Francis Ngannou thinks Ciryl Gane had a cherry-picked path to a title shot. Francis Ngannou is the UFC heavyweight champion. He defended his title successfully against one of the toughest opponents available in Ciryl Gane and has once again proven that he is the best. Ngannou had to prove his skills through a tough road
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The UFC did a pretty good job of hyping up Bobby Green as a replacement fighter coming into UFC Vegas 49, giving many the hope that the trash talking, takedown stuffing gunslinger might be the guy to give surging lightweight Islam Makhachev some trouble. In the end he did not: Makhachev blew past Green’s defenses
9:49 PM ET No, it was not the signature win over a fellow contender like he and his team had hoped. But Islam Makhachev made a statement that was necessary to peg himself as the next UFC lightweight title contender. Makhachev dominated Bobby Green, finishing with a ground-and-pound TKO at 3 minutes, 23 seconds of
Following Saturday’s UFC Vegas 49 fight card at the UFC Apex, UFC officials announced the recipients of the performance-based fighter bonuses. Fight of the Night: Ji Yeon Kim vs Priscila Cachoeira Flyweight fireworks went off inside the UFC APEX at UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs Green. Both Ji Yeon “Firefist” Kim and Priscila “Zombie Girl” Cachoeira
PhotoCred: MMA Junkie Glover Teixeira announced that his first title defense against Jiri Prochazka has been pushed back to UFC 275 in June. Teixeira (33-7 MMA) and Prochazka (28-3-1 MMA) were initially slated to collide on May 7th at UFC 274. However, the bout has now been pushed back to June for undisclosed reasons. That
The UFC Vegas 49 bonuses have been released. The event took place in Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility. Headlining the card was a clash between Islam Makhachev and Bobby Green. This fight was exactly what everyone thought it was going to be, a one-sided beatdown and Green was the victim. Islam took
Islam Makhachev may have secured his first UFC lightweight title shot after taking out Bobby Green with a first-round TKO in their main event showdown last night (Sat., Feb. 26, 2022) at UFC Vegas 49 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. In addition to the lightweight headliner, UFC Vegas 49
10:08 PM ET The knock on Islam Makhachev used to be that he lacked finishing instinct and was susceptible to getting caught. Adriano Martins knocked Makhachev out in Makhachev’s second UFC fight, back in 2015, at UFC 192. Makhachev quickly patched up some of those defensive holes, and he has not lost since fighting Martins,
Islam Makhachev: ‘I’ll smash Conor McGregor easy’ | Video No. 4 ranked lightweight Islam Makhachev made quick work of late replacement Bobby Green in the UFC Vegas 49 main event on Saturday. During the event’s post-fight press conference at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Makhachev was asked about a potential fight against former two-division
Former UFC middleweight champion has reacted after Chad Mendes scored a TKO victory in his BKFC debut. BKFC (Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship) saw Mendes make his debut this past weekend. It was to be a strong showing for the former UFC featherweight title challenger. KnuckleMania 2 on Saturday February 19th saw Chad Mendes match up
The following article was published on this day three years ago. It is presented to you in its original, unaltered form, courtesy of The MMA News Archives. [ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 26, 2019, 1:52 PM] Headline: Quote: Conor McGregor Proves Popularity “Not So Much About Winning” Conor McGregor is undoubtedly the most popular figure in mixed
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to its APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the UFC Vegas 49 mixed martial arts (MMA) event TONIGHT (Sat., Feb. 26, 2022) streaming LIVE on ESPN+, topped by the 160-pound showdown between streaking Lightweight contender, Islam Makhachev, and late replacement, Bobby Green. Before that five-round clash of styles gets
UFC Vegas 49 weigh-in face-off video The fighters competing on Saturday’s UFC Vegas 49 fight card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas officially weighed in on Friday morning. Following the weigh-ins, the athletes faced off with their opponents. The event is headlined by lightweights Islam Makhachev and Bobby Green. The bout will take place at a catchweight
Image: @urijahfaber on Instagram Urijah Faber weighed in on who he thinks will win in the upcoming Yan vs Sterling rematch at UFC 273. Petr Yan (16-2 MMA) will meet up with Aljamain Sterling (20-3 MMA) on Saturday, April 9th at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. This will be their long awaited
UFC Women’s Bantamweight Julianna Peña is looking ahead to her rematch with Amanda Nunes, and knows there are some areas of her game she needs to fix before their second clash. At UFC 269, the final pay-per-view of 2021, Peña closed out a memorable year for MMA’s premier promotion in style. In the co-main event,
Welcome to Midnight Mania! It’s getting harder to deny Gegard Mousasi’s greatness … not that I’m sure why anyone would want to! Mousasi has been a highly skilled fighter for a long, long time, and he’s one of the best finishers in the sport. A pro since 2003, the 36-year-old Mousasi is one of extremely
7:05 PM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN Gegard Mousasi extended his second reign as Bellator middleweight champion in style on Friday, stunning previously undefeated Austin Vanderford early with a 1-2 punch combination before taking the fight to the ground and finishing off a first-round TKO knockout in the main event of Bellator 275 in Dublin. Mousasi (49-7-2),
Bellator 275 Results: Gegard Mousasi makes quick work of Austin Vanderford The Bellator MMA cage was in Dublin, Ireland on Friday for Bellator 275 at 3Arena, and it didn’t take middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi long to dispatch of Austin Vanderford in the fight card’s main event. Vanderford entered the championship main event as an undefeated