Welcome to Midnight Mania! Tyron Woodley vs. Colby Covington is perhaps the longest running will-they-won’t-they story since The Office ended in 2013. Repeatedly, the two trade insults online, yet scheduling conflicts or injuries or money always keep the two from finally confronting each other head-on in the cage. This time around, Covington accused Woodley of
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Though opponent changes made her January LFA 81 bout a bit more difficult than it was originally thought to have been, strawweight Vanessa Demopoulos was able to put on a solid performance in her unanimous decision win over Loveth Young. One thing that helped Demopoulos was the fact that she had been training in the
Image: @ufc on Instagram When Jack Hermansson lost his fight against Chris Weidman due to COVID-19, he was distraught. Yet, that ended quickly when the UFC offered him a scrap against Kelvin Gastelum. Even before the Weidman fight was booked, Hermansson and Gastelum were calling each other out on Twitter. After that, they went to
Max Holloway takes a post-quarantine hike to the seaside Octagon; opponent Alex Volkanovski travels there via golf cart. Rose Namajunas and Jessica Andrade preview their upcoming rematch. Amanda Ribas, Jose Aldo and Petr Yan also talk to media. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the
2:56 PM ET Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley says he is willing to face Colby Covington next but told ESPN that the current date proposed doesn’t work for him. “My answer to whether I would fight Colby is eternally yes,” Woodley wrote via text message. “At 96 years old in a nursing home it’s
UFC strawweight Amanda Ribas spoke with reporters in Abu Dhabi during the UFC Fight Island 2 media day on Thursday. Ribas discussed how everything has sunk in following her first-round submission win over Paige VanZant at UFC 251, how she’s noticed a big change in her popularity, loving the attention she’s received, not being in
Jim and Aljo start with welterweight Leon Edwards, who reminds us that he’s still pissed about the ‘three-piece-and-soda’ incident with Jorge Masvidal, makes his case for a title fight against Kamaru Usman, and lets us know exactly how much those foot stomps Usman used at UFC 251 hurt. Then, Aljo talks with Jim about why
Rose Namajunas (Photo: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa) Rose Namajunas is intrigued by a potential UFC title bout with strawweight champion Weili Zhang. Namajunas collided with Jessica Andrade a second time at UFC 251 on July 11. This was “Thug” Rose’s chance to avenge her May 2019 knockout loss to Andrade. Mission accomplished but it wasn’t easy. Namajunas
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight talents Kelvin Gastelum and Jack Hermansson will collide this Saturday (July 18, 2020) from “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Despite seeing some ups-and-downs inside the Octagon, Gastelum has been in the title mix at whatever division he competes at since roughly 2014. Heading into this fight, Gastelum’s
Kelvin Gastelum overcomes demons from lackluster 2019 en route to UFC Fight Island [embedded content] Following back-to-back losses in 2019, Kelvin Gastelum admittedly had some demons to overcome en route to UFC Fight Island. But overcome them he did. Gastelum is slated to face fellow middleweight contender Jack Hermansson in the UFC on ESPN+ 30
Image via Cageside Press Calvin Kattar and Dan Ige were making a quick turnaround in hopes of becoming a top-five featherweight in the main event of UFC Fight Island. Kattar (21-4) was riding high after a very impressive knockout win over Jeremy Stephens at UFC 249. He is currently 5-2 inside the Octagon with notable
1:25 AM ET There was a different feel to the second card on Fight Island. Saturday’s UFC 251 featured three title fights and star power across the card. Wednesday’s event had a must-see main event and 11 other fights that offered a true showcase on the future of the UFC. The prospects seized their moments
Preliminary-card fighters reigned on the list of post-fight bonuses handed out at UFC on ESPN 13. Unlike many UFC events where the top draws rewarded with a $50,000 performance bonus, Wednesday’s card saw only one main card bout take home an extra check. UFC on ESPN 13’s main card opener, Mounir Lazzez vs. Abdul Razak
Following the win, which landed Kattar at the number six spot in the 145-pound rankings, it was a familiar ritual, albeit one thrown off a bit to the pandemic. “You know what the post-fight meal is – it’s always cutlets,” laughed Kattar. “I’m a big cutlet guy. The one day I had off (before the
Calvin Kattar vs. Dan Ige served as the main event of UFC on ESPN 13. The two fighters met in a featherweight bout on Wednesday night (July 15, 2020) at the UFC on ESPN 13 event from Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island aka Fight Island. There was no feeling out process at all in this fight
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is all set to kick off its UFC on ESPN 13 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, topped by a featherweight headliner featuring hard-hitting contenders Calvin Kattar and Dan Ige. The action gets underway tomorrow night (Weds., July 15, 2020) on Fight Island (Yas Island) in Abu Dhabi. Elsewhere on the card,
UFC newcomers ran rampant on the UFC on ESPN 13 post-fight bonuses on Wednesday night on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. Abdul Razak Alhassan returned from two years on the sidelines to put on a Fight of the Night performance against Mounir Lazzez. The newcomer, Lazzez, who fights out of Dubai, got the victory and
Image Credit: UFC.com The Octagon is back on Yas Island for a rare Wednesday night show for UFC Fight Island 1, an 11-bout card headlined by Calvin Kattar vs. Dan Ige. Kattar (21-4) is looking to go 2-0 to start the year as he is coming off a very impressive knockout win over Jeremy Stephens