Welcome to Midnight Mania! Marvin Vettori likely has his hands full this weekend (Sat. Sept. 3, 2022) at UFC Paris opposite former champion Robert Whittaker, but that doesn’t mean “The Italian Dream” can’t send a stray shot in Darren Till’s direction. Vettori is famously angry, and for whatever reason, Till is the latest target for
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UFC Paris Weigh-in Results: All fighters officially make weight The athletes competing on Saturday’s UFC Paris fight card officially weighed in on Friday morning with all fighters successfully making weight. The event is headlined by a heavyweight bout between top contender Ciryl Gane (10-1) and No. 3 ranked Tai Tuivasa (14-3). Gane weighed in at
Aug 22, 2022 The UFC will pack a big punch for its Paris debut when top-10 heavyweight strikers Ciryl Gane and Tai Tuivasa headline Fight Night on Saturday. The fights at Accor Arena are on ESPN+, with the 3 p.m. ET main card preceded by prelims at noon. Gane (10-1) will be trying to bounce
Leon Edwards’ victory at UFC 278 was one of the most dramatic endings to a title fight in MMA history, but at least one UFC fighter doesn’t see Edwards staying champion for long. After an early scare where the challenger managed to take his back, Kamaru Usman appeared to be cruising to a unanimous decision
Lightweight contender Islam Makhachev believes that Charles Oliveira isn’t confident heading into UFC 280. The two lightweights are set to square off in October with gold on the line. The Brazilian famously lost his titles back on the scale in May. Oliveira missed weight for his UFC 274 headliner against Justin Gaethje and was stripped
Francis Ngannou may not be ready to come back around the time that’s been speculated. The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight titleholder was last seen successfully defending his crown in a Jan. 2022 showdown versus Ciryl Gane. Earning a unanimous decision (watch highlights), Ngannou suffered further damage to an already injured knee, resulting in him
Tai Tuivasa wants to ‘knock’ Jon Jones’ head off Tai Tuivasa is gearing up to fight Ciryl Gane in a historic event on Saturday but the heavyweight is already looking ahead. During the UFC Paris media day, Tuivasa was asked about former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones’ highly anticipated heavyweight debut. “Jon Jones is the
8:00 AM ET The 2022 PFL finals are set for Nov. 25 at a location still to be announced. The finalists in six weight classes include several familiar faces, as well as some new ones. It has been an interesting season, with plenty of upsets befalling some of the promotion’s biggest homegrown names and free
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PhotoCred: Drake Riggs UFC women’s strawweight contender Weili Zhang is prepared for her fight with Carla Esparza. ‘Magnum’ has been out of action since June. At UFC 275, Zhang faced Joanna Jędrzejczyk in a rematch of their famous brawl in March 2020. In that outing, the Chinese fighter won by split decision after five rounds
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Leon Edwards’ last-minute Hail Mary head kick knockout win over Kamaru Usman will go down as one of the best knockouts of the year (HIGHLIGHTS). UFC 278’s main event seemed like a done deal, but Edwards pulled the trigger at the perfect time to upset the dominant champion and undo all
Dana White reacts to Jake Paul vs Anderson Silva booking: ‘That’s a real fight’ YouTube content creator and social media celebrity turned professional boxer Jake Paul is expected to faces former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva in a boxing match in October. UFC president Dana White was asked his thoughts on the upcoming Showtime boxing
Aug 30, 2022 Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker insists the best fights of his career are ahead of him, saying he’s hungrier than ever as he prepares to face Marvin Vettori in Paris this weekend. It has been nearly seven months since Whittaker lost to fierce rival Israel Adesanya for a second time, albeit
UFC middleweight contender Sean Strickland‘s return to the Octagon has been pushed back indefinitely after pulling out of his fight with Jared Cannonier. Strickland is set to undergo a minor procedure to treat a finger injury he suffered while training at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas. As Strickland shared on his social media, he suffered
Image via @ufc on Instagram (photographer not listed) Israel Adesanya doesn’t think Robert Whittaker vs. Marvin Vettori is as good of a matchup as many think. Whittaker and Vettori are set to meet in the co-main event of UFC Paris on Saturday in a pivotal fight for both men’s careers. Although both Whittaker and Vettori
Floyd Mayweather Jr. just can’t stop competing despite retiring from professional boxing in Aug. 2017. The legendary boxer’s time on the sideline didn’t last long, returning to the ring one year later for his first exhibition match. To the surprise of practically everyone in the combat sports community, Mayweather collaborated with mixed martial arts (MMA)
‘Rampage’ Jackson suggests Jon Jones take a ‘warm-up fight’ in UFC heavyweight debut Former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson thinks fellow 205-pound titleholder Jon Jones should take a warm-up fight in his heavyweight debut. Jackson fought Jones in Jones’ first title defense at UFC 135 back in September 2011, and became the beginning
11:24 PM ET UFC middleweight Sean Strickland has been forced out of a scheduled bout against Jared Cannonier in October due to a finger injury. Strickland (25-4) revealed the injury on his social media on Tuesday. The Las Vegas-based middleweight said he was about to undergo a “minor” procedure on his finger that he said