Image via Sportskeeda Khabib Nurmagomedov disagrees with Ali Abdelaziz’s comments about Israel Adesanya. It was MMA manager, Ali Abdelaziz, who claimed that Israel Adesanya wouldn’t last more than three rounds against Nurmagomedov. Abdelaziz also said ‘The Eagle’ is capable of beating heavyweights, light heavyweights, welterweights and lightweights. Abdelaziz told ‘Sherdog‘: “Khabib now weighs 200 pounds.
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Sean O’Malley came into last night’s UFC 276 on the back of a 15-1 record and a whole lot of talk. Waiting for him there was Pedro Munhoz, the most accomplished opponent ‘Suga’ had ever faced. O’Malley met Munhoz, the ninth ranked bantamweight on the roster, despite his oft-repeated stance that he was only interested
Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler had to be separated at UFC 276 | Video Former interim lightweight champion and top contender Dustin Poirier and No. 5 ranked Michael Chandler nearly came to blows at UFC 276 on Saturday. Welterweight contender Gilbert Burns caught the incident on film and posted the video to his Instagram account.
Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler got heated with one another in the crowd during tonight’s UFC 276 pay-per-view (PPV). A video posted by welterweight Gilbert Burns shows Dustin Poirier being held back from Chandler, as the pair exchange some heated words back-and-forth. Security quickly separated the pair to make sure things didn’t get physical. Check
1:21 AM ET UFC 276 was a night of standout performances. Israel Adesanya avoided any powerful strikes that could’ve given Jared Cannonier momentum and won a unanimous decision victory. Alexander Volkanovski made sure there was no debate after the trilogy fight, pitching a shutout against Max Holloway to retain the featherweight title. Alex Pereira had
PFL women’s lightweight Larissa Pacheco believes most of Kayla Harrison’s success is due to marketing. Since the Judoka burst onto the MMA scene in 2018, she’s been one of the faces of the PFL. Harrison went on to win two PFL women’s lightweight tournaments from that time forward and became one of the hottest names
Reigning UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya successfully defended his 185-pound title by out-pointing the clearly-overmatched Jared Cannonier in the UFC 276 pay-per-view (PPV) main event last Sat. night (July 2, 2022) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Watch the (cough) “highlights” here. “The Last Stylebender” walked out in Undertaker garb, an homage to the recently-retired
Sean O’Malley says Pedro Munhoz was ‘100 percent’ looking for a way out Bantamweights Sean O’Malley and Pedro Munhoz kicked off the UFC 276 main card on Saturday in a fight that ended in a no contest due to an accidental eye poke. Just over halfway through the second frame, O’Malley tried to push Munhoz
UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya is already highly accomplished in mixed martial arts (MMA), but he has several achievements he has yet to “unlock.” Adesanya recently spoke on his YouTube channel about his upcoming fight with Jared Cannonier tonight at UFC 276. During the interview, Adesanya talked about the accomplishments he has yet to achieve
2:07 AM ET Kayla Harrison‘s quest for a third PFL championship is very much alive following a first-round finish over Kaitlin Young on Friday night in the main event at PFL 6 in Atlanta. Harrison (14-0) won the 155-pound bout via TKO at 2:35 of the opening round, solidifying the No. 2 seed in the
Image Credit: Bellator Chael Sonnen has given his thoughts on Daniel Cormier admitting to cheating the scale at UFC 210. ‘DC’ faced Anthony Johnson in the main event of UFC 210 in April 2017. Prior to the fight, Cormier had a bit of a difficult weight cut. That rough cut led to the then light-heavyweight
Israel Adesanya isn’t just defending his UFC middleweight title at UFC 276 tonight (Sat., July 2, 2022) in Las Vegas, Nevada, but he’s staring down a potential clash with rising contender and former kickboxing sensation, Alex Pereira. If Adesanya is able to defend his 185-pound belt against Jared Cannonier at UFC 276 there won’t be
UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier Cold Open Video Ron Perlman narrates the UFC 276: Adesanya vs Cannonier cold open featuring an action packed card lead by a battle in the middleweight division between current champion Israel Adesanya and challenger Jared Cannonier, plus a must-see trilogy title bout in the co-main event with featherweight champ Alexander
UFC 276 takes place tonight from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and MMA News has you covered with all the results and highlights! The main event will see Israel Adesanya defend his middleweight crown against Jared “The Killa Gorilla” Cannonier, while in the co-main, Alexander “The Great” Volkanovski and Max “Blessed” Holloway will meet
12:26 PM ET LAS VEGAS — The top four fighters competing at UFC 276 all made weight successfully Friday morning here at the UFC Apex. Israel Adesanya weighed in at 183.5 pounds and Jared Cannonier was 184.5 pounds for their main event fight. Adesanya will defend his UFC middleweight title against Cannonier on Saturday night
Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold believes he’s the only one who can defeat Israel Adesanya. The 37-year-old is set to return in August against Paulo Costa. It’s been a long road back to the octagon for the former UFC middleweight champion. Rockhold last competed against Jan Blachowicz at UFC 239 in July 2019. Furthermore,
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Kamaru Usman has earned the right to do whatever he wants in the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA). So if the reigning UFC welterweight champion and pound-for-pound king wants to skip an entire weight class to compete at light heavyweight then who are we to tell him no. After all,
PFL 6 Full Fight Card Video Highlights The 2022 PFL Regular Season has come to a close! The Welterweights and Women’s Lightweights brought the action delivering spectacular finishes all night! Watch the best highlights from Martina Jindrova, Kayla Harrison, Ray Cooper III, Magomed Umalatov, and more. PFL 6 Results: Kayla Harrison Makes Quick Work of