Joseph Benavidez extremely emotional after losing final UFC title shot <span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> Joseph Benavidez lost his final bid for a UFC championship on Saturday on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. Those are his words. After nearly 15 years of professional bouts, constantly seeking to prove he
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Joseph Duffy announced his retirement from fighting shortly following his submission loss to Joel Alvarez at tonight’s UFC Fight Island 2 event. Duffy (16-5 MMA) squared off with Alvarez (17-2 MMA) on the preliminary card of this evenings event on Yas Island. The result was a quick submission victory for the Spanish fighter, this after
Max Holloway uses the Abu Dhabi air to cut weight; Alexander Volkanovski sticks to a sauna. Kamaru Usman talks about facing Jorge Masvidal. After official weigh-ins, Dana White presides over faceoffs between opponents, including Petr Yan vs. Jose Aldo. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS,
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3:14 PM ET After months of uncertainty, the UFC flyweight division will finally have a new champion Saturday night. Deiveson Figueiredo and Joseph Benavidez will settle their rivalry Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island. The winner will own the belt that has been vacated since former titleholder
The long-awaited showdown between UFC middleweight champ Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa is set for UFC 253. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed the fight is in the process of being finalized for the Sept. 19 fight card after an initial report from Combate. UFC 253 is expected to take place in
Conor McGregor turned 32 yesterday, and got interesting gifts for his birthday. An Instagram gallery, from a vacation in the French Riviera with longtime partner Dee Devlin, appears to show a birthday card with a bottle of Proper No. 12, which is likely not the most thoughtful gift imaginable. But a video in the gallery shows
Lightweight prospect Arman Tsarukyan impressed in his matchup with Davi Ramos, winning a clear-cut three-round unanimous decision. Scores were 30-27 twice and 29-28 for Tsarukyan, now 15-2. Ramos falls to 10-4. Though known for their grappling, Tsarukyan and Ramos drilled each other with hard strikes in the early going, Tsarukyan holding an edge thanks to
Israel Adesanya & Paulo Costa Fight fans have been waiting to hear the date for Israel Adesanya vs. Paulo Costa and it’s finally been revealed. Combate reports that Adesanya vs. Costa is a lock for UFC 253 on Sept. 19. ESPN’s Ariel Helwani later took to his Twitter account to confirm the report. Adesanya is
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will crown a new flyweight champion in the main event of UFC Fight Island 2, headlined by the 125-pound rematch between Deiveson Figueiredo and Joseph Benavidez. “Daico” successfully hit the championship mark at the official weigh ins so barring another errant head butt, this bout will (finally) settle which division contender
(Click on the fight below and then scroll down to see in-fight live stats and full results, courtesy of Fight Analytics. Full live results for the first UFC on ESPN+ 30: Figueiredo vs. Hermansson bout from the Flash Forum on Fight Island on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, is scheduled to begin on Saturday, July 18,
We technically had a winning night of betting for UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs Ige. Our bets ended up going 1-1 on the night for a total profit of 0.02 units. All bets are 3rd party tracked at Betmma.tips under the handicapper profile name MMAInformed.com. Year to date we are +21.37 units with an overall
Image via @benaskren on Instagram Former UFC welterweight star Ben Askren named Khabib Nurmagomedov as the one dream opponent he wanted outside of his normal weight class of 170lbs. Askren retired from MMA last year after compiling a 19-2, 1 NC record from 2009 to 2019. A former champion in Bellator and ONE Championship, Askren
9:37 AM ET The Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Joseph Benavidez rematch is official — and this time the flyweight title will actually be on the line. Both Figueiredo and Benavidez made weight Friday in Abu Dhabi, coming in at 125 pounds. The two men will compete for the vacant UFC flyweight title at UFC Fight Night
MMA Fighting has UFC Fight Island 2 results for the Figueiredo vs. Benavidez event at the Flash Forum in Abu Dhabi, live blogs of the top two fights, and live UFC Fight Island 2 Twitter updates. In the main event, Deiveson Figueiredo and Joseph Benavidez will square off for the vacant flyweight title in a
UFC light heavyweight G.O.A.T. is feuding with the league over the revenue share going to fighters generally, and himself specifically. “Bones” says he’s content to not fight and wait for a release. UFC president Dana White says he believes things will work out, and Jones will fight this year. Dominick Reyes. coming off a decision
And that’s exactly what the British fighter did in 2019. He refocused on himself and bounced back with wins over Joe Duffy and Lando Vannata. It was a good feeling for Diakiese, who, at 27 years old, holds a 5-3 record in the Octagon. “I feel like I’m ready to take on the world. I