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UFC president Dana White hosted a pre-fight press conference ahead of UFC on ESPN+ 34 on Saturday in Las Vegas. Topics included Alistair Overeem’s title hopes, his hope to book Khamzat Chimaev vs. Demian Maia and more. 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!
On Saturday, in his UFC debut against Marcos Rogerio de Lima, Romanov will start his trek towards becoming the best. “King Kong” has delivered finishes in all 11 of his professional fights and only twice has he allowed his opponent to get past the opening round. Romanov’s highly anticipated debut comes against am experienced UFC
Alistair Overeem was facing a lot of doubt going into fight week for UFC Vegas 9. With his long career in combat sports, there were those thinking that the end was near or that Overeem is still a contending force of nature in the UFC’s heavyweight division. Overeem proved the latter is true. The fight
11:15 PM ET Alistair Overeem showed a wrinkle in his game that most UFC fans haven’t seen, using his wrestling and vicious ground-and-pound to finish Augusto Sakai by TKO in the fifth round Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. The finish came at 26 seconds of the final round.
A middleweight showdown between highly touted prospect Khamzat Chimaev and Gerald Meerschaert is currently in the works for the upcoming UFC event on Sept. 19. Multiple sources confirmed the planned pairing to MMA Fighting following an initial report from Combate. Since making his octagon debut in July, Chimaev has quickly become one of the most
Image via @danawhite on Instagram (photographer not listed) UFC welterweight legend Diego Sanchez praised his former opponent Michel Pereira while explaining his desire to minimize head trauma. Sanchez fought Pereira at UFC Rio Rancho earlier this year and won the fight via DQ in the third round after receiving an illegal knee to the head
Affliction MMA was a flash in the pan fight promotion that managed to pull off two events back in 2008-2009, but what a bright flash in the pan it was. Primarily a clothing company that had taken over a large portion of MMA fashion and fighter sponsorships, Affliction found itself banned from the UFC after
Dana White makes good, hires ex-Best Buy employee that went viral for stopping a thief Remember Summer Tapasa? Of course you do! Tapasa is the former Best Buy employee that went viral after she stopped a would-be thief from escaping the Best Buy store that she worked at in Hawaii. That was in December of
Due to a positive COVID test, next Saturday’s light heavyweight main event of Thiago Santos vs. Glover Teixeira will be rescheduled to a later date. Stepping in to headline will be strawweight contenders Michelle Waterson (#8) vs. Angela Hill ( #13) In a five-round main event. UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill will take place
The UFC on ESPN+ 34 bonuses have been released. The event took place inside Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC APEX. Headlining the card was a clash between Alistair Overeem and Augusto Sakai. It was a technical fight with them having some good exchanges. Overeem had the range advantage while Sakai waited until he could
11:46 PM ET Alistair Overeem showed that he’s still a championship-level fighter on Saturday night. Overeem stopped up-and-comer Augusto Sakai early in the fifth round in the UFC Fight Night main event in Las Vegas. The win was the fourth in Overeem’s past five fights, keeping him in the hunt for the UFC heavyweight title
For the second time in one month, the UFC didn’t hand out a “Fight of the Night” bonus at the end of an event. Four fighters – Brian Kelleher, Andre Muniz, Michel Pereira and Ovince Saint Preux – each received additional $50,000 checks for “Performance of the Night,” but the award for a hard-fought battle
Image via @michelpereiraufc on Instagram Fan favorite UFC welterweight Michel Pereira called out BMF champion Jorge Masvidal following his submission victory over Zelim Imadaev. Pereira (24-11 MMA) squared off with Imedaev (8-3 MMA) on tonight’s UFC Vegas 9 main card and wound up emerging victorious by way of rear-naked choke submission. The win moved the
Despite offering just seven total fights amidst a flurry of positive COVID-19 tests, UFC Vegas 9 still delivered the goods last night (Sat., Sept. 5, 2020) live on ESPN+ from inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, as MMA legend Alistair Overeem earned a fifth-round TKO win over streaking contender Augusto Sakai (highlights HERE). In
Alistair Overeem believes he’s one win away from a title shot [embedded content] Heavyweight contender Alistair Overeem talks about his UFC Vegas 9 victory over Augusto Sakai and where he fits in the heavyweight landscape. Overeem entered the fight ranked No. 5 in the division. At 40-years old, “The Reem” knows that he’s likely on
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Additionally, as a precaution, Kevin Natividad has been removed from his bout against Brian Kelleher and will be replaced by Dana White Contender’s Series alum Ray Rodriguez. Rodriguez, who appeared on the show last season, has won 11 of his last 13 bouts. UFC Fight Night, headlined by top 10 heavyweight contenders Alistair Overeem and