Image via @ufc on Instagram Amanda Nunes has revealed why she has stepped away from American Top Team in favor of starting her own gym. When Nunes entered the Octagon on Dec. 11, 2021, very few predicted that she would lose to Julianna Pena. To their credit, some experts did call it but “The Lioness”
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Joanna Jędrzejczyk wants more money when she returns to the UFC. As far as money goes, Joanna Jędrzejczyk does not have to fight. Still, she knows that she’s missed out on a lot of money in her UFC career. Jędrzejczyk defended the strawweight championship belt five times but did not feel she was getting paid
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently updated its official rankings in the wake of the UFC Vegas 47 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, which took place last Sat. night (Feb. 5, 2022) inside the promotion’s APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. That’s where streaking middleweight contender Sean Strickland continued his ascension through the 185-pound ranks, though
9:03 PM ET The best MMA fighter in the world went under the knife Monday. UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman had surgery to repair a ligament in his hand, Usman’s manager Ali Abdelaziz of Dominance MMA confirmed to ESPN. UFC president Dana White posted a gruesome photo of the operation on social media. Abdelaziz said
UFC 271 Embedded, Episode 1: ‘Kick ’em in the face, send them to space’ During episode 1 of UFC 271 Embedded, Champ Israel Adesanya and opponent Robert Whittaker acclimate to Texas. Heavyweight Tai Tuivasa lands after a long flight. UFC 271 takes place on Saturday, February 12 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Middleweight
(via Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) UFC President Dana White made one last effort to try to convince Tom Brady to play in Las Vegas. Brady is a former NFL quarterback. He recently announced his retirement from the game of football. He is widely regarded as the greatest QB to ever play the game. Brady appeared in
Francis Ngannou has an incredible story from digging sand in Cameroon to leaving for France and eventually becoming UFC heavyweight champion. And with that, one manager says it’s impossible to not like him. According to Ali Abdelaziz, who manages a ton of fighters like Kamaru Usman and Khabib Nurmagomedov, he says Ngannou’s story is incredible.
Kamaru Usman has gone under the knife to repair a ligament in his right hand… and Dana White just had to show us what it looked like. The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President took to social media on Monday to share the news along with before-and-after photos. If you don’t like seeing this kind of
7:55 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Former UFC bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes revealed to ESPN on Monday she dealt with injuries to both of her knees during the buildup to her shocking submission loss to Julianna Peña at the end of last year. Nunes (21-5) said she didn’t want to use the injuries as an
Jack Hermansson vs. Sean Strickland Official Scorecard Middleweight contenders Sean Strickland and Jack Hermansson headlined the UFC Vegas 47 fight card at the UFC Apex on Saturday. Strickland extended his winning streak to six consecutive fights while a split decision win over the higher ranked Hermansson. Two judges scored the fight in one-sided favor of
Khamzat Chimaev isn’t backing down from the war of words with Gilbert Burns. Last month, Raphael Marinho of Combate reported that a welterweight collision between Chimaev and Burns is being targeted for UFC 273 on April 9. If the fight materializes, then it’ll be the toughest test of Chimaev’s pro MMA career. Chimaev isn’t afraid
UFC Bantamweight Champion Julianna Peña has grinded her way to the top of women’s MMA, and she wants to be compensated for it. Peña pulled off arguably the greatest upset in UFC history at UFC 269, dismantling Amanda Nunes on the feet and eventually securing a submission victory. After the win, she and UFC President
Reigning UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya will defend his 185-pound strap against former division titleholder Robert Whittaker atop the UFC 271 pay-per-view (PPV) event, scheduled for this Sat. night (Feb. 12, 2022) inside Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. The winner of Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 is expected to defend the 185-pound title against the winner
7:49 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim After Derrick Lewis and Tai Tuivasa finish flinging menacing leather in each other’s direction on Saturday night in Houston, in the co-main event of UFC 271, it will be time for the real show. That’s not a reference to the main event between UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and former
UFC Vegas 47 Bonuses: Julian Erosa banks an extra $100,000 The Ultimate Fighting Championship revealed the recipients of the coveted fighter bonuses stemming from UFC Vegas 47 following Saturday’s event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Julian Erosa banked $100,00 for his catchweight bout against Steven Peterson that kicked off the main card. Due
(screenshot of UFC broadcast) Sean Strickland’s coach has had just about enough of Sal D’Amato at the judges’ table. Last night (Feb. 5), Strickland shared the Octagon with Jack Hermansson. The middleweight scrap headlined UFC Vegas 47 inside the UFC Apex. The bout went the distance and by the time it was over, fight fans
The following article was published on this day two years ago. It is presented to you in its original, unaltered form, courtesy of The MMA News Archives. [ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 6, 2020, 5:26 PM] Headline: Khabib Compares Conor McGregor vs. Cowboy Cerrone To ‘Well-Organized Circus’ Author: Fernando Quiles Jr. Khabib Nurmagomedov doesn’t believe Conor McGregor
With his big first round TKO win at UFC Vegas 47 on Saturday night, Shavkat Rakhmonov has solidified himself as a smoking hot welterweight prospect to watch. And these days, that means getting lumped in with another extremely fast riser in the ranks: one Khamzat Chimaev. While Chimaev has one more UFC win under his