Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is holding a special pre-fight media day on Wednesday for the upcoming UFC Vegas 50: “Santos vs. Ankalaev” mixed martial arts (MMA) event, scheduled for this Sat. night (March 12, 2022) inside the promotion’s APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. LIVE! Stream UFC Vegas 50 On ESPN+ Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
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Former UFC 265-pound champion Stipe Miocic has been linked to a potential comeback fight opposite fast-rising heavyweight smasher Tai Tuivasa, and while nothing is official (or even mentioned by the promotion) at this time, the sports books are already taking action on this fan-friendly matchup. Not surprisingly, Miocic opened as the -220 (5/11) betting favorite,
Since turning pro in October, 2020 not much has gotten in the way of featherweight Cody Law. In five fights, law has picked up five wins, including four finishes. It’s been the kind of start that has Law excited to continue his momentum into 2022. “It was a good year (in 2021),” Law told MMAWeekly.com.
Former UFC fighter and Season 1 of The Ultimate Fighter semifinalist Chris Leben was left fighting for his life after a second bout with COVID-19. In a video posted to his Instagram account, “The Crippler” detailed his battle, his recovery, and what a person really thinks about on their death bed. “I’m just going to lay it out there,
Fans think Khabib Nurmagomedov just hinted at UFC return Many people, Dana White included, assumed the chance of Khabib Nurmagomedov returning to the UFC was over. But now, the hope has been reignited after the former champion and undefeated lightweight posted a cryptic Instagram post. The photo shows Nurmagomedov on the canvas with a huge
UFC lightweight contender Islam Makhachev is more convinced than ever to eventually move to welterweight after watching the UFC 272 main event. Makhachev has been on a roll as of late with 10 straight victories. He most recently dismantled short-notice replacement Bobby Green in his second-career UFC main event at UFC Vegas 49. Before the
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Cain Velasquez finds himself in an unexpected and unthinkably awful situation, and the hits keep on coming. On Monday, Velasquez was denied bail for his alleged involvement of chasing down and shooting at the man accused of molesting one of his child relatives. Watch video of that very public chaos here.
8:53 PM ET UFC lightweight contender Islam Makhachev claims he never turned down an offer to fight Rafael dos Anjos on short notice last weekend. Quite the opposite, in fact. Makhachev (22-1), who defeated Bobby Green in a UFC Fight Night main event on Feb. 26, publicly offered to face dos Anjos in a 170-pound
UFC 272 highlights: Colby Covington vs. Jorge Masvidal Watch the UFC 272 highlights and recap from the welterweight grudge match between former teammates Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal. The fight took place on Saturday, March 5, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. [embedded content] (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) Colby Covington welcomes Joe Rogan back,
image via @ufc on Instagram (photographer not listed) Colby Covington is confident that his beef with Jorge Masvidal will extend beyond this weekend. ‘Chaos’ and ‘Gamebred’ are set to square off this Saturday in the main event of UFC 272. Covington and Masvidal were friends for years, and even roommates at one point. However, they
UFC women’s flyweight Maryna Moroz says the UFC’s official Russian Instagram account blocked her based on her nationality. While fighting is, in itself, an intense sport with high stakes, not many will have entered a cage in as difficult a scenario as Moroz did this past weekend. With war waging in her native country of
Cain Velasquez will remain behind bars. The former UFC heavyweight champion was denied bail on Monday during his court arraignment in Santa Clara, Calif., roughly one week after allegedly chasing down a suspected child molester and opening fire in Morgan Hills, wounding the driver. Watch video of the incident unfold here. “There is clear and
7:53 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Kamaru Usman stood on stage Friday afternoon at T-Mobile Arena, his daughter Samirah next to him. The UFC welterweight champion and ESPN’s pound-for-pound MMA king was participating in a question-and-answer session with UFC interviewer Megan Olivi ahead of the UFC 272 ceremonial weigh-ins. Usman was asked if the winner
Rafael dos Anjos says rebooking of Conor McGregor fight ‘makes a lot of sense’ The MMA world almost got to see then-champion Rafael dos Anjos vs. Conor McGregor six years ago at UFC 196. A foot injury would force dos Anjos from the bout and his replacement, Nate Diaz, would become the first UFC fighter
PhotoCred: East Side Boxing / talkSport Tyson Fury recently noted that he’s going to retire from boxing after his fight with Dillian Whyte. ‘The Gyspy King’ is now deciding to clarify that stance a little bit. He’s still looking for a crossover bout with Francis Ngannou. The WBC heavyweight champion is set to face ‘The
The UFC 272 headliners have both reacted to Drake’s whopping loss of $275,000 by betting on Jorge Masvidal to defeat Colby Covington. After The Toronto Raptors won the 2019 NBA championship, it appeared “The Drake Curse” had been lifted. Drake was now free to publicly back athletes without them having to fend off the dreaded
Renato Moicano showed a lot of guts stepping up on four days notice to fight Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 272. And then he showed even more guts by surviving five hard rounds with “RDA,” who beat Moicano up so badly the ringside physician was called in twice to check on him. Dos Anjos would
1:36 AM ET Colby Covington utilized a clear strategy to wear down Jorge Masvidal over five rounds and earned a unanimous decision victory at UFC 272. Covington’s wrestling was simply too much for Masvidal, resulting in most of the fight being contested on the mat. Masvidal did have his moments, but they were few and