UFC London bonuses: Every fighter with a finish gets a bonus You get a bonus! You get a bonus! You get a bonus! That was the feeling when UFC president Dana White declared that every fighter that got a finish on Saturday received one of the UFC London bonuses. UFC London marked the fight promotion’s
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3:09 PM ET Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Marc Raimondi LONDON — The UFC is back in the United Kingdom for the first time since March 2019, with a main card featuring plenty of the region’s most promising talent. In
Rising UFC lightweight star Paddy Pimblett has described his upcoming fight at UFC London this weekend as a “lose-lose” situation. In 2021, Pimblett burst onto the scene in MMA’s leading promotion with a memorable debut. After much anticipation for his first walk following a March signing, Pimblett was matched up with Luigi Vendramini on the
Image Credit: Cody Durden’s Instagram Cody Durden is eager to welcome Muhammad Mokaev to the UFC. Mokaev is only 5-0 as a pro but went 22-0 as an amateur in the IMMAF promotion where he was the bantamweight champion. After Durden’s last win, Mokaev was one of many flyweights to call him out, so he’s
Molly McCann scored the biggest win of her MMA career earlier today (Sat., Mar. 19, 2022) at UFC London live on ESPN+ from inside O2 Arena in London, England, when “Meatball” stopped women’s flyweight contender Luana Carolina with a vicious third-round knockout (spinning back elbow). LIVE! Stream UFC ‘London’ On ESPN+ The wait is over!
UFC London Live Results: Alexander Volkov vs. Tom Aspinall UFC London live results begin at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT on Saturday, March 19, on MMAWeekly.com. The fights take place at the O2 Arena in London, England. Click on the fight below in the UFC London live results section. Then scroll to see
9:30 AM ET The hottest free agent in MMA has chosen her home for 2022. And it’s the same as her previous home. Kayla Harrison, a two-time Olympic judo champion, has re-signed with PFL, ESPN has confirmed. Bellator made her a lucrative offer earlier this year, but PFL had the right to match any offer
UFC middleweight contender Darren Till has named who he believes the next UK fighter to claim UFC gold will be. Till is planning a UFC return for later this year after losing back-to-back fights at middleweight. He’s been seen training with rising star Khamzat Chimaev as he plans a potential rise back into the middleweight
Chael Sonnen and Conor McGregor – UFC Chael Sonnen has given his thoughts on Conor McGregor’s UFC return. ‘The Notorious’ has been out of the cage since UFC 264 in July 2021. The former dual-weight champion broke his leg in the first round of his trilogy bout with Dustin Poirier. As a result, McGregor has
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Conor McGregor’s announcement earlier today targeting a title fight vs. Kamaru Usman was certainly a surprise. As the former champ, McGregor may be able to waltz back into the Lightweight title picture at any given time, but he’s only fought Nate Diaz at 170 lbs., whereas Usman is the pound-for-pound king
UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall Weigh-in Results – All fighters made weight The athletes competing on Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 204 fight card at The O2 Arena in London, officially weighed in on Friday morning. The 12-bout fight card is headlined heavyweights Alexander Volkov and Tom Aspinall. Volkov (34-9) enters Saturday’s main event ranked
3:03 PM ET Conor McGregor has his eye on a third UFC championship, and the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world, in his eventual return to the Octagon. McGregor (22-6) hasn’t fought since he suffered a TKO loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 last July. The fight ended in the first round, when
The UFC London ceremonial weigh-in has wrapped up, and the event is now less than 24 hours away! All fighters made weight earlier today, so every bout will proceed as scheduled. Below, you can find the betting odds and final faceoffs of each competitor on the main card. Jai Herbert (+350) vs. Ilia Topuria (-475)
Demetrious Johnson has revealed the three UFC fighters he believes could possibly beat his title defense record. ‘Mighty Mouse’ held the UFC’s flyweight crown from 2012 to 2018. Along the way, he racked up a record-breaking 11 title defenses over names such as Henry Cejudo, Joseph Benavidez, and Kyoji Horiguchi. His title reign was eventually
Though Contender Series graduate, Jake Hadley wound, up having to withdraw, there’s another young English Flyweight set to debut this Saturday (March 19, 2022) inside O2 Arena in London, England. On this edition of “New Blood,” the series where geo-blocks are an unexpected hazard, we look at a 21-year-old phenom with one of the most
Watch the UFC London: Volkov vs. Aspinall Ceremonial Weigh-in Live The athletes competing on Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 204 fight card at The O2 Arena in London, officially weighed in on Friday and will face off with their opponents at the ceremonial weigh-in. The 12-bout fight card is headlined heavyweights Alexander Volkov and Tom Aspinall. Volkov (34-9) enters
9:53 PM ET The next UFC women’s strawweight title fight will be the same as the inaugural one. Rose Namajunas will defend her belt against Carla Esparza in the co-main event of UFC 274 on May 7 in Phoenix, UFC chief business officer Hunter Campbell confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. Esparza beat Namajunas via third-round
UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman has informed Colby Covington not to expect a title shot with a win over Dustin Poirier. Following his win against Jorge Masvidal at UFC 272, Covington took the chance to call out the former interim UFC lightweight champion in his post-fight interview, with ‘Chaos’ declaring that Poirier was next and