The UFC‘s new women’s bantamweight champion, Julianna Peña, is open to a future with the WWE. “The Venezuelan Vixen” told the NY Post she would give professional wrestling a shot if the opportunity ever presented itself. “Right now my focus is on fighting. Later on, if that opportunity presents itself, I don’t see why I
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UFC 271 went down last night (Sat., Feb. 12, 2022) inside Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, featuring a Middleweight title fight that saw Israel Adesanya edge out Robert Whittaker via unanimous decision after a back-and-forth affair (see it again here). In the co-headlining act, Tai Tuivasa collected his fifth straight knockout win, putting Derrick Lewis
12:56 AM ET HOUSTON — Israel Adesanya was the story all week. His new, lucrative contract with the UFC. His teammates from City Kickboxing fighting on the same card. His current future stardom. It felt like no one here was talking about Robert Whittaker, the challenger and former champ who talks no trash and draws
Former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker came up short on the judges’ scorecards in his rematch against champion Israel Adesanya at UFC 271 on Saturday. In their first fight at UFC 243 in October 2019, Adesanya stopped Whittaker in the second round. On Saturday, the fight went the distance and was extremely close. The judges scored
UFC commentator Joe Rogan has sent a message to the mainstream media amidst recent efforts to have him removed from Spotify. Rogan has been under a ton of fire in recent weeks surrounding comments made on his popular podcast “The Joe Rogan Experience”. He was first scrutinized for spreading “dangerous misinformation” about Covid-19, which was
Tai Tuivasa just wants to have fun. Fortunately for “Bam Bam,” there is nothing more fun for him than knocking a man unconscious. Well, except for maybe the celebratory shoeys that come afterward. At UFC 271, Tuivasa had a blast yet again when he registered his fifth consecutive knockout win. This time, it came over
Israel Adesanya put on a careful and measured performance at UFC 271, defeating Robert Whittaker via unanimous decision in a fight that ended 48-47, 48-47, and 49-46 on the judges’ scorecards. It was far away from the blowout victory “The Last Stylebender” enjoyed during their first fight, where he knocked Whittaker out in the second
2:37 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Now that Israel Adesanya has nudged Robert Whittaker out of his path, the UFC middleweight champion can set his sights on his ultimate destination: surpassing Anderson Silva. Adesanya, the Nigeria-born New Zealander’s tight but unanimous decision victory over Whittaker in the main event of UFC 271 on Saturday night in
Dana White explains why Joe Rogan didn’t commentate at UFC 271 On Friday, it was reported by several media outlets that Joe Rogan had been pulled from the UFC 271 broadcast team. He was originally slated to be part of the typical UFC pay-per-view commentary team along with Jon Anik and Daniel Cormier. Instead, Michael
Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images The Octagon returns to Houston for tonight’s UFC 271 event, a 14-bout fight card headlined by Israel Adesanya vs. Robert Whittaker 2. Adesanya (21-1 MMA) and Whittaker (23-5 MMA) are set to clash for the second time this evening with the promotions coveted middleweight title up
Nate Diaz says he wants to call it quits on his MMA career after his next fight. With one fight remaining on his UFC contract, Diaz has spent the last few months angling for a grudge match with Dustin Poirier. But despite both expressing interest in the fight, the UFC is yet to make it
UFC 271 live stream results and play-by-play updates: Reigning middleweight champion Israel Adesanya will defend his 185-pound belt against former division titleholder Robert Whittaker TONIGHT (Sat., Feb. 12, 2022) inside Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. The victor moves on to defend the division strap against the winner of Derek Brunson vs. Jared Cannonier, who are
10:56 PM ET The UFC’s first Fight Night card on the road since 2020 has its new main event. Curtis Blaydes will meet Chris Daukaus in the heavyweight contender headliner of UFC Columbus on March 26 in Ohio, sources confirmed Thursday with ESPN. MMA journalist Ariel Helwani was the first to report the news. ESPN
Relive Israel Adesanya vs. Robert Whittaker 1 from 2019 | Video Back in 2019, in front of the largest crowd in UFC history, middleweight Israel Adesanya put on a show defeating Robert Whittaker via second-round knockout. This win marked the unification of the middleweight title. Adesanya and Whittaker are set to face off once again
Via: First We Feast YouTube Channel Kamaru Usman, 34, UFC Welterweight Champion has confirmed he will be in attendance at UFC 272 on March 5th, 2022 at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada. Usman, (20-1 MMA) will have his eye on rivals Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington who are set to square off in the
Amanda Nunes has warned UFC Bantamweight Champion Julianna Peña to enjoy her title reign while it lasts. The war of words ahead of their highly anticipated rematch has already begun with Nunes giving some advice to her foe as well as a warning that she will regain her belt when the time comes. “That Belt’s
UFC 271 is expected to deliver serious combat action later tonight (Sat., Feb. 12, 2022) on ESPN+ PPV from inside Toyota Center in Houston, Tex., and the promotion has just dropped the final episode of “Embedded” to get fight fans in the right mindset. LIVE! Watch UFC 271 PPV On ESPN+ Here! CHAMPIONSHIP REMATCH! Ultimate
10:24 AM ET HOUSTON — One of the most anticipated rematches in UFC middleweight history is now official. Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker both weighed 184 pounds Friday morning for their title fight Saturday night. Adesanya will defend his belt against Whittaker, the former champ, in the main event of UFC 271 here at Toyota