Fast-rising middleweight contender Alex Pereira captured his fifth straight victory last weekend in Las Vegas and second under the UFC banner, turning away fellow Brazilian bruiser Bruno Silva as part of the UFC Vegas 50 event in “Sin City.” The performance was not enough to earn “Poatan” a crack at the 185-pound crown, so Pereira
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Sean O’Malley predicts Michael Chandler KOs Tony Ferguson at UFC 274 UFC matchmakers recently announced that lightweights Michael Chandler and Tony Ferguson would meet on the main card of UFC 274 on May 7. Ferguson (25-6) has lost his last three fights and desperately needs a win to remain relevant in the lightweight division. Chandler
5:18 PM ET Jake Paul says he would be willing to fight once in the UFC against either Conor McGregor or Jorge Masvidal — with some caveats. The YouTube influencer-turned-boxer said Saturday in a statement to ESPN that he would sign a one-fight UFC contract to compete against either McGregor or Masvidal in MMA with
Former UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno has revealed the main concern he had in the weeks following his title crowning last year. In a year filled with memorable gold-winning performances, including Glover Teixeira’s late ascent to the light heavyweight mountaintop at UFC 267 and Julianna Peña’s upset victory over former two-division queen Amanda Nunes at
Image via LFA on Facebook (Photo Credit: Jerry Chavez) A middleweight contest featuring Alex Pereira taking on Bruno Silva kicks off tonight’s UFC Vegas 50 main card. Pereira (4-1 MMA) made his highly anticipated Octagon debut back at November’s UFC 268 event, where he scored a sensational knockout victory over Andreas Michailidis (see that here).
For Thiago Santos, his UFC Vegas 50 main event was the perfect opportunity to get back on a win streak and prove he still had what it takes to be a legit challenger for the light heavyweight title. Instead, he suffered another lackluster loss to Magomed Ankalaev in a bout that was best described as
Jake Paul: ‘I would KO Conor McGregor in boxing or MMA’ YouTube creator and professional boxer Jake Paul saw former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor‘s recent training footage and wasn’t impressed. McGregor has returned to working on his boxing skills as he prepares to make a return after suffering a broken leg during his UFC
10:13 PM ET Khabib Nurmagomedov put Dagestan MMA on the map, becoming one of the greatest lightweights in the sport’s history. Islam Makhachev is on the verge of earning his own UFC lightweight title shot. Soon enough, there could be another stalwart Dagestani fighter earning an opportunity at gold in the bigger weight divisions. Magomed
UFC light heavyweight Thiago Santos isn’t making excuses for his performance after falling to Magomed Ankalaev at UFC Vegas 50. Santos looked to earn a second straight win in his second straight UFC main event against the upstart Ankalaev. However, it wasn’t meant to be as he appeared hesitant to throw strikes and find his
Drew Dober TKO’s Terrance McKinney at UFC Vegas 50 A lightweight fight between Drew Dober and Terrance McKinney takes place on tonight’s UFC Vegas 50 main card. Dober (24-11 MMA) enters tonight’s contest looking to snap a two-fight losing skid. The lightweight veteran suffered a unanimous decision loss to Brad Riddell in his most previous
After a drawn out process, Olympic gold medalist and rising MMA star Kayla Harrison ended her free agency by re-signing with the PFL, where she’s won all 11 of her fights over the past three years. There were a lot of twists and turns to that journey. It seemed like the UFC was ready to
Greg Hardy reacts to UFC release Greg Hardy is no longer a UFC fighter. According to his Instagram post, he was not re-signed by the promotion. “What a run, ya boy is far from done just got some fine-tuning to do. Thank you to all my fans and haters. I appreciate you all. Mostly I
11:07 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim Magomed Ankalaev‘s game plan, a bit perplexing as the fight unfolded, finally made sense as he was being interviewed inside the Octagon after his unanimous-decision victory over Thiago Santos in the main event of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night card in Las Vegas. “I wanted to fight five rounds and see
Magomed Ankalaev has continued his rise through the UFC light heavyweight division with a victory over Thiago Santos in the main event of UFC Vegas 50 this evening. The duo went five rounds at the UFC Apex in what was for the most part a cagey affair. Dagestan native Ankalaev, who went into the bout
Tonight’s UFC Vegas 50 event is co-headlined by a men’s bantamweight matchup featuring Marlon Moraes taking on Song Yadong. Moraes (23-10-1 MMA) will be hoping to snap a three-fight losing skid this evening in Las Vegas. ‘Magic’ has suffered TKO losses at the hands of Merab Dvalishvili, Rob Font and Cory Sandhagen in his three
Bellator 276 is set to go down later TONIGHT (Sat., March 12, 2022) from inside The Family Arena in St. Louis, Mo., featuring a Featherweight showdown between top contenders Adam Borics and Mads Burnell, who are currently tied for the No. 2 spot on the official rankings. In the co-main event, former Light Heavyweight champion
A pair of light heavyweight contenders met in the UFC Vegas 50 main event on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. No. 5 ranked Thiago Santos faced No. 6 ranked Magomed Ankalaev in the featured fight Ankalaev entered the bout riding a seven-fight winning streak. The lone loss on his record came in
3:55 PM ET UFC announced Friday that a lightweight bout between Michael Chandler and Tony Ferguson is being set for UFC 274 on May 7 in Phoenix. Chandler and Ferguson have verbally agreed to the fight, but bout agreements have not been sent out and nothing has been signed, sources told ESPN. ESPN has Chandler