While Curtis Blaydes may have earned a W in the cage on Saturday night at UFC on ESPN 11, he certainly didn’t impress his boss Dana White with the way he fought. Blaydes dominated Alexander Volkov on the ground early in the fight before cardio issues set in halfway through the third. He still managed
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Flashback fight: Watch Ronda Rousey submit Miesha Tate for the second time [embedded content] Ronda Rousey was the first UFC women’s champion. She was also one of the most dominant, winning six consecutive UFC bouts before suffering a defeat in her career. Rousey defeated Miesha Tate in 2012 to become the Strikeforce women’s bantamweight champion.
12:43 AM ET Curtis Blaydes kept rolling Saturday, defeating Alexander Volkov in the UFC Fight Night main event by unanimous decision in Las Vegas, but Dana White wasn’t happy with the performance. White said Blaydes looked “stupid” for not being able to back up his talk. Regardless of style points, Blaydes won his fourth straight
Jim Miller (Photo: Chris Unger/Zuffa) The UFC on ESPN 11 salaries have rolled out. On June 20, another event was held inside the UFC APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event of UFC on ESPN 11 featured a heavyweight tilt between Curtis Blaydes and Alexander Volkov. Blaydes nabbed the unanimous decision victory and
UFC President Dana White has shared his thoughts on Max Rohskopf’s decision to stop fighting at UFC on ESPN 11. The lightweight prospect, Rohskopf (5-1 MMA) was making his Octagon debut against Austin Hubbard on just ten days notice at tonight’s event. After being thoroughly dominated by his opponent for the majority of the opening
The action was plentiful last night (Sat., June 20, 2020) at UFC on ESPN 11 live on ESPN/ESPN+ from inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, as Curtis Blaydes secured a record-setting 14 takedowns to steamroll heavyweight striker Alexander Volkov in the main event (highlights HERE). In addition to Blaydes’ one-man show, featherweight contender Josh
Dana White: ‘Conor McGregor is retired’ [embedded content] Is this one going to stick? Conor McGregor has retired on a few separate occasions over the years, never to actually follow through on it. Could this time be different? If what UFC president Dana White had to say following UFC on ESPN 11 on Saturday night
10:03 PM ET Former UFC title contender Anthony Smith will look to get back on track in August. Smith is slated to meet Aleksandar Rakic on Aug. 29, sources confirmed to ESPN following a report by MMAPlay365. The event, which has yet to be officially announced by the promotion, doesn’t have a finalized location. Smith
Dana White (Photo: Fernando Quiles Jr.,/MMA News) UFC president Dana White doesn’t wish layoffs for any rival promotion. White hasn’t been shy in saying that the COVID-19 crisis is the most difficult situation he’s had to deal with business-wise. The UFC boss takes pride in the fact that no one in the UFC has been
UFC president Dana White says the world’s top MMA promotion is bracing for a second shutdown due to a potential second wave this fall of COVID-19. Despite all odds against them, the UFC has been pulling off shows since May even with the coronavirus still infecting people all over in the world and especially in
It all unfolds later tonight (Sat., June 20, 2020) at UFC on ESPN 11 live on ESPN/ESPN+ from inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, as heavyweight contender Curtis Blaydes puts his three-fight win streak on the line against Russian knockout artist Alexander Volkov in the main event. In addition to the heavyweight headliner, featherweight
(Click on the fight below and then scroll down to see in-fight live stats and full results, courtesy of Fight Analytics. Full live results for the first UFC on ESPN 11: Blaydes vs. Volkov bout from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, is scheduled to begin on Saturday, June 20, at 5 p.m. ET
9:38 PM ET Next weekend’s UFC event has suffered a blow. Aspen Ladd, who was scheduled to fight Sara McMann on the June 27 card, has been forced to withdraw after suffering a torn ACL and MCL in training, her manager, Dave Hirschbein, said Friday. According to Hirschbein, Ladd will find out Tuesday whether she’ll
Dana White (Photo: Fernando Quiles Jr.,/MMA News) UFC president Dana White says plans are already in motion to prepare for a second shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. The world of sports was rocked by the COVID-19 crisis and the UFC was no exception. The promotion had to postpone numerous events due to lockdowns and
Image: @ufc on Instagram Aspen Ladd will no longer be fighting Sara McMann. MMAJunkie was first to report the news that Ladd has suffered an injury and has been forced to pull out of her June 27th bout against McMann. Unfortunate news for a top women’s bantamweight contender: @AspenLaddMMA suffered an injury in training and
Welcome to Midnight Mania! A fairly pivotal women’s Bantamweight clash between Aspen Ladd and Sara McMann scheduled for next weekend’s UFC on ESPN 12 event has been forced off the card. MMAJunkie’s John Morgan reported earlier tonight that Ladd suffered an injury and would be forced to withdraw. That’s bad news on its own, but
Though he has yet to fight in 2020, lightweight David Michaud has been far from inactive. Following the cancellation of the PFL’s season-based format for 2020 due to the novel coronavirus, Michaud has shifted his focus to helping teammates prepare for their possible fights to keep him busy. “When everything shut down a couple of
7:41 AM ET Officially, the UFC has five title fights on its upcoming schedule — four of them featuring a fighter coming off a loss in his most recent fight. Now, the four matchups are easy to explain. Heavyweight Daniel Cormier lost to Stipe Miocic last year, and the two need to finish their rivalry.