Julianna Pena stops Amanda Nunes at UFC 269 Newly crowned UFC women’s bantamweight champion Julianna Pena is not interested in facing Kayla Harrison next. Pena (11-4 MMA) scored one of the biggest upsets in mixed martial arts history last weekend at UFC 269, dethroning longtime champion Amanda Nunes with a second round submission (see that
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Julianna Peña hopes her recent win over Amanda Nunes can teach doubters a lesson. The newly crowned UFC Bantamweight Champion Peña is well aware that the fight world didn’t expect her to come out on top against Amanda Nunes at UFC 269. But after securing a shocking second-round rear naked choke submission win over the
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Israel Adesanya just cannot escape the consequences of his saggy chest. There was something off at UFC 253. While Adesanya put on a masterclass performance opposite wine-y Brazilian Paulo Costa, fans on the Internet were focusing on something else. His right pectoral muscle was oddly saggy and swollen, which led to
11:04 PM ET LAS VEGAS — The two best middleweight fighters in the world will meet again early next year. Israel Adesanya will defend his UFC middleweight title against former champion Robert Whittaker in the main event of UFC 271 on Feb. 12 in Houston, the promotion announced Saturday during the UFC 269 broadcast. Adesanya
Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley II: All Access – Part 1 | Video All Access Paul vs. Woodley II – Part 1 takes viewers beyond the ring as international superstar Jake Paul and former UFC champ and striking specialist Tyron Woodley prepare for the next chapter in their epic saga. Woodley made his professional boxing
Julianna Pena subs Amanda Nunes at UFC 269 UFC women’s bantamweight champion Julianna Pena disagrees with those who say Amanda Nunes quit at UFC 269 last weekend. In one of the biggest upsets in mixed martial arts history, Julianna Pena submitted Amanda Nunes on Saturday night to break the incredible winning streak of “The Lioness”.
UFC lightweight contenders Conor McGregor and Islam Makhachev are it again on Twitter, this time regarding McGregor’s planned title shot. McGregor and Makhachev, to the surprise of no one, are not exactly the best of friends. McGregor has had arguably one of the most intense beefs in UFC history with Makhachev’s teammate, Khabib Nurmagomedov. But
Dustin Poirier came up short in his bid to win the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight title against Charles Oliveira at UFC 269 last Saturday (Dec. 11, 2021) in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was the second time “Diamond” failed to win the undisputed title, losing to Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 242 two years ago, also
8:00 AM ET There’s always some fluidity in the MMA rankings, but often that movement happens at a glacier’s pace. In this latest update of the ESPN divisional rankings, however, there are two brand-new No. 1s and also the return of a former champion. Leading the way is Julianna Peña, who moves up from No.
Colby Covington on Dustin Poirier: ‘He quits’ Former interim welterweight champion Colby Covington weighed in on Dustin Poirier‘s submission loss to champion Charles Oliveira in the UFC 269 main event. The former teammates relationship these days can only be considered a rivalry, and Covington didn’t hold back when discussing Poirier’s loss during an appearance on
UFC president Dana White has reacted angrily to Israel Adesanya’s implication that his rematch with Robert Whittaker isn’t a done deal. Dana White has often been involved in verbal spats with fighters and, most of the time, the exchanges take place indirectly. This serves as yet another example of that with Israel Adesanya using a
Dominick Cruz regrets his viral comments criticizing Daniel Cormier‘s performance as a color analyst—sort of. Prior to UFC 269, one story that made headlines across the MMA media was the critical remarks made by Dominick Cruz regarding Daniel Cormier’s job preparation as a color analyst. Here is a portion of what was said during the
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Last Friday night (Dec. 10, 2021), Daniel Cormier won the “Personality of the Year” award at the 2021 World MMA Awards. It may not feel like “DC” is particularly beloved at the moment, however, because he’s getting dunked on from several angles! Perhaps the biggest non-fighting story last week was Dominick
2:03 PM ET Ryan Bader is returning to the Bellator heavyweight division — where he holds the title — for the first time in more than two years. Bader will face interim champion Valentin Moldavsky in a heavyweight title unification fight in the main event of a Bellator card Jan. 29 in Phoenix, the promotion
Charles Oliveira responds to Conor McGregor’s call out: ‘Let’s go baby’ Former two-division champion Conor McGregor asked what date he’s fighting lightweight champion Charles Oliveira on Monday, and Oliveira responded. “So what date am I fighting Oliveira,” McGregor posted on social media. So what date am I fighting Oliveira? — Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) December 13,
PhotoCred: MMA Fighting Julianna Pena hopes to topple another all-time great after defeating Amanda Nunes at UFC 269. Nunes went unbeaten for six years and 12 fights until meeting Pena this past Saturday night. For Pena, however, she’d tasted defeat as recently as October 2020 when faced with former featherweight champion Germaine de Randamie. Before
Newly crowned women’s bantamweight champion Julianna Peña has responded to the backlash she received for comments made following her UFC 269 title win. After pulling off one of the biggest upsets in MMA history, Julianna Peña served as an inspiration for many people. Peña entered her fight against Amanda Nunes as a +670 underdog, with
Dominick Cruz picked up his second straight win last Saturday (Dec. 11, 2021) after edging out Pedro Munhoz in a wildly-entertaining bantamweight fight in the undercard of UFC 269, which went down inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Now that the former 135-pound champion is picking up some momentum, he isn’t about to slow