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Pugilists Floyd Mayweather and John Gotti III squared off earlier tonight (Sun., June 11, 2022) streamed live on the Zeus network from inside FLA Live Arena just outside Miami, Florida. It’s the latest episode of the robbery tour! Mayweather travels the world, taking on all challengers, provided it’s an exhibition match against someone who isn’t

Amanda Nunes at UFC 289: ‘Double-Champion Forever!’ UFC bantamweight and featherweight champion Amanda Nunes put on a masterful performance at UFC 289 on Saturday night in Vancouver, British Columbia. She went five rounds with Irene Aldana, earning a lopsided unanimous decision victory on the scorecards. Unfortunately for fight fans, it is the last time that

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJun 11, 2023, 01:14 AM ET Amanda Nunes laid her two UFC championship belts on the Octagon mat and had the cutman remove her gloves. She put the gloves in the middle of the two titles, kneeled down and cried into the canvas. On Saturday, after one of her most dominant

Beneil Dariush Talks UFC 289 Loss After the fight, Dariush took to his Instagram account to post text that read, “God is good.” Dariush followed that up with a caption, making it clear that he plans to get back on the horse. “I’m ok,” Dariush said. “I’ll heal up and be back. #allglorytoGod.” It’s a

Jon Jones is doubling down on his willingness to fight heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury inside of the Octagon or the boxing ring. The discussion regarding a heavyweight superfight between Jones and Fury started last month and has been gaining steam ever since. Fury initially responded to UFC color commentator, Joe Rogan, suggesting Jones would

UFC 289 highlights video: Amanda Nunes vs. Irene Aldana Watch the UFC 289 highlights video and recap from Saturday’s UFC 289 main event between double-champ Amanda Nunes and Irene Aldana. The bout was the final fight of Nunes’s storied career, as she announced her retirement following the fight. UFC 289 took place on Saturday, June

Jun 11, 2023, 02:19 AM ET What were the biggest moments from the first UFC pay-per-view in Canada in nearly four years? Brett Okamoto, Marc Raimondi, Jeff Wagenheim and Andres Waters offer up their final thoughts after an 11-fight card in Vancouver, British Columbia. Wagenheim: Nunes is the gold standard Amanda Nunes went out like

The Octagon returned to Canada for tonight’s UFC 289 event, an eleven-bout fight card headlined by Amanda Nunes vs. Irene Aldana. The highly anticipated women’s bantamweight title fight proved to be a one-sided affair. Amanda Nunes dominated Irene Aldana for all five rounds, battering the challenger with jabs and ground and pound. After twenty-five minutes of

The women’s Featherweight division seems to be coming to an end. Amanda Nunes mauled Irene Aldana at UFC 289 tonight (Sat., June 10, 2023), winning a dominant unanimous decision win from inside Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. After her sixth Bantamweight title defense, Nunes retired from mixed martial arts (MMA) while holding both

The UFC 289 bonuses are in with co-main eventer Charles Oliveira leading the charge with his record-setting victory over Beneil Dariush. UFC 289 Performance of the Night: Charles Oliveira Oliveira lost his UFC lightweight title on the scale, when he missed weight ahead of a victory over Justing Gaethje at UFC 274. He then failed

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJun 8, 2023, 04:38 PM ET The UFC is ramping up its women’s divisions with highly regarded up-and-comers. Four women’s MMA prospects were signed by the promotion this week, including undefeated British women’s bantamweight fighter Melissa Dixon, her rep Maurice Blanco of First Round Management confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. In

Daniel Pineda had a chance to enter the featherweight rankings last weekend. Not even three months after Pineda submitted Tucker Lutz at the end of March, he took a fight against Alex Caceres at UFC Vegas 74. It was a chance for Pineda to enter the ranks, but in the end, it was Caceres who

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s Bantamweight knockout artists Amanda Nunes and Irene Aldana will clash TONIGHT (Sat., June 10, 2023) at UFC 289 inside Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In 2021, Nunes lost for the first time in seven years, getting club-and-subbed by Julianna Pena after a hot start (watch it). How did

UFC 289 Live Results – Nunes vs Aldana UFC 289 live results begin at 7:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, June 10, on MMAWeekly.com. The fights take place at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia. Click on the fight below in the UFC 289 Live results section for live stats or jump down to the written

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJun 9, 2023, 04:35 PM ET Two women’s flyweight fighters on the verge of title contention are set to meet Down Under, as Casey O’Neill will take on Viviane Araujo at UFC 293 on Sept. 9 in Sydney, sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday. Araujo is ranked No. 10 and O’Neill

Charles Oliveira wants Beneil Dariush to back his talk up and go to the ground with him. Ahead of UFC 289, both Oliveira and Dariush are confident in their skills and both believe they will be able to get a stoppage win on Saturday night. Yet, ahead of the fight, Dariush spoke to BJPENN.com and

ONE Fight Night 11 is set for Lumpinee this Friday night (US time). After last months event in Denver the promotion returns to its usual venue for a card that is headlined by a Muay Thai title fight. MMA fans should keep an eye out for the flyweight bout between Hu Yong and Sung Hoon

UFC 289 Ceremonial Weigh-In Video The athletes competing on the UFC 289: Nunes vs Aldana fight card on Friday participated in the event’s ceremonial weigh-in on Friday in Vancouver. The event is headlined by a women’s bantamweight title bout between two-division champion Amanda Nunes and fifth-ranked Irene Aldana. Nunes and Aldana both weighed in at 135 pounds. In