UFC 271 Ceremonial Weigh-in Face-off Video: Israel Adesanya vs. Robert Whittaker Following Friday’s UFC 271 Ceremonial Weigh-in, the fighters competing on Saturday’s fight card faced off with their opponents. UFC 271 takes place at the Toyota Center and is headlined by a middleweight championship rematch between champion Israel Adesanya and former titleholder Robert Whittaker. UFC 271 Weigh-in Main Event
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Ray Borg believes it’s only a matter of time until he fights in the UFC again. Borg fought in the UFC from 2014 to 2020 and went 7-5 including fighting Demetrious Johnson for the flyweight belt. However, Borg struggled to make it to the scale due to his son needing brain surgery which impacted his
Jan Blachowicz hopes medicine and weeks of rehab will be enough to avoid surgery for cervical disc complications. The Polish fighter was on a three-fight win streak before becoming the light heavyweight champion in 2020. He then successfully defended the title for the first time against middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. He was then scheduled to
Derrick Lewis will make another hometown appearance tomorrow night (Sat., Feb. 12, 2022) at UFC 271 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside Toyota Center in Houston, Tex., when “Black Beast” meets surging heavyweight contender Tai Tuivasa in the co-main event. LIVE! Watch UFC 271 PPV On ESPN+ Here! CHAMPIONSHIP REMATCH! Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to
3:59 PM ET A scheduled upcoming UFC Fight Night main event will be repurposed on the promotion’s next pay-per-view card. Former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos will now take on Rafael Fiziev in the lightweight co-main event of UFC 272 on March 5 in Las Vegas, sources confirmed Friday with ESPN. Dos Anjos vs.
UFC 271 Ceremonial Weigh-in Face-off Video: Derrick Lewis vs. Tai Tuivasa Following Friday’s UFC 271 Ceremonial Weigh-in, the fighters competing on Saturday’s fight card faced off with their opponents. UFC 271 takes place at the Toyota Center and is headlined by a middleweight championship rematch between champion Israel Adesanya and former titleholder Robert Whittaker. In the co-main event, Houston’s
Speaking on YouTube Matt Schnell spoke with ‘MMA Island’ about fighter pay in the UFC. Matt Schnell was supposed to be fighting against Alex Perez this Saturday, February 12th at UFC 271. ‘Danger’ (15-5 MMA) and Perez (24-6 MMA) were slated to meet in the flyweight division at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Unfortunately
UFC bantamweight contender Sean O’Malley has revealed why he’s not keen on sharing cards with MMA’s biggest superstar Conor McGregor. In 2021, O’Malley rebounded from his first defeat in professional MMA with three wins, three finishes, and three bonuses in as many appearances, all of which helped “Sugar” rise into the 135-pound rankings. As far
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will stage its early (and official) weigh ins from the promotion’s host hotel on Friday morning to put the finishing touches on the upcoming UFC 271 pay-per-view (PPV) event, scheduled for this Sat. night (Feb. 12, 2022) inside Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. The first fighter is expected to tip the
7:50 AM ET Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Marc Raimondi Anderson Silva stands alone among middleweights in the history of mixed martial arts. You can carve that into granite. If one were to mimic the sculptural design of Mount Rushmore,
Joanna Jędrzejczyk is happy to be back in sunny Florida | Photos Former UFC women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk is the first Polish-born champion in UFC history. She recently spent an extended amount of time in her homeland. A month ago, Jędrzejczyk was bundled up in warm clothing to fend off winter’s cold, but that
A female fighter in Russia went the distance in a fight with a 529-pound man in a card that featured a lot of whacky fights. Russia’s Epic Fighting put on a number of bewildering contests including a 75-year-old man and his 18-year-old grandson in a two vs. one fight. But, the fight that grabbed the
The UFC 271 pre-fight press conference took place earlier tonight, and we’ve got the highlights for you right here! UFC 271 takes place Saturday, February 12, 2022, from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. The co-main event will feature a middleweight championship rematch between Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker. In the co-main event, Derrick Lewis and Tai Tuivasa
Reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has won 10 straight fights in the 185-pound division, with four of those bouts ending by way of knockout. That includes his UFC 243 finish over former champion Robert Whittaker, who will attempt to avenge that loss to “The Last Stylebender” when they collide in the
10:37 AM ET Yoel Romero will look to pick up his first Bellator win when he takes on MMA veteran Melvin Manhoef in the co-main event on May 6 in Paris, the promotion announced Thursday. The bout will be contested at light heavyweight. Romero is a former UFC title challenger. The main event will feature
Watch the UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 Pre-fight Press Conference Live Watch the UFC 271: Pre-Fight Press Conference live on Thursday at 6:30pm ET / 3:30pm PT featuring main card fighters Israel Adesanya, Robert Whittaker, Derrick Lewis, Tai Tuivasa and UFC President Dana White. Derrick Lewis responds to Tai Tuivasa’s shoey out of cup
At UFC 271, a potential number one contender bout at middleweight goes down as Jared Cannonier takes on Derek Brunson. Heading into the fight, Cannonier is a -160 favorite while the American is a +140 underdog. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to pro fighters to get their prediction for the scrap. The pros
India Arie has softened her position on Joe Rogan. Last week, multi-time Grammy-Award winner India Arie posted two videos on her Instagram page containing clips of Joe Rogan using controversial language tied to race. The clips were from past episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience, in some cases from several years ago. In the first