UFC 278 highlights: Leon Edwards lands last-minute upset KO on Kamaru Usman Watch the UFC 278 highlights video and recap from the welterweight championship rematch between Kamaru Usman and Leon Edwards. The bout took place on the UFC 278 fight card on Saturday, August 20, at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo courtesy
MMA news
2:17 AM ET What were the biggest moments at UFC 278? Megan Anderson, Jeff Wagenheim, Marc Raimondi and Brett Okamoto offer their takeaways from UFC’s return to Salt Lake City. There was less than a minute remaining in Round 5 of the main event at UFC 278 and Leon Edwards was looking like a lifeless
Kamaru Usman has made a short statement to fans following his brutal KO loss at UFC 278. Usman looked to be cruising to his sixth welterweight title defense against Leon Edwards this evening, having outwrestled the Englishman for much of their championship bout. But with just over a minute left, Edwards unleashed a perfect head
Luke Rockhold Luke Rockhold claims wrestling sensation Bo Nickal ‘would get abused’ by the top middleweights in the UFC. Rockhold, (16-5 MMA) is preparing to get in the Octagon for a middleweight bout with Paulo Costa (13-2 MMA) this coming Saturday, August 20th at UFC 278 which takes place at the Vivint Arena in Salt
Leon Edwards just destroyed Kamaru Usman and captured the welterweight crown in the UFC 278 pay-per-view (PPV) main event last Sat. night (Aug. 20, 2022) inside Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah, avenging his previous decision loss to “The Nigerian Nightmare” at UFC on FOX 17 back in late 2015. In addition, “Rocky” also
UFC 278 Bonuses: Leon Edwards banks a bonus to go with his belt UFC president Dana White announced the recipients of the performance-based bonuses during the UFC 278 Post-fight Press Conference on Saturday. Leon Edwards, Paulo Costa, Luke Rockhold, and Victor Altamirano took him the $50,000 incentives. Fight Of The Night: Paulo Costa vs Luke
Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold has assessed the problems that have contributed to his poor run of form inside the Octagon. Tonight, Rockhold will be making his much-awaited return to action. When he does, the Californian will be searching for his first victory in five years in what will be his first appearance since
Image Credit: Showtime Boxing Jake Paul is explaining why Israel Adesanya is the lone UFC fighter that he wouldn’t accept a boxing match with. Paul, 25, already holds knockout wins over former MMA champions Tyron Woodley and Ben Askren. ‘The Problem Child’ is not shy of calling out other fighters to meet him in the
Professional Fighters League (PFL) will return later TODAY (Sat., Aug. 20, 2022) with its second event in as many weeks as the 2022 playoff season continues inside Copper Box Arena in London, England, airing on ESPN. Headlining the event will be Lightweight champion, Kayla Harrison, taking on Martina Jindrova in the semifinals. Both talented ladies
UFC 278 Ceremonial Weigh-in Video: Kamaru Usman vs. Leon Edwards The UFC 278 main event fighters, welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and No. 2 ranked Leon Edwards participated in the ceremonial weigh-ins on Friday in Salt Lake City. UFC 278 Official Weigh-in Results and Video: All fighters successfully made weight [embedded content] (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube)
11:45 AM ET SALT LAKE CITY — The best pound-for-pound fighter in the world will be back in the Octagon this weekend. Kamaru Usman and challenger Leon Edwards successfully made weight Friday morning — both at exactly 170 pounds — for their welterweight title fight in the main event of UFC 278 on Saturday at
PFL reaches its semifinals today for PFL 9: 2022 Playoffs, and MMA News is here to bring you all the results and highlights! The main event of PFL 9 will have undefeated Women’s Lightweight Kayla Harrison take on Martina Jindrova in the division semifinals. Harrison has dominated her opponents in the 2022 playoffs, with fans
Paige VanZant will no longer be fighting in London, England. According to My MMA News, VanZant was forced out of her BKFC 27 against Charisa Sigala which was set to take place this Saturday in London, England. The reason for the withdrawal is not known but the plan is to rebook the fight for October
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Luke Rockhold made some waves this week. The former Middleweight champion is looking to return to the title mix at 185 lbs., but he doesn’t feel the same pressure as most of his peers. He’s already held the belt once, and he’s made it clear he’s interested in getting it back
UFC 278 Ceremonial Weigh-in Video: Paulo Costa vs. Luke Rockhold The UFC 278 co-main event fighters, former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold and former title challenger Paulo Costa participated in the event’s ceremonial weigh-in on Friday in Salt Lake City. UFC 278 Ceremonial Weigh-in Video: Kamaru Usman vs. Leon Edwards [embedded content] (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube)
8:00 AM ET WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. — UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman hasn’t fought in nearly 10 months. Usually, those who follow this sport refer to that amount of time between fights as a “layoff” — but nothing about how Usman chose to spend those 10 months sounds like much of a break. “Everyone says,
UFC welterweight contender Sean Brady took the expression ‘anywhere, at any time’ to new levels when discussing his Belal Muhammad fight. Brady will face Muhammad at UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi on Oct. 22. The matchup puts two surging welterweight contenders against one another as they look to fight for position in the welterweight title
Khamzat Chimaev didn’t expect Nate Diaz to actually fight him. Chimaev is set to headline UFC 279 against Diaz in a pivotal fight for both men, as it also serves as the final bout of Nate’s existing UFC contract. With that, Chimaev admits he is surprised Diaz wants him as his final fight as he