THERE IS NO special treatment at City Kickboxing, not even for the six UFC fighters mixed into this gym of some 350 members training at various levels of competence and interest. Not when two UFC championship belts, belonging to Adesanya and teammate Alexander Volkanovski, lie parallel on a table in the makeshift lobby area of
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Next month, Justin Gaethje will finally challenge for the UFC lightweight title when he takes on the undisputed champion Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 254. The fight figures to be one of the biggest of the year, and as the event gets nearer, Gaethje is starting to become even more focused on the task at hand.
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Gilbert Burns must really want his promised title shot. The Welterweight contender is undefeated at 170 lbs., and his six-fight win streak includes victories over Demian Maia and Tyron Woodley. His run has been impressive enough that Dana White confirmed Burns as next in line for the shot, siding with the
UFC 253 Embedded: ‘Shake and bake Ricky Bobby, shake and bake!’ [embedded content] Light heavyweight title contender Jan Blachowicz enjoys the pool and the travel, as does Sijara Eubanks, who is making a quick turnaround to fight in Abu Dhabi. Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya watches his coaches train. Co-headliner Dominick Reyes plays basketball with his
Watch Dominick Reyes make quick work of the former UFC middleweight champion in Boston late last year. Reyes faces Jan Blachowicz for the vacant light heavyweight title in the co-main event at UFC 253 on Saturday, September 26. Order now: https://bit.ly/2vNIBE8 (U.S. only) Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live
Israel Adesanya disrespects Khamzat Chimaev after UFC Vegas 11 win against Gerald Meerschaert, Colby Covington sends callout to Jorge Masvidal, Dana White wants Tyron Woodley and Donald Cerrone to retire, Mackenzie Dern on Randa Markos win and much more! Informations about our work: This channel is made for MMA fans and has been in existence
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First, Jim, Matt, and Laura discuss Saturday’s wild card: Khamzat Chimaev’s 17-second KO of Gerald Meerschaert, Mackenzie Dern’s first round armbar submission of Randa Markos, and Colby Covington’s dominant performance in the main event against Tyron Woodley. Plus, a quick preview of the Adesanya-Costa title fight this weekend. Then, Mackenzie Dern calls in to share
The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC on ESPN+ 36 Check out all the changes below! Men’s Pound for Pound: Tony Ferguson moves up two positions to #12, dropping Robert Whittaker (#13) and Deiveson Figueiredo (#14) down one position. Women’s Pound for Pound: No Changes Strawweight: Mackenzie Dern moves to #14 after her
Image: @UFC on Instagram Justin Gaethje promises to make Khabib Nurmagomedov bleed when they fight for the lightweight title at UFC 254. Gaethje is known as one of the most violent fighters on the UFC roster. In most of his fights, he and his opponent are bleeding. Yet, if you look at Nurmagomedov’s fights, he
4:46 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim For the first time in nearly a decade, the UFC’s light heavyweight division is about to have a new king. Both Dominick Reyes and Jan Blachowicz have earned this moment — their places at center stage under the spotlight, each poised to launch his era as champion — and yet
Khamzat Chimaev decided to step on Stephen Thompson’s first ever social media callout on Tuesday. Earlier in the day, “Wonderboy” doubled down on his interest to face Leon Edwards via Twitter, a request he made in a recent interview with MMA Fighting. All due respect @Leon_edwardsmma , which I have a lot of for you,
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s Bantamweight bruisers Ketlen Vieira and Sijara Eubanks will duel this Saturday (Sept. 26, 2020) at UFC 253 from inside Flash Forum on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. If we flash back to 2018, Vieira was seemingly next in line for a title shot opposite Amanda Nunes. Instead,
Watch Jan Blachowicz KO Luke Rockhold ahead of UFC 253 [embedded content] Jan Blachowicz has won seven of his last eight bouts including this knockout of former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold at UFC 239 last year. Blachowicz next faces Dominick Reyes for the vacant UFC light heavyweight title in the co-main event of UFC 253
Fritzen Procopio, 24, tested positive for ostarine as the result of a urine sample collected out-of-competition on February 17, 2020. Ostarine is a non-Specified Substance in the class of Anabolic Agents and prohibited at all times under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy and UFC Prohibited List. Ostarine, also known as MK-2866 and Enobosarm, is a selective androgen
UFC veteran Stevie Ray has announced his retirement from MMA. He took to Facebook live recently to post a video stating that he is retiring due to injuries. “I’ve been thinking about this for a wee while, I’m retiring from MMA competition,” he says in the video. “For my last 3 fights, my knee has
Image Credit: Sean O’Malley’s Instagram (photographer not listed) UFC bantamweight Sean O’Malley was tapped out by Robert Degle in the finals of a recent jiu-jitsu tournament. O’Malley is coming off the back of a devastating defeat at the hands of Marlon “Chito” Vera, and as he continues to wait for an opportunity to get back
7:42 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim For the first time in nearly a decade, the UFC’s light heavyweight division is about to have a new king. Both Dominick Reyes and Jan Blachowicz have earned this moment — their places at center stage under the spotlight, each poised to launch his era as champion — and yet