Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently tied a ribbon around its UFC Fight Island 4 combat sports event on ESPN+, which took place last Sat. night (Oct. 3, 2020) inside Flash Forum on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. That’s where former women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm returned to form at the expense of Mexican bruiser Irene
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Watch Cory Sandhagen escape submission to finish Yuri Alcantara ahead of UFC Fight Island 5 [embedded content] Cory Sandhagen’s return to bantamweight started off with a bang in 2018 as Sandhagen scored a finish over Iuri Alcantara in Lincoln, Nebraska. Sandhagen faces Marlon Moraes in the main event of UFC Fight Island 5 on Saturday,
“To be honest, probably not,” he said. “I’d probably be doing some kickboxing, maybe Glory, but that would be pushing it.” That doesn’t mean he’s let go of his roots or that his nation is ignoring his success. It’s quite the opposite, as he’s been getting regular reports from his mom about the reaction at
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Dusko Todorovic spoke to the media ahead of his middleweight bout with Dequan Townsend at Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 16 event on “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi. For more MMA news: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Upcoming events: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/schedule Fighter rankings: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/rankings Connect with MMA Junkie on social media! Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/officialmmajunkie Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MMAjunkie
When the COVID-19 global pandemic first hit hard, professional combat sports shut down to an extent not seen, ever, in the 20th and 21st centuries. The drop was more severe than WW I, the Great Depression, or WW II. However, professional boxing and mixed martial arts are returning. In the latest step, for the first time
A battle between two top-10 featherweights will take place on November 7 when Jeremy Stephens faces rising prospect Arnold Allen. Initially reported by MMA Junkie, Jeremy Stephens and Arnold Allen will both be making their second appearances of 2020 when they face off at UFC on ESPN+40. The event is expected to take place inside
1:16 PM ET Another UFC veteran is headed to Bellator. This time it’s Welsh bantamweight Brett Johns, who has agreed to a multifight deal with the promotion, sources told ESPN. Johns, 28, who is coming off a unanimous decision win over Montel Jackson, recently fought out his UFC contract. After testing free agency, he decided
Veteran featherweights Jeremy Stephens and Arnold Allen are expected to clash at the upcoming UFC event on Nov. 7 with the card likely taking place in Las Vegas. Multiple sources confirmed the matchup to MMA Fighting on Tuesday following an initial report from MMA Junkie. The fight comes at a pivotal time for Stephens after
UFC welterweight fan-favorite Alex Oliveira will return to the Octagon at UFC 254 when he takes on promotional newcomer Shavkat Rakhmonov. The Brazilain “Cowboy” is one of the most fan-friendly fighters in the UFC welterweight division and his addition to the UFC 254 Fight Island pay-per-view card headlined by Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje is
After Rose Namajunas defeated Jessica Andrade at UFC 251 last July on “Fight Island,” it stamped her ticket to trying to reclaimed the women’s Strawweight title, which is currently on the possession of division queen, Weili Zhang. And according to the assessment of women’s Flyweight champion, Valentina Shevchenko, “Thug Rose” should have little trouble dethroning
Darren Till in a bidding war with the NFL to corner Mike Perry? Is Darren Till seriously in a bidding war to corner Mike Perry for his upcoming fight with Robbie Lawler? It would appear so. Although Perry doesn’t seem to have taken to the idea of Till, whom he has had a longstanding beef
They start the show recapping their favorite moments from UFC Fight Night: Holm vs Aldana, including Carlos Felipe spanking Yorgan De Castro mid-fight, Luigi Vendramini’s emotional victory, and Carlos Condit earning his first win in over five years. Then, Dustin Poirier joins the show to address the rumors regarding a potential bout between him and
On September 20, 1996, in Augusta, Georgia at the Ultimate Fighting Championship 11 a bare-knuckled fistfight in a steel cage went down that people still talk about to this day. When memorable fights occur people talk about them and then oftentimes the conversation turns to a conversation, sometime years later, as to what would happen
UFC welterweight and noted Donald Trump supporter Colby Covington recently detailed the COVID-19 testing procedures he has gone through lately. Covington says he’s COVID-free after meeting with the US President last week. Trump has since tested positive for coronavirus and was briefly hospitalized at Walter Reed Medical Center. Covington released a statement on Instagram regarding
9:05 AM ET The buzz is getting louder, and the reality of another major boxing-MMA crossover event seems more likely by the day. But who will be involved? Could it be a rematch between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather, which was an incredibly successful venture the first time it happened, in 2017? They’ve certainly been
This is The A-Side Live Chat. For this episode, José Youngs, E. Casey Leydon, and Guilherme Cruz eact to some of the biggest stories in MMA. Some possible topics include Jon Jones and Israel Adesanya war of wards on social media, Paulo Costa’s reaction to his loss at UFC 253, Holly Holm and Germaine de
UFC welterweight Alex Oliveira called out Khamzat Chimaev, with the Brazilian saying that he will fight the Swede if no one else will. Chimaev is one of the hottest fighters in the sport right now. Since making his UFC debut on Fight Island in July, Chimaev has picked up wins over John Phillips, Rhys McKee,