Amanda Nunes open to Valentina Shevchenko trilogy, thinks Shevchenko lost her last fight Amanda Nunes regained her double-champ status in the UFC 277 main event on Saturday, defeating Julianna Peña by unanimous decision. Prior to Peña defeating Nunes at UFC 269 last December, no one had come close to defeating ‘The Lioness’ except flyweight champion
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In typical “Hangman” fashion, UFC lightweight Dan Hooker has called out fellow contender Tony Ferguson on social media. Hooker is at somewhat of a crossroads in his career. After falling to three of the best at 155 pounds in Dustin Poirier, Michael Chandler, and Islam Makhachev, the New Zealander acknowledged that there was no place
Dana White did an exclusive interview with Barstool Sports and Robbie Fox, the site’s main MMA blogger, ahead of UFC 277. The pair discussed a variety of topics, including the fights themselves, the retirement of WWE’s Vince McMahon, and White’s biggest pet peeves when it comes to accepting major fights that could influence the rankings
Top-ranked UFC welterweight contender Colby Covington is making good use of his time off, recently entering the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open inside Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. “Chaos” was one of 7,703 entries — with a hefty $400 buy-in — for a Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament contested from
Anthony Smith to require surgery after breaking ankle at UFC 277 Former light heavyweight title challenger Anthony Smith suffered a broken ankle in his UFC 277 loss to Magomed Ankalaev and will require surgery. Smith broke the news to Ariel Helwani on Monday. Anthony Smith suffered a broken left ankle Saturday night in his fight
Jul 31, 2022 DALLAS — Brandon Moreno is once again a UFC champion. And once again, he appears to be on a collision course with Deiveson Figueiredo. Moreno (20-6-2) claimed the interim 125-pound title in thrilling fashion Saturday, as he finished Kai Kara-France in the third round with a nasty left body kick followed by
Sean O’Malley believes that his upcoming fight against Petr Yan will not their last. Sean O’Malley vs. Petr Yan was one of the latest additions to UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi, set to be headlined by Charles Oliveira and Islam Makachev for the vacant lightweight title. The two bantamweights are set to fight over the
Anthony Smith broke his ankle in his UFC 277 fight against Magomed Ankalaev. In the lead-up to UFC 277, Smith was vocal that he didn’t understand the hype with Ankalaev and was going to prove that. However, in the first round it appeared Smith hurt his ankle, and to begin the second round, he could
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Light Heavyweight division faces a possible changing of the guard this Saturday (Aug. 6, 2022) when rising knockout artist, Jamahal Hill, takes on former title challenger, Thiago Santos, inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. UFC Vegas 59 will also feature a potentially explosive Welterweight clash between Vicente Luque and
UFC 277 highlights & recap: Julianna Peña vs. Amanda Nunes Watch the UFC 277 highlights video and recap from the bantamweight championship rematch between Julianna Peña and Amanda Nunes. The bout took place on the UFC 277 fight card on Saturday, July 30, at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Fox News edited photo of
8:00 AM ET After two title fights stole the show in Dallas last weekend at UFC 277 to end the month of July, the promotion will turn the page, starting with a stacked schedule in August, which will feature two UFC Fight Nights before UFC 278 on Aug. 20. With a busy month ahead, our
Welcome to this week’s edition of MMA News’ Top 10 Finishes of the week! Every week there’s highlight-reel finishes all across the MMA world, and we’ve found some of the absolute best ones to showcase. The UFC leads the charge this week with a few great finishes from UFC 277, as well as a contract-winning
PFL lightweight star Anthony Pettis has discussed his loss to Stevie Ray last month at PFL 5. Heading into the main event, ‘Showtime’ had already secured its spot in the playoffs. One month prior, he defeated Myles Price by first-round submission, handing him a bid. With that playoff spot in mind, Pettis decided to take
Undefeated cruiserweight Jake Paul was scheduled to fight Hasim Rahman Jr. this Sat. night (Aug. 6) at Madison Square Garden in New York City, part of a Showtime pay-per-view (PPV) boxing card that also featured Amanda Serrano vs. Brenda Carabajal at featherweight. The entire event has since been canceled. Paul claims Rahman Jr. failed to
UFC 277 Official Scorecard: Julianna Peña vs. Amanda Nunes Amanda Nunes regained the women’s bantamweight crown on Saturday by defeating Juliana Peña in the UFC 277 main event in Dallas. Nunes knocked Peña down five times in the first two rounds of the championship rematch. In the later rounds, Nunes continually put Peña on her back.
12:47 AM ET DALLAS — Amanda Nunes vowed to make changes in her game. She vowed to get her belt back after shockingly losing it seven months ago to Julianna Peña. In the rematch, Nunes did exactly what she promised. With a new southpaw stance on the feet and a renewed wrestling game, Nunes defeated
Sajad Gharibi, known as “Iranian Hulk” online, finally made his combat sports debut in a boxing match with a rival social media personality. The 30-year-old has attracted a significant social media following for pictures of his physique and apparent feats of strength posted on his Instagram. Supposedly 6’2” and weighing 385 lbs, there has long
Julianna Pena stops Amanda Nunes at UFC 269 UFC women’s bantamweight champion Julianna Pena is out to prove her win over Amanda Nunes wasn’t a fluke. The two champions are set to meet in the main event of UFC 277 this Saturday night. It’ll be the second time that they’ve crossed paths, as they first