Welcome to Midnight Mania! Deiveson Figueiredo is at a major crossroads. The former Flyweight kingpin captured and twice defended the Flyweight crown in 2020, but he was just handed a pretty substantial ass-kicking in his rematch with Brandon Moreno (HIGHLIGHTS!). Without taking anything away from “The Assassin Baby’s” clear improvement and excellent performance, it was
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Dana White confirms Logan Paul vs Floyd Mayweather pay-per-view numbers UFC president Dana White was critical of the numbers generated by Triller Fight Club events featuring Jake Paul, but confirmed that the Showtime Sports promoted exhibition bout between Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul did substantial numbers. During the UFC 263 post-fight press conference on Saturday,
PhotoCred: Detroit Free Press Claressa Shields made a successful MMA debut this past Thursday night at PFL 4. The 26-year old Flint, Michigan native is 11-0 as a professional boxer with two Olympic gold medals to her name. Shields now comfortably gets ready to build some momentum in her new sport. “In my opinion, women’s
Former UFC Flyweight Champion Deiveson Figueiredo wants a third fight with the newly crowned champion, Brandon Moreno. Figueiredo failed to defend his title to Moreno, who handily defeated the Brazilian via third-round rear-naked choke at UFC 263 this past weekend. Moreno became the first Mexican-born UFC champion, a landmark in the UFC’s history. It was
8:11 AM ET UFC 263 was a night of clear answers to a lot of questions. Israel Adesanya had a much easier time in his rematch against Marvin Vettori, and added to his legacy as middleweight champion. So has he done everything he has to do to prove his greatness in the division, or does
Former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, who also held gold at 185 pounds, has a message for MMA fighters unhappy with their current pay structure. UFC won’t pay you fairly unless you make them. That’s the title of his new essay for Wealthsimple Magazine, where “Rush” peels back the curtain on his own negotiations with
Nate Diaz wants to fight again in three or four months Nate Diaz lost to Leon Edwards at UFC 263 on Saturday, but made it dramatic in the final round. With UFC 263 behind him, Diaz want to fight again in there or four months. The Ultimate Fighter Season 5 winner would have liked to
Image Credit: @btsportufc on Twitter (photographer not listed) Former UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo reacted after losing his belt to Brandon Moreno by third-round submission at UFC 263. Figueiredo entered the rematch with Moreno as the champion after they fought to a draw in a 2020 “Fight of the Year” candidate at UFC 256 last
Nate Diaz says he’s eager to jump back in the Octagon following his loss to Leon Edwards, quashing rumours that he lacks motivation to fight. Fan-favorite Diaz returned to action at UFC 263 on Saturday night, delivering fight fans a bloody five-round spectacle against #3-ranked welterweight Edwards. The fight was vintage fare from the Stockton
1:19 AM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — Israel Adesanya rotated his right hand and cupped it near his ear, a gesture pro wrestling legend Hulk Hogan used to use to elicit cheers from the crowd. Marvin Vettori was desperately trying to take Adesanya down against the cage at the end of the fourth round. Adesanya’s taunt
UFC 263 was a long event — the longest event in terms of actual fight time in UFC history at a whopping 3 hours 19 minutes and 32 seconds. One fight that did not last long and contribute to that monster tally was Paul Craig vs. Jamahal Hill, which ended in just 119 seconds. The
UFC 262 highlights & recap: Brandon Moreno subs Deiveson Figueiredo to take belt Watch the UFC 262 highlights and recap from the flyweight championship bout between Deveison Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno from Saturday’s event at Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona. Moreno took the belt in this immediate rematch. [embedded content] (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube)
Henry Cejudo praised his former training partner Brandon Moreno after winning the UFC flyweight title from Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 263. Moreno finished Figueiredo in the third round with a rear-naked choke to become the new UFC flyweight champion. Following the event, Moreno ran into Cejudo backstage and the former UFC flyweight champ congratulated Moreno
UFC President Dana White has not at all changed his tone regarding the next title challenger for UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman. At UFC 263, Leon Edwards earned his ninth consecutive win in a unanimous-decision victory over Nate Diaz. Coming into the fight, Dana White was firm on who would be next in line for
12:08 AM ET For 24 out of the 25 minutes of their fight at UFC 263, Leon Edwards controlled almost every aspect of the fight. His strikes, kicks and almost everything else he did had caused considerable damage and drew significant blood to Nate Diaz‘s face and body. But as he absorbed that damage, generally
UFC 263 went off this weekend in Glendale, Arizona, shattering the Gila River Arena’s gate record with over 17,000 screaming, booing maniacs in attendance. With three five round fights and one new champion to discuss, UFC president Dana White stuck around at the post-fight press conference for a half an hour talking about all the
Nate and Nick Diaz smoke a blunt at UFC 263 Post-fight Press Conference | Video Nate Diaz appeared at the UFC 263 Post-Fight Press Conference on Saturday following his decision loss to Leon Edwards and shared a blunt with his brother Nick. Diaz discussed when he’d like to fight again, the loss to Edwards, his
Image via @weighinginsow on Instagram John McCarthy scolded referee Al Guinee for failing to notice that Jamahal Hill had dislocated his arm in UFC 263 fight with Paul Craig. The UFC headed to Glendale, Arizona for UFC 263, and the athletic commission hired Guinee, a local referee on the regional circuit there, to handle several