The highly anticipated UFC Long Island main event came to a halt when Brian Ortega’s shoulder popped out of its socket in Round 1. The first round between Ortega and Rodríguez was as expected; a back-and-forth affair in all facets of the fight game. Suddenly, things came to an end after Ortega’s shoulder popped during
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A highly anticipated featherweight contest featuring Shane Burgos taking on Charles Jourdain takes place on today’s UFC Long Island main card. Burgos (14-3 MMA) last competed in November of 2021 at UFC 268, where he scored a unanimous decision victory over Billy Quarantillo. The victory snapped a two-fight losing skid for ‘Hurricane’. Meanwhile, Charles Jourdain
The main event fight between top Featherweight contenders, Brian Ortega and Yair Rodriguez, ended in rather anticlimactic fashion earlier today (Sat., July 16, 2022) at UFC Long Island, after Ortega separated his shoulder in round one, resulting in a technical knockout (TKO) win for “El Pantera.” Once the dust settled, both Rodriguez and Ortega agreed
Brian Ortega: ‘I was winning every minute of the fight’ No. 2 ranked featherweight contender Brian Ortega was defeated by No. 3 ranked Yair Rodriguez in the UFC Long Island main event after dislocating his shoulder. With a title shot on the line, Rodriguez took the fight to Ortega in the early going of the
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship President David Feldman has changed his tune on the importance of Paige VanZant‘s next fight in the promotion. While VanZant has found financial success since departing the UFC in 2020 owing to the launch of her own adult content site, not to mention a venture into the world of professional wrestling
Image Credit: UFC Dustin Jacoby has been in talks to fight Da Un Jung to fight in the past, so he’s excited it’s finally coming to fruition at UFC Long Island. Jacoby is coming off a decision win over Michal Oleksiejczuk in a fight he barely threw any kicks due to an ankle injury. Given
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is venturing away from the friendly confines of its APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, to stage a special “Fight Night” even inside UBS Arena at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. In the main event of the ABC-streamed event, Brian Ortega battles Yair Rodriguez in a Featherweight fight that could
Watch the UFC Long Island Ceremonial Weigh-in Live The athletes competing on Saturday’s UFC Long Island fight card at UBS Arena participated in the event’s ceremonial weigh-in Friday afternoon. No. 2 ranked featherweight contender Brian Ortega takes on No. 3 ranked Yair Rodriguez in Saturday’s main event with title shot implications on the line. UFC
9:05 AM ET The UFC is amid a busy summer schedule, coming off International Fight Week two weeks ago. Next up is UFC on ABC this weekend (Saturday, main card on ABC/ESPN+ at 2 p.m. ET, prelims on ESPN/ESPN+ at 11 a.m.), with a big-time main event between Brian Ortega and Yair Rodriguez. From there,
UFC bantamweight contender Jack Shore remains baffled by the placement of his fight with Ricky Simón on this weekend’s UFC Long Island card. Shore is preparing to enter the cage for the second time this year in New York, having extended his undefeated professional record to 16-0 at UFC London earlier this year. In front
Charles Oliveira (via @ufc) Charles Oliveira has issued a warning to Alex Volkanovski following talks of his possible move to the UFC lightweight division. It’s true that Volkanovski (25-1 MMA) is just coming off a victory against Max Holloway (23-7 MMA) at UFC 276 on July 2nd. It was the third time the two featherweights
Professional Fighters League (PFL) is coming to a European country near you. The fast-growing mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion announced Friday the launch of PFL Europe, a new international league debuting in 2023. PFL Europe events will all be staged in European countries, broadcast and streamed primetime in Europe, and feature the top emerging European
UFC Long Island Main Event Face-off Video UFC Long Island main event fighters, featherweight contenders Brian Ortega and Yair Rodriguez came face to face following Friday’s ceremonial weigh-in. Ortega enters Saturday’s fight ranked No. 2 in the 145-pound division while Rodriguez is ranked No. 3. The winner will strengthen their case for getting the next
Jun 28, 2022 ESPN staff The 2022 ESPYS presented by Capital One are finally here. It’s time to decide which of your favorite athletes will win the show’s biggest awards. Here are the nominees for Best MMA Fighter: Alexander Volkanovski Charles Oliveira Kamaru Usman Kayla Harrison Cast your vote now and tune in to the
UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman is welcoming the future challenge of Khamzat Chimaev, hinting that it could be a legacy-defining matchup. Since ascending the 170-pound mountain in 2019, Usman has developed a reign worthy of leaving him in divisional GOAT contention in the eyes of many. Having already faced and defeated both Colby Covington and
Nate Diaz @ UFC 263 Nate Diaz has made it clear he wants out of the UFC. It has been well-documented that Diaz has one fight left on his contract and he has been vocal about wanting to fight it out and go to free agency. However, he has not got a fight booked as
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is just “one more sleep” from the upcoming UFC Long Island mixed martial arts (MMA) event, locked and loaded for tomorrow (Sat., July 16, 2022) from inside UBS Arena at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Headlining the ABC fight card is two-time 145-pound title challenger Brian Ortega, who risks his
After kicking of his 2022 in the boxing ring, flyweight Lloyd McKinney returned to MMA this past April with a win over Nate Williams at 3 River Throwdown 18. Having not gone the distance in a fight since 2017, nearly getting to the fifth round against Williams, McKinney feels like being able to keep the