Adriano Moraes put on a career-defining performance to finish Demetrious Johnson in the second round, as the ONE Championship on TNT results came in on Wednesday. The Brazilian was fighting live on prime time U.S. television and gave the American fans a show to remember. Adriano Moraes upsets Demetrious Johnson with stunning knockout Moraes was
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Andrei Arlovski is stepping up on short notice to fight Chase Sherman on April 17. Originally, Sherman was supposed to fight Parker Porter, but unfortunately, due to undisclosed reasons, Porter is out of the fight. Yet, the good news for Sherman is he gets a bigger name as former UFC heavyweight champion, Andrei Arlovski has
7:47 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim When Ryan Bader lost his Bellator MMA light heavyweight championship to Vadim Nemkov last August, he felt sorrow and deep disappointment. The first emotion comes with the territory of losing your place at the top of the mountain. The second emotion was self-directed letdown. On his way to a second-round
Charles Oliveira is super confident he will become the new UFC lightweight champion on May 15. In the main event of UFC 262, Oliveira and Michael Chandler are set to fight for the vacant lightweight title. It’s a fight many pundits are torn on who will win, but for Oliveira, he doesn’t think Chandler has
The last time UFC President Dana White met with Japanese combat sports icon Nobuyuki Sakakibara, he left with ownership of PRIDE Fighting Championship. No hard feelings, I suppose. “Floyd surprised me by inviting Dana over to his house during a meeting,” Sakakibara wrote on Instagram. “It’s been 15 years since we have last met.” Sakakibara
Take a look back at Mackenzie Dern’s UFC rise Mackenzie Dern is off to a fast start in her UFC and MMA career with a 5-1 record in the promotion and a 10-1 record overall. Dern also holds a 60-percent submission rate in her professional career. Dern faces her first top five ranked opponent at
UFC Hall of Famer Ronda Rousey recently got a series of tattoos marking her MMA wins and she posted the video of it on her YouTube channel. Rousey posted the video of her commemorating her MMA wins with a tattoo listing every single one of her victories with the time of the finish. For example,
4:28 PM ET UFC bantamweight Aspen Ladd will return to competition against Macy Chiasson on July 24, multiple sources told ESPN. Ladd (9-1) has not fought since she defeated Yana Kunitskaya in December 2019, due to a torn ACL last June. The 26-year-old has long been considered one of the best prospects in female mixed
It looks like fans and Petr Yan may be in for a long wait for Aljamain Sterling to return for a UFC 259 rematch. Petr Yan entered UFC 259 as bantamweight champion but would go on to lose the strap after illegally kneeing Sterling in the face. This left all parties involved with an unpleasant
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Controversial UFC Heavyweight and former NFL star Greg Hardy appears to have another date booked inside the Octagon. Hardy went on Instagram to confirm he’s accepted a bout on July 10th, the date for UFC 264. The venue has yet to be decided, but Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier 3 is
Former UFC flyweight champion and winner of the ONE Championship flyweight grand prix, Demetrious ”Mighty Mouse” Johnson, spoke at virtual media day for ONE on TNT ahead of challenging Adriano Moraes for the ONE flyweight championship. Despite holding the flyweight belt for over six years over the course of two title reigns in the promotion
Image via @UFC on Instagram Robert Whittaker is confident he will beat Kelvin Gastelum on April 17. Whittaker and Gastelum were supposed to fight at UFC 234 for Whittaker’s middleweight title. But, on the day of the event, the champ was forced out of the bout. Now, in the main event of UFC Vegas 24,
8:18 AM ET Roman ModrowskiESPN.com Editor’s note: This was originally published on April 6, 2020. The Ericsson Globe arena in Stockholm was empty, save for a few fighters shadow boxing and getting a feel for the Octagon in the middle of the floor. Suddenly, one of the fighters scaled a side of the cage and
At UFC 259 Thiago Santos went the distance against rising contender Aleksandar Rakic, Rakic went on social media to exclaim that the fight against the Brazilian was easy work for him. After the fight, the former light heavyweight title challenger was perplexed as to why Rakic would say that about him. Overall, Santos implied that
Event: UFC 262: “Oliveira vs. Chandler”Date: Sat., May 15, 2021Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TexasBroadcast: ESPN+ PPV, ESPN, ESPN+ UFC 262 PPV Main Event: 155 lbs.: Charles Oliveira vs. Michael Chandler for vacant lightweight title UFC 262 PPV Main Card, ESPN/ESPN+ Prelims: 170 lbs.: Nate Diaz vs. Leon Edwards155 lbs.: Tony Ferguson vs. Beneil Dariush145
UFC president Dana White is sure to continue taking flack for the decision to open his events back up to fans, with many critics being concerned that COVID-19 is still too much of a threat. Despite the blowback, UFC 261 and UFC 262 both sold out full arenas in minutes, according to UFC social media
UFC superstar Jon Jones posted new photos of himself in his heavyweight form, and he looks absolutely massive ahead of his potential return. After dropping the UFC light heavyweight title last summer, Jones has spent the better part of the last year bulking up for his UFC heavyweight debut. The original plan was for Jones
4:49 PM ET UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski said Monday that he’s feeling “much better” after a harrowing battle with COVID-19, which included being diagnosed with pneumonia and hospitalized after scans showed the infection spread throughout his lungs. The illness forced Volkanovski to postpone his March 27 title defense against Brian Ortega. “I’m a UFC