Regardless of who’s currently holding the UFC belt, Robert Whittaker has no doubts about who the top middleweight in the world is. The former champion spoke to Australian media outlet The Sydney Morning Herald and discussed upcoming opponent Marvin Vettori, as well as where Whittaker currently sees himself in the division. Speaking about his matchup
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1:25 PM ET He may only be one fight into his UFC career proper, but Jack Della Maddalena says he is ready to emerge as the next star MMA athlete from Oceania and follow the path being forged by Alexander Volkanovski, Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker. Della Maddalena gets his first taste of a UFC
Sean Strickland has issued an apology to Kayla Harrison after the pair came face-to-face earlier today at American Top Team. It was a mere five weeks ago that Strickland (25-3 MMA) put Harrison (13-0 MMA) on blast for her performance against Marina Mokhnatkina at PFL 3. “Watching Kayla Harrison struggle with this low level girl just
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to the pay-per-view (PPV) market later TONIGHT (Sat., June 11, 2022) to present a championship doubleheader at UFC 275 from Singapore. In the main event, Glover Teixeira attempts to successfully defend his Light Heavyweight title for the first time when he takes on Jiri Prochazka. In the co-main event, Valentina
UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko weighed in on the rematch between former strawweight champions Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Zhang Weili during the UFC 275 Media Day in Singapore. Jędrzejczyk and Weili fought to a split decision at UFC 248 in Weili’s first strawweight title defense in March 2020. Weili retained the title that night in
Gilbert Burns intends on only signing up for five-round fights going forward. Gilbert Burns is looking to do more fighting. Not just getting back in the Octagon quickly following his last loss, but he wants every fight of his to be five rounds. His last bout with Khamzat Chimaev was a three-round main card fight
10:05 AM ET The main event of the UFC’s first pay-per-view card in southeast Asia is official. Glover Teixeira and Jiri Prochazka both weighed in successfully Friday for their light heavyweight title fight, each coming in at 205 pounds. Teixeira will defend his belt against Prochazka in the UFC 275 headliner Saturday in Singapore. ESPN
Image Credit: Damon Jackson’s Instagram Damon Jackson thought Darrick Minner wouldn’t make it to the fight. Jackson was supposed to face Minner and even before the fight, he was vocal in thinking Minner would pull out. On fight week that ended up being the case and Daniel Argueta stepped up on short notice. Although Jackson
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Israel Adesanya always has his eyes on the Light Heavyweight division. Though the Middleweight kingpin has made it clear that his current intentions are focused on 185-pound greatness, he’s tried to claim two-division champion status previously, and at some point, he probably will again. In short, “Stylebender” has a vested interest
Boxer from viral video dies from brain bleed ** WARNING ** The attached video could be disturbing to some viewers, discretion advised. Over the weekend a video went viral after South African boxer Simiso Buthelezi was seen in the ring showing scary signs of disorientation after a blow. The video was shared worldwide as a
Undefeated UFC fighter Tatiana Suarez doesn’t believe that there’s anyone in the flyweight division who is capable of dethroning dominant champion Valentina Shevchenko. Shevchenko has ruled over the 125-pound weight class since a 2018 victory over former strawweight queen Joanna Jędrzejczyk. Since then, the Kyrgyzstani has defended the gold six times, including against Jessica Eye,
8:00 AM ET Before UFC 248, fans were still learning about the UFC’s new women’s strawweight champion. Seven months earlier, Zhang Weili had dethroned Jessica Andrade in her home country of China in August 2019, becoming the first Chinese champion in UFC history. While that win was historic, that fight wasn’t held on the promotion’s
Via: @Matysek88 on Twitter MMA prospect Sharaputdin Magomedov is under investigation after assaulting a man in an incident earlier this year. There are plenty of exciting stars out there in the world of mixed martial arts just waiting to break out into the limelight. Many are spread across the entire globe but in recent years,
While the current focus remains on this weekend’s combat sports festivities, it’s never too early to start talking about the upcoming UFC 276: “Adesanya vs. Cannonier” pay-per-view (PPV) event, scheduled for Sat., July 2, 2022 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. As the name suggests, UFC 276 will be headlined by the five-round middleweight
UFC 275 Weigh-in Results: All fighters officially made weight The athletes competing on Saturday’s UFC 275 pay-per-view fight card officially weighed in on Friday in Singapore. UFC 275 is headlined by two world title bouts. In the main event, light heavyweight champion Glover Teixeira puts his title on the line against Jiří Procházka. Both men officially weighed in
A motorcyclist who also claimed to be an MMA fighter recently injured a police officer in England after crashing his motorcycle. The report from the English newspaper The Shields Gazette identified the man as 30-year-old Ralph Oliver. The incident occurred early on May 16 on the A19, which is a major road in England. An
8:13 PM ET Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship has put together one of the most unique fight bookings of the year. Bellator star Michael “Venom” Page will take on former UFC veteran Mike Perry at Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 27 on Aug. 20 in London, the promotion announced Thursday. Page, a karate specialist, will remain with
Daniel Cormier Daniel Cormier believes that Jiri Prochazka will have his hands full against UFC light-heavyweight champion Glover Teixeira. This Saturday night in Singapore, the Brazilian looks to make his first title defense. Teixeira captured the light-heavyweight strap following a win over Jan Blachowicz at UFC 267 last year. The victory made the 42-year-old one