7:26 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim When UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and his challenger, Gilbert Burns, step into the Octagon on Saturday night, they will be kicking off an unprecedented run of title bouts. From this weekend’s UFC 258 event through UFC 260 six weeks later, there will be six fights in which a belt
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Dustin Poirier’s UFC 257 fight kit earned over $26,000 for his Good Fight Foundation which has championed everything from building water wells in Uganda to buying school supplies for children in Louisiana. Over the past couple of years, Dustin Poirier has worked on his charity and in the lead-up to his rematch with Conor McGregor,
Former UFC middleweight Chris Leben retired from combat sports following his epic knockout victory over Quentin Henry at the “KnuckleMania” pay-per-view (PPV) event last weekend in Lakeland, Florida, a fitting end for the hard-hitting “Crippler.” Watch the video highlights here. “It was a beautiful way for me to cap my career,” Leben said at the
Watch Gilbert Burns dominate Tyron Woodley en route to UFC 258 title shot [embedded content] Gilbert Burns earned his shot at the UFC welterweight title with a dominating performance over former champion Tyron Woodley in May. Burns challenges UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman in the main event of UFC 258 on Saturday, February 13. Take
Tom Brady UFC President Dana White and numerous pro fighters weighed in after Tom Brady earned his seventh career Super Bowl tonight. Brady left his longtime home of New England last offseason and signed with the NFC’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The 43-year-old quarterback led the franchise to its first playoff appearance since 2003 this postseason.
2:28 PM ET A fighter hoping to make his UFC debut this weekend will have to wait. Askar Askar was not medically cleared to compete Saturday night at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas, the promotion announced. His scheduled bout with Cody Stamann has been canceled. Askar took the fight earlier this week on short
Alistair Overeem has issued a statement following his TKO loss to Alexander Volkov at UFC Vegas 18 on Saturday night. Alistair Overeem made his plans for the future crystal clear: keep fighting until winning the UFC heavyweight championship and then retire from the sport. At UFC Vegas 18 last night, he suffered another setback when
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returned to action last night (Sat., Feb. 6, 2021) to stage UFC Vegas 18 inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, which saw Alexander Volkov knockout Alistair Overeen in the headlining act (highlights). In the co-main event of the evening, Cory Sandhagen knocked out former Lightweight champion, Frankie Edgar, in the
While the first half of 2020 was a wash for light-heavyweight Fabio Cherant, he was able to rebound and have a productive second half of the year, picking up back-to-back wins. For Cherant, who was coming off a loss in only bout of 2019, to salvage 2020 with two straight wins made the struggles he
Mixed martial arts veteran Chris Leben says he would consider returning to fighting for a bout with YouTube sensation Jake Paul. Leben (22-12 MMA, 3-1 BK) returned to action at Friday’s BKFC KnuckleMania event for a highly anticipated showdown with Quentin Henry. Prior to the contest, ‘The Crippler’ had announced that his bout with ‘The
11:22 PM ET Alexander Volkov has been on the cusp of ascending into the heavyweight elite for several years. He has been missing only that one big, signature finish. He got it Saturday night. Volkov took out legend Alistair Overeem via TKO at 2 minutes, 6 seconds of the second round in the main event
Alistair Overeem and Alexander Volkov brought a slugfest in their fight. The showdown served as the main event of the UFC Vegas 18 event on Saturday night (February 6, 2021) from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility. As seen in the fight, the cage got very small quickly. With these big dudes, they
On Saturday night in Las Vegas, Russian heavyweight Alexander Volkov re-established himself as a force to be reckoned with by TKOing Alistair Overeem in the second round of their UFC Fight Night 184 main event (watch the finish here). There’s definitely something to be said for Overeem seemingly freezing in the fight, unable to mix
UFC 258 Countdown: Kamaru Usman vs. Gilbert Burns [embedded content] Friends become foes as Champion Kamaru Usman battles former teammate Gilbert Burns in a showdown for welterweight supremacy. Behold their friendship, their fallout, and their lives in this episode of UFC 258 Countdown. Usman puts his welterweight belt on the line opposite Burns in the
John Wayne Parr 10x World Muay Thai Champion John Wayne Parr revealed that a recent family birthday celebration ended in tragic fashion. According the 44-year-old Australian legend, Parr, his family was celebrating his daughter Jasmine 18th birthday on Friday night. The festivities included Jasmine’s boyfriend and current ONE Championship fighter Rocky Ogden. The group gathered
11:46 PM ET Alexander Volkov has had some impressive performances throughout his MMA career. His knockouts of Stefan Struve and Fabricio Werdum come to mind. His most recent win over Walt Harris, as well. Of course, his Bellator run was pretty great, too. But he’s never looked this good. He’s never looked so dominant. His
The UFC Vegas 18 bonuses have been released. The event took place in Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility. Headlining the card was a clash between Alistair Overeem and Alexander Volkov. This fight saw the first round of damage thanks to Volkov’s hands as he busted up Overeem thanks to his jabs and
There was a lot that transpired last night (Sat., Feb. 6, 2021) at UFC Vegas 18 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, but the biggest act was the final one as Alexander Volkov dominated Alistair Overeem in the main event for a bloody TKO stoppage (highlights HERE). In addition to