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Colby Covington goes off: ‘I retired Jorge Masvidal in 2022’ Colby Covington really doesn’t like his former friend and teammate Jorge Masvidal. ‘Chaos’ went off on ‘Gamebred’ during an interview with Submission Radio. Masvidal announced his retirement and left his gloves inside the octagon after his UFC 287 loss to Gilbert Burns on Saturday. Covington

12:54 AM ET MIAMI — Israel Adesanya didn’t just exorcise his demons. He put them to sleep. Alex Pereira beat Adesanya three times, twice in kickboxing and twice by knockout. On Saturday night, Adesanya returned the favor and got the albatross off from around his neck for good. Adesanya knocked out Pereira with several brutal

Israel Adesanya believes he is done with the Alex Pereira saga. Adesanya and Pereira mixed it up a second time in MMA, and the fourth time in combat sports at UFC 287. Israel Adesanya was looking to reclaim the UFC Middleweight Championship, which Alex Pereira took from him back in late 2022 thanks to a

The UFC may be heading back to Mexico soon after all. Fans were left rolling their eyes after the UFC revealed there were no immediate plans to head back to Mexico, despite the promotion currently having three Mexican champions. The flyweight belt is held by Brandon Moreno, the women’s flyweight belt is held by Alexa

Alex Pereira releases statement after UFC 287 loss to Israel Adesanya Former middleweight champion Alex Pereira released a statement on Sunday following his knockout loss to Israel Adesanya in the UFC 287 main event. Heading into the championship rematch, Pereira had beaten Adesanya three times, twice in kickboxing and once in the UFC. On Saturday

1:43 AM ET Brett Okamoto, Marc Raimondi, Jeff Wagenheim and Mike Coppinger react to the biggest moments at UFC 287 and offer thoughts on what might be ahead for the standouts in Miami. Raimondi: Masvidal’s ultimate rags-to-riches story is bigger than that MIAMI — Jorge Masvidal put his fists on top of his head as

Newly minted UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya has put Dricus Du Plessis on notice. Adesanya captured the 185-pound gold for the second time in his pro MMA career after knocking Alex Pereira out cold in the main event of UFC 287. Pereira was 3-0 against Adesanya in combat sports, and 1-0 under the MMA banner

Jorge Masvidal’s career has been an entertaining and strange watch. For years and years, Masvidal was the ultra skilled technician who just couldn’t break into the title mix. He’d beat really tough opponents and showcase an elite skill set, but his ability to turn it up at the right time was never consistent. Occasionally, he’d

Jorge Masvidal gives UFC 287 retirement speech Jorge Masvidal stepped into the Octagon at UFC 287 looking to upset Gilbert Burns and get back into the UFC championship picture. That didn’t happen. He instead found himself on the other end of things, giving a retirement speech in front of his hometown Miami crowd. Watch as

2:15 PM ET MIAMI — Alex Pereira defends his middleweight championship against Israel Adesanya in the main event of Saturday’s UFC 287, a rematch of their November fight in which Pereira took away the belt via knockout. The main card will be on ESPN+ pay-per-view starting at 10 p.m. ET, with prelims on ESPN, ESPN

Former PFL women’s lightweight tournament winner Kayla Harrison is unsure of her future. The Judoka has been out of action since her trilogy bout with Larissa Pacheco last November. While the pair headlined PFL’s maiden voyage on pay-per-view, few expected the matchup to be competitive. In their previous two matchups, Harrison dominated and won every

UFC 287 live stream results and play-by-play updates: Alex Pereira vs. Israel Adesanya middleweight rematch tops the championship pay-per-view (PPV) main card TONIGHT (Sat., April 8, 2023) at Miami-Dade Arena in Miami, Fla., a five-round showdown contested for the Brazilian’s 185-pound strap. Shortly before that headlining affair, welterweight contenders Gilbert Burns and Jorge Masvidal will

UFC fighters react to Jorge Masvidal announcing retirement after loss Jorge Masvidal’s MMA career has spanned more than 20 years but on Saturday he hung up his gloves for the last time. Following his fight with Gilbert Burns in the co-main event at UFC 287, Masvidal apologized to his son for losing the fight. “I

UFC welterweight contender Gilbert Burns is ready to get revenge for Daniel Cormier. ‘Durinho’ is slated to return this weekend at UFC 287 against Jorge Masvidal. The bout will be the Brazilian’s first since January when he submitted Neil Magny. Meanwhile, ‘Gamebred’ enters the contest riding a three-fight losing streak with losses to Kamaru Usman

Fight fans weren’t sure what to make of two separate altercations between Kevin Holland and Jorge Masvidal this week leading up to UFC 287 later tonight (Sat., April 8, 2023) live on ESPN+ PPV from inside Miami-Dade Arena in Miami, Fla., but “Trailblazer” was kind enough to detail their feud in an interview Friday night.

UFC president Dana White discussed the recent purchase of the WWE by UFC parent company Endeavor and being merged into a newly formed entity containing both pay-per-view powerhouses. The UFC and WWE will operate under the umbrella of a newly formed publicly traded company that has yet to be named. The new company is expected

4:27 PM ET The UFC is heading back to Canada for the first time in nearly four years. Vancouver will be the host to the UFC 289 pay-per-view event on June 10, the promotion announced Friday afternoon. No main event has been officially announced yet. The UFC has not visited Canada since before the COVID-19

Alex Pereira thinks Saturday night will be the last time he ever fights Israel Adesanya. Pereira and Adesanya are set to have their rematch in MMA in the main event of UFC 287. Back in November at UFC 261, Pereira scored a comeback fifth-round TKO win to become the new UFC middleweight champion. It was