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
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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
The UFC On ESPN+ 34 post-fight press conference will be live once the action concludes. In the headliner, Alistair Overeem and Augusto Sakai will collide in a heavyweight clash. UFC on ESPN+34’s co-main event will see a light heavyweight clash between Ovince Saint Preux and Alonzo Menifield. Women’s bantamweight action was supposed to be featured
9:29 AM ET Next weekend’s UFC card has a new main event. Michelle Waterson vs. Angela Hill will serve as the new headliner on Sept. 12, sources say. The decision comes after the original headliner — Glover Teixeira vs. Thiago Santos — was canceled earlier this week after Teixeira tested positive for COVID-19. That fight
UFC Vegas 9 has taken another hit. Moments after Thiago Moises was pulled from tonight’s card after testing positive for COVID-19, tests showed his fellow American Top Team fighter Marcos Rogerio de Lima is also infected by the virus, forcing the cancellation of his heavyweight clash with Alexander Romanov. Multiple people with knowledge of the
Tonight’s UFC Vegas 9 fight card is down to a grand total of seven fights following another bout cancellation due to Covid-19. The whirlwind of bad news started earlier today for the UFC when it was announced that Kevin Natividad had been forced out of his slated main card bout with Brian Kelleher for undisclosed
Ovince Saint Preux will be back in action later tonight (Sat., Sept. 5, 2020) at UFC Vegas 9 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, but the former light heavyweight title challenger is still trying to get paid for his UFC on ESPN 15 removal just a few weeks ago. Saint
UFC Vegas 9 in the War Room: Dan Hardy breaks down Alistair Overeem vs. Augusto Sakai [embedded content] Former UFC welterweight title contender Dan Hardy breaks down Saturday’s UFC Vegas 9 main event showdown between heavyweight contenders Alistair Overeem and Augusto Sakai. Overeem is looking to make one more run at the UFC heavyweight championship,