2022 is just around the corner and with it UFC 270 on January 22nd featuring Francis Ngannou vs. Ciryl Gane for the undisputed heavyweight title. Everyone already knows Ngannou’s tale of working in a Cameroonian sand quarry before leaving Africa and making it to France. Now we’re starting to learn a bit more about Ciryl
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12:47 AM ET Sergio Pettis was losing just about every second of the fight until deep into the fourth round. Kyoji Horiguchi was faster, stronger, showed better wrestling and was winning the striking battle. Pettis had absolutely no answers. Until he did. Pettis crushed Horiguchi with a spinning-backfist knockout at 3 minutes, 24 seconds of
We’ve heard the story before about how The Ultimate Fighter reality series saved the UFC from financial ruin and catapulted the sport of mixed martial arts into main stream culture. The UFC was tens of millions of dollars in debt when UFC brass pitched the idea of a reality show featuring athletes trying to fight
UFC light heavyweight contender Jimmy Crute issued a statement following his brutal KO loss to Jamahal Hill at UFC Vegas 44. Hill needed just 48 seconds to drop Crute and knock him out with follow-up punches on the ground. For Hill, it was a huge bounceback win after getting finished by Paul Craig in devastating
UFC lightweight Rafael Fiziev earned a highlight knockout over Brad Riddell at UFC Vegas 44, but he felt conflicted after beating his longtime friend. Fiziev and Riddell are former training partners at Tiger Muay Thai gym in Thailand. While the two agreed to remain friends regardless of the outcome at UFC Vegas 44, Fiziev and
UFC Vegas 44 went down last night (Sat., Dec. 4, 2021) inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada featuring a thrilling Bantamweight bout between Jose Aldo and Rob Font. In the end, Aldo walked away with a unanimous decision win (highlights here). In the co-headlining act, Rafael Fiziev knocked out Brad Riddell with a spinning
1:31 AM ET Jose Aldo has already done more than all but a few fighters in the history of mixed martial arts. He’s arguably the greatest featherweight of all time, and his resume is good enough to be on the short list of the very best MMA fighters ever. Yet, four years after dropping the
Rob Font reacts to UFC Vegas 44 loss to Jose Aldo | Video No. 4 ranked bantamweight contender Rob Font had his four-fight winning streak snapped on Saturday, losing to Jose Aldo in the UFC Vegas 44 main event. Aldo, the former two-time featherweight champion, has put together a three-fight winning streak after a getting
Clay Guida subs Leo Santos at UFC Vegas 44 The Octagon remained in Nevada for tonight’s UFC Vegas 44 event, a thirteen-bout fight card headlined by Jose Aldo vs. Rob Font. The highly anticipated bantamweight main event proved to be a thrilling five round war. Rob Font was seemingly able to get off the better
Jon Jones has engaged in many Twitter feuds over the years: Chael Sonnen, Daniel Cormier, Israel Adesanya, etc., but he has also never shied away from firing back at his collective mass of detractors. A case can be made that no fighter in UFC history has been as criticized as Jon Jones. It can’t be
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returned to action last night (Sat., Dec. 4, 2021) to stage UFC Vegas 44 from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the main event of the evening, Jose Aldo defeated Rob Font via unanimous decision after 25 minutes of back-and-forth, hard-fought action (highlights). In the co-headlining act, Rafael Fiziev
Dec 3, 2021 Jose Aldo is already arguably the greatest featherweight fighter in MMA history. Over the last two years, he’s shifted his focus towards the UFC bantamweight title. Aldo faces Rob Font in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas. The winner will put himself in position for either
Watch Clay Guida’s come-from-behind submission win over Leonardo Santos | UFC Vegas 44 Highlight Video Veteran lightweight Clay Guida faced a lot of adversity before pulling off a submission win over Leonardo Santos on the UFC Vegas 44 main card on Saturday. Guida was badly hurt by a front kick to the body early in
Sergio Pettis KO’s Kyoji Horiguchi at Bellator 272 Kyoji Horiguchi has provided fans with an update following his nasty knockout loss to Sergio Pettis last night at Bellator 272. Pettis (21-5 MMA) and Horiguchi (29-3 MMA) squared off yesterday evening in Connecticut with the Bellator bantamweight title on the line. Sergio was looking to earn
Michael Bisping is revealing some trade secrets from inside the UFC APEX. Since last year the UFC has held the majority of the events inside the small UFC APEX Center. The intimate location allowed the UFC to safely hold events throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. With no fans allowed, the first thing many noticed was how
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is locked and loaded for the UFC Vegas 44 mixed martial arts (MMA) event TONIGHT (Sat., Dec. 4, 2021) from inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, streaming LIVE on ESPN and ESPN+. Main event duties fall to bantamweight title contenders Rob Font and Jose Aldo, who collide for a spot
2:35 PM ET A scheduled welterweight fight between Jake Matthews and Jeremiah Wells is off UFC Fight Night on Saturday due to COVID-19 protocols, the promotion confirmed with ESPN. Wells wrote Saturday morning on Instagram that he did not test positive for COVID-19, but one of his cornermen did and due to contact tracing the
UFC president Dana White won’t be at UFC Vegas 44. He is, however, clear of Covid-19 after following UFC broadcaster Joe Rogan’s treatment advice. Though White has been vaccinated, he and his family contracted the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 following a Thanksgiving gathering. As soon as he realized he had Covid-19, White called Rogan, who