UFC women’s strawweight contender Yan Xiaonan is ready to do whatever it takes to defeat Mackenzie Dern. The Chinese fighter is fresh off her bout with Marina Rodriguez at UFC 272 in March. In that outing, Xiaonan lost by a contentious split decision. The defeat was her second in a row, as she was previously
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Eddie Alvarez recently revealed that he had parted ways with ONE Championship after spending the last three years with the promotion. During that span, “The Underground King” only fought four times, racking up a 1-2-1 record. But the longtime veteran’s desire to compete in the United Stated was the main reason he wanted out of
UFC Vegas 61 Live Results: Mackenzie Dern vs. Xiaonan Yan  UFC Vegas 61 results begin live at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT on Saturday, October 1, on MMAWeekly.com. The fights take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Click on the fight below in the UFC Vegas 61 results section
7:27 PM ET The UFC has closed off Saturday’s UFC Fight Night card at its Apex facility in Las Vegas to the public as well as the media. The company declined to provide a reason for the closure at the time of the announcement earlier this week, but UFC president Dana White said Tuesday that
MMA fighter Patrick Habirora took just nine seconds to impose his will on his opponent, Václav Žemla, at the 2022 IMAAF European Championships. Habirora and Žemla fought at the 2022 IMAAF Euros on Tuesday in a welterweight matchup. The two fighters looked to make a name for themselves during the opening day of the tournament.
Joe Rogan didn’t agree with Brendan Schaub’s conspiracy theory about UFC 279. After Khamzat Chimaev missed weight for his main event scrap against Nate Diaz, the promotion had to re-arrange the card and made Diaz vs. Tony Ferguson as the new main event. However, Schaub claimed this was all part of the UFC’s plan because
A classic grappler vs. striker matchup headlines UFC’s latest show at the APEX, which sees Mackenzie Dern square off with Yan Xiaonan. The card also hosts a Welterweight bout between Randy Brown and Francisco Trinaldo alongside the return of Raoni Barcelos opposite Trevin Jones. Three Prelims remain to be examined, so let’s fix that …
Ronda Rousey compares WWE and UFC fanbases Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion and current WWE star Ronda Rousey has been at the top of mixed martial arts and at the top of professional wrestling. She became the first UFC female champion in November 2012, and successfully defended the 135-pound title six times. She was also
10:36 AM ET The PFL revealed an official date and location for its 2022 Championship Finals on Wednesday, as well as an intent to enter the pay-per-view business for the first time in company history. The 2022 PFL World Championships, which the promotion has dubbed ‘MMA’s Richest Night,’ will take place on Nov. 25 inside
MMA fighter Ovidio Bojorquez threw a perfectly timed flying knee that sent Matthew Colquhoun to sleep before he hit the canvas. Bojorquez and Colquhoun battled in the co-main event of Combate: Reina o Nada on Saturday in Miami, FL. The card featured a series of decisions along with one highlight that stunned the audience in
Mackenzie Dern is excited to headline another card. Dern is set to headline UFC Vegas 61 against Yan Xiaonan in a crucial fight for the strawweight division. Although Xiaonan is coming off two straight losses, Dern knows she is a tough test and after she defeated Tecia Torres last time out, the American expected this
Aspen Ladd was released by UFC. Despite repeatedly struggling on the scale, the former bantamweight contender insisted on sticking around at 135 pounds, leading to three weigh-in violations and a couple of controversial health scares over the last few years. Promotion president Dana White has seen enough. “We tried to work with her, she’s a
Dana White says Khamzat Chimaev needs to pick a weight class UFC rising star Khamzat Chimaev is ranked No. 3 in the welterweight division, but failed to make weight at UFC 279 forcing a last-minute reshuffling of the fight card. The undefeated Chimaev (12-0) has fought as a middleweight inside the octagon. In his two
10:27 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Prepare yourselves for some Bo Nickal hype. Nickal, a three-time NCAA Division I national collegiate wrestling champion, starched another opponent on Dana White’s Contender Series on Tuesday night, submitting Donovan Beard with a triangle choke just 52 seconds into their middleweight bout. It was Nickal’s second win on the
It didn’t take a full minute for newly signed UFC middleweight Bo Nickal to finish Donovan Beard in his second fight on Dana White‘s Contender Series. Nickal faced Beard in the DWCS Season 6 Finale on Tuesday night at the UFC Apex. He won his first go-around on DWCS by smothering Zack Borrego in August,
Nate Diaz shared a video of Dana White being in his locker room after his UFC 279 submission win over Tony Ferguson. It was made clear that Diaz was fighting out his UFC contract when he took on Ferguson. Nate ended things on a high note as he got a fourth-round submission victory. After the
Dangerous women’s Strawweight contenders reeling from recent defeats look to bounce back at each others’ expense this Saturday (Oct. 1, 2022) when Mackenzie Dern and Yan Xiaonan square off inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. Also on tap for UFC Vegas 61 is a Welterweight co-feature between Randy Brown and the ageless Francisco Trinaldo,
DWCS Week 10: Bo Nickal subs Donavan Beard in just 52 seconds The final episode for season 6 went off with a massive bang. In the opening moments of the first fight, Mateus Mendonca landed a brutal strike to drop Ashiek Ajim with a scary KO. That fight set the tone for the rest of