6:53 AM ET In Jon Jones‘ absence, the UFC’s light heavyweight title picture is quickly shaping up into one of the most competitive and intriguing across the entire promotion. Jan Blachowicz looked dominant against Israel Adesanya and faces another daunting challenger in Glover Teixeira later this year. But on Saturday, Jiri Prochazka threw his name
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Edson Barboza returns to action at UFC 262 against Shane Burgos and being on the second pay-per-view event having fans return to the UFC, Barboza seems excited to go to war with Burgos. Knowing that he is on the second card bringing back fans, when asked what he thought of UFC 261 Barboza told MMANews,
At UFC 263 on June 12th, Israel Adesanya will return to middleweight and defend his title against Marvin Vettori. The venue: the Gila River Arena in Glendale Arizona, which will be packed to the rafters with over 18,000 fans. Interestingly enough, this is the same spot that Adesanya and Vettori fought for the first time
Derrick Lewis believes Jon Jones deserves big money Derrick Lewis is in negotiations to fight heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou in a rematch after the UFC couldn’t reach an agreement with Jon Jones. “The Black Beast” has accepted the bout and is just waiting to hear back from the fight promotion. Jones, the former light heavyweight
Josh Thomson sympathizes with Diego Sanchez as he claims ‘The Nightmare’ will not be receiving a reply from Dana White and the UFC. Earlier this week news broke that Sanchez (30-13 MMA) had not only been pulled from his slated May 8 bout with Donald Cerrone but also received his walking papers from the worlds
12:53 AM ET A new star might have just been born in one of the UFC’s premier divisions. Jiri Prochazka knocked out Dominick Reyes with a spinning back elbow at 4 minutes, 29 seconds of the second round Saturday night in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. It was only the
We will never know how a fight between Georges St-Pierre and Khabib Nurmagomeov would have played out, but St-Pierre thinks he has a pretty good idea. Before both Khabib Nurmagomedov and Georges St-Pierre moved on from the idea of fighting one another in a dream match for the ages, there appeared to be a very
Francis Ngannou and Jon Jones may not have a date to fight each other in the cage, but that hasn’t stopped them from trading endless barbs across social media. Jones hasn’t fought since his iffy February 2020 decision win over Dominick Reyes at UFC 247. Given how controversial the judging was on that one, an
Is there renewed hope for Francis Ngannou vs. Jon Jones as Twitter war erupts? Is it possible that there is renewed hope for the Francis Ngannou vs. Jon Jones blockbuster bout after the two fighters went after each other on Twitter recently? Jones had been the initial target for Ngannou after the Cameroonian defeated Stipe
Image Credit: Giga Chikadze’s Instagram (photographer not listed) UFC featherweight contender Giga Chikadze says he is open to fighting Max Holloway, Calvin Kattar, or Yair Rodriguez for his next fight. Following his win over Cub Swanson at UFC Vegas 25, Chikadze improved to a perfect 6-0 in the UFC, and this win over Swanson via
1:44 AM ET Jiri Prochazka has arrived. The native of the Republic of Georgia established himself as a legitimate UFC light heavyweight contender Saturday night by knocking out Dominick Reyes with a spinning elbow. It was the most impressive performance on a card with several ranked fighters competing. ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, Marc Raimondi and Jeff
UFC Vegas 25 goes down tonight (May 1, 2021) from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility and we have the results. The world’s leading mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion compiled an excellent card for fight fans to enjoy. Reyes was coming off a TKO loss to Jan Blachowicz with the vacant light heavyweight
Jiri Prochazka cashed in on his first UFC main event last night (Sat., May 1, 2021) at UFC Vegas 25 live on ESPN2/ESPN+ from inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, when “Denisa” finished former light heavyweight title challenger Dominick Reyes with a ridiculous spinning elbow knockout (see it HERE). In addition to the light
Watch Jiri Prochazka’s spinning elbow knockout of Dominick Reyes Did you miss Jiri Prochazka in the UFC Vegas 25 main event, knocking out Dominick Reyes? Not to worry. During Prochazka’s post-fight interview, they replayed the fight finish to get Prochazka’s reaction to his fight-ending combination of elbows that ended with a spinning back elbow knockout.
Jiri Prochazka vs Dominick Reyes at UFC Vegas 25 Tonight’s UFC Vegas 25 event is headlined by a key light heavyweight bout featuring former division title challenger Dominick Reyes taking on Jiri Prochazka. Reyes (12-2 MMA) will be looking to snap his two-fight losing skid when he squares off with Prochazka this evening. ‘The Devastator’
8:32 PM ET The UFC has pulled a welterweight matchup between Donald Cerrone and Diego Sanchez from its event on May 8 and is seeking a new matchup for Cerrone on the same date, sources confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. Sanchez (30-13) is off the UFC Fight Night event in Las Vegas, sources said. The
If you were among those hoping for a Nick Diaz/Khamzat Chimaev dual-return bout, wait no more because it’s not happening. This news coming from Diaz’s manager, Kevin Mubenga, who informed ESPN that Chimaev is not being considered for Diaz’s return bout. Following last week’s UFC 261 event, there were rumblings of a potential fight between
Jiri Prochazka will be taking a massive step up in competition later this evening (Sat., May 1, 2021) at UFC Vegas 25 live on ESPN2/ESPN+ from inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nev., as the former RIZIN light heavyweight champion takes on former UFC title challenger Dominick Reyes in the main event. Prochazka, 29, is