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UFC 289 Countdown: Amanda Nunes vs. Irene Aldana UFC 289 Countdown previews a showdown for the women’s bantamweight title, as double champ Amanda Nunes defends her crown against hard-hitting Irene Aldana. UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana takes place on Saturday, June 10, from Vancouver, British Columbia. Dana White offers Jon Jones vs. Tyson Fury fight:

Israel Adesanya Goes Off Taking to his Twitter account, Adesanya had a suggestion to put MMA judges on the spot. Start interviewing the judges after fights.Hold them accountable for their work. — Israel Adesanya (@stylebender) June 4, 2023 “Start interviewing the judges after fights,” Adesanya said. “Hold them accountable for their work.” The 185-pound titleholder

The Meta Corporation would like you to know that Mark Zuckerberg was not choked unconscious during his recent appearance at a Brazilian jiu jitsu tournament. The Facebook founder made headlines at the start of May when he showed up at a BJJ Tour Silicon Valley event and won two medals: a gold in the no-gi

UFC champ Jon Jones and boxing champion Tyson Fury are arguing over who is the baddest man on the planet. UFC president Dana White is willing to stop jabbering and find out. White doesn’t often like going off script for UFC fights, but in the case of Tyson Fury, he’s willing to make an exception.

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJun 4, 2023, 12:54 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun LAS VEGAS — Iraq’s Amir Albazi picked up a massive win in the UFC’s flyweight division, as he narrowly edged former title challenger Kai Kara-France via split decision at UFC

Dana White provided a rather grim update on the slated Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler fight during tonight’s UFC Vegas 74 post-fight press conference. McGregor and Chandler are supposed to collide later this year after serving as opposing coaches on Season 31 of The Ultimate Fighter. However, as of this moment, Conor McGregor has yet

Amir Albazi captured a controversial split decision in his main event debut last night (Sat., June 3, 2023) at UFC Vegas 74 live on ESPN/ESPN+ from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, defeating former UFC title challenger Kai Kara-France over the course of five rounds. In addition to the flyweight headliner, UFC Vegas 74

The UFC Vegas 74 results are in with Amir Albazi edging out Kai Kara-France on Saturday in Las Vegas, moving one step closer to a UFC flyweight title shot. It wasn’t the finish that Albazi wanted, but it was none-the-less a victory, as he won a split decision after five hard-fought rounds. The bout was

Javier Mendez has revealed that Cain Velasquez is back home at the American Kickboxing Academy. The former UFC heavyweight champion has had a rough few years to put it lightly. Velasquez last competed in February 2019, facing Francis Ngannou. In that outing, ‘The Predator’ defeated the former champion by first-round knockout. Following the loss, Velasquez

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Flyweight contenders Kai Kara-France and Amir Albazi will clash TONIGHT (Sat., June 3, 2023) inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Kara-France is one of the most respected punchers in the division, a proven finisher at the highest level. He enters this bout following his interim title loss to Brandon Moreno

UFC Vegas 74 Live Results – Kai Kara-France vs. Amir Albazi UFC Vegas 74 live results begin at 6:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, June 3, on MMAWeekly.com. The fights take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Click on the fight below in the UFC Vegas 74 Live results section for live stats

UFC middleweight contender Sean Strickland really likes to spar, but only capable opponents. ‘Tarzan’ has been out of action since his main event against Nassourdine Imavov in January. In that outing, Strickland scored a unanimous decision win over ‘Russian Sniper’. That victory snapped a two-fight losing streak for the contender, having previously lost to Alex

Welcome to Midnight Mania! Greg Hardy’s athletic career continues to suffer obstacles. The former NFL superstar was booted from football for a bevy of issues, including domestic abuse allegations. He found a new home inside the Octagon, and early on, “The Prince Of War” seemed to have some promise. Then, his grappling deficiencies were exposed,

UFC Vegas 74 face-offs: Kai Kara-France vs. Amir Albazi The UFC Vegas 74 fight card is set with Friday’s weigh-in in the books. Following the weigh-in, the UFC Vegas 74 fighters stared each other down in the final face-offs before they meet in the Octagon at the UFC Apex on Saturday. UFC Vegas 74 is

Dustin Poirier has given his thoughts on UFC 291 taking place on the same night as Errol Spence Jr. vs Terence Crawford. On July 29, Dustin Poirier will return to the Octagon. When he does so, he’ll go head to head with Justin Gaethje for the vacant BMF championship. The hope for ‘The Diamond’ is

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is just over 24 hours away from its upcoming UFC Vegas 74 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, headlined by a 125-pound showdown between Top 10 flyweight contenders Kai “Don’t Blink” Kara-France and Amir “The Prince” Albazi. The action gets underway this Sat. night (June 3, 2023) on ESPN and ESPN+ from

UFC Vegas 74: Kai Kara-France vs. Amir Albazi official weigh-in results The UFC returns to the UFC APEX for a fight night card after a week off. The card, headlined by a flyweight bout with title implications, starring Kai Kara-France vs. Amir Albazi. A short notice replacement was called in to replace Jared Gordon who was

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJun 1, 2023, 06:37 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun A marquee heavyweight matchup between Curtis Blaydes and Jailton Almeida will headline a UFC Fight Night in November, multiple sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. Contracts have not been issued,