Paul Felder steps in to face Rafael dos Anjos at UFC Vegas 14 The UFC Vegas 14 main event fell apart on Sunday when it was reported that Islam Makhachev was forced out of his scheduled bout against former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos. The two were slated to headline Saturday night’s fight card in
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Rafael dos Anjos did not have to wait long for a replacement to be found for his UFC on ESPN+41 main event this Saturday, as Paul Felder has stepped up to take the fight on five days’ notice. It was revealed Sunday evening that Islam Makhachev was out of his UFC on ESPN+41 main event
7:57 AM ET UFC fans are anxiously awaiting Conor McGregor‘s Octagon return, which is expected to be Jan. 23 vs. Dustin Poirier. But until bout agreements are signed, it’s not a done deal, and according to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, this fight is not yet a done deal. So what happens if it falls through? And
Paul Felder is stepping up on short notice to headline this Saturday’s card against Rafael dos Anjos. Originally, dos Anjos was expected to face Islam Makhachev. However, on Sunday night it was revealed the Russian withdraw from the bout, and immediately the UFC searched for a replacement. According to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, that replacement in
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will say goodbye to yet another headlining affair as reigning women’s featherweight champion Amanda Nunes, who also wears gold at 135 pounds, has withdrawn from her Megan Anderson fight at UFC 256. That means the bantamweight title bout pitting Petr Yan against Aljamain Sterling will likely be promoted to main event
The planned UFC 256 headliner between dual-division champion Amanda Nunes and featherweight challenger Megan Anderson has been scrapped from the Dec. 12 fight card in Las Vegas. Sources confirmed that Nunes was forced out of the bout with an undisclosed injury, following an initial report by ESPN’s Brett Okamoto. The injury is apparently one that
Islam Makhachev will not be headlining this Saturday’s UFC Vegas 14 card against Rafael dos Anjos. According to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, Makhachev is out of the fight and the UFC is actively looking for a short-notice replacement to face dos Anjos. Such a bummer. Second time this fight has been canceled. Islam left Fight Island
7:18 PM ET Islam Makhachev‘s first appearance in a UFC main event will have to wait, as the lightweight has withdrawn from Saturday’s headliner with an undisclosed injury. Makhachev (18-1) was scheduled to face former champion Rafael dos Anjos (29-13) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas but was forced to withdraw on
Image: @ufc on Instagram UFC lightweight Islam Makhachev is out of his upcoming main event fight against Rafael dos Anjos at next weekend’s UFC Vegas 14 event. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto reported on Sunday that Makhachev is out of the fight and the UFC is looking for a short-notice replacement. Makhachev vs. dos Anjos was set
In August of 2019, Weili Zhang made history by becoming the first Chinese champion in UFC history. Now just over one year later, we’re looking at the very real possibility of another Chinese fighter challenging her for that belt in the near future. Yan Xiaonan took another step forward towards making that happen on Saturday
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UFC Hall of Famer, Mark Coleman is reportedly recovering well after suffering a heart attack. Coleman’s daughter posted on social media that the MMA legend was recovering well. The Hall of Famer then took to Instagram to release a lengthy statement on the situation and what exactly happened. “I hadn’t been feeling so well for
1:09 AM ET Glover Teixeira is on the wrong side of 40 years old. He hasn’t fought for a title in more than five years. Yet, one of the most durable veterans in UFC history continues to put up victories against elite light heavyweights. Teixeira submitted Thiago Santos via rear-naked choke at 1:49 of the
Image Credit: Claudia Gadelha’s Instagram UFC women’s strawweight contender Claudia Gadelha released a statement following her unanimous decision loss to Yan Xiaonan at UFC Vegas 13. It was a competitive fight but Gadelha’s grappling wasn’t as effective as it needed to be to keep Xiaonan on the mat for a long period of control. And
Has Mike Tyson ever used steroids? The former boxing heavyweight champion denies he’s ever taken performance enhancing drugs, and never failed a drug test for steroids in his career. But during a new episode of his Hotboxin’ podcast featuring UFC Vice President of Athlete Health and Performance / USADA liaison Jeff Novitzky, Tyson talks about
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The UFC on ESPN+ 40 bonuses have been released. UFC on ESPN+ 40 took place inside UFC APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Headlining the card was a light heavyweight clash between Glover Teixeira and Thiago Santos. This fight saw Santos hurt Glover in the first round only to be dominated for the rest of
2:03 AM ET ESPN’s panel of Ariel Helwani, Brett Okamoto, Marc Raimondi and Jeff Wagenheim break down the biggest stories coming out of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night card, including a look at Glover Teixeira‘s third-round submission of Thiago Santos and what it means. Eight or so days ago, if you would have asked me who