ONE Championship title contender Demetrious Johnson has effectively killed any chance that he will ever return to the UFC. At UFC 256, Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno tore the house down in an instant classic that is surely on the shortlist of best flyweight fights of all time. Nearly all of Demetrious Johnson’s fights in
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7:45 AM ET Former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway says he’s moved on from a controversial decision loss to Alexander Volkanovski in July — but he has not moved on from Volkanovski himself. Holloway (21-6) lost his 145-pound championship to Volkanovski (20-1) in a five-round decision at UFC 245 in 2019, and was granted an
UFC 256 proved to be a roller coaster ride for Brazilian MMA fans. While Deiveson Figueiredo managed to retain his flyweight strap in what proved to be a “Fight of the Night” performance against Brandon Moreno, two longtime veterans — Ronaldo Souza and Junior dos Santos — came up short in their respective outings. Again.
UFC 256: Tony Ferguson vs. Charles Oliveira recap video [embedded content] Watch the recap and highlights from the UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno co-main event between Tony Ferguson and Charles Oliveira from Saturday’s event at the Apex in Las Vegas. TRENDING > Fighters react to Charles Oliveira dominating Tony Ferguson at UFC 256 Dana White
Image Credit: UFC.com and @ufc on Instagram A clip of Khabib Nurmagomedov claiming that Tony Ferguson was “finished” as a fighter immediately began circulating the internet following UFC 256. The UFC’s former interim lightweight champion, Ferguson (25-5 MMA), returned to the Octagon in last night’s pay-per-view co-headliner against surging division contender Charles Oliveira (30-8 MMA).
Dana White is ready to put the idea of a Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Yair Rodriguez bout behind him as the UFC heads into 2021. Just as the prospect of a Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson fight has all but officially died for good, it looks like another fight that has been highly anticipated for years
1:48 AM ET The UFC flyweight division was on the verge of elimination as recently as 11 months ago. Now, it might have just produced the best MMA fight of 2020. In one of the best fights of the year, Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno fought to a majority draw (47-46, 47-47, 47-47) in a
UFC 256: Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno recap video [embedded content] Watch the recap and highlights from the UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno main event between flyweight champ Deiveson Figueiredo and challenger Brandon Moreno from Saturday’s event at the Apex in Las Vegas. TRENDING > Fighters react to UFC 256 main event majority draw Dana
After years of struggling to gain a solid foothold in the imagination of fight fans, it feels like we experienced a real breakthrough in the acceptance of the flyweight division as one to watch. It always has been to some from the time the UFC added it in 2012. But following Deiveson Figueiredo’s unprecedented two
Referee Jason Herzog responded to the backlash from fans after taking a point from Deiveson Figueiredo in the main event of UFC 256. In the third round of the epic title fight between Figueiredo and Moreno, the champ connected on a vicious low blow that caused Moreno a considerable amount of pain. Figueiredo had also
Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno was what many people think is the best flyweight fight ever. The showdown served as the main event of the UFC 256 pay-per-view event on Saturday night (December 12, 2020) from UFC APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. The fight was for the UFC flyweight title. From start to finish,
2:42 AM ET ESPN’s panel of Brett Okamoto, Marc Raimondi and Phil Murphy breaks down the biggest stories coming out of UFC 256, including who’s next for Deiveson Figueiredo after the majority draw with Brandon Moreno, and the rise of Kevin Holland. Okamoto: Who’s next after UFC 256? Deiveson Figueiredo, flyweight champion Who should be
Last night (Sat., Dec. 12, 2020), UFC remained in the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, for UFC 256. Genuinely, I lost track of how many fights were cancelled or rearranged in the immediate lead up to this event. Fortunately, the main card was left largely untouched (at least in the last week), and there
UFC 256 Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno scorecard: Were the judges wrong? Men’s flyweight champ Deiveson Figueiredo and No. 1 ranked challenger Brandon Moreno fought a five-round, all-out war in the UFC 256 main event on Saturday night. But in scoring the fight a majority draw, did Nevada’s judges get it right? Figueiredo and Moreno
Dana White revealed some rather shocking news about reigning UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo following tonight’s UFC 256 event. Both Figueiredo and Moreno were making quick turnarounds for tonight’s UFC 256 event headliner, as both men had competed at last months UFC 255 event. Deiveson Figueiredo (20-1-1 MMA) had earned his first career title defense
The UFC is targeting a high-level lightweight bout between streaking fighters Islam Makhachev and UFC vet Drew Dober for UFC 259 in March. As initially reported by ESPN, a fight between Islam Makhachev and Drew Dober is in the works for UFC 259 on March 6. The ESPN report cited March 6 as an option
6:59 PM ET Charles Oliveira transitioned from mount to armbar. His legs kept Tony Ferguson in place with Ferguson’s back on the canvas. Oliveira torqued on Ferguson’s left arm hard with Ferguson unable to defend. With time expiring in the first round, Oliveira completely hyperextended Ferguson’s arm — but Ferguson would not tap out. That’s
The final Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) pay-per-view (PPV) will go down tonight (Sat., Dec. 12, 2020) as UFC 256 unfolds live on ESPN+ PPV from inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, with a Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno flyweight title fight serving as the main attraction. Before Figueiredo and Moreno duke it out for