Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will make its return to the “Sunshine State” for the upcoming UFC 273: “Volkanovski vs. Korean Zombie” pay-per-view (PPV) event, locked and loaded for Sat., April 9, 2022 inside VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla., and the promotion is ready to welcome you back with open arms (and closed masks).
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8:36 PM ET Just over two months out from his rematch with Israel Adesanya, Robert Whittaker is pounding away on the pads during a striking session at his sprawling new gym in Sydney’s south western suburbs. With the mercury already nudging 30 degrees Celsius outside, a gigantic ceiling fan is doing its best to disperse
It might be an understatement to say the UFC has some questionable rankings. You would expect rankings to be questionable as they are subjective; however, in this column, I will point out rankings that I think are glaring mistakes. I will also analyze significant movement in the rankings that I agree with. Editorial Commentary by
PhotoCred: LowKickMMA Marvin Vettori has blasted Israel Adesanya over his recent comments about his fight against Jan Blachowicz. Vettori has never seen eye-to-eye with Adesanya ever since they first fought in 2018 where “The Last Stylebender” won by split decision. The Italian was irate as he thought he won the fight and he thought the
UFC women’s flyweight Casey O’Neill doesn’t expect upcoming opponent Roxanne Modafferi to follow through on her promise to try new things at UFC 271. In the pay-per-view’s one and only women’s fight, veteran campaigner Modafferi will enter the Octagon for one last hurrah. “The Happy Warrior” has fought 44 times since entering the sport as
Joe Rogan has found himself in that rare spot of “you love him or you hate him” after recent controversies. Old clips of Rogan using the “N-word” on his Joe Rogan Experience podcast resurfaced therefore leading to an apology from the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) commentator as well as Spotify CEO Daniel Ek. Rogan would
3:15 PM ET HOUSTON — Israel Adesanya, one of the UFC’s top stars, has signed a new “lucrative” contract with the promotion, his Paradigm Sports Management team announced Wednesday. At the UFC 271 media day Wednesday, Adesanya described the contract as a “f—ing big deal,” and he said he believes he’s now the second-highest-paid active
UFC 271 live results: Israel Adesanya vs. Robert Whittaker UFC 271 live results begin at 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT on Saturday, February 12, on MMAWeekly.com. The fights take place at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Click on the fight below in the UFC 271 live results section. Then scroll to see
Julianna Pena has apologized for her previous comments about COVID-19 on the Joe Rogan Experience. Last month, the UFC bantamweight champion went on the show to discuss her victory over Amanda Nunes. During the podcast, the topic of COVID-19 came up, and Pena said that she believed that the virus is a “money grab“. Julianna
UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski has sent an emphatic response to rival Max Holloway‘s request to be backup for the UFC 273 title fight. Volkanovski and Holloway were set to collide for a trilogy clash at UFC 272 on March 5. However, mere days after news of the matchup broke, “Blessed” was forced to withdraw
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is holding a special pre-fight media day for select fighters participating in the UFC 271 pay-per-view (PPV) event this Sat. night (Feb. 12, 2022) inside Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, and headlined by the middleweight title rematch pitting champion Israel Adesanya against challenger Robert Whittaker. The media day live stream begins
3:54 PM ET There aren’t too many more outrageous characters in the UFC than Tai Tuivasa. In a sport that has its fair share of the unusual, extreme, exciting and often downright jaw-dropping, Tuivasa has carved out a profile as one of the most popular athletes in the UFC. At the heart of it, of
All Access: Israel Adesanya UFC 271 Fight Week Video Blog – Episode 1 Go behind the scenes with UFC Middleweight Champion Israel “The Last Stylebender” Adesanya as he prepares for his 5th title defense against Robert Whittaker at UFC 271 in Houston, Texas on February 12th. The fight card also features Adesanya’s City Kickboxing teammates
Image Credit: Showtime Boxing Jake Paul hasn’t taken his sight off of Conor McGregor just yet. The YouTuber-turned-boxer has called out the MMA superstar ever since his win over Nate Robinson in November 2020. McGregor has never really answered to any of Paul’s callouts, but that hasn’t stopped him from trying. ‘The Problem Child’ has
Julianna Peña has wrapped up her COVID-19 investigation. During her recent appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Julianna Peña opened up on a wide range of issues, and she even brushed up on her informal career as an investigative reporter. MMA News covered Peña’s initial dabbling into the journalism field when she was hot
Israel Adesanya has been practically flawless throughout his career inside MMA enclosures. In 22 fights, Adesanya has only lost once. 2021 started off on the wrong foot for the current Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 185-pound middleweight champion as he tested himself up in weight at 205-pounds. Colliding with the then-titleholder at light heavyweight, Poland’s Jan
Feb 6, 2022 There are a number of bigger names competing at UFC 271 in Houston (Saturday, 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV), but no name is more intriguing than the one which will appear in the opening fight of the night. While the MMA world waits in earnest for the rematch between Israel Adesanya
Donald Trump weighs in on Joe Rogan controversies: ‘stop apologizing to the Fake News’ Former president Donad Trump weighed in on the controversies surrounding Joe Rogan and his popular podcast on Spotify on Monday, releasing a statement. “Joe Rogan is an interesting and popular guy, but he’s got to stop apologizing to the Fake News