“To be honest, my confidence is one of my best weapons I have because in every fight I’m very, very confident. I’ve never went into a fight thinking, ‘maybe he’s stronger or he’s too good at this or too good at that,’” Taha said firmly. “Whatever, however, if he’s a black belt or a wrestler
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See How The Judges Scored Every Round Of UFC Fight Night: Santos vs Teixeira UFC VEGAS 13 ON ESPN+: SANTOS vs. TEIXEIRA will take place Saturday, November 7 from UFC APEX in Las Vegas. The main card will be available on ESPN and in Spanish on ESPN Deportes, and simulcast on ESPN+ in English and Spanish, starting at
The top four nature of the fight lends one to seeing this bout as a No. 1-contender fight, but title shots are a tricky business of timing, performance and desire. For Santos, he sees it more or less the same, but understands he does control his destiny to a degree. “It’s not 100 percent,” he
“I guess I’m established,” he said. “And when you say people see my name and they know it, I’m more well-known because UFC is, of course, the biggest promotion in the world, but also the main one people pay attention to in North America. A lot of the ones I fought for all over the
Key Stats: 1.42 takedowns per 15 minutes, 2.4 submissions per 15 minutes, 35% striking defense What It Means: Allen is a savvy and strong grappler with good defensive and offensive jiu-jitsu. When on top, Allen is strong with his pressure and can do some real damage with his ground-and-pound. If his opponent relaxes, he sweeps
After completing a wintery training camp in Toms River, New Jersey and making weight for her bout with Alexa Grasso at UFC 246 in January, the bout was called off when Grasso hit the scales five pounds over the strawweight limit. A May assignment against then-unbeaten countrywoman Marina Rodriguez was nixed in April as the
“If you look at Brendan Allen, he fought a newcomer his last fight, a debut guy, and you can argue that he lost that fight,” said Heinisch. “He took a lot of damage, too, and I saw a lot of holes in his game. I feel like someday he’s gonna be a great fighter, but
UFC Fight Night: SANTOS vs. TEIXEIRA takes place this Saturday, November 7 from UFC APEX in Las Vegas. The main card will be available on ESPN2, and simulcast on ESPN+ in English and Spanish, starting at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT. The prelims will kick off exclusively on ESPN+ starting at 7 p.m. ET
During his official introduction in his American debut, Oliveira turned his back, only to have his opponent practice a little gamesmanship before the fight began. Where most would lose their cool, Oliveira took a poised, composed approach to the disrespect. It wasn’t the first time Gooden had tried getting inside Oliveira’s head. The day before
Jim and Matt welcome UFC newcomer Michael Chandler and recap the final fight in Anderson Silva’s legendary career against Uriah Hall on today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered! First, Jim and Matt are joined by Kevin Holland fresh off his first-round submission win against Charlie Ontiveros. He shares what happened between him and Israel Adesanya after
Additionally, due to a positive COVID-19 test, Makhmud Muradov has been removed from his middleweight bout with Kevin Holland. Replacing Muradov will be UFC newcomer Charlie Ontiveros, who makes his UFC debut riding a two-fight win streak with both of those victories coming by first-round knockout. UFC Fight Night: HALL vs. SILVA takes place this Saturday, October
Back in February, Miles Johns lost for the first time in his MMA career. He dealt accordingly with the loss and bounced back in a big way on UFC Vegas 12 by securing his first UFC finish. He moves to 11-1 with his KO of Kevin Natividad and puts himself right back on the short
Brendan Allen Allen doesn’t turn 25 until three days after Christmas, but the Louisiana native has already amassed a 15-3 record overall and three straight victories inside the Octagon. The former LFA middleweight champ and Contender Series graduate earned a second-round submission win over Kevin Holland in his promotional debut, then started his year with
Silva has teased the point that while this is more than likely his final UFC fight, it might not be the final time we see him. That’s not surprising, considering that beyond competition, he is a lifelong martial artist who continues to show curiosity and interest in absorbing as many different philosophies as he can,
Casting for TUF 29 will be remote for the first time with no physical tryouts. Finalists will be selected by late November 2020. WHO: Male bantamweight (135 lb.) and middleweight (185 lb.) athletes WHEN: Now through Friday, Nov. 13 WHERE: Remote Casting Only Application Available at UFC.COM/TUF CASTING
He got right back at it, winning four of his next five before a pair of losses to Mo Lawal and John Salter, and while he had already started competing in pro kickboxing, he went all-in after the Salter fight in 2015. By 2019, he was giving MMA another go, with the goal clear in
He’s also experienced a shift when it comes to how he views his career inside the cage as well. “I’ve accepted the fight,” begins Strickland, who was a highly regarded middleweight prospect when he arrived in the UFC and sports a perfect 15-0 mark when competing in the 185-pound weight class. “Instead of being all
The times have changed, but the messages remain the same. “To be honest, I hear all the stuff you’re saying and I don’t want to sound disrespectful in any way, but I don’t think any of that is the actual factor,” Green said politely when I asked if changes in his approach to training and