LAS VEGAS — Featherweight Charles Rosa speaks with reporters at the UFC Vegas 19 virtual media day ahead of his matchup with Darrick Minner this Saturday at the APEX. “Boston Strong” discusses how he believes Minner is “uncomfortable” inside the octagon, how there are levels to MMA that he plans to show in the fight,
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MMA Fighting has UFC Vegas 19 results for the Blaydes vs. Lewis event at the UFC APEX, live blogs of the top two fights, and live UFC Vegas 19 Twitter updates. In the main event, Curtis Blaydes and Derrick Lewis will clash in a pivotal heavyweight contest. Blaydes has won four straight fights, while Lewis
Unsurprisingly, heavyweight headliners Curtis Blaydes and Derrick Lewis had zero issues with the scale Friday. The same could not be said for a quartet of fighters competing at Saturday’s UFC Vegas 19 event. At Friday’s official weigh-ins, Rafael Alves set the record for the biggest weight miss in UFC history, coming in at 157.5 pounds,
Mario Bautista is jumping on an opportunity. Inactive since last February, Bautista (8-1) is stepping in as a short-notice replacement for an injured Randy Costa to fight Trevin Jones (12-6, 1 NC) in a bantamweight bout at UFC 259 on March 6 in Las Vegas. MMA Fighting confirmed the news with sources with knowledge of
Ion Cutelaba and Devin Clark are both looking to bounce back in 2021. The light heavyweights get the chance to return to the winner’s circle when they meet at a UFC event on May 21, with a location to be determined, MMA Fighting confirmed with sources with knowledge of the bout. MMA DNA was first
UFC heavyweight Curtis Blaydes was on the road to redemption when he met Shamil Abdurakhimov at UFC 242. After a knockout loss to Francis Ngannou 10 months earlier, Blaydes was back in the win column with a decision over Justin Willis and was looking to build a streak that would put him back into title
The Calgary Sun’s Danny Austin joins José Youngs and E. Casey Leydon to react to some of the biggest storylines in MMA. Some POSSIBLE topics include fallout from UFC 258, including Kamaru Usman’s TKO over Gilbert Burns, Alexa Grasso’s win over Maycee Barber, Julian Marquez shooting his shot with Miley Cyrus, Usman’s legacy compared to
Former world’s strongest man Mariusz Pudzianowski will return from his year plus long hiatus from fighting when he takes on “Bombardier” Serigne Ousmane Dia at the upcoming KSW 59 card on March 20. KSW officials announced the news on Monday. Pudzianowski, who has been a massive star in his native Poland for several years, has
Julian Marquez wants everyone to know that he has the whole Miley Cyrus situation under control. “The Cuban Missile Crisis” was one of the most talked-about fighters of UFC 258 weekend—arguably garnering more mainstream attention than even victorious welterweight champion Kamaru Usman—after issuing a romantic callout to Cyrus following a dramatic, come-from-behind win against Maki
LAS VEGAS — Bantamweight Chris Gutierrez speaks with reporters backstage at the APEX following his unanimous decision win over Andre Ewell at UFC 258. “El Guapo” explained why the fight was so emotional, the superman punch-kick combination, wanting to rise in the rankings, and where he has been placed on the cards throughout his UFC
Alexa Grasso knows all about the pressure of being a blue chip prospect. It was a little over four years ago that Grasso was an unbeaten 23-year-old strawweight making the jump from Invicta FC to the UFC with plenty of hype behind her. She won her first UFC fight, but then fell into a 50-50
JP Buys will make his octagon debut alongside his wife next month. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that Buys will take on Bruno Silva in a flyweight matchup on March 20. MMA DNA was first to report the booking. The event is expected to take place at the
Another illegal streamer got away on fight night at UFC 258, continuing the game of cat and mouse Dana White plays with internet pirates. White laid a trap for a particularly vocal streamer who’d promised to pirate UFC 257, only to go dark when the pay-per-view event went life this past month. More affected were
From the main event to the prelims, fighters were making history at UFC 258 and rewarded handsomely for it. Four $50,000 Performance of the Night bonuses were handed out after Saturday’s event at UFC APEX in Las Vegas, with welterweight champion Kamaru Usman leading the pack. Usman authored the third consecutive successful defense of his
Charles Oliveira may have passed up on a big fight opportunity recently, but UFC President Dana White isn’t holding it against him. Last week, a report surfaced in which Oliveira’s coach Diego Lima said that Oliveira had declined a short-notice fight with Michael Chandler at UFC 258, which takes place this Saturday. According to Lima,
MMA Fighting has UFC 258 results for the Usman vs. Burns fight card Saturday night at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, live blogs of the main card, and live UFC 258 Twitter updates. In the main event, UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman squares off against former teammate Gilbert Burns. Usman has won 12 straight
At the UFC 258 weigh-ins, all 24 fighters on Saturday’s fight card in Las Vegas are set to step on the scale Friday, and MMA Fighting will have the live video. In the main event, UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman defends his title against challenger Gilbert Burns. Both fighters must weigh no more than 170
The third time was not the charm for the welterweight showdown between Khamzat Chimaev and Leon Edwards. On Thursday, UFC President Dana White confirmed to ESPN that Chimaev has been forced to drop out of his scheduled fight against Edwards at the upcoming event on March 13. According to White, Chimaev is still dealing with