UFC welterweight contender Rafael dos Anjos wonders if the coronavirus pandemic has led to a change in the judging criteria in MMA. UFC Florida featured a number of controversial decisions that left fans, fighters including dos Anjos, and even the media up in arms on social media. The co-main event featured Claudia Gadelha win a
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1:09 AM ET It was an emotional Saturday night in Jacksonville, as the UFC wrapped up its three-card stay in Florida. In the main event, Walt Harris came out swinging and nearly picked up a knockout victory over Alistair Overeem, only for the veteran Overeem to come back and take over the fight. After Overeem
Image Credit: Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images The UFC on ESPN 8 bonuses have been released. On May 16, the UFC held another event inside the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. The event was held behind closed doors, meaning no fans were in attendance. The card was headlined by a heavyweight battle. In the
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) completed it third event in eight days last night (Sat., May 13, 2020) as UFC on ESPN 8 went down from inside Vystar Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. The headlining act saw Alistair Overeem finish Walt Harris in the third round via strikes (see it again here). In the co-headlining
Dana White UFC on ESPN 8 post-fight presser: ‘You have to be willing to work hard enough’ [embedded content] Following Saturday’s UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Harris event in Jacksonville, Fla. UFC president Dana White fielded questions from the media at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) TRENDING > Fighters show outpouring of
The bonuses for UFC on ESPN 8 at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena have been announced. The Octagon remains open for business as it featured a stacked card, headlined by Alistair Overeem vs Walt Harris on May 16, at UFC on ESPN 8. The former UFC heavyweight title challenger, Overeem entered tonight’s bout looking to
2:36 PM ET Justin Gaethje, the UFC’s newly-crowned interim lightweight champion, had a pretty simple response to Conor McGregor‘s recent demands to fight him next: No. Gaethje (22-2) is coming off arguably the best performance of his career, a fifth-round TKO victory over Tony Ferguson for the interim title at UFC 249 last weekend. Gaethje’s
Miguel Baeza finished Matt Brown at UFC on ESPN 8. The two fighters met in a middleweight bout at the UFC on ESPN 8 event on Saturday night from Jacksonville, Florida at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena on ESPN. The first round was wild as both fighters hurt each other. In the second, Baeza landed
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to action this Sat. night (May 16, 2020) with the UFC on ESPN 8 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, held (once again) inside VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. For those of you looking to rely on your digital devices, UFC on ESPN 8 will also stream LIVE on
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris Live Results (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 Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris bout from the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, is scheduled to begin
MMA analyst Joe Rogan predicts a possible Mike Tyson vs Evander Holyfield rematch will be a wild show, especially if they don’t get tested for hormone use. This week the boxing legend, Mike Tyson released a terrifying workout video whilst announcing “I’m back,” as he intends on returning to the ring. His former opponent, Evander
10:40 AM ET The UFC Fight Night main event on Saturday is expected to be a slugfest as heavyweights Alistair Overeem and Walt Harris collide in Jacksonville, Florida. Overeem is coming off a loss to Jairzinho Rozenstruik, who finished the former Strikeforce heavyweight champion in the final seconds of their fight last December. Harris, meanwhile,
Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Dan Hardy may finally settle on an opponent for his comeback and the name he’s aiming for is Donald Cerrone. Hardy hasn’t been inside the Octagon since Sept. 2012. He defeated Amir Sadollah via unanimous decision. Hardy’s fighting career has since been on pause due to
Welcome to Midnight Mania! In the 48 hours or so since Glover Teixeira brutalized Anthony Smith (watch HERE!), there’s been a lot of talk about who to blame. A great deal of the focus has been on Smith’s corner, who had two opportunities to save him following brutal rounds and opted to send Smith back
[embedded content] (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) It’s not all that odd that a fighter like Marvin Vettori weighs in as an alternate for a UFC event should someone get ill and fall off the card, especially after his fight on Wednesday was nixed. But it’s a rather rare case when a UFC Hall of Fame
Image via @ufc on Instagram UFC legend Michael Bisping has issued a passionate reaction following Anthony Smith’s defeat at the hands of Glover Teixeira on Wednesday night. While he started off well in the light heavyweight main event, “Lionheart” was unable to overcome the experience of Teixeira and proceeded to suffer a one-sided battering that
3:30 PM ET One of the main storylines around the UFC’s past two events — on Wednesday and last Saturday, both in Jacksonville, Florida — has obviously been the return of sports to a world in partial lockdown. That storyline will give way to a new one on Saturday: the return of Walt Harris. Harris
Image Credit: Bellator Bellator president Scott Coker says Fedor Emelianenko’s retirement tour will go on. Emelianenko began the tour back in Dec. 2019. He took on Quinton “Rampage” Jackson inside the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama Super Arena in Japan. Emelianenko scored the first-round TKO victory. Fedor’s Retirement Tour Will Continue On Different Timeline Speaking