Chan Sung Jung (Photo: Josh Hedges/Zuffa) Chan Sung Jung isn’t impressed by Alex Volkanovski’s performance at UFC 251. Volkanovski put his UFC featherweight title on the line against Max Holloway in a rematch at UFC 251. The action took place on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. After five rounds of action, Volkanovski was awarded the
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There’s simply no denying that there’s something seriously messed up with the UFC’s payscale right now. Big fights that should be no-brainers for the promotion continue to not come together because the promotion is so leveraged with debt and terrified of sliding into boxing paydays that UFC president Dana White would rather shut down talks
UFC 251: Petr Yan vs. Jose Aldo recap video <span style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” data-mce-type=”bookmark” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> Watch the recap and highlights from the UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal bantamweight title fight between Petr Yan and Jose Aldo from Saturday’s event at the UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube)
New UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan took to social media to blast his divisional rival Cody Garbrandt, saying he is “dumb” and has “no chin.” Yan defeated Jose Aldo to win the bantamweight title that was recently vacated by former champ Henry Cejudo. It was a dominant showing by Yan, who beat Aldo to a
3:00 AM ET The excitement Jorge Masvidal injected into UFC 251 when he replaced Gilbert Burns in the main event on Fight Island appeared ready to erupt in the first round Sunday morning, when the challenger came out aggressively, but champion Kamaru Usman knew success depended on focus and patience. Those aren’t traits of an
Jose Aldo (Photo: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa) Jose Aldo fell short at UFC 251 and he has spoken out on his defeat. On July 11, Aldo took on Petr Yan for the vacant UFC bantamweight championship. The title bout was featured on the main card of UFC 251 on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. Aldo fought with
You know there were some questionable calls made at UFC 251 when one of the first things UFC president Dana White says at the post-fight press conference is “Looks like we’ve got to tighten up our refs and judges here on Fight Island.” The two biggest controversies came in the forms of the Alexander Volkanovski
UFC 251: Alexander Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway recap video [embedded content] Watch the recap and highlights from the UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal co-main event fight between Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway from Saturday’s event at the UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) TRENDING > Israel Adesanya and Jorge Masvidal featured on
Image: Forbes Jorge Masvidal came up short in his quest to dethrone reigning UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman at UFC 251 in Abu Dhabi. ‘Gamebred’ had accepted a title fight with ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ on extremely short notice after Usman’s originally slated opponent Gilbert Burns was forced off the card due to a positive test
3:01 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Well, UFC fans? Was that good enough? Has Kamaru Usman finally, belatedly, laboriously earned his recognition as a champion to celebrate? Usman methodically beat down Jorge Masvidal in the main event of UFC 251 on Sunday in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, as the UFC launched its Middle East residency
Rose Namajunas (Photo: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa) The UFC 251 bonuses have been released. On July 11, the UFC began its “Fight Island” trip. UFC 251 was held on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. The event had a significantly limited amount of spectators on the VIP list and all of them were tested for COVID-19. In the
UFC 251 went down on Saturday night from Fight Island, aka Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. Headlining the card was a welterweight title fight between champion Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal, a highly hyped fight that played out a bit anticlimactically with Usman controlling Masvidal up against the cage, forcing the striker to spend his
Dana White ready if next Fight Island title fight implodes (UFC 251 post-fight) [embedded content] Deiveson Figueiredo is supposed to rematch Joseph Benavidez for the vacant UFC flyweight title on Saturday, July 18 on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. That bout, however, is in jeopardy. Figueiredo defeated Benavidez once before, at a UFC Fight Night
Kamaru-Usman Kamaru Usman will put his welterweight title on the line in against Jorge Masvidal in the headliner of tonight’s UFC 251 event. Usman was originally slated to face his teammate Gilbert Burns this evening in Abu Dhabi, however that bout was scrapped after ‘Durinho’ tested positive for Covid-19. Shortly after Burns was forced off
4:03 PM ET Marc Raimondi Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun For the first time since 2007, the UFC will host its annual, marquee pay-per-view event for the month of July at a location other than Las Vegas as UFC 251
Tonight (July 11), UFC 251 takes place on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. In the headliner, Kamaru Usman will put the welterweight title on the line against Jorge Masvidal. UFC 251’s co-main event will see a featherweight title rematch between champion Alex Volkanovski and Max Holloway. Petr Yan and Jose Aldo are also set to
The action is unfolding tonight (Sat., July 11, 2020) at UFC 251 live on ESPN+ PPV on “Fight Island” from Abu Dhabi, as three title fights lead one of the biggest cards of the year. Whether it’s Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal, Alexander Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway 2, or Petr Yan vs. Jose Aldo, the
After leaving the UFC following his loss to Julio Arce in May of 2019, featherweight Julian Erosa has been working towards getting a return invite to the promotion. Following a win in CageSport to kick off his 2020 in February, Erosa got the call to face Sean Woodson at UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker