Jan Blachowicz can see a resemblance to his upcoming opponent Glover Teixeira. There is a light heavyweight title fight going down on the upcoming UFC 267 fight card. This bout is very important for both men involved. Champion Jan Blachowicz gets to prove once again that he belongs at the top of the division, while
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Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson is expected to be the next in line to fight social media influencer Logan Paul. This is according to a recent report by social media outlet Drama Alert (shown below). The complete details are unknown at this time, but the report suggests Tyson vs. Paul will unfold in February of
UFC Vegas 41 live results: Paulo Costa vs. Marvin Vettori Full UFC Vegas 41 live results from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas begin at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT on Saturday, October 23, on MMAWeekly.com. Click on the fight below in the UFC Vegas 41 live results section and then scroll to
Image Credit: UFC.com (photographer not listed) A featherweight banger has been added to UFC 269 as Josh Emmett will return to the Octagon against Dan Ige. Multiple sources informed BJPENN.com that Emmett and Ige have been agreed to for UFC 269 on December 11 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event
Former UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight champion, Daniel Cormier doesn’t think Fedor Emelianenko would’ve had much success in the UFC. In 2009, Emelianenko was linked to signing with the Las Vegas-based promotion, yet it never came to fruition. The Russian then continued to fight in Strikeforce, went to M-1 Global, and now is in Bellator.
12:57 PM ET LAS VEGAS — A three-day saga surrounding Saturday’s UFC Fight Night main event between Paulo Costa and Marvin Vettori is finally over, as both fighters made weight for a five-round light heavyweight matchup. This fight was originally scheduled to take place at middleweight, the division in which Costa and Vettori are both
Current UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman is fighting Colby Covington at UFC 268 to prove he is still a better fighter. Despite what Covington may have said about UFC pressuring Usman into the rematch “Nigerian Nightmare” is adamant that he is fighting Covington again just to beat him up a second time. Covington, who has
UFC Vegas 41 Face-offs: Paulo Costa and Marvin Vettori exchange words Following Friday’s official UFC Vegas 41 weigh-ins at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, the fighters competing on the fight card faced off with their opponents. Middleweight contenders Paulo Costa and Marvin Vettori headlined Saturday’s fight card in a light heavyweight bout. The match was
Image Credit: DAZN Jon Jones has never been shy about giving his opinion on social media. The former UFC light heavyweight champion was embroiled in more controversy earlier this month after getting arrested in Las Vegas. Jones was subsequently told he couldn’t train at Jackson Wink MMA. The setbacks have not stopped Jones from getting
Nate Diaz may have dropped a hint Friday that he is now setting his sights on Tony Ferguson, which led Conor McGregor to try repositioning himself as the center of attention. Our saga begins with Tony Ferguson taking to Twitter last night to state that he and Conor McGregor have unfinished business and questioned the
8:00 AM ET UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya released a YouTube video last weekend in which he broke down Saturday’s main event fight between his “children” Paulo Costa and Marvin Vettori. On its face, Costa vs. Vettori is an outstanding main event featuring two of the UFC’s top middleweights. Costa and Vettori are ranked Nos.
If everything goes according to plan at UFC 267 on October 30th, Glover Teixeira will fight Jan Blachowicz for the UFC light heavyweight title on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. But if something happens to go sideways, the promotion has a back-up ready in #2 ranked 205er Jiri Prochazka. Prochazka is taking his role as
Paulo Costa vs Marvin Vettori weight class gets a second change hours before weigh-ins Originally scheduled to be a middleweight bout, the UFC Vegas 41 main event between Paulo Costa and Marvin Vettori will now take place at in the light heavyweight division. Costa, the No. 2 ranked middleweight, showed up for fight week much
PhotoCred: Twitter – @PFLMMA Sean O’Connell has firsthand experience when it comes to how much the PFL can offer – as does the current active dominator, Kayla Harrison. O’Connell (21-10), a former UFC light heavyweight, joined the promotion for their first season in 2018 and won his way to the million-dollar prize – leading to
UFC lightweight Michael Chandler believes former interim champion Justin Gaethje is the “scariest” and “craziest” fighter he’s ever been matched up with. Chandler has found himself well in the mix of the 155-pound elites despite only having two Octagon outings under his belt. After making the switch from Bellator to the UFC in 2020, “Iron”
8:00 AM ET There was a time when an appearance by Fedor Emelianenko was as big as it got in mixed martial arts. From mid-2000, when the Russian first competed as a pro, through the end of 2009, Emelianenko fought 32 times and lost only once, by a dubious doctor’s stoppage. During one stretch, mostly
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight titleholder Cain Velasquez taught Dwight Grant a thing or two about punching up in weight. Grant (11-3) fights Fransisco Trinaldo at UFC Vegas 41, taking place inside the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nev. on Sat., Oct. 23 via ESPN+. Reflecting on his sparring sessions, Grant named Velasquez as
Italian DJ formally presses charges against Conor McGregor after alleged assault Italian DJ, Francesco Facchinetti, formally pressed charges against former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor for allegedly assaulting him at a party in Rome. The alleged incident took place at the St. Regis Hotel in Rome. Facchinetti accuses McGregor of attacking him unprovoked leaving him