UFC kicks off its second run on UFC FIGHT ISLAND with one of the biggest events of the year, as middleweight champion Israel Adesanya looks to defend his title against fellow undefeated knockout artist and No. 2 ranked contender Paulo Costa. In the co-main event, the vacant UFC light heavyweight title is on the line
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12:47 AM ET The return to Fight Island saw the continued domination of the middleweight champion, the crowning of a new light heavyweight champion and the emergence of a new flyweight contender. Israel Adesanya found a way to keep his title and undefeated record with a victory over the previously undefeated Paulo Costa. While Costa’s
Jon Jones recently gave up his UFC light heavyweight title. But now that there’s a new champion in the division, he’s already contemplating a comeback. After defeating Dominick Reyes in February and then engaging in a public battle with the UFC over money, Jones ultimately decided to vacate his 205-pound title and turn his attention
UFC 253 put two undefeated middleweights against each other and in a fight UFC President Dana White predicted to be fight of the year, the outcome was more of a statement on how good Israel Adesanya is. That along with the crowning of a new light-heavyweight champion in Jan Blachowicz and some great wins on
UFC president Dana White has confirmed that Jared Cannonier will be next for Israel Adesanya as long as he beats Robert Whittaker at UFC 254. Immediately after Adesanya knocked out Paulo Costa in the main event of UFC 253, the question jumped to who should be next for the champ. If you look at the
Thematic consistency is not a regular feature of mixed martial arts (MMA) cards. The sheer volume of potential outcomes this sport offers makes it profoundly difficult for the enterprising or bored among us to find a narrative with which to stitch together a dozen fights across multiple weight classes. Luckily for the nerds mentioned above,
UFC president Dana White gives his biggest star, Conor McGregor, a lot of leeway most times. It appears the Irishman crossed an invisible line recently. White responded to a recent tweet in which McGregor posted screenshots of a private messaging conversation between the two earlier this year. McGregor was tweeting about how he had asked
There hasn’t been much time for that these days, as he prepares for Saturday’s UFC 253 main event against Paulo Costa. It’s been all work, mainly in the City Kickboxing gym with his teammates and coaches, sequestered from the outside world as they prepare for battle. And when there’s no training, there are media obligations,
Jan Blachowicz’s training partner graduates from quarantine; Dominick Reyes visits the oceanside Octagon. Champ Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa have different plans for the belt on Saturday. Diego Sanchez gets deep, and UFC 253 stars speak at media day. Order now: https://bit.ly/2vNIBE8 (U.S. only) Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC
Before UFC 253 on Saturday at Fight Island, UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa faced off at a press conference for the pay-per-view event. Watch UFC 253 LIVE here: http://go.web.plus.espn.com/c/482924/595608/9070?sharedid=MMAFightingYouTube Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLi Visit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvM Like MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7Z Follow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUI Read
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Jan Blachowicz spoke with the media ahead of his light heavyweight title fight with Dominick Reyes at Saturday’s UFC 253 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
Aikido black belt tries out his skills on a Judo black belt! Granted, they weren’t going very hard, but it did seem like the Aikido black belt had no idea what to do when going against resistance that wasn’t choreographed. Come to your own conclusions by watching the video below. <span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px;
6:22 PM ET A five-week stay for the UFC on Fight Island kicks off in earnest on Saturday with UFC 253 from Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. The main event will feature undefeated middleweight champion Israel Adesanya (19-0) looking to defend his title for the second time against an undefeated challenger in Paulo Costa (13-0). It
This is the UFC 253 live blog for Hakeem Dawodu vs. Zubaira Tukhugov, a main card 150-pound catchweight fight on Saturday’s fight card on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. Tukhugov, who missed weight for the bout, has to make up his stumble on the scale – which forced him to give Dawodu a portion of
UFC bantamweight and featherweight champion, Amanda Nunes, and strawweight Nina Ansaroff are now the proud parents of a baby girl. The couple announced yesterday that Ansaroff had given birth to Raegan Ann Nunes recently. Nunes posted the following on Instagram to announce the news: Nina Ansaroff posted the following: Amanda Nunes & Nina Ansaroff UFC
The Ultimate Fighter Season 1 winner and former lightweight title challenger Diego Sanchez squared off with Jake Matthews at tonight’s UFC 253 event. Sanchez (30-12 MMA) entered tonight’s welterweight battle with Matthews following a disqualification win over Michel Pereira this past February. ‘The Nightmare’ had gone 3-2 over his first five fights since returning to
Heavyweight prospect Juan Espino returned to the Octagon in glorious fashion earlier tonight (Sat., Sept. 26, 2020) at UFC 253 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside Flash Forum on “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., when he finished Jeff Hughes via first-round submission (scarf hold neck crank). Espino wasted little time closing the gap on