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Image via Brave CF UFC President Dana White has revealed his immediate plans for Khamzat Chimaev, arguably the hottest prospect in the UFC at present. Chimaev was the breakout star of the UFC’s four-event stint on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi this past July, picking up a pair of stoppage wins over John Phillips at
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to its APEX facility this Sat. night (Sept. 5, 2020) for UFC Vegas 9 in Las Vegas, Nevada, with a heavyweight main event pitting longtime veteran Alistair Overeem opposite once-beaten bruiser Augusto Sakai. Overeem (46-18, 1 NC) is coming off a technical knockout win over Walt Harris at UFC on
Dana White takes blame for fighter scuffle at UFC Vegas 9 Face-Offs [embedded content] During Friday’s UFC Vegas 9 face-offs following the official weigh-in, welterweight Michel Pereira slapped his opponent Zelim Imadaev. The two were quickly separated but UFC president Dana White took responsibility for the incident. “That was on me,” said White. “I blew
Key Stats: 43.5% control time percentage (2nd all-time among WFLW), 1.95 submissions per 15 minutes (1st all-time among WFLW), 10:48 average fight time (4th shortest all-time among WFLW) What It Means: While Montana De La Rosa has improved in mixing up striking into her game, her base and her bread-and-butter is her grappling. She is
Michael Chandler is currently a free agent but has been calling out UFC fighters in Dustin Poirier and now Leon Edwards. After it was reported that Kamaru Usman would fight Gilbert Burns and Jorge Masvidal would rematch Nate Diaz, many wondered who would be next for Edwards. Burns responded a tweet giving a few names
1:45 PM ET UFC fighters Jamahal Hill, Tim Elliott, Luis Peña and Deron Winn were all suspended and fined by the Nevada State Athletic Commission on Thursday after recent positive drug tests. Hill, Elliott and Peña tested positive for cannabis, while Winn was for amphetamines. Hill’s first-round TKO victory over Klidson Abreu on May 30
Thiago Alves has a new opponent for his bare-knuckle boxing debut. The Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship announced Thursday that MMA veteran Phil Baroni is out of the scheduled main event of BKFC 12 on Sept. 11 and stepping in for him to fight Alves is The Ultimate Fighter 16 alumnus Julian Lane. No reason was
In an emotional video posted on his social media, UFC president Dana White pleaded with the Iranian government not to execute Navid Afkari. According to the BBC, the 27-year-old Akfari is facing execution in Iran after he “was handed two death sentences over the murder of a security guard during protests in Shiraz” two years
Welcome to Midnight Mania! UFC 255 is still more than two months away, but things are already heating up between Flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo and contender Cody Garbrandt. In the video above, a shirtless “Deus Da Guerra” aggressively steps up to the camera and promises to “take off” the head of Garbrandt. The Brazilian also
Relive Alistair Overeem’s top Pride FC moments ahead of Saturday’s UFC Vegas 9 headliner [embedded content] UFC heavyweight contender Alistair Overeem has spent the majority of the past decade wowing fans with his knockout power inside the Octagon. But in the first decade of his career, Overeem fought a large portion of his time in
Khabib out of Justin Gaethe bout at UFC 253, Dana White, Darren Till inspires young MMA fighters, Deiveson Figueiredo on UFC fight island experience, Colby Covington and Tyron Woodley bout, Kamaru Usman compares himself to Floyd Mayweather and much more! Informations about our work: This channel is made for MMA fans and has been in
First on the show is UFC strawweight Mallory Martin fresh off her come-from-behind victory over Hannah Cifers last Saturday. She shares how her coaches helped power her through nearly being finished in the first round, and who she’s looking forward to facing next. After Matt tells a strange story involving a turnpike and a beehive,
Irene Aldana could earn the next bantamweight title shot if she beats Holly Holm according to UFC president, Dana White. In the main event of the October 3 card, Aldana is set to battle Holm. They were supposed to headline the August 1 card but Aldana tested positive for COVID-19 and the scrap was rescheduled.
7:21 AM ET Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Marc Raimondi UFC president Dana White said Tuesday night that a fight against Brock Lesnar would be a good way to introduce Jon Jones to the heavyweight division. But would it be?
The UFC plans on keeping Claudia Gadelha vs. Yan Xiaonan on despite Gadelha’s knee injury, moving the strawweight bout from Sept. 26 to Nov. 7, people with knowledge of the booking told MMA Fighting following a report from Combate. Gadelha suffered a left knee injury and left New Jersey to Las Vegas to rehab at
Image: UFC on Instagram Ahead of his training camp for UFC 256 in November, UFC flyweight title contender Cody Garbrandt has tested positive for COVID-19. AG Fight first reported that Garbrandt tested positive for the coronavirus. The former UFC bantamweight champion reportedly tested positive earlier in the week for COVID-19 and he is currently in
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to its APEX facility this Sat. night (Sept. 5, 2020) for UFC Vegas 9 in Las Vegas, Nevada, with a heavyweight main event pitting longtime veteran Alistair Overeem opposite once-beaten bruiser Augusto Sakai. Before the action gets underway this weekend in “Sin City,” which also features a co-main event between