Via: @ChadSonnen on Twitter Tai Tuivasa says his goal is to finally become a UFC champion. Tuivasa is set to headline UFC Paris against Ciryl Gane and should he win, his next fight could very well be for the title. For the longest time, Tuivasa admits he was fighting because he loved it but a
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Welcome to Midnight Mania! Khamzat Chimaev burst onto the scene in a fashion like few others. He won fights quickly, dominantly and hyped himself up immediately. “Borz” promised an undefeated run to a pair of titles, as well as threatening to eat any obstacle that stood in his way. True to his word, Chimaev has
Georges St-Pierre: ‘You can never count Nate Diaz Out’ Former welterweight and middleweight champion Georges St-Pierre recently gave his analysis of the UFC 279 main event between Khamzat Chimaev and Nate Diaz. “This fight is at welterweight. I think it favors – the odds will be towards Chimaev. I think it favors him because of
UFC heavyweight contender Tai Tuivasa has taken to social media for the first time since UFC Paris to reflect on his loss to Ciryl Gane. Tuivasa, one of the UFC’s most powerful punchers, gave Gane all he could handle up until the fight’s end on Saturday night. He dropped Gane with a big punch in
Dana White and Hasbulla at UFC 267 Hasbulla Magomedov has responded to UFC lightweight star Conor McGregor. The social media star has become a big name in the MMA space for a multitude of reasons. Magomedov is friends with former lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, among other fighters. The 19-year-old is also a big fan of
Marina Rodriguez will need at least one more win before she gets her long-awaited shot at Ultimate Fighting Champonship (UFC) Strawweight gold. Despite riding a solid four-fight win streak, the promotion had already been trying to get Rodriguez a fifth potential win. The Brazilian Muay Thai specialist was offered to compete at UFC 275 in
UFC 279 results begin live at 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT on Saturday, September 10, on MMAWeekly.com. The fights take place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Click on the fight below in the UFC 279 results section for live stats or jump down to the UFC 279 written results. In-fight live
Following a bye-week for the UFC, our very own Curtis Calhoun and James Lynch have you covered for the upcoming weeks! Here’s your MMANews.com Weekly Interview Round-Up! Julian Erosa Talks Move To Vegas, Sparring, And UFC 279. Kicking off our MMANews.com Weekly Interview Round-up is Julian Erosa! Erosa returns to a PPV card for the
Image Credit: Amanda Wescott, Triller Vitor Belfort believes Jake Paul picked to fight Anderson Silva because it will be easier. The former UFC middleweight champion hasn’t competed in MMA since a May 2018 loss to Lyoto Machida. Following that defeat, Belfort parted ways with the promotion. The 45-year-old then signed with ONE Championship. However, ‘The
Welcome to the biggest boxing card of the weekend, Maniacs! It’s time for Heavyweight punching action as California native, Andy Ruiz Jr., takes on Cuban ex-pat, Luis Ortiz, tonight (Sun., Sept. 4, 2022) from inside Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California. There’s also a sneaky great co-main event, as Isaac Cruz faces off with Eduardo
Mark Zuckerberg shares MMA training footage, UFC fighters react Facebook founder and Meta Platforms CEO, Mark Zukerberg, shared a video of himself in the gym training. The billionaire looked pretty comfortable on the mats and UFC fighters took notice. Zuckerberg was putting in work with ‘training partner’ Khai Wu, a 6-4 fighter who competed on
Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold has reflected on his career as a mixed martial artist following his retirement. At UFC 278 on August 20, Rockhold returned to the Octagon for the first time since 2019. Having fallen to knockout defeats in three of his previous four outings, the Californian was on the hunt for
Image via @UFC on Instagram Robert Whittaker thinks Marvin Vettori is underestimating just how good he is. Whittaker and Vettori are set to meet in the co-main event of UFC Paris in an intriguing matchup. Both seem to be out of the title picture for the time being given they are both 0-2 against Israel
Kamaru Usman is coming off a shocking last-minute KO loss in his last title defense against Leon Edwards at UFC 278, a defeat that has shaken up the entire UFC welterweight division. Fighters like Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal, who have already lost to Usman twice, are now hoping “The Nigerian Nightmare” loses to Edwards
Ciryl Gane finishes Tai Tuivasa in UFC Paris main event Former interim heavyweight champion and top heavyweight contender Ciryl Gane and No. 3 ranked Tai Tuivasa headlined Saturday’s UFC Paris fight card in France. Gane connected first with a leg kick and employed the use of leg kicks early in the opening round. Tuivasa inched
7:09 PM ET What were the biggest moments at UFC Paris? Jeff Wagenheim, Brett Okamoto and Marc Raimondi offer up their takeaways from a highlight-packed event in France. For the first eight minutes of Saturday’s UFC main event in Paris, you could have fit the Arc de Triomphe in the space between Ciryl Gane and
By all accounts, the UFC’s first trip to France appears to have been a success. The card provided some great action and finishes, not to mention the fact that local fighters went a perfect 5-0 on the night. With plenty of impressive performances to choose from, the card’s two Performance of the Night bonuses went
Marvin Vettori isn’t a fan of Darren Till. Vettori and Till were supposed to fight back in April of 2021, but the Brit was forced out of the contest. Since then, the Italian has taken shots at the Liverpudlian, and ahead of his UFC Paris co-main event fight against Robert Whittaker, Vettori once again blasted