The UFC Vegas 60 co-main event between middleweight finishers Chidi Njokuani and Gregory Rodrigues was all-action for a little over a round before “Robocop” scored a second-round TKO. Njokuani appeared set to add another first-round finish to his UFC record when he caught Rodrigues with a knee early in the first round. “Robocop” survived and
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Song Yadong and Cory Sandhagen squared off in a Bantamweight contest earlier tonight (Sat., Sept. 17, 2022) from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. In a strong showing, Sandhagen stopped Yadong via a nasty cut that forced the doctor’s hand. Unexpectedly, Sandhagen pressed early and tried to a double leg takedown. Yadong broke the
Bantamweights Cory Sandhagen and Song Yadong headlined Saturday’s UFC Vegas 60 fight card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. No. 4-ranked Sandhagen entered the fight looking to rebound from back-to-back losses to the top two contenders in the division: former champions Petr Yan and T.J. Dillashaw. No. 10-ranked Song was riding a three-fight winning
Sep 12, 2022 Khamzat Chimaev‘s head coach, Andreas Michael, said it was his decision to stop the undefeated fighter’s weight cut last week due to health concerns, but he still expects Chimaev to compete at welterweight. Chimaev (12-0) missed weight for a five-round welterweight main event against Nate Diaz (21-13) last week at UFC 279
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Two of the greatest boxers of this generation will collide for a third time later tonight (Sat., Sept. 17, 2022) live on DAZN pay-per-view (PPV) from inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, as Canelo Alvarez (57–2–2, 39 KO) puts his WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring super middleweight titles on the line
UFC Vegas 60 Official Weigh-in Results: Two fighters miss weight The athletes competing on Saturday’s UFC Vegas 60 fight card at the UFC Apex will officially weighed in on Friday morning in Las Vegas. The event is headlined by a bantamweight bout between No. 4-ranked contender Cory Sandhagen (14-4) and No. 10-ranked contender Song Yadong
Sep 12, 2022 LOS ANGELES — Nate Diaz fought the final bout on his UFC contract last Saturday night, beating Tony Ferguson. That brings a boxing match between the wildly popular MMA fighter and Jake Paul — something both have talked about — closer to being a reality. Paul, the YouTuber-turned-prizefighter, will fight UFC legend
Bellator light heavyweight and former UFC title challenger Yoel Romero wants to return to his old stomping grounds following his next fight. Romero will face Melvin Manhoef at Bellator Dublin on Sept. 23. He returns to the Bellator cage following a vicious knockout of Alex Polizzi at Bellator 280, after he was originally supposed to
We are six weeks away from a highly-anticipated boxing showdown between former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva and social media influencer Jake Paul and the combat community is already picking sides. Silva, who retired from MMA back in 2020, is scheduled to fight Paul on Oct. 29 live on Showtime pay-per-view (PPV) from Glendale, Arizona.
UFC Vegas 60 Live Results: Cory Sandhagen vs. Song Yadong UFC Vegas 60 results begin live at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT on Saturday, September 17, on MMAWeekly.com. The fights take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Click on the fight below in the UFC Vegas 60 results section for
8:52 AM ET The UFC is back at its Apex facility in Las Vegas this weekend, with a bantamweight main event between Cory Sandhagen and Song Yadong. In addition to the headliner, 33-year-old Chidi Njokuani will make his third UFC appearance against Gregory Rodrigues. Njokuani is far from a beginner in mixed martial arts. He
MMA fighter Bogdan Grad defeated Christian Mach with a technique that mirrored one of Jon Jones‘ greatest victories. Grad faced Mach in the co-main event of Cage FS 11 on Friday in Wiener Neustadt, AUT. The two lightweights were looking to stay on track after recent winning streaks. Following a competitive first round, Grad got
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Two grappling aces will collide, and someone’s undefeated record will end up a thing of the past. Arkansas’s finest UFC fighter, Bryce Mitchell, will return to action opposite Russian wrestler, Movsar Evloev, on Nov. 5 at a UFC Fight Night event inside the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. The bout
Georges St-Pierre: ‘I don’t miss fighting at all, I never liked to fight’ Former two-division UFC champion Georges St-Pierre is among the few fighters that have a legitimate claim to being the greatest fighter to grace the octagon. “Rush” entered the UFC with a 5-0 record and would fight for the vacant 170-pound championship two
12:46 PM ET The UFC has rebooked a middleweight main event between Jared Cannonier and Sean Strickland for Dec. 17. The 185-pound contest was originally supposed to headline a UFC Fight Night on Oct. 15 in Las Vegas, but Strickland was forced to pull out of that date because of finger surgery. UFC officials confirmed
A matchup between surging UFC featherweight contenders Bryce Mitchell and Movsar Evloev has been booked for November 5th. News of the Mitchell/Evloev booking was first reported by Fight Bananas. Mitchell returns to the Octagon following a unanimous decision win over Edson Barboza at UFC 272. He has won six fights in a row and is
Robert Whittaker is fully aware of how tough it is to fight Israel Adesanya. The former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight champion just recently picked up a stellar unanimous decision victory over Marvin Vettori in UFC Paris’ co-main event (watch highlights). Earlier this year (Feb. 2022), Whittaker had his shot at redemption against the man