7:54 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Khamzat Chimaev will compete in his fourth UFC fight on Saturday at UFC 267 (10:30 a.m. ET on ESPN+). He is 3-0 inside the Octagon, 9-0 overall in his MMA career. He has finished every opponent, six of them in the first round. He has never seen a Round 3.
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Former UFC interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson has not seen action since losing a lopsided decision to No. 3-ranked title contender Beneil Dariush at UFC 262 last May, a three-round drubbing that sent “El Cucuy” to his third straight loss. That might land some fighters on the “Prelims” portion of an upcoming fight card (or
Bellator president Scott Coker expects Fedor Emelianenko to fight again early next year The legend Fedor Emelianenko scored a first-round knockout over No. 2 ranked Bellator heavyweight contender Tim Johnson in the Bellator 269 main event on Saturday. At 45-years old, Emelianenko is far removed from his prime when he was the Pride FC champion
The opening betting odds have been released for potential fights between Conor McGregor vs. Tony Ferguson and Nate Diaz vs. Tony Ferguson. Over the past week, we have seen Ferguson call out McGregor and then Diaz call out Ferguson. They are three of the biggest names in the sport and there has been plenty of
When Aljamain Sterling decides to walk away from fighting, he might just make Hollywood his destination. If you ask Aljamain Sterling’s detractors, they’ll tell you that the “Funk Master” made his acting debut at UFC 259 against Petr Yan. The review? An award-winning performance. Only instead of an Oscar or a Tony, he was awarded
UFC Vegas 41 went down yesterday (Sat., Oct. 23, 2021) inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, which was headlined by a Light Heavyweight bout between Paulo Costa and Marvin Vettori. Once the dust settled after 25 minutes of hard-fought action, Vettori came out on top, sending Costa home with his second straight loss (highlights).
Marvin Vettori: ‘I don’t like how Paulo Costa carried himself’ | UFC Vegas 41 Video Middleweight contender Marvin Vettori defeated No. 2 ranked middleweight Paulo Costa in the UFC Vegas 41 main event on Saturday. The Italian had an eventful fight week that started with Costa unable to make weight and having to renegotiate what
Marvin Vettori def. Paulo Costa at UFC Vegas 41 Marvin Vettori claims he took home 30% of Paulo Costa’s fight purse at UFC Vegas 41, adding he would have finished ‘The Eraser’ if he “wasn’t as big”. The former middleweight title challengers, Costa (13-2 MMA) and Vettori (18-5-1 MMA), had initially agreed to compete at
Marvin Vettori had some choice words for Paulo Costa after their bout on Saturday. It’s quite common for fighters with bad blood to exit the Octagon with a sense of mutual respect at the conclusion of their contest. They’ll shake hands, maybe say complimentary things about their opponent, and move on to the future. That
7:23 PM ET LAS VEGAS — It was a weird week, to say the least, but Saturday’s five-round main event between Marvin Vettori and Paulo Costa delivered as expected. Vettori (18-4-1) handed Costa (13-2) his second consecutive defeat, scoring a unanimous decision victory in a light heavyweight matchup at UFC Fight Night inside the Apex.
If you like to watch the biggest of the big men fighting, it doesn’t get much bigger than 5x World’s Strongest Man Mariusz Pudzianowski versus Senegalese wrestling legend “Bombardier” aka Serigne Ousmane Dia. The two men walked into the KSW 64 cage on Saturday night at a combined weight of 587 pounds, so it shouldn’t
UFC flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko releases another dancing video UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko dances in celebration after wins inside the octagon and dances for fun outside of it. “Bullet” has posted several videos to her social media accounts and YouTube channel featuring her dancing over the past year and just released another video
Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Kamaru Usman shared the reason why Leon Edwards didn’t get the next title shot. After Edwards beat Diaz at UFC 263, he said his next fight would be for the belt. Yet, Usman will instead defend his title against Colby Covington at UFC 268 and Edwards will
The UFC Vegas 41 bonuses have been released. The event took place in Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility. Headlining the card was a clash between Paulo Costa and Marvin Vettori. This fight saw both guys come to fight. While Costa did fall at the start of the first round after tripping, he
1:34 PM ET LAS VEGAS — One of the most interesting fight weeks of 2021 will come to its conclusion tonight, as Paulo Costa takes on Marvin Vettori in a light heavyweight bout at UFC Fight Night inside the Apex. This fight, of course, was supposed to take place at 185 pounds and have a
Not only did Marvin Vettori claim a unanimous decision win over Paulo Costa last night (Sat., Oct. 23, 2021) at UFC Vegas 41 in Las Vegas, but “Italian Dream” received considerable praise from UFC president Dana White after the fight. Vettori, who was coming off a loss to Israel Adesanya at UFC 263 back in
UFC Vegas 41 Bonuses: Marvin Vettori banks an extra $50,000 for main event win The UFC awarded four post-fight bonuses following Saturday’s UFC Vegas 41 fight card at UFC Apex in Las Vegas. UFC president Dana White announced the recipients of the $50,000 performance-based bonuses during the event’s post-fight press conference. Fight of the Night
Henry Cejudo believes that Conor McGregor should see what happens if he tried to sucker punch someone like Khabib Nurmagomedov. McGregor has been back in the headlines this past week for allegedly punching an Italian DJ on a recent visit to Rome. As yet, UFC president Dana White has not shared his full thoughts on