Key Stats: 3.75 strikes landed per minute, 4:40 average fight time, 85% takedown defense What It Means: Alonzo Menifield is a powerfully built, ultra-aggressive fighter who is always looking for the fight-ending strike. He throws heavy, looping punches that have real malice behind them. With that said, he sometimes rushes forward and into clinch situations
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Dana White addressed the possibility of cuts being made to the UFC roster when speaking with reporters following his Tuesday Night Contender Series show last night. White was asked if fighters currently on the roster should be worried that cuts are coming to make way for new fighters being signed from the Tuesday Night Contender
The full betting odds have been released for the 11 fights scheduled to take place Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 15: Munhoz vs. Edgar event. In the main event, No. 5 ranked bantamweight Pedro Munhoz will lock horns with former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar. The bout will mark Edgar’s 135lbs debut after a long career
Reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight champion Israel Adesanya will defend his division title against undefeated 185-pound bruiser Paulo Costa in the UFC 253 pay-per-view (PPV) main event on Sat., Sept. 26, 2020 inside Flash Forum on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. Adesanya (19-0), who captured the division crown by planishing Robert Whittaker last October,
Before they were champions: Watch Conor McGregor defeat Max Holloway [embedded content] On Aug. 17, seven years ago, two future UFC featherweight champions met on the prelims of a UFC Fight Night event in Boston. Two years later, Conor McGregor would win the interim title on his way to becoming the undisputed champion, and three
12:21 AM ET Longtime champion Jon Jones announced Monday that he’d be vacating the UFC light heavyweight title. One day later, there is a resolution on what will happen next with that prestigious belt. A bout between top contenders Dominick Reyes and Jan Blachowicz was already set for UFC 253 on Sept. 26, as reported
According to Dana White, Jon Jones is officially no longer the UFC light heavyweight champion. The UFC president spoke with reporters following Dana White’s Contender Series Season 4: Week 3 and was asked about Jones’ announcement on Monday that he was vacating the title. “It’s official, yeah,” White said. “While we were here, I actually
PEDRO MUNHOZ VS. FRANKIE EDGAR Originally slated to take place last month on Fight Island, this fight getting pushed back actually gives it the five-round treatment it deserves as bantamweight stalwart Pedro Munhoz finally welcomes Frankie Edgar to the 135-pound weight class. Munhoz has crafted an outstanding career inside the UFC cage. He arrived in
A pivotal heavyweight tilt between Curtis Blaydes and Derrick Lewis has been set. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto has reported that Blaydes vs. Lewis is scheduled to headline a UFC Fight Night card on Nov. 28. It’s a bout that both men had been calling for and they will get their wish. Breaking: Curtis Blaydes (@RazorBlaydes265) vs.
Blue-chip prospect Kay Hansen will next square off against rising women’s strawweight Cory McKenna at a UFC event later this fall. The UFC announced the Hansen vs. McKenna bout during Tuesday night’s Dana White’s Contender Series 29. Check the new fights announcements below via Zach Candito. Contender this season already 5 fights on season 4
Welcome to Midnight Mania! I cannot recall any recent updates to the Jon Jones and Israel Adesanya feud. At one point a few months ago, the two were trading online barbs every few days! I’m guessing Jones made a comment after Adesanya’s lackluster title defense against Yoel Romero, but lately, the two have been preoccupied
UFC 252 Fight Motion: All the excitement from Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier in slow motion <span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> Relive the most exciting moments and exchanges from UFC 252: Miocic vs Cormier 3 in slow motion. UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic retained his title in the trilogy
Daniel Cormier, the former heavyweight and light heavyweight UFC champion, confirms that UFC 252 is likely the end of his Hall of Fame worthy 10-year MMA career. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the UFC. Visit https://ufcfightpass.com/ To order UFC
10:21 AM ET Despite a flurry of news Monday that seemed to lend clarity to the UFC light heavyweight division, the reality is that the situation remains a murky pool of unanswered questions. What we know is the UFC is targeting a bout between light heavyweight contenders Dominick Reyes and Jan Blachowicz for Sept. 26.
Second chances don’t happen often in the crazy sport of MMA, but Victor Reyna feels “blessed” to get one with Dana White’s Contender Series. Reyna returns for the second consecutive season in hopes of securing a UFC contract when he faces Louis Cosce in the welterweight headliner of DWCS Season 4: Week 3 this Tuesday
Buys looked as though she was out to make a career of amateur MMA, but after putting 12 bouts under her belt she finally took the step into the pro game. Buys baptized herself with fire by making her professional debut at LFA 35. She showed her worth by mauling opponent, Karla Hernandez, for 14
Brandon Moreno feels Cody Garbrandt doesn’t truly believe he deserves a shot at the UFC flyweight title. Garbrandt will indeed challenge 125-pound title holder Deiveson Figueiredo on Nov. 21. The bout will serve as the UFC 255 headliner. While fight fans have been calling for Garbrandt to make the move down to 125 pounds, some
Image via @paigevanzant on Instagram (photographer not listed) Paige VanZant has responded to the haters suggesting her bare-knuckle fights in the BKFC ring will damage her good looks. VanZant, who recently left the UFC and signed with BKFC, fired back at her naysayers in a recent interview with MMA Fighting. “I understand people think I’m