Nov 2, 2020 Whether she knew it or not, Chelsea Hackett seemed destined for a UFC career from an early age. Combat sports filled her childhood and paved the way for a shot at the big time, which has come in the form of an opportunity on Dana White’s Contender Series. The Gold Coast-raised 21-year-old
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Welcome to Midnight Mania! The saga continues! Jon Jones and Israel Adesanya snipe at one another at least once every few weeks, typically to accuse the other of ducking the fight. However, the fight seems to be moving closer to reality, as Adesanya has outlined his plan to win the Light Heavyweight title then face
Video: Conor McGregor opens up about life outside the Octagon [embedded content] Conor McGregor was recently a guest on Parimatch’s PMGO 6.0 virtual event, where Parimatch CEO Sergey Portnov sat down with him to find out more about the man outside the UFC Octagon: the entrepreneur, the family man, the human being. McGregor gave insights
Image: @ufc on Instagram Mike Perry will have two people in his corner for his UFC 255 fight against Tim Means. When Perry fought Mickey Gall earlier this year, the only person in his corner was his girlfriend, Latory Gonzalez. Then, in the lead up to his return at UFC 255, “Platinum” said he planned
There’s nothing to get Jon Jones in front of a computer and logged into social media like a past rival discrediting his accomplishments. It should come as no surprise that this past rival was none other than the loquacious Daniel Cormier, who is never one to hold back his true thoughts about Jon Jones on
2:15 PM ET Jimmy Crute considers himself lucky. By the age of 12 he already knew what he wanted to do in life. The problem was he originally didn’t think he was very good at it. Now 24, Crute (12-1) looks like a future title contender in the UFC’s light heavyweight division, and he is
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is kicking off fight week with another round of “Embedded” video blogs, an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at select mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters preparing for this weekend’s big shebang. Strap in and brace yourself as Brandon Moreno sits on the couch and talks. So too, does Valentina Shevchenko, as she flips
UFC 255 Embedded: Flyweight champions kick off Fight Week doubleheader [embedded content] Brandon Moreno watches fights and gazes at cookies. Men’s flyweight champ Deiveson Figueiredo gets to Vegas with a knockout on his mind. Women’s champ Valentina Shevchenko shares a family photo album, ready to make sister history. Cynthia Calvillo takes her best friend to
Rafael dos Anjos and Conor McGregor are both interested in completing a fight that should have taken place four years ago. Following his decisive (though inexplicably split-decision) victory over Paul Felder at UFC on ESPN+ 41, Rafael dos Anjos had one very specific name in mind for his next opponent. The name was a familiar
7:13 AM ET There are prospects who flash their potential by conquering opponents in their own age bracket, and there are those who prove they can handle foes of greater experience and are ready to challenge the elite of their division. ESPN’s second annual list of the top 25 MMA fighters under the age of
Women’s MMA pioneer Gina Carano is in hot water following some controversial tweets regarding the U.S. election and Covid-19. Carano (7-1 MMA), who rose to stardom while competing under the EliteXC banner, was trending on Twitter this weekend but not for good reason. The cast member of Star Wars popular “The Mandalorian” series was under
On Saturday night at UFC Vegas 14, Rafael dos Anjos beat a very game Paul Felder to re-establish himself as a threat in the UFC lightweight division. But it wasn’t originally supposed to be Felder facing dos Anjos. The original fight was “RDA” vs. Islam Makhachev, until Makhachev was pulled due to a serious staph
Rewatch Petr Yan’s head-kick KO of Urijah Faber ahead of UFC 256 [embedded content] UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan is expected to put his belt on the line opposite Aljamain Sterling at UFC 256 on Dec. 12 in Las Vegas. Before Yan defends against Sterling, take a look back at his Performance of the Night,
Paul Felder does not plan on hanging up his gloves any time soon after losing to Rafael dos Anjos in a short-notice bout on Saturday. At UFC on ESPN+ 41, Paul Felder stepped in on five days’ notice to compete against Rafael dos Anjos in the event’s headliner. Felder was unsuccessful, but he gained something
10:26 PM ET Rafael dos Anjos is back in championship form. The former UFC lightweight titleholder returned to his longtime division Saturday and was brilliant in beating Paul Felder via split decision (47-48, 50-45, 50-45) in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. Dos Anjos showed a well-rounded game, doing damage on
UFC lightweight contender Rafael dos Anjos was rewarded with a cool USADA jacket after he recently completed 50 clean drug tests all-time. Dos Anjos returned to the UFC lightweight division on Saturday night with a split decision win over Paul Felder in a spectacular fight between two incredible athletes. RDA is now 36 years old
At the end of October, Khabib Nurmagomedov defeated Justin Gaethje at UFC 254 and retired, riding off into the sunset with a perfect 29-0 record. It took all of two days before UFC president Dana White called Khabib’s retirement into question, saying he had talked to the Dagestani lightweight champion and thought Nurmagomedov would end
Watch Patricio Pitbull land a brutal first-round KO! | Bellator 252 highlights [embedded content] Bellator 252 featured the quarter-final round of the Featherweight World Grand Prix including champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire putting his title on the line in the main event. Freire, who also holds the Bellator lightweight title, faced Pedro Carvalho in a quarter-final