Image Credit: @UFC on Instagram (photographer not listed) In the main event of UFC 248, Israel Adesanya was looking to defend his middleweight title against the divisions ‘boogeyman’ in Yoel Romero. The co-main attraction saw Weili Zhang looking for her first title defense of the strawweight belt against former division champion, Joanna Jedrzejczyk. In the
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4:20 AM ET On a night when the UFC announced a fight was being inducted into the Hall of Fame Class of 2020, fans at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas were treated to an epic bout that probably will have its own HOF induction announcement some day. Zhang Weili defended her strawweight crown with
Image Credit: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Conor McGregor doesn’t agree with the outcome of Weili Zhang vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk. Last night (March 7), Zhang put her UFC strawweight gold on the line against Jedrzejczyk. The title bout served as the co-main event of UFC 248. Zhang retained her gold via split decision. Fight fans and media
On Saturday night at UFC 248, Zhang Weili and Joanna Jedrzejczyk put on a fight of the year contender: five rounds of all out war that left both women bruised and battered. In the end it was Zhang who had her hand raised, with the three judges splitting 48-47 scorecards between the two. The story
With FAC 2 win behind him, David Onama wants to make 2020 his year Coming off an undefeated first year as a pro in 2019, featherweight David Onama was looking to continue his success in 2020 when he faced Antonio Castillo at FAC 2 on February 22. At just about the three minute mark, Onama
Image via @borrachinhamma on Instagram UFC middleweight contender Paulo Costa says he was ashamed of the UFC 248 main event stinker between Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero. Adesanya defeated Romero via a close unanimous decision in what was one of the dullest UFC title fights perhaps of all time. Neither men seemed to fight with
1:55 AM ET LAS VEGAS — A middleweight title fight between Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero at UFC 248 failed to produce fireworks, but perhaps that’s because Zhang Weili and Joanna Jedrzejczyk set them all off in their five-round co-main event. In the end, both defending champions left T-Mobile Arena with their belts intact: Adesanya
Photo credit: UFC Twitter Israel Adesanya vs. Yoel Romero is in the books. The two fighters met in a middleweight title bout at the UFC 248 pay-per-view event on Saturday night (March 7, 2020) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Some could say it was an odd fight as little to nothing happened
UFC 248, which took place last night (Sat., March 7, 2020) inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, could have been remembered as one of the greatest pay-per-view (PPV) events in the history of mixed martial arts (MMA). Coulda, woulda, shoulda. Instead, it will be remembered for producing one of the greatest championship title fights
UFC 248 Post-fight Press Conference: Israel Adesanya [embedded content] Hear what Israel Adesanya had to say at the UFC 248 Post-Fight Press Conference in Las Vegas. UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya made the first defense of his title in the UFC 248 main event on Saturday. The fight with Yoel Romero has been highly criticized
Fan favorite Sean O’Malley returns to the Octagon this evening at UFC 248 for a bantamweight contest with Jose Quinonez. The undefeated bantamweight prospect, O’Malley (10-0 MMA), has not competed since UFC 222 in March of 2018, where he scored a decision victory over Andre Soukhamthath. ‘Sugar’ had tested positive for ostarine before his slated
6:19 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Two weeks after former boxing champion Deontay Wilder stirred controversy with a heavy walkout costume he said contributed to his defeat, Israel Adesanya is staying quiet on what kind of entrance he’ll make Saturday at UFC 248. “We’ll see,” Adesanya said Wednesday after open workouts at MGM Grand. “I
Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Eddie Alvarez believes he has the fighting style to defeat Khabib Nurmagomedov. Nurmagomedov has amassed a perfect pro MMA record of 28-0. He’ll look to continue his unbeaten streak on April 18. He is scheduled to put his UFC lightweight championship on the line against Tony Ferguson.
The next biggest combat card sets sail later tonight (Sat., Mar. 7, 2020) at UFC 248 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, as Israel Adesanya defends his undisputed UFC middleweight championship against divisional powerhouse Yoel Romero. There will be another title fight in the co-main event as Weili Zhang
UFC 248 preliminary bout scratched last minute due to medical concerns A UFC 248 preliminary bout between Emily Whitmire and Polyana Viana has been scratched from Saturday night’s fight card because of medical concerns. “I just heard that Emily is out of the fight with me today,” Viana wrote on Twitter, which was later confirmed
Image via @ufc on Instagram Khabib Nurmagomedov is looking to establish himself as the greatest lightweight fighter in history with a win over Tony Ferguson at UFC 249. ‘The Eagle’ and ‘El Cucuy’ have been booked to throw down on April 18 live from the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, New York. This marks the fifth
5:08 PM ET UFC fighter Abdul Razak Alhassan has been found not guilty of sexual assault by a jury in Tarrant County, Texas, his attorney confirmed to ESPN on Friday. In 2018, Alhassan was accused of raping two women at one of the women’s homes after a party at a bar. The trial had started
Image Credit: Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC As expected, things got intense between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson during the first UFC 249 press conference. Earlier tonight (March 6), the UFC held a presser for their April 18 pay-per-view event. The headliner for UFC 249 will feature a lightweight title bout between champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony