7:51 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Yair Rodriguez is a walking highlight reel, best known for his stunning last-second knockout of Chan Sung Jung in a 2018 bout that the Mexican was on the verge of losing by decision. The KO came at 4:59 of Round 5 via a no-look, upward-trajectory elbow that collapsed “The Korean
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Former UFC Featherweight champion Max Holloway will look to punch his way back into another title fight when he faces off against Yair Rodriguez in the UFC Vegas 42 main event tomorrow night (Sat., Nov. 13, 2021) on ESPN+ from inside the promotion’s APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. LIVE! Stream UFC Vegas 42 On
UFC Vegas 42: Holloway vs. Rodriguez Weigh-in Highlights | Video The athletes competing on Saturday’s UFC Vegas 42 fight card at UFC Apex in Las Vegas officially weighed in on Friday. The 11-bout fight card is headlined by a featherweight match between former champion Max Holloway and No. 3 ranked Yair Rodriguez. Rodriguez was the first fighter to
Alex Pereira flying knee KO at UFC 268 UFC middleweight fighter Alex Pereira released a statement following his incredible flying knee KO win over Andreas Michailidis at UFC 268. Pereira is a former GLORY kickboxing champion who made his UFC debut this past Saturday at UFC 268. The only man to ever KO current UFC
Justin Gaethje is not happy with Mike Beltran’s reffing at UFC 268. Justin Gaethje and Michael Chandler had one of the most action-packed bouts in recent memory. There was rarely a lull through the three-round banger, but Gaethje thinks there should’ve been. Near the end of the second round, Chandler inadvertently poked Gaethje in the
2:55 PM ET The UFC has added a welterweight matchup between Stephen Thompson and Belal Muhammad to its event on Dec. 18 in Las Vegas, both fighters confirmed on Thursday. The 170-pound contest will take place on the final UFC Fight Night event of 2021. Thompson confirmed the news to ESPN and Muhammad confirmed it
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Nobody is particularly happy with Jorge Masvidal at the moment. The longtime veteran was forced to withdrawal from a scheduled bout vs. Leon Edwards due to injury, and as a result, every fighter who has beef with him is taking a chance to dump on “Gamebred.” Edwards accused him of fraudulent
Coming off a nearly two-year layoff, featherweight Pam Sorenson was looking have a solid comeback fight when she faced Roberta Paim Samad at Bellator 264 this past August. While Sorenson didn’t quite get the win the way she had hoped, picking up a split-decision victory over Samad helped give Sorenson back-to-back victories and a good
Image via @Khabib_nurmagomedov on Instagram UFC lightweight Islam Makhachev could beat former divisional kingpin Khabib Nurmagomedov, says former UFC fighter Mike Swick. Swick competed in the UFC for many years but these days he lives in Thailand and own and operates AKA Thailand. In the United States, Makhachev and Nurmagomedov train at AKA San Jose,
Jon Jones has found a new, yet familiar home to train out of. Jones has been training with Greg Jackson and Mike Winkeljohn for the vast majority of his MMA career, being a big reason for the notoriety and fame of the gym. However, that all changed after his latest run-in with the law that
7:01 PM ET Loopy Godinez is the busiest woman in the UFC. One month after fighting twice in the span of two weeks — a modern UFC record — Godinez will step in on short notice to fight Loma Lookboonmee at UFC Fight Night on Nov. 20 in Las Vegas, UFC officials confirmed Wednesday with
The big fights just keep coming. Hot off Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington 2 and Rose Namajunas vs. Zhang Weili 2, we move on to UFC 269 on December 11th featuring Dustin Poirier’s next attempt to earn a lightweight title against current champion Charles Oliveira. UFC 270 on January 22nd is being headlined by the
Sinead Kavanagh says Cris Cyborg is playing ‘mind games’ ahead of Bellator 271 title fight Cris Cyborg puts her featherweight title on the line against Sinead Kavanagh in the Bellator 271 main event in Hollywood, Fla. on Friday. In the days leading up to the bout, Kavanagh accuses the Brazilian of trying to play mind
Image Credit: @UFC/Twitter Michael Chandler knows he didn’t fight the smartest fight on Saturday against Justin Gaethje. Chandler and Gaethje were opening up the UFC 268 main card and the two promised fireworks. To no surprise, they did just that as they even exceeded expectations as the two just threw down for 15 minutes. Both
Former UFC strawweight champion Carla Esparza isn’t happy with UFC president Dana White‘s apparent reluctance to book a Rose Namajunas bout. Esparza has been on a tear as of late, with a five-fight winning streak over top contenders such as Marina Rodriguez and Michelle Waterson. In her last fight, she put on a dominant performance
3:38 PM ET Next month’s highly anticipated welterweight fight between Jorge Masvidal and Leon Edwards is off, UFC Chief Business Officer Hunter Campbell told ESPN on Wednesday. Per Campbell, Masvidal (35-15) was forced to withdraw from the UFC 269 bout on Dec. 11 because of an undisclosed injury. There was no update on whether Edwards
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Earlier today, there was a collective groan heard round the MMA world when it was revealed that Jorge Masvidal was injured and forced to withdraw from his long-awaited match up vs. Leon Edwards. The bout was planned for UFC 269 next month, but with “Gamebred” out, the next step is uncertain.
Check out the UFC 268 slow-motion highlights | Video Take a slow-motion trip through some of the most exciting exchanges and highlights from UFC 268: Usman vs Masvidal 2 in this edition of ‘Fight Motion.’ UFC 268 took place on Nov. 6 at Madison Square Garden in New York City and featured two fight fights.