Islam Makhachev tells UFC to ‘stop playing games,’ casts doubts on champ vs. champ match Newly crowned lightweight champion Islam Makhachev called out featherweight titleholder Alexander Volkanovski after his win over Charles Oliveira at UFC 280 on October 22. Volkanovski (25-1) is riding a 22-fight winning streak and has successfully defended the 145-pound title four
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Sean O’Malley has responded to Bryce Mitchell’s ominous warning. O’Malley defeated former UFC bantamweight champion, Petr Yan, via a split decision at UFC 280 last month. Despite few believing that he did enough to win the fight on the judges’ scorecards, the final tallies went in his favor. Like most of the post-fight scorekeepers having
Kelvin Gastelum is thinking about returning to welterweight. Gastelum fought at welterweight seven times inside the UFC but missed weight twice, including one when he weighed-in at 180lbs. After having trouble making weight he made the permanent move to welterweight in 2016 and had success right away. Gastelum 3-1 and one No Contest to earn
Certain events end up being called a circus sideshow, but only Fight Circus actually embraces the freakshow element of combat sports and turns it up to an 11. Fight Circus 4 just went down from Bangkok, Thailand and featured a bevvy of ridiculous themed bouts. Indian leg wrestling, a big vs. tall bout, only arms
UFC Vegas 64 Post-fight Press Conference Video Following Saturday’s UFC Vegas 64 event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, the big winners from the fight card will field questions during the post-fight press conference. UFC Vegas 64 was headlined by a women’s strawweight bout between No. 3 ranked Marina Rodriguez and No. 7 ranked
9:55 PM ET Amanda Lemos might not be the most well-rounded fighter in her division, but her power makes her as dangerous as anyone at 115 pounds. Lemos finished Marina Rodriguez via TKO at 54 seconds of the third round Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. Rodriguez was poised
UFC Vegas 64 ended up delivering a tremendous night of action that saw all but two fights end inside the distance and included five first-round finishes. Even with so many finishes, there were still a few bouts that lasted long enough where the UFC could reasonably still have handed out a Fight of the Night
The hype is already starting to intensify around a massive super fight between Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski for the lightweight strap. However, before the fight can even happen, contracts and a venue have to be agreed upon. Volkanovski has had a tremendous run as featherweight champion, beating the likes of Max Holloway three times, Brian
Amanda Lemos took care of business in her second UFC main event appearance earlier tonight (Sat., Nov. 5, 2022) at UFC Vegas 64 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, as the Brazilian contender stopped title hopeful Marina Rodriguez with a nasty third-round TKO (punches). In addition to the women’s strawweight
UFC Vegas 64 Bonuses: No ‘Fight of the Night’ Awarded Following Saturday’s UFC Vegas 64 event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, the fight promotion announced the receipts of the performance-based bonuses. The fight card featured 11 bouts and nine ended in finishes. Four fighters earned ‘Performance of the Night’ awards. Mario Bautista, Tamires
UFC Hall of Famer Georges St-Pierre has replied to Jake Paul‘s open invitation to join his United Fighters Association. Paul defeated Anderson Silva in his boxing return last month via a unanimous decision. He remains unbeaten in his boxing career and is one of the most polarizing personalities in combat sports today. Outside of the
It looks like Charles Oliveira, the former UFC lightweight champion, won’t be returning to the Octagon anytime soon. The Brazilian was caught off-guard when a false tweet by an account named “MMA Uncensored” reported Friday that Oliveira would return to the UFC to take on No. 6 lightweight, Rafael Fiziev at UFC 283 in Jan. 2023.
Mario Bautista spoiled the return of bantamweight fighter Benito Lopez earlier today (Sat., Nov. 5, 2022) at UFC Vegas 64 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, earning a dominant first-round submission (armbar). Lopez was making his first Octagon appearance since July 2019 so a slow start was to be expected.
Polyana Viana viciously knocks out Jinh Yu Frey | UFC Vegas 64 Highlight Women’s strawweight Polyana Viana scored a 47-second knockout win over Jinh Yu Frey on the UFC Vegas 64 preliminary fight card on Saturday. Both women showed up to fight and quickly started exchanging. Viana put together a three-punch combination that dropped Frey. She followed
The UFC has released its latest ‘top finishes’ YouTube compilation of some of the fighters on the upcoming UFC Vegas 64 card. UFC Vegas 64 is headlined by a strawweight matchup between Marina Rodriguez and Amanda Lemos. The winner could potentially be next in line to challenge for the strawweight title. Rodriguez/Lemos isn’t the only
International mixed martial arts continues to get crazier and crazier with the introduction of various promotions setting up fights between would-be amateur fighters. It’s unsurprising that events like this are leading to a serious uptick in assaults outside of the cage. We’ve seen a lot of crazy things unfold at Russian and Eastern European press
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to its APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the UFC Vegas 64 mixed martial arts (MMA) event TONIGHT (Sat., Nov. 5, 2022), streaming LIVE on ESPN+. UFC Vegas 64 will be headlined by the 115-pound showdown between Top 10 strawweight contenders Marina Rodriguez and Amanda Lemos. Before that five-round
UFC Vegas 64 main event weigh-in Video: Marina Rodriguez vs. Amanda Lemos The main event fighters for Saturday’s UFC Vegas 64 fight card officially weighed in on Friday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. No. 3 ranked women’s straight contender Marina Rodriguez tipped the scales at 115.5 pounds while No. 7 ranked Amanda Lemos weighed