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Sean Strickland had a former foe watching his fight. Strickland was victorious in his fifth UFC main event last night (Sat., Jul. 1, 2023) from inside the UFC Apex in Las Vegas when he defeated Abus Magomedov via second-round TKO (watch highlights). Strickland picked up a Performance of the Night for his impressive finish. After

Tonight’s UFC Vegas 76 featured prelim showcased a welterweight bout between Kevin Lee and Rinat Fakhretdinov. Lee (19-8 MMA) was returning to action for the first time since March of 2022, where he scored a decision win over Diego Sanchez under the Eagle FC fight banner. ‘The Motown Phenom’ had gone 3-4 over his past

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to its APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the UFC Vegas 76 mixed martial arts (MMA) event TONIGHT (Sat., July 1, 2023), streaming LIVE on ESPN and ESPN+. UFC Vegas 76 will be headlined by the 185-pound showdown between Top 5-ranked middleweight contender Sean Strickland and former PFL standout

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJun 30, 2023, 02:47 PM ET Two of the top UFC heavyweights of their generation will meet in a rematch – in an unexpected setting. Junior dos Santos and Fabricio Werdum, both Brazilian-born former UFC heavyweight champions, will fight each other in bareknuckle mixed martial arts Sept. 8 in Jacksonville, Florida

Sean Brady has reportedly been forced out of his slated matchup with Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 290. UFC 290 takes place on Saturday, July 8th at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The event will now continue without the highly anticipated welterweight showdown between Sean Brady (15-1 MMA) and Jack Della Maddalena (14-2 MMA).

Longtime UFC middleweight veteran Sean Strickland (26-5) will throw hands with former PFL contender Abusupiyan Magomedov (25-4-1) in the UFC Vegas 76 main event TONIGHT (Sat., July 1, 2023) at the promotion’s APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Check out their fight video preview embedded above. LIVE! Stream UFC Vegas 76 On ESPN+ HIGH-STAKES MIDDLEWEIGHT

Jun 30, 2023, 09:40 AM ET With the UFC schedule midway through 2023, there is plenty to discuss and break down in every division. So far this year, the UFC has seen arguably its most dominant champion, Amanda Nunes, hang up her gloves. It’s also seen one of its most dominant champs, Valentina Shevchenko, lose

UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling has taken aim at Henry Cejudo. ‘The Funk Master’ and ‘Triple C’ faced off in May in the main event of UFC 288. For Henry Cejudo, the bout was his first in over three years, previously retiring after a 2020 win over Dominick Cruz. Meanwhile, Aljamain Sterling entered the contest

The unimaginable superfight between billionaire businessmen, Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk, is beginning to pick up so much steam that even the Italian government is reportedly getting involved. There’s really no telling how serious Zuckerberg and Musk are about locking horns inside of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Octagon, but so much has already happened.

Sean O’Malley has given his thoughts on a possible UFC middleweight title showdown between Israel Adesanya and Dricus du Plessis. Next month, Dricus du Plessis will battle Robert Whittaker in the biggest fight of his career so far. Of course, the real aim of the game is to earn a shot against Israel Adesanya for

UFC 290 has taken a major hit. According to sources close to the situation, MMAMania.com can confirm Sean Brady is out of his fight against Jack Della Maddalena scheduled for next weekend (Sat., July 10, 2023). While the injury is undisclosed, Full Send MMA has reported Brady is currently in the hospital.Twitter user @Bendaman2001 was

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJun 29, 2023, 06:58 PM ET Former UFC double champion Henry Cejudo announced Thursday he has a partially torn right shoulder and is out of his scheduled UFC 292 matchup with Marlon “Chito” Vera on Aug. 19 in Boston. Cejudo made the announcement on his YouTube page and Twitter. He said

Kevin Lee has finally revealed the holes he saw in Khabib Nurmagomedov’s game. For years – even before Nurmagomedov was the champ – Lee said he saw holes in the undefeated Dagestani fighter’s game. Even when Nurmagomedov became the champ and beat the likes of Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier, Kevin Lee still insisted he

Henry Cejudo’s rebound attempt will have to wait. UFC 292 on Aug. 19, 2023, will mark a special celebration for the former two-division champion, Cejudo. He just won’t get to receive a potential top Bantamweight contender victory as a present. Cejudo, 36, revealed today (Thurs., June 29, 2023) on Instagram that he’s withdrawing from his

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJun 28, 2023, 11:50 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun The UFC will celebrate Mexican Independence Day with a UFC Fight Night event headlined by a women’s flyweight championship bout. Alexa Grasso will defend her 125-pound championship against former champion

Cameron Saaiman has defended Dricus du Plessis’ comments about him possibly becoming the UFC’s first “true” African champion. Next month, Dricus du Plessis faces the fight of his life. He’ll go head to head with Robert Whittaker, knowing that a win will earn him a shot at Israel Adesanya and the UFC middleweight championship. He’s

Welcome to Midnight Mania! There’s a lot of pressure on Kevin Lee this weekend at UFC Vegas 76, which goes down this Saturday (July 1, 2023) inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. It’s been just about two years since he was released from the UFC roster following a pair of losses to Daniel Rodriguez

Sean Strickland believes women need to be removed from the workforce. Strickland has always been known for his brash words and controversial ideas which have caused many people to be offended by his comments. That trend has continued ahead of his UFC Vegas 76 main event against Abus Magomedov, as Strickland took aim at women