but if there is one thing that he has been consistent about for the better part of 2020 is his desire to see a rematch
Forget about Logan and Jake Paul. Those YouTube stars are for the birds. It’s now all about Hollywood actor Chris Hemsworth and his Thor-like pad work. Hemsworth, who is best known for playing the roll of Thor in Marvel’s long line of superhero movies, is one of the most yoked actors on the planet today.
Watch Stipe Miocic send Daniel Cormier into retirement at UFC 252 [embedded content] Watch the conclusion of the trilogy between heavyweights Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier that headlined UFC 252 in August. Their first two fights ended in finishes, but the third went the distance. Moicic won the bout to retain his title, while it
For the 37-year-old from Cieszyn, Poland, it wasn’t just the culmination of years of hard work, but a testament to the power of persistence, a sign to all fighters (and all people, for that matter), that getting knocked down is the end of the journey only when you refuse to get back up and fight.