Welcome to Midnight Mania! The two may be separated by a pair of weight classes, but the feud continues to escalate between Jon Jones and Israel Adesanya. It’s hard to pinpoint exactly where the relationship between the two champions soured, but neither man misses an opportunity to take a potshot at the other. After Israel
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UFC Fight Island Behind the Scenes: Holly Holm vs. Irene Aldana [embedded content] Go behind the scenes with former UFC contender and current UFC commentator Dan Hardy on UFC Fight Island. This week, Hardy takes us behind the scenes of this weekend’s UFC on ESPN 16 fight card, which features Holly Holm squaring off with
10:11 PM ET Conor McGregor has attempted to book himself in yet another fight, despite past remarks that he’s retired. On Monday, the UFC superstar proposed a charity MMA fight to former opponent Dustin Poirier on Twitter. The exhibition, McGregor wrote, would be on pay-per-view and proceeds would go to Poirier’s The Good Fight Foundation
Dana White thought the UFC 253 main event between Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa was going to be more competitive. The fight was all Adesanya as he dominated Costa from the opening bell until he got the TKO win in the second. For White, he was confused by the Brazilian’s game plan. “So much for
UFC superstar Conor McGregor challenged long-time rival Dustin Poirier to a charity MMA fight, and “The Diamond” has issued his response. McGregor has been in the news this weekend after he released text messages of a private conversation he had with UFC president Dana White earlier this year regarding a potential fight with Diego Sanchez.
“Bob Chapek, do you copy! I repeat, Bob Chapek – Do You Copy!” Those were the words from Conor McGregor’s latest missive in his increasingly public battle with the UFC over his fighting future. McGregor has been on the sidelines ‘retired’ since June — a response, he claims, to the UFC’s unwillingness to work with
Kelvin Gastelum relies on his immigrant mentality: ‘Always grinding, always working’ [embedded content] MMA Weekly in-depth EXCLUSIVE: Cage Side Seat’s Jim “Gries” Grieshaber talks with Kelvin Gastelum about how the journey is where the surprises and the good stuff happens. Gastelum also talks about getting through the hard times. “I rely on God. I rely
7:59 AM ET Did anyone really think Jon Jones wouldn’t at least flirt with the idea of challenging the winner of Saturday’s light heavyweight championship bout? It didn’t take long after Jan Blachowicz defeated Dominick Reyes in the UFC 253 co-main event on Fight Island for Jones to tweet about the possibility of challenging Blachowicz.
Khamzat Chimaev has made a name for himself in quick fashion since debuting in the UFC this July. Following the middleweight title fight at UFC 253, Chimaev sent out a Tweet to Dana White, Sean Shelby, Mick Maynard, and the UFC stating he is ready for a title fight against the champion. Chimaev’s Tweet is
Image via @ufc on Instagram (photographer not listed) Israel Adesanya isn’t letting Paulo Costa off the hook following their blockbuster middleweight title fight this past Saturday. Adesanya, the UFC middleweight champion, defended his title with a lopsided second-round TKO victory over Paulo Costa in the UFC 253 main event. Ahead of the fight, the pair
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently tied a ribbon around its UFC 253 pay-per-view (PPV) event, which took place last Sat. night (Sept. 26, 2020) inside Flash Forum on “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi. That’s where Israel Adesanya retained his 185-pound strap by smashing former undefeated title contender Paulo Costa. Get complete UFC 253 results and
Dana White says Colby Covington, not Nate Diaz, likely next for Jorge Masvidal Though it had appeared that Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz might be on a collision course for a BMF rematch, UFC president Dana White sounds like he’s setting that one aside… at least for now. White has shifted from the BMF rematch
1:32 AM ET Israel Adesanya and Jan Blachowicz entered UFC 253 on Saturday with their share of doubters, which made what happened in the Octagon even sweeter for both men. Adesanya had a “boring” tag hung on him by critics after a lackluster win over Yoel Romero in March. But that label didn’t fit on
A potential fight between new UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz and Jon Jones is instantly picking up steam after UFC president Dana White praised Blachowicz’s post-fight callout of the former champion. At UFC 253, Jan Blachowicz became the new UFC light heavyweight champion after defeating Dominick Reyes via second-round TKO, just as he predicted.
UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya revealed that his father is the one who told him to lose the pair hair for his fight at UFC 253. Adesanya took on his rival Paulo Costa in the main event of UFC 253 on Saturday night in Abu Dhabi. It was a masterful performance from the champ, who
Will Conor McGregor return to boxing in the coming months to face Manny Pacquiao in another ridiculous superfight with an obvious outcome? Or is this all just part of hardball negotiations between McGregor and the UFC as “The Notorious” struggles to get back in the cage? Perhaps it’s both. But as it stands, it looks
UFC 253: Israel Adesanya vs. Paulo Costa recap video [embedded content] Watch the recap and highlights from the UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa middleweight championship main event fight between Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa from Saturday’s event at the Flash Forum on UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. TRENDING > Video: US President Donald Trump
12:47 AM ET The return to Fight Island saw the continued domination of the middleweight champion, the crowning of a new light heavyweight champion and the emergence of a new flyweight contender. Israel Adesanya found a way to keep his title and undefeated record with a victory over the previously undefeated Paulo Costa. While Costa’s