UFC lightweight Justin Gaethje believes Charles Oliveira holds some ‘false confidence’ which he looks to counter on at UFC 274. The former interim UFC lightweight champion is aiming to become the undisputed champ for the first time against Oliveira this Saturday. Gaethje has already had one opportunity missed at capturing the belt having fallen to
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9:07 AM ET Kelsey Puckett IRVINE, Calif. — Several cars pull up in front of what is normally a quiet Southern California home. The muffled voice of Matthew Lomeli, a practicing physician, can be heard coming from the house as he finishes up a Zoom call. Lomeli considers himself to be a private person. He
Image Credit: @ufc on Instagram (photographer not listed) Marlon Vera believes UFC champion Aljamain Sterling takes criticism too personally. Vera, (19-7 MMA) recently defeated Rob Font (19-6 MMA) in the bantamweight main event at UFC Vegas 53. The Ecuadorian mixed martial artist now has three wins in a row and earned “fight of the night”
Boxing icon Floyd Mayweather Jr. will make his return to the squared circle for a special eight-round exhibition match against fellow undefeated pugilist “Dangerous” Don Moore. They’ll do battle in the Global Titans Fight Series pay-per-view (PPV) main event, booked for Sat., May 14, 2022 atop the helicopter landing pad at Burj Al Khalifa Hotel
Kayla Harrison says Julianna Pena would get ‘seriously hurt’ if they fought Kayla Harrison is over people matchmaking her and Julianna Pena. “Listen, you and the media need to be careful,” Kayla Harrison said during an interview with MMA Fighting. “You’re going to get somebody hurt and it’s going to be on your hands, not mine.
UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Julianna Peña has sent a warning ahead of the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter: expect noise. Having won gold on MMA’s biggest stage in memorable fashion last December, Peña is set to return to her roots ahead of her first title defense later this year. Opposite Amanda Nunes, whom she
1:21 PM ET AnnMaria DeMars, the mother of combat sports superstar Ronda Rousey and a former judo world champion, was appointed Thursday to the California State Athletic Commission by Gov. Gavin Newsom, according to a release. DeMars, 63, was a pioneer in United States judo, becoming the first American to win a gold medal at
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Welcome to Midnight Mania! Since returning to action in 2021 following a two-fight losing streak, Dominick Cruz’s eyes have been set on the title. The former Bantamweight kingpin wants to regain his lost throne, and he’s worked his way back into the Top 10. He’s been consistent in his ideology: Cruz wants fighters ranked ahead
UFC 274 Countdown Video: Michael Chandler vs. Tony Ferguson UFC 274 Countdown previews the lightweight matchup between Michael Chandler and former interim champ Tony Ferguson. UFC 274 takes place on Saturday at Footprint Center in Phoenix, Ariz. and features two world title bouts. In the fight card’s main event, lightweight champion Charles Oliveira puts his
Former UFC women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk has claimed that upcoming opponent Zhang Weili turned down their rematch just one month ago. At UFC 275, set for Singapore on June 11, Jędrzejczyk will return to action for the first time since March 2020. Since then, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused havoc across the globe. But
8:00 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Ranking the fights on a big UFC card can seem like an obvious exercise. The sport curates its fight nights to build and build throughout the evening, culminating in the main event that has been hyped on promo posters to draw fans into the arena or to watch on television.
Tonight’s UFC Vegas 53 event is co-headlined by a heavyweight bout featuring former champion Andrei Arlovski taking on Jake Collier. Arlovski (33-20 MMA) enters the contest on a three-fight winning streak, his latest being a split decision win over Jared Vanderaa at UFC 271. Meanwhile, Jake Collier (13-6 MMA) most recently competed back in January,
Justin Gaethje believes the only way lightweight champion Charles Oliveira can defeat him in the UFC 274 pay-per-view (PPV) main event, which takes place this Sat. night (May 7, 2022) inside Footprint Center in Phoenix, Ariz., is if “Do Bronx” musters up the resolve to “walk through hell” like former 155-pound titleholder Khabib Nurmagomedov. Gaethje
Alexandr Romanov calls out Jon Jones following quick win over Chase Sherman Alexandr Romanov was one of the biggest betting favorites in UFC history when he stepped into the Octagon to face Chase Sherman and he showed exactly why when he finished him in just over two minutes on Saturday night. Now he’s set his
Pound-For-Pound king Kamaru Usman wants MMA fans to know that he’s “not that guy” when it comes to trash-talking opponents. In light of all the callouts and trash talk from multiple fighters, Usman wants to make it clear to those who dislike him for not being more verbally aggressive that it just isn’t like him
5:39 PM ET One of the most promising women’s MMA fighters in the world is going to be on the shelf for some time. Casey O’Neill, a top prospect in the UFC’s women’s flyweight division, has suffered a torn ACL, will need surgery and is out for an undetermined period of time, she announced Thursday
Image Credit: @ufc on Instagram (photographer not listed) Tonight’s UFC Vegas 53 event is headlined by a key men’s bantamweight matchup between Rob Font and Marlon Vera. Font missed weight for tonight’s main event and was forced to forfeit 20% of his purse to Vera. Rob Font (19-5 MMA) will enter tonight’s contest looking to