7:20 PM ET The UFC has booked a strawweight clash between Mackenzie Dern and Yan Xiaonan to headline an October event, multiple sources told ESPN on Friday. The five-round contest will headline a UFC Fight Night on Oct. 1 at a location to be announced. Dern (12-2) is closing in on a potential title shot
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Former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos has spoken out following his late-round TKO loss to Rafael Fiziev at UFC Vegas 58. Dos Anjos and Fiziev had a back-and-forth battle in their UFC Vegas 58 headliner. Fiziev eventually caught dos Anjos with a big left hook in the fifth round that proved to be the
Image via @ufc on Instagram Jorge Masvidal has rejected a “no takedowns” offer from fellow former UFC welterweight title challenger Gilbert Burns. Masvidal (35-16 MMA) has not competed since suffering a lopsided unanimous decision loss to his bitter rival Colby Covington at UFC 272 back in March. That setback marked “Gamebred’s” third in a row,
Israel Adesanya is wasting no time setting up his next middleweight title defense against Alex Pereira. Both Adesanya and Pereira just competed at UFC 276 on July 2nd. But considering both of them came out of their respective wins relatively unharmed, we could see the two former kickboxers battling it out in the Octagon sooner
‘Fighting Nerd’ Caio Borralho says ‘it’s bully payback time’ | UFC Vegas 58 Video Middleweight Caio Borralho picked up his second win inside the octagon on Saturday, defeating Armen Petrosyan by unanimous decision in the UFC Vegas 58 co-main event. Borralho made his way to the UFC by way of Dana White’s Contender Series. He picked
12:51 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Rafael Fiziev proved to be one step ahead of Rafael dos Anjos over the course of four lightweight rounds on Saturday. And then in the fifth, he put the former champion away for good measure. Fiziev (12-1) continued his ascent of the UFC’s lightweight rankings with a blistering, left
Rafael Fiziev continues his surge through the lightweight rankings after earning a TKO win over Rafael dos Anjos at UFC Vegas 58. Fiziev has now won six in a row, having previously defeated Brad Riddell, Bobby Green, and Renato Moicano. Tonight’s win, however, was hard fought, with dos Anjos providing an ample test of Fiziev’s
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UFC Vegas 58 was a bit of an uneven event, but when it was on it was on. Particularly in the Fight of the Night, which was rightfully awarded to Jamie Mullarkey vs. Michael Johnson. Johnson and Mullarkey went to war for three rounds with both men coming close to finishing the other. A comeback
Rafael Fiziev calls out Justin Gaethje during UFC Vegas 58 Post-fight Press Conference Rafael Fiziev is a lightweight going places. He picked up the biggest win over his career on Saturday knocking out former champion Rafael dos Anjos in the UFC Vegas 58 main event. Fiziev entered the bout ranked No. 10 in the UFC
12:05 PM ET Alexander Volkanovski suffered a broken left thumb during last weekend’s title defense against Max Holloway, the UFC champ revealed on social media Thursday night. Volkanovski (25-1) wrote on Twitter that he will undergo surgery on the broken hand and the recovery timeline is 12 weeks. “Broke my thumb in the second round,
Having fought both legendary champions, Rafael dos Anjos reveals who was the more difficult opponent inside the Octagon between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Kamaru Usman. Speaking to Yahoo! Sports ahead of his UFC Vegas 58 main event, “RDA” explained why the current welterweight king, Usman, was the more difficult challenge for him personally inside the cage.
October is going to be a big month for the UFC. Two massive fights for that month got revealed earlier today. Brett Okamoto of ESPN MMA broke the news earlier today that there will be a strawweight main event in October. On October first, fans will be treated to five rounds of Mackenzie Dern and
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to its APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the UFC Vegas 58 mixed martial arts (MMA) event TONIGHT (Sat., July 9, 2022), streaming LIVE on both ESPN and ESPN+, headlined by the 155-pound showdown between former Lightweight champion, Rafael dos Anjos, and surging striking sensation, Rafael Fiziev. Before that
UFC Vegas 58 Live Weigh-in Results and Video The athletes completing on Saturday’s UFC Vegas 58 fight card at UFC Apex in Las Vegas officially weighed in on Friday. The event is headlined by a lightweight bout between No. 7 ranked Rafael Dos Anjos and No. 10 ranked Rafael Fiziev. UFC Vegas 58 Weigh-in Video
UFC Vegas 58 takes place tonight from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, and MMA News has you covered with all the results and highlights! The main event will see top-ten lightweights Rafael dos Anjos and Rafael Fiziev do battle, with both looking to extend their win streaks. In the co-main event, Contender Series alums
3:12 PM ET A marquee welterweight matchup between Belal Muhammad and Sean Brady is set to take place in October, sources have told ESPN. Contracts are not yet signed but both sides have agreed to the 170-pound contest, which will take place at a UFC event Oct. 22 in Abu Dhabi. It is expected to
A new Russian fighting promotion will see fighters square off on a shipping container suspended over a body of water. The fighters had their hands wrapped and boxing shoes on and went at it from there. It is a striking fight while the ref looks on from the edge of the shipping container. It’s a