Two of the most devastating strikers in the Light Heavyweight division lock horns this Saturday (Feb. 19, 2022) when Johnny Walker and Jamahal Hill headline UFC Vegas 48 in an ad-hoc main event. The rest of the card, which will take place inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, features a Middleweight battle between Kyle
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UFC 271 highlights: Derrick Lewis vs. Tai Tuivasa Watch the UFC 271 highlights and recap from the heavyweight co-main event between Derrick Lewis and Tai Tuivasa. The fight took place on Saturday, February 12, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. [embedded content] (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) UFC 271 live results: Israel Adesanya vs. Robert
Hunter Boone, an amateur MMA fighter competing on a card in Oklahoma sustained a serious injury on Saturday. Boone competed on Martial Combat League 3 in Shawnee, Oklahoma against Jordan Brown. The fight lasted only 17 seconds as when Brown took Boone down with an early takedown, Hunter’s head hit an exposed cage bracket resulting in
Kevin Holland is at it again, right back on the troll-stomping trail with the release of a second sparring video featuring him disposing of a troll. Kevin Holland is preparing to fight UFC veteran Alex Oliveira at UFC 272 in a bout that will mark Holland’s return to the welterweight division. In his preparation for
The official UFC rankings underweight a major facelift after the UFC 271 pay-per-view (PPV) event last Sat. night (Feb. 12, 2022) inside Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, which produced big victories for Israel Adesanya, Tai Tuivasa, and Jared Cannonier, among others. “The Last Stylebender” retained his middleweight strap by turning away former champion Robert Whittaker,
8:42 PM ET COCONUT CREEK, Fla. — Kayla Harrison says she does not yet know where she’ll end up fighting this year, but she’s leaving her options open. And those options are broader than expected. The former two-time Professional Fighters League women’s lightweight champion told ESPN on Monday that she is “considering” a future move
Chris Leben remains hospitalized, posts video from hospital room Former UFC fighter and Season 1 of The Ultimate Fighter semifinalist Chris Leben asked for positive vibes earlier this month after being hospitalized with breathing issues. The 41-year old Leben made a post on social media asking fans and friends to ‘shoot some positive vibes’ his way. Leben indicated that
Jared Cannonier is confident he’s fighting Israel Adesanya next. However, if he doesn’t, he believes it says a lot about ‘The Last Stylebender’. ‘The Killa Gorilla’ recently scored a knockout victory over Derek Brunson at UFC 271. Cannonier called for a title shot in his post-fight interview, and Dana White noted that he was going
UFC welterweight Khamzat Chimaev is far from amused at the recent footage of him training at the renowned Tiger Muay Thai gym in Phuket, Thailand. Having risen to prominence in the UFC with four dominant first-round finishes, including a submission victory over ranked welterweight Li Jingliang at UFC 267 last October, Chimaev is looking to
Gegard Mousasi is nearly a 60-fight veteran despite only being 35-years-old. The Dutchman currently reigns supreme as the Bellator Middleweight champion but has spent time in his career within the 205-pound Light Heavyweight ranks directly above his primary 185-pound home. One of the promotion’s newest big-name signings in Yoel Romero has recently made the change
6:32 PM ET A pair of interesting bouts have been added to Eagle FC’s return to the United States. Former UFC title challenger Ray Borg will take on Ricky Bandejas in a bantamweight bout and Rizvan Kuniev will defend his heavyweight title against UFC veteran Anthony Hamilton at Eagle FC 46 on March 11 in
Dana White finally did a shoey … kinda MMA fans were disappointed when UFC president Dana White refused to do a shoey at the UFC 271 press conference. But he redeemed himself on Saturday night when, after the fights, he finally did one. But it’s not really what you think. Instead of the traditional beer
Nate Diaz, one of the most popular fighters in UFC history, plans to hang up his gloves after fighting Dustin Poirier. Diaz (20-13 MMA) has not competed since UFC 263, where he suffered a unanimous decision loss to Leon Edwards in a welterweight bout. The Stockton native nearly finished the British fighter in round five
Arnold Allen admits that he believes USADA should come knocking more often. The English featherweight Arnold Allen is on a roll lately. He has won 10 fights in a row, including all eight he has had in the UFC. He is quickly rising up the featherweight rankings and proving that he has what it takes
Dustin Poirier is moving on. After losing to Conor McGregor in their featherweight fight back in 2014, “The Diamond” ran it back with the power-punching Irishman nearly six years later at lightweight, avenging his loss by way of second-round knockout. Their UFC 264 trilogy — also at lightweight — was supposed to settle their score
8:03 AM ET UFC 271 culminated with Israel Adesanya defending his middleweight title in convincing fashion with a second victory over Robert Whittaker. Rising stars Jared Cannonier and Tai Tuivasa both earned major victories in Houston as well, and set themselves up for major fights and potential title shots late this year. Thus far, 2022
Israel Adesanya vs. Robert Whittaker 2 UFC 271 official scorecard Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya defended his title on Saturday, defeating former titleholder Robert Whittaker in the UFC 271 main event. It was Adesanya’s second win over “The Reaper.” The two first fought at UFC 243 in October 2019. Adesanya stopped Whittaker that night in the
Joe Rogan and Israel Adesanya Joe Rogan has reacted after receiving support from UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya during Thursday’s presser. The longtime UFC commentator, Rogan, has been under fire in recent weeks surrounding comments made on his popular podcast “The Joe Rogan Experience”. Rogan was first scrutinized for spreading “dangerous misinformation” about Covid-19, which